Dumbarton
2002-03 season
ManagerDavid Winnie/ Brian Fairlie
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 26th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
Bell's Challenge CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paddy Flannery/ Gary McCutcheon (8)
All: John Dillon (9)
Highest home attendance1,501
Lowest home attendance480
Average home league attendance950

Season 2002–03 was the 119th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 97th time, the Scottish Cup for the 108th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 56th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 12th time.

Overview

Season 2002-03 began with yet another new manager at the helm. Following the success of promotion the season before, Tom Carson had fallen out with the board and left the club, to be replaced by David Winnie. The league campaign, as was so often the case with Dumbarton, started well and then fell away. By March there were some concerns of a return to Division 3, resulting in David Winnie's departure as manager. Fortunately his replacement Brian Fairlie had the desired effect and a final unbeaten 7 game run ensured a creditable 6th place.

In the Scottish Cup, for the second year running, it would be a first round exit, this time to Raith Rovers.

In the League Cup, Inverness Caledonian Thistle were to prove too much to handle in the first round.

Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was a case of 'role reversal'. In the competition which had seen just one win in ten attempts, this season would see a mini cup run before Queen of the South would bring it to an end in the third round.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton played just one group tie, losing to Falkirk on penalties after a drawn game.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

3 August 2002 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 2–2 Dumbarton Ochilview
Booth 10', 67' (pen) BBC Report Bonar 79'
Flannery 90'		 Attendance: 419
Referee: I Brines
10 August 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Brechin City Dumbarton Football Stadium
Collins 19' BBC Report Attendance: 735
Referee: J Gilmour
17 August 2002 Scottish Second Division Raith Rovers 1–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Hawley 90' BBC Report Attendance: 1,866
Referee: S Conroy
24 August 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Airdrie United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Brown
Dillon
Ronald 19' (OG)		 BBC Report Armstrong 68' Attendance: 1,417
Referee: E Mack
31 August 2002 Scottish Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Burke 46' BBC Report McCutcheon 1', 15' Attendance: 509
Referee: E Martindale
14 September 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
McCutcheon 27' BBC Report Bavidge
Byers 90'		 Attendance: 827
Referee: I Fyfe
21 September 2002 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 1–0 Dumbarton Stair Park
Kerr 43' BBC Report Attendance: 563
Referee: D Smith
28 September 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hamilton Dumbarton Football Stadium
Brown 28' BBC Report Dobbins 20' Attendance: 1,202
Referee: I Frickleton
5 October 2002 Scottish Second Division Cowdenbeath 3–1 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Brown 27'
Winter 74'
Gordon 		BBC Report McCutcheon 42' Attendance: 363
Referee: C Richmond
29 October 2002 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 1–1 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Templeman 54' BBC Report Brown 29' Attendance: 250
Referee: C Murray
2 November 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Lynes 43' BBC Report Burke 44'
Wood 90'		 Attendance: 768
Referee: J Gilmour
9 November 2002 Scottish Second Division Airdrie United 0–1 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Flannery 70' (pen) Attendance: 1,352
Referee: G Clyde
16 November 2002 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–0 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Bavidge 53', 72' BBC Report Attendance: 556
Referee: W Young
23 November 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 Stranraer Dumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery (pen)
McCutcheon
Bonar 		BBC Report Attendance: 740
Referee: B Cassidy
30 November 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium
McCutcheon 36' BBC Report Brown Attendance: 784
Referee: B McGarry
14 December 2002 Scottish Second Division Hamilton 1–0 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
Russell 2' BBC Report Attendance: 1,062
Referee: J Downie
28 December 2002 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–3 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Hawley 44'
Smith 81', 89'		 Attendance: 1,244
Referee: C Melville
1 January 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Airdrie United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Obidile 18'
Dillon 43'		 BBC Report Vareille 90' Attendance: 1,024
Referee: C Richmond
11 January 2003 Scottish Second Division Berwick Rangers 0–1 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
BBC Report Dillon 72' Attendance: 580
Referee: C Allan
18 January 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon 8' BBC Report Rattray 30'
Byers 90'		 Attendance: 867
Referee: C Thomson
25 January 2003 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 2–1 Dumbarton Ochilview
Booth 1'
McFarlane 67'		 BBC Report Dillon 53' (pen) Attendance: 483
Referee: S Conroy
1 February 2003 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 1–2 Dumbarton Stair Park
Moore 16' BBC Report McCutcheon 5'
Scally 60'		 Attendance: 405
Referee: I Fyfe
8 February 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Hamilton Dumbarton Football Stadium
Scally 50'
Collins 60'
McCutcheon 88'		 BBC Report Armstrong 41' Attendance: 1,107
Referee: A Hunter
1 March 2003 Scottish Second Division Raith Rovers 2–1 Dumbarton Starks Park
Dennis 15'
Prest 		BBC Report Scally 70' Attendance: 1,780
Referee: C Hardie
8 March 2003 Scottish Second Division Airdrie United 2–1 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
Gow 2'
Collins 16' (OG)		 BBC Report Flannery 80' Attendance: 1,136
Referee: B McGarry
11 March 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Brechin City Dumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery 25' (pen) BBC Report Templeman 44', 60', 78' Attendance: 480
Referee: E Martindale
15 March 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Brown 20'
Bonar 70'		 BBC Report Bradley 71'
McEwan 90' (OG)		 Attendance: 915
Referee: G Clyde
18 March 2003 Scottish Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Mauchlan 18' (pen)
Elliott 79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 218
Referee: B Cassidy
1 April 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Stranraer Dumbarton Football Stadium
Donald 64' BBC Report Wingate 18' Attendance: 596
Referee: J Downie
5 April 2003 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 0–1 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
BBC Report Scally 44' Attendance: 450
Referee: E Martindale
1 April 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery (pen)
Dillon 44'
Obidile 88'		 BBC Report Gordon 87' (pen) Attendance: 1,203
Referee: C Hardie
19 April 2003 Scottish Second Division Hamilton 2–2 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
Dobbins 41'
Callaghan 68'		 BBC Report Flannery 60'
Brown 		Attendance: 1,270
Referee: G Mitchell
26 April 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery 9'
Russell 35'
Scally 89'		 BBC Report Crawford 16' Attendance: 906
Referee: C Richmond
3 May 2003 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 1–1 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
King 32' BBC Report Obidile 40' Attendance: 895
Referee: C Thomson
10 May 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4–1 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Obidile 27'
Russell 30', 51'
Dillon 33'		 BBC Report Blackadder 16' (pen) Attendance: 1,501
Referee: S Dougal

Bell's Challenge Cup

6 August 2002 Challenge Cup round 1 Dumbarton 1–0 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium
Duffy 10' BBC report Attendance: 452
Referee: C Melville
13 August 2002 Challenge Cup round 2 Dumbarton 3–0 Ayr United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Brown 37'
Dillon 50', 83'		 BBC report Attendance: 938
Referee: B Cassidy
20 August 2002 Challenge Cup round 3 Queen of the South 2–0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
O'Neill 25'
Lyle 90'		 BBC report Attendance: 1,128
Referee: J Underhill

CIS League Cup

10 September 2002 League Cup round 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Dumbarton Caledonian Stadium
Wyness 24'
Ritchie 71'		 BBC Report Attendance: 667
Referee: G Mitchell

Tennent's Scottish Cup

7 December 2002 Cup round 1 Raith Rovers 1–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Blackadder 72' BBC Report Attendance: 1,639
Referee: C Murray

Stirlingshire Cup

16 July 2002 Group stage Dumbarton 1–1
(Falkirk on penalties)		 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
Brown,T

Pre-season and Other Matches

6 July 2002 Friendly Dumbarton Academicals 0–1 Dumbarton Dumbarton
Crilly
27 July 2002 Friendly Dumbarton 3–2 EnglandWycombe Wanderers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Duffy
Flannery
Lynes
Attendance: 442
18 October 2002 Friendly Neilston 0–3 Dumbarton Neilston
Scally
Lynes
Crilly
24 October 2002 Friendly Arthurlie 1–2 Dumbarton Arthurlie
Flannery
Dillon
21 December 2002 Friendly St Mirren 3–4 Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
McCutcheon
Scally
Dillon
McKelvie
15 April 2003 Friendly Albion Rovers 0–3 Dumbarton Cliftonhill Stadium
McCutcheon
Obidile
trialist

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Forfar Athletic 36 14 9 13 55 53 +2 51
5 Berwick Rangers 36 13 10 13 43 48 −5 49
6 Dumbarton 36 13 9 14 48 47 +1 48
7 Stenhousemuir 36 12 11 13 49 51 −2 47
8 Hamilton Academical 36 12 11 13 43 48 −5 47
Source: [2]

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay 38033+001+003+001+00
GK Scotland SCO John Wight 403+100+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Craig Brittain 28026+001+000+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Neil Collins 38333+031+003+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Michael Dickie 27020+301+001+101+00
DF Scotland SCO Neil Duffy 27123+000+003+011+00
DF Scotland SCO Kevin McCann 702+300+101+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Craig McEwan 28021+201+002+101+00
DF Scotland SCO John McKeown 16012+400+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Dave Stewart 25016+401+003+000+10
MF Scotland SCO Steven Bonar 39326+930+003+000+10
MF Scotland SCO Mark Crilly 17012+201+002+000+00
MF Scotland SCO John Dillon 40934+171+003+021+00
MF Scotland SCO Barry Donald 713+410+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Craig Lynes 1814+1010+100+201+00
MF Nigeria NGA Emeka Obidile 1439+530+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Andy Brown 33419+1041+003+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Tom Brown 30223+410+003+010+00
FW Scotland SCO Paddy Flannery 31818+980+003+001+00
FW Scotland SCO Gary McCutcheon 32823+881+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Danny McKelvie 801+300+100+300+00
FW Scotland SCO Joe Robertson 1504+900+000+101+00
FW Scotland SCO Iain Russell 1148+340+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Neil Scally 29523+451+000+001+00

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Transfers

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Trivia

  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 17 August marked John Dillon's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 123rd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League Cup match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 10 September marked Michael Dickie's and Dave Stewart's 100th appearances for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 124th and 125th Dumbarton players respectively to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 1 March marked Steven Bonar's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 126th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Scottish Football Review 2003/04. Epsom: PPL Sport & Leisure. 2003. ISBN 1-903381-14-2.
  2. ↑ "2002/03 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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