The 2015–16 season was Dumbarton's fourth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship,[1] having won promotion from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season via the play-offs. Ian Murray resigned as manager before the start of the season and moved to Championship rivals St Mirren and was replaced by Stephen Aitken.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alan Jardine | ||
| Manager | Stevie Aitken | ||
| Stadium | Dumbarton Football Stadium | ||
| Championship | 8th | ||
| Challenge Cup | Second round | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
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Dumbarton finished eighth in the Scottish Championship. They reached the second round in the Challenge Cup before losing to Queens Park, lost in the first round of the League Cup to East Fife and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup to Dundee, following a drawn game.
Results & fixtures
editWin Draw Loss Abandoned or Postponed
Scottish Championship
edit| 8 August 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Hibernian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buchanan  3' Gibson 55' |
BBC Report | Malonga 14' |
Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Robertson |
| 15 August 2015 Championship | St Mirren | 1–2 | Dumbarton | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Agnew 63' |
BBC Report | Gibson 26' Fleming 85' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,806 Referee: Beaton |
| 22 August 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Russell 41' Lyle 68' |
Attendance: 943 Referee: Colvin |
| 28 August 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Alston 5' Sibbald 14' |
BBC Report | Barr 27' |
Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Cook |
| 5 September 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Holmes 59' Ferns 90+3' |
Attendance: 715 Referee: Charleston |
| 12 September 2015 Championship | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Finnie |
| 19 September 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fleming 90' (pen.) Buchanan  72' |
BBC Report | Waghorn 64', 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Robertson |
| 26 September 2015 Championship | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Toshney 56' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Cook |
| 3 October 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Livingston | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cawley 40' Brophy 82' |
BBC Report | Glen 44' Hippolyte 45' |
Attendance: 819 Referee: Walsh |
| 17 October 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Malonga 21' Fontaine 26'Cummings 43' (pen.)Keatings 60' |
BBC Report | Gallagher 22' Craig 74' |
Attendance: 8,221 Referee: Colvin |
| 24 October 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 0–5 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Baird 5', 23', 48' McHugh 43'Alston 71' |
Attendance: 963 Referee: Collum |
| 31 October 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barr 53' |
BBC Report | McKee 41' Johnstone 85' |
Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Salmond |
| 7 November 2015 Championship | Queen of the South | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Heffernan 52' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Muir |
| 21 November 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 3–3 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Saunders 81', 83' Fleming 87' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Craigen 4' Stewart 44'S.Robertson 56' |
Attendance: 707 Referee: Aitken |
| 1 December 2015 Championship | Rangers | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Holt 47' Waghorn 60'Oduwa 81'Halliday 88' (pen.) |
Report | Saunders  17' 87' |
Attendance: 37,182 Referee:  Crawford Allan |
| 5 December 2015 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | Docherty 68' Gallagher 84' |
Attendance: 492 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 12 December 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 1–0 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fleming 50' |
Report | Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 19 December 2015 Championship | Livingston | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pittman 14' |
Report | Saunders 89' |
Attendance: 911 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 26 December 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Alston 36' |
Report | Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 2 January 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 0–6 | Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | SPFL Report | Miller 42', 59', 64' Waghorn 71'Halliday 81'Tavernier 88' |
Attendance: 1,894 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 23 January 2016 Championship | Raith Rovers | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 30 January 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Livingston | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Docherty 56' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 760 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 13 February 2016 Championship | Greenock Morton | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Johnstone 64' McKee 88' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,595 Referee: George Salmond |
| 20 February 2016 Championship | St Mirren | 1–0 | Dumbarton | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 63' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 2,792 Referee: Beaton |
| 27 February 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Hibernian | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cawley 21' Nade 42'Barr 49' |
SPFL Report | Henderson 57' El Alagui 71' |
Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 5 March 2016 Championship | Livingston | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 29' White 83' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 828 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 8 March 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Nade 9', 32', 46' |
SPFL Report | Megginson 31' |
Attendance: 468 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 12 March 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 17:15 | Fleming 90+3' (pen.) |
SPFL Report | Baird 65' (pen.) |
Attendance: 734 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 19 March 2016 Championship | Queen of the South | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Brownlie 34' Lyle 43', 52'Harris 69', 73'Russell 88' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,459 Referee: John Beaton |
