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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
It was a mystery to most Dumbarton supporters, after the failures of the previous season, that manager Jim Fallon had retained his position{{cn|date=August 2017}} – 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 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 three 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.
It was a mystery to most Dumbarton supporters, after the failures of the previous season, that manager Jim Fallon had retained his position{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} – 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 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 three 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 extended for a fifth season. In the Scottish Cup Cowdenbeath defeated Dumbarton in the second round.
In the national cup competitions, the drought on wins extended for a fifth season. In the Scottish Cup Cowdenbeath defeated Dumbarton in the second round.
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In the League Cup, Premier Division Dundee beat Dumbarton, also 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{{cn|date=August 2017}} – a seventh first round defeat in seven attempts was registered – this time to Montrose.
Finally, in the Challenge Cup, in what was now becoming an embarrassment{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} – 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.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup the misery was continued with a defeat to Falkirk.
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==Player Statistics==
==Player statistics==
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Revision as of 10:57, 19 August 2017

Dumbarton
1996–1997 season
ManagerJim Fallon/Ian Wallace
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 29th
Scottish CupSecond Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Scottish Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh Ward (7)
All: Hugh Ward (7)
Highest home attendance762
Lowest home attendance411
Average home league attendance627

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[citation needed] – 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 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 three 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 extended 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[citation needed] – 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

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
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

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
13 January 1997 2 Cowdenbeath A 0-1 294

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
13 August 1996 2 Dundee A 1-2 Dallas 1,872

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
10 August 1996 1 Montrose A 0-2 309

Stirlingshire Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Derek Barnes 12 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Peter Dennison 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ian MacFarlane 11 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Kenny Meechan 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Bruce 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Davidson 17 0 12+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stevie Gow 26 0 21+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Graeme McKenzie 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Martin Melvin 25 0 23+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Reid 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Goldie 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Toby King 30 2 27+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Marsland 34 0 30+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gerry McCabe 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Martin McGarvey 15 0 7+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Sam McGivern 2 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Meechan 39 6 36+0 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Adrian Mellis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Scott 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Wilson 21 4 21+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Stephen Dallas 17 3 15+1 2 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Martin Glancy 34 6 24+8 6 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Granger 8 1 2+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW Iceland ISL Hrienn Hringsson 3 3 3+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ross McCuaig 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim McGall 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Colin McKinnon 37 4 34+0 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Martin Mooney 25 1 18+4 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Parks 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Robert Reilly 8 1 2+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Lee Sharp 38 5 35+0 5 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Ward 37 7 26+9 7 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0

Transfers[3]

Factfile

* The League match against Brechin City on 31 August marked Jim Marsland's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 25th 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 26th 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 in Scottish League history to be relegated in successive seasons.

See also

References

  1. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1997-98. The Scottish Football League. 1998.
  2. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1996%E2%80%9397_Dumbarton_F.C._season&diff=prev&oldid=796226926

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