1994–95 Dumbarton F.C. season

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Dumbarton
1994–1995 season
ManagerMurdo MacLeod
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 22nd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
B&Q CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Mooney (17)
All: Martin Mooney (17)
Highest home attendance1,369
Lowest home attendance554
Average home league attendance925

Season 1994–95 was the 111th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 89th time, the Scottish Cup for the 100th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 48th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the fifth time.

Overview[]

Dumbarton began the league season in the newly structured Division 2 (and the first season where 3 points would be awarded for a win) as one of the favourites to take the title, however things did not begin well with only one win being taken from the first 5 games. However, by the end of the year, results had taken them back into the challenging pack, and by the beginning of March, had broken clear to take the lead. This Dumbarton would hold until the final 3 games. Then a poor draw against Queen of the South saw them replaced at the top by Morton. The next game against a strong Morton side was lost, as was the title, meaning that only a win in the final game away against Stirling Albion would secure promotion. This was done, not without a few nervous moments, and Division 1 football for next season was the prize.

In the national cup competitions, however, for the third year in a row, success was extinguished at the first attempt. In the Scottish Cup Stirling Albion would advance in Dumbarton's place in the first round, after a drawn match.

In the League Cup, Premier Division Hearts defeated Dumbarton easily in the second round.

And it was a fifth straight first round defeat in the B&Q Cup - this time to St Johnstone.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, the story was no better, with two qualifying defeats to Falkirk and Stirling Albion.

Finally there was success in the Stirling Sixes tournament played in September at Forthbank Stadium, Stirling. After sectional wins over Falkirk (4-0) and Alloa Athletic (1-0) and a draw against Clydebank (1-1), Dumbarton defeated Stenhousemuir 2-0 in the final.

Results & fixtures[]

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division[]

Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Second Division
13 August 1994 Second Division Queen of the South 4–1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
BryceGoal 39'Goal (pen)
McGuire Goal
McLaren Goal		 MooneyGoal Attendance: 1,389
Referee: T Brown
20 August 1994 Second Division Stirling Albion 1–1 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
McLeod Goal 58' Mooney Goal 78' (pen) Attendance: 715
Referee: J McCluskey
27 August 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Morton Boghead Park
Mooney Goal 70'
Ward Goal 88'		 Lilley Goal 7' Attendance: 1,168
Referee: J Smith
3 September 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Meadowbank Thistle Boghead Park
Wilson Goal 35' Attendance: 644
Referee: J Young
10 September 1994 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–0 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Banks Goal 52' Attendance: 533
Referee: G Forrest
24 September 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Clyde Boghead Park
Boyd Goal 15', 90' McGill Goal 3' Attendance: 776
1 October 1994 Second Division Brechin City 1–2 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Brand Goal Martin Goal
McGarvey Goal 78'		 Attendance: 427
8 October 1994 Second Division East Fife 2–3 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Scott Goal
Beaton Goal		 Mooney Goal 44' (pen)
Gibson GoalGoal		 Attendance: 795
15 October 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Mooney Goal 77' (pen) Steel Goal
Fisher Goal		 Attendance: 601
22 October 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Attendance: 725
29 October 1994 Second Division Morton 1–0 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Alexander Goal Attendance: 1,429
5 November 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
McKinnon Goal 18' Attendance: 778
12 November 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 3–2 Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
Mooney Goal 75'
King Goal 81'
McGarvey Goal 90'		 Irvine Goal
Hawke Goal		 Attendance: 733
19 November 1994 Second Division Meadowbank Thistle 0–0 Dumbarton Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 210
26 November 1994 Second Division Clyde 3–1 Dumbarton Broadwood Stadium
McAulay GoalGoal
McCluskey Goal		 Mooney Goal Attendance: 1,102
3 December 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 6–0 Brechin City Boghead Park
McGarvey GoalGoal
McKinnon Goal
Mooney Goal
King Goal
Campbell Goal		 Attendance: 554
26 December 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 4–0 East Fife Boghead Park
Mooney Goal
Ward Goal
McGarvey Goal
Meechan Goal		 Attendance: 862
31 December 1994 Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Steel Goal Attendance: 638
14 January 1995 Second Division Queen of the South 0–0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,066
21 January 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Mooney Goal
Ward Goal		 Tait Goal 63'
Drinkell Goal 77'		 Attendance: 700
24 January 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Morton Boghead Park
Ward Goal
Gibson Goal		 Rajamaki Goal Attendance: 1,307
4 February 1995 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Neill Goal 25' Gibson Goal 60'
Meechan Goal 90'		 Attendance: 508
11 February 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 4–0 Meadowbank Thistle Boghead Park
Mooney Goal 8'
Ward Goal 16'
Gibson Goal 33'
McGarvey Goal 57'		 Attendance: 749
18 February 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Clyde Boghead Park
Martin Goal 17'
Mooney Goal		 Angus Goal 24' (pen)
Parks Goal		 Attendance: 1,183
25 February 1995 Second Division Brechin City 0–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 480
4 March 1995 Second Division East Fife 0–2 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Ward Goal 45', 89' Attendance: 662
14 March 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 5–1 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Mooney Goal
Ward GoalGoalGoal
McKinnon Goal		 Donaldson Goal Attendance: 1,132
21 March 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
Ward Goal Attendance: 1,012
25 March 1995 Second Division Meadowbank Thistle 1–0 Dumbarton Meadowbank Stadium
Young Goal 22' Attendance: 389
1 April 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 4–1 Brechin City Boghead Park
Mooney Goal 8', 23'
Meechan Goal 44'
Fabiani Goal 48'		 McKellar Goal 82' Attendance: 1,103
8 April 1995 Second Division Clyde 1–0 Dumbarton Broadwood Stadium
McCluskey Goal 42' Attendance: 1,189
Referee: G Evans
15 April 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 East Fife Boghead Park
Mooney Goal 3' (pen)
McKinnon Goal 90'		 Attendance: 1,253
Referee: A Roy
22 April 1995 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0–0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Attendance: 989
Referee: Mr Taylor
29 April 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Meechan Goal 26'
Mooney Goal		 Marsland Goal (OG)
McKeown Goal		 Attendance: 1,369
6 May 1995 Second Division Morton 2–0 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Lilley Goal 64' (pen)
Rajamaki Goal 88'		 Attendance: 6,242
Referee: M Clark
13 May 1995 Second Division Stirling Albion 0–2 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Ward Goal 54'
Gibson Goal		 Attendance: 3,003
Referee: W Crombie

