1986–87 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1986–1987 Alex Totten Boghead Park, Dumbarton Scottish League Division 1 3rd Scottish Cup Third Round Scottish League Cup Third Round Gerry McCoy (21) Gerry McCoy (22) 2,500 440 1,180 1985–86 1987–88 Season 1986–87 was the 103rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 81st time, the Scottish Cup for the 92nd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 40th time. Overview Dumbarton began another First Division campaign with a new manager at the helm - Alex Totten - who had been released from his duties with Rangers following the arrival of Graeme Souness. Following another league reconstruction, the First Division clubs would play each other 4 times - a big ask particularly for the part-time clubs - but as things turned out it was to be a close thing for promotion with Dumbarton always up with the front runners. In the end, it was to be a 3rd-place finish - just 4 points behind champions Morton. In the Scottish Cup, it would be another early exit for Dumbarton, this time to Brechin City after a draw, in the third round. In the League Cup, Stirling Albion were dispatched in the second round before a fighting display against Celtic, saw Dumbarton's interest in the competition come to an end for another year. Locally, Dumbarton failed to keep a grip on the Stirlingshire Cup, with Stirling Albion gaining some revenge for their League Cup exit, with a semi final win. Results & fixtures Scottish Football League Review 1987-88 The Scottish Football League 1988#ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish First Division 1986-87 Scottish First Division W 1 9 August 1986 First Division 1–2 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Herd 27 McCahill 82McGowan 88 Firhill Park 2,272 L Thow L 1 13 August 1986 First Division 0–1 Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic Montgomerie 67 OG Boghead Park 1,780 G Evans L 1 16 August 1986 First Division 1–0 Airdrie Dumbarton Black 41 Broomfield Park 1,500 K Hope W 1 23 August 1986 First Division 3–2 Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Coyle, O 8 89 penBourke 78 MacDonald 34Clarke 66 Boghead Park 550 J McCluskey W 1 30 August 1986 First Division 0–3 Morton Dumbarton Moore 13Coyle, O 27Houston 63 Cappielow Park 2,300 D Miller W 1 6 September 1986 First Division 3–1 Dumbarton Brechin City Coyle, O 10Coyle, T 62Bourke 86 Gallacher Boghead Park 480 M Delaney W 1 13 September 1986 First Division 1–0 Dumbarton Montrose Coyle, T 90 Boghead Park 440 J Smith L 1 16 September 1986 First Division 2–1 Kilmarnock Dumbarton Bryson 36Clougherty 78 OG Coyle, O 12 Rugby Park 1,200 A Ferguson L 1 20 September 1986 First Division 2–1 Clyde Dumbarton Millar 15Watters 35 Coyle, O 38 Shawfield Stadium 800 D McVicar W 1 27 September 1986 First Division 2–1 Dumbarton East Fife McCoy 2Moore 24 Burgess 77 Boghead Park 630 P Hanley W 1 30 September 1986 First Division 1–3 Queen of the South Dumbarton Cloy 17 Moore 3Coyle, O 86McCoy 89 Palmerston Park 1,620 R Paterson D 1 4 October 1986 First Division 2–2 Dumbarton Partick Thistle Coyle, O 156 pen Montgomerie 20 OGCairns 68 Boghead Park 1,200 H Gould W 1 8 October 1986 First Division 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton McCoy 71 East End Park 4,161 J Duncan W 1 11 October 1986 First Division 3–5 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Scott 12MacDonald 89 Coyle, O 43 pen 84 penMcCoy 52 57Clarke 50 OG Station Park, Forfar 815 W Crombie W 1 18 October 1986 First Division 2–1 Dumbarton Airdrie McNeil 41Coyle, O 55 Lindsay 7 Boghead Park 1,200 H Williamson L 1 25 October 1986 First Division 1–0 Montrose Dumbarton Brown 24 Links Park 350 W Knowles W 1 29 October 1986 First Division 2–0 Dumbarton Kilmarnock McCoy 60 Boghead Park 1,050 T Muirhead L 1 1 November 1986 First Division 3–1 Brechin City Dumbarton Powell 1090Adam 88 McCoy 84 pen Glebe Park, Brechin 450 J McGillvray W 1 8 November 