1995–96 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1995–1996 season
ManagerMurdo MacLeod/Jim Fallon
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 110th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Scottish Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Mooney (5)
All: Martin Mooney (6)
Highest home attendance2,733
Lowest home attendance654
Average home league attendance1,352

Season 1995–96 was the 119th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 89th time, the Scottish Cup for the 101st time, the Scottish League Cup for the 49th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the sixth time.

Overview

After the success of the previous season, no one could foresee the disaster that was to befall Dumbarton. The league season had begun brightly, with the club sitting atop Division 1 with 2 wins from 2. However manager Murdo MacLeod then departed for Premier Division Partick Thistle, and it all began to fall apart. A reluctant Jim Fallon stepped up from his assistant managerial post to take on the reins but it was clear from the start that he was ill prepared for what was to be faced. Indeed, the only other win to be registered throughout the remainder of the league campaign was an impressive victory over champions elect Dundee United. From December, a string of 19 consecutive defeats in the league were suffered, Dumbarton's worst losing streak in their long history. Relegation back to Division 2 was a certainty long before the season had ended.

In the national cup competitions, it was now four seasons without a single win. In the Scottish Cup Airdrie defeated Dumbarton in the second round.

In the League Cup, Premier Division Kilmarnock were victors over Dumbarton, but only after extra time.

Finally, the long wait for a win in the Challenge Cup continued - a first round defeat to Brechin City was the sixth in a row.

Locally, there was something to cheer as the Stirlingshire Cup returned to Boghead, with a final win over East Stirlingshire.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
12 August 1995 Hamilton H 1-0 1,191
26 August 1995 Morton A 2-1 Mooney;Charnley 2,612
2 September 1995 Dunfermline Athletic H 0-4 1,952
9 September 1995 Airdrie H 1-2 Martin 1,320
16 September 1995 St Johnstone A 1-4 McKinnon 2,273
23 September 1995 Dundee H 1-5 McGarvey 1,207
30 September 1995 Clydebank A 1-2 Gibson 913
7 October 1995 Dundee United H 1-0 Mooney 2,013
14 October 1995 St Mirren A 2-3 Mooney;McGarvey 2,377
21 October 1995 Dunfermline Athletic A 1-3 Gibson 3,842
28 October 1995 Morton H 0-1 2,378
4 November 1995 St Johnstone H 1-3 Mooney 1,050
11 November 1995 Airdrie A 1-2 OG 1,205
18 November 1995 Clydebank H 1-2 Mooney 1,043
2 December 1995 Dundee United A 0-8 5,285
5 December 1995 Dundee A 1-1 Dallas 2,804
9 December 1995 St Mirren H 0-0 1,461
16 December 1995 Hamilton A 0-3 762
6 January 1996 St Johnstone A 0-3 2,448
13 January 1996 Airdrie H 1-2 Granger 1,045
20 January 1996 Dundee United H 1-3 Ward 1,354
23 January 1996 Dundee H 1-2 Ward 761
3 February 1996 St Mirren A 0-5 1,838
13 February 1996 Hamilton H 1-2 Granger 654
17 February 1996 Clydebank A 0-1 612
24 February 1996 Morton A 0-2 2,833
2 March 1996 Dundee A 0-3 1,712
9 March 1996 Dunfermline Athletic H 0-3 1,477
16 March 1996 Clydebank H 0-1 654
23 March 1996 St Johnstone H 0-3 903
30 March 1996 Airdrie A 1-5 Foster 1,062
6 April 1996 Dundee United A 1-6 Sharp 7,142
13 April 1996 St Mirren H 0-1 1,139
20 April 1996 Dunfermline Athletic A 1-4 Dallas 5,971
27 April 1996 Morton H 0-1 2,733
4 May 1996 Hamilton A 1-2 Granger 657

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
30 January 1996 2 Airdrie H 1-3 Mooney 1,076

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish League Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
19 August 1995 2 Kilmarnock A 0-1 5,011

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
22 August 1995 1 Brechin City H 0-1 524

Stirlingshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
29 July 1995 1 Alloa Athletic A 2-0 Meechan;McGarvey
15 April 1996 SF Stirling Albion H 3-3* unknown
6 May 1996 F East Stirling H 2-1 unknown

* - won on penalties

Appearances

Dumbarton used 25 players for the 39 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Challenge Cup matches, as detailed below. Martin Mooney was once again best by appearing in all of these matches.[1]

Player Position Appearances[2] Goals
Scotland Hugh Burns MF 13(1) 1
Scotland Chic Charnley MF 18(2) 1
Scotland Stephen Dallas FW 8(15) 2
Scotland Peter Dennison GK 2
Scotland Roland Fabiani DF 22(1)
Scotland Alan Foster DF 10(2) 1
Scotland Charlie Gibson FW 25(7) 2
Scotland Martin Glancy FW 1
Scotland Joe Goldie MF 1(1)
Scotland Stevie Gow DF 22(1)
Scotland Alan Granger FW 21(13) 3
Scotland Jim Hamilton DF 3
Scotland Toby King MF 30(1)
Scotland Ian MacFarlane GK 25
Scotland Jim Marsland MF 20
Scotland Paul Martin MF 14 1
Scotland Martin McGarvey MF 15(12) 2
Scotland Sam McGivern MF 10(3)
Scotland Colin McKinnon MF 32(3) 1
Scotland Jim Meechan MF 34(1) 1
Scotland Kenny Meechan GK 12(1)
Scotland Martin Melvin DF 33(1)
Scotland Martin Mooney FW 34(5) 6
Scotland Lee Sharp FW 14(1) 1
Scotland Hugh Ward FW 11(4) 2

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 4 wins and 3 draws from 22 games, finished 12th and last.

See also

References

  1. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ^ Substitute appearances in brackets.

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