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Dumbarton
1989–1990 season
ManagerJim George
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 26th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Gibson (20)
All: Charlie Gibson/ Stuart MacIver (21)
Highest home attendance1,881
Lowest home attendance300
Average home league attendance600

Season 1989–90 was the 106th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 84th time, the Scottish Cup for the 95th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 43rd time.

Overview

Dumbarton attempted to recover from the failures in the previous couple of seasons and splashed out on the signing of striker Charlie Gibson. There was an improvement in performances and by the beginning of December the club were 2nd in the league, but a combination of bad weather (which made the Boghead pitch unplayable for over 3 months) and bad discipline (resulting in suspensions of key players) meant that Dumbarton in the end had to settle for a 6th-place finish.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell in the second round to fellow Second Division opponents Cowdenbeath.

In the League Cup, again it would be a second round exit, but there was no disgrace in the loss to Premier Division Celtic.

Locally, Dumbarton regained the Stirlingshire Cup with a final win over local rivals Clydebank.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1989-90 Scottish Second Division
12 August 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Queen of the South Boghead Park
MacIver
Cairney 		Andrews Attendance: 650
19 August 1989 Second Division Brechin City 4–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Brash 7'
Sexton Hill
Pride 		Attendance: 500
Referee: R Morrison
26 August 1989 Second Division East Stirling 1–2 Dumbarton Firs Park
Grant 29' McQuade 24' (pen)
MacIver 39'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: I Mottram
2 September 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 1–5 Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
Spence 37' Porteous 4', 22'
Thorpe 25', 29', 42'		 Attendance: 550
Referee: D Yeats
9 September 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 5–2 Stranraer Boghead Park
Gibson 25'
Cairney 26'
MacIver 30', 33'
Doyle 		Duncan 51' Attendance: 500
Referee: B McGinlay
16 September 1989 Second Division East Fife 2–2 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Lennox
Brown 		McQuade
Gibson 		Attendance: 624
Referee: J McGillvray
23 September 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Gibson
Reid 		Reid 11'
Conway 		Attendance: 800
30 September 1989 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–5 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
MacKenzie Gibson
MacIver
Spence 		Attendance: 250
7 October 1989 Second Division Arbroath 2–1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Brand 39' Gibson 56' Attendance: 611
Referee: J Duncan
14 october 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Queen's Park Boghead Park
Gibson 65'
Spence 81'		 Caven 47' Attendance: 700
Referee: J Herald
21 october 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Gibson 89' Attendance: 348
Referee: G Evans
28 October 1989 Second Division Kilmarnock 3–0 Dumbarton Rugby Park
Watters 60', 65'
Tait 89'		 Attendance: 2,867
Referee: W Crombie
4 November 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 3–2 Montrose Boghead Park
Gibson 32', 75'
McQuade,A 80'		 Paterson 4'
McGlashan 6'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: J McKinnon
11 November 1989 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Hughes 1' Quinn 32'
Gibson 58'		 Attendance: 487
Referee: G Smith
18 November 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
MacIver 70', 86' MacKenzie 23'
Spence 		Attendance: 500
25 November 1989 Second Division Stirling Albion 4–1 Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Reid 53'
Lloyd 66'
Lawrie 70'
Walker 		Hughes 45' Attendance: 570
Referee: L Thow
2 December 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Arbroath Boghead Park
Attendance: 450
16 December 1989 Second Division Queen's Park 2–2 Dumbarton Hampden Park
O'Brien 24'
Rodden 48'		 Gibson
MacIver 70'		 Attendance: 587
23 December 1989 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Brechin City Boghead Park
Spence 44' Sexton 80' Attendance: 700
6 January 1990 Second Division Montrose 2–2 Dumbarton Links Park
Powell 58'
McGlashan 71'		 Hughes 52'
MacIver 78'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: G Smith
10 January 1990 Second Division Queen of the South 1–4 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Gordon MacIver
Andrews (OG)
Gibson 		Attendance: 923
13 January 1990 Second Division Stranraer 4–4 Dumbarton Stair Park
Henderson 49'
McNiven 47'
Ewing 86'		 Hughes 2' (pen)
MacIver
McQuade
Spence 		Attendance: 400
Referee: R Paterson
27 January 1990 Second Division Stenhousemuir 4–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Nelson 15'
McCormick 18'
Speirs
Kemp 65'		 Milligan 33' (OG)
Hughes 41' (pen)
MacIver 89'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: J McKinnell
10 February 1990 Second Division Queen of the South 1–1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Sloan 61' MacIver 59' Attendance: 822
Referee: R Morrison
14 March 1990 Second Division East Fife 3–1 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Wilson 33', 76'
Crolla 60'		 MacIver 88' Attendance: 609
17 March 1990 Second Division Brechin City 3–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Lees 20'
Paterson 22'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: J Renton
20 March 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 East Stirling Boghead Park
Quinn 25'
Hughes 71', 79'		 Attendance: 500
24 March 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 0–2 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Sludden 62'
Tait 84'		 Attendance: 1,881
Referee: D Brooks
27 March 1990 Second Division Montrose 1–2 Dumbarton Links Park
McGlashan 67' Morrison 55'
McQuade 75'		 Attendance: 350
31 March 1990 Second Division Berwick Rangers 3–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Sloan 23'
Bickmore 32'
Tait 72'		 Gibson 41'
Boyd 76'		 Attendance: 436
Referee: J Duncan
3 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Gibson 5' Sludden 9'
Watters 28', 56'		 Attendance: 1,000
7 April 1990 Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Nelson 7' Hughes 41'
Gibson 48'
MacIver 87'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: D Syme
10 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Stranraer Boghead Park
Morrison 62' (pen) Harkness 40' Attendance: 300
14 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Gibson 88' Ross 8', 65'
Buckley 90'		 Attendance: 400
17 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 East Stirling Boghead Park
Gibson 16', 17' Byrne 85' Attendance: 300
21 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 East Fife Boghead Park
MacIver 18'
Morrison 25' (pen), 85' (pen)		 Bell 55' Attendance: 500
24 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 Arbroath Boghead Park
Boyd 6'
MacIver 26'		 Attendance: 450
28 April 1990 Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
MacIver 87' Moore 29'
George 85'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: W Crombie
5 May 1990 Second Division Queen's Park 1–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Mackenzie 75' Attendance: 586
Referee: I Mottram

