1978–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1978–1979 season
Manager Davie Wilson
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 1 7th
Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Scottish League Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Raymond Blair (9)
All: Raymond Blair (10)
Highest home attendance 3,000
Lowest home attendance 300
Average home league attendance 1,405

Season 1978–79 was the 95th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 73rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 84th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 32nd time.

Overview

For the fourth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after the previous season's performances, confidence was high. However, as it took 7 games to register the first league win early hopes were dashed and a disappointing 7th-place finish was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, for a second year running it was Partick Thistle that were the fifth round opponents and as in the previous year Dumbarton were to lose out.

In the League Cup, in the straight knock-out format, Dumbarton were to draw Premier Division St Mirren in the first round, and were to fall to a two-goal defeat at Love Street after a home no-scoring draw.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were once again defeated by local rivals Clydebank, this time in the final.

Finally, Laurie Williams was given a testimonial for his 10 years of service to the club, and he captained Dumbarton against a Scottish League Select - the result being a 1-1 draw with Williams himself scoring the equalising penalty for Dumbarton.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
12 August 1978ArbroathA1-1Blair1,156
19 August 1978Stirling AlbionH0-11,500
26 August 1978ClydebankA1-1Brown2,000
6 September 1978KilmarnockA0-02,500
9 September 1978AirdrieH1-1McNeil2,000
13 September 1978ClydeA0-11,200
16 September 1978Ayr UnitedA5-2Muir;Whiteford,D(3);MacLeod,M2,146
23 September 1978HamiltonH2-0Whiteford,D;Fyfe1,000
27 September 1978DundeeH0-01,700
30 September 1978MontroseH4-1Fyfe;McCluskey;Gallacher,B;McNeil2,000
7 October 1978Raith RoversA0-02,720
14 October 1978St JohnstoneH2-0McLean;Whiteford,D1,500
21 October 1978Queen of the SouthA2-0Blair;McCluskey1,000
28 October 1978Stirling AlbionA1-1Fyfe1,400
4 November 1978ClydebankH1-2McLean3,000
11 November 1978AirdrieA6-3Blair(3);McCluskey;Muir;Coyle,J1,500
18 November 1978Ayr UnitedH2-0Blair;Fyfe2,500
25 November 1978HamiltonA0-51,500
9 December 1978Raith RoversH1-3OG800
16 December 1978St JohnstoneH2-2Blair;Sharp1,537
3 March 1979ArbroathA1-1Blair863
13 March 1979KilmarnockH0-32,000
17 March 1979ClydeH3-0Blair;McNeil;MacLeod,A1,000
20 March 1979St JohnstoneH2-2Sinclair;Whiteford,J1,360
24 March 1978DundeeA0-25,547
28 March 1979Raith RoversH3-1Whiteford,J(3)500
31 March 1979ArbroathH0-1450
4 April 1979ClydeH0-0700
7 April 1979DundeeH3-2Brown;Gallacher,B(2)1,500
14 April 1979MontroseA1-2Gallacher,B800
16 April 1979HamiltonH3-0Fyfe(2);Brown1,700
18 April 1979Ayr UnitedA0-12,000
21 April 1979Queen of the SouthA3-1Whiteford,D;Gallacher,B;Fyfe400
25 April 1979ClydebankA1-3Sinclair2,000
28 April 1979KilmarnockH1-3Findlay3,000
2 May 1979AirdrieH0-1500
5 May 1979Queen of the SouthH4-1Coyle,J;Brown;Gallacher,J(2)300
7 May 1979Stirling AlbionH0-2400
9 May 1979MontroseA2-0Gallacher,B;Whiteford,D400

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
19 February 19793Alloa AthleticH1-0Gallacher,B1,000
24 February 19794ClydebankH3-1Sharp(2);Blair3,000
10 March 19795Partick ThistleH0-16,300

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
16 August 19781(1)St MirrenH0-04,000
23 August 19781(2)St MirrenA0-16,000

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
11 February 1979SFFalkirkA1-0Coyle,T
11 May 1979FClydebankA0-1

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
29 July 1978ClachnacuddinA3-0Gallacher,B;Fyfe;Govan500
31 July 1978Nairn CountyA3-1Blair(2);Gallacher,B
1 August 1978Ross CountyA7-2Whiteford,D(2);Brown(2);MacLeod,M;Fyfe;Gallacher,B
23 October 1978Scottish League XIH1-1Williams4,000
19 January 1979AirdrieA2-2Fyfe;Gallacher,JCD
23 January 1979ClydeH1-0Sharpe

Player statistics

Squad[1]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland Donald Hunter 1801503000
GK Scotland Laurie Williams 2602400020
DF Scotland Rob Campbell 12011+100000
DF Scotland Willie Russell 100+100000
MF Scotland Iain Anderson 10100000
MF Scotland Tommy Coyle 1307+600000
MF Scotland Pat McCluskey 4333833020
MF Scotland John Gallacher 4403903020
MF Scotland Hugh McLean 18215+22000+10
MF Scotland Ally MacLeod 33128+410010
MF Scotland Donald McNeil 2732233020
MF Scotland Jim Muir 1129+220000
MF Scotland Joe Rowan 300+300000
MF Scotland Graeme Sinclair 32227+123010
MF Scotland Derek Whiteford 32721+773010
FW Scotland Raymond Blair 31102693120
FW Scotland Ally Brown 35425+543020
FW Scotland Joe Coyle 33225+422+1010
FW Scotland Gerry Findlay 1118+310000
FW Scotland Graham Fyfe 36726+771020
FW Scotland Brian Gallacher 3793283120
FW Scotland Dave Govan 200+200000
FW Scotland Murdo MacLeod 1711411020
FW Scotland Graeme Sharp 834+212200
FW Scotland Jocky Whiteford 16413+340000

International Caps

Murdo MacLeod was selected to play for the Scottish Under 21 team in a friendly match against USA on 17 September 1978 played at Pittodrie Park (won by Scotland 3-1 and in which he scored one of the goals) and in a qualifying match for the European Under 21 Championships against Norway on 24 October 1978 played at Easter Road Stadium (won by Scotland 5-1).

Transfers

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

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West).

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Morton in the first round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Partick Thistle, on aggregate, in the first round.

Factfile

* The League match against Clyde on 13 September marked Murdo MacLeod's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 76th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Montrose on 30 September marked Donald McNeil's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 77th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Raith Rovers on 9 December marked Graeme Sinclair's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 78th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The fee of £100,000 received for Murdo MacLeod's transfer to Celtic at the end of October broke the record set by Ian Wallace's departure two seasons earlier.

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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