Season 1993–94 was the 110th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 88th time, the Scottish Cup for the 99th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 47th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the fourth time.
| 1993–1994 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Murdo MacLeod |
| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 1 | 8th |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round |
| Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
| B&Q Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Charlie Gibson (13) All: Charlie Gibson (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,361 |
| Lowest home attendance | 414 |
| Average home league attendance | 1,116 |
Overview edit
The new league campaign would have added importance as the league structure was once again being revised for 1994-95, with four divisions being created, and the addition of two new clubs, Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. As it was, results were up and down from the start, but while Dumbarton finished one place short of First Division football, they never really threatened that all important 7th place, finishing 6 points behind Ayr United in 8th.
In the national cup competitions, it was a case of a second successive season of falling at the first hurdle. In the Scottish Cup, Premier Division champions elect, Rangers would defeat Dumbarton in the third round.
In the League Cup, it was Rangers again who defeated Dumbarton by just a single goal in the second round - and it would be Rangers that would lift the trophy at the end of the season.
Finally, it was a fourth time first round exit in the B&Q Cup - a disappointing defeat to Second Division Stranraer.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, the competition was split into two qualifying sections, and having topped their section of Falkirk, Stenhousemuir and East Stirling, Dumbarton went on to win the trophy in the final against Alloa Athletic, on penalties, after a scoreless draw.
Results & fixtures edit
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division edit
| 7 August 1993 First Division | Stirling Albion | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
Watters  Reilly |
Attendance: 879 Referee: A Waddell |
| 14 August 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
| Boyd 30' Gibson 72' |
Attendance: 1,001 Referee: D Hope |
| 21 August 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–4 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 11' Meechan |
McIntosh Boyd (OG)Jack Eadie |
Attendance: 1,597 Referee: R Tait |
| 28 August 1993 First Division | Ayr United | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Mooney 46' |
Attendance: 1,675 Referee: M Clark |
| 4 September 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
| Attendance: 1,044 Referee: D McVicar |
| 11 September 1993 First Division | St Mirren | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
| Mooney 45', 76' Gibson |
Attendance: 2,607 Referee: J McCluskey |
| 14 September 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| McConville |
Attendance: 562 Referee: G Clyde |
| 18 September 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
| McLaughlin 14' |
Attendance: 2,361 Referee: W Morrison |
| 25 September 1993 First Division | Morton | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Collins Doak (pen)McEwan |
McGarvey |
Attendance: 1,420 Referee: J Timmons |
| 28 September 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| Smith |
Attendance: 1,276 Referee: L Thow |
| 2 October 1993 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–1 | Dumbarton | East End Park |
| Smith 46' McCathie 55'O'Boyle 52'Laing |
Melvin |
Attendance: 2,941 Referee: H Dallas |
| 9 October 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| Foster 32' |
Pew 38' Lawrie 59' |
Attendance: 766 Referee: J Herald |
| 2 October 1993 First Division | Brechin City | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Mooney (pen) MacDonald Foster |
Attendance: 469 Referee: D McVicar |
| 23 October 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–3 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
| McGarvey 76' Gow 85'MacDonald 90+2' |
Gallagher 38' |
Attendance: 1,723 Referee: D Syme |
| 30 October 1993 First Division | Clydebank | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
| Henry Thomson 82' (pen) |
Walker |
Attendance: 1,297 Referee: J Smith |
| 6 November 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 3' |
Bryce 68' |
Attendance: 918 Referee: L Mottram |
| 10 November 1993 First Division | Hamilton | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
| Duffield 85' |
Attendance: 1,182 Referee: W Young |
| 13 November 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–5 | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Gibson |
French 20}' (36}), 40' Laing 22' |
Attendance: 1,437 Referee: E Martindale |
| 20 November 1993 First Division | Airdrie | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
| Marsland 80' |
Attendance: 1,741 Referee: J Herald |
| 27 November 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Gibson McGarvey |
Attendance: 1,140 Referee: W Crombie |
| 4 December 1993 First Division | Falkirk | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Hughes 22' |
Mooney 63' |
Attendance: 3,306 Referee: M Clark |
| 11 December 1993 First Division | Clyde | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
| Sludden 45' Strain 74' |
Mooney 56' |
Attendance: 681 Referee: I Taylor |
| 18 December 1993 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| Melvin Mooney 41', 58' (pen) |
Brand |
Attendance: 414 Referee: W Morrison |
| 8 January 1994 First Division | Ayr United | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Hood 43' |
Meechan 22' |
Attendance: 2,084 Referee: R Orr |
| 11 January 1994 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
| Attendance: 758 Referee: J Rowbotham |
| 15 January 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
| Clark |
Attendance: 744 Referee: J O'Hare |
| 18 January 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Clydebank | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 1' Melvin 50' |
Flannigan 5' Thomson 83' |
Attendance: 1,003 Referee: G Evans |
| 22 January 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
| Gibson |
Strain 12' |
Attendance: 927 Referee: D Hope |
| 5 February 1994 First Division | St Mirren | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
| Gibson 18' Meechan 54'Boyd 82' |
Attendance: 2,504 Referee: L Thow |
| 12 February 1994 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3-2 | Dumbarton | East End Park |
| Petrie 5' Tod 28', 49' |
Meechan Gibson |
Attendance: 3,821 Referee: G Dunbar |
| 1 March 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| Attendance: 950 Referee: D Syme |
| 5 March 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
| Cadette 13' |
Attendance: 1,815 Referee: R Tait |
