1999–2000 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1999–2000 was the 116th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 94th time, the Scottish Cup for the 105th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 53rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the ninth time.

Dumbarton
1999–2000 season
ManagerJimmy Brown
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 36th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
Bell's Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paddy Flannery (14)
All: Paddy Flannery (16)
Highest home attendance3,031
Lowest home attendance324
Average home league attendance581

Overview

Season 1999-2000 would be one of the most memorable for Dumbarton, but not because of any titles won or lost, but because this would be the last season that the club would play at their famous Boghead Park. Dumbarton's home had been here for the past 121 years - the longest that any British football club had stayed at any home ground. Now the ground had been sold and Dumbarton would move to a new purpose built stadium at the foot of Dumbarton Rock.

The season itself was unremarkable. Three promotion places were up for grabs due to the addition of Elgin City and Peterhead the following season, however despite an encouraging start there was never a real chance of a top three finish and in the end a midtable 6th place was achieved. It would be the final game however that would define the whole campaign. As it was a crowd in excess of 3,000 turned out to bid farewell to the old ground and with it a fine victory over promoted East Fife.

In the national cup competitions, there was little to cheer. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Stenhousemuir in the second round.

In the League Cup, after a win over Brechin City, Dundee would easily dispatch Dumbarton in the second round.

With new found sponsorship, the Scottish Challenge Cup was re-instated, but the same old failures beset Dumbarton - yet another first round defeat, this time to Airdrie.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost their two group ties.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division
Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Third Division
7 August 1999 Third DivisionAlbion Rovers1–3DumbartonCliftonhill Stadium
Duncan King
Melvin 		Attendance: 308
14 August 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton3–4MontroseBoghead Park
Flannery
Brown 		Farnan
O'Driscoll 		Attendance: 436
21 August 1999 Third DivisionEast Fife1–0DumbartonBayview Stadium
McGrillen Attendance: 591
28 August 1999 Third DivisionBrechin City0–2DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
King
Flannery 		Attendance: 357
4 September 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton2–1Berwick RangersBoghead Park
Flannery
Robertson 		Ritchie Attendance: 324
11 September 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton0–1Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Carroll Attendance: 539
18 September 1999 Third DivisionEast Stirling1–3DumbartonFirs Park
Laidlaw Templeman Attendance: 284
25 September 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton1–1CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Robertson  (OG) Attendance: 424
2 October 1999 Third DivisionForfar Athletic5–0DumbartonStation Park, Forfar
Milne
Cargill
MacDonald 		Attendance: 397
16 October 1999 Third DivisionMontrose1–4DumbartonLinks Park
Mailer Grace
Flannery
Smith 		Attendance: 274
23 October 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton1–1Albion RoversBoghead Park
Smith Tait Attendance: 590
30 October 1999 Third DivisionQueen's Park3–2DumbartonHampden Park
Connaghan
Gallacher
Carroll 		Ward
Bradford 		Attendance: 713
6 November 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton1–0East StirlingBoghead Park
Bradford Attendance: 415
14 November 1999 Third DivisionBerwick Rangers0–1DumbartonShielfield Park
Bradford Attendance: 415
20 November 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton1–3Brechin CityBoghead Park
Flannery Hutcheson
Black
Honeyman 		Attendance: 447
27 November 1999 Third DivisionDumbarton3–3Forfar AthleticBoghead Park
Flannery
Robertson
Stewart 		Donaldson
Milne
Robson 		Attendance: 469
8 December 1999 Third DivisionCowdenbeath0–2DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Brown
Robertson 		Attendance: 262
18 December 1999 Third DivisionAlbion Rovers3–0DumbartonCliftonhill Stadium
McStay
Duncan
McLees 		Attendance: 257
3 January 2000 Third DivisionEast Stirling2–1DumbartonFirs Park
Laidlaw Flannery Attendance: 308
22 January 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton2–0CowdenbeathBoghead Park
Flannery
Brown 		Attendance: 469
29 January 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton1–1Queen's ParkBoghead Park
Flannery Carroll Attendance: 492
5 February 2000 Third DivisionForfar Athletic4–3DumbartonStation Park, Forfar
McCheyne
Milne
Craig 		Flannery
Robertson
Smith 		Attendance: 439
12 February 2000 Third DivisionBrechin City1–2DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Black Flannery
Brown 		Attendance: 278
26 February 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton3–2MontroseBoghead Park
King
Robertson
Hringsson 		Shand
Taylor 		Attendance: 482
4 March 2000 Third DivisionEast Fife2–1DumbartonBayview Stadium
Moffat
McManus 		Watters Attendance: 436
11 March 2000 Third DivisionQueen's Park2–0DumbartonHampden Park
McGoldrick
Whelan 		Attendance: 788
14 March 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton0–2Berwick RangersBoghead Park
Leask
Smith 		Attendance: 330
18 March 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton3–0East StirlingBoghead Park
Dillon
Hringsson
Watters 		Attendance: 367
25 March 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton2–1Brechin CityBoghead Park
Brittain
Grace 		Black Attendance: 365
28 March 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton1–1East FifeBoghead Park
Hringsson McCormick Attendance: 394
1 April 2000 Third DivisionBerwick Rangers0–0DumbartonShielfield Park
Attendance: 560
8 April 2000 Third DivisionCowdenbeath1–2DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Gray Flannery Attendance: 284
15 April 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton0–0Forfar AthleticBoghead Park
Attendance: 474
22 April 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton0–0Albion RoversBoghead Park
Attendance: 415
29 April 2000 Third DivisionMontrose2–1DumbartonLinks Park
Taylor
Ogboke 		King Attendance: 267
6 May 2000 Third DivisionDumbarton2–1East FifeBoghead Park
King
Robertson 		Logan Attendance: 3,031

Bell's Challenge Cup
10 August 1999 Challenge Cup Round 1Airdrie2–1DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
Moore Dillon Attendance: 826
Referee: J Fleming

CIS League Cup
31 July 1999 League Cup Round 1Brechin City0–2DumbartonGlebe Park, Brechin
Flannery Attendance: 346
Referee: A Gemmill
17 August 1999 League Cup Round 2Dundee4–0DumbartonDens Park
Boyack
Falconer 		Attendance: 2,765
Referee: T Brown

Tennent's Scottish Cup
8 January 2000 Cup Round 2Dumbarton0–2StenhousemuirBoghead Park
Fisher
Hamilton,R 		Attendance: 302
Referee: D Smith

Stirlingshire Cup
14 July 1999 Group stageStirling Albion3–0DumbartonForthbank Stadium
17 July 1999 Group stageDumbarton2–3Alloa AthleticBoghead Park
King
brown 		Attendance: 118

Friendlies
27 July 1999 FriendlyDumbarton2–6KilmarnockBoghead Park
King
Gow
24 January 2000 FriendlyDumbarton1–6Rangers XIBoghead Park
Flannery Attendance: 2,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 East Fife 36 17 8 11 45 39 +6 59
5 Cowdenbeath 36 15 9 12 59 43 +16 54
6 Dumbarton 36 15 8 13 53 51 +2 53
7 East Stirlingshire 36 11 7 18 28 50 −22 40
8 Brechin City 36 10 8 18 42 51 −9 38
Source:

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Derek Barnes 26024+000+001+001+00
GK Kenny Meechan 14012+000+000+002+00
DF Craig Brittain 39135+012+001+001+00
DF Jamie Bruce 25021+002+001+001+00
DF Michael Dickie 35031+002+001+001+00
DF Paul Finnigan 202+000+000+000+00
DF Alex Grace 31226+122+001+001+00
DF Stephen Jack 38034+001+001+002+00
DF Kevin McCann 303+000+000+000+00
DF John McCormack 1808+1000+000+000+00
DF Martin Melvin 801+500+100+100+00
DF Dave Stewart 22121+010+000+001+00
MF Steven Bonar 303+000+000+000+00
MF Alan Brown 300+300+000+000+00
MF John Dillon 27217+810+110+100+00
MF Chris Gentile 200+200+000+000+00
MF Billy Melvin 1228+222+000+000+00
FW John Bradford 636+030+000+000+00
FW Andy Brown 38427+742+001+001+00
FW Paddy Flannery 331627+2142+021+001+00
FW Hreinn Hringsson 1433+1030+000+000+10
FW Toby King 36532+051+001+002+00
FW Scott McHarg 1001+600+201+000+00
FW Joe Robertson 39733+372+000+001+00
FW Chris Smith 2149+1140+000+100+00
FW Chris Templeman 333+030+000+000+00
FW Hugh Ward 1513+1010+101+000+00
FW Willie Watters 726+120+000+000+00

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Transfers

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Youth Team

Dumbarton played an under 19 team in the Scottish Youth Division B, and with 6 wins and 4 draws from 26 games, finished 9th of 10.

Trivia
  • The League match against Albion Rovers on 8 August marked Kenny Meechan's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 114th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 2000-01. The Scottish Football League. 2001.
  2. Scottish Football League Review 2000-01. The Scottish Football League. 2001.
  3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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