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2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton 2006-07 football season
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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division

Montrose v Dumbarton
5 August 2006 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1–1 Dumbarton Links Park
Henslee 28' BBC Report Bagan 36' Attendance: 404
Referee: S Nicholls
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
19 August 2006 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 1–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Canning 70' BBC Report Attendance: 884
Referee: A Muir
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Arbroath
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
Elgin City v Dumbarton
9 September 2006 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 0–2 Dumbarton Borough Briggs
BBC Report Dobbie 60'
Dillon 83'		 Attendance: 462
Referee: C Brown
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
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
Dumbarton v Albion Rovers
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
East Fife v Dumbarton
30 September 2006 Scottish Third Division East Fife 1–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Jablonski 39' BBC Report Attendance: 671
Referee: A Law
Dumbarton v Montrose
14 October 2006 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 1–0 Montrose Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dobbie 29' (pen), 85' BBC Report Attendance: 629
Referee: S Nicholls
East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
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
Arbroath v Dumbarton
28 October 2006 Scottish Third Division Arbroath 0–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
BBC Report Attendance: 718
Referee: A Boyd
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
11 November 2006 Scottish Third Division Stenhousemuir 1–0 Dumbarton Ochilview
McBride 77' BBC Report Attendance: 534
Referee: C Brown
Albion Rovers v Dumbarton
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
Montrose v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Queen's Park
30 December 2006 Scottish Third Division Dumbarton 0–0 Queen's Park Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,089
Referee: S Nicholls
Elgin City v Dumbarton
27 January 2007 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 0–1 Dumbarton Borough Briggs
BBC Report Boyle 43' Attendance: 484
Referee: A Freeland
Dumbarton v Albion Rovers
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
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire
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
Dumbarton v Berwick Rangers
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
Berwick Rangers v Dumbarton
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
Arbroath v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir
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
Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton
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
East Fife v Dumbarton
21 March 2007 Scottish Third Division East Fife 1–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
O'Reilly 71' BBC Report Attendance: 443
Referee: S Nicholls
Dumbarton v East Fife
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
East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Queen's Park
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

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dumbarton
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

Dumbarton v Morton
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

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton
9 December 2006 Scottish Cup round 2 Raith Rovers 0–1 Dumbarton Starks Park
BBC Report Gemmell 51' Attendance: 1,616
Referee: C Hardie
Celtic v Dumbarton
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
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
11 July 2006 Group stage Dumbarton 2–1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Gemmell Attendance: 350
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
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 (O, P) 36 21 5 10 57 28 +29 68 Qualification for 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
Notes:
  1. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2007–08 Second Division, Stranraer were relegated and Queen's Park were promoted.

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay 40 0 36+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Peter Shaw 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Brittain 34 0 27+2 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Craig 41 1 36+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark Dempsie 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kevin McCann 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO David Bagan 33 4 25+3 3 2+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Boyle 40 4 32+3 3 1+1 1 0+1 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Canning 38 0 32+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Dillon 33 1 18+12 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 37 1 31+1 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Gentile 18 3 8+5 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Hamilton 29 2 12+15 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
MF Scotland SCO John Henry 5 1 3+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John McKeever 9 0 0+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jason McLaughlin 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Craig Winter 34 6 30+1 6 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Borris 36 6 31+0 6 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Coyne 16 6 10+6 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Stephen Dobbie 18 11 17+0 10 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Gemmell 8 2 1+4 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
FW Scotland SCO David McNaught 35 3 25+6 2 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul McQuilken 24 4 11+11 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW Angola ANG José Quitongo 4 1 0+2 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Transfers

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. ^ 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.

External links

Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
European competitions
Related to national team
Club seasons
Premier League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division

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