2015–16 Dumbarton F.C. season

May 2019 May 2019 Dumbarton 2015–16 Stevie Aitken Alan Jardine Dumbarton Football Stadium Championship 8th Challenge Cup Second round League Cup First round Scottish Cup Fifth round _blackborder _vneckblack _blackborder _blackshoulders _vneckblack _blackshoulders FFF400 FFF400 FFF400 000000 000000 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 season was Dumbarton's fourth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship,http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11781/8838339/new-spfl-branding-is-unveiled New SPFL branding is unveiled SKY Sports skysports.com 24 July 2013 24 July 2013 having won promotion from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season via the play-offs. Ian Murray resigned as manager before the start of the season and moved to Championship rivals St Mirren and was replaced by Stephen Aitken. Dumbarton finished eighth in the Scottish Championship. They reached the second round in the Challenge Cup before losing to Queens Park, lost in the first round of the League Cup to East Fife and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup to Dundee, following a drawn game. Results & fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #cccccc Abandoned or Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish Championship 2015–16 Scottish Championship W 1 8 August 2015 15:00 Championship 2–1 BBC Report Dumbarton Hibernian Buchanan 3 Gibson 55 Malonga 14 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,552 Robertson W 1 15 August 2015 15:00 Championship 1–2 BBC Report St Mirren Dumbarton Agnew 63 Gibson 26Fleming 85 pen. St Mirren Park 3,806 Beaton L 1 22 August 2015 15:00 Championship 0–2 BBC Report Dumbarton Queen of the South Russell 41Lyle 68 Dumbarton Football Stadium 943 Colvin L 28 August 2015 19:45 Championship 2–1 BBC Report Falkirk Dumbarton Alston 5Sibbald 14 Barr 27 Falkirk Stadium 3,600 Cook 1 L 1 5 September 2015 15:00 Championship 0–2 BBC Report Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Holmes 59Ferns 90+3 Dumbarton Football Stadium 715 Charleston D 1 12 September 2015 15:00 Championship 0–0 BBC Report Greenock Morton Dumbarton Cappielow 2,016 Finnie L 1 19 September 2015 15:00 Championship 1–2 BBC Report Dumbarton Rangers Fleming 90 pen.Buchanan 0 72 Waghorn 64 73 pen. Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,572 Robertson L 26 September 2015 15:00 Championship 1–0 BBC Report Raith Rovers Dumbarton Toshney 56 Stark's Park 1,440 Cook 1 W 1 3 October 2015 15:00 Championship 2–1 BBC Report Dumbarton Livingston Cawley 40Brophy 82 Glen 44Hippolyte 0 45 Dumbarton Football Stadium 819 Walsh L 17 October 2015 15:00 Championship 4–2 BBC Report Hibernian Dumbarton Malonga 21Fontaine 26Cummings 43 pen.Keatings 60 Gallagher 22Craig 74 Easter Road 8,221 Colvin 1 L 24 October 2015 15:00 Championship 0–5 BBC Report Dumbarton Falkirk Baird 5 23 48McHugh 43Alston 71 Dumbarton Football Stadium 963 Collum 1 L 31 October 2015 15:00 Championship 1–2 BBC Report Dumbarton Greenock Morton Barr 53 McKee 41Johnstone 85 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,110 Salmond 1 L 7 November 2015 15:00 Championship 1–0 BBC Report Queen of the South Dumbarton Heffernan 52 Palmerston Park 1,465 Muir 1 D 1 21 November 2015 15:00 Championship 3–3 BBC Report Dumbarton Raith Rovers Saunders 81 83Fleming 87 pen. Craigen 4Stewart 44S.Robertson 56 Dumbarton Football Stadium 707 Aitken L 1 1 December 2015 19:45 Championship 4–0 Report Rangers Dumbarton Holt 47Waghorn 60Oduwa 81Halliday 88 pen. Saunders 17 0 87 Ibrox Stadium 37,182 SCO Crawford Allan W 1 5 December 2015 15:00 Championship 0–2 Report Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Docherty 68Gallagher 84 Recreation Park, Alloa 492 Willie Collum W 1 12 December 2015 15:00 Championship 1–0 Report Dumbarton St Mirren Fleming 50 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,142 Nick Walsh D 1 19 December 2015 15:00 Championship 1–1 Report Livingston Dumbarton Pittman 14 Saunders 89 Almondvale Stadium 911 Mat Northcroft L 26 December 2015 15:00 Championship 1–0 Report Falkirk Dumbarton Alston 36 Falkirk Stadium 4,013 Euan Anderson 1 L 1 2 January 2016 15:00 Championship 0–6 SPFL Report Dumbarton Rangers Miller 42 59 64Waghorn 71Halliday 81Tavernier 88 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,894 Craig Charleston D 23 January 2016 15:00 Championship 0–0 SPFL Report Raith Rovers Dumbarton Stark's Park 1,397 Stephen Finnie 1 W 1 30 January 2016 15:00 Championship 1–0 SPFL Report Dumbarton Livingston Docherty 56 Dumbarton Football Stadium 760 Crawford Allan L 1 13 February 2016 15:00 Championship 2–0 SPFL Report Greenock Morton Dumbarton Johnstone 64McKee 88 Cappielow 1,595 George Salmond L 1 20 February 2016 15:00 Championship 1–0 SPFL Report St Mirren Dumbarton Shankland 63 St Mirren Park 2,792 Beaton W 1 27 February 2016 15:00 Championship 3–2 SPFL Report Dumbarton Hibernian Cawley 21Nade 42Barr 49 Henderson 57El Alagui 71 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,345 Barry Cook L 1 5 March 2016 15:00 Championship 2–0 SPFL Report Livingston Dumbarton Buchanan 29White 83 Almondvale Stadium 828 Don Robertson W 1 8 March 2016 19:45 Championship 3–1 SPFL Report Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Nade 9 32 46 Megginson 31 Dumbarton Football Stadium 468 Willie Collum D 12 March 2016 17:15 Championship 1–1 SPFL Report Dumbarton Falkirk Fleming 90+3 pen. Baird 65 pen. Dumbarton Football Stadium 734 Andrew Dallas 1 L 19 March 2016 15:00 Championship 6–0 SPFL Report Queen of the South Dumbarton Brownlie 34Lyle 43 52Harris 69 73Russell 88 Palmerston Park 1,459 John Beaton 1 D 2 April 2016 15:00 Championship 0–0 SPFL Report Dumbarton Greenock Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium 994 Crawford Allan 1 L 1 5 April 2016 19:45 Championship 1–0 SPFL Report Rangers Dumbarton Tavernier 50 Ibrox Stadium 48,568 Steven McLean W 1 12 April 2016 19:45 Championship 4–2 SPFL Report Dumbarton Queen of the South Nade 4 50Walsh 48Fleming 86 pen. Russell 28Harris 43 Dumbarton Football Stadium 573 Stephen Finnie L 1 16 April 2016 15:00 Championship 2–3 SPFL Report Dumbarton Raith Rovers Nade 12Saunders 90+3 Hardie 49Connolly 60Craigen 70 Dumbarton Football Stadium 655 Nick Walsh W 1 23 April 2016 15:00 Championship 2–1 SPFL Report Dumbarton St Mirren OG 40Fleming 54 Gallagher 10 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,387 Kevin Graham L 26 April 2016 17:45 Championship 4–0 SPFL Report Hibernian Dumbarton Keatings 7 13OG 75Stokes 90+2 Easter Road 6,686 Don Robertson 1 D 1 1 May 2016 12:30 Championship 1–1 SPFL Report Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Layne 7 McCallum 51 Recreation Park, Alloa 515 Barry Cook Scottish Cup 2015–16 Scottish Cup P 1 28 November 2015 15:00 Round 3 P–P BBC Report Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium Postponed due to waterlogged pitch W 1 8 December 2015 19:30 Round 3 5–0 Report Dumbarton Alloa Athletic McCallum 1Barr 9Fleming 14Kirkpatrick 78 90+2Waters 90 Flannigan 53Chopra 72 Dumbarton Football Stadium 274 SCO Stephen Finnie W 1 9 January 2016 15:00 Round 4 2–1 Report Dumbarton Queen of the South Saunders 15Fleming 17 57Waters 68 Lyle 52 Dumbarton Football Stadium 680 SCO George Salmond D 1 6 February 2016 15:00 Round 5 0–0 Report Dumbarton Dundee Routledge 79 O'Dea 85 Dumbarton Football Stadium 1,410 SCO Stephen Finnie L 1 23 February 2016 19:45 Round 5 Replay 5–0 BBC Report Dundee Dumbarton McGinn 16Hemmings 29Stewart 51 90Holt 79 Dens Park 3,532 SCO Stephen Finnie Scottish Challenge Cup 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup W 1 25 July 2015 15:00 Round 1 2–3 BBC Report Greenock Morton Dumbarton Kilday 73MacDonald 83 pen. Gallagher 6 30Fleming 65 Cappielow 1,418 Charleston L 1 18 August 2015 19:45 Round 2 1–0 yes BBC Report Queen's Park Dumbarton Bradley 95 Hampden Park 587 Walsh League Cup 2015–16 Scottish League Cup L 1 1 August 2015 15:00 First round 1–1 BBC Report East Fife Dumbarton Austin 48 Cawley 65 Mullan Naismith Walker Sutherland Slattery O'Kane 4–3 Taggart Gallagher Graham Craig Gibson Cawley Bayview Stadium 461 Kirkland Stirlingshire Cup D 1 18 April 2015 20:00 Semi Final 0 – 0 East Stirling Dumbarton Ochilview Park Pre Season Matches W 1 4 July 2015 15:00 Friendly 0–1 DFC Report Edinburgh City Dumbarton Gibson 67 Ainslie Park W 1 9 July 2015 19:45 Friendly 2–0 DFC Report Dumbarton Hearts Gallagher Cawley Dumbarton Football Stadium 347 Alan Muir L 1 11 July 2015 Friendly 3–2 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Barr Firhill L 1 14 July 2015 Friendly 3–1 Stranraer Dumbarton Buchanan Stair Park W 1 18 July 2015 15:00 Friendly 2–1 DFC Report Dumbarton Clydebank Buchanan Fleming Burbidge Dumbarton Football Stadium 366 Grant Irvine Player statistics Squad Last updated 25 August 2016http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com Archive Dumbarton F.C. 25 August 2016 Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Mark Brown GK SCO 21+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 Jamie Ewings GK SCO 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Darren Barr DF SCO 30+1 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 Gregor Buchanan DF SCO 29+1 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 Mark Docherty DF SCO 31+3 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 Andy Graham DF SCO 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 Steven Saunders DF SCO 24+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Scott Taggart DF SCO 9+5 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0 Calum Waters DF SCO 9+7 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 1 Frazer Wright DF SCO 26+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 Scott Brown MF SCO 12+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Ryan Clark MF SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Grant Gallagher MF SCO 24+7 2 2+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 0 Willie Gibson MF SCO 13+5 2 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Mikey Hopkins MF SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 Jordan Kirkpatrick MF SCO 7+15 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+2 2 Jamie Lindsay MF SCO 20+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 Donald McCallum MF SCO 3+12 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 Jon Routledge MF ENG 30+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 Eamonn Brophy FW SCO 5+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Kevin Cawley FW SCO 25+7 2 2+0 0 1+0 1 2+2 0 Steven Craig FW SCO 7+4 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 Garry Fleming FW SCO 30+5 7 2+0 1 1+0 0 3+1 3 Paul Heffernan FW IRE 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Kler Heh FW THA 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Christian Nade FW FRA 10+2 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Steven Ross FW SCO 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Gordon Smith FW SCO 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Tom Walsh FW SCO 10+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 |} Team statistics League table DUM Division summary table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A Result W/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/D/L/W/W/D/L/L/D/W/L/L/W/L/W/D/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/D Position 4/2/5/5/7/7/7/7/7/8/8/9/9/9/9/7/7/7/7/8/7/7/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 25 August 2016 http://spfl.co.uk/ SPFL 25 August 2016 August 2016 Transfers Players in PlayerFromFee SCO Gregor Buchanan SCO Dunfermline Athletic Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1883 STEVIE MAKES FIRST SIGNING Dumbarton F.C. 28 May 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Grant Gallagher SCO Stranraer Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1884 GRANT CHECKS IN Dumbarton F.C. 28 May 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Kevin Cawley SCO Alloa Athletic Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1894 SIGNING NEWS: DELIGHT AT NEW SIGNING Dumbarton F.C. 3 June 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Darren Miller SCO Queen's Park Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1895 SIGNING NEWS: MILLER IS ADDED TO SQUAD Dumbarton F.C. 3 June 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Mark Docherty SCO Alloa Athletic Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1907 SIGNING NEWS: MARK DOCHERTY SIGNS FOR THE SONS Dumbarton F.C. 10 June 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Mark Brown SCO Ross County Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1915 SIGNING NEWS : GOALIE MAKES MOVE TO DUMBARTON Dumbarton F.C. 17 June 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Willie Gibson SCO Stranraer Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1921 SIGNING NEWS: GIBSON AGREES SONS MOVE Dumbarton F.C. 17 June 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Gordon Smith SCO Stirling Albion Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1929 SIGNING NEWS: STRIKER JOINS THE SONS Dumbarton F.C. 19 June 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Darren Barr SCO Ross County Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1922 SIGNING NEWS : DARREN BARR JOINS DUMBARTON Dumbarton F.C. 20 June 2015 25 August 2016 ENG Jon Routledge SCO Hamilton Academical Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1953 ROUTLEDGE SIGNS Dumbarton F.C. 7 July 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Calum Waters SCO Celtic Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1954 CELTIC YOUNGSTER ARRIVES ON LOAN Dumbarton F.C. 7 July 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Steven Craig ENG Wycombe