The 2014–15 season was Dumbarton's third consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football - the Scottish Championship, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season.[2] The season marked Ian Murray's second full season as manager.
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alan Jardine | ||
| Manager | Ian Murray | ||
| Stadium | Bet Butler Stadium | ||
| Championship | Seventh place | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Stranraer | ||
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Hibernian | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round, lost to Rangers | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Garry Fleming (6) All: Garry Fleming (6) | ||
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Dumbarton finished seventh in the Scottish Championship. They continued their poor form in the Challenge Cup by losing in the first round to Stranraer. Additionally, Dumbarton only reached the second round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.
Results & fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season edit
| 3 July 2014[3] Friendly | Vale of Leithen | 0 – 4 | Dumbarton | Victoria Park, Innerleithen |
| 19:30 |  |
Report | Kirkpatrick 4', 23' Nish Scott Taggart |
Attendance: 100 |
| 5 July 2014[3] Friendly | Edinburgh City | 0 – 2 | Dumbarton | Ainslie Park |
| 15:00 | |
Report | Trialist Kirkpatrick |
Attendance: 100 |
| 15 July 2014[3] Friendly | Hamilton | 3 – 1 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
| Antonie-Curier 20' (pen) 75' |
Report | Kirkpatrick |
Attendance: 300 |
| 19 July 2014[3] Friendly | Dumbarton | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Bet Butler Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 57' |
Report | Stevenson 79' |
Attendance: 600 |
| 29 July 2014[3] Friendly | Dumbarton | 0 – 2 | Carlisle | Bet Butler Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Amoo 46' Dempsey 89' |
Attendance: 353 Referee: Don Robertson |
SPFL Championship edit
| 9 August 2014 Championship | Raith Rovers | 3 – 1 | Dumbarton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Watson 56' Conroy 78'Nadé 81' |
Dumbarton Report SPFL Report |
Agnew 90' |
Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Beaton |
| 16 August 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 0 – 4 | Queen of the South | Bet Butler Stadium |
| 15:00 | SPFL Report | Lyle 20' Reilly 50' Fowler 68' Russell 77' |
Attendance: 958 Referee: D Robertson |
| 23 August 2014 Championship | Rangers | 4 – 1 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | McCulloch 15' McGregor 30'Clark 54'Turner 76' (Own goal) |
SPFL Report | Mohsni 81' (Own goal) |
Attendance: 31,175 Referee: Colvin |
| 30 August 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Bet Butler Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kane 89' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 814 Referee: Cook |
| 13 September 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Salmond |
| 20 September 2014 Championship | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sibbald 5' |
BBC Report | Kane 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Graham |
| 27 September 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 3 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Campbell 39' Kirkpatrick 54'Nish 78' |
Report | Simmons 90+1' |
Attendance: 758 Referee:  McLean |
| 4 October 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 0 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fleming  79' |
Report | Attendance: 851 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 11 October 2014 Championship | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Malonga 45' Cummings 68'Robertson 74' |
Report | Agnew 9' Graham 43'Gilhaney 55'linton 90+2' |
Attendance: 7,923 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 18 October 2014 Championship | Heart of Midlothian | 5 – 1 | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sow 26' Buaben 40' (pen.)Holt 56'Paterson 84'King 88' |
Report | Nish 25' Fleming 42' 73' |
Attendance: 15,522 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 25 October 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 0 – 3 | Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Miller 26' Wallace 61'Boyd 73' |
Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 8 November 2014 Championship | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Baird 33' Durnan 69'Lyle 71' |
Report | Attendance: 1,677 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 15 November 2014 Championship | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mullen 29' |
Report | Fleming 62' Megginson 70' |
Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 22 November 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 3 – 6 | Hibernian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kane 50' Graham 61'Fleming 71' |
Report | Allan 23' Malonga 25'Hanlon 30'Malonga 64'Stanton 83'Malonga 85' |
Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 6 December 2014 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 1 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | Kane 9' |
Attendance: 666 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 13 December 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Agnew 20' Agnew 88' |
Report | Stewart,M 63' |
Attendance: 764 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 20 December 2014 Championship | Dumbarton | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Loy 11' Alston 80'Sibbald 83' |
Attendance: 663 Referee: Des Roache |
| 27 December 2014 Championship | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 3 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Sutherland 66' |
Report | Nish 36' Mair 68'Fleming 73' |
Attendance: 556 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 3 January 2015 Championship | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Daly 22' Wallace 41'Shiels 90+3' |
SPFL Report | Graham 15' |
Attendance: 30,031 Referee: Colvin |
| 10 January 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 5 | Heart of Midlothian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kane 63' |
SPFL Report | Nicholson 8' Walker 26'Zeefuik 52'Nicholson 57'Zeefuik 62' |
Attendance: 1,537 Referee: John Beaton |
| 17 January 2015 Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
| 15:00 | Conroy 29' Anderson 32' |
SPFL Report | Megginson 81' |
Attendance: 1,474 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 24 January 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 5 | Livingston | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | McCallum 87' |
SPFL Report | White 5' Mullen 63'Mullen 73'Jacobs 79'White 82' |
Attendance: 793 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 31 January 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 3 – 3 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sibbald 21' Leahy 35'Smith 80' |
SPFL Report | Taggart 19' Petrie 63'Campbell 71' |
Attendance: 3,703 Referee: George Salmond |
| 14 February 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taggart 34' |
SPFL Report | Brownlie 70' Oyenuga 73' |
Attendance: 756 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 21 February 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Dja Djedge 29' Malonga 32'Malonga 56' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 8,370 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 28 February 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | SPFL Report | Attendance: 904 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 7 March 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fleming 42' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 791 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 14 March 2015 Championship | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 0 | Dumbarton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sow 53' Wilson 69'King 86'King 90' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 15,631 Referee: John Beaton |
| 21 March 2015 Championship | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sives 14' |
SPFL Report | Agnew 80' Fleming 88' |
Attendance: 831 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 28 March 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Campbell 81' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,016 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 4 April 2015 Championship | Cowdenbeath | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Toshney 44' Higgins 48'Nish 79' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 515 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 8 April 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Megginson 55' |
SPFL Report | Hanlon 42' Cummings 66' |
Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 11 April 2015 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Flannigan 7' Cawley 21'Spence 71' |
SPFLReport | Attendance: 535 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 18 April 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 3 | Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wilson 2' |
SPFLReport | Hardie 10' Hardie 48'Vuckic 52' |
Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 25 April 2015 Championship | Queen of the South | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Holt 55' McKenna 72' |
SPFL Report | McCallum 80' |
Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 2 May 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 2 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kirkpatrick 21' Agnew 78' |
SPFL Report | Stewart 53' Vaughan 80' |
Attendance: 801 Referee: Mat Thorncroft |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 26 July 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Stranraer | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | McKeown 64', 77' Winter 90+4' |
Dumbarton Report SPFL Report |
Kirkpatrick 4' Gilhaney 45' |
Attendance: 355 Referee: Roache |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 2 August 2014 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Dumbarton Report SPFL Report |
Graham 59' |
Attendance: 379 Referee: Clancy |
| 26 August 2014 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | El Alagui 78', 84' Stanton 90+1' |
BBC Report | Megginson 52' Gilhaney 59' |
Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Robertson |
Scottish Cup edit
| 1 November 2014 Scottish Cup round 3 | Dumbarton | 0 – 1 | Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Boyd 45' |
Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Stirlingshire Cup edit
| 17 March 2015 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Petrie 17' Megginson 43'Megginson 45' |
Report | Sneddon 85' |
Attendance: 120 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 15 April 2015 Semi Final | East Stirling | 2 – 0 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park |
| 19:45 | Wallace 54' Townsley 77' |
Report | Attendance: 124 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Falkirk | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 53 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 34 | |
| 8 | Livingston[a] | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 27 | |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic (O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.
Player statistics edit
- As of 16 July 2016[4]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | SCO
|
Jamie Ewings | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Stephen Grindlay | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Josh Lumsden | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  EIR
|
Danny Rogers | 36 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Joseph Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Stuart Findlay | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Andy Graham | 38 | 3 | 34+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Linton | 32 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Lee Mair | 15 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Kieran MacDonald | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Mark McLaughlin | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Taggart | 35 | 2 | 28+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | EIR
|
David van Zanten | 23 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Mark Wilson | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Scott Agnew | 40 | 5 | 35+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Ryan Clark | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Dylan Easton | 13 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Garry Fleming | 34 | 6 | 28+3 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Mark Gilhaney | 37 | 2 | 27+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jordan Kirkpatrick | 23 | 3 | 15+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Alistair McKerracher | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Hugh Murray | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Darren Petrie | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF |  NIR
|
Chris Turner | 28 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Archie Campbell | 38 | 3 | 20+14 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Chris Duggan | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Chris Kane | 10 | 5 | 8+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Colin Nish | 24 | 2 | 14+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Donald McCallum | 5 | 2 | 0+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Steven McDougall | 10 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Mitchel Megginson | 40 | 4 | 26+10 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Bryan Prunty | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NEW KIT REVEALED". Dumbarton F.C. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Sons promoted to First Division". The Scotsman. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Two Home Friendlies". Dumbarton F.C. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Scottish Football Almanac 2015/16. Cowdenbeath: Real8 Media, Andy MacGregor. 2015. ISBN 978-0-9574645-5-1.
- ^ "TAGGART MAKES SONS MOVE". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: VAN ZANTEN JOINS SONS". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "MAIR HEADS TO THE ROCK". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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- ^ "DONS KEEPER ARRIVES ON LOAN". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "SONS ADD ON-LOAN HAMILTON PLAYER". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "STRIKER RETURNS". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "NEW FACE AT THE ROCK". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "LOAN SIGNING - DYLAN JOINS FROM SAINTS". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "SQUAD ADDITION". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "WILSON BECOMES A SON". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "JAG BECOMES A SON". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ a b "SONS RELEASE TWO". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "SMITH RELEASED". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "MCGINN HEADS TO DENS". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "PRUNTS MOVES ON". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ a b "SQUAD MOVEMENT". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "MARKO RELEASED". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "STRIKER DEPARTS THE ROCK". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.