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1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1982–1983 season
ManagerBilly Lamont
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 17th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupPrelims
Top goalscorerLeague: Raymond Blair (10)
All: John Donnelly (13)
Highest home attendance4,000
Lowest home attendance400
Average home league attendance960

Season 1982–83 was the 99th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 77th time, the Scottish Cup for the 88th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 36th time.

Overview

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For the eighth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after last season's disappointment, it was hoped that this season might bring the long hoped for promotion. Indeed with only one defeat in the first eight games, confidence was high. However, results became mixed thereafter, and it was to be a mid-table 7th place finish with 36 points, 22 behind champions St Johnstone.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle to fellow Division 1 opponents, Airdrie.

The League Cup was always going to be a challenge, with three Premier Division teams in the qualifying section - and this is how it was to prove, with all six matches ending in defeat - though it should be said that in none of the games were Dumbarton humiliated.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton reached the final for the third year in a row, and regained the trophy with a win over Stenhousemuir.

Results & fixtures

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[1]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

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4 September 1982 First Division Airdrie 1–2 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Coyle (OG) Stevenson 32'
Blair
Attendance: 1,200
11 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 5–1 Falkirk Boghead Park
Craig 1', 9', 45'
Donnelly
Stevenson
Ward Attendance: 550
Referee: E Pringle
15 September 1982 First Division Clydebank 5–1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Coyne
Ronald
Williamson
Given
Dunlop Attendance: 656
18 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Donnelly (pen) Jenkins Attendance: 450
Referee: L Thow
25 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 4–1 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Dunlop 10'
Stevenson 13'
Blair 46'
Brogan Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Syme
29 September 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–0 Ayr United Boghead Park
Donnelly 70' Attendance: 600
2 October 1982 First Division Clyde 0–4 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Donnelly 6', 41'
Blair
Attendance: 607
Referee: A Ferguson
6 October 1982 First Division Hearts 1–1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
O'Connor 66' Donnelly 73' Attendance: 4,300
Referee: H Young
9 October 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–5 Hamilton Boghead Park
Donnelly 14'
McNaught
Craig
Fairlie
Murphy
Brown Attendance: 800
Referee: H Alexander
16 October 1982 First Division Raith Rovers 3–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Russell 15'
Spence
Harris
Attendance: 500
Referee: I Cathcart
23 October 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Stevenson Watson (pen) Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M Delaney
30 October 1982 First Division Alloa Athletic 2–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Purdie 16'
Holt
Attendance: 557
Referee: C Sinclair
6 November 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Stevenson 31' Grant 35' Attendance: 600
Referee: A Williamson
13 November 1982 First Division Ayr United 0–1 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Stevenson Attendance: 938
Referee: E Pringle
20 November 1982 First Division Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 Dumbarton East End Park
Blair 16'
Stevenson 41'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: A Huett
27 November 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hearts Boghead Park
Blair O'Connor Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Renton
4 December 1982 First Division Dumbarton 1–3 Clyde Boghead Park
Craig Masterton 27', 36'
Reilly
Attendance: 500
Referee: B McGinlay
11 December 1982 First Division St Johnstone 1–0 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Brogan 40' Attendance: 2,042
Referee: H Alexander
27 December 1982 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Mackin
Jobson
Dunlop Attendance: 1,789
1 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–4 Clydebank Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,000
3 January 1983 First Division Queen's Park 2–1 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Crawley Montgomerie Attendance: 740
8 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Stevenson 43'
Close
Russell 39' Attendance: 500
Referee: A Waddell
15 January 1983 First Division Hamilton 0–3 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Donnelly
Blair
Attendance: 724
Referee: M Delaney
22 January 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–2 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Craig 24' Houston
Campbell
Attendance: 450
Referee: C White
5 February 1983 First Division Partick Thistle 3–2 Dumbarton Firhill Park
McDonald 15'
Park
Craig
McGowan,P
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: H Young
12 February 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Coyle 36'
Blair
McNiven Attendance: 600
Referee: B McGinlay
19 February 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–0 Airdrie Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,020
26 February 1983 First Division Clydebank 3–1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
McLeish 2'
McGowan,M 14' Attendance: 656
Referee: A McLeish
5 March 1983 First Division Clyde 1–0 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Dempsey Attendance: 450
Referee: J Renton
12 March 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Close Cathie 38'
Forrest
Hamill
Attendance: 500
19 March 1983 First Division Alloa Athletic 0–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 647
Referee: A McGunnigle
26 March 1983 First Division Airdrie 1–1 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Flood 38' Rodger 14' (OG) Attendance: 450
Referee: E Brolis
2 April 1983 First Division Ayr United 1–2 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Ward Stevenson 22'
McGowan,P
Attendance: 900
Referee: B Robertson
9 April 1983 First Division Raith Rovers 0–0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: D Ramsay
16 April 1983 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Hamilton Boghead Park
Montgomerie 22' Hamill Attendance: 400
Referee: I Cathcart
23 April 1983 First Division St Johnstone 1–0 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Gibson Attendance: 2,317
Referee: W Knowles
30 April 1983 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
McCaig 40'
McGowan,P
Johnston Attendance: 1,200
Referee: W McLeish
7 May 1983 First Division Dumbarton 0–4 Hearts Boghead Park
Robertson 13', 19'
O'Connor
Mackay
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Ferguson
14 May 1983 First Division Falkirk 1–2 Dumbarton Brockville Park
McCulley Craig 29'
McGrogan
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: L Thow

