1991–92 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1991–1992 Billy Lamont Boghead Park, Dumbarton Scottish League Division 2 1st Scottish Cup Third Round Scottish League Cup Second Round B&Q Cup First Round Jimmy Gilmour (19) Jimmy Gilmour (20) 2,104 390 820 1990–91 1992–93 Season 1991–92 was the 108th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 86th time, the Scottish Cup for the 97th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 45th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the second time. Overview It was almost fated that Dumbarton would win the Second Division championship, 100 years after their last reign as Scottish League champions. However, the season was not without its ups and downs. Early cup exits seemed to strengthen the club's will, with the B&Q cup defeat to Montrose at the beginning of October being followed by a run of 12 matches which produced 9 victories and just one loss – giving Dumbarton a four-point lead at the top of the table at Christmas. For some reason the wins dried up, with only one victory being taken from the next 10 games. However, this time Dumbarton were not to be denied, and a final unbeaten run of 7 games was enough to secure the title and Division 1 football for the following season. In the Scottish Cup, after early wins over East Stirling and Alloa, Dumbarton fell to defeat to Highland League opponents Huntly in the third round. In the second round of the League Cup, Airdrie defeated Dumbarton after extra time. Dumbarton played the match with eight players from early in the second half. Finally, due to the success of the previous season's centenary cup, the competition was continued to be known as the B&Q Cup. Dumbarton however once again tasted first round defeat, this time at the hands of Montrose. Locally, Dumbarton's defence of the Stirlingshire Cup was short-lived, with a first round loss to Premier Division Falkirk. Results & fixtures Scottish Football League Review 1992-93 The Scottish Football League 1993#ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish Second Division 1991–92 Scottish Second Division W 1 10 August 1991 Second Division 0–3 Queen's Park Dumbarton Gibson 70Gimour 79Meechan 87 Hampden Park 657 H Dallas D 1 17 August 1991 Second Division 1–1 Dumbarton Berwick Rangers McQuade 57 Tait 87 Boghead Park 524 J Kelly L 1 24 August 1991 Second Division 2–1 Stranraer Dumbarton Henderson 36Sloan 85 Martin 17 Stair Park 630 J McCluskey W 1 31 August 1991 Second Division 4–3 Dumbarton Albion Rovers Meechan 4Gilmour 17 84 penMacIver 68 Edgar 57 80Stalker 12 Boghead Park 586 L Mottram D 1 7 September 1991 Second Division 0–0 Dumbarton Clyde Boghead Park 1,029 D McVicar W 1 14 September 1991 Second Division 0–4 Brechin City Dumbarton McConville 7Gibson 9Gilmour 38 penMcQuade 80 Glebe Park, Brechin 491 M Pocock W 1 17 September 1991 Second Division 2–1 Dumbarton Arbroath Gilmour 8McQuade 38 Farnan 22 Boghead Park 777 W 1 21 September 1991 Second Division 1–2 East Stirling Dumbarton Diver 12 Meechan 57 75 Firs Park 355 L 1 28 September 1991 Second Division 1–2 Dumbarton East Fife Gilmour 46 Sludden 5Scott 48 Boghead Park 753 J Fulton W 1 5 October 1991 Second Division 1–2 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Hendry 5 Willock 21McQuade 80 Recreation Park, Alloa 667 W Crombie W 1 12 October 1991 Second Division 1–0 Dumbarton Stenhousemuir Willock 26 Boghead Park 607 M Clark W 1 19 October 1991 Second Division 2–4 Queen of the South Dumbarton Thomson 42Templeton 47 Gilmour 26McQuade 24Meechan 51McConville 66 Palmerston Park 893 J Kelly L 1 26 October 1991 Second Division 2–1 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Lamont 42 45 McQuade 20 Central Park, Cowdenbeath 309 L Thow W 1 2 November 1991 Second Division 3–1 Dumbarton Queen's Park Gilmour 43 61Gibson 65 Rodden 4 Boghead Park 557 D Millar D 1 9 November 1991 Second Division 2–2 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Thorpe 4Bickmore 26 Gilmour 7 penMeechan 17 Shielfield Park 305 R Orr W 1 16 November 1991 Second Division 1–0 Dumbarton Stranraer Gibson 57 Boghead Park 631 H Dallas W 1 23 November 1991 Second Division 0–1 Clyde Dumbarton Gibson 50 Douglas Park 834 b McGinlay W 1 30 November 1991 Second Division 3–0 Dumbarton Brechin City McQuade 31Gibson 76Gilmour 78 pen Boghead Park 670 C Ross D 1 14 December 1991 Second Division 0–0 Dumbarton Cowdenbeath Boghead Park 964 J Herald W 1 26 December 1991 Second Division 0–3 Albion Rovers Dumbarton Melvin 5Willock 54 70 Cliftonhill Stadium 650 G Evans L 1 28 December 1991 Second Division 1–0 Arbroath Dumbarton McNaughton 62 Gayfield Park 667 G Smith D 1 11 January 1992 Second Division 2–2 Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Gilmour 57Willock 60 Newbigging 19McCulloch 29 Boghead Park 914 J Renton D 1 14 January 1992 Second Division 1–1 Dumbarton East Stirling Gilmour pen Lytwyn 53 Boghead Park 787 L Thow D 1 18 January 1992 Second Division 2–2 East Fife Dumbarton Hope 16Brown 35 Gibson 61Gilmour 73 pen Bayview Park, Methil 1,220 J Timmons W 1 1 February 1992 Second Division 3–1 Dumbarton Queen of the South Meechan 17Gilmour 42 pen Hetherington 23 Boghead Park 627 W Young L 1 4 February 1992 Second Division 1–0 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Cairney 78 Ochilview Park 426 D Miller D 1 8 February 1992 Second Division 0–0 Dumbarton Stranraer Boghead Park 621 W Innes D 1 15 February 1992 Second Division 1–1 Albion Rovers Dumbarton Moore 13 Willock 86 Cliftonhill Stadium 335 R Tait L 1 25 February 1992 Second Division 1–3 Dumbarton Brechin City Gilmour 45 pen Ritchie 21 34Miller Boghead Park 390 L Mottram D 1 29 February 1992 Second Division 0–0 Queen's Park Dumbarton Hampden Park 589 J Herald W 1 14 March 1992 Second Division 1–2 Queen of the South Dumbarton Robertson 22 Gibson 61Willock 90 Palmerston Park 583 J McGillvray L 1 17 March 1992 Second Division 0–1 Dumbarton East Stirling Diver 65 Boghead Park 584 D McVicar D 1 21 March 1992 Second Division 1–1 Dumbarton Alloa Athletic McConville 88 Newbigging 70 pen Boghead Park 656 W Crombie W 1 28 March 1992 Second Division 1–5 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Tait 74 Marsland 13McQuade 20 36 72Meechan 41 Shielfield Park 174 G Smith W 1 4 April 1992 Second Division 0–2 East Fife Dumbarton McQuade 15Gibson 76 Bayview Park, Methil 1,166 A Waddell W 1 11 April 1992 Second Division 2–1 Dumbarton Clyde Meechan 22Gilmour 85 Archibald 78 Boghead Park 1,001 A Huett W 1 18 April 1992 Second Division 2–1 Dumbarton Cowdenbeath McQuade 13 59 Wright 58 Boghead Park 1,807 H Dallas W 1 25 April 1992 Second Division 0–1 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Martin 35 Ochilview Park 1,022 E Martindale D 1 2 May 1992 Second Division 1–1 Dumbarton Arbroath Gilmour 25} Holmes 54 Boghead Park 2,104 J Innes Skol Cup 1991–92 Scottish League Cup W 1 13 August 1991 League Cup round 1 0–1 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Gibson 60 Shielfield Park 501 C Ross L 1 20 August 1991 League Cup round 1 1–2 yes Dumbarton Airdrie Gibson 94 Crainie 112 penCoyle 120 Boghead Park 3,000 W Morrison B&Q Cup 1991–92 Scottish Challenge Cup L 1 1 October 1991 Challenge Cup round 1 2–1 Montrose Dumbarton Den Bieman 4Rougvie 82 Gibson 80 Links Park 456 J Renton Tennant's Scottish Cup 1991–92 Scottish Cup W 1 7 December 1991 Cup round 1 0–2 East Stirling Dumbarton McQuade 16Boyd 28 Firs Park 339 J Fulton J Boyd W 1 4 January 1992 Cup round 2 0–2 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Gilmour 56 penDempsey 78 Recreation Park, Alloa 1,134 M Pocock J Gilmour L 1 25 January 1992 Cup round 2 0–2 Dumbarton Huntly McGinlay 52 82 Boghead Park 1,755 J Kelly Stirlingshire Cup L 1 7 August 1991 First Round 0–5 Dumbarton Falkirk Cody 57Taylor 67Oliver 74Hamilton 88Mooney 89 Boghead Park D Black Pre-season/Other Matches D 1 31 July 1991 1–1 Friendly Dumbarton Rangers XI Gilmour 13 Morrow 51 Boghead Park D Black L 1 4 August 1991 0–5 Testimonial Dumbarton Manchester United XI Robins 22 54Hughes 26 63McClair 89 Boghead Park 1,590 B McGinlay League table DUM Player statistics Squad