Coca-Cola League Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 Scottish League Cup
16 August 1994 League Cup Round 2 Dumbarton 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Boghead Park
Millar Goal 20'
Robertson Goal 30'
Johnston Goal 46', 69'		 Attendance: 1,412
Referee: E Martindale

B&Q Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Challenge Cup
17 September 1994 Challenge Cup Round 1 Dumbarton 2–4 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Campbell GoalGoal 90' Ramsay Goal 24'
O'Boyle Goal 44'Goal
Davenport Goal		 Attendance: 961

Tennant's Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Cup
17 December 1994 Cup Round 1 Dumbarton 3–3 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Ward GoalGoal
McKinnon Goal		 Watters Goal
Mitchell Goal
Tait Goal		 Attendance: 794
Man of the Match: H Ward
19 December 1994 Cup Round 1 Stirling Albion 3–0 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Taggart GoalGoal
McInnes Goal		 Attendance: 727

Stirlingshire Cup[]

1 August 1994 Group stage Falkirk 2–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Henderson Goal
Shaw Goal		 Gibson Goal Referee: D Somers
8 August 1994 Group stage Dumbarton 2–4 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Gibson Goal
Ward Goal 90'		 McLeod Goal 24', 44', 72'
McInnes Goal 39'

Pre-season/Other Matches[]

31 July 1994 Friendly Queen's Park 4–1 Dumbarton Lesser Hampden
McCormick Goal 39'
Graham Goal 78'Goal
Rodden Goal		 Martin Goal Referee: I Hutchison
6 August 1994 Friendly Vale of Leven 1–0 Dumbarton Millburn Park
Morrison Goal 4' (pen)

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Greenock Morton 36 18 10 8 55 33 +22 64 Promotion to the 1995–96 First Division
2 Dumbarton 36 17 9 10 57 35 +22 60
3 Stirling Albion 36 17 7 12 54 43 +11 58
4 Stenhousemuir 36 14 14 8 46 39 +7 56
5 Berwick Rangers 36 15 10 11 52 46 +6 55
Source:[citation needed]

Player statistics[]

Squad[]

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 John Burridge 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Peter Dennison 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
GK Scotland Ian MacFarlane 37 0 33+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland John Boyd 13 2 10+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Roland Fabiani 31 1 27+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Alan Foster 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Stevie Gow 33 0 30+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Jim Hamilton 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Martin Melvin 20 0 16+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland Gerry Farrell 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Toby King 28 2 25+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland Jim Marsland 32 0 29+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland Paul Martin 29 2 28+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Bobby McConville 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Martin McGarvey 34 6 23+7 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland Murdo MacLeod 27 0 24+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland Jim Meechan 31 4 25+3 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland Calum Campbell 18 3 4+10 1 0+1 0 0+1 2 1+1 0
FW Scotland Stephen Dallas 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Charlie Gibson 29 6 21+5 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland Mike Hendry 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Colin McKinnon 31 5 25+4 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
FW Scotland Martin Mooney 40 17 33+3 17 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland Steve Mooney 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Hugh Ward 37 14 24+9 12 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 2

[2][3]

Transfers[]

[4]

Reserve team[]

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 9 wins and 4 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

Trivia[]

  • The League match against East Fife on 8 October marked Stevie Gow's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 22nd Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The Scottish Cup match against Stirling Albion on 19 December marked Martin Mooney's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 108th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The previous season had seen the SFA permit a specialist goalkeeper to be named on the substitutes bench, and it was Peter Dennison who was Dumbarton's first ever goalkeeper substitution during the B&Q Cup match on 17 September against St Johnstone. Dennison was also the club's youngest ever player at 16 years and 79 days.
  • The signing of John Burridge following an injury to Dumbarton's first choice keeper, Ian MacFarlane was to set a new record for the oldest player to make an appearance for the club - 42 years and 312 days.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1996-97. The Scottish Football League. 1997.
  2. ^ Scottish Football League Review 1995-96. The Scottish Football League. 1996.
  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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