2007–08 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 2007–08 was the 124th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 102nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 113th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 61st time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 17th time.

Overview

Dumbarton's second successive season in the Third Division was not to be a successful one. A large intake of new players at the start was not the success that was hoped for and the mixed start which saw the club hold 5th place at the end of October was only to be followed by a slump in form. By the end of November Gerry McCabe had left the club to be replaced by Jim Chapman, but performances did little to improve the situation and in the end a disappointing 8th place was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, a cup-run of sorts was gained. Early round victories over Forfar Athletic and Berwick Rangers was followed by a fourth round exit to Premier League St Mirren.

In the League Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Cowdenbeath.

Finally, it would be another early League Challenge Cup exit, this time to East Stirling.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, a win and a defeat in the opening group ties was never going to be enough to progress to the final.

Results & fixtures

^[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Dumbarton v Elgin City

4 August 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Elgin City	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Tiernan  71'			Attendance: 640 Referee: C Charleston

East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton

11 August 2007 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	3–2	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	McBride,K  19' Brand  41', 60'		Tiernan  12', 15'	Attendance: 306

Arbroath v Dumbarton

18 August 2007 Scottish Third Division	Arbroath	1–1	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
	Scott,B  25'		Hamilton  79'	Attendance: 647 Referee: S McLean

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

25 August 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	2–0	Albion Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Coyne  12', 62' (pen)			Attendance: 644 Referee: T Robertson

Stranraer v Dumbarton

1 September 2007 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	2–0	Dumbarton	Stair Park
	Mullen  17' Tade  84'			Attendance: 343 Referee: S Nicholls

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

15 September 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–2	Stenhousemuir	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Campbell  3'		Hampshire  4' Desmond  89'	Attendance: 907 Referee: G Salmond

Dumbarton v East Fife

22 September 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–1	East Fife	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Tiernan  66'		McManus  15'	Attendance: 692 Referee: A Muir

Montrose v Dumbarton

29 September 2007 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	0–1	Dumbarton	Links Park
			Campbell  53'	Attendance: 545 Referee: S McLean

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

6 October 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	0–0	Forfar Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
				Attendance: 668 Referee: A Law

Elgin City v Dumbarton

20 October 2007 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	2–1	Dumbarton	Borough Briggs
	Smith  18' Frizzel  33'		O'Byrne  80'	Attendance: 541 Referee: W Hornby

Dumbarton v Arbroath

3 November 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Arbroath	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	McPhee  3'		Bishop  27'	Attendance: 637 Referee: G Salmond

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

10 November 2007 Scottish Third Division	Albion Rovers	2–0	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill
	Hunter  45' Walker,P  49'			Attendance: 512 Referee: C Charleston

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

1 December 2007 Scottish Third Division	Stenhousemuir	2–1	Dumbarton	Ochilview
	Thomson  23' Dempster  77' (pen)		McPhee  45'	Attendance: 403 Referee: F McDermott

Dumbarton v Stranraer

8 December 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Stranraer	Dumbarton Football Stadium
			Stewart  16' Mitchell  87'	Attendance: 478 Referee: T Robertson

East Fife v Dumbarton

15 December 2007 Scottish Third Division	East Fife	2–0	Dumbarton	Bayview Stadium
	McDonald  3' McGowan  83'			Attendance: 674 Referee: C Charleston

Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire

18 December 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	3–1	East Stirlingshire	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	McPhee  11' Geggan  44' Hamilton  90'		Brand  61'	Attendance: 640 Referee: C Charleston

Dumbarton v Montrose

22 December 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–3	Montrose	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Campbell  90'		Baird  11' (pen), 66' Wood  13'	Attendance: 510 Referee: S McLean

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

29 December 2007 Scottish Third Division	Forfar Athletic	3–1	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Fotheringham  2' Smith  39' Lunan  79'		Gentile  40'	Attendance: 422 Referee: S Nicholls

Dumbarton v Albion Rovers

2 January 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	2–0	Albion Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Tiernan  53' McPhee  63'			Attendance: 634

Stranraer v Dumbarton

19 January 2008 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	2–0	Dumbarton	Stair Park
	Tade  58' Cashmore  83'			Attendance: 214 Referee: S O'Reilly

Dumbarton v Elgin City

2 February 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–4	Elgin City	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Coyne  61'		Frizzel  1' Charlesworth  32' (pen), 44' O'Donoghue  52'	Attendance: 514 Referee: B Winter

Montrose v Dumbarton

9 February 2007 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	3–1	Dumbarton	Links Park
	Wood  5' Hunter  29', 69'		Moore  76'	Attendance: 458 Referee: S McLean

Dumbarton v East Fife

16 February 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	0–3	East Fife	Dumbarton Football Stadium
			McDonald  20' Smart  40', 89'	Attendance: 688 Referee: M Tumilty

Dumbarton v Arbroath

23 February 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	2–1	Arbroath	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Canning  37', 61'		Scott,B  42'	Attendance: 511 Referee: W Collum

Albion Rovers v Dumbarton

1 March 2008 Scottish Third Division	Albion Rovers	0–1	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill
			Canning  74'	Attendance: 329 Referee: C Charleston

Arbroath v Dumbarton

5 March 2008 Scottish Third Division	Arbroath	0–0	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
				Attendance: 441 Referee: F McDermott

Elgin City v Dumbarton

15 March 2008 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	2–1	Dumbarton	Borough Briggs
	O'Donoghue  25' Shallicher  71'		Moore  70'	Attendance: 551 Referee: D Somers

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

18 March 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	McNaught  42'			Attendance: 389 Referee: S Conroy

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

22 March 2008 Scottish Third Division	Stenhousemuir	1–1	Dumbarton	Ochilview
	Harty  80'		Geggan  11'	Attendance: 449 Referee: C Brown

East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton

25 March 2008 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	1–1	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Bolochoweckyj  10'		McNaught  86'	Attendance: 306 Referee: A Muir

Dumbarton v Stranraer

29 March 2007 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Stranraer	Dumbarton Football Stadium
			Tade  66'	Attendance: 639 Referee: E Norris

East Fife v Dumbarton

5 April 2008 Scottish Third Division	East Fife	2–1	Dumbarton	Bayview Stadium
	Templeman  42' Cameron  58'		Tiernan  64'	Attendance: 639 Referee: E Norris

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

8 April 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	0–0	Forfar Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
				Attendance: 282 Referee: C Boyle

Dumbarton v Montrose

12 April 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	0–0	Montrose	Dumbarton Football Stadium
				Attendance: 463 Referee: G Salmond

Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire

19 April 2008 Scottish Third Division	Dumbarton	1–0	East Stirlingshire	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Hamilton  69'			Attendance: 612 Referee: W Hornby

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

26 April 2008 Scottish Third Division	Forfar Athletic	1–1	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Ovenstone  71'		Hamilton  69'	Attendance: 400 Referee: W Hornby

CIS League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish League Cup

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

7 August 2007 Scottish League Cup Round 1	Cowdenbeath	2–0	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Clarke  69' Dalziel  77'			Attendance: 322 Referee: M Tumilty

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup

East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton

14 August 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1	East Stirlingshire	4–2	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Simpson  32', 48' Struthers  71', 88'		Campbell  31', 53'	Attendance: 202 Referee: A Laws

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Cup

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

27 October 2007 Scottish Cup Round 2	Forfar Athletic	1–1	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
			McPhee	Attendance: 382 Referee: E Norris

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

6 November 2007 Scottish Cup Round 2R	Dumbarton	3–0	Forfar Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Campbell  21' Henderson  38' MacFarlane  47'			Attendance: 310 Referee: E Norris

Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers

24 November 2007 Scottish Cup Round 3	Dumbarton	2–0	Berwick Rangers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	MacFarlane  5' McPhee  36'			Attendance: 310 Referee: E Norris

St Mirren v Dumbarton

12 January 2008 Scottish Cup Round 4	St Mirren	3–0	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
	Corrigan  17' Barrow  38' Mehmet  70'			Attendance: 2,828 Referee: A Muir

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

20 July 2007 Group stage	Stenhousemuir	0–1	Dumbarton	Ochilview
			Yule	Attendance: 150

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

22 August 2007 Group stage	Stirling Albion	5–1	Dumbarton	Forthbank Stadium
			Gallacher

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

16 July 2007 Friendly	Dumbarton	0–0	Kilmarnock	Dumbarton Football Stadium
				Attendance: 755

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

21 July 2007 Friendly	Dumbarton	1–5	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	MacFarlane  11'		Thomson  34' Crawford  43', 71' Morrison,O  54' Hamilton  89' (pen)

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

24 July 2007 Friendly	Queen's Park	2–0	Dumbarton	Hampden Park

Dumbarton v St Mirren

26 July 2007 Friendly	Dumbarton	0–3	St Mirren	Dumbarton Football Stadium
			Kean Corcoran	Attendance: 709

Dumbarton v Celtic XI

30 July 2007 Friendly	Dumbarton	1–1	Celtic XI	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Coyne			Attendance: 672

