2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton 2006-07 football season
| 2006-07 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Gerry McCabe |
| Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 3 | 5th |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round |
| Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
| League Challenge Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stephen Dobbie (10) All: Stephen Dobbie (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 1,092 |
| Lowest home attendance | 521 |
| Average home league attendance | 715 |
Season 2006–07 was the 123rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 101st time, the Scottish Cup for the 112th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 60th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 16th time.
Overview
It was hoped that the return to the Third Division would be a short one and that Gerry McCabe would be the manager to help Dumbarton win an immediate promotion. Despite a slow start, by the end of December, Dumbarton were in pole position to claim at least one of the play off places in the league. However, the end of a successful loan spell for the club's top scorer - Stephen Dobbie - coincided with a slump in form and by the end of March a gap had opened up between the top four and the chasing group. Despite a run of 5 consecutive wins in April, 5th place would be the best that could be achieved 8 points adrift of East Fife in 4th.
In the Scottish Cup, an excellent away win over Second Division Raith Rovers was rewarded by a third round tie against Celtic. However it would be the Premier League side that would advance.
In the League Cup, Dumbarton had a decisive win over Second Division Stirling Albion, but it would be another Premier League side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle that would advance after a close fought second round tie.
Finally, it would be 'business as usual' in the League Challenge Cup, with another first hurdle fall, this time to Morton.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and failed to progress to the final.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Third Division
Montrose v Dumbarton
| 5 August 2006 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Henslee  28' | BBC Report | Bagan 36' | Attendance: 404 Referee: S Nicholls |
Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire
| 12 August 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Bagan 24' Quitongo 75' | BBC Report | Attendance: 623 Referee: A Law |
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
| 19 August 2006 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Canning 70' | BBC Report | Attendance: 884 Referee: A Muir |
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
| 26 August 2006 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Smith 43' Paliczka 49'Fraser 73' | BBC Report | Attendance: 465 Referee: A Boyd |
Dumbarton v Arbroath
| 3 September 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Sellars 22' Brazil 42' | Attendance: 710 Referee: S O'Reilly |
Elgin City v Dumbarton
| 9 September 2006 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
| BBC Report | Dobbie 60' Dillon 83' | Attendance: 462 Referee: C Brown |
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
| 16 September 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Winter 23', 85' Dobbie 36', 48' | BBC Report | Attendance: 902 Referee: C Charleston |
Dumbarton v Albion Rovers
| 23 September 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McNaught 23' Borris 42'Lennon 46' (OG) | BBC Report | Chisholm 32' | Attendance: 645 Referee: D Somers |
East Fife v Dumbarton
| 30 September 2006 Scottish Third Division | East Fife | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| Jablonski 39' | BBC Report | Attendance: 671 Referee: A Law |
Dumbarton v Montrose
| 14 October 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Montrose | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dobbie 29' (pen), 85' | BBC Report | Attendance: 629 Referee: S Nicholls |
East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
| 21 October 2006 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| BBC Report | Dobbie 13' (pen) Bagan 55' | Attendance: 395 Referee: S O'Reilly |
Arbroath v Dumbarton
| 28 October 2006 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 718 Referee: A Boyd |
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
| 4 November 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Winter 19' Hamilton 70' | BBC Report | Attendance: 738 Referee: C Hardie |
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
| 11 November 2006 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| McBride 77' | BBC Report | Attendance: 534 Referee: C Brown |
Dumbarton v Elgin City
| 25 November 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Borris 47' Dobbie 62'Winter 67' | BBC Report | Johnston 89' | Attendance: 709 |
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
| 2 December 2006 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
| Watson 2' Chaplain 5' | BBC Report | Borris 46' | Attendance: 504 Referee: C Charleston |
Dumbarton v East Fife
| 16 December 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dobbie 9' Winter 62' | BBC Report | Jablonski 38' | Attendance: 798 |
Montrose v Dumbarton
| 23 December 2006 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 0–5 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| BBC Report | Dobbie 34', 82' Gentile 49', 72'Hamilton 84' | Attendance: 400 Referee: C Allan |
Dumbarton v Queen's Park
| 30 December 2006 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Queen's Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,089 Referee: S Nicholls |
Elgin City v Dumbarton
| 27 January 2007 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
| BBC Report | Boyle 43' | Attendance: 484 Referee: A Freeland |
Dumbarton v Albion Rovers
| 3 February 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Coyne 20', 48' Borris 47' | BBC Report | MacFarlane 25' | Attendance: 745 Referee: E Norris |
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
| 17 February 2007 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Weatherston 20' Ferry 57' | BBC Report | Attendance: 849 Referee: A Boyd |
Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire
| 24 February 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Coyne 17' (pen) Gentile 73' | BBC Report | Stewart 37' | Attendance: 729 Referee: C Brown |
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
| 3 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Coyne 21' | BBC Report | Manson 20' Diack 49' | Attendance: 859 Referee: S O'Reilly |
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
| 7 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
| Wood 42' Haynes 82' | BBC Report | Winter 11' | Attendance: 425 Referee: E Norris |
Arbroath v Dumbarton
| 10 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Rennie 56' Stein 66' | BBC Report | Geggan 7' Henry 12' | Attendance: 810 Referee: D Somers |
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
| 13 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McCulloch 56' (OG) | BBC Report | Dempster 40' | Attendance: 528 Referee: A Law |
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
| 17 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 5–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Tyrrell 4' Dempster 44'Hutchison 65'Thomson 82'Grindlay 85' (OG) | BBC Report | Craig 37' | Attendance: 512 Referee: J McKendrick |
East Fife v Dumbarton
| 21 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | East Fife | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| O'Reilly 71' | BBC Report | Attendance: 443 Referee: S Nicholls |
Dumbarton v East Fife
| 25 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| BBC Report | Young 16' Smart 38' | Attendance: 561 Referee: C Boyle |
Dumbarton v Elgin City
| 31 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Boyle 79' | BBC Report | Attendance: 521 Referee: G Hilland |
Dumbarton v Arbroath
| 3 April 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Borris 54' | BBC Report | Attendance: 527 |
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
| 7 April 2006 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
| BBC Report | McQuilken 42' | Attendance: 619 Referee: A Boyd |
Dumbarton v Montrose
| 14 April 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Montrose | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McQuilken 3', 66' | BBC Report |
East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
| 21 April 2007 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1–5 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Boyle 90' | BBC Report | McQuilken 15' Borris 22'McNaught 29'Boyle 41'Coyne 80' | Attendance: 392 Referee: C Charleston |
Dumbarton v Queen's Park
| 28 April 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Queen's Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Coyne 89' | Report | Dunn 35' Weatherston 78' | Attendance: 928 Referee: C Brown |
CIS League Cup
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
| 8 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Bagan 74' Boyle 88'Gemmell 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 544 Referee: B Winter |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dumbarton
| 23 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Caledonian Stadium |
| Wyness 6' Bayne 54'McAllister 72' | BBC Report | Dobbie 30' | Attendance: 1,085 Referee: C Murray |
Scottish League Challenge Cup
Dumbarton v Morton
| 15 August 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McNaught 114' | BBC report | Weatherston 117', 119' | Attendance: 932 Referee: E Norris |
Scottish Cup
Raith Rovers v Dumbarton
| 9 December 2006 Scottish Cup round 2 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
| BBC Report | Gemmell 51' | Attendance: 1,616 Referee: C Hardie |
Celtic v Dumbarton
| 6 January 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 | Celtic | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
| Zurawski 4', 9' Vennegoor of Hesselink 43'Riordan 69' | BBC Report | Attendance: 18,685 Referee: W Collum |
Stirlingshire Cup
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
| 11 July 2006 Group stage | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Gemmell | | Attendance: 350 |
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
| 17 July 2007 Group stage | Stirling Albion | 1–1 (lost on pens p) | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
| Boyle | Attendance: 287 |
Pre-season and mid-season friendlies
Dumbarton v Hamilton
| 15 July 2006 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Boyle | | Attendance: 250 |
Dumbarton v Rangers XI
| 24 July 2006 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Rangers XI | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Gemmell | Attendance: 1,415 |
Dumbarton v Gretna
| 29 July 2006 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Gretna | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Dillon | | Attendance: 215 |
Dumbarton v Celtic XI
| 31 January 2007 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Celtic XI | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Geggan Bagan | |
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Queen's Park (O, P) | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 68 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[a] |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 67 | |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 6 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 44 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2007–08 Second Division, Stranraer were relegated and Queen's Park were promoted.
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO | Stephen Grindlay | 40 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Peter Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig Brittain | 34 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | David Craig | 41 | 1 | 36+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Mark Dempsie | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Kevin McCann | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jamie Smith | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | David Bagan | 33 | 4 | 25+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Boyle | 40 | 4 | 32+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Mark Canning | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | John Dillon | 33 | 1 | 18+12 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Andy Geggan | 37 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Gentile | 18 | 3 | 8+5 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Hamilton | 29 | 2 | 12+15 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | John Henry | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | John McKeever | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jason McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Craig Winter | 34 | 6 | 30+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Ryan Borris | 36 | 6 | 31+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Tommy Coyne | 16 | 6 | 10+6 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Stephen Dobbie | 18 | 11 | 17+0 | 10 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Gemmell | 8 | 2 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | David McNaught | 35 | 3 | 25+6 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Paul McQuilken | 24 | 4 | 11+11 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| FW |  ANG | José Quitongo | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers
Players in
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Trivia
- The League match against East Stiring on 21 October marked Chris Boyle's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 129th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- The League match against Queens Park on 30 December marked Craig Brittain's 300th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 7th Dumbarton player to achieve this accolade.
See also
References
- ^ a b Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007/08. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
- Peter Shaw (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Jason McLauchlin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Tommy Coyne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