Skol Cup

Main article: 1989-90 Scottish League Cup
8 August 1989 League Cup Round 1 Dumbarton 3–0 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
MacIver
Gibson 		Attendance: 569
15 August 1989 League Cup Round 2 Dumbarton 0–3 Celtic Boghead Park
Burns
McStay
Dziekanowski 		Attendance: 8,500

Tennant's Scottish Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Cup
9 December 1989 Cup Round 1 Queen's Park 1–2 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Rodden 47' McQuade 29'
Quinn 84'		 Attendance: 784
Referee: L Thow
30 December 1989 Cup Round 2 Dumbarton 0–2 Cowdenbeath Boghead Park
Ross 45', 53' Attendance: 700

Stirlingshire Cup

17 October 1989 First Round Alloa Athletic 0–3 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Meechan
Wharton
Quinn
1 May 1990 Semi Final Stenhousemuir 1–3 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
7 May 1990 Final Clydebank 2–4 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Davies 8'
Ferguson 15'		 McQuade,J 36'
McGinlay 43', 61', 73'

Pre-season matches

29 July 1989 Friendly Kilbirnie Ladeside 2–1 Dumbarton Kilbirnie
31 July 1989 Friendly Dumbarton 2–1 Celtic XI Boghead Park
Trialist 29'
Spence 37'		 Crainey
3 August 1989 Friendly Renfrew 0–3 Dumbarton Renfrew
Wharton
MacIver
Docherty
6 August 1989 Friendly Vale of Leven 4–1 Dumbarton Millburn Park
McGorm
Meechan
Jones		 Gibson

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Stenhousemuir 39 18 9 12 62 53 +9 45
5 Berwick Rangers 39 18 5 16 66 57 +9 41
6 Dumbarton 39 15 10 14 70 73 −3 40
7 Cowdenbeath 39 13 13 13 58 54 +4 39
8 Stranraer 39 15 8 16 57 59 −2 38
Source: "1989-1990 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Hugh Stevenson 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Boyd Strachan 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Boyd 16 2 16+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stevie Gow 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Peter Wharton 28 0 19+5 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Pat Cairney 23 2 18+1 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Dempsey 31 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gary Dickie 21 0 14+5 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jamie Doyle 21 1 18+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bernie Grant 8 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Hughes 27 7 24+1 7 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim McGinlay 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy McQuade 42 2 38+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Meechan 15 0 12+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Morrison 17 4 17+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin Spence 42 5 38+0 5 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gregor Stevens 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Gibson 40 21 36+0 20 2+0 1 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Stuart MacIver 38 21 32+2 19 2+0 2 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul McGrogan 7 0 3+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John McQuade 19 4 8+8 3 2+0 0 1+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 31 3 17+11 2 0+1 0 1+1 1
FW Scotland SCO Billy Reid 30 1 23+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Wilson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

[2][3]

Transfers

[4]

Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 11 wins and 3 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Partick Thistle in the first round.

Trivia

  • The £50,000 fee paid by Dumbarton to Stirling Albion for Charlie Gibson was a record in fees paid.
  • The slight improvement in fortunes would not, however, be enough to save manager Jim George's position and with 3 games to go in the league, he was sacked, to make way for Billy Lamont's second stint at the job.

See also

References

  1. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
  2. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1990-91. The Scottish Football League. 1991.
  3. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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