1990–91 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1990–1991 season
Manager	Billy Lamont
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 2	7th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Scottish League Cup	First Round
B&Q Centenary Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: John McQuade (14); All: John McQuade (15)
Highest home attendance	800
Lowest home attendance	250
Average home league attendance	530

Season 1990–91 was the 107th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 85th time, the Scottish Cup for the 96th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 44th time and the Centenary Cup for the first time.

Overview

Hopes were high for the new season with the return of Billy Lamont at the helm however it was to be a combination of poor discipline and injuries which would in the end spoil a promising season. In fact one point from the first 5 league matches was an early concern but a subsequent unbeaten run of 8 games pulled Dumbarton within a couple of points of the leaders. The discipline and injury problems then kicked in and took with it any hopes of promotion. A late surge however lifted the club to a mid-table finish.

In the national cup competitions it was a case of early exits. In Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell in the first round to Montrose, after a drawn match.

In the League Cup, a similar story with defeat to East Stirling, on penalties, after extra time.

Finally, on the centenary year of the Scottish League, a new competition was introduced for non-Premier Division clubs. The Centenary Cup saw Dumbarton drawn against First Division Clyde in the first round, but it was to be defeat by the odd goal in seven.

Locally, there was some cheer as Dumbarton retained the Stirlingshire Cup with a final win over East Stirling.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
25 August 1990	East Fife	A	1-2	McQuade	550
1 September 1990	Arbroath	H	1-1	Morrison	476
8 September 1990	Cowdenbeath	H	1-3	MacIver	500
15 September 1990	Albion Rovers	A	2-3	Gibson;Chapman	475
18 September 1990	Stranraer	H	0-1		400
22 September 1990	Stenhousemuir	A	1-1	Chapman	600
29 September 1990	Queen's Park	H	1-0	McQuade	600
6 October 1990	Stirling Albion	H	0-0		600
10 October 1990	Queen of the South	A	2-1	Chapman(2)	624
13 October 1990	East Stirling	H	2-1	Morrison;McQuade	250
20 October 1990	Alloa Athletic	A	1-0	Morrison	614
27 October 1990	Berwick Rangers	H	1-1	McQuade	550
3 November 1990	Montrose	A	2-1	McQuade(2)	480
10 November 1990	Arbroath	A	1-2	McQuade	411
17 November 1990	East Fife	H	3-2	McQuade;Gibson;McGinlay	500
24 November 1990	Cowdenbeath	A	2-4	McGuire;Boyd	230
1 December 1990	Albion Rovers	H	2-2	Morrison;McQuade	400
15 December 1990	Berwick Rangers	A	1-2	Morrison	322
22 December 1990	Montrose	H	1-1	Morrison	476
12 January 1991	Queen of the South	H	0-2		600
19 January 1991	Stirling Albion	A	0-2		650
22 January 1991	East Stirling	A	1-2	Morrison	214
26 January 1991	Alloa Athletic	H	0-0		550
30 January 1991	Stranraer	A	1-2	McQuade	420
2 February 1991	Stenhousemuir	H	0-0		450
9 February 1991	Queen's Park	A	1-1	MacIver	849
16 February 1991	Albion Rovers	H	0-2		500
27 February 1991	Cowdenbeath	A	3-1	Edgar(2);McQuade	150
2 March 1991	East Fife	H	2-1	MacIver;Meechan	500
9 March 1991	Stirling Albion	A	1-0	McQuade	900
16 March 1991	Alloa Athletic	A	1-2	Martin	385
23 March 1991	Berwick Rangers	H	2-0	MacIver;Boyd	620
30 March 1991	Montrose	H	2-2	Dempsey;Morrison	600
10 April 1991	Stranraer	A	4-1	Gibson;McQuade;MacIver(2)	300
13 April 1991	Stenhousemuir	H	2-1	Meechan;Gibson	600
20 April 1991	Arbroath	A	1-0	Boyd	257
27 April 1991	East Stirling	A	0-2		254
4 May 1991	Queen of the South	H	2-0	McQuade;McNair	700
11 May 1991	Queen's Park	H	1-0	McNair	800

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 December 1990	1	Montrose	A	0-0		365
17 December 1990	1R	Montrose	H	1-4	Morrison	500

Scottish League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
14 August 1990	1	East Stirling	A	2-2*	MacIver(2)	350

* - lost on penalties

B&Q Centenary Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3 October 1990	1	Clyde	A	3-4	McQuade;Morrison;Hughes	350

Stirlingshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
17 August 1990	1	Clydebank	H	3-2	unknown
13 May 1991	SF	Stenhousemuir	A	1-1	unknown
15 May 1991	F	East Stirling	H	2-1	unknown

- won on penalties

Player statistics

Squad^[1]^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Paul Graham	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Hugh Stevenson	36	0	33+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	GK		Boyd Strachan	6	0	5+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		John Boyd	36	3	29+3	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Alan Foster	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Stevie Gow	34	0	31+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Martin Melvin	17	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim Chapman	12	4	11+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim Dempsey	40	1	35+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Jim Hughes	10	1	5+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	1	0+0	0
	MF		Steve Marshall	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim Marsland	26	0	19+4	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Paul Martin	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Martin McGarvey	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim McGinlay	16	1	9+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Paul McKenzie	20	0	18+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Colin McNair	27	2	24+1	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Jim Meechan	23	2	19+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Stuart Millar	28	0	10+16	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Steve Morrison	41	10	32+5	8	1+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	1
	FW		David Edgar	6	2	4+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Charlie Gibson	30	4	25+1	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		Stuart MacIver	22	8	19+2	6	1+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Dougie McCracken	16	0	12+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Paul McGrogan	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Willie McGuire	16	1	12+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	FW		John McQuade	43	15	35+4	14	1+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
	FW		T Nolan	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Paul Quinn	12	0	0+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	FW		G Shearer	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Transfers^[3]

Players in

Player	From	Date
Jim Marsland	Kilpatrick Juv	15 Jun 1990
Jim Chapman	Albion Rovers	19 Jul 1990
Willie McGuire	Partick Thistle	19 Jul 1990
Dougie McCracken	Ayr United	8 Aug 1990
Paul McKenzie	Falkirk	13 Aug 1990
Stuart Millar	Alloa Athletic	1 Sep 1990
Colin McNair	Motherwell	25 Sep 1990
Jim Meechan	Irvine Meadow	5 Oct 1990
Martin Melvin	Falkirk	22 Dec 1990
T Nolan		22 Dec 1990
Paul Graham	Morton (loan)	21 Jan 1991
G Shearer		22 Jan 1991
Paul Martin	Hamilton	30 Jan 1991
David Edgar	Ferguslie United	11 Feb 1991
Alan Foster	Kilsyth Rangers	20 Feb 1991
Martin McGarvey	Irvine Meadow	20 Feb 1991
Steve Marshall	Kilmarnock	19 Mar 1991

Players out

Player	To	Date
Bernie Grant	Pollok	1 Jul 1990
Paul McKenzie	Hamilton	30 Jan 1991
Paul McGrogan	Shotts Bon Accord
Colin Spence

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 6 wins and 4 draws from 30 games, finished 15th of 16.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Hamilton in the second round.

Factfile

* The League match against East Stirling on 27 April marked John McQuade's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 98th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

References

↑ Scottish Football League Review 1991-92. The Scottish Football League. 1992.
↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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[1] Scottish Football League Review 1991-92. The Scottish Football League. 1992.

[2] McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

[3] Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

1990–91 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1992 qualifying (Group 2)
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Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer