1992–93 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1992–93 was the 109th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 87th time, the Scottish Cup for the 98th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 46th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the third time.

Dumbarton
1992–1993 season
ManagerBilly Lamont
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 19th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
B&Q CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John McQuade (15)
All: John McQuade (15)
Highest home attendance2,346
Lowest home attendance550
Average home league attendance1,142

Overview

Following the success of the previous season, Dumbarton went into the new league campaign with some confidence, particularly as the squad of players at the start remained virtually unchanged. Within the first few months however the club were to lose the services of their top scorer (Jimmy Gilmour) and their captain (Jim Dempsey). Nevertheless, by the end of October Dumbarton were up with the leaders but thereafter the results were to become more mixed and Dumbarton fell down the table, although were never in any real danger of relegation, and finished in 9th place

In the national cup competitions, it was a case of yet another season of early exits - but not only that, there were to be no goals either. In the Scottish Cup it would be Premier Division Dundee who would end Dumbarton's ambitions in the third round.

In the League Cup, Rangers - the eventual winners of the cup - were the opponents and saw off Dumbarton easily in the second round.

Finally, it was a first round exit in the B&Q Cup - however the defeat to Hamilton would prove to be the first of that club's run to winning the cup itself.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup it would be Premier Division Falkirk who would end Dumbarton's interest in the semi final.

Results and fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1992–93 Scottish First Division
1 August 1992 First DivisionDumbarton4–3Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Nelson  10'
Gilmour  39'
McQuade  51' (52)		 Reilly  26'
McInnes  80'		 Attendance: 803
Referee: M Clark
4 August 1992 First DivisionDumbarton1–3KilmarnockBoghead Park
McQuade  61' Paterson  4'
Jack  13'
Tait  75'		 Attendance: 2,109
8 August 1992 First DivisionSt Mirren4–0DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Baillie  21'
lavety  65'
McGill  80', 89'		 Attendance: 2,363
Referee: L Thow
15 August 1992 First DivisionDumbarton0–1MortonBoghead Park
Mathie  69' Attendance: 1,257
Referee: R Tait
22 August 1992 First DivisionClydebank0–1DumbartonKilbowie Park
McQuade  37' Attendance: 990
Referee: A Huett
29 August 1992 First DivisionDumbarton1–2Raith RoversBoghead Park
Gibson  72' Dalziel  46', 57' Attendance: 1,105
Referee: J Herald
5 September 1992 First DivisionCowdenbeath0–1DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Gibson  26' Attendance: 418
Referee: D McVicar
12 September 1992 First DivisionHamilton3–2DumbartonDouglas Park
Miller  12'
Ward  30'
Cramb  80'		 Boyd  40'
Gibson  85'		 Attendance: 1,283
Referee: K Clark
19 September 1992 First DivisionDumbarton0–3Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Graham  20'
Traynor  42'
McTurk  90'		 Attendance: 882
26 September 1992 First DivisionDunfermline Athletic3–2DumbartonEast End Park
Grant  13'
French  26'
Cooper  37'		 Docherty  10'
Mooney  72'		 Attendance: 2,832
Referee: M Pocock
3 October 1992 First DivisionDumbarton3–2Meadowbank ThistleBoghead Park
McQuade  30'
McAneney  68'
Foster  69'		 Coughlin  39'
McLeod  72'		 Attendance: 550
Referee: H Dallas
10 October 1992 First DivisionStirling Albion1–2DumbartonAnnfield Stadium
Lawrie  50' Mooney  64' (pen)
Gibson  85'		 Attendance: 475
17 October 1992 First DivisionDumbarton4–2St MirrenBoghead Park
Gibson  4'
McAneney  42', 43'
McQuade  88'		 McDowall  32'
Charnley  53'		 Attendance: 2,022
Referee: D Syme
24 October 1992 First DivisionDumbarton1–0CowdenbeathBoghead Park
McQuade  10' Attendance: 716
31 October 1992 First DivisionRaith Rovers4–1DumbartonStarks Park
Dalziel  1', 89'
McStay  15'
Nicholl  21'		 Martin  9' Attendance: 1,990
Referee: M Clark
7 November 1992 First DivisionMorton1–2DumbartonCappielow Park
Johnstone  50' McQuade  41'
Mooney  43'		 Attendance: 1,867
Referee: J McCluskey
14 November 1992 First DivisionDumbarton3–1ClydebankBoghead Park
Mooney  34'
Martin  46'
McQuade  83'		 Wilson  76' Attendance: 1,362
21 November 1992 First DivisionAyr United5–3DumbartonSomerset Park
Traynor  6'
Robertson  10'
Mair  48' (pen), 67', 89'		 Gibson  44'
Mooney  50', 73' (pen)		 Attendance: 1,317
Referee: J McGinlay
28 November 1992 First DivisionDumbarton2–2HamiltonBoghead Park
Mooney  21'
McQuade 		Clark  11'
McDonald  50' (pen)		 Attendance: 843
Referee: W Crombie
1 December 1992 First DivisionDumbarton0–1Meadowbank ThistleBoghead Park
Wilson  18' Attendance: 624
Referee: E Martindale
8 December 1992 First DivisionDumbarton0–1Dunfermline AthleticBoghead Park
McCathie  63' Attendance: 1,154
Referee: J Fulton
12 December 1992 First DivisionDumbarton0–3Stirling AlbionBoghead Park
Mitchell  42', 75'
Lawrie  83'		 Attendance: 716
18 December 1992 First DivisionKilmarnock1–0DumbartonRugby Park
Campbell  55' Attendance: 3,591
26 December 1992 First DivisionDumbarton3–1MortonBoghead Park
Meechan  46'
McQuade  47'
Boyd 		Mathie  85' (pen) Attendance: 1,456
Referee: W Young
2 January 1993 First DivisionClydebank3–1DumbartonKilbowie Park
Henry  46', 90'
Flannigan  72'		 Boyd  52' Attendance: 1,368
27 January 1993 First DivisionMeadowbank Thistle3–3DumbartonMeadowbank Stadium
Rae  13'
Rutherford  66', 67'		 Boag  21'
Mooney
Gow  86'		 Attendance: 244
Referee: J Fulton
30 January 1993 First DivisionSt Mirren2–1DumbartonLove Street (stadium)
Baillie  53'
Hewitt  56'		 Gibson  55' Attendance: 2,453
Referee: D McVicar
6 February 1993 First DivisionDumbarton1–2Raith RoversBoghead Park
Mooney Brewster  9'
Dalziel  88' (pen)		 Attendance: 1,201
Referee: W Young
13 February 1993 First DivisionDumbarton1–0KilmarnockBoghead Park
Mooney  80' Attendance: 2,346
Referee: W Crombie
20 February 1993 First DivisionDunfermline Athletic2–2DumbartonEast End Park
Grant  45'
Chambers  47'		 Foster  44'
McAneney  69'		 Attendance: 2,542
Referee: W Innes
23 February 1993 First DivisionCowdenbeath0–2DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
McAneney  42'
McQuade  86'		 Attendance: 222
Referee: J Herald
27 February 1993 First DivisionDumbarton2–0Ayr UnitedBoghead Park
Boyd  28'
Mooney 		Attendance: 988
Referee: R Tait
6 March 1993 First DivisionHamilton1–1DumbartonDouglas Park
Clark  86' McQuade  67' Attendance: 1,261
Referee: L Mottram
9 March 1993 First DivisionStirling Albion1–0DumbartonOchilview Park
McCallum  80' Attendance: 418
Referee: W Morrison
13 March 1993 First DivisionDumbarton2–1St MirrenBoghead Park
Boyd  70'
McQuade 		Baillie  22' Attendance: 1,558
Referee: D Hope
20 March 1993 First DivisionDumbarton0–2ClydebankBoghead Park
Flannigan  75'
Hay  78'		 Attendance: 1,035
Referee: J Kelly
27 March 1993 First DivisionMorton2–1DumbartonCappielow Park
Gahagan  35'
Alexander 		McAneney Attendance: 953
Referee: D McVicar
3 April 1993 First DivisionDumbarton0–0CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Attendance: 552
Referee: J O'Hare
10 April 1993 First DivisionRaith Rovers2–0DumbartonStarks Park
Brewster  23', 48' Attendance: 4,893
17 April 1993 First DivisionDumbarton2–0HamiltonBoghead Park
McQuade  41'
Meechan  75'		 Attendance: 660
Referee: J McGillvray
24 April 1993 First DivisionAyr United0–0DumbartonSomerset Park
Attendance: 1,525
Referee: D Syme
1 May 1993 First DivisionDumbarton0–1KilmarnockBoghead Park
McCluskey  8' Attendance: 3,793
Referee: R Orr
8 May 1993 First DivisionDumbarton0–0Dunfermline AthleticBoghead Park
Attendance: 1,078
Referee: C Ross
15 May 1993 First DivisionMeadowbank Thistle2–1DumbartonMeadowbank Stadium
Roseburgh  65'
Duthie 		Mooney Attendance: 234
Referee: J Timmons

Skol Cup
Main article: 1992–93 Scottish League Cup
11 August 1992 League Cup Round 2Dumbarton0–5RangersHampden Park
Durrant  40'
Gordon  44'
Hateley  47'
McCoist  54'
Mikhailitchenko 		Attendance: 11,090
Referee: W Morrison
Man of the Match: 79

B&Q Cup
Main article: 1992–93 Scottish Challenge Cup
29 September 1992 Challenge Cup R1Dumbarton0–3HamiltonBoghead Park
Clark  9'
McDonald  65'
Reid  77'		 Attendance: 634
Referee: D Hope

Tennant's Scottish Cup
Main article: 1992–93 Scottish Cup
10 January 1993 Cup Round 3Dundee2–0DumbartonDens Park
Wieghorst
Dodds  (pen)		 Attendance: 4,290
Referee: C Ross

Stirlingshire Cup
25 July 1992 First RoundDumbarton3–1ClydebankBoghead Park
Gibson  29'
Cowell  48'
Gilmour  52'		 Crawford  84' Referee: W Innes
3 May 1993 Semi FinalFalkirk4–2DumbartonBrockville Park
Simpson
Traynor
Taggart 		McQuade

Pre-season/Other Matches
22 July 1992 FriendlyDumbarton0–1WolvesBoghead Park
Roberts  2' Referee: E Martindale
27 July 1992 FriendlyDumbarton0–0ChesterBoghead Park
Referee: D Black

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
7 Ayr United 44 14 18 12 49 44 +5 46
8 Clydebank 44 16 13 15 71 66 +5 45
9 Dumbarton 44 15 7 22 56 71 −15 37
10 Stirling Albion 44 11 13 20 44 61 −17 35
11 Meadowbank Thistle (R) 44 11 10 23 51 80 −29 32 Second Division
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Ian MacFarlane 43040+001+001+001+00
GK Mike Monaghan 404+000+000+000+00
DF John Boyd 39535+251+000+001+00
DF Alan Foster 21215+520+001+000+00
DF Stevie Gow 40138+011+000+001+00
DF Martin Melvin 45042+001+001+001+00
DF Fraser Wishart 202+000+000+000+00
MF John Boag (footballer, born 1965) 816+110+000+001+00
MF Jim Cowell 900+701+000+100+00
MF Jim Dempsey 303+000+000+000+00
MF Robert Docherty 33126+610+001+000+00
MF Willie Furphy 101+000+000+000+00
MF Jim Marsland 41037+101+001+001+00
MF Paul Martin 43240+021+001+001+00
MF Bobby McConville 25017+601+000+000+10
MF D McDonald 403+000+001+000+00
MF Martin McGarvey 401+300+000+000+00
MF Jim Meechan 37227+720+101+000+10
MF Mark Nelson 2119+911+001+001+00
MF Tony Speirs 101+000+000+000+00
MF John Young 303+000+000+000+00
FW Charlie Gibson 44736+671+001+000+00
FW Jimmy Gilmour 515+010+000+000+00
FW Mike McAnenay 39627+1160+000+001+00
FW John McQuade 431538+2151+001+001+00
FW Martin Mooney 351227+7120+000+001+00
FW Andy Willock 1001+700+100+100+00

[3][4]

Transfers

[5]

Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 8 wins and 5 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

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

Trivia
  • The League match against Clydebank on 22 August marked Martin Melvin's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 102nd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Cowdenbeath on 5 September marked John Boyd's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 103rd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 6 February marked Jim Meechan's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 104th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 10 April marked Jim Marsland's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 105th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Kilmarnock on 1 May marked Paul Martin's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 106th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • In an effort to draw a bigger crowd, Dumbarton decided to play their 'home' Scottish Cup tie against Rangers at Hampden Park.
  • At the end of the season Billy Lamont decided to give up the manager's post in favour of the same at Alloa - and would be replaced by Murdo MacLeod.

See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1993-94. The Scottish Football League. 1994.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1992-1993 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. Scottish Football League Review 1993-94. The Scottish Football League. 1994.
  4. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  5. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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