Scottish League Cup

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14 August 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 1–3 Morton Boghead Park
Rankin Ritchie 71'
Hutcheson
McNeill
Attendance: 850
Referee: W McLeish
18 August 1982 Section 2 Dundee 3–2 Dumbarton Dens Park
Ferguson
Mackie
Donnelly (pen) (pen) Attendance: 3,174
21 August 1982 Section 2 Aberdeen 3–0 Dumbarton Pittodrie Park
McGhee 5'
Strachan 13', 71'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: D Downie
25 August 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 2–3 Dundee Boghead Park
Donnelly (pen) (pen) Ferguson (pen)
Fraser
Stephen
Attendance: 433
28 August 1982 Section 2 Morton 4–1 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Rooney
Docherty 24'
McNab
Stevenson Attendance: 1,250
Referee: C White
9 September 1982 Section 2 Dumbarton 1–2 Aberdeen Boghead Park
Donnelly (pen) Bell 76'
Hewitt 85'
Attendance: 3,000

Scottish Cup

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29 January 1983 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 0–1 Airdrie Boghead Park
Flood 10' Attendance: 957
Referee: L Thow
4 August 1982 1st Round Clydebank 2–5 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Williamson
McCabe
Donnelly
Blair
Dunlop
Rankin
7 August 1982 Semi Final Alloa Athletic 3–0 Dumbarton Boghead Park
McGowan,P
McGrogan
Dunlop
Attendance: 200
8 August 1982 Final Stenhousemuir 1–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Blair
Donnelly

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Airdrieonians 39 16 7 16 62 46 +16 39
6 Alloa Athletic 39 14 11 14 52 52 0 39
7 Dumbarton 39 13 10 16 50 59 −9 36
8 Falkirk 39 15 6 18 45 55 −10 36
9 Raith Rovers 39 13 8 18 64 63 +1 34
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Murray Bowman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Tom Carson 44 0 37 0 1 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Martin McGowan 31 1 22+4 1 0 0 4+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Ray Montgomerie 28 2 25 2 1 0 1+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Albert Burnett 37 0 28+3 0 1 0 4+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Close 22 2 15+2 2 1 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Clougherty 40 0 36 0 0 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Coyle 45 1 38 1 1 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Albert Craig 38 7 23+9 7 1 0 3+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Hughes 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave McCaig 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Donald McNeil 31 0 27+1 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO David Stevenson 43 10 29+9 9 0+1 0 3+1 1
MF Scotland SCO Tom Walker 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Raymond Blair 36 10 28+1 10 1 0 5+1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Bourke 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ally Brown 24 1 12+5 1 1 0 5+1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Donnelly 35 13 28 8 1 0 6 5
FW Scotland SCO Mick Dunlop 31 3 18+6 3 1 0 5+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Alf Holton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom McAteer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bob McCulley 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Pat McGowan 37 1 31+3 1 0+1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe McGrogan 17 1 7+7 1 0 0 2+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Mike Rankin 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

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Transfers

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Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[3]

Reserve team

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Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West) - Second Series, winning 1 and drawing 5 of 12 games - finishing 13th of 13.

Trivia

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  • The League match against Clyde on 2 October marked Tom Carson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 86th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 16 October marked Raymond Blair's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 16th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The final League match against Falkirk on 14 May marked Mark Clougherty's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 87th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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