2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 2004–05 was the 121st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 99th time, the Scottish Cup for the 110th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 58th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 14th time.

Dumbarton

2004-05 season
Manager	Brian Fairlie/Paul Martin
Stadium	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 2	7th
Scottish Cup	First Round
Scottish League Cup	Second Round
Bell's Challenge Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Iain Russell (11) All: Iain Russell (13)
Highest home attendance	1,446
Lowest home attendance	522
Average home league attendance	900

Overview

The near miss in gaining promotion the previous season had ensured that there was considerable confidence in the team going into season 2004-05 to make that further step. However, despite a successful opening spell, results were not as good as anticipated, and in December Brian Fairlie would make way for Paul Martin in the manager's seat. There was to be no great resurgence in results and in the end a disappointing 7th place was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, after defeating Cowdenbeath in the first round, it would be Berwick Rangers that would advance from the second round tie, after a drawn match.

In the League Cup, Ross County would prove to be too strong in the first round.

Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was another first round exit, this time to Stirling Albion.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and would take no further part in the competition.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Second Division

Dumbarton v Ayr United

7 August 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Ayr United	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Dillon 18'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,016 Referee: C Melville

Arbroath v Dumbarton

14 August 2004 Scottish Second Division	Arbroath	0–2	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
		BBC Report	Russell 8', 83'	Attendance: 505 Referee: C Conroy

Dumbarton v Morton

21 August 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	0–3	Morton	Dumbarton Football Stadium
		BBC Report	Walker,J 32' Weatherston 67' Greacen 84'	Attendance: 1,505 Referee: I Frickleton

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

28 August 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Forfar Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
		BBC Report	Tosh 54'	Attendance: 723 Referee: E Smith

Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton

4 September 2004 Scottish Second Division	Berwick Rangers	0–4	Dumbarton	Shielfield Park
		BBC Report	Annand 30', 45', 49' Donald 74'	Attendance: 412 Referee: C Murray

Dumbarton v Stranraer

11 September 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–3	Stranraer	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Annand 48'	BBC Report	Finlayson 2' Guy 79' (pen) Graham 85'	Attendance: 851 Referee: C Boyle

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

18 September 2004 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	3–2	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
	McMillan 75' Bolochoweckjy 80' Walker 89'	BBC Report	Rodgers 11' Russell 57'	Attendance: 505 Referee: A Freeland

Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

25 September 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Stirling Albion	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Russell 30'	BBC Report	Glancy 46'	Attendance: 982 Referee: A Hunter

Brechin City v Dumbarton

2 October 2004 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	4–0	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
	White 51' Ritchie 69', 81', 85'	BBC Report		Attendance: 503 Referee: C Mackay

Dumbarton v Arbroath

16 October 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–3	Arbroath	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	McEwan 77' (pen)	BBC Report	Swankie 29', 66' McMullen 42'	Attendance: 772 Referee: M Tumilty

Ayr United v Dumbarton

23 October 2004 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	0–1	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
		BBC Report	Rodgers 88'	Attendance: 1,533

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

30 October 2004 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	0–2	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
		BBC Report	Dunn 58', 72'	Attendance: 486 Referee: C Hardie

Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers

6 November 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	3–1	Berwick Rangers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Boyle 22' Rodgers 33' Holmes 66'	BBC Report	Gordon 56'	Attendance: 790 Referee: M Sproule

Stranraer v Dumbarton

13 November 2004 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	1–0	Dumbarton	Stair Park
	Guy 52' (pen)	BBC Report		Attendance: 557

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

30 November 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Alloa Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
		BBC Report	Hill 74'	Attendance: 522 Referee: E Smith

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

4 December 2004 Scottish Second Division	Stirling Albion	1–0	Dumbarton	Forthbank Stadium
	Gethins 51'	BBC Report		Attendance: 688

Dumbarton v Ayr United

27 December 2004 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Ayr United	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Russell 7'	BBC Report	Connolly 9'	Attendance: 1,118 Referee: M Sproule

Morton v Dumbarton

1 January 2005 Scottish Second Division	Morton	3–0	Dumbarton	Cappielow
	Weatherston 24' (pen) McCluskey 54' Templeman 63'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,746 Referee: B Winter

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

3 January 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Forfar Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Rodgers 66'	BBC Report	Tosh 57'	Attendance: 714 Referee: C Richmond

Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton

15 January 2005 Scottish Second Division	Berwick Rangers	0–3	Dumbarton	Shielfield Park
		BBC Report	Dillon 38' Rodgers 58' Annand 67'	Attendance: 322 Referee: M Tumilty

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

29 January 2005 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	4–2	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
	Ross 7' Quitongo 10' Brown 23' Ferguson 27'	BBC Report	McKinstrey 58' Rodgers 82'	Attendance: 608 Referee: I Frickleton

Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

5 February 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Stirling Albion	Dumbarton Football Stadium
		BBC Report	Dunn 16', 41'	Attendance: 965 Referee: C Hardie

Brechin City v Dumbarton

12 February 2005 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	0–2	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
		BBC Report	Annand 20' McKinstrey 36'	Attendance: 595 Referee: C Melville

Dumbarton v Morton

19 February 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	3–0	Morton	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Ronald 24' Russell 42', 67'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,446 Referee: C Boyle

Dumbarton v Arbroath

26 February 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	2–1	Arbroath	Gayfield Park
	Swankie 28' Henslee 77'	BBC Report	Annand 78'	Attendance: 502 Referee: J Downie

Dumbarton v Brechin City

1 March 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Brechin City	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	McEwan 21' (pen)	BBC Report	Callagan 2'	Attendance: 554 Referee: J Downie

Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers

5 March 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Berwick Rangers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	McEwan 88' (pen)	BBC Report	Smith 87'	Attendance: 690 Referee: A Hunter

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

12 March 2005 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	6-0	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
	Shields 40', 45', 57' King 51' McClune 64' Tosh 72'	BBC Report		Attendance: 443 Referee: S MacDonald

Stranraer v Dumbarton

19 March 2005 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	2–1	Dumbarton	Stair Park
	Moore 21' McManus 28'	BBC Report	McEwan 89' (pen)	Attendance: 455 Referee: W Young

Dumbarton v Stranraer

26 March 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Stranraer	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Russell			Attendance: 848

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

2 April 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	3–2	Alloa Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Russell 34', 58', 87'	BBC Report	Brown 1' Hamilton 57'	Attendance: 787 Referee: C Murray

Dumbarton v Brechin City

9 April 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Brechin City	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Dillon 53'	BBC Report	Sharp 71'	Attendance: 773 Referee: I Frickleton

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

16 April 2005 Scottish Second Division	Stirling Albion	3–0	Dumbarton	Forthbank Stadium
	Wilson 19' MacDonald 45' Nugent 90'	BBC Report		Attendance: 705 Referee: D Somers

Morton v Dumbarton

23 April 2005 Scottish Second Division	Morton	0–0	Dumbarton	Cappielow
		BBC Report		Attendance: 3,229 Referee: H Dallas

Dumbarton v Arbroath

30 April 2005 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	3–0	Arbroath	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Boyle 69' Dillon 78' Gemmell 82'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,197 Referee: M Sproule

Ayr United v Dumbarton

7 May 2005 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	1–1	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Smyth 76'	BBC Report	Gemmell 19'	Attendance: 1,277 Referee: A Hunter

Bell's League Challenge Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup

Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

31 July 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Dumbarton	1–2	Stirling Albion	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Bonar 5'	BBC report	McLean 45', 47'	Attendance: 709

CIS League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup

Dumbarton v Ross County

10 August 2004 Scottish League Cup round 1	Dumbarton	1–3	Ross County	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Russell	BBC Report	Burke	Attendance: 437

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

27 November 2004 Scottish Cup round 1	Cowdenbeath	2–3	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Gribben 32' Buchanan 90'	BBC Report	McEwan 38' (pen) Dunn 50' Russell 80'	Attendance: 279 Referee: J Downie

Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers

11 December 2004 Scottish Cup round 2	Dumbarton	1–1	Berwick Rangers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Dillon 37'	BBC Report	McNicholl 6'	Attendance: 622 Referee: M Tumilty

Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton

18 December 2004 Scottish Cup round 2R	Berwick Rangers	3–1	Dumbarton	Shielfield Park
	Clark 30' Connelly 73' Hutchison 89'	BBC Report	Annand 24'	Attendance: 318 Referee: M Tumilty

Stirlingshire Cup

Dumbarton v Falkirk

3 August 2004 Group stage	Dumbarton	1–2	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	McEwan			Attendance: 403

East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton

17 August 2004 Group stage	East Stirlingshire	0–3	Dumbarton	Firs Park
			Rodgers Herd Russell	Attendance: 162

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

Royal Navy XI v Dumbarton

17 July 2004 Friendly	Royal Navy XI	1–1	Dumbarton
			Russell

Billingham Town v Dumbarton

17 July 2004 Friendly	Billingham Town	1–2	Dumbarton	Billingham
			Ronald Russell

Dumbarton v St Mirren

20 July 2004 Friendly	Dumbarton	2–1	St Mirren	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Ronald Russell

Dumbarton v Macclesfield Town

24 July 2004 Friendly	Dumbarton	0–4	Macclesfield Town	Dumbarton Football Stadium
			Whitaker Miles Parkin	Attendance: 389 Referee: C Hardie

Pollok v Dumbarton

27 July 2004 Friendly	Pollok	3–0	Dumbarton	Newlandsfield Park
				Attendance: 250

Dumbarton v St Mirren

25 January 2005 Friendly	Dumbarton	2–1	St Mirren	Dumbarton Football Stadium
	Gemmell Holmes

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
5	Forfar Athletic	36	13	8	15	51	45	+6	47
6	Alloa Athletic	36	12	10	14	66	68	−2	46
7	Dumbarton	36	11	9	16	43	53	−10	42
8	Ayr United	36	11	9	16	39	54	−15	42
9	Arbroath (R)	36	10	8	18	49	73	−24	38	Relegation to the Third Division

Source: "2004-2005 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Player statistics

Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Stephen Grindlay	35	0	30+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	GK	SCO	John Wight	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Derek Allan	6	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Karl Anderson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Brittain	38	0	32+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Dempsie	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ian Dobbins	30	0	24+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig McEwan	36	5	31+0	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	DF	SCO	James McKinstry	37	2	28+4	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Walker	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	James Allan	12	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Steven Bonar	22	1	15+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Chris Boyle	26	2	18+4	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Bradley	17	0	3+12	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	John Dillon	36	5	26+5	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	MF	SCO	Barry Donald	28	1	19+4	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Robert Dunn	16	3	8+6	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	1
	MF	SCO	Graeme Holmes	12	1	8+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Chris McGroarty	7	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Eddie Annand	31	8	22+6	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	1
	FW	SCO	Ryan Borris	17	0	7+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	John Gemmell	16	2	8+8	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Gordon Herd	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Andy Rodgers	36	6	17+14	6	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+3	0
	FW	SCO	Paul Ronald	27	1	18+5	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	SCO	Iain Russell	37	13	25+7	11	1+0	1	1+0	0	2+1	1

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Date
Derek Allan	Queen of the South	24 May 2004
Ryan Borris	St Peters Juv	7 Jun 2004
Robert Dunn	St Mirren	7 Jun 2004
Graeme Holmes	Dundee United (loan)	27 Aug 2004
Eddie Annand	St Mirren	28 Aug 2004
Karl Anderson	St Mirren	1 Sep 2004
Chris McGroarty	Airdrie United	23 Sep 2004
James Allan	Stirling Albion	22 Jan 2005
John Gemmell	Partick Thistle	26 Jan 2005
Robert Walker	Hamilton	30 Jan 2005
Mark Dempsie	St Mirren	9 Feb 2005

Players out

Player	To	Date
Neil Collins	Sunderland	12 Aug 2004
Chris McGroarty		31 Dec 2004
Steven Bonar	Forfar Athletic	15 Jan 2005
Robert Dunn	Stirling Albion	21 Jan 2005
Derek Allan		24 Jan 2005
Steve Renicks	Bellshill Athletic
Gordon Herd	Berwick Rangers
Bjorn Skjelbred	FK Eik Tønsberg
Steve Laidler	Farnborough Town

Trivia

• The League match against Morton on 19 February marked Stephen Grindlay's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 127th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
• The League match against Arbroath on 26 February marked John Dillon's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 29th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.

See also

• 2004–05 in Scottish football

External links

• John Wight (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Archived 1 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Karl Anderson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Gordon Herd (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
• Scottish Football Historical Archive