2009-10 season | |
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Manager | Jim Chapman |
Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 6th |
Scottish Cup | Third Round |
Scottish League Cup | First Round |
League Challenge Cup | First Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Scott Chaplain (10) All: Scott Chaplain (10) |
Highest home attendance | 975 |
Lowest home attendance | 397 |
Average home league attendance | 681 |
Season 2009–10 was the 126th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 104th time, the Scottish Cup for the 115th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 63rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 19th time.
Overview
[edit]Following the success of the previous season, it was manager Jim Chapman's goal to consolidate the club's position in the Second Division. However, Dumbarton were to be devastated before a ball was kicked with the death during the close season of the club captain, Gordon Lennon, from a motoring accident. Nevertheless, despite there being few changes to the playing staff, the league campaign started disappointingly with only two draws to show from the first six starts - resulting in the club propping up the rest of the league. It was, however, to be a temporary blip and although there was no consistency in performances, a mid-table sixth place was achieved in the end.
In the domestic cups, however, it was all bad news - no wins and no goals! In the Scottish Cup, local rivals Morton would be victorious in the third round, after a goalless draw.
In the League Cup, Dunfermline Athletic had no difficulty in seeing off Dumbarton in the first round.
Finally, it was no surprise that the League Challenge Cup would witness another first round exit, and it would be Morton again who would do the damage.
Locally, the Stirlingshire Cup was resumed, and after two penalty shoot out wins in the group fixtures, the trophy would return to Dumbarton following a win in the final over Stenhousemuir.
Results & fixtures
[edit][1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
[edit]8 August 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Grant ![]() |
Grant ![]() Carrigan ![]() Noble ![]() |
Attendance: 864 Referee: Anthony Law |
15 August 2009 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Sellars ![]() Hislop ![]() Ross ![]() |
Hunter ![]() |
Attendance: 605 Referee: E Norris |
22 August 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–3 | Clyde | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Dunlop ![]() Hunter ![]() Chisholm ![]() |
Lithgow ![]() McLaughlan ![]() |
Attendance: 975 Referee: Bobby Madden |
29 August 2009 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Docherty ![]() McAllister ![]() Janczyk ![]() |
Dunlop ![]() |
Attendance: 470 Referee: Frank McDermott |
12 September 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Attendance: 664 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
19 September 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McBride ![]() Wardlaw ![]() |
Attendance: 647 Referee: Gary Hilland |
26 September 2009 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Balmoor Stadium |
Bruce ![]() |
Murray ![]() Carcary ![]() |
Attendance: 397 Referee: Stevie Nicholls |
3 October 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Chaplain ![]() Cook ![]() |
McKenna ![]() Devine ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 654 Referee: S McLean |
10 October 2009 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
McLaughlin ![]() |
Attendance: 684 Referee: Gary Hilland |
17 October 2009 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park |
Gilhaney ![]() |
Geggan ![]() Cook ![]() Chaplain ![]() |
Attendance: 575 Referee: N Watters |
24 October 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Chaplain ![]() |
Attendance: 696 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
31 October 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Brechin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Attendance: 687 Referee: Thomas Robertson |
7 November 2009 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Hunter ![]() Chaplain ![]() O'Donoghue ![]() |
Attendance: 568 Referee: John McKendrick |
14 November 2009 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
McQuade ![]() |
Geggan ![]() |
Attendance: 389 Referee: Ian Brines |
8 December 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Peterhead | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Chaplain ![]() |
Attendance: 397 Referee: Stevie Nicholls |
12 December 2009 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McManus ![]() Smart ![]() Muir ![]() |
Attendance: 628 Referee: George Salmond |
15 December 2009 Scottish Second Division | Stirling Albion | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
Murphy ![]() Devine ![]() |
Craig ![]() Carcary ![]() |
Attendance: 462 Referee: Brian Colvin |
23 January 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Hunter ![]() Clark ![]() |
Baxter ![]() |
Attendance: 657 Referee: Bobby Madden |
6 February 2010 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
Crawford ![]() |
Gordon ![]() Chaplain ![]() Carcary ![]() |
Attendance: 581 Referee: John Beaton |
16 February 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–4 | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Gordon ![]() Hunter ![]() |
Robertson ![]() Aitken ![]() |
Attendance: 595 Referee: S McLean |
27 February 2010 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Dorris ![]() Redman ![]() Booth ![]() |
Winters ![]() |
Attendance: 521 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
2 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Balmoor Stadium |
Sharp ![]() |
Wyness ![]() |
Attendance: 327 Referee: S MacDonald |
6 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Brechin City | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Byers ![]() |
Attendance: 751 Referee: Gary Hilland |
9 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Gordon ![]() Cook ![]() Clark ![]() |
Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 552 Referee: C Brown |
13 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Quinn ![]() |
Attendance: 469 Referee: William Collum |
16 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Clyde | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
Winters ![]() |
Attendance: 531 Referee: Thomas Robertson |
20 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
Attendance: 349 Referee: Frank McDermott |
23 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Chaplain ![]() |
Lyle ![]() |
Attendance: 486 Referee: Iain Brines |
27 March 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Peterhead | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Chaplain ![]() |
Wilson ![]() Bavidge ![]() Mann ![]() |
Attendance: 663 Referee: David Somers |
3 April 2010 Scottish Second Division | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
Taggart ![]() |
Wyness ![]() |
Attendance: 568 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
6 April 2010 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
Chaplain ![]() |
Attendance: 403 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
10 April 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Linn ![]() |
Attendance: 728 Referee: Stevie Nicholls |
13 April 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–3 | Clyde | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Carcary ![]() Winters ![]() |
Strachan ![]() McGowan N ![]() |
Attendance: 601 Referee: Anthony Law |
17 April 2010 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park |
Scott ![]() |
Winters ![]() Wyness ![]() |
Attendance: 622 Referee: S MacDonald |
24 April 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Redman ![]() Megginson ![]() |
Attendance: 836 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
1 May 2010 Scottish Second Division | Clyde | 4–2 | Dumbarton | Broadwood Stadium |
Sawers ![]() Stewart ![]() Strachan ![]() |
McStay![]() Wyness ![]() |
Attendance: 631 Referee: Frank McDermott |
Alba Challenge Cup
[edit]26 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Jenkins ![]() |
Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Co-operative Insurance League Cup
[edit]1 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Dumbarton | 0–5 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Graham ![]() Kirk ![]() Burke ![]() Bell ![]() |
Attendance: 953 Referee: Chris Boyle |
Active Nation Scottish Cup
[edit]28 November 2009 Scottish Cup round 3 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
Attendance: 1,882 Referee: S McLean |
5 December 2009 Scottish Cup round 3R | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Greenock Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Graham ![]() |
Attendance: 1,495 Referee: S McLean |
28 July 2009 Round 1 | Dumbarton | 2–2* | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McKillen ![]() Hunter ![]() |
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4 August 2009 Round 1 | Stirling Albion | 1–1* | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
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Hunter ![]() |
Attendance: 250 |
13 October 2009 Final | Stenhousemuir | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Hunter ![]() Martin McNiff ![]() |
Attendance: 250 |
* - won on penalties
Pre-season
[edit]14 July 2009 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Partick Thistle | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Robertson![]() Doolan ![]() |
Attendance: 926 |
16 July 2009 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–3 | St Mirren | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
O'Donnell![]() Dargo ![]() Mehmet ![]() |
Attendance: 1,109 |
18 July 2009 Friendly | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
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Hunter ![]() |
Attendance: 1,109 |
19 July 2009 Friendly | Annan Athletic | 3–3 | Dumbarton | Galabank |
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Gribben ![]() ![]() Hunter ![]() |
Attendance: 205 |
22 July 2009 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–5 | Middlesbrough | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
O'Neil ![]() Dunlop ![]() Aliadière ![]() Johnson,A ![]() Williams ![]() |
Attendance: 1,227 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 54 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs[a] |
5 | Peterhead | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 51 | |
6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 48 | |
7 | East Fife | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 41 | |
8 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.
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 | ![]() |
Dave McEwan | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Mark McGeown | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Jan Vojacek | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Michael White | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Iain Chisholm | 35 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Mick Dunlop | 38 | 2 | 34+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ben Gordon | 38 | 3 | 34+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ross Harvey | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Richie McKillen | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Chris Smith | 36 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kieran Brannan | 13 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Scott Chaplain | 38 | 10 | 29+5 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ross Clark | 26 | 2 | 14+8 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alan Cook | 10 | 3 | 10+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Chris Craig | 17 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Andy Geggan | 31 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Martin McNiff | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ryan McStay | 26 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stevie Murray | 36 | 1 | 17+15 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ross O'Donoghue | 23 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Adam Strachan | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Derek Carcary | 35 | 5 | 9+22 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Roddy Hunter | 24 | 5 | 14+6 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Simon Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Denis McLaughlin | 16 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
David Winters | 15 | 5 | 15+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Dennis Wyness | 17 | 5 | 16+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Transfers
[edit]
Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Jan Vojacek (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Michael White (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Ross Harvey (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Richie McKillen (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Kieran Brannan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Archived 1 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Chris Craig (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive