1969–70 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1969–1970 season
Manager Jackie Stewart
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 2 7th
Scottish Cup First Round
Scottish League Cup Quarter Final
Top goalscorer League: Roy McCormack (13)
All: Kenny Jenkins/Roy McCormack (18)

Season 1969–70 was the 86th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 64th time, the Scottish Cup for the 75th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 23rd time.

Overview

Although the league campaign saw a great improvement from the previous season, the inability to take points from the 'front-runners' meant that Dumbarton were never really in with a chance of snatching a promotion place and finished in 7th place, with 40 points, 16 behind champions Falkirk.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton had an easy time beating non-league Gala Fairydean in the second preliminary round, but it was a huge disappointment to lose in the first round proper to Division 2 strugglers Forfar Athletic at home.

The League Cup however, brought some cheer, with four wins and a draw from the six sectional games, Dumbarton qualified to meet Brechin City in a play off. A good home win after a tight draw at Brechin meant a quarter final against Ayr United, who were however to prove too strong.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton reached their first final for five years, before losing out to Falkirk.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
30 August 1969StranraerH1-0Jenkins1,000
6 September 1969Forfar AthleticA4-1Moffat;McCormack;Boyd,I(2)
13 September 1969Brechin CityH1-2Moffat
17 September 1969East FifeA1-2Jenkins
20 September 1969Stirling AlbionA2-2Ferguson;McCormack
27 September 1969ClydebankH5-1Ferguson;Jenkins(3);Graham1,700
1 October 1969Berwick RangersA1-0Boyd,I
4 October 1969Alloa AthleticH1-3Ferguson600
11 October 1969CowdenbeathA0-12,000
18 October 1969ArbroathH0-31,500
25 October 1969FalkirkA0-03,000
29 October 1969HamiltonH1-0Graham
1 November 1969Albion RoversA0-0250
8 November 1969Queen of the SouthH2-0Ferguson;Jamieson
12 November 1969StenhousemuirH5-1McCormack;Jenkins(3);Watson
15 November 1969Queens ParkH3-0Muir;Watson(2)2,000
22 November 1969MontroseA2-0Ferguson;McCormack300
29 November 1969StenhousemuirA2-2Boyd,E;McCormack
13 December 1969StranraerA1-6McCormack600
1 January 1970ClydebankA0-0
3 January 1970Stirling AlbionH1-0McCormack
17 January 1970Brechin CityA4-1Ferguson;Jenkins(2);McCormack
31 January 1970Forfar AthleticH2-1Graham;McCormack
7 February 1970HamiltonA3-1Donnelly;McCormack;OG
14 February 1970East FifeH2-0Watson;McMichael
21 February 1970Alloa AthleticA0-0
28 February 1970CowdenbeathH1-2Donnelly
7 March 1970ArbroathA0-52,000
14 March 1970FalkirkH1-2Graham
21 March 1970Albion RoversH2-0McCormack;Graham
28 March 1970Queen of the SouthA2-3Watson;McCormack)1,100
4 April 1970Queens ParkA2-0Watson(2)
13 April 1970Berwick RangersH2-1Jamieson;Jenkins600
18 April 1970MontroseH0-2
21 April 1970East StirlingH0-2
28 April 1970East StirlingA1-2McCormack

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
20 December 1969P2Gala FairydeanA4-1Boyd,I;McCormack(3)374
24 January 19701Forfar AthleticH1-2McGhee2,500

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
9 August 1969PClydebankH3-1Ferguson(2);Watson
13 August 1969PCowdenbeathH2-3Watson;McMichael
16 August 1969PStranraerH2-2Jenkins(2)
20 August 1969PCowdenbeathA3-2Moffat;Jenkins;OG
23 August 1969PClydebankH1-0Watson3,000
27 August 1969PStranraerH2-0Jenkins;Watson
1 September 1969PO1Brechin CityA1-1Jenkins
3 September 1969PO2Brechin CityH5-2Moffat;McCormack(2);Jenkins(2)
10 September 1969QF1Ayr UnitedH1-4Graham
24 September 1969QF2Ayr UnitedA0-1

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
16 December 19691Stirling AlbionH1-1Watson
2 March 19701RStirling AlbionA1-0McCormack
31 March 1970SFAlloa AthleticH5-1Jenkins(4);Hogg
2 May 1970FFalkirkA0-1

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
5 August 1969EnglandWorkingtonH1-2McMichael
24 April 1970Inverness ThistleH1-1unknown

Player statistics

Squad[1]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland David Anderson 3002502030
GK Scotland Steve Anderson 120500070
GK Scotland Laurie Williams 60600000
DF Scotland Colin McAdam 1208+400000
DF Scotland Allan McKay 4403302090
DF Scotland George Muir 48136120100
DF Scotland Billy Wilkinson 50400010
MF Scotland Len Campbell 48036020100
MF Scotland Rikki Cuthbert 301+100010
MF Scotland Eddie Ferguson 40826+2620102
MF Scotland Johnny Graham 48636520101
MF Scotland John Jamieson 24223+120000
MF Scotland John McGhee 1918+100+1190
FW Scotland Eddie Boyd 1511411000
FW Scotland Ian Boyd 1447+23113+10
FW Scotland Joe Donnelly 1321320000
FW Scotland John Hemphill 20200000
FW Scotland Davie Hogg 3020000+10
FW Scotland Kenny Jenkins 3918281110107
FW Scotland Roy McCormack 41183413234+12
FW Scotland Alex McMichael 32214+811091
FW Scotland Gus Moffat 114420072
FW Scotland Allan Watson 431131+372074

Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[2]

Factfile

* The League match against Berwick Rangers on 1 October marked both Roy McCormack and Allan Watson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 58th and 59th Dumbarton players to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Berwick Rangers on 13 April marked Johnny Graham's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 60th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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