1978–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1978–1979 season
ManagerDavie Wilson
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 17th
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Raymond Blair (9)
All: Raymond Blair (10)
Highest home attendance3,000
Lowest home attendance300
Average home league attendance1,405

Season 1978–79 was the 95th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 73rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 84th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 32nd time.

Overview[]

For the fourth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after the previous season's performances, confidence was high. However, as it took 7 games to register the first league win early hopes were dashed and a disappointing 7th-place finish was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, for a second year running it was Partick Thistle that were the fifth round opponents and as in the previous year Dumbarton were to lose out.

In the League Cup, in the straight knock-out format, Dumbarton were to draw Premier Division St Mirren in the first round, and were to fall to a two-goal defeat at Love Street after a home no-scoring draw.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were once again defeated by local rivals Clydebank, this time in the final.

Finally, Laurie Williams was given a testimonial for his 10 years of service to the club, and he captained Dumbarton against a Scottish League Select - the result being a 1-1 draw with Williams himself scoring the equalising penalty for Dumbarton.

Results & fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division[]

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Football League
12 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Arbroath 1-1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Mylles 46' Blair 23' Attendance: 1,156
Referee: A Waddell
19 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Armstrong 89' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A Ferguson
26 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Clydebank 1-1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Miller 50' Brown 14' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Robinson
6 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Kilmarnock 0-0 Dumbarton Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: D Syme
9 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-1 Airdrie Boghead Park
McNeil 48' McCann 68' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: K Stewart
13 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Clyde 1-0 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Ahern 32' (pen) Attendance: 1,200
Referee: D Ramsay
16 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Ayr United 2-5 Dumbarton Somerset Park
McLelland 44'
Phillips 48'		 MacLeod,M 50'
Whiteford,D 51', 65', 76'
Muir 71'		 Attendance: 2,146
Referee: J Walsh
23 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 Hamilton Boghead Park
Whiteford,D 43'
Fyfe 75'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: J Renton
27 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-0 Dundee Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,700
30 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 4-1 Montrose Boghead Park
Fyfe 3'
McCluskey 7' (pen)
Gallacher 11'
McNeil 24'		 Georgeson 35' Attendance: 2,000
7 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Raith Rovers 0-0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: E Pringle
14 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Whiteford,D 61'
McLean 69'		 Attendance: 1,500
21 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 0-2 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
McCluskey (pen)
Blair 		Attendance: 1,000
Referee: K Hope
28 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Stirling Albion 1-1 Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Browning 79' (pen) Fyfe 9' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: T Kellock
4 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-2 Clydebank Boghead Park
McLean 78' Given 15'
Miller 28'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: D Murdoch
11 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Airdrie 3-6 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Goldthorp 44'
Clark 64' (pen), 72'		 Muir 4'
McCluskey 12' (pen)
Coyle,J 39'
Blair 65', 71', 85'		 Attendance: 1,500
18 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 Ayr United Boghead Park
Fyfe 67'
B;air 79'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: C White
25 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Hamilton 5-0 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Graham 27'
Clark 29', 49'
Wright 57'
Glavin 73'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A Harris
9 December 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-3 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Houston 71' (OG) Harrow 19'
Pettie 33'
McDonagh 58'		 Attendance: 800
Referee: T Muirhead
16 December 1978 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 2-2 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Brannagan 51'
Thomas 69'		 Sharp 10'
Blair 50'		 Attendance: 1,537
Referee: M Delaney
3 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Arbroath 1-1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Yule 64' Blair 74' Attendance: 663
Referee: W Knowles
13 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Cairney 23'
Bourke 29'
Maxwell 49' (pen)		 Attendance: 2,000
17 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Clyde Boghead Park
McNeil 21'
MacLeod,A 34'
Blair 83'		 Attendance: 1,000
20 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 2-2 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Ward
Lawson 		Whiteford,J (pen)
Sinclair 		Attendance: 1,360
24 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dundee 2-0 Dumbarton Dens Park
Shirra 37'
Pirie 82' (pen)		 Attendance: 5,547
Referee: R Cuthill
28 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Whiteford,J 2', 56', 81' Attendance: 500
Referee: E Pringle
31 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Arbroath Boghead Park
Mylles 27' Attendance: 450
Referee: D Syme
4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-0 Clyde Boghead Park
Attendance: 700
7 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-2 Dundee Boghead Park
Gallacher,B 6', 61'
Brown 44'		 Pirie 1'
Redford 77'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: D Downie
4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Montrose 2-1 Dumbarton Links Park
Robb 55', 72' Gallacher,B 2' Attendance: 800
Referee: A Waddell
16 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Hamilton Boghead Park
Fyfe 15', 88'
Brown 15'		 Attendance: 1,700
18 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Ayr United 1-0 Dumbarton Somerset Park
McLaughlin 9' (pen) Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Syme
21 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Queen of the South 1-3 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Coughlin 65' Whiteford,D 26'
Fyfe 27'
Gallacher,B 48'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: M Delaney
25 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Clydebank 3-1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
McDougall 9'
McCormick 26' (pen), 36'		 Sinclair 5' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: I Foote
28 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Findlay 80' Cairney 14'
Gibson 51'
Bourke 78'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Ferguson
2 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Airdrie Boghead Park
McKeown 70' Attendance: 500
5 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 4-1 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Gallacher,B 21', 83'
Brown 26'
Coyle,J 70'		 Coughlin 49' Attendance: 300
7 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
McPhie
Armstrong 		Attendance: 400
9 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Montrose 0-2 Dumbarton Links Park
Gallacher,B 19'
Whiteford,D 83'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: E Pringle

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Cup
19 February 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3 Dumbarton 1–0 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher,B 89' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Murdoch
24 February 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3 Dumbarton 3–1 Clydebank Boghead Park
Sharp 2', 78'
Blair 81'		 McDougall 32' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Renton
10 March 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3 Dumbarton 0–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Anderson 83' Attendance: 6,300
Referee: G Smith

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup
16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup Round 1(1) Dumbarton 0–0 St Mirren Boghead Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: K Hope
16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup Round 1(2) St Mirren 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Bone 8', 43' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: K Hope

Stirlingshire Cup[]

11 February 1979 Semi Final Falkirk 0–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Coyle,T 25'
11 May 1979 Final Clydebank 1–0 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park

Pre-season/Other Matches[]

29 July 1978 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0-3 Dumbarton Grant Street Park
Gallacher,B 48'
Fyfe 64'
Govan 84'		 Attendance: 500
31 July 1978 Friendly Nairn County 1-3 Dumbarton Nairn
McIntosh 86' Blair 22', 40'
Gallacher,B 27'
1 August 1978 Friendly Ross County 2-7 Dumbarton Victoria Park, Dingwall
Creaney
Macdonald 		Whiteford,D
Brown
MacLeod,M
Fyfe
Gallacher,B
23 October 1978 Testimonial Dumbarton 1-1[1]
(3–5 p)		 Scottish League XI Boghead Park
Williams (pen) Glavin (pen) Attendance: 4,000
19 January 1979 Friendly Airdrie 2-2 Dumbarton Inverclyde
Fyfe
Gallacher,B 		Attendance: CD
23 January 1979 Friendly Dumbarton 1-0 Clyde Boghead Park
Sharp

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 +2 43
6 Airdrieonians 39 16 8 15 72 61 +11 40
7 Dumbarton 39 14 11 14 58 50 +8 39
8 Stirling Albion 39 13 9 17 43 55 −12 35
9 Clyde 39 13 8 18 54 65 −11 34
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player statistics[]

Squad[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Donald Hunter 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Laurie Williams 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Rob Campbell 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Russell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Iain Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Coyle 13 0 7+6 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Pat McCluskey 43 3 38 3 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO John Gallacher 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Hugh McLean 18 2 15+2 2 0 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ally MacLeod 33 1 28+4 1 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Donald McNeil 27 3 22 3 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Muir 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Rowan 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Graeme Sinclair 32 2 27+1 2 3 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Derek Whiteford 32 7 21+7 7 3 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Raymond Blair 31 10 26 9 3 1 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Ally Brown 35 4 25+5 4 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe Coyle 33 2 25+4 2 2+1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Gerry Findlay 11 1 8+3 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Graham Fyfe 36 7 26+7 7 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Brian Gallacher 37 9 32 8 3 1 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Govan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Murdo MacLeod 17 1 14 1 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Graeme Sharp 8 3 4+2 1 2 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Whiteford 16 4 13+3 4 0 0 0 0

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International Caps[]

Murdo MacLeod was selected to play for the Scottish Under 21 team in a friendly match against USA on 17 September 1978 played at Pittodrie Park (won by Scotland 3-1 and in which he scored one of the goals) and in a qualifying match for the European Under 21 Championships against Norway on 24 October 1978 played at Easter Road Stadium (won by Scotland 5-1).

Transfers[]

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Reserve team[]

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West).

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Morton in the first round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Partick Thistle, on aggregate, in the first round.

Trivia[]

  • The League match against Clyde on 13 September marked Murdo MacLeod's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 76th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Montrose on 30 September marked Donald McNeil's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 77th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 9 December marked Graeme Sinclair's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 78th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The fee of £100,000 received for Murdo MacLeod's transfer to Celtic at the end of October broke the record set by Ian Wallace's departure two seasons earlier.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Testimonal for Laurie Williams.
  2. ^ "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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