2010–11 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Dumbarton's second consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.[4] Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Dumbarton
2010–11 season
ChairmanColin Hosie[1]
Alan Jardine[1]
ManagerJim Chapman
Alan Adamson
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionSeventh place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Greenock Morton
League CupFirst round, lost to Queen of the South
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jon McShane (13)

All:
Jon McShane (13)
Highest home attendance853 vs. Livingston, 5 March 2011[2]
Lowest home attendance350 vs. Alloa Athletic, 18 January 2011[2]
Average home league attendance624[3]

Summary

edit

Dumbarton finished seventh in the Second Division.[5] They reached the first of the Scottish Challenge Cup,[6] the first round of the League Cup[7] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

edit

Dumbarton began the 2010–11 season under the management of Jim Chapman. On 27 October 2010, Chapman resigned as manager,[9] with Alan Adamson being appointed as interim manager.[10] In April 2011, after six months as interim manager Adamson was appointed on a permanent basis.[11]

Results & fixtures

edit

[12][13][14][15]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

edit
7 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 4–1 Dumbarton Station Park
R Campbell   2'
Hilson   51'
Templeman   59', 77' (Penalty)
BBC Report Chaplain   5' (Penalty) Attendance: 510
Referee: McKendrick
14 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Livingston Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Chaplain   70' (pen.) BBC Report Winters   25' (pen.)
O'Byrne   71'  
Russell   77'
Attendance: 643
Referee: Watters
21 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 1–0 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Maxwell   35' (Own goal) BBC Report Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Smith
28 August 2010 Scottish Second Division East Fife 6–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Young   15'
Byrne   35', 44', 71'
Linn   59'
Sloan   83'
BBC Report Attendance: 687
Referee: Norris
18 September 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 0–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park
BBC Report Attendance: 559
Referee: Nicholls
16 October 2010 Scottish Second Division Peterhead 1–0 Dumbarton Balmoor
Ross   49' SFL Report Attendance: 496
Referee: Hilland
23 October 2010 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 4–0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Quinn   3'
Clark   22' (Pen), 43'
Plenderleith   89'
BBC Report Attendance: 392
Referee: Northcroft
30 October 2010 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4–1 East Fife Strathclyde Homes Stadium
McShane   31'
Durie   47' (Own goal)
Gilhaney   89', 92'
BBC Report Byrne   39' Attendance: 585
Referee: Law
6 November 2010 Scottish Second Division Livingston 2–0 Dumbarton Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Watson   19'
Russell   87'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,417
Referee: Clancy
13 November 2010 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–2 Ayr United Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Cook   29' (Penalty)
Walker   54'
R Campbell   84'
BBC Report Tiffoney   28'
Roberts   66'
Rodgers   91'
Attendance: 811
Referee: Madden
2 January 2011 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2–0 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Roberts   11' (Penalty)
McKay   78'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Charleston
18 January 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4–1 Alloa Athletic Strathclyde Homes Stadium
McNiff   14'
Walker   41'
Carcary   53'
Geggan   80'
BBC Report Gibson   56' Attendance: 350
Referee: Norris
29 January 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Brechin City Strathclyde Homes Stadium
McNiff   59'  
Gilhaney   86'
BBC Report Hill   22'
Molloy   72'
Attendance: 565
Referee: Hilland
1 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Airdrie United 1–2 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
McCord   84' (Penalty) SFL Report Gilhaney   21'
Walker   48'
Attendance: 591
Referee: Crawford
5 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2–3 Dumbarton Recreation Park
Motion   64'
Prunty   70'
BBC Report Walker   35'
McShane   57'
McStay   74'
Attendance: 483
Referee: Smith
15 February 2011 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1–3 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Park   44' BBC Report Walker   17'
Gilhaney   23'
Geggan   55'
Attendance: 392
Referee: Nicholls
19 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Peterhead 1–2 Dumbarton Balmoor
15:00 Smith   49' SFL Report McStay   25'
McShane   78'
Attendance: 388
Referee: Roache
22 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 Peterhead Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Gilhaney   32', 54'
McShane   60'
SFL Report Donald   39' Attendance: 376
Referee: Somers
1 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 3–3 Dumbarton Glebe Park
Byers   9', 64'
McAllister   69'
BBC Report McShane   11', 85'
Walker   65'
Attendance: 411
Referee: Robertson
19 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4–2 East Fife Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Geggan   39'
McShane   51', 77'
Gilhaney   68'
BBC Report Linn   27'
Johnstone   61'
Attendance: 615
Referee: O'Reilly
26 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 6–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park
McKenna   7', 79', 85'
Redman   46'
McAllister   52'
Megginson   83'
BBC Report Attendance: 514
Referee: Somers
29 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 2–2 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Thomson   69'  
Paton   80' (Penalty)
Hunter   83'
BBC Report McShane   50', 68' Attendance: 398
Referee: Beaton
2 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Alloa Athletic Strathclyde Homes Stadium
McLeish   36'
Geggan   49'
BBC Report McGowan   48', 78' Attendance: 640
Referee: Hilland
9 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 5–2 Peterhead Strathclyde Homes Stadium
McShane   28'
Walker   40'
Halsman   64'
Gilhaney   73' (Penalty)
McLeish   82'
SFL Report Wyness   60'
Ross   81'
Attendance: 526
Referee: Charleston
23 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Ayr United Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Malone   63' (Own goal) BBC Report Trouten   10'
Moffat   16'
Attendance: 830
Referee: Smith
30 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Livingston 1–1 Dumbarton Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Winters   80' BBC Report Walker   42' Attendance: 1,549
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Challenge Cup

edit

Scottish League Cup

edit
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup round 1 Queen of the South 5–1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Holmes   18', 28' (Penalty)
Johnston   56'
Quinn   78'
Reilly   89'
BBC Report Carcary   58' Attendance: 1,329
Referee: Winter

Scottish Cup

edit
16 November 2010 Final Dumbarton 2–0 Falkirk Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Wallace  
Smith  
Referee: C Charleston

Pre-season Matches

edit
13 July 2010 Dumbarton 2–1 Partick Thistle Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Geggan   10'
Campbell   87'
Donnelly   Attendance: 601
Referee: K Clancy
17 July 2010 Dumbarton 0–2 Oxford United Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Potter   19'
Deering   67'
Attendance: 461
Referee: S Conroy
19 July 2010 Dumbarton 2–2 St Mirren Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Carcary  
Carcary  
 
 
Attendance: 953
21 July 2010 Cumnock 1–3 Dumbarton Townhead Park, Cumnock
  70' Cook   12'
Chaplain   53'
Chisholm   77'

League table

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 East Fife 36 14 10 12 77 60 +17 52
6 Airdrie United 36 13 9 14 52 60 −8 48
7 Dumbarton 36 11 7 18 52 70 −18 40
8 Stenhousemuir 36 10 8 18 46 59 −13 38
9 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 9 9 18 49 71 −22 36 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Player statistics

edit

Squad

edit
No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division[16] Challenge Cup[17] League Cup[18] Scottish Cup[19]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Stephen Grindlay 33 0 30+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
GK   SCO Michael White 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Iain Chisholm 17 0 11+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF   SCO James Creaney 26 0 25+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Nicky Devlin 24 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Ben Gordon 34 0 32+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Jordan Halsman 14 2 13+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Jonathan Lindsay 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Martin McGowan 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Allan McManus 10 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Paul Nugent 34 0 32+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Stirling Smith 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Tony Wallace 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Derek Carcary 24 4 8+14 3 1+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
MF   SCO Scott Chaplain 11 2 5+4 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Alan Cook 11 1 4+5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Andy Geggan 37 5 33+1 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
MF   SCO Mark Gilhaney 29 9 24+5 9 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Craig McLeish 11 2 7+3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Martin McNiff 30 1 24+3 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Ryan McStay 33 2 25+5 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Graham Wilson 5 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Kieran Brannan 16 0 5+8 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
FW   SCO Ross Campbell 20 1 8+9 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW   SCO Roddy Hunter 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Paul Maxwell 9 1 5+2 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Ryan Metcalfe 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Jon McShane 31 13 25+4 13 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
FW   SCO Gary Smith 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW   SCO Patrick Walker 24 9 24+0 9 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Jordan White 8 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

edit

[20]

Trivia

edit
  • The League match against Arbroath on 26 February marked Stephen Grindlay's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 30th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The League match against East Fife on 30 October marked Ben Gordon's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 131st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 712. ISBN 0755362314.
  2. ^ a b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
  3. ^ "2010–11 Second Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  5. ^ "2010/11 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Dumbarton 0 – 0 Greenock Morton". Scottish Football League. 25 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Queen of the South 5–1 Dumbarton". Scottish Football League. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Dumbarton F.C. v Greenock Morton F.C." Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  9. ^ "JIM CHAPMAN – UPDATE". Dumbarton F.C. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Jim Chapman resigns as Dumbarton manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Alan Adamson confirmed Dumbarton boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Dumbarton's results from season 2010/2011". Dumbarton Mad. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  13. ^ "IRN BRU Second Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  15. ^ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  16. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. p. 713. ISBN 0755362314.
  17. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. pp. 783–784. ISBN 0755362314.
  18. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. pp. 780–782. ISBN 0755362314.
  19. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. pp. 787–791. ISBN 0755362314.
  20. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
edit