Season 2007–08 was the 124th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 102nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 113th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 61st time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 17th time.
| 2007-08 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Gerry McCabe/Jim Chapman |
| Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 3 | 8th |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth Round |
| Scottish League Cup | First Round |
| League Challenge Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Fergus Tiernan (6) All: Robert Campbell/ Brian McPhee/ Fergus Tiernan (6) |
| Highest home attendance | 907 |
| Lowest home attendance | 282 |
| Average home league attendance | 521 |
Overview
Dumbarton's second successive season in the Third Division was not to be a successful one. A large intake of new players at the start was not the success that was hoped for and the mixed start which saw the club hold 5th place at the end of October was only to be followed by a slump in form. By the end of November Gerry McCabe had left the club to be replaced by Jim Chapman, but performances did little to improve the situation and in the end a disappointing 8th place was achieved.
In the Scottish Cup, a cup-run of sorts was gained. Early round victories over Forfar Athletic and Berwick Rangers was followed by a fourth round exit to Premier League St Mirren.
In the League Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Cowdenbeath.
Finally, it would be another early League Challenge Cup exit, this time to East Stirling.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, a win and a defeat in the opening group ties was never going to be enough to progress to the final.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Third Division
| 4 August 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Tiernan  71' | Attendance: 640 Referee: C Charleston |
| 11 August 2007 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| McBride,K 19' Brand 41', 60' | Tiernan 12', 15' | Attendance: 306 |
| 18 August 2007 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Scott,B 25' | Hamilton 79' | Attendance: 647 Referee: S McLean |
| 25 August 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Coyne 12', 62' (pen) | Attendance: 644 Referee: T Robertson |
| 1 September 2007 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Mullen 17' Tade 84' | Attendance: 343 Referee: S Nicholls |
| 15 September 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Campbell 3' | Hampshire 4' Desmond 89' | Attendance: 907 Referee: G Salmond |
| 22 September 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Tiernan 66' | McManus 15' | Attendance: 692 Referee: A Muir |
| 29 September 2007 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Campbell 53' | Attendance: 545 Referee: S McLean |
| 6 October 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Attendance: 668 Referee: A Law |
| 20 October 2007 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
| Smith 18' Frizzel 33' | O'Byrne 80' | Attendance: 541 Referee: W Hornby |
| 3 November 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McPhee 3' | Bishop 27' | Attendance: 637 Referee: G Salmond |
| 10 November 2007 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
| Hunter 45' Walker,P 49' | Attendance: 512 Referee: C Charleston |
| 1 December 2007 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Thomson 23' Dempster 77' (pen) | McPhee 45' | Attendance: 403 Referee: F McDermott |
| 8 December 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Stranraer | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Stewart 16' Mitchell 87' | Attendance: 478 Referee: T Robertson |
| 15 December 2007 Scottish Third Division | East Fife | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| McDonald 3' McGowan 83' | Attendance: 674 Referee: C Charleston |
| 18 December 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McPhee 11' Geggan 44'Hamilton 90' | Brand 61' | Attendance: 640 Referee: C Charleston |
| 22 December 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Montrose | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Campbell 90' | Baird 11' (pen), 66' Wood 13' | Attendance: 510 Referee: S McLean |
| 29 December 2007 Scottish Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Fotheringham 2' Smith 39'Lunan 79' | Gentile 40' | Attendance: 422 Referee: S Nicholls |
| 2 January 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Albion Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Tiernan 53' McPhee 63' | Attendance: 634 |
| 19 January 2008 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
| Tade 58' Cashmore 83' | Attendance: 214 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 2 February 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–4 | Elgin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Coyne 61' | Frizzel 1' Charlesworth 32' (pen), 44'O'Donoghue 52' | Attendance: 514 Referee: B Winter |
| 9 February 2007 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Wood 5' Hunter 29', 69' | Moore 76' | Attendance: 458 Referee: S McLean |
| 16 February 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McDonald 20' Smart 40', 89' | Attendance: 688 Referee: M Tumilty |
| 23 February 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Canning 37', 61' | Scott,B 42' | Attendance: 511 Referee: W Collum |
| 1 March 2008 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill |
| Canning 74' | Attendance: 329 Referee: C Charleston |
| 5 March 2008 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
| Attendance: 441 Referee: F McDermott |
| 15 March 2008 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Borough Briggs |
| O'Donoghue 25' Shallicher 71' | Moore 70' | Attendance: 551 Referee: D Somers |
| 18 March 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| McNaught 42' | Attendance: 389 Referee: S Conroy |
| 22 March 2008 Scottish Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Harty 80' | Geggan 11' | Attendance: 449 Referee: C Brown |
| 25 March 2008 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Bolochoweckyj 10' | McNaught 86' | Attendance: 306 Referee: A Muir |
| 29 March 2007 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Stranraer | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Tade 66' | Attendance: 639 Referee: E Norris |
| 5 April 2008 Scottish Third Division | East Fife | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| Templeman 42' Cameron 58' | Tiernan 64' | Attendance: 639 Referee: E Norris |
| 8 April 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Attendance: 282 Referee: C Boyle |
| 12 April 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Montrose | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Attendance: 463 Referee: G Salmond |
| 19 April 2008 Scottish Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Hamilton 69' | Attendance: 612 Referee: W Hornby |
| 26 April 2008 Scottish Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Ovenstone 71' | Hamilton 69' | Attendance: 400 Referee: W Hornby |
CIS League Cup
| 7 August 2007 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| Clarke 69' Dalziel 77' | Attendance: 322 Referee: M Tumilty |
Scottish League Challenge Cup
| 14 August 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Firs Park |
| Simpson 32', 48' Struthers 71', 88' | Campbell 31', 53' | Attendance: 202 Referee: A Laws |
Scottish Cup
| 27 October 2007 Scottish Cup round 2 | Forfar Athletic | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| | McPhee | Attendance: 382 Referee: E Norris |
| 6 November 2007 Scottish Cup round 2R | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Campbell 21' Henderson 38'MacFarlane 47' | Attendance: 310 Referee: E Norris |
| 24 November 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| MacFarlane 5' McPhee 36' | Attendance: 310 Referee: E Norris |
| 12 January 2008 Scottish Cup round 4 | St Mirren | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
| Corrigan 17' Barrow 38'Mehmet 70' | Attendance: 2,828 Referee: A Muir |
| 20 July 2007 Group stage | Stenhousemuir | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
| Yule | Attendance: 150 |
| 22 August 2007 Group stage | Stirling Albion | 5–1 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
| | Gallacher |
Pre-season
| 16 July 2007 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Attendance: 755 |
| 21 July 2007 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–5 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| MacFarlane 11' | Thomson 34' Crawford 43', 71'Morrison,O 54'Hamilton 89' (pen) | Referee: E Norris |
| 24 July 2007 Friendly | Queen's Park | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| |
| 26 July 2007 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–3 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Kean Corcoran | Attendance: 709 |
| 30 July 2007 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Celtic XI | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| Coyne | | Attendance: 672 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Elgin City | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 47 |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 37 |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 37 |
| 9 | East Stirlingshire[a] | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 34 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 33 |
Source: SPFL archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO | David Crawford | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Anton Nugent | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Peter Shaw | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Aitken | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig Brittain | 24 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | David Craig | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Grant Evans | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Ross Farro | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Kenny Haswell | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Gordon Lennon | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Richie McKillen | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Anthony McLennan | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Michael O'Byrne | 34 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  FIN | Axel Orrström | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig Potter | 25 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jonathan Yule | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Kieran Brannan | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Mark Canning | 36 | 3 | 31+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Danny Ferry | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Andy Geggan | 33 | 2 | 28+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Gentile | 21 | 1 | 10+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Hamilton | 33 | 3 | 19+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Niall Henderson | 16 | 1 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | Jason McLaughlin | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Michael Stokes | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 29 | 6 | 22+4 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Robert Campbell | 21 | 6 | 15+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Greg Cavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Tommy Coyne | 30 | 3 | 16+12 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Liam Cusack | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Sean Kerr | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David MacFarlane | 15 | 2 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Chris Mackie | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Mark McAlpine | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David McNaught | 19 | 2 | 6+12 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Brian McPhee | 27 | 6 | 17+6 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Paul McQuilken | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Michael Moore | 7 | 2 | 7+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Allan Orr | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | F Pierman | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Ryan Russell | 33 | 0 | 21+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Bruce Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Kenneth Wright | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers
Players out
| Player | To | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Borris | Raith Rovers | 23 May 2007 |
| Craig Winter | Raith Rovers | 26 May 2007 |
| Jamie Smith | Stenhousemuir | 4 Jun 2007 |
| Stephen Grindlay | Queen of the South | 12 Jul 2007 |
 José Quitongo | Livingston | 22 Sep 2007 |
| Anthony McLennan | 29 Nov 2007 | |
| Paul Young | 23 Jan 2007 | |
| Allan Orr | 31 Jan 2008 | |
| Danny Ferry | Albion Rovers | 9 Feb 2008 |
| Mark McAlpine | 28 Feb 2008 | |
| John McKeever | Bellshill Athletic | |
| David Bagan | Hurlford United | |
| John Aitken | ||
| Ross Farro | ||
| John Henry | ||
| F Pierman |
See also
References
External links
- Anton Nugent (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Peter Shaw (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Kenny Haswell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Richie McKillen (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Jonathan Yule (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Kieran Brannan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Jason McLauchlin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Michael Stokes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Tommy Coyne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Liam Cusack (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Ryan Russell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Kenneth Wright (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
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