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1978–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1978–79 was the 95th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 73rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 84th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 32nd time.

Dumbarton
1978–1979 season
ManagerDavie Wilson
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 17th
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Raymond Blair (9)
All: Raymond Blair (10)
Highest home attendance3,000
Lowest home attendance300
Average home league attendance1,405

Overview edit

For the fourth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after the previous season's performances, confidence was high. However, as it took 7 games to register the first league win early hopes were dashed and a disappointing 7th-place finish was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, for a second year running it was Partick Thistle that were the fifth round opponents and as in the previous year Dumbarton were to lose out.

In the League Cup, in the straight knock-out format, Dumbarton were to draw Premier Division St Mirren in the first round, and were to fall to a two-goal defeat at Love Street after a home no-scoring draw.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were once again defeated by local rivals Clydebank, this time in the final.

Finally, Laurie Williams was given a testimonial for his 10 years of service to the club, and he captained Dumbarton against a Scottish League Select - the result being a 1-1 draw with Williams himself scoring the equalising penalty for Dumbarton.

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division edit

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Football League
12 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Arbroath 1-1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Mylles   46' Blair   23' Attendance: 1,156
Referee: A Waddell
19 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Armstrong   89' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A Ferguson
26 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Clydebank 1-1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Miller   50' Brown   14' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Robinson
6 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Kilmarnock 0-0 Dumbarton Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: D Syme
9 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-1 Airdrie Boghead Park
McNeil   48' McCann   68' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: K Stewart
13 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Clyde 1-0 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Ahern   32' (pen) Attendance: 1,200
Referee: D Ramsay
16 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Ayr United 2-5 Dumbarton Somerset Park
McLelland   44'
Phillips   48'		 MacLeod,M   50'
Whiteford,D   51', 65', 76'
Muir   71'		 Attendance: 2,146
Referee: J Walsh
23 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 Hamilton Boghead Park
Whiteford,D   43'
Fyfe   75'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: J Renton
27 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-0 Dundee Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,700
30 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 4-1 Montrose Boghead Park
Fyfe   3'
McCluskey   7' (pen)
Gallacher   11'
McNeil   24'		 Georgeson   35' Attendance: 2,000
7 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Raith Rovers 0-0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: E Pringle
14 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Whiteford,D   61'
McLean   69'		 Attendance: 1,500
21 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 0-2 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
McCluskey   (pen)
Blair  		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: K Hope
28 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Stirling Albion 1-1 Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Browning   79' (pen) Fyfe   9' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: T Kellock
4 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-2 Clydebank Boghead Park
McLean   78' Given   15'
Miller   28'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: D Murdoch
11 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Airdrie 3-6 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Goldthorp   44'
Clark   64' (pen), 72'		 Muir   4'
McCluskey   12' (pen)
Coyle,J   39'
Blair   65', 71', 85'		 Attendance: 1,500
18 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 Ayr United Boghead Park
Fyfe   67'
B;air   79'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: C White
25 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Hamilton 5-0 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Graham   27'
Clark   29', 49'
Wright   57'
Glavin   73'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A Harris
9 December 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-3 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Houston   71' (OG) Harrow   19'
Pettie   33'
McDonagh   58'		 Attendance: 800
Referee: T Muirhead
16 December 1978 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 2-2 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Brannagan   51'
Thomas   69'		 Sharp   10'
Blair   50'		 Attendance: 1,537
Referee: M Delaney
3 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Arbroath 1-1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Yule   64' Blair   74' Attendance: 663
Referee: W Knowles
13 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Cairney   23'
Bourke   29'
Maxwell   49' (pen)		 Attendance: 2,000
17 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Clyde Boghead Park
McNeil   21'
MacLeod,A   34'
Blair   83'		 Attendance: 1,000
20 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 2-2 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Ward  
Lawson  		 Whiteford,J   (pen)
Sinclair  		 Attendance: 1,360
24 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dundee 2-0 Dumbarton Dens Park
Shirra   37'
Pirie   82' (pen)		 Attendance: 5,547
Referee: R Cuthill
28 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Whiteford,J   2', 56', 81' Attendance: 500
Referee: E Pringle
31 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Arbroath Boghead Park
Mylles   27' Attendance: 450
Referee: D Syme
4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-0 Clyde Boghead Park
Attendance: 700
7 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-2 Dundee Boghead Park
Gallacher,B   6', 61'
Brown   44'		 Pirie   1'
Redford   77'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: D Downie
4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Montrose 2-1 Dumbarton Links Park
Robb   55', 72' Gallacher,B   2' Attendance: 800
Referee: A Waddell
16 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Hamilton Boghead Park
Fyfe   15', 88'
Brown   15'		 Attendance: 1,700
18 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Ayr United 1-0 Dumbarton Somerset Park
McLaughlin   9' (pen) Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Syme
21 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Queen of the South 1-3 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Coughlin   65' Whiteford,D   26'
Fyfe   27'
Gallacher,B   48'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: M Delaney
25 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Clydebank 3-1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
McDougall   9'
McCormick   26' (pen), 36'		 Sinclair   5' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: I Foote
28 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Findlay   80' Cairney   14'
Gibson   51'
Bourke   78'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Ferguson
2 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Airdrie Boghead Park
McKeown   70' Attendance: 500
5 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 4-1 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Gallacher,B   21', 83'
Brown   26'
Coyle,J   70'		 Coughlin   49' Attendance: 300
7 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
McPhie  
Armstrong  		 Attendance: 400
9 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Montrose 0-2 Dumbarton Links Park
Gallacher,B   19'
Whiteford,D   83'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: E Pringle

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Cup
19 February 1979 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 1–0 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher,B   89' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Murdoch
24 February 1979 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 3–1 Clydebank Boghead Park
Sharp   2', 78'
Blair   81'		 McDougall   32' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Renton
10 March 1979 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 0–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Anderson   83' Attendance: 6,300
Referee: G Smith

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup
16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup round 1(1) Dumbarton 0–0 St Mirren Boghead Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: K Hope
16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup round 1(2) St Mirren 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Bone   8', 43' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: K Hope

Stirlingshire Cup edit

11 February 1979 Semi Final Falkirk 0–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Coyle,T   25'
11 May 1979 Final Clydebank 1–0 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
 

Pre-season/Other Matches edit

29 July 1978 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0-3 Dumbarton Grant Street Park
Gallacher,B   48'
Fyfe   64'
Govan   84'		 Attendance: 500
31 July 1978 Friendly Nairn County 1-3 Dumbarton Nairn
McIntosh   86' Blair   22', 40'
Gallacher,B   27'
1 August 1978 Friendly Ross County 2-7 Dumbarton Victoria Park, Dingwall
Creaney  
Macdonald  		 Whiteford,D   
Brown   
MacLeod,M  
Fyfe  
Gallacher,B  
23 October 1978 Testimonial Dumbarton 1-1[1]
(3–5 p)		 Scottish League XI Boghead Park
Williams   (pen) Glavin   (pen) Attendance: 4,000
19 January 1979 Friendly Airdrie 2-2 Dumbarton Inverclyde
   Fyfe  
Gallacher,B  		 Attendance: CD
23 January 1979 Friendly Dumbarton 1-0 Clyde Boghead Park
Sharp  

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 +2 43
6 Airdrieonians 39 16 8 15 72 61 +11 40
7 Dumbarton 39 14 11 14 58 50 +8 39
8 Stirling Albion 39 13 9 17 43 55 −12 35
9 Clyde 39 13 8 18 54 65 −11 34
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Donald Hunter 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0
GK   SCO Laurie Williams 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Rob Campbell 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Willie Russell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Iain Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Tommy Coyle 13 0 7+6 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Pat McCluskey 43 3 38 3 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO John Gallacher 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Hugh McLean 18 2 15+2 2 0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Ally MacLeod 33 1 28+4 1 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Donald McNeil 27 3 22 3 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Jim Muir 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Joe Rowan 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Graeme Sinclair 32 2 27+1 2 3 0 1 0
MF   SCO Derek Whiteford 32 7 21+7 7 3 0 1 0
FW   SCO Raymond Blair 31 10 26 9 3 1 2 0
FW   SCO Ally Brown 35 4 25+5 4 3 0 2 0
FW   SCO Joe Coyle 33 2 25+4 2 2+1 0 1 0
FW   SCO Gerry Findlay 11 1 8+3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Graham Fyfe 36 7 26+7 7 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Brian Gallacher 37 9 32 8 3 1 2 0
FW   SCO Dave Govan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Murdo MacLeod 17 1 14 1 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Graeme Sharp 8 3 4+2 1 2 2 0 0
FW   SCO Jocky Whiteford 16 4 13+3 4 0 0 0 0

[3]

International Caps edit

Murdo MacLeod was selected to play for the Scottish Under 21 team in a friendly match against USA on 17 September 1978 played at Pittodrie Park (won by Scotland 3-1 and in which he scored one of the goals) and in a qualifying match for the European Under 21 Championships against Norway on 24 October 1978 played at Easter Road Stadium (won by Scotland 5-1).

Transfers edit

[4]

Reserve team edit

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West).

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Morton in the first round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Partick Thistle, on aggregate, in the first round.

Trivia edit

  • The League match against Clyde on 13 September marked Murdo MacLeod's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 76th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Montrose on 30 September marked Donald McNeil's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 77th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 9 December marked Graeme Sinclair's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 78th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The fee of £100,000 received for Murdo MacLeod's transfer to Celtic at the end of October broke the record set by Ian Wallace's departure two seasons earlier.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Testimonal for Laurie Williams.
  2. ^ "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  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.

External links edit

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