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1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1982–83 was the 99th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 77th time, the Scottish Cup for the 88th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 36th time.

Dumbarton
1982–1983 season
ManagerBilly Lamont
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 17th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Raymond Blair (10)
All: John Donnelly (13)
Highest home attendance4,000
Lowest home attendance400
Average home league attendance960

Overview edit

For the eighth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after last season's disappointment, it was hoped that this season might bring the long hoped for promotion. Indeed with only one defeat in the first eight games, confidence was high. However, results became mixed thereafter, and it was to be a mid-table 7th place finish with 36 points, 22 behind champions St Johnstone.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle to fellow Division 1 opponents, Airdrie.

The League Cup was always going to be a challenge, with three Premier Division teams in the qualifying section - and this is how it was to prove, with all six matches ending in defeat - though it should be said that in none of the games were Dumbarton humiliated.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton reached the final for the third year in a row, and regained the trophy with a win over Stenhousemuir.

Results & fixtures edit

[1]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division edit

Main article: 1982-83 Scottish First Division
4 September 1982 First Division Airdrie 1–2 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Coyle   (OG) Stevenson   32'
Blair  		 Attendance: 1,200
11 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 5–1 Falkirk Boghead Park
Craig   1', 9', 45'
Donnelly  
Stevenson  		 Ward   Attendance: 550
Referee: E Pringle
15 September 1982 First Division Clydebank 5–1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Coyne   
Ronald  
Williamson  
Given  		 Dunlop   Attendance: 656
18 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Donnelly   (pen) Jenkins   Attendance: 450
Referee: L Thow
25 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 4–1 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Dunlop   10'
Stevenson   13'
Blair   46' 		 Brogan   Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Syme
29 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–0 Ayr United Boghead Park
Donnelly   70' Attendance: 600
2 October 1982 First Division Clyde 0–4 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Donnelly   6', 41' 
Blair  		 Attendance: 607
Referee: A Ferguson
6 October 1982 First Division Hearts 1–1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
O'Connor   66' Donnelly   73' Attendance: 4,300
Referee: H Young
9 October 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–5 Hamilton Boghead Park
Donnelly   14'
McNaught  
Craig  
Fairlie  
Murphy  		 Brown   Attendance: 800
Referee: H Alexander
16 October 1982 First Division Raith Rovers 3–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Russell   15'
Spence  
Harris  		 Attendance: 500
Referee: I Cathcart
23 October 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Stevenson   Watson   (pen) Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M Delaney
30 October 1982 First Division Alloa Athletic 2–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Purdie   16'
Holt  		 Attendance: 557
Referee: C Sinclair
6 November 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Stevenson   31' Grant   35' Attendance: 600
Referee: A Williamson
13 November 1982 First Division Ayr United 0–1 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Stevenson   Attendance: 938
Referee: E Pringle
20 November 1982 First Division Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 Dumbarton East End Park
Blair   16' 
Stevenson   41'		 Attendance: 1,200
Referee: A Huett
27 November 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hearts Boghead Park
Blair   O'Connor   Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Renton
4 December 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–3 Clyde Boghead Park
Craig   Masterton   27', 36'
Reilly  		 Attendance: 500
Referee: B McGinlay
11 December 1982 First Division St Johnstone 1–0 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Brogan   40' Attendance: 2,042
Referee: H Alexander
27 December 1982 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Mackin  
Jobson  		 Dunlop   Attendance: 1,789
1 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–4 Clydebank Boghead Park
     Attendance: 1,000
3 January 1983 First Division Queen's Park 2–1 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Crawley    Montgomerie   Attendance: 740
8 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Stevenson   43'
Close  		 Russell   39' Attendance: 500
Referee: A Waddell
15 January 1983 First Division Hamilton 0–3 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Donnelly  
Blair   		 Attendance: 724
Referee: M Delaney
22 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–2 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Craig   24' Houston  
Campbell  		 Attendance: 450
Referee: C White
5 February 1983 First Division Partick Thistle 3–2 Dumbarton Firhill Park
McDonald   15'
Park   		 Craig  
McGowan,P  		 Attendance: 1,789
Referee: H Young
12 February 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Coyle   36'
Blair  		 McNiven   Attendance: 600
Referee: B McGinlay
19 February 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–0 Airdrie Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,020
26 February 1983 First Division Clydebank 3–1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
McLeish   2'
  		 McGowan,M   14' Attendance: 656
Referee: A McLeish
5 March 1983 First Division Clyde 1–0 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Dempsey   Attendance: 450
Referee: J Renton
12 March 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Close   Cathie   38'
Forrest  
Hamill  		 Attendance: 500
19 March 1983 First Division Alloa Athletic 0–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 647
Referee: A McGunnigle
26 March 1983 First Division Airdrie 1–1 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Flood   38' Rodger   14' (OG) Attendance: 450
Referee: E Brolis
2 April 1983 First Division Ayr United 1–2 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Ward   Stevenson   22'
McGowan,P  		 Attendance: 900
Referee: B Robertson
9 April 1983 First Division Raith Rovers 0–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: D Ramsay
16 April 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hamilton Boghead Park
Montgomerie   22' Hamill   Attendance: 400
Referee: I Cathcart
23 April 1983 First Division St Johnstone 1–0 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Gibson   Attendance: 2,317
Referee: W Knowles
30 April 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
McCaig   40'
McGowan,P  		 Johnston   Attendance: 1,200
Referee: W McLeish
7 May 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–4 Hearts Boghead Park
Robertson   13', 19'
O'Connor  
Mackay  		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Ferguson
14 May 1983 First Division Falkirk 1–2 Dumbarton Brockville Park
McCulley   Craig   29'
McGrogan  		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: L Thow

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 1982–83 Scottish League Cup
14 August 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 1–3 Morton Boghead Park
Rankin   Ritchie   71'
Hutcheson  
McNeill  		 Attendance: 850
Referee: W McLeish
18 August 1982 Section 2 Dundee 3–2 Dumbarton Dens Park
Ferguson   
Mackie  		 Donnelly   (pen)  (pen) Attendance: 3,174
21 August 1982 Section 2 Aberdeen 3–0 Dumbarton Pittodrie Park
McGhee   5'
Strachan   13', 71'		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: D Downie
25 August 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 2–3 Dundee Boghead Park
Donnelly   (pen)  (pen) Ferguson   (pen)
Fraser  
Stephen  		 Attendance: 433
28 August 1982 Section 2 Morton 4–1 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Rooney   
Docherty   24'
McNab  		 Stevenson   Attendance: 1,250
Referee: C White
9 September 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 1–2 Aberdeen Boghead Park
Donnelly   (pen) Bell   76'
Hewitt   85'		 Attendance: 3,000

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 1982–83 Scottish Cup
29 January 1983 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 0–1 Airdrie Boghead Park
Flood   10' Attendance: 957
Referee: L Thow

Stirlingshire Cup edit

4 August 1982 1st Round Clydebank 2–5 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Williamson  
McCabe  		 Donnelly   
Blair  
Dunlop  
Rankin  
7 August 1982 Semi Final Alloa Athletic 3–0 Dumbarton Boghead Park
McGowan,P  
McGrogan  
Dunlop  		 Attendance: 200
8 August 1982 Final Stenhousemuir 1–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
  Blair   
Donnelly  

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Airdrieonians 39 16 7 16 62 46 +16 39
6 Alloa Athletic 39 14 11 14 52 52 0 39
7 Dumbarton 39 13 10 16 50 59 −9 36
8 Falkirk 39 15 6 18 45 55 −10 36
9 Raith Rovers 39 13 8 18 64 63 +1 34
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
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 Murray Bowman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Tom Carson 44 0 37 0 1 0 6 0
DF   SCO Martin McGowan 31 1 22+4 1 0 0 4+1 0
DF   SCO Ray Montgomerie 28 2 25 2 1 0 1+1 0
MF   SCO Albert Burnett 37 0 28+3 0 1 0 4+1 0
MF   SCO Frank Close 22 2 15+2 2 1 0 4 0
MF   SCO Mark Clougherty 40 0 36 0 0 0 4 0
MF   SCO Tommy Coyle 45 1 38 1 1 0 6 0
MF   SCO Albert Craig 38 7 23+9 7 1 0 3+2 0
MF   SCO Jim Hughes 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Dave McCaig 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Colin McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Donald McNeil 31 0 27+1 0 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO David Stevenson 43 10 29+9 9 0+1 0 3+1 1
MF   SCO Tom Walker 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW   SCO Raymond Blair 36 10 28+1 10 1 0 5+1 0
FW   SCO John Bourke 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ally Brown 24 1 12+5 1 1 0 5+1 0
FW   SCO John Donnelly 35 13 28 8 1 0 6 5
FW   SCO Mick Dunlop 31 3 18+6 3 1 0 5+1 0
FW   SCO Alf Holton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Tom McAteer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Bob McCulley 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Pat McGowan 37 1 31+3 1 0+1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Joe McGrogan 17 1 7+7 1 0 0 2+1 0
FW   SCO Mike Rankin 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

[2]

Transfers edit

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[3]

Reserve team edit

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West) - Second Series, winning 1 and drawing 5 of 12 games - finishing 13th of 13.

Trivia edit

  • The League match against Clyde on 2 October marked Tom Carson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 86th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 16 October marked Raymond Blair's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 16th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The final League match against Falkirk on 14 May marked Mark Clougherty's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 87th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

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