1981–82 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1981–1982 season
Manager	Billy Lamont
Stadium	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 1	11th
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
Scottish League Cup	Prelims
Top goalscorer	League: Raymond Blair (9); All: Raymond Blair (12)
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

Season 1981–82 was the 98th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 76th time, the Scottish Cup for the 87th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 35th time.

Overview

For the seventh year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and with another new manager in place - Billy Lamont - hopes were high to see if promotion could finally be won. Unfortunately, despite a few excellent results, including wins over Hearts, the campaign was a disappointment, and although relegation was never a real threat, an 11th place finish with 35 points was all that was achieved, 26 behind champions Motherwell.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton again began well by beating Premier Division opponents, this time Partick Thistle, in the third round but lost out to a powerful Rangers side in the next round.

The League Cup was a bit of a disaster. The format reverted to sectional games for qualification to the latter stages, and Dumbarton could only manage two home wins from six games, from what was 'on paper' an easy section.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton almost retained the cup , but lost out on penalties to Alloa in the final.

Results & fixtures

^[1] Win Draw Loss

Scottish First Division

29 August 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	0–3	East Stirling	Boghead Park
			Howatt Lamont Renwick	Attendance: 400 Referee: F Kenzie

5 September 1981 First Division	Queen of the South	0–4	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
			Coyle,J 16' Montgomerie 38' Blair Brown	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: E Pringle

12 September 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	1–3	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Montgomerie 23'		McCabe McGorm Miller	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: B McGinley

16 September 1981 First Division	Raith Rovers	1–3	Dumbarton	Starks Park
	Ford		Brown Coyle,J

19 September 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	0–6	Motherwell	Boghead Park
			Clelland McLaughlan (pen) Clinging	Attendance: 1,000

23 September 1981 First Division	Queen's Park	3–0	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	Gilmour Wood

26 September 1981 First Division	Hearts	2–1	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
	MacDonald 30' O'Connor		Blair	Attendance: 3,627 Referee: H Alexander

30 September 1981 First Division	Ayr United	3–2	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Christie Kean		Dunlop Coyle,T

3 October 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	2–1	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
	McGowan,P 43' Rankin		McDonald 6'	Attendance: 500 Referee: M Delaney

10 October 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	1–2	Hamilton	Boghead Park
	Brown		Craig	Attendance: 350

17 October 1981 First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	2–2	Dumbarton	East End Park
	McNaughton Considine		Blair Dunlop	Attendance: 1,994

24 October 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
			Mauchlen Clark,J	Attendance: 800 Referee: G Smith

31 October 1981 First Division	Falkirk	1–1	Dumbarton	Brockville Park
	Brown		Dunlop	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: A McGunnigle

7 November 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Queen of the South	Boghead Park
	McGowan,P			Attendance: 400 Referee: H Young

14 November 1981 First Division	East Stirling	1–1	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	McCulley		Donnelly 15' (pen)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Renton

21 November 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Raith Rovers	Boghead Park
	Coyle,J 16'		Gibson	Attendance: 400 Referee: C Sinclair

28 November 1981 First Division	Dumbarton	3–1	Hearts	Boghead Park
	Blair 29' McGowan,P Dunlop		Marinello	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: F Syme

5 December 1981 First Division	St Johnstone	5–2	Dumbarton	Muirton Park
	Weir 10' Morton 22' Mackay Brogan		Blair 20' Kenny	Attendance: 1,776

30 January 1982 First Division	Kilmarnock	0–0	Dumbarton	Rugby Park
				Attendance: 1,350 Referee: R Cuthill

6 February 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	3–1	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Montgomerie 19' Coyle,J Brown		Mackin	Attendance: 450 Referee: D Syme

17 February 1982 First Division	Clydebank	3–0	Dumbarton	Kilbowie Park
	Ronald Given (pen) Miller

20 February 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	2–0	St Johnstone	Boghead Park
	Montgomerie 49' Donnelly			Attendance: 400 Referee: A Ferguson

23 February 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Boghead Park
			McNaughton

27 February 1982 First Division	East Stirling	2–2	Dumbarton	Firs Park
	Lowe 21' Grant		Blair 42' McGowan,M	Referee: B Robertson

3 March 1982 First Division	Motherwell	1–1	Dumbarton	Fir Park
	Carson		Brown

6 March 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	3–1	Ayr United	Boghead Park
	Gallacher 36' Blair 37' Brown		Christie 40'	Attendance: 500 Referee: A Hewitt

13 March 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Clydebank	Boghead Park
			Miller 54' McCabe 60'	Attendance: 700 Referee: D Ramsay

20 March 1982 First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	0–0	Dumbarton	East End Park
				Attendance: 1,500 Referee: R Valentine

27 March 1982 First Division	Queen's Park	3–0	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
	McNiven Gilmour McGregor			Attendance: 732 Referee: J Renton

3 April 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Raith Rovers	Boghead Park
			Ballantyne 36'	Attendance: 300 Referee: K Stewart

7 April 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	3–1	Raith Rovers	Boghead Park
	Donnelly Montgomerie			Attendance: 282

10 April 1982 First Division	Motherwell	1–0	Dumbarton	Firs Park
				Attendance: 2,742 Referee: A Huett

14 April 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Queen's Park	Boghead Park
	Craig			Attendance: 450

17 April 1982 First Division	Queen of the South	1–3	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
			Craig 19' Blair cNeil	Attendance: 250 Referee: H Young