Second Division League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Tom Carson GK SCO 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Ian MacFarlane GK SCO 33+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 John Boyd DF SCO 34+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1 Alan Foster DF SCO 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Stevie Gow DF SCO 34+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 Martin Melvin DF SCO 38+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 Jim Cowell MF SCO 1+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Jim Dempsey MF SCO 28+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1 Jim Hughes MF SCO 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 Jim Marsland MF SCO 29+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Paul Martin MF SCO 38+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 Bobby McConville MF SCO 21+3 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Martin McGarvey MF SCO 3+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Colin McNair MF SCO 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jim Meechan MF SCO 33+3 9 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Stuart Millar MF SCO 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Mark Nelson MF SCO 6+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 David Edgar FW SCO 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 Charlie Gibson FW SCO 37+0 9 2+0 2 1+0 1 3+0 0 Jimmy Gilmour FW SCO 36+1 19 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 Stuart MacIver FW SCO 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Dougie McCracken FW SCO 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 John McQuade FW SCO 32+1 13 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 Andy Willock FW SCO 12+18 7 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 |} Scottish Football League Review 1992-93 The Scottish Football League 1993 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 Jimmy Gilmour SCO Clyde 2 Jul 1991 SCO Ian MacFarlane SCO Hamilton 12 Jul 1991 SCO Bobby McConville SCO Stirling Albion 7 Sep 1991 SCO Andy Willock SCO Ayr United 1 Oct 1991 SCO Jim Cowell SCO East Fife 18 Dec 1991 SCO Tom Carson SCO Dundee (loan) 1 Mar 1992 SCO Mark Nelson SCO Stenhousemuir 17 Mar 1992 Players out PlayerToDateSCO Steve MorrisonSCO Clyde 24 Jul 1991SCO Hugh StevensonSCO Clyde 24 Jul 1991SCO Stuart MacIverSCO Clyde 26 sep 1991SCO Dougie McCrackenSCO East Fife 13 Dec 1991SCO Jim McGinlaySCO Vale of LevenSCO Paul QuinnSCO Annbank UnitedSCO Boyd StrachanSCO Vale of LevenSCO Jim ChapmanSCO Willie McGuireSCO Steve Marshall Reserve Team Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 4 wins and 6 draws from 34 games, finished 18th of 18. In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Morton in the first round. Trivia Between the league game against Berwick Rangers on 9 November and the league game against Arbroath on 28 December, Ian MacFarlane did not concede a single goal - a record of 666 minutes - beating Tom Carson's record set in season 1983-84. The Scottish Cup match against Huntly on 25 January marked Stevie Gow's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 99th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The League match against Queen of the South on 1 February marked Charlie Gibson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 100th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The League match against Stenhousemuir on 4 February marked Jim Dempsey's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 101st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. Crippled by debts, Berwick Rangers had been evicted from their home at Shielfield Park, however Albion Rovers made their ground available for the away League match on 28 March. See also 1991–92 in Scottish football References External links David Edgar (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Scottish Football Historical Archive Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1991–92 season