2010–11 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Dumbarton's second consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.[4] Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Dumbarton
2010–11 season
ChairmanColin Hosie[1]
Alan Jardine[1]
ManagerJim Chapman
Alan Adamson
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionSeventh place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Greenock Morton
League CupFirst round, lost to Queen of the South
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jon McShane (13)
All:
Jon McShane (13)
Highest home attendance853 vs. Livingston, 5 March 2011[2]
Lowest home attendance350 vs. Alloa Athletic, 18 January 2011[2]
Average home league attendance624[3]

Summary

Dumbarton finished seventh in the Second Division.[5] They reached the first of the Scottish Challenge Cup,[6] the first round of the League Cup[7] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

Dumbarton began the 2010–11 season under the management of Jim Chapman. On 27 October 2010, Chapman resigned as manager,[9] with Alan Adamson being appointed as interim manager.[10] In April 2011, after six months as interim manager Adamson was appointed on a permanent basis.[11]

Results & fixtures

[12][13][14][15]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division
7 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionForfar Athletic4–1DumbartonStation Park
R Campbell  2'
Hilson  51'
Templeman  59', 77' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Chaplain  5' (Penalty) Attendance: 510
Referee: McKendrick
14 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–2LivingstonStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Chaplain  70' (pen.) BBC Report Winters  25' (pen.)
O'Byrne  71' 
Russell  77'		 Attendance: 643
Referee: Watters
21 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAyr United1–0DumbartonSomerset Park
Maxwell  35' (Own goal) BBC Report Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Smith
28 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionEast Fife6–0DumbartonBayview Stadium
Young  15'
Byrne  35', 44', 71'
Linn  59'
Sloan  83'		 BBC Report Attendance: 687
Referee: Norris
11 September 2010 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–0StenhousemuirStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Carcary  77' BBC Report Attendance: 600
Referee: Charleston
18 September 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic0–0DumbartonRecreation Park
BBC Report Attendance: 559
Referee: Nicholls
25 September 2010 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–3Brechin CityStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Carcary  73' BBC Report Booth  36'
McKenna  40'
McAllister  88'		 Attendance: 626
Referee: Beaton
2 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–3Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Maxwell  67' SFL Report McCord  52'
Wallace  62'
Gemmill  74'		 Attendance: 812
Referee: Richmond
16 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionPeterhead1–0DumbartonBalmoor
Ross  49' SFL Report Attendance: 496
Referee: Hilland
23 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionStenhousemuir4–0DumbartonOchilview Park
Quinn  3'
Clark  22' (Pen), 43'
Plenderleith  89'		 BBC Report Attendance: 392
Referee: Northcroft
30 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton4–1East FifeStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McShane  31'
Durie  47' (Own goal)
Gilhaney  89', 92'		 BBC Report Byrne  39' Attendance: 585
Referee: Law
6 November 2010 Scottish Second DivisionLivingston2–0DumbartonBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Watson  19'
Russell  87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,417
Referee: Clancy
13 November 2010 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton3–2Ayr UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Cook  29' (Penalty)
Walker  54'
R Campbell  84'		 BBC Report Tiffoney  28'
Roberts  66'
Rodgers  91'		 Attendance: 811
Referee: Madden
2 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAyr United2–0DumbartonSomerset Park
Roberts  11' (Penalty)
McKay  78'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Charleston
15 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton0–1StenhousemuirStrathclyde Homes Stadium
BBC Report Dalziel  93' Attendance: 490
Referee: Beaton
18 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton4–1Alloa AthleticStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McNiff  14'
Walker  41'
Carcary  53'
Geggan  80'		 BBC Report Gibson  56' Attendance: 350
Referee: Norris
25 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–2Forfar AthleticStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Walker  26' BBC Report Fotheringham  71'
Deasley  72'		 Attendance: 404
Referee: Colvin
29 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–2Brechin CityStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McNiff  59' 
Gilhaney  86'		 BBC Report Hill  22'
Molloy  72'		 Attendance: 565
Referee: Hilland
1 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAirdrie United1–2DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
McCord  84' (Penalty) SFL Report Gilhaney  21'
Walker  48'		 Attendance: 591
Referee: Crawford
5 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2–3DumbartonRecreation Park
Motion  64'
Prunty  70'		 BBC Report Walker  35'
McShane  57'
McStay  74'		 Attendance: 483
Referee: Smith
12 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–1Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McShane  4' SFL Report Morton  91' Attendance: 723
Referee: Charleston
15 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionEast Fife1–3DumbartonBayview Stadium
Park  44' BBC Report Walker  17'
Gilhaney  23'
Geggan  55'		 Attendance: 392
Referee: Nicholls
19 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionPeterhead1–2DumbartonBalmoor
15:00 Smith  49' SFL Report McStay  25'
McShane  78'		 Attendance: 388
Referee: Roache
22 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton3–0PeterheadStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Gilhaney  32', 54'
McShane  60'		 SFL Report Donald  39' Attendance: 376
Referee: Somers
26 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionForfar Athletic2–1DumbartonStation Park
Brady  5'
R Campbell  78'		 BBC Report McShane  36' Attendance: 487
Referee: Salmond
1 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionBrechin City3–3DumbartonGlebe Park
Byers  9', 64'
McAllister  69'		 BBC Report McShane  11', 85'
Walker  65'		 Attendance: 411
Referee: Robertson
5 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton0–3LivingstonStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Jacobs  5'
Russell  7'
Fox  70'		 Attendance: 853
Referee: Roache
19 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton4–2East FifeStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Geggan  39'
McShane  51', 77'
Gilhaney  68'		 BBC Report Linn  27'
Johnstone  61'		 Attendance: 615
Referee: O'Reilly
26 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionBrechin City6–0DumbartonGlebe Park
McKenna  7', 79', 85'
Redman  46'
McAllister  52'
Megginson  83'		 BBC Report Attendance: 514
Referee: Somers
29 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionStenhousemuir2–2DumbartonOchilview Park
Thomson  69' 
Paton  80' (Penalty)
Hunter  83'		 BBC Report McShane  50', 68' Attendance: 398
Referee: Beaton
2 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton2–2Alloa AthleticStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McLeish  36'
Geggan  49'		 BBC Report McGowan  48', 78' Attendance: 640
Referee: Hilland
9 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton5–2PeterheadStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McShane  28'
Walker  40'
Halsman  64'
Gilhaney  73' (Penalty)
McLeish  82'		 SFL Report Wyness  60'
Ross  81'		 Attendance: 526
Referee: Charleston
16 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAirdrie United2–1DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
Sally  76'
Morton  81'		 SFL Report Halsman  16' Attendance: 773
Referee: Conroy
23 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton1–2Ayr UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Malone  63' (Own goal) BBC Report Trouten  10'
Moffat  16'		 Attendance: 830
Referee: Smith
30 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionLivingston1–1DumbartonBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Winters  80' BBC Report Walker  42' Attendance: 1,549
Referee: O'Reilly
7 May 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton0–0Forfar AthleticStrathclyde Homes Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 787
Referee: Roache

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Dumbarton0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		Greenock MortonStrathclyde Homes Stadium
SFL Report Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Finnie

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup Round 1Queen of the South5–1DumbartonPalmerston Park
Holmes  18', 28' (Penalty)
Johnston  56'
Quinn  78'
Reilly  89'		 BBC Report Carcary  58' Attendance: 1,329
Referee: Winter

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3Dumbarton1–2Greenock MortonStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Geggan  11' BBC Report Graham  42', 49'
MacGregor  79' 		 Attendance: 905
Referee: Charleston

Stirlingshire Cup
24 August 2010 FirstDumbarton2–1StenhousemuirStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Metcalfe
Wallace
6 October 2010 Semi FinalDumbarton1–0East StirlingStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Metcalfe
16 November 2010 FinalDumbarton2–0FalkirkStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Wallace
Smith

Pre-season Matches
10 July 2010 Annan Athletic0–0DumbartonGalabank
13 July 2010 Dumbarton2–1Partick ThistleStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Geggan
Campbell 		Attendance: 601
15 July 2010 Queen's Park2–5DumbartonHampden Park

 Chaplain
Chaplain
McNiff
Cook
Geggan
17 July 2010 Dumbarton0–2Oxford UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium

 Attendance: 461
19 July 2010 Dumbarton2–2St MirrenStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Carcary
Carcary
Attendance: 953
21 July 2010 Cumnock1–3DumbartonTownhead Park, Cumnock
Cook
Chaplain
Chisholm
27 July 2010 Dumbarton1–1ClydebankStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McNiff

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 East Fife 36 14 10 12 77 60 +17 52
6 Airdrie United 36 13 9 14 52 60 −8 48
7 Dumbarton 36 11 7 18 52 70 −18 40
8 Stenhousemuir 36 10 8 18 46 59 −13 38
9 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 9 9 18 49 71 −22 36 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond Division[16]Challenge Cup[17]League Cup[18]Scottish Cup[19]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Stephen Grindlay 33030+001+001+001+00
GK Michael White 606+000+000+000+00
DF Iain Chisholm 17011+500+000+000+10
DF James Creaney 26025+000+000+001+00
DF Nicky Devlin 24023+000+000+001+00
DF Ben Gordon 34032+001+001+000+00
DF Jordan Halsman 14213+120+000+000+00
DF Jonathan Lindsay 202+000+000+000+00
DF Martin McGowan 101+000+000+000+00
DF Allan McManus 1008+001+001+000+00
DF Paul Nugent 34032+001+000+001+00
DF Stirling Smith 606+000+000+000+00
DF Tony Wallace 503+100+001+000+00
MF Derek Carcary 2448+1431+001+010+00
MF Scott Chaplain 1125+421+001+000+00
MF Alan Cook 1114+510+100+001+00
MF Andy Geggan 37533+141+001+001+01
MF Mark Gilhaney 29924+590+000+000+00
MF Craig McLeish 1127+320+000+001+00
MF Martin McNiff 30124+311+001+001+00
MF Ryan McStay 33225+521+001+000+10
MF Graham Wilson 503+101+000+000+00
FW Kieran Brannan 1605+800+100+101+00
FW Ross Campbell 2018+911+001+001+00
FW Roddy Hunter 101+000+000+000+00
FW Paul Maxwell 915+210+101+000+00
FW Ryan Metcalfe 401+300+000+000+00
FW Jon McShane 311325+4130+000+101+00
FW Gary Smith 501+300+000+000+10
FW Patrick Walker 24924+090+000+000+00
FW Jordan White 801+700+000+000+00

Transfers

[20]

Trivia
  • The League match against Arbroath on 26 February marked Stephen Grindlay's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 30th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The League match against East Fife on 30 October marked Ben Gordon's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 131st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

References
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