1990–91 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1990–1991 Billy Lamont Boghead Park, Dumbarton Scottish League Division 2 7th Scottish Cup First Round Scottish League Cup First Round B&Q Centenary Cup First Round John McQuade (14) John McQuade (15) 800 250 530 1989–90 1991–92 Season 1990–91 was the 107th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 85th time, the Scottish Cup for the 96th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 44th time and the Centenary Cup for the first time. Overview Hopes were high for the new season with the return of Billy Lamont at the helm however it was to be a combination of poor discipline and injuries which would in the end spoil a promising season. In fact one point from the first 5 league matches was an early concern but a subsequent unbeaten run of 8 games pulled Dumbarton within a couple of points of the leaders. The discipline and injury problems then kicked in and took with it any hopes of promotion. A late surge however lifted the club to a mid-table finish. In the national cup competitions it was a case of early exits. In Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell in the first round to Montrose, after a drawn match. In the League Cup, a similar story with defeat to East Stirling, on penalties, after extra time. Finally, on the centenary year of the Scottish League, a new competition was introduced for non-Premier Division clubs. The Centenary Cup saw Dumbarton drawn against First Division Clyde in the first round, but it was to be defeat by the odd goal in seven. Locally, there was some cheer as Dumbarton retained the Stirlingshire Cup with a final win over East Stirling. Results and fixtures Scottish Football League Review 1991-92 The Scottish Football League 1992#ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish Second Division 1990–91 Scottish Second Division L 1 25 August 1990 Second Division 2–1 East Fife Dumbarton Lennox 49Taylor pen McQuade 62 Bayview Park, Methil 550 J Timmons D 1 1 September 1990 Second Division 1–1 Dumbarton Arbroath Morrison 62 Sorbie 67 Boghead Park 476 G Smith L 1 8 September 1990 Second Division 1–3 Dumbarton Cowdenbeath MacIver 63 Malone 16 74MacKenzie 39 Boghead Park 500 L Mottram L 1 15 September 1990 Second Division 3–2 Albion Rovers Dumbarton Lachlan 33McKenzie 56McAneney 65 Gibson 17Chapman 90 Cliftonhill Stadium 475 W Young L 1 18 September 1990 Second Division 0–1 Dumbarton Stranraer McMillan 21 Boghead Park 400 D 1 22 September 1990 Second Division 1–1 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton McCormick 36 Chapman 2 Ochilview Park 600 H Williamson W 1 29 September 1990 Second Division 1–0 Dumbarton Queen's Park McQuade 58 Boghead Park 600 J McKinnon D 1 6 October 1990 Second Division 0–0 Dumbarton Stirling Albion Boghead Park 600 W 1 10 October 1990 Second Division 1–2 Queen of the South Dumbarton Sim 86 Chapman 11 13 Palmerston Park 624 W 1 6 October 1990 Second Division 2–1 Dumbarton East Stirling Morrison 47 penMcQuade 52 McDowall 80 Boghead Park 250 W 1 20 October 1990 Second Division 0–1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Morrison 42 Recreation Park, Alloa 614 M McGinlay D 1 27 October 1990 Second Division 1–1 Dumbarton Berwick Rangers McQuade 56 Sokoluk 25 Boghead Park 550 W 1 3 November 1990 Second Division 1–2 Montrose Dumbarton Fotheringham 43 McQuade 14 32 Links Park 480 J Renton L 1 10 November 1990 Second Division 2–1 Arbroath Dumbarton Bennett 54 pen 90 McQuade 34 Gayfield Park 411 I Taylor W 1 17 November 1990 Second Division 3–2 Dumbarton East Fife McQuade 44Gibson 47McGinlay 84 Brown 10 penScott 62 Boghead Park 500 W Morrison L 1 24 November 1990 Second Division 4–2 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Buckley 16Malone 29Ross 45Wright 80 Morrison 8Boyd 70 Central Park, Cowdenbeath 230 D Yeats D 1 1 December 1990 Second Division 2–2 Dumbarton Albion Rovers Morrison 59 penMcQuade 69 Stalker 11Henderson 72 Boghead Park 400 D Millar L 1 15 December 1990 Second Division 2–1 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Ainslie 18Todd 80 Morrison 30 pen Shielfield Park 322 D 1 22 December 1990 Second Division 1–1 Dumbarton Montrose Morrison 65 pen Allan 52 Boghead Park 476 H Williamson L 1 12 January 1991 Second Division 0–2 Dumbarton Queen of the South Gordon 27Robertson 33 Boghead Park 600 D Syme L 1 9 January 1991 Second Division 2–0 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Lloyd 65Moore 76 Annfield Stadium 650 D McVicar L 1 22 January 1991 Second Division 2–1 East Stirling Dumbarton Diver 10Lytwyn 28 pen Morrison Firs Park 214 D 1 26 January 1991 Second Division 0–0 Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Boghead Park 550 L 1 30 January 1991 Second Division 2–1 Stranraer Dumbarton Harkness 25 29 McQuade 20 Stair Park 420 J McGillvray D 1 2 February 1991 Second Division 0–0 Dumbarton Stenhousemuir Boghead Park 450 D Millar D 1 9 February 1991 Second Division 1–1 Queen's Park Dumbarton McNamee 24 MacIver 65 Hampden Park 849 W Young L 1 2 February 1991 Second Division 0–2 Dumbarton Albion Rovers Cadden 20Clark 67 pen Boghead Park 500 W 1 27 February 1991 Second Division 1-3 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Ross 84 Edgar 4McGoveran 49 OGMcQuade 85 Central Park, Cowdenbeath 150 W 1 2 March 1991 Second Division 2–1 Dumbarton East Fife MacIver 20Meechan 52 Brown 10 Boghead Park 500 R Orr W 1 9 March 1991 Second Division 0-1 Stirling Albion Dumbarton McQuade 80 Annfield Stadium 900 A Huett L 1 16 March 1991 Second Division 2-1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Ormond 36Smith 48 Martin 86 Recreation Park, Alloa 385 W Innes W 1 23 March 1991 Second Division 2–0 Dumbarton Berwick Rangers MacIver 38Boyd 72 Boghead Park 620 G Evans D 1 30 March 1991 Second Division 2–2 Dumbarton Montrose Dempsey 46Morrison 52 pen Den Bieman 57Mayer 63 Boghead Park 600 D Brooks W 1 10 April 1991 Second Division 1-4 Stranraer Dumbarton McNiven 48 Gibson 38McQuade 67MacIver 79 90 Stair Park 300 E Martindale W 1 13 April 1991 Second Division 2–1 Dumbarton Stenhousemuir Meechan 18Gibson 42 Speirs 52 pen Boghead Park 600 M Clark W 1 20 April 1991 Second Division 0-1 Arbroath Dumbarton Boyd 36 pen Gayfield Park 257 D Brooks L 1 27 April 1991 Second Division 2-0 East Stirling Dumbarton Diver 30Walker, D 60 pen Firs Park 254 K Clark W 1 4 May 1991 Second Division 2–0 Dumbarton Queen of the South McQuade 31McNair 58 pen Boghead Park 700 R Tait W 1 11 May 1991 Second Division 1–0 Dumbarton Queen's Park McNair 59 Boghead Park 800 Skol Cup 1990–91 Scottish League Cup L 1 14 August 1990 League Cup round 1 2–2 Yes 4-1 East Stirling Dumbarton Russell 69Watson 81 MacIver 11 49 Firs Park 350 B&Q Centenary Cup 1990–91 Scottish Challenge Cup L 1 3 October 1990 Challenge Cup round 1 4–3 Clyde Dumbarton McAulay 42Clark 66 67Gilmour 73 pen Morrison 7Hughes 49McQuade 85 Douglas Park 350 Tennant's Scottish Cup 1990–91 Scottish Cup D 1 11 December 1990 Cup round 1 0–0 Montrose Dumbarton Links Park 365 I Taylor L 1 17 December 1990 Cup round 1R 1–4 Dumbarton Montrose Morrison 63 pen Kerr 24 pen 61Murray 83Allan 86 Boghead Park 500 I Taylor Stirlingshire Cup W 1 17 August 1990 First Round 3–2 Dumbarton Clydebank McQuade, J 14 83Chapman 62 Ferguson 28Harvey 78 Boghead Park W 1 13 May 1991 Semi Final 1–1 2-4 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Nelson 30 McGuire 89 Ochilview Park B McGinlay W 1 15 May 1991 Final 2–1 Dumbarton East Stirling Millar 31Meechan 57 Ross 81 Boghead Park B McGinlay Pre-season/Other Matches D 1 8 August 1990 3–3 Friendly Baillieston Dumbarton McQuade, J Chapman Station Park, Baillieston W 1 11 August 1990 1–2 Friendly Vale of Leven Dumbarton Montgomery 42 Morrison 35 pen Millburn Park L 1 23 February 1991 3–2 Friendly Clydebank Dumbarton Henry Templeton Kelly Boyd McQuade Kilbowie Park League table DUM Player statistics Squad Second Division League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Paul Graham GK SCO 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Hugh Stevenson GK SCO 33+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Boyd Strachan GK SCO 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 John Boyd DF SCO 29+3 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Alan Foster DF SCO 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Stevie Gow DF SCO 31+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Martin Melvin DF SCO 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jim Chapman MF SCO 11+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Jim Dempsey MF SCO 35+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Jim Hughes MF SCO 5+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 Steve Marshall MF SCO 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jim Marsland MF SCO 19+4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 Paul Martin MF SCO 14+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Martin McGarvey MF SCO 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jim McGinlay MF SCO 9+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Paul McKenzie MF SCO 18+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Colin McNair MF SCO 24+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 Jim Meechan MF SCO 19+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Stuart Millar MF SCO 10+16 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 Steve Morrison MF SCO 32+5 8 1+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 1 David Edgar FW SCO 4+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Charlie Gibson FW SCO 25+1 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Stuart MacIver FW SCO 19+2 6 1+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 Dougie McCracken FW SCO 12+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 Paul McGrogan FW SCO 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Willie McGuire FW SCO 12+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 John McQuade FW SCO 35+4 14 1+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 0 T Nolan FW SCO 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Paul Quinn FW SCO 0+10 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 G Shearer FW SCO 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} Scottish Football League Review 1991-92 The Scottish Football League 1992 McAllister Jim The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club J&J Robertson Printers 2002 Dumbarton Transfers Litster John Record of Post-War Scottish League Players PM Publications Norwich Players in PlayerFromDate SCO Jim Marsland SCO Kilpatrick Juv 15 Jun 1990 SCO Jim Chapman SCO Albion Rovers 19 Jul 1990 SCO Willie McGuire SCO Partick Thistle 19 Jul 1990 SCO Dougie McCracken SCO Ayr United 8 Aug 1990 SCO Paul McKenzie SCO Falkirk 13 Aug 1990 SCO Stuart Millar SCO Alloa Athletic 1 Sep 1990 SCO Colin McNair SCO Motherwell 25 Sep 1990 SCO Jim Meechan SCO Irvine Meadow 5 Oct 1990 SCO Martin Melvin SCO Falkirk 22 Dec 1990 SCO T Nolan 22 Dec 1990 SCO Paul Graham SCO Morton (loan) 21 Jan 1991 SCO G Shearer 22 Jan 1991 SCO Paul Martin SCO Hamilton 30 Jan 1991 SCO David Edgar SCO Ferguslie United 11 Feb 1991 SCO Alan Foster SCO Kilsyth Rangers 20 Feb 1991 SCO Martin McGarvey SCO Irvine Meadow 20 Feb 1991 SCO Steve Marshall SCO Kilmarnock 19 Mar 1991 Players out PlayerToDateSCO Bernie GrantSCO Pollok 1 Jul 1990SCO Paul McKenzieSCO Hamilton 30 Jan 1991SCO Paul McGroganSCO Shotts Bon AccordSCO Colin Spence Reserve team Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 6 wins and 4 draws from 30 games, finished 15th of 16. In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Hamilton in the second round. Trivia The League match against East Stirling on 27 April marked John McQuade's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 98th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. See also 1990–91 in Scottish football References External links Paul Graham (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Steve Marshall (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Jim McGinlay (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) David Edgar (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Paul McGrogan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) T Nolan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) G Shearer (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Scottish Football Historical Archive Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1990–91 season