21 April 1982 First Division

Hamilton

0–0

Dumbarton

Douglas Park

24 April 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	0–2	Kilmarnock	Boghead Park
				Attendance: 800 Referee: T Muirhead

1 May 1982 First Division	Hearts	2–5	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
	Byrne Pettigrew		McGowan,P Dunlop Coyle,J	Attendance: 4,861

8 May 1982 First Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Falkirk	Boghead Park
	Donnelly

15 May 1982 First Division	Hamilton	1–0	Dumbarton	Douglas Park
				Attendance: 700

Scottish League Cup

8 August 1981 Section 5	Cowdenbeath	2–0	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Allison 27' Mercer			Attendance: 368 Referee: A Ferguson

12 August 1981 Section 5	Dumbarton	1–0	Queen of the South	Boghead Park
	Blair			Attendance: 386

15 August 1981 Section 5	Brechin City	2–1	Dumbarton	Glebe Park, Brechin
	Graham Campbell		Blair (pen)	Attendance: 500 Referee: D Ramsay

19 August 1981 Section 5	Queen of the South	3–2	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
	Alexander McVittie		Mailer Campbell

22 August 1981 Section 5	Dumbarton	3–0	Cowdenbeath	Boghead Park
	Blair 33' (pen) Mailer Rankin			Attendance: 500 Referee: T Muirhead

26 August 1981 Section 5	Dumbarton	1–3	Brechin City	Boghead Park
	Gallacher		Paterson Campbell

Scottish Cup

24 January 1982 Scottish Cup round 3	Partick Thistle	1–2	Dumbarton	Firhill Park
	Johnston 44'		Coyle,J 4' Donnelly 32'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: R Valentine

13 February 1982 Scottish Cup round 3	Rangers	4–0	Dumbarton	Ibrox Park
	Jardine 58', 89' McAdam 67' Johnstone 74'			Attendance: 15,000 Referee: T Muirhead

Stirlingshire Cup

27 October 1981 1st Round	East Stirling	4–5	Dumbarton	Firs Park
			Blair McGowan,P Coyle,J

21 January 1981 Semi Final	Dumbarton	2–1	Clydebank	Boghead Park
	Montgomerie

10 May 1982 Final	Alloa Athletic	1–1 (5-4 on penalties)	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
			Donnelly

Pre-season matches

1 August 1981 Friendly	Dumbarton	3–0	Cumbernauld United	Boghead Park
	Blair

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
9	Falkirk	39	11	14	14	49	52	−3	36
10	Dunfermline Athletic	39	11	14	14	46	56	−10	36
11	Dumbarton	39	13	9	17	49	61	−12	35
12	Raith Rovers	39	11	7	21	31	59	−28	29
13	East Stirlingshire (R)	39	7	10	22	38	77	−39	24	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF^{[dead link‍]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Player statistics

Squad

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Tom Carson	47	0	39	0	2	0	6	0
	DF	SCO	Rob Campbell	22	1	14+1	0	1	0	5+1	1
	DF	SCO	Martin McGowan	30	1	26+3	1	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Ray Montgomerie	21	5	17+3	5	0+1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Clougherty	26	0	21+1	0	2	0	1+1	0
	MF	SCO	Tommy Coyle	46	1	38	1	2	0	6	0
	MF	SCO	Albert Craig	13	2	9+4	2	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Alistair Edmiston	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	John Gallacher	39	2	31	1	2	0	6	1
	MF	SCO	Ally MacLeod	8	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	SCO	Donald McNeil	21	1	18+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
	MF	SCO	Graeme Sinclair	34	0	24+2	0	2	0	6	0
	FW	SCO	Steve Armstrong	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Raymond Blair	47	12	36+3	9	2	0	6	3
	FW	SCO	Ally Brown	37	6	22+9	6	0	0	6	0
	FW	SCO	John Cameron	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Joe Coyle	43	6	32+3	5	2	1	6	0
	FW	SCO	John Donnelly	42	6	31+3	5	2	1	2+4	0
	FW	SCO	Mick Dunlop	32	7	30	7	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Dave Kenny	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Mailer	5	2	0+2	0	0	0	2+1	2
	FW	SCO	D McGeoch	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Pat McGowan	20	4	16	4	1	0	3	0
	FW	SCO	Ally McRoberts	9	0	4+4	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Mike Rankin	32	2	11+14	1	0+1	0	4+2	1
	FW	SCO	Ian Wotherspoon	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

International Caps

Graeme Sinclair played for Scotland in a 'semi-pro' international tournament involving teams from England, Holland and Italy. Scotland won the tournament by beating Holland Amateurs 2-1, drawing 2-2 against Italy Serie C and drawing 1-1 against England semi pro.

Transfers

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

Players in

Player	From	Date
Ray Montgomerie	Newcastle Utd	26 Aug 1981
Mick Dunlop	Benburb	24 Oct 1981
Albert Craig	Yoker Ath	30 Dec 1981
Ally McRoberts	Falkirk	27 Jan 1982

Players out

Player	To	Date
Brian Gallacher	Kilmarnock	20 May 1981
Ally MacLeod	Kilmarnock	10 Sep 1981
Tommy McGrain	Pollok	30 Nov 1981
John Gallacher	Retired

Trivia

The League match against Hearts on 26 September marked Tommy Coyle's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 85th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

References

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

External links

[review-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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