1993–94 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

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

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.

Overview

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Second Division

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

7 August 1993 First Division	Stirling Albion	2–0	Dumbarton	Forthbank Stadium
	Watters Reilly			Attendance: 879 Referee: A Waddell

Dumbarton v Clyde

14 August 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	3–0	Clyde	Boghead Park
	Boyd 30' Gibson 72'			Attendance: 1,001 Referee: D Hope

Dumbarton v Clydebank

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

Ayr United v Dumbarton

28 August 1993 First Division	Ayr United	0–1	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
			Mooney 46'	Attendance: 1,675 Referee: M Clark

Dumbarton v Hamilton

4 September 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	0–0	Hamilton	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 1,044 Referee: D McVicar

St Mirren v Dumbarton

11 September 1993 First Division	St Mirren	0–3	Dumbarton	Love Street (stadium)
			Mooney 45', 76' Gibson	Attendance: 2,607 Referee: J McCluskey

Dumbarton v Brechin City

14 September 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Brechin City	Boghead Park
	McConville			Attendance: 562 Referee: G Clyde

Dumbarton v Falkirk

18 September 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Falkirk	Boghead Park
			McLaughlin 14'	Attendance: 2,361 Referee: W Morrison

Morton v Dumbarton

25 September 1993 First Division	Morton	3–1	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
	Collins Doak (pen) McEwan		McGarvey	Attendance: 1,420 Referee: J Timmons

Dumbarton v Airdrie

28 September 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Airdrie	Boghead Park
			Smith	Attendance: 1,276 Referee: L Thow

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

9 October 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	1–2	Stirling Albion	Boghead Park
	Foster 32'		Pew 38' Lawrie 59'	Attendance: 766 Referee: J Herald

Brechin City v Dumbarton

2 October 1993 First Division	Brechin City	0–3	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
			Mooney (pen) MacDonald Foster	Attendance: 469 Referee: D McVicar

Dumbarton v St Mirren

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

Clydebank v Dumbarton

30 October 1993 First Division	Clydebank	2–1	Dumbarton	Kilbowie Park
	Henry Thomson 82' (pen)		Walker	Attendance: 1,297 Referee: J Smith

Dumbarton v Ayr United

6 November 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Gibson 3'		Bryce 68'	Attendance: 918 Referee: L Mottram

Hamilton v Dumbarton

10 November 1993 First Division	Hamilton	2–0	Dumbarton	Douglas Park
	Duffield 85'			Attendance: 1,182 Referee: W Young

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Airdrie v Dumbarton

20 November 1993 First Division	Airdrie	0–1	Dumbarton	Broadwood Stadium
			Marsland 80'	Attendance: 1,741 Referee: J Herald

Dumbarton v Morton

27 November 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	2–0	Morton	Boghead Park
	Gibson McGarvey			Attendance: 1,140 Referee: W Crombie

Falkirk v Dumbarton

4 December 1993 First Division	Falkirk	1–1	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Hughes 22'		Mooney 63'	Attendance: 3,306 Referee: M Clark

Clyde v Dumbarton

11 December 1993 First Division	Clyde	2–1	Dumbarton	Broadwood Stadium
	Sludden 45' Strain 74'		Mooney 56'	Attendance: 681 Referee: I Taylor

Dumbarton v Brechin City

18 December 1993 First Division	Dumbarton	3–1	Brechin City	Boghead Park
	Melvin Mooney 41', 58' (pen)		Brand	Attendance: 414 Referee: W Morrison

Ayr United v Dumbarton

8 January 1994 First Division	Ayr United	1–1	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Hood 43'		Meechan 22'	Attendance: 2,084 Referee: R Orr

Stirling Albion v Dumbarton

11 January 1994 First Division	Stirling Albion	0–0	Dumbarton	Forthbank Stadium
				Attendance: 758 Referee: J Rowbotham

Dumbarton v Hamilton

15 January 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Hamilton	Boghead Park
			Clark	Attendance: 744 Referee: J O'Hare

Dumbarton v Clydebank

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

Dumbarton v Clyde

22 January 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Clyde	Boghead Park
	Gibson		Strain 12'	Attendance: 927 Referee: D Hope

St Mirren v Dumbarton

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Airdrie

1 March 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	0–0	Airdrie	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 950 Referee: D Syme

Dumbarton v Falkirk

5 March 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Falkirk	Boghead Park
			Cadette 13'	Attendance: 1,815 Referee: R Tait

Morton v Dumbarton

12 March 1994 First Division	Morton	0-0	Dumbarton	Cappielow Park
				Attendance: 1,046 Referee: J Herald

Brechin City v Dumbarton

19 March 1994 First Division	Brechin City	0-0	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
				Attendance: 425 Referee: J O'Hare

Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

26 March 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	0–0	Stirling Albion	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 887 Referee: G Tran

Clyde v Dumbarton

29 March 1994 First Division	Clyde	1-2	Dumbarton	Broadwood Stadium
	Tennant 45'		Ward 74' MacLeod 88'	Attendance: 789 Referee: J McCluskey

Dumbarton v St Mirren

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

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

12 April 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Boghead Park
			Robertson 9' McWilliams 69'	Attendance: 1,305 Referee: D Syme

Airdrie v Dumbarton

16 April 1994 First Division	Airdrie	1-1	Dumbarton	Broadwood Stadium
	Smith 56'		Melvin 86'	Attendance: 1,320 Referee: G Clyde

Falkirk v Dumbarton

23 April 1994 First Division	Falkirk	4-0	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Ristic 50' Cadette 57' May 76', 81'			Attendance: 3,249 Referee: K Clark

Dumbarton v Morton

26 April 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	2–0	Morton	Boghead Park
	Cunnington 15' Gibson 53'			Attendance: 650 Referee: W Innes

Clydebank v Dumbarton

30 April 1994 First Division	Clydebank	2-0	Dumbarton	Kilbowie Park
	Ferguson 53', 73'			Attendance: 929 Referee: L Thow

Dumbarton v Ayr United

7 May 1994 First Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Cunnington 45'		Bilsland 42'	Attendance: 670 Referee: T Brown

Hamilton v Dumbarton

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

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish League Cup

Rangers v Dumbarton

11 August 1993 League Cup round 2	Rangers	1–0	Dumbarton	Ibrox Park
	Ferguson			Attendance: 36,309 Referee: G Evans

B&Q Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Challenge Cup

Dumbarton v Stranraer

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

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Cup

Rangers v Dumbarton

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

Dumbarton v Falkirk

24 July 1993 Group stage	Dumbarton	2–1	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	McQuade		Rice 9'	Referee: G Dunbar

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

27 July 1993 Group stage	Dumbarton	1–3	Stenhousemuir	Boghead Park
	McGarvey 30'		Fisher Dickov 50' Irvine	Referee: J McElhinney

East Stirling v Dumbarton

31 July 1993 Group stage	East Stirling	0–1	Dumbarton	Firs Park
			McQuade	Attendance: I Hutchison

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

21 September 1993 Final	Dumbarton	0–0 (5-3 p)	Alloa Athletic	Boghead Park
				Referee: W Innes

Pre-season and other matches

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

15 July 1993 Friendly	Dumbarton	2–0	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
	McQuade			Attendance: CD

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

2 August 1993 Friendly	Vale of Leven	1–1	Dumbarton	Millburn Park
	Morrison			Attendance: CD

League table

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

Source: RSSSF and statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Player statistics

Squad

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

Players in

Player	From	Date
Murdo MacLeod	Hibernian	7 Jul 1993
Roland Fabiani	St Mirren	20 Aug 1993
John MacDonald	Airdrie	24 Sep 1993
Tommy Walker	Ayr United	9 Oct 1993
Hugh Ward	Greenock	5 Nov 1993
Tommy Wilson	Kilmarnock	19 Nov 1993
Gerry Farrell	Possil YM	17 Dec 1993
Calum Campbell	Kilmarnock	11 Feb 1994
Eddie Cunnington	Dunfermline Athletic	5 Mar 1994
Kenny Meechan	Greenock	31 Mar 1994

Players out

Player	To	Date
John McQuade	Hamilton	31 Aug 1993
Tony Speirs	East Stirling	4 Sep 1993
Mike McAnenay	Alloa Athletic	8 Oct 1993
Andy Willock	Alloa Athletic	9 Oct 1993
Mike Monaghan	Stirling Albion	22 Feb 1994
Tommy Walker	Stranraer	26 Feb 1994
Mark Nelson	Alloa Athletic	1 Mar 1994
John Boag (footballer, born 1965)	Fort William
Jim Cowell	Elgin City
John Young	Vale of Leven
D McDonald

Reserve team

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

• 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

• 1993–94 in Scottish football

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive