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Season '''1996–97''' was the |
Season '''1996–97''' was the 113th [[football (soccer)|football]] season in which [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] competed at a [[Scotland|Scottish]] national level, entering the [[Scottish Football League]] for the 91st time, the [[Scottish Cup]] for the 102nd time, the [[Scottish League Cup]] for the 50th time and the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] for the seventh time. |
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== Overview == |
== Overview == |
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It was a mystery to most Dumbarton supporters, after the failures of the previous season, that manager Jim Fallon had retained his position – and that decision was to prove disastrous as the league campaign started off in the same poor manner as the previous one. By the end of October, Dumbarton had one win to show for 11 league matches, and had sunk to second bottom place, resulting in Jim Fallon's resignation. Within a week Ian Wallace, one of the club's brightest stars of the 1970s, had been installed and things began to take a turn for the better. Three wins on the trot in November saw Wallace named as Second Division manager of the month, but it wasn't to last. Results began again to go downhill, but even with 3 games left it was within Dumbarton's own hands whether a second successive relegation would occur. A last minute defeat to Stranraer and an uninspiring loss to Queen of the South meant that they had to better any result that Stranraer could achieve on the last day. As it was a win over Brechin City was not enough, and it would be Third Division football next season for the first time in the club's history. |
It was a mystery to most Dumbarton supporters, after the failures of the previous season, that manager Jim Fallon had retained his position – and that decision was to prove disastrous as the league campaign started off in the same poor manner as the previous one. By the end of October, Dumbarton had one win to show for 11 league matches, and had sunk to second bottom place, resulting in Jim Fallon's resignation. Within a week Ian Wallace, one of the club's brightest stars of the 1970s, had been installed and things began to take a turn for the better. Three wins on the trot in November saw Wallace named as Second Division manager of the month, but it wasn't to last. Results began again to go downhill, but even with 3 games left it was within Dumbarton's own hands whether a second successive relegation would occur. A last minute defeat to Stranraer and an uninspiring loss to Queen of the South meant that they had to better any result that Stranraer could achieve on the last day. As it was, a win over Brechin City was not enough, and it would be Third Division football next season and the fourth tier of Scottish football for the first time in the club's history. |
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In the national cup competitions, the drought on wins extented for a fifth season. In the Scottish Cup Cowdenbeath defeated Dumbarton in the second round. |
In the national cup competitions, the drought on wins extented for a fifth season. In the Scottish Cup Cowdenbeath defeated Dumbarton in the second round. |
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==Factfile== |
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{{asterisk}} The League match against Brechin City on 31 August marked [[Jim Marsland]]'s 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 24th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.<br /> |
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{{asterisk}} The League match against Ayr United on 5 October marked [[Ian MacFarlane (footballer, born 1968)|Ian MacFarlane]]'s 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 25th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.<br /> |
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{{asterisk}} The League match against Livingston on 19 April marked [[Colin McKinnon]]'s 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 110th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.<br /> |
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{{asterisk}} Dumbarton became only the second team to be relegated in successive seasons. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=205 Derek Barnes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=238 Peter Dennison (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=266 Billy Davidson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=275 Graeme McKenzie (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=241 David Reid (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=279 Joe Goldie (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=265 Adrian Mellis (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=283 John Scott (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=276 Stephen Dallas (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=277 Alan Granger (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=225 Hrienn Hringsson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=268 Ross McCuaig (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=282 Jim McGall (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)] |
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*[http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com Scottish Football Historical Archive] |
*[http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com Scottish Football Historical Archive] |
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Revision as of 10:16, 29 May 2017
1996–1997 season | |
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Manager | Jim Fallon/Ian Wallace |
Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 9th |
Scottish Cup | Second Round |
Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
Scottish Challenge Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Hugh Ward (7) All: Hugh Ward (7) |
Highest home attendance | 762 |
Lowest home attendance | 411 |
Average home league attendance | 627 |
Season 1996–97 was the 113th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 91st time, the Scottish Cup for the 102nd time, the Scottish League Cup for the 50th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the seventh time.
Overview
It was a mystery to most Dumbarton supporters, after the failures of the previous season, that manager Jim Fallon had retained his position – and that decision was to prove disastrous as the league campaign started off in the same poor manner as the previous one. By the end of October, Dumbarton had one win to show for 11 league matches, and had sunk to second bottom place, resulting in Jim Fallon's resignation. Within a week Ian Wallace, one of the club's brightest stars of the 1970s, had been installed and things began to take a turn for the better. Three wins on the trot in November saw Wallace named as Second Division manager of the month, but it wasn't to last. Results began again to go downhill, but even with 3 games left it was within Dumbarton's own hands whether a second successive relegation would occur. A last minute defeat to Stranraer and an uninspiring loss to Queen of the South meant that they had to better any result that Stranraer could achieve on the last day. As it was, a win over Brechin City was not enough, and it would be Third Division football next season and the fourth tier of Scottish football for the first time in the club's history.
In the national cup competitions, the drought on wins extented for a fifth season. In the Scottish Cup Cowdenbeath defeated Dumbarton in the second round.
In the League Cup, Premier Division Dundee beat Dumbarton, also in the second round.
Finally, in the Challenge Cup, in what was now becoming an embarrassment – a seventh first round defeat in seven attempts was registered – this time to Montrose.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup the misery was continued with a defeat to Falkirk.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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17 August 1996 | Stranraer | H | 1-1 | Dallas | 560 |
24 August 1996 | Queen of the South | A | 1-2 | Meechan | 1,127 |
31 August 1996 | Brechin City | H | 1-1 | McGivern | 650 |
7 September 1996 | Clyde | A | 1-0 | Ward | 721 |
14 September 1996 | Livingston | H | 2-4 | McKinnon;Ward | 762 |
21 September 1996 | Berwick Rangers | H | 1-3 | Ward | 326 |
28 September 1996 | Stenhousemuir | H | 1-1 | Meechan | 524 |
5 October 1996 | Ayr United | H | 1-3 | Dallas | 939 |
12 October 1996 | Hamilton | A | 0-2 | 533 | |
19 October 1996 | Stranraer | A | 0-2 | 460 | |
26 October 1996 | Queen of the South | H | 1-2 | OG | 562 |
2 November 1996 | Livingston | A | 0-5 | 1,941 | |
9 November 1996 | Clyde | H | 2-2 | McKinnon;Wilson | 724 |
16 November 1996 | Stenhousemuir | H | 1-0 | Meechan | 564 |
23 November 1996 | Berwick Rangers | H | 1-0 | Ward | 601 |
30 November 1996 | Ayr United | A | 4-1 | McKinnon;Ward;Glancy(2) | 1,773 |
14 December 1996 | Hamilton | H | 1-3 | Wilson | 733 |
26 December 1996 | Stranraer | H | 2-2 | Sharp;Meechan | 686 |
28 December 1996 | Brechin City | A | 1-2 | Granger | 356 |
11 January 1997 | Berwick Rangers | H | 3-0 | King;Ward;Glancy | 346 |
18 January 1997 | Ayr United | H | 1-1 | Sharp | 801 |
21 January 1997 | Stenhousemuir | H | 0-2 | 470 | |
1 February 1997 | Hamilton | A | 0-4 | 505 | |
8 February 1997 | Livingston | H | 2-3 | McKinnon;Mooney | 503 |
22 February 1997 | Queen of the South | A | 0-4 | 908 | |
1 March 1997 | Brechin City | H | 1-2 | Hringsson | 411 |
4 March 1997 | Clyde | A | 1-2 | Hringsson | 480 |
8 March 1997 | Berwick Rangers | H | 2-2 | Sharp;Hringsson | 446 |
15 March 1997 | Stenhousemuir | H | 4-1 | Sharp;King;Glancy;Wilson | 376 |
22 March 1997 | Ayr United | A | 1-1 | Meechan | 1,575 |
5 April 1997 | Hamilton | H | 0-3 | 718 | |
12 April 1997 | Clyde | H | 2-0 | Ward;Wilson | 554 |
19 April 1997 | Livingston | A | 2-1 | Sharp;Meechan | 1,579 |
26 April 1997 | Stranraer | A | 0-1 | 739 | |
3 May 1997 | Queen of the South | H | 0-3 | 643 | |
10 May 1997 | Brechin City | A | 3-0 | Glancy(2);Reilly | 620 |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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13 January 1997 | 2 | Cowdenbeath | A | 0-1 | 294 |
Scottish League Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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13 August 1996 | 2 | Dundee | A | 1-2 | Dallas | 1,872 |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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10 August 1996 | 1 | Montrose | A | 0-2 | 309 |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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28 July 1996 | 1 | Falkirk | A | 1-2 | unknown |
Player Statistics
Squad[1][2]
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 | SCO | Derek Barnes | 12 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Peter Dennison | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Ian MacFarlane | 11 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Kenny Meechan | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jamie Bruce | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Billy Davidson | 17 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Stevie Gow | 26 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Graeme McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Martin Melvin | 25 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | David Reid | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Joe Goldie | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Toby King | 30 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Marsland | 34 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Gerry McCabe | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Martin McGarvey | 15 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Sam McGivern | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Meechan | 39 | 6 | 36+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Adrian Mellis | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Scott | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Wilson | 21 | 4 | 21+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Stephen Dallas | 17 | 3 | 15+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Martin Glancy | 34 | 6 | 24+8 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Alan Granger | 8 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ISL | Hrienn Hringsson | 3 | 3 | 3+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ross McCuaig | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim McGall | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Colin McKinnon | 37 | 4 | 34+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Martin Mooney | 25 | 1 | 18+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Gordon Parks | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Robert Reilly | 8 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Lee Sharp | 38 | 5 | 35+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Ward | 37 | 7 | 26+9 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
Transfers[3]
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Factfile
* The League match against Brechin City on 31 August marked Jim Marsland's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 24th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
* The League match against Ayr United on 5 October marked Ian MacFarlane's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 25th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
* The League match against Livingston on 19 April marked Colin McKinnon's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 110th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* Dumbarton became only the second team to be relegated in successive seasons.
See also
References
External links
- Derek Barnes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Peter Dennison (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Billy Davidson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Graeme McKenzie (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- David Reid (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Joe Goldie (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Adrian Mellis (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- John Scott (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Stephen Dallas (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Alan Granger (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Hrienn Hringsson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Ross McCuaig (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Jim McGall (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive