1997–98 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1997–1998 season
ManagerIan Wallace
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 310th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Scottish Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Colin McKinnon (10)
All: Colin McKinnon (11)
Highest home attendance465
Lowest home attendance310
Average home league attendance391

Season 1997–98 was the 121st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 91st time, the Scottish Cup for the 103rd time, the Scottish League Cup for the 51st time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the eighth time.

Overview

In Ian Wallace's first full season at the helm, Dumbarton's poor financial status meant that the team was almost unchanged from the one that had dropped from the Second Division the previous season. Nevertheless initial results were promising, but this was soon to be replaced with that well known sinking feeling as the season went on. From January, Dumbarton registered just 3 league wins, and from the end of February till the end of the season propped up the rest of the league - easily Dumbarton's worst league performance in its history.

In the national cup competitions, however, the five year wait for some progress was brought to an end. In the Scottish Cup, an uninspiring win over Highland League outfit Lossiemouth presented Dumbarton with a tie against Premier Division Motherwell in the third round. After holding their opponents to a home draw, they battled fiercely in the replay only to lose by a single goal.

In the League Cup, old rivals Queen's Park were dispatched in the first round, before Dumbarton found Premier Division Aberdeen too hot to handle.

Finally, however, in the Challenge Cup, it was the same old story - eight seasons and eight first round defeats - Falkirk would be the victors this time.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, the format reverted back to group ties, but with only one win from three ties, Dumbarton failed to reach the final.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5 August 1997 Cowdenbeath A 2-0 McKinnon;Reilly 232
16 August 1997 Montrose H 2-2 McKinnon;Ward 395
23 August 1997 Berwick Rangers H 3-5 McKinnon(2);Mellis 304
30 August 1997 Alloa Athletic H 0-1 465
13 September 1997 Albion Rovers A 1-2 Brittain 495
20 September 1997 Arbroath A 1-2 Gow 702
27 September 1997 Queen's Park H 0-0 436
4 October 1997 East Stirling A 1-3 McKinnon 321
18 October 1997 Ross County H 2-2 Ward(2) 452
25 October 1997 Berwick Rangers H 1-4 Glancy 413
1 November 1997 Montrose A 2-2 Brittain;Sharp 347
8 November 1997 Alloa Athletic A 2-1 Sharp;Grace 424
15 November 1997 Albion Rovers H 1-1 McKinnon 425
22 November 1997 Queen's Park A 3-2 McKinnon;Sharp(2) 548
29 November 1997 Arbroath H 1-2 Meechan 379
13 December 1997 Ross County A 3-2 Meechan(2);Glancy 1,226
20 December 1997 East Stirling H 0-1 323
27 December 1997 Berwick Rangers H 1-1 McKinnon 449
10 January 1998 Cowdenbeath H 1-2 Mooney 338
17 January 1998 Queen's Park H 0-0 408
31 January 1998 Arbroath A 2-2 Meechan;Grace 666
4 February 1998 Ross County H 0-1 447
17 February 1998 East Stirling A 0-1 181
21 February 1998 Cowdenbeath A 0-2 255
25 February 1998 Montrose H 2-3 Mooney;McKinnon 315
28 February 1998 Alloa Athletic H 0-3 396
7 March 1998 Albion Rovers A 2-2 Sharp;Grace 417
14 March 1998 Queen's Park A 2-0 Sharp;Grace 528
21 March 1998 Arbroath H 1-2 Sharp 383
28 March 1998 Ross County A 0-0 1,475
4 April 1998 East Stirling H 1-0 Wilson 338
11 April 1998 Alloa Athletic A 0-3 538
18 April 1998 Albion Rovers H 2-0 Mooney;Meechan 398
25 April 1998 Berwick Rangers H 0-2 310
2 May 1998 Montrose A 1-2 Mooney 305
9 May 1998 Cowdenbeath H 2-3 Mooney;McKinnon 413

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
3 January 1998 2 Lossiemouth A 1-0 McCuaig 509
24 January 1998 3 Motherwell H 1-1 Sharp 2,412
27 January 1998 3R Motherwell A 0-1 4,202

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
2 August 1997 1 Queen's Park H 1-1* Bruce 544
9 August 1997 2 Aberdeen H 1-5 McKinnon 1,739

* - won on penalties after extra time

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
12 August 1997 1 Falkirk H 0-2 447

Stirlingshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
22 July 1997 P Stenhousemuir H 0-2
26 July 1997 P Alloa Athletic H 1-2 Glancy
18 August 1997 P Stirling Albion H 4-1 Grace(2):Glancy;Ward

Other Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
21 July 1997 EnglandNorwich City H 3-2 Ward(2);Mellis
28 July 1997 Clydebank H 0-0
20 October 1997 ChinaVanguard Hao Doa H 3-1 McKinnon;Grace;Glancy

Appearances

Dumbarton used 30 players for the 41 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Challenge Cup matches, as detailed below. Jim Meechan was best by appearing in all but one of these matches.[1]

Player Position Appearances[2] Goals
Scotland Derek Barnes GK 6
Scotland Craig Brittain DF 29 2
Scotland Jamie Bruce DF 26(1) 1
Scotland Tom Currie DF 16
Scotland Chris Dalrymple DF 3
Scotland Billy Davidson DF 4(2)
Scotland Chris Ewing FW 1(1)
Scotland Marc Falconer FW 6(2)
Scotland Paddy Flannery FW 7(6)
Scotland Martin Glancy FW 14(12) 2
Scotland Stevie Gow DF 25 1
Scotland Alex Grace MF 24(8) 4
Scotland Stephen Hamill MF 0(1)
Iceland Hrienn Hringsson FW 2
Scotland Stephen Jack MF 11(1)
Scotland Ross McCuaig FW 14(4) 1
Scotland Colin McKinnon MF 38(1) 11
Scotland Jim Meechan MF 41 5
Scotland Kenny Meechan GK 36
Scotland Adrian Mellis MF 7(12) 1
Scotland Billy Melvin MF 7
Scotland Martin Melvin DF 2(1)
Scotland Martin Mooney FW 32(4) 5
Finland Tommi Orismaa FW 0(1)
Sweden Robert Prytz MF 3
Scotland David Reid DF 15(2)
Scotland Robert Reilly FW 6(4) 1
Scotland Lee Sharp FW 40 8
Scotland Hugh Ward FW 11(15) 3
Scotland Willie Wilson MF 36(2) 1

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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