Dumbarton
2006-07 season
ManagerGerry McCabe
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 35th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
League Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stephen Dobbie (10)
All: Stephen Dobbie (11)
Highest home attendance1,092
Lowest home attendance521
Average home league attendance715

Season 2006–07 was the 123rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 101st time, the Scottish Cup for the 112th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 60th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 16th time.

Overview

It was hoped that the return to the Third Division would be a short one and that Gerry McCabe would be the manager to help Dumbarton win an immediate promotion. Despite a slow start, by the end of December, Dumbarton were in pole position to claim at least one of the play off places in the league. However, the end of a successful loan spell for the club's top scorer - Stephen Dobbie - coincided with a slump in form and by the end of March a gap had opened up between the top four and the chasing group. Despite a run of 5 consecutive wins in April, 5th place would be the best that could be achieved 8 points adrift of East Fife in 4th.

In the Scottish Cup, an excellent away win over Second Division Raith Rovers was rewarded by a third round tie against Celtic. However it would be the Premier League side that would advance.

In the League Cup, Dumbarton had a decisive win over Second Division Stirling Albion, but it would be another Premier League side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle that would advance after a close fought second round tie.

Finally, it would be 'business as usual' in the League Challenge Cup, with another first hurdle fall, this time to Morton.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and failed to progress to the final.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division

5 August 2006 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1–1 Dumbarton Links Park
Henslee 28' BBC Report Bagan 36' Attendance: 404
Referee: S Nicholls
19 August 2006 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 1–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Canning 70' BBC Report Attendance: 884
Referee: A Muir
26 August 2006 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 3–0 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Smith 43'
Paliczka 49'
Fraser 73'		 BBC Report Attendance: 465
Referee: A Boyd
3 September 2006 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–2 Arbroath Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Sellars 22'
Brazil 42'		 Attendance: 710
Referee: S O'Reilly
9 September 2006 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 0–2 Dumbarton Borough Briggs
BBC Report Dobbie 60'
Dillon 83'		 Attendance: 462
Referee: C Brown
16 September 2006 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 4–0 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Football Stadium
Winter 23', 85'
Dobbie 36', 48'		 BBC Report Attendance: 902
Referee: C Charleston
23 September 2006 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 3–1 Albion Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
McNaught 23'
Borris 42'
Lennon 46' (OG)		 BBC Report Chisholm 32' Attendance: 645
Referee: D Somers
30 September 2006 Scottish Third Division East Fife 1–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Jablonski 39' BBC Report Attendance: 671
Referee: A Law
14 October 2006 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–0 Montrose Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dobbie 29' (pen), 85' BBC Report Attendance: 629
Referee: S Nicholls
21 October 2006 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 0–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
BBC Report Dobbie 13' (pen)
Bagan 55'		 Attendance: 395
Referee: S O'Reilly
28 October 2006 Scottish Third Division Arbroath 0–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
BBC Report Attendance: 718
Referee: A Boyd
11 November 2006 Scottish Third Division Stenhousemuir 1–0 Dumbarton Ochilview
McBride 77' BBC Report Attendance: 534
Referee: C Brown
2 December 2006 Scottish Third Division Albion Rovers 2–1 Dumbarton Cliftonhill
Watson 2'
Chaplain 5'		 BBC Report Borris 46' Attendance: 504
Referee: C Charleston
23 December 2006 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0–5 Dumbarton Links Park
BBC Report Dobbie 34', 82'
Gentile 49', 72'
Hamilton 84'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: C Allan
30 December 2006 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–0 Queen's Park Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,089
Referee: S Nicholls
27 January 2007 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 0–1 Dumbarton Borough Briggs
BBC Report Boyle 43' Attendance: 484
Referee: A Freeland
3 February 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 3–1 Albion Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Coyne 20', 48'
Borris 47'		 BBC Report MacFarlane 25' Attendance: 745
Referee: E Norris
17 February 2007 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Weatherston 20'
Ferry 57'		 BBC Report Attendance: 849
Referee: A Boyd
24 February 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 2–1 East Stirlingshire Dumbarton Football Stadium
Coyne 17' (pen)
Gentile 73'		 BBC Report Stewart 37' Attendance: 729
Referee: C Brown
3 March 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–2 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Coyne 21' BBC Report Manson 20'
Diack 49'		 Attendance: 859
Referee: S O'Reilly
7 March 2007 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–1 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Wood 42'
Haynes 82'		 BBC Report Winter 11' Attendance: 425
Referee: E Norris
10 March 2007 Scottish Third Division Arbroath 2–2 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Rennie 56'
Stein { 66'		 BBC Report Geggan 7'
Henry { 12'		 Attendance: 810
Referee: D Somers
13 March 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–1 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Football Stadium
McCulloch 56' (OG) BBC Report Dempster 40' Attendance: 528
Referee: A Law
17 March 2007 Scottish Third Division Stenhousemuir 5–1 Dumbarton Ochilview
Tyrrell 4'
Dempster 44'
Hutchison 65'
Thomson 82'
Grindlay 85' (OG)		 BBC Report Craig 37' Attendance: 512
Referee: J McKendrick
21 March 2007 Scottish Third Division East Fife 1–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
O'Reilly 71' BBC Report Attendance: 443
Referee: S Nicholls
25 March 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–2 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Young 16'
Smart 38'		 Attendance: 561
Referee: C Boyle
21 April 2007 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–5 Dumbarton Firs Park
Boyle 90' BBC Report McQuilken 15'
Borris 22'
McNaught 29'
Boyle 41'
Coyne 80'		 Attendance: 392
Referee: C Charleston
28 April 2007 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–2 Queen's Park Dumbarton Football Stadium
Coyne 89' Report Dunn 35'
Weatherston 78'		 Attendance: 928
Referee: C Brown

