2002-03 season | |
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Manager | David Winnie/ Brian Fairlie |
Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 6th |
Scottish Cup | First Round |
Scottish League Cup | First Round |
Bell's Challenge Cup | Third Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Paddy Flannery/ Gary McCutcheon (8) All: John Dillon (9) |
Highest home attendance | 1,501 |
Lowest home attendance | 480 |
Average home league attendance | 950 |
Season 2002–03 was the 119th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 97th time, the Scottish Cup for the 108th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 56th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 12th time.
Overview
[edit]Season 2002-03 began with yet another new manager at the helm. Following the success of promotion the season before, Tom Carson had fallen out with the board and left the club, to be replaced by David Winnie. The league campaign, as was so often the case with Dumbarton, started well and then fell away. By March there were some concerns of a return to Division 3, resulting in David Winnie's departure as manager. Fortunately his replacement Brian Fairlie had the desired effect and a final unbeaten 7 game run ensured a creditable 6th place.
In the Scottish Cup, for the second year running, it would be a first round exit, this time to Raith Rovers.
In the League Cup, Inverness Caledonian Thistle were to prove too much to handle in the first round.
Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was a case of 'role reversal'. In the competition which had seen just one win in ten attempts, this season would see a mini cup run before Queen of the South would bring it to an end in the third round.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton played just one group tie, losing to Falkirk on penalties after a drawn game.
Results & fixtures
[edit][1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
[edit]3 August 2002 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Booth ![]() |
BBC Report | Bonar ![]() Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 419 Referee: I Brines |
10 August 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Brechin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Collins ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 735 Referee: J Gilmour |
17 August 2002 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Hawley ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,866 Referee: S Conroy |
24 August 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Airdrie United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Brown ![]() Dillon ![]() Ronald ![]() |
BBC Report | Armstrong ![]() |
Attendance: 1,417 Referee: E Mack |
31 August 2002 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Burke ![]() |
BBC Report | McCutcheon ![]() |
Attendance: 509 Referee: E Martindale |
14 September 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McCutcheon ![]() |
BBC Report | Bavidge ![]() Byers ![]() |
Attendance: 827 Referee: I Fyfe |
21 September 2002 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Kerr ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 563 Referee: D Smith |
28 September 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Brown ![]() |
BBC Report | Dobbins ![]() |
Attendance: 1,202 Referee: I Frickleton |
5 October 2002 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Brown ![]() Winter ![]() Gordon ![]() |
BBC Report | McCutcheon ![]() |
Attendance: 363 Referee: C Richmond |
26 October 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
BBC Report | Attendance: 819 Referee: A Hunter |
29 October 2002 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Templeman ![]() |
BBC Report | Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 250 Referee: C Murray |
2 November 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Lynes ![]() |
BBC Report | Burke ![]() Wood ![]() |
Attendance: 768 Referee: J Gilmour |
9 November 2002 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 1,352 Referee: G Clyde |
16 November 2002 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Bavidge ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 556 Referee: W Young |
23 November 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Stranraer | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Flannery ![]() McCutcheon ![]() Bonar ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 740 Referee: B Cassidy |
30 November 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McCutcheon ![]() |
BBC Report | Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 784 Referee: B McGarry |
14 December 2002 Scottish Second Division | Hamilton | 1–0 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,062 Referee: J Downie |
28 December 2002 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
BBC Report | Hawley ![]() Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 1,244 Referee: C Melville |
1 January 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Obidile ![]() Dillon ![]() |
BBC Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 1,024 Referee: C Richmond |
11 January 2003 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
BBC Report | Dillon ![]() |
Attendance: 580 Referee: C Allan |
18 January 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Dillon ![]() |
BBC Report | Rattray ![]() Byers ![]() |
Attendance: 867 Referee: C Thomson |
25 January 2003 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Booth ![]() McFarlane ![]() |
BBC Report | Dillon ![]() |
Attendance: 483 Referee: S Conroy |
1 February 2003 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Moore ![]() |
BBC Report | McCutcheon ![]() Scally ![]() |
Attendance: 405 Referee: I Fyfe |
8 February 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Scally ![]() Collins ![]() McCutcheon ![]() |
BBC Report | Armstrong ![]() |
Attendance: 1,107 Referee: A Hunter |
1 March 2003 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Dennis ![]() Prest ![]() |
BBC Report | Scally ![]() |
Attendance: 1,780 Referee: C Hardie |
8 March 2003 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
Gow ![]() Collins ![]() |
BBC Report | Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 1,136 Referee: B McGarry |
11 March 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Brechin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Flannery ![]() |
BBC Report | Templeman ![]() |
Attendance: 480 Referee: E Martindale |
15 March 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Brown ![]() Bonar ![]() |
BBC Report | Bradley ![]() McEwan ![]() |
Attendance: 915 Referee: G Clyde |
18 March 2003 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Mauchlan ![]() Elliott ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 218 Referee: B Cassidy |