| 2 April 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | SPFL Report | Attendance: 994 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 5 April 2016 Championship | Rangers | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Tavernier 50' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 48,568 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 12 April 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 4–2 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Nade 4', 50' Walsh 48'Fleming 86' (pen.) |
SPFL Report | Russell 28' Harris 43' |
Attendance: 573 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 16 April 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Nade 12' Saunders 90+3' |
SPFL Report | Hardie 49' Connolly 60'Craigen 70' |
Attendance: 655 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 23 April 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 2–1 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | OG 40' Fleming 54' |
SPFL Report | Gallagher 10' |
Attendance: 1,387 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 26 April 2016 Championship | Hibernian | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Easter Road |
| 17:45 | Keatings 7', 13' OG 75'Stokes 90+2' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 6,686 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 1 May 2016 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 12:30 | Layne 7' |
SPFL Report | McCallum 51' |
Attendance: 515 Referee: Barry Cook |
Scottish Cup
edit| 28 November 2015 Round 3 | Dumbarton | P – P | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch | ||||
| 8 December 2015 Round 3 | Dumbarton | 5–0 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:30 | McCallum 1' Barr 9'Fleming 14'Kirkpatrick 78' 90+2'Waters 90' |
Report | Flannigan 53' Chopra 72' |
Attendance: 274 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 9 January 2016 Round 4 | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Saunders 15' Fleming 17' 57'Waters 68' |
Report | Lyle 52' |
Attendance: 680 Referee: George Salmond |
| 6 February 2016 Round 5 | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Dundee | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Routledge 79' |
Report | O'Dea 85' |
Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 23 February 2016 Round 5 Replay | Dundee | 5–0 | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | McGinn 16' Hemmings 29'Stewart 51', 90'Holt 79' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 25 July 2015 Round 1 | Greenock Morton | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Kilday 73' MacDonald 83' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Gallagher 6', 30' Fleming 65' |
Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Charleston |
| 18 August 2015 Round 2 | Queen's Park | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| 19:45 | Bradley 95' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 587 Referee: Walsh |
League Cup
edit| 1 August 2015 First round | East Fife | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Austin 48' |
BBC Report | Cawley 65' |
Attendance: 461 Referee: Kirkland |
| Penalties | ||||
Mullan  Naismith Walker  Sutherland Slattery O'Kane |
Taggart Gallagher Graham Craig Gibson Cawley |
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Pre Season Matches
edit| 4 July 2015 Friendly | Edinburgh City | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Ainslie Park |
| 15:00 | DFC Report | Gibson 67' |
| 9 July 2015 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Hearts | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gallagher Cawley |
DFC Report | Attendance: 347 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Clydebank | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buchanan Fleming |
DFC Report | Burbidge |
Attendance: 366 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Player statistics
editSquad
edit- Last updated 25 August 2016[2]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | SCO
|
Mark Brown | 27 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Jamie Ewings | 16 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Darren Barr | 36 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Gregor Buchanan | 37 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Mark Docherty | 39 | 2 | 31+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Andy Graham | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Steven Saunders | 26 | 4 | 24+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Taggart | 20 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Calum Waters | 21 | 1 | 9+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Frazer Wright | 31 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Scott Brown | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Ryan Clark | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Grant Gallagher | 37 | 4 | 24+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Willie Gibson | 21 | 2 | 13+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Mikey Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jordan Kirkpatrick | 27 | 2 | 7+15 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jamie Lindsay | 28 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Donald McCallum | 16 | 2 | 3+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| MF |  ENG
|
Jon Routledge | 38 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Eamonn Brophy | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Kevin Cawley | 39 | 3 | 25+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Steven Craig | 14 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Garry Fleming | 42 | 11 | 30+5 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | |
| FW |  EIR
|
Paul Heffernan | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  THA
|
Kler Heh | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  FRA
|
Christian Nade | 14 | 7 | 10+2 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Steven Ross | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Gordon Smith | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Tom Walsh | 16 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
Team statistics
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 37 | |
| 9 | Livingston (R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic (R) | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 21 | Relegation to League One |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Division summary
editUpdated to match(es) played on 25 August 2016. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
edit
Factfile
edit* The 9 league goals scored in away games matched the record fewest away goals scored set during the 1894–95 season.
See also
editReferences
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