1986 First Division 2–1 Dumbarton Morton Coyle, T 45McCahill 83 O'Hara 86 Boghead Park 1,600 D 1 15 November 1986 First Division 1–1 Dumbarton Clyde Houston 15 Tait 45 Boghead Park 1,200 A Waddell D 1 22 November 1986 First Division 0–0 East Fife Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil 1,494 R Valentine D 1 29 November 1986 First Division 1–1 Dumbarton Queen of the South McCoy 25 Armstrong 29 pen Boghead Park 900 G Evans W 1 6 December 1986 First Division 0–2 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Houston 37McCoy 39 Firhill Park 2,284 A Ferguson L 1 13 December 1986 First Division 1–2 Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic Houston 41 McCall 9McCathie 89 Boghead Park 2,431 K O'Donnell L 1 20 December 1986 First Division 0–1 Dumbarton Forfar Athletic McDonald 58 Boghead Park 1,000 D Yeats L 1 27 December 1986 First Division 1–0 Airdrie Dumbarton Frye Broomfield Park 1,362 T Muirhead L 1 1 January 1987 First Division 4–1 Morton Dumbarton Robertson McNeil Alexander Coyle, O Cappielow Park 1,400 J Renton W 1 24 January 1987 First Division 1–2 Clyde Dumbarton Murphy 90+2 Rooney 46Coyle, O 65 Shawfield Stadium 800 A Roy W 1 27 January 1987 First Division 1–2 Kilmarnock Dumbarton McVeigh 28 MacIver 7 29 Rugby Park 1,000 H Williamson D 1 7 February 1987 First Division 1–1 Dumbarton East Fife McCoy 89 Kirkwood 24 Boghead Park 1,500 W Crombie W 1 14 February 1987 First Division 0–1 Queen of the South Dumbarton MacIver 15 Palmerston Park 1,400 M Delaney W 1 21 February 1987 First Division 2–1 Dumbarton Montrose Houston 41MacIver Allan Boghead Park 1,000 D Holt W 1 28 February 1987 First Division 1–0 Dumbarton Partick Thistle McGowan 78 Boghead Park 1,600 J Duncan L 1 7 March 1987 First Division 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Morrison 10 East End Park 4,366 P Hanley W 1 17 March 1987 First Division 0–2 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton McCoy 47Rooney 77 Station Park, Forfar 720 K O'Donnell D 1 21 March 1987 First Division 2–2 Dumbarton Airdrie Coyle, O 55 penCoyle, T 63 Lawrie 8Flood 64 Boghead Park 1,200 A Huett L 1 28 March 1987 First Division 2–3 Dumbarton Morton McCoy 27Coyle, O 58 Alexander 3Turner 52Boag 88 Boghead Park 2,500 R Paterson D 1 31 March 1987 First Division 1–1 Dumbarton Brechin City MacIver 7 Lytwyn 5 Boghead Park 1,050 D Miller L 1 4 April 1987 First Division 1–2 Brechin City Dumbarton Adam 77 McCoy 46 84 Glebe Park, Brechin 382 H Williamson W 1 11 April 1987 First Division 3–2 Dumbarton Kilmarnock Coyle, O 25McCoy 74MacIver 78 Reid 1116 Boghead Park 1,500 D McVicar L 1 18 April 1987 First Division 2–0 Montrose Dumbarton Paterson 50 89 Links Park 300 H Gould W 1 25 April 1987 First Division 2–1 Dumbarton Clyde McCoy 50 pen 51 McGlashan 57 Boghead Park 1,250 R Valentine L 1 2 May 1987 First Division 2–1 East Fife Dumbarton McNaughton 42 pen 49 McCoy 72 pen Bayview Park, Methil 449 A Roy W 1 9 May 1987 First Division 3–0 Dumbarton Queen of the South MacIver 23McCoy 65Coyle, T 88 Boghead Park 1,000 Skol Cup 1986-87 Scottish League Cup W 1 20 August 1986 League Cup round 2 1–0 Dumbarton Stirling Albion Coyle, T 78 Boghead Park 746 G Cumming L 1 27 August 1986 League Cup round 3 3–0 Celtic Dumbarton Johnston 44 84McStay 78 Celtic Park 11,390 J McCluskey SHEG Scottish Cup 1986–87 Scottish Cup D 1 31 January 1987 Cup round 3 2–2 Brechin City Dumbarton Lees 32Adam 47 MacIver 21McCoy 25 Glebe Park, Brechin 506 J McGillvray L 1 4 February 1987 Cup round 3R 2–3 Dumbarton Brechin City MacIver 32Coyle, T 82 Adam 6Powell 10Lees 28 Boghead Park 2,000 J McGillvray Stirlingshire Cup W 1 4 August 1986 First Round 1–2 Falkirk Dumbarton Nichol 72 Moore 8McCoy 24 Brockville Park L 1 21 April 1987 Semi Final 1–2 Dumbarton Stirling Albion Martin 44 Spence 35Ormond 83 Boghead Park Pre-season matches L 1 26 July 1986 2–1 Friendly Huntly Dumbarton Copland 73Brebner 85 Coyle, O 62 Christie Park, Huntly A Freeland W 1 27 July 1986 0–5 Friendly Rothes Dumbarton MacIver Mosset Park, Forres W 1 31 July 1986 1–4 Friendly Vale of Leven Dumbarton McLaren Millburn Park W 1 2 August 1986 4–1 Friendly Dumbarton Alloa Athletic McCoy MacIver Coyle, T Boghead Park League table DUM Player statistics Squad First Division League Cup Scottish Cup Gordon Arthur GK SCO 31+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 Hugh Stevenson GK SCO 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Ray Montgomerie DF SCO 35+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Billy Traynor DF SCO 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Mark Clougherty MF SCO 26+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 Owen Coyle MF SCO 33+10 17 1+0 0 2+0 0 Tommy Coyle MF SCO 43+0 5 2+0 1 1+0 1 Harry Curran MF SCO 8+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 Danny Docherty MF SCO 18+4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Alan Kay MF SCO 18+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Dave Martin MF SCO 32+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Steve McCahill MF SCO 37+2 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 Joe McLeod MF SCO 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Donald McNeil MF SCO 12+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 Jim McNeil MF SCO 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jackie Rafferty MF SCO 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jim Rooney MF SCO 23+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 John Bourke FW SCO 8+3 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 Arthur Grant FW SCO 10+15 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 Peter Houston FW SCO 34+4 5 2+0 0 0+2 0 Stuart MacIver FW SCO 18+13 7 1+0 0 2+0 2 Gerry McCoy FW SCO 35+4 21 0+2 0 2+0 1 Pat McGowan FW SCO 17+15 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 Allan Moore FW SCO 18+0 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 |} Scottish Football League Review 1987-88 The Scottish Football League 1988 McAllister Jim The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club J&J Robertson Printers 2002 Dumbarton International caps Owen Coyle was selected to play for the Republic of Ireland Under 21 team in matches against Scotland on 17 February played at Easter Road and against Belgium on 28 April. Transfers Players in PlayerFromDate SCO Arthur Grant SCO Stenhousemuir 9 Aug 1986 SCO Peter Houston SCO Falkirk 16 Aug 1986 SCO Dave Martin SCO Alloa Athletic 20 Sep 1986 SCO Billy Traynor SCO Belhaven Athletic 6 Nov 1986 SCO Jim Rooney SCO St Mirren 8 Nov 1986 SCO Joe McLeod SCO Dundee Utd (loan) 16 Feb 1987 SCO Jim McNeil SCO Vale of Clyde 28 Mar 1987 Players out PlayerToDateSCO Martin McGowanSCO Stranraer 24 May 1986SCO Gerry CrawleySCO Brechin City 5 Jul 1986SCO Mark ShanksSCO Queen of the South12 Jul 1986SCO Paul TaylorSCO Berwick Rangers26 Jul 1986SCO Albert CraigSCO Hamilton16 Aug 1986SCO John BourkeSCO Brechin City1 Nov 1986SCO Allan MooreSCO Hearts15 Nov 1986SCO Harry CurranSCO Dundee United28 Feb 1987SCO Ken ThomsonSCO Kilbirnie Ladeside Litster John Record of Post-War Scottish League Players PM Publications Norwich Reserve Team Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West). Trivia The League match against Clyde on 15 November marked Gordon Arthur's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 92nd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. Dumbarton ended the season managerless - Alex Totten having been appointed at St Johnstone, and with the death of chairman and benefactor Sir Hugh Fraser, the club would face severe financial challenges in the coming season. See also 1986–87 in Scottish football References External links Billy Traynor (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Jim McNeil (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Scottish Football Historical Archive Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1986–87 season