1 April 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Stranraer | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Donald ![]() |
BBC Report | Wingate ![]() |
Attendance: 596 Referee: J Downie |
5 April 2003 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
BBC Report | Scally ![]() |
Attendance: 450 Referee: E Martindale |
1 April 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Flannery ![]() Dillon ![]() Obidile ![]() |
BBC Report | Gordon ![]() |
Attendance: 1,203 Referee: C Hardie |
19 April 2003 Scottish Second Division | Hamilton | 2–2 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
Dobbins ![]() Callaghan ![]() |
BBC Report | Flannery ![]() Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 1,270 Referee: G Mitchell |
26 April 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Flannery ![]() Russell ![]() Scally ![]() |
BBC Report | Crawford ![]() |
Attendance: 906 Referee: C Richmond |
3 May 2003 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
King ![]() |
BBC Report | Obidile ![]() |
Attendance: 895 Referee: C Thomson |
10 May 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Obidile ![]() Russell ![]() Dillon ![]() |
BBC Report | Blackadder ![]() |
Attendance: 1,501 Referee: S Dougal |
Bell's Challenge Cup
[edit]6 August 2002 Challenge Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 1–0 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Duffy ![]() |
BBC report | Attendance: 452 Referee: C Melville |
13 August 2002 Challenge Cup round 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Ayr United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Brown ![]() Dillon ![]() |
BBC report | Attendance: 938 Referee: B Cassidy |
20 August 2002 Challenge Cup round 3 | Queen of the South | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
O'Neill ![]() Lyle ![]() |
BBC report | Attendance: 1,128 Referee: J Underhill |
CIS League Cup
[edit]10 September 2002 League Cup round 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Caledonian Stadium |
Wyness ![]() Ritchie ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 667 Referee: G Mitchell |
Tennent's Scottish Cup
[edit]7 December 2002 Cup round 1 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Starks Park |
Blackadder ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,639 Referee: C Murray |
16 July 2002 Group stage | Dumbarton | 1–1 (Falkirk on penalties) | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Brown,T ![]() |
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Pre-season and Other Matches
[edit]10 July 2002 Friendly | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
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Bonar ![]() ![]() |
20 July 2002 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Dumbarton | East End Park, Dunfermline |
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Robertson ![]() ![]() |
27 July 2002 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–2 | ![]() | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Duffy ![]() Flannery ![]() Lynes ![]() |
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Attendance: 442 |
21 December 2002 Friendly | St Mirren | 3–4 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
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McCutcheon ![]() Scally ![]() Dillon ![]() McKelvie ![]() |
5 March 2003 Friendly | St Mirren | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Love Street (stadium) |
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Flannery ![]() Lynes ![]() |
15 April 2003 Friendly | Albion Rovers | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Cliftonhill Stadium |
McCutcheon ![]() Obidile ![]() trialist ![]() |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 51 |
5 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 49 |
6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 |
7 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 47 |
8 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Player statistics
[edit]Squad
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Stephen Grindlay | 38 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
John Wight | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Craig Brittain | 28 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Neil Collins | 38 | 3 | 33+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Michael Dickie | 27 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Neil Duffy | 27 | 1 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Kevin McCann | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Craig McEwan | 28 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
John McKeown | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Dave Stewart | 25 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Steven Bonar | 39 | 3 | 26+9 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Mark Crilly | 17 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Dillon | 40 | 9 | 34+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Barry Donald | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Craig Lynes | 18 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Emeka Obidile | 14 | 3 | 9+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Brown | 33 | 4 | 19+10 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom Brown | 30 | 2 | 23+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paddy Flannery | 31 | 8 | 18+9 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gary McCutcheon | 32 | 8 | 23+8 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Danny McKelvie | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Robertson | 15 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Iain Russell | 11 | 4 | 8+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Neil Scally | 29 | 5 | 23+4 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
Transfers
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Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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Trivia
[edit]- The League match against Raith Rovers on 17 August marked John Dillon's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 123rd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- The League Cup match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 10 September marked Michael Dickie's and Dave Stewart's 100th appearances for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 124th and 125th Dumbarton players respectively to reach this milestone.
- The League match against Raith Rovers on 1 March marked Steven Bonar's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 126th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Scottish Football Review 2003/04. Epsom: PPL Sport & Leisure. 2003. ISBN 1-903381-14-2.
- ^ "2002/03 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.