2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season

May 2019 May 2019 Dumbarton 2006-07 Gerry McCabe Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton Scottish League Division 3 5th Scottish Cup Third Round Scottish League Cup Second Round League Challenge Cup First Round Stephen Dobbie (10) Stephen Dobbie (11) 1,092 521 715 2005–06 2007–08 Season 2006–07 was the 123rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 101st time, the Scottish Cup for the 112th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 60th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 16th time. Overview It was hoped that the return to the Third Division would be a short one and that Gerry McCabe would be the manager to help Dumbarton win an immediate promotion. Despite a slow start, by the end of December, Dumbarton were in pole position to claim at least one of the play off places in the league. However, the end of a successful loan spell for the club's top scorer - Stephen Dobbie - coincided with a slump in form and by the end of March a gap had opened up between the top four and the chasing group. Despite a run of 5 consecutive wins in April, 5th place would be the best that could be achieved 8 points adrift of East Fife in 4th. In the Scottish Cup, an excellent away win over Second Division Raith Rovers was rewarded by a third round tie against Celtic. However it would be the Premier League side that would advance. In the League Cup, Dumbarton had a decisive win over Second Division Stirling Albion, but it would be another Premier League side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle that would advance after a close fought second round tie. Finally, it would be 'business as usual' in the League Challenge Cup, with another first hurdle fall, this time to Morton. Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and failed to progress to the final. Results & fixtures Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007/08 Headline Publishing Group 2007 London 978-0-7553-1664-9#ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish Third Division 2006–07 Scottish Third Division D 1 5 August 2006 Scottish Third Division 1–1 BBC Report Montrose Dumbarton Henslee 28 Bagan 36 Links Park 404 S Nicholls W 1 12 August 2006 Scottish Third Division 2–0 BBC Report Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Bagan 24Quitongo75 Dumbarton Football Stadium 623 A Law L 1 19 August 2006 Scottish Third Division 1–0 BBC Report Queen's Park Dumbarton Canning 70 Hampden Park 884 A Muir L 1 26 August 2006 Scottish Third Division 3–0 BBC Report Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Smith 43Paliczka 49Fraser 73 Shielfield Park 465 A Boyd L 1 3 September 2006 Scottish Third Division 0–2 BBC Report Dumbarton Arbroath Sellars 22Brazil 42 Dumbarton Football Stadium 710 S O'Reilly W 1 9 September 2006 Scottish Third Division 0–2 BBC Report Elgin City Dumbarton Dobbie 60Dillon 83 Borough Briggs 462 C Brown W 1 16 September 2006 Scottish Third Division 4–0 BBC Report Dumbarton Stenhousemuir Winter 23 85Dobbie 36 48 Dumbarton Football Stadium 902 C Charleston W 1 23 September 2006 Scottish Third Division 3–1 BBC Report Dumbarton Albion Rovers McNaught 23Borris 42Lennon 46 OG Chisholm 32 Dumbarton Football Stadium 645 D Somers L 1 30 September 2006 Scottish Third Division 1–0 BBC Report East Fife Dumbarton Jablonski 39 Bayview Stadium 671 A Law W 1 14 October 2006 Scottish Third Division 1–0 BBC Report Dumbarton Montrose Dobbie 29 pen 85 Dumbarton Football Stadium 629 S Nicholls W 1 21 October 2006 Scottish Third Division 0–2 BBC Report East Stirlingshire Dumbarton Dobbie 13 penBagan55 Firs Park 395 S O'Reilly D 1 28 October 2006 Scottish Third Division 0–0 BBC Report Arbroath Dumbarton Gayfield Park 718 A Boyd W 1 4 November 2006 Scottish Third Division 2–0 BBC Report Dumbarton Berwick Rangers Winter 19Hamilton 70 Dumbarton Football Stadium 738 C Hardie L 1 11 November 2006 Scottish Third Division 1–0 BBC Report Stenhousemuir Dumbarton McBride 77 Ochilview 534 C Brown W 1 25 November 2006 Scottish Third Division 3–1 BBC Report Dumbarton Elgin City Borris 47Dobbie 62Winter 67 Johnston 89 Dumbarton Football Stadium 709 L 1 2 December 2006 Scottish Third Division 2–1 BBC Report Albion Rovers Dumbarton Watson 2Chaplain 5 Borris 46 Cliftonhill 504 C Charleston W 1 16 December 2006 Scottish Third Division 2–1 BBC Report Dumbarton East Fife Dobbie 9Winter 62 Jablonski 38 Dumbarton Football Stadium 798 W 1 23 December 2006 Scottish Third Division 0–5 BBC Report Montrose Dumbarton Dobbie 34 82Gentile 49 72Hamilton 84 Links Park 400 C Allan W 1 30 December 2006 Scottish Third Division 0–0 BBC Report Dumbarton Queen's Park Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,089 S Nicholls W 1 27 January 2007 Scottish Third Division 0–1 BBC Report Elgin City Dumbarton Boyle 43 Borough Briggs 484 A Freeland W 1 3 February 2007 Scottish Third Division 3–1 BBC Report Dumbarton Albion Rovers Coyne 20 48Borris 47 MacFarlane 25 Dumbarton Football Stadium 745 E Norris L 1 17 February 2007 Scottish Third Division 2–0 BBC Report Queen's Park Dumbarton Weatherston 20Ferry 57 Hampden Park 849 A Boyd W 1 24 February 2007 Scottish Third Division 2–1 BBC Report Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Coyne 17 penGentile73 Stewart 37 Dumbarton Football Stadium 729 C Brown L 1 3 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 1–2 BBC Report Dumbarton Berwick Rangers Coyne 21 Manson 20Diack 49 Dumbarton Football Stadium 859 S O'Reilly L 1 7 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 2–1 BBC Report Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Wood 42Haynes 82 Winter 11 Shielfield Park 425 E Norris D 1 10 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 2–2 BBC Report Arbroath Dumbarton Rennie 56Stein 66 Geggan 7Henry 12 Gayfield Park 810 D Somers D 1 13 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 1–1 BBC Report Dumbarton Stenhousemuir McCulloch 56 OG Dempster 40 Dumbarton Football Stadium 528 A Law L 1 17 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 5–1 BBC Report Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Tyrrell 4Dempster 44Hutchison 65Thomson 82Grindlay 85 OG Craig 37 Ochilview 512 J McKendrick L 1 21 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 1–0 BBC Report East Fife Dumbarton O'Reilly 71 Bayview Stadium 443 S Nicholls L 1 25 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 0–2 BBC Report Dumbarton East Fife Young 16Smart 38 Dumbarton Football Stadium 561 C Boyle W 1 31 March 2007 Scottish Third Division 1–0 BBC Report Dumbarton Elgin City Boyle 79 Dumbarton Football Stadium 521 G Hilland W 1 3 April 2007 Scottish Third Division 1–0 BBC Report Dumbarton Arbroath Borris 54 Dumbarton Football Stadium 527 W 1 7 April 2006 Scottish Third Division 0–1 BBC Report Albion Rovers Dumbarton McQuilken 42 Cliftonhill 619 A Boyd W 1 14 April 2007 Scottish Third Division 2–1 BBC Report Dumbarton Montrose McQuilken 3 66 Dumbarton Football Stadium W 1 21 April 2007 Scottish Third Division 1–5 BBC Report East Stirlingshire Dumbarton Boyle 90 McQuilken 15Borris 22McNaught 29Boyle 41Coyne 80 Firs Park 392 C Charleston L 1 28 April 2007 Scottish Third Division 1–2 ReportSeptember 2025 medicmedic Dumbarton Queen's Park Coyne 89 Dunn 35Weatherston 78 Dumbarton Football Stadium 928 C Brown CIS League Cup 2006–07 Scottish League Cup W 1 8 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 1 3–0 BBC Report Dumbarton Stirling Albion Bagan 74Boyle 88Gemmell 90 Dumbarton Football Stadium 544 B Winter L 1 23 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 2 3–1 BBC Report Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton Wyness 6Bayne 54McAllister 72 Dobbie 30 Caledonian Stadium 1,085 C Murray Scottish League Challenge Cup 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup L 1 15 August 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 1–2 yes BBC report Dumbarton Morton McNaught 114 Weatherston 117 119 Dumbarton Football Stadium 932 E Norris Scottish Cup 2006–07 Scottish Cup W 1 9 December 2006 Scottish Cup round 2 0–1 BBC Report Raith Rovers Dumbarton Gemmell 51 Starks Park 1,616 C Hardie L 1 6 January 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 4–0 BBC Report Celtic Dumbarton Zurawski 4 9Vennegoor of Hesselink 43Riordan 69 Celtic Park 18,685 W Collum Stirlingshire Cup W 1 11 July 2006 Group stage 2–1 Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Gemmell Dumbarton Football Stadium 350 L 1 17 July 2007 Group stage 1–1 lost on pens Stirling Albion Dumbarton Boyle Forthbank Stadium 287 Pre-season and mid-season friendlies D 1 15 July 2006 1–1 Friendly Dumbarton Hamilton Boyle Dumbarton Football Stadium 250 D 1 19 July 2006 0–0 Friendly Dumbarton St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium W 1 24 July 2006 1–0 Friendly Dumbarton Rangers XI Gemmell 19 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,415 D 1 29 July 2006 1–1 Friendly Dumbarton Gretna Dillon Dumbarton Football Stadium 215 D 1 31 January 2007 2–2 Friendly Dumbarton Celtic XI Geggan Bagan Dumbarton Football Stadium League table DUM Player statistics Squad Third Division League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Stephen Grindlay GK SCO 36+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Peter Shaw GK SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Craig Brittain DF SCO 27+2 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 David Craig DF SCO 36+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Mark Dempsie DF SCO 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Kevin McCann DF SCO 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jamie Smith DF SCO 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 David Bagan MF SCO 25+3 3 2+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 Chris Boyle MF SCO 32+3 3 1+1 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 Mark Canning MF SCO 32+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 John Dillon MF SCO 18+12 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Andy Geggan MF SCO 31+1 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Chris Gentile MF SCO 8+5 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Chris Hamilton MF SCO 12+15 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 John Henry MF SCO 3+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 John McKeever MF SCO 0+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 Jason McLaughlin MF SCO 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Fergus Tiernan MF SCO 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Craig Winter MF SCO 30+1 6 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Ryan Borris FW SCO 31+0 6 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Tommy Coyne FW SCO 10+6 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Stephen Dobbie FW SCO 17+0 10 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 John Gemmell FW SCO 1+4 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 1 David McNaught FW SCO 25+6 2 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 0 Paul McQuilken FW SCO 11+11 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 José Quitongo FW ANG 0+2 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 |} Transfers Litster John Record of Post-War Scottish League Players PM Publications Norwich Players in PlayerFromDate SCO Mark Canning SCO Kilwinning Rangers 6 Jul 2006 SCO Kevin McCann SCO Shamrock BC 11 Jul 2006 SCO David Craig SCO Partick Thistle 31 Jul 2006 SCO John McKeever SCO Dumbarton Ac 31 Jul 2006 SCO Jason McLaughlin SCO Albion Rovers 31 Jul 2006 SCO Peter Shaw SCO Dunfermline Athletic 2 Aug 2006 SCO David Bagan SCO Raith Rovers 6 Aug 2006 SCO Andy Geggan SCO St Johnstone 8 Aug 2006 ANG José Quitongo SCO Partick Thistle 15 Aug 2006 SCO Stephen Dobbie SCO St Johnstone (loan) 18 Aug 2006 SCO Chris Hamilton SCO Livingston 15 Sep 2006 SCO Tommy Coyne SCO Stirling Albion 25 Jan 2007 SCO John Henry SCO Queen of the South 3 Feb 2007 SCO Fergus Tiernan SCO Ross County 30 Mar 2007 Players out PlayerToDate SCO Iain Russell SCO Brechin City 2 Jun 2006 SCO Robert Walker SCO Stranraer 30 Jun 2006 SCO Kevin Gaughan SCO Stranraer 20 Jul 2006 SCO Paul Ronald SCO Queen's Park 4 Aug 2006 SCO Scott Bannerman SCO Cowdenbeath 9 Sep 2006 SCO Graham Connell SCO Stenhousemuir 6 Oct 2006 SCO John Dillon SCO Stenhousemuir 18 May 2007 SCO Chris Boyle AUS Sorrento SCO John Gemmell SCO Bellshill Athletic SCO Kevin McCann SCO Largs Thistle SCO Mark Dempsie Trivia The League match against East Stiring on 21 October marked Chris Boyle's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 129th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The League match against Queens Park on 30 December marked Craig Brittain's 300th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 7th Dumbarton player to achieve this accolade. See also 2006–07 in Scottish football References External links Peter Shaw (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Jason McLauchlin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Tommy Coyne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Scottish Football Historical Archive Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 2006–07 season