Player statistics

Squad^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		David Crawford	30	0	26+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	GK		Anton Nugent	12	0	8+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	GK		Peter Shaw	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		John Aitken	2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Craig Brittain	24	1	20+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		David Craig	8	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Grant Evans	10	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Ross Farro	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Kenny Haswell	11	0	6+2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	DF		Gordon Lennon	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Richie McKillen	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Anthony McLennan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Michael O'Byrne	34	1	30+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Axel Orrström	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Craig Potter	25	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Jonathan Yule	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Kieran Brannan	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Mark Canning	36	3	31+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	MF		Danny Ferry	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Andy Geggan	33	2	28+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
	MF		Chris Gentile	21	1	10+9	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Chris Hamilton	33	3	19+9	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
	MF		Niall Henderson	16	1	13+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
	MF		Jason McLaughlin	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Michael Stokes	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Fergus Tiernan	29	6	22+4	6	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		Robert Campbell	21	6	15+1	3	1+0	0	1+0	2	3+0	1
	FW		Greg Cavanagh	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW		Tommy Coyne	30	3	16+12	3	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Liam Cusack	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Sean Kerr	7	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	FW		David MacFarlane	15	2	10+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	2
	FW		Chris Mackie	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Mark McAlpine	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		David McNaught	19	2	6+12	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Brian McPhee	27	6	17+6	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	2
	FW		Paul McQuilken	13	0	4+7	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Michael Moore	7	2	7+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Allan Orr	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		F Pierman	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Ryan Russell	33	0	21+7	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
	FW		Bruce Thompson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Kenneth Wright	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Transfers^[2]

Players in Player From Date David MacFarlane Albion Rovers 5 Jun 2007 Brian McPhee Airdrie United 11 Jun 2007 Jonathan Yule Dumbarton Youth 9 Jul 2007 Robert Campbell Kilmarnock (loan) 19 Jul 2007 Ross Farro Seafield Thistle BC 19 Jul 2007 Ryan Russell Morton 19 Jul 2007 Mark McAlpine Hamilton 23 Jul 2007 Michael O'Byrne Dundee United 26 Jul 2007 Allan Orr Gretna 2 Aug 2007 John Aitken Hamilton Place 9 Aug 2007 Anton Nugent East Stirling 9 Aug 2007 Kieran Brannan Hamilton Place 14 Aug 2007 Greg Cavanagh Dumbarton Youth 14 Aug 2007 Niall Henderson Gretna (loan) 14 Aug 2007 Anthony McLennan Stenhousemuir 14 Aug 2007 Bruce Thompson Queen's Park 14 Aug 2007 David Crawford Queen's Park 27 Sep 2007 Richie McKillen Alloa Athletic 5 Nov 2007 Sean Kerr Livingston (loan) 9 Nov 2007 Craig Potter Clyde 22 Nov 2007 Grant Evans Hamilton (loan) 11 Jan 2008 Gordon Lennon Partick Thistle 21 Jan 2008 Chris Mackie Alloa Athletic (loan) 22 Jan 2008 Axel Orrström Atlantis FC 24 Jan 2008 Michael Moore Ayr United 31 Jan 2008 Michael Stokes Airdrie United 22 Feb 2008 Kenneth Wright Albion Rovers (loan) 22 Mar 2008 Liam Cusack Hamilton 31 Mar 2008 Kenny Haswell Aberdeen 31 Mar 2008 F Pierman

Players out Player To Date Ryan Borris Raith Rovers 23 May 2007 Craig Winter Raith Rovers 26 May 2007 Jamie Smith Stenhousemuir 4 Jun 2007 Stephen Grindlay Queen of the South 12 Jul 2007 José Quitongo Livingston 22 Sep 2007 Anthony McLennan 29 Nov 2007 Paul Young 23 Jan 2007 Allan Orr 31 Jan 2008 Danny Ferry Albion Rovers 9 Feb 2008 Mark McAlpine 28 Feb 2008 John McKeever Bellshill Athletic David Bagan Hurlford United John Aitken Ross Farro John Henry F Pierman

See also

• 2007–08 in Scottish football

References

1. 1 2 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008/09. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
2. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

External links

• Anton Nugent (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Peter Shaw (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Kenny Haswell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Richie McKillen (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Jonathan Yule (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Kieran Brannan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Jason McLauchlin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Michael Stokes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Tommy Coyne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Liam Cusack (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Ryan Russell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Kenneth Wright (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Scottish Football Historical Archive