Wanderers Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1966 DEAL AGREED WITH STRIKER Dumbarton F.C. 21 July 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Jamie Lindsay SCO Celtic Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1980 LINDSAY ADDED TO SQUAD Dumbarton F.C. 23 July 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Scott Brown SCO St Johnstone Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2031 SIGNING NEWS: ON-LOAN MIDFIELDER ARRIVES Dumbarton F.C. 20 August 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Frazer Wright SCO St Johnstone Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2040 SIGNING NEWS : DEFENDER AGREES TERMS Dumbarton F.C. 26 August 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Steven Ross SCO Ross County Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2041 SIGNING NEWS : STRIKER ADDED TO SQUAD Dumbarton F.C. 26 August 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Eamonn Brophy SCO Hamilton Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2074 LOAN SIGNING: BROPHY JOINS FROM ACCIES Dumbarton F.C. 9 September 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Steven Saunders SCO Ross County Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2104 SAUNDERS SIGNS Dumbarton F.C. 30 September 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Tom Walsh SCO Rangers Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2243 SIGNING NEWS: WINGER CAPTURED FROM RANGERS Dumbarton F.C. 14 January 2016 25 August 2016 THA Kler Heh ENG Sheffield United Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2271 BLADES WINGER JOINS ON-LOAN Dumbarton F.C. 28 January 2016 25 August 2016 FRA Christian Nade SCO Hamilton Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2279 FRENCH STRIKER JOINS SONS Dumbarton F.C. 31 January 2016 25 August 2016 IRE Paul Heffernan SCO Queen of the South Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2346 SIGNING NEWS : STRIKER JOINS SONS Dumbarton F.C. 10 March 2016 25 August 2016 Players out PlayerToFee SCO Archie Campbell SCO Clyde Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1849 TWO SQUAD MEMBERS SET TO LEAVE Dumbarton F.C. 5 May 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Scott Linton SCO Clyde Free SCO Mitchel Megginson SCO Raith Rovers Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1850 MITCH LEAVES THE ROCK Dumbarton F.C. 5 May 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Lee Mair SCO Stranraer Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1853 PLAYERS RELEASED Dumbarton F.C. 7 May 2015 25 August 2016SCO Stephen GrindlaySCO Beith Juniors FreeSCO Joe Coleman Free NIR Chris Turner SCO Hamilton Academical FreeSCO Mark GilhaneySCO Stenhousemuir Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1880 GILS AND VANZY MOVE ON Dumbarton F.C. 27 May 2015 25 August 2016 IRE David van Zanten SCO Airdrieonians Free SCO Scott Agnew SCO St Mirren Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1906 AGGY REJECTS DEAL Dumbarton F.C. 8 June 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Andy Graham SCO Ayr United Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2037 ANDY CALLS TIME ON SONS CAREER Dumbarton F.C. 22 August 2015 25 August 2016SCO Darren Miller Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2054 DUO MOVE ON Dumbarton F.C. 28 August 2015 25 August 2016 SCO Gordon Smith SCO Cowdenbeath LoanENG Josh LumsdenSCO Clydebank Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33174760 Scottish Championship ins and outs Summer 2015 BBC Sport 24 November 2015SCO Mark WilsonFreeSCO Kjeld McIntyreFree SCO Willie Gibson SCO Stranraer Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2227 WULLIE MOVES ON Dumbarton F.C. 5 January 2016 25 August 2016 SCO Gordon Smith Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2240 SMITH RELEASED FROM CONTRACT Dumbarton F.C. 11 January 2016 25 August 2016 SCO Ryan Clark SCO Arthurlie Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2248 YOUNGSTER GOES OUT ON LOAN Dumbarton F.C. 14 January 2016 25 August 2016 SCO Steven Craig Freehttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2249 STRIKER DEPARTS THE ROCK Dumbarton F.C. 14 January 2016 25 August 2016 SCO Jordan Kirkpatrick SCO Clyde Loanhttp://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2369 KIRKY HEADS TO CLYDE Dumbarton F.C. 23 March 2016 25 August 2016 Factfile The 9 league goals scored in away games matched the record fewest away goals scored set during the 1894–95 season. See also List of Dumbarton F.C. seasons References Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 2015–16 season