2003–04 Dumbarton F.C. season
2003-04 season | |
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Manager | Brian Fairlie |
Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
Scottish League Division 2 | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | First Round |
Scottish League Cup | Second Round |
Bell's Challenge Cup | Second Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Iain Russell (10) All: Iain Russell (10) |
Highest home attendance | 1,861 |
Lowest home attendance | 552 |
Average home league attendance | 1,036 |
Season 2003–04 was the 120th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 98th time, the Scottish Cup for the 109th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 57th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 13th time.
Overview[]
Notwithstanding the improvement in performances towards the end of the previous season, manager David Winnie set about a considerable change in playing staff. Unfortunately, despite an initial burst, it would take longer than expected for the new players to settle in, and by the end of October, only one league win had been recorded. However, from then until the end of the season, the league campaign saw a vast improvement in results and in the end a 3rd-place finish was achieved - missing promotion by just 2 points.
In the Scottish Cup, it would be a first round exit for the third season in a row, with a heavy defeat to Gretna.
In the League Cup, following a win over Ayr United in the first round, it would be Premier Division Aberdeen that would bring Dumbarton's interest in the competition to an end.
Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was back to old habits, with Ross County handing out a first round thumping.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost both of their opening group ties - however each tie was lost on a penalty shoot out.
Results & fixtures[]
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division[]
9 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Smith ![]() |
BBC Report | Bradley ![]() Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 446 Referee: G Mitchell |
16 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Flannery ![]() |
Report | Cargill ![]() |
Attendance: 1,050 Referee: I Brines |
23 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Morton | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
Williams ![]() Weatherston ![]() |
BBC Report | Flannery ![]() Boyle ![]() |
Attendance: 3,402 Referee: C Conroy |
30 August 2003 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
Dunn ![]() Glancy ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,468 Referee: C Allan |
13 September 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Dillon ![]() |
BBC Report | Hutchison ![]() |
Attendance: 722 Referee: C Melville |
20 September 2003 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Tosh ![]() Henderson ![]() Shields ![]() |
BBC Report | Collins ![]() |
Attendance: 449 Referee: A Freeland |
27 September 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
BBC Report | Harty ![]() |
Attendance: 747 Referee: C Murray |
4 October 2003 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
Lynes ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 518 Referee: T Brown |
18 October 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
BBC Report | Corcoran ![]() Quitongo ![]() Thomson ![]() |
Attendance: 890 Referee: C Boyle |
25 October 2003 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
Cargill ![]() McGlashan ![]() |
BBC Report | McEwan ![]() |
Attendance: 506 Referee: J Rowbotham |
1 November 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McEwan ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 742 Referee: E Smith |
8 November 2003 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
McCutcheon ![]() |
BBC Report | Bonar ![]() English ![]() Dillon ![]() |
Attendance: 722 Referee: E Mack |
16 November 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Dillon ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,361 Referee: M Sproule |
6 December 2003 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Brown ![]() |
BBC Report | Bradley ![]() |
Attendance: 588 Referee: M Ritchie |
13 December 2003 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Dillon ![]() Bonar ![]() Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | McDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 653 Referee: C Boyle |
3 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,861 Referee: C Hardie |
10 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Dillon ![]() Rodgers ![]() |
BBC Report | Tosh ![]() |
Attendance: 803 Referee: J Downie |
17 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Hamilton ![]() Daly ![]() Callaghan ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 423 Referee: C Allan |
24 January 2004 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
Tosh ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 540 Referee: S MacDonald |
7 February 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Berwick Rangers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
McEwan ![]() Herd ![]() Brittain ![]() Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Cowan ![]() |
Attendance: 722 Referee: J Flemming |
14 February 2004 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
Vareille ![]() |
BBC Report | Rodgers ![]() |
Attendance: 1,379 Referee: K Toner |
21 February 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Hamilton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Bonar ![]() Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,046 Referee: C Conroy |
6 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Arbroath | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Rodgers ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 828 Referee: E Smith |
9 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Hamilton | 2–0 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
McPhee ![]() Gribben ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 949 Referee: J Gilmour |
13 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Morton | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow |
Greacen ![]() Miller ![]() Williams ![]() |
BBC Report | McEwan ![]() Bonar ![]() |
Attendance: 2,705 Referee: C Richmond |
16 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
Fairbairn ![]() |
BBC Report | Russell ![]() Herd ![]() Boyle ![]() |
Attendance: 439 Referee: M Tumilty |
23 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Russell ![]() Boyle ![]() Bonar ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 552 Referee: M Sproule |
27 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Herd ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | Glancy ![]() McLaren ![]() |
Attendance: 1,536 Referee: C Thomson |
30 March 2004 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shielfield Park |
Bennett ![]() |
BBC Report | Russell ![]() Boyle ![]() |
Attendance: 354 Referee: C Boyle |
3 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview |
Brown ![]() |
BBC Report | Ronald ![]() Dillon ![]() |
Attendance: 412 Referee: K Toner |
10 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Forfar Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Herd ![]() |
BBC Report | Maher ![]() |
Attendance: 1,007 Referee: E Mack |
17 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Hamilton | 2–1 | Dumbarton | New Douglas Park |
Thomson ![]() Gemmell ![]() |
BBC Report | Collins ![]() |
Attendance: 1,343 Referee: C Murray |
24 April 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | East Fife | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 827 Referee: J Gilmour |
1 May 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Morton | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Ronald ![]() Herd ![]() Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,861 Referee: J Underhill |
8 May 2004 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Gayfield Park |
BBC Report | Ronald ![]() Herd ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 531 Referee: S Duff |
15 May 2004 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Herd ![]() Skjelered ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | McGowan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,439 Referee: I Fyfe |
Bell's Challenge Cup[]
13 August 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 | Ross County | 5–0 | Dumbarton | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
Winters ![]() ![]() Hamilton ![]() ![]() |
BBC report | Attendance: 861 Referee: I Fyfe |
CIS League Cup[]
2 September 2003 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
Smyth ![]() |
BBC Report | Flannery ![]() Bonar ![]() |
Attendance: 1,048 Referee: E Mack |
23 September 2003 Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
Zdrilic ![]() Hinds ![]() |
BBC Report | Obedile ![]() |
Attendance: 3,944 Referee: W Young |
Scottish Cup[]
22 November 2003 Scottish Cup Round 1 | Gretna | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Raydale Park |
Stevens ![]() Skelton ![]() Holdsworth ![]() Gordan ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 652 Referee: E Smith |
Stirlingshire Cup[]
19 July 2003 Group stage | Falkirk | 0–0 (lost p) | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
Attendance: 748 |
29 July 2003 Group stage | Dumbarton | 1–1 (lost p) | Stirling Albion | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Herd ![]() |
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Pre-season and mid-season friendlies[]
23 July 2003 Friendly | Stranraer | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
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26 July 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
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2 August 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Attendance: 389 |
8 September 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 2–4 | Partick Thistle | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
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Attendance: 250 |
9 October 2003 Friendly | Stranraer | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Stair Park |
Flannery ![]() Donald ![]() |
15 October 2003 Friendly | Dumbarton | 5–1 | Vale of Leven | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Flannery ![]() ![]() Russell ![]() English ![]() Christie ![]() |
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27 December 2003 Friendly | Queen's Park | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
Rodgers ![]() ![]() Mallan ![]() |
8 January 2004 Friendly | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Forthbank Stadium |
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Mallan ![]() ![]() |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Airdrie United | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 70 | Promoted to First Division 2004–05 |
2 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 62 | |
3 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 60 | |
4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 59 | |
5 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 48 |
Player statistics[]
Squad[]
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 | ![]() |
Stephen Grindlay | 38 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Kris Robertson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
John Wight | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Craig Brittain | 36 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Neil Collins | 34 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ian Dobbins | 20 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Neil Duffy | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Craig McEwan | 25 | 4 | 19+4 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
James McKinstry | 40 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
James Okoli | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steve Renicks | 18 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Steven Bonar | 39 | 6 | 35+0 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Chris Boyle | 32 | 4 | 17+11 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Mark Bradley | 28 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Dillon | 39 | 8 | 31+5 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Barry Donald | 28 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Steve Laidler | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Emeka Obidile | 13 | 1 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Danny Smith | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Isaac English | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paddy Flannery | 13 | 4 | 8+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gordon Herd | 21 | 8 | 11+9 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Stevie Mallan | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Rodgers | 11 | 4 | 7+4 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Ronald | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Iain Russell | 36 | 10 | 26+7 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bjorn Skjelbred | 8 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Transfers[]
Players in[]
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Players out[]
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Trivia[]
- The League match against Forfar Athletic on 20 September marked Craig Brittain's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 28th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Kris Robertson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- John Wight (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Archived 1 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Steve Laidler (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Danny Smith (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Gordon Herd (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
- Scottish Football Historical Archive
- Dumbarton F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 2003–04 season