| 12 March 1994 First Division | Morton | 0-0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Attendance: 1,046 Referee: J Herald |
| 19 March 1994 First Division | Brechin City | 0-0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Attendance: 425 Referee: J O'Hare |
| 26 March 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| Attendance: 887 Referee: G Tran |
| 29 March 1994 First Division | Clyde | 1-2 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
| Tennant 45' |
Ward 74' MacLeod 88' |
Attendance: 789 Referee: J McCluskey |
| 2 April 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–3 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
| Gibson 65' Mooney 75' |
Bone 24' Elliot 45'Lavety 84' |
Attendance: 1,377 Referee: T McCurry |
| 12 April 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Robertson 9' McWilliams 69' |
Attendance: 1,305 Referee: D Syme |
| 16 April 1994 First Division | Airdrie | 1-1 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
| Smith 56' |
Melvin 86' |
Attendance: 1,320 Referee: G Clyde |
| 23 April 1994 First Division | Falkirk | 4-0 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Ristic 50' Cadette 57'May 76', 81' |
Attendance: 3,249 Referee: K Clark |
| 26 April 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Cunnington 15' Gibson 53' |
Attendance: 650 Referee: W Innes |
| 30 April 1994 First Division | Clydebank | 2-0 | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
| Ferguson 53', 73' |
Attendance: 929 Referee: L Thow |
| 7 May 1994 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Cunnington 45' |
Bilsland 42' |
Attendance: 670 Referee: T Brown |
| 14 May 1994 First Division | Hamilton | 2-1 | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
| Duffield 50', 82' |
Cunnington 33' |
Attendance: 1,451 Referee: J Smith |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 11 August 1993 League Cup round 2 | Rangers | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
| Ferguson |
Attendance: 36,309 Referee: G Evans |
B&Q Cup edit
| 5 October 1993 Challenge Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stranraer | Boghead Park |
| Foster 44' |
Henderson 12' Sloan 15' |
Attendance: 446 Referee: D Hope |
Tennant's Scottish Cup edit
| 29 January 1994 Cup round 3 | Rangers | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Park |
| Durie 5' Hately (pen)Steven 39'Robertson,D |
Mooney 78' (pen) |
Attendance: 36,671 Referee: K Clark |
Stirlingshire Cup edit
| 24 July 1993 Group stage | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
| McQuade |
Rice 9' |
Referee: G Dunbar |
| 27 July 1993 Group stage | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
| McGarvey 30' |
Fisher Dickov 50'Irvine |
Referee: J McElhinney |
| 31 July 1993 Group stage | East Stirling | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| McQuade |
Attendance: I Hutchison |
| 21 September 1993 Final | Dumbarton | 0–0 (5-3 p) | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Referee: W Innes |
Pre-season and other matches edit
| 15 July 1993 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| McQuade |
Attendance: CD |
| 2 August 1993 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
| Morrison |
|
Attendance: CD |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | St Mirren | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 50 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Dumbarton (R) | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 9 | Stirling Albion (R) | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 35 | |
| 10 | Clyde (R) | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 32 |
Player statistics edit
Squad edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO
|
Ian MacFarlane | 46 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Kenny Meechan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
John Boyd | 16 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Eddie Cunnington | 13 | 3 | 13+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Roland Fabiani | 41 | 0 | 36+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Alan Foster | 30 | 3 | 22+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Stevie Gow | 17 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Martin Melvin | 45 | 4 | 42+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Tommy Wilson | 20 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Robert Docherty | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Gerry Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Marsland | 38 | 1 | 32+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Paul Martin | 20 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Bobby McConville | 23 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Martin McGarvey | 37 | 3 | 27+8 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Murdo MacLeod | 44 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Meechan | 38 | 4 | 31+5 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Mark Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Calum Campbell | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Charlie Gibson | 46 | 13 | 44+0 | 13 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jimmy Gilmour | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Mike McAnenay | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John MacDonald | 7 | 2 | 3+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John McQuade | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Martin Mooney | 45 | 10 | 41+2 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Tommy Walker | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Hugh Ward | 10 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Andy Willock | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers edit
Players in edit
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Players out edit
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Reserve team edit
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West B), and with 9 wins and 4 draws from 24 games, finished 7th of 9.
In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to St Johnstone in the first round.
Trivia edit
- The League match against Clyde on 14 August marked Charlie Gibson's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 21st Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
- The League match against Ayr United on 6 November marked Ian MacFarlane's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 107th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- The crowd of 36,671 at Ibrox for the Scottish Cup tie against Rangers on 24 January was the largest to have ever witnessed a Dumbarton match. This beat the previous record set just 5 months earlier, in a League Cup tie against the same opponents at the same venue.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 1994-95. The Scottish Football League. 1994.
- ^ "Scottish Division One 1993-1994 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 1994-95. The Scottish Football League. 1994.
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.