CIS League Cup

23 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Dumbarton Caledonian Stadium
Wyness 6'
Bayne 54'
McAllister 72'		 BBC Report Dobbie 30' Attendance: 1,085
Referee: C Murray

Scottish League Challenge Cup

15 August 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Dumbarton 1–2 (a.e.t.) Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
McNaught 114' BBC report Weatherston 117', 119' Attendance: 932
Referee: E Norris

Scottish Cup

9 December 2006 Scottish Cup round 2 Raith Rovers 0–1 Dumbarton Starks Park
BBC Report Gemmell 51' Attendance: 1,616
Referee: C Hardie
6 January 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 Celtic 4–0 Dumbarton Celtic Park
Zurawski 4', 9'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 43'
Riordan 69'		 BBC Report Attendance: 18,685
Referee: W Collum

Stirlingshire Cup

11 July 2006 Group stage Dumbarton 2–1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Gemmell Attendance: 350
17 July 2007 Group stage Stirling Albion 1–1
(lost on pens p)		 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Boyle Attendance: 287

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
3 Queen's Park (P, O) 36 21 5 10 57 28 +29 68 Qualification to the Second Division play-offs
4 East Fife 36 20 7 9 59 37 +22 67
5 Dumbarton 36 18 5 13 52 37 +15 59
6 Albion Rovers 36 14 6 16 56 61 −5 48
7 Stenhousemuir 36 13 5 18 53 63 −10 44
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay 40036+002+000+002+00
GK Scotland SCO Peter Shaw 100+000+001+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Craig Brittain 34027+201+101+002+00
DF Scotland SCO David Craig 41136+012+001+002+00
DF Scotland SCO Mark Dempsie 101+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Kevin McCann 101+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith 403+100+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO David Bagan 33425+332+011+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Chris Boyle 40432+331+110+102+00
MF Scotland SCO Mark Canning 38032+102+001+002+00
MF Scotland SCO John Dillon 33118+1212+001+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 37131+112+001+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Chris Gentile 1838+532+001+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Chris Hamilton 29212+1520+000+000+20
MF Scotland SCO John Henry 513+210+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO John McKeever 900+700+100+100+00
MF Scotland SCO Jason McLaughlin 100+100+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 706+100+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Craig Winter 34630+160+001+002+00
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Borris 36631+062+001+002+00
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Coyne 16610+660+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Stephen Dobbie 181117+0101+010+000+00
FW Scotland SCO John Gemmell 821+401+010+001+11
FW Scotland SCO David McNaught 35325+622+001+010+10
FW Scotland SCO Paul McQuilken 24411+1140+000+001+10
FW Angola ANG José Quitongo 410+210+100+100+00

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Transfers

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Trivia

  • The League match against East Stiring on 21 October marked Chris Boyle's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 129th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Queens Park on 30 December marked Craig Brittain's 300th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 7th Dumbarton player to achieve this accolade.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007/08. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
  2. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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