1977–78 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1977–1978 Davie Wilson Boghead Park, Dumbarton Scottish League Division 1 4th Scottish Cup Fifth round Scottish League Cup First Round Derek Whiteford / Jocky Whiteford (15) Jocky Whiteford (17) 1976–77 1978–79 Season 1977–78 was the 94th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 72nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 83rd time, and the Scottish League Cup for the 31st time. Overview Dumbarton played league football in Division 1 for the third year running. Davie Wilson's first season as manager began well, and while always up with the leading pack, it was to be the case that too many draws rather than wins would prevent a serious challenge on the title. Nevertheless, a 4th-place finish was a creditable result. In the Scottish Cup, Hearts were once again the opponents, but it was Dumbarton who were to progress this time after a drawn game. In the quarter-final, however Partick Thistle were to prove too good on the day. In the League Cup, qualifying groups were dispensed with and replaced with straight knock-out ties on a home-and-away basis. It was however to prove a bit of an embarrassment when in the first round, a 4–1 home win against Hamilton was followed by a 6–0 away drubbing. Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were defeated by local rivals Clydebank in the semi-final. Results & fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish First Division 1977–78 Scottish Football League D 1 13 August 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Dumbarton Hearts Bourke 16 72 Smith 43Gibson 85 Boghead Park 7,000 A McGunnigle D 1 20 August 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Arbroath Dumbarton Yule 8Carson 70 Bourke 62Muir 86 Gayfield Park 1,200 B Mullan W 1 27 August 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–0 Dumbarton Queen of the South Whiteford, J 9Brown 17 Boghead Park 2,000 B Robertson D 1 10 September 1977 Scottish Division 1 0–0 Morton Dumbarton Cappielow Park 3,000 J Paterson W 1 14 September 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–1 Dumbarton Airdrie McNeil 54Whiteford, J 83 pen McCann 86 Boghead Park 3,000 A Ferguson L 1 17 September 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–1 Dundee Dumbarton Sinclair 47 65 Whitedord, D74 Dens Park 4,725 W Reid W 1 24 September 1977 Scottish Division 1 4–0 Dumbarton Montrose Whiteford, D 47 78Whiteford, J 48 penFyfe 61 Boghead Park 2,000 M Delaney L 1 28 September 1977 Scottish Division 1 3–1 East Fife Dumbarton McCluskey 25 OGYoung Hegarty 82 Whitedord, D52 Bayview Park, Methil 879 E Pringle W 1 1 October 1977 Scottish Division 1 5–1 Dumbarton St Johnstone Whiteford, J 3Brown 7Fyfe 15 47Whiteford, D 49 O'Connor 50 Boghead Park 1,500 J Renton D 1 8 October 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Kilmarnock Dumbarton McCulloch 5Stein 50 Whitedord, J57Whitedord, D77 Rugby Park 3,000 C White W 1 15 October 1977 Scottish Division 1 1–0 Dumbarton Hamilton Whiteford, D 76 Boghead Park 2,500 K Stewart W 1 19 October 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–3 Stirling Albion Dumbarton McPhee 12 62 Whitedord, J39 70Brown75 Annfield Stadium 1,000 R Cuthill L 1 2 October 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–1 Hearts Dumbarton Gibson 28Tierney 61 Gallacher 65 Tynecastle Stadium 9,200 A McFaul W 1 29 October 1977 Scottish Division 1 1–0 Dumbarton Arbroath Gallacher 89 Boghead Park 1,500 T Muirhead L 1 5 November 1977 Scottish Division 1 1–0 Queen of the South Dumbarton Hood 48 Palmerston Park 1,500 W Mullen D 1 12 November 1977 Scottish Division 1 1–1 Dumbarton Morton Gallacher 81 Ritchie 8 Boghead Park 5,000 H Alexander D 1 19 November 1977 Scottish Division 1 0–0 Dumbarton Dundee Boghead Park 3,500 A McMunnigle D 1 26 November 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Montrose Dumbarton Markland 38Robb 48 Whiteford, J 30Muir 84 Links Park 950 M Delaney W 1 3 December 1977 Scottish Division 1 0–2 St Johnstone Dumbarton Whiteford, J 54Whiteford, D 77 Muirton Park 1,600 J Renton D 1 10 December 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Dumbarton Kilmarnock Fyfe 35Whiteford, J 78 pen McDowell 40Maxwell 70 Boghead Park 2,500 G Smith D 1 17 December 1977 Scottish Division 1 3–3 Hamilton Dumbarton McGrogan 40 44McDowell 55 Whiteford, J 24 63Whiteford, D 64 Douglas Park 2,500 D Ramsay W 1 24 December 1977 Scottish Division 1 2–3 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Wilson 3Miller 13 pen Gallacher 8Whiteford, J 27Whiteford, D 77 Recreation Park, Alloa 2,000 A McGunnigle D 1 31 December 1977 Scottish Division 1 1–1 Dumbarton Queen of the South Muir Boghead Park 3,000 C White L 1 2 January 1978 Scottish Division 1 1–4 Dumbarton Morton Whiteford, J 89 Goldthorpe 21Ritchie 64 82Brown 80 Boghead Park 5,000 K Hope D 1 7 January 1978 Scottish Division 1 1–1 Arbroath Dumbarton Cargill 86 Whiteford, J 30 pen Gayfield Park 1,100 A Ferguson W 1 4 February 1978 Scottish Division 1 2–1 Dumbarton St Johnstone Whiteford, D 6Whiteford, J 25 pen Pelosi 62 Boghead Park 1,500 H Alexander W 1 11 February 1978 Scottish Division 1 0–1 Kilmarnock Dumbarton Whiteford, D 23 Rugby Park 5,000 T Kellock D 1 25 February 1978 Scottish Division 1 1–1 Dumbarton Hamilton Whiteford, D 81 McGrogan 63 Boghead Park 2,000 A McFall D 1 4 March 1978 Scottish Division 1 1–1 Hearts Dumbarton Fraser 74 Gallacher 61 Tynecastle Stadium 8,000 K Hope D 1 18 March 1978 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Muir 41 OG 42 OG Brown 3 62 Annfield Stadium 1,200 J Renton W 1 21 March 1978 Scottish Division 1 3–0 Dumbarton East Fife McNeil 6Gallacher 20 60 Boghead Park 3,000 T Kellock D 1 25 March 1978 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Dumbarton Stirling Albion Muir 81Steedman 83 OG Browning1 87 Boghead Park 2,000 J Gordon W 1 4 April 1978 Scottish Division 1 0–2 Airdrie Dumbarton Muir 35Gallacher 82 Broomfield Park 2,000 R Cuthill L 1 8 April 1978 Scottish Division 1 3–0 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Irvine 52 penMorrison 63Wallace 89 Recreation Park, Alloa 1,000 K Stewart W 1 12 April 1978 Scottish Division 1 2–1 Dumbarton Dundee MacLeod, M 35Gallacher 75 Redford34 Boghead Park 2,000 D Ramsay D 1 15 April 1978 Scottish Division 1 0–0 East Fife Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil 651 A McGunnigle D 1 19 April 1978 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Dumbarton Montrose Brown 70McCluskey 77 Walker 72Brown 83 Boghead Park 1,500 W 1 22 April 1978 Scottish Division 1 2–1 Dumbarton Airdrie Whiteford, D 42Govan 47 McGuire 43 Boghead Park 1,000 D Syme W 1 29 April 1978 Scottish Division 1 2–0 Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Whiteford, D 37Blair 89 Boghead Park 1,000 M Delaney Scottish Cup 1977–78 Scottish Cup D 1 29 January 1978 Scottish Cup round 3 2–2 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Carberry 30Morrison 40 Whitedord, J 39MacLeod, M 43 Recreation Park, Alloa 1,450 K Hope W 1 6 February 1978 Scottish Cup round 3R 2–1 Dumbarton Alloa Athletic MacLeod, M 55Fyfe 77 McCann 86 Boghead Park 1,750 K Hope D 1 18 February 1978 Scottish Cup round 4 1–1 Dumbarton Hearts Whiteford, D 14 Bannon 60 Boghead Park 6,677 B McGinlay W 1 27 February 1978 Scottish Cup round 4R 0–1 Hearts Dumbarton Gallacher 38 Tynecastle Stadium 14,000 B McGinlay L 1 11 March 1978 Scottish Cup round 5 2–1 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Somner 43 79 Fyfe 62 pen Firhill Stadium 4,500 I Foote Scottish League Cup 1977–78 Scottish League Cup W 1 31 August 1977 Scottish League Cup round 1(1) 4–1 Dumbarton Hamilton McCluskey 68Muir 85Whiteford, J 86Bourke 89 Frew 62 Boghead Park 1,000 T Kyle L 1 3 September 1977 Scottish League Cup round 1(2) 6–0 7–4 Hamilton Dumbarton Fairley 14McCluskey 20 OGGraham 49McGrogan 64McManus 76 84 Frew 62 Douglas Park 1,000 T Kyle Stirlingshire Cup W 1 5 October 1977 1st round 4–1 Dumbarton East Stirling Whiteford, J 19Fyfe 29Muir 59Renwick 72 OG Campbell 13 Boghead Park 800 L 1 20 April 1978 Semi-final 4–1 Clydebank Dumbarton Whiteford, D Kilbowie Park Pre-season/Other Matches D 1 5 August 1977 Friendly 1–1 Lossiemouth Dumbarton Grant Park, Lossiemouth W 1 6 August 1977 Friendly 0–3 Nairn County Dumbarton Gallacher 14MacLeod, A 70 72 Nairn D 1 6 September 1977 Friendly 1–1 St Mirren Dumbarton Blair Love Street (stadium) League table DUM Player statistics Squad First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Jim Cruickshank GK SCO 3 0 1 0 2 0 Laurie Williams GK SCO 36 0 4 0 0 0 Don Watt DF SCO 9+3 0 1 0 2 0 Pat McCluskey MF SCO 28 1 4 0 2 1 Columb McKinley MF SCO 12+1 0 0 0 0 0 Ally MacLeod MF SCO 11+7 0 1+1 0 0 0 Donald McNeil MF SCO 30+1 2 5 0 2 0 Martin Mowat MF SCO 5 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Muir MF SCO 29+1 5 5 0 2 1 Graeme Sinclair MF SCO 36 0 4 0 0 0 Derek Whiteford MF SCO 39 15 5 1 2 0 Raymond Blair FW SCO 8+11 2 2+2 0 0 0 John Bourke FW SCO 3 3 0 0 2 1 Ally Brown FW SCO 38+1 6 5 0 2 0 Joe Coyle FW SCO 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 Graham Fyfe FW SCO 29 5 5 2 0 0 Brian Gallacher FW SCO 34+1 9 5 1 2 0 Dave Govan FW SCO 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 Drew Harvey FW SCO 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 Murdo MacLeod FW SCO 39 1 5 2 2 0 Jocky Whiteford FW SCO 27 15 3 1 2 1 |} McAllister Jim The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club J&J Robertson Printers 2002 Dumbarton International Caps Murdo MacLeod and Graeme Sinclair were selected to play for the Scottish League in a match against an Italian League XI in Verona, which resulted in a 1–1 draw. In addition Ally MacLeod was part of the Scottish Youth (under 19) side which competed in the UEFA Youth Championships. He played in all seven matches, against Denmark (1-0 and 2–0), West Germany (1–0), Portugal (1–0), Italy (0-0), Yugoslavia (2-2) and Poland (1–3) - Scotland finished in 4th place. Transfers Players in PlayerFromDate SCO Derek Whiteford SCO Airdrie 28 May 1977 SCO Jim Cruickshank SCO Hearts 25 Jul 1977 SCO Brian Gallacher SCO Radnor Park Juv 8 Aug 1977 SCO David Govan SCO Paisley YMCA 8 Aug 1977 SCO Pat McCluskey SCO Celtic 12 Aug 1977 SCO Graham Fyfe SCO Hibernian 14 Sep 1977 Players out PlayerToDate SCO Brian Brown SCO Falkirk 13 Jun 1977 SCO Jim Donaldson SCO Blantyre Vics 6 Jul 1977 SCO Johnny Graham SCO Rutherglen Glencairn 28 Jul 1977 SCO Ian McGregor SCO Stenhousemuir 23 Aug 1977 SCO Billy Steele SCO Cowdenbeath 27 Aug 1977 SCO John Bourke SCO Dundee United 15 Sep 1977 SCO Tommy Mulraine SCO Amateur football SCO Jim Cruickshank SCO Retired Litster John Record of Post-War Scottish League Players PM Publications Norwich Reserve team Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division and finished 8th of 11. In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Ayr United in the first round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Rangers, on aggregate, in the first round. Trivia The League match against Arbroath on 20 August marked Jim Muir's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 74th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The League match against Airdrie on 14 September marked Ally Brown's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 75th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The League match against Hamilton on 25 February marked Laurie Williams's 300th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 5th Dumbarton player to achieve this accolade. See also 1977–78 in Scottish football References External links Martin Mowatt (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Dave Govan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Scottish Football Historical Archive Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1977–78 season