1999–2000 Dumbarton F.C. season
1999–2000 season | |
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Manager | Jimmy Brown |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 3 | 6th |
Scottish Cup | Second Round |
Scottish League Cup | First Round |
Bell's Challenge Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Paddy Flannery (14) All: Paddy Flannery (16) |
Highest home attendance | 3,031 |
Lowest home attendance | 324 |
Average home league attendance | 581 |
Season 1999–2000 was the 116th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 94th time, the Scottish Cup for the 105th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 53rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the ninth time.
Overview
Season 1999-2000 would be one of the most memorable for Dumbarton, but not because of any titles won or lost, but because this would be the last season that the club would play at their famous Boghead Park. Dumbarton's home had been here for the past 121 years - the longest that any British football club had stayed at any home ground. Now the ground had been sold and Dumbarton would move to a new purpose built stadium at the foot of Dumbarton Rock.
The season itself was unremarkable. Three promotion places were up for grabs due to the addition of Elgin City and Peterhead the following season, however despite an encouraging start there was never a real chance of a top three finish and in the end a midtable 6th place was achieved. It would be the final game however that would define the whole campaign. As it was a crowd in excess of 3,000 turned out to bid farewell to the old ground and with it a fine victory over promoted East Fife.
In the national cup competitions, there was little to cheer. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Stenhousemuir in the second round.
In the League Cup, after a win over Brechin City, Dundee would easily dispatch Dumbarton in the second round.
With new found sponsorship, the Scottish Challenge Cup was re-instated, but the same old failures beset Dumbarton - yet another first round defeat, this time to Airdrie.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost their two group ties.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Third Division
7 August 1999 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
Duncan ![]() |
King ![]() Melvin ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 308 |
14 August 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–4 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
Flannery ![]() ![]() Brown ![]() |
Farnan ![]() O'Driscoll ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 436 |
21 August 1999 Third Division | East Fife | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
McGrillen ![]() |
Attendance: 591 |
28 August 1999 Third Division | Brechin City | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
King ![]() Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 357 |
4 September 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Flannery ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Ritchie ![]() |
Attendance: 324 |
11 September 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Carroll ![]() |
Attendance: 539 |
18 September 1999 Third Division | East Stirling | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Laidlaw ![]() |
Templeman ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 284 |
25 September 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Robertson ![]() |
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Attendance: 424 |
2 October 1999 Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 5–0 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Milne ![]() ![]() ![]() Cargill ![]() MacDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 397 |
16 October 1999 Third Division | Montrose | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Mailer ![]() |
Grace ![]() Flannery ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 274 |
23 October 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Smith ![]() |
Tait ![]() |
Attendance: 590 |
30 October 1999 Third Division | Queen's Park | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Connaghan ![]() Gallacher ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Ward ![]() Bradford ![]() |
Attendance: 713 |
6 November 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Bradford ![]() |
Attendance: 415 |
14 November 1999 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Bradford ![]() |
Attendance: 415 |
20 November 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Flannery ![]() |
Hutcheson ![]() Black ![]() Honeyman ![]() |
Attendance: 447 |
27 November 1999 Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–3 | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Flannery ![]() Robertson ![]() Stewart ![]() |
Donaldson ![]() Milne ![]() Robson ![]() |
Attendance: 469 |
8 December 1999 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Brown ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 262 |
18 December 1999 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
McStay ![]() Duncan ![]() McLees ![]() |
Attendance: 257 |
3 January 2000 Third Division | East Stirling | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
Laidlaw ![]() ![]() |
Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 308 |
22 January 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Cowdenbeath | Boghead Park |
Flannery ![]() Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 469 |
29 January 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park |
Flannery ![]() |
Carroll ![]() |
Attendance: 492 |
5 February 2000 Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 4–3 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
McCheyne ![]() Milne ![]() Craig ![]() ![]() |
Flannery ![]() Robertson ![]() Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 439 |
12 February 2000 Third Division | Brechin City | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Black ![]() |
Flannery ![]() Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 278 |
26 February 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
King ![]() Robertson ![]() Hringsson ![]() |
Shand ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Attendance: 482 |
4 March 2000 Third Division | East Fife | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
Moffat ![]() McManus ![]() |
Watters ![]() |
Attendance: 436 |
11 March 2000 Third Division | Queen's Park | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
McGoldrick ![]() Whelan ![]() |
Attendance: 788 |
14 March 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park |
Leask ![]() Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 330 |
18 March 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | East Stirling | Boghead Park |
Dillon ![]() Hringsson ![]() Watters ![]() |
Attendance: 367 |
25 March 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
Brittain ![]() Grace ![]() |
Black ![]() |
Attendance: 365 |
28 March 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
Hringsson ![]() |
McCormick ![]() |
Attendance: 394 |
1 April 2000 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Attendance: 560 |
8 April 2000 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Gray ![]() |
Flannery ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 284 |
15 April 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 474 |
22 April 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Albion Rovers | Boghead Park |
Attendance: 415 |
29 April 2000 Third Division | Montrose | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
Taylor ![]() Ogboke ![]() |
King ![]() |
Attendance: 267 |
6 May 2000 Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
King ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Logan ![]() |
Attendance: 3,031 |
Bell's Challenge Cup
10 August 1999 Challenge Cup Round 1 | Airdrie | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
Moore ![]() ![]() |
Dillon ![]() |
Attendance: 826 Referee: J Fleming |
CIS League Cup
31 July 1999 League Cup Round 1 | Brechin City | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Flannery ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 346 Referee: A Gemmill |
17 August 1999 League Cup Round 2 | Dundee | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Dens Park |
Boyack ![]() ![]() Falconer ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,765 Referee: T Brown |
Tennent's Scottish Cup
8 January 2000 Cup Round 2 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Stenhousemuir | Boghead Park |
Fisher ![]() Hamilton,R ![]() |
Attendance: 302 Referee: D Smith |
14 July 1999 Group stage | Stirling Albion | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
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17 July 1999 Group stage | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
King ![]() brown ![]() |
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Attendance: 118 |
Friendlies
27 July 1999 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–6 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
King ![]() Gow ![]() |
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24 January 2000 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–6 | Rangers XI | Boghead Park |
Flannery ![]() |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | East Fife | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 59 |
5 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 54 |
6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 53 |
7 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 40 |
8 | Brechin City | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Derek Barnes | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Kenny Meechan | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Craig Brittain | 39 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jamie Bruce | 25 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Michael Dickie | 35 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Finnigan | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alex Grace | 31 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stephen Jack | 38 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Kevin McCann | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John McCormack | 18 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Martin Melvin | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Dave Stewart | 22 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Steven Bonar | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alan Brown | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Dillon | 27 | 2 | 17+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Chris Gentile | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Billy Melvin | 12 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Bradford | 6 | 3 | 6+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Brown | 38 | 4 | 27+7 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paddy Flannery | 33 | 16 | 27+2 | 14 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hreinn Hringsson | 14 | 3 | 3+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Toby King | 36 | 5 | 32+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Scott McHarg | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Robertson | 39 | 7 | 33+3 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Chris Smith | 21 | 4 | 9+11 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Chris Templeman | 3 | 3 | 3+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hugh Ward | 15 | 1 | 3+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie Watters | 7 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Youth Team
Dumbarton played an under 19 team in the Scottish Youth Division B, and with 6 wins and 4 draws from 26 games, finished 9th of 10.
Trivia
- The League match against Albion Rovers on 8 August marked Kenny Meechan's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 114th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
See also
References
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 2000-01. The Scottish Football League. 2001.
- ^ Scottish Football League Review 2000-01. The Scottish Football League. 2001.
- ^ 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
- Derek Barnes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Paul Finnegan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Alan Brown (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Hrienn Hringsson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Chris Smith (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive