1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season

January 2015 January 2015 Dumbarton 1979–1980 Davie Wilson Boghead Park, Dumbarton Scottish League Division 1 4th Scottish Cup Third Round Scottish League Cup First Round Graeme Sharp (15) Graeme Sharp (15) 4,500 500 1,560 1978–79 1980–81 Season 1979–80 was the 96th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 74th time, the Scottish Cup for the 85th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 33rd time. Overview For the fifth year running, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after a promising start to the campaign, there was a real feeling that promotion could be achieved, particularly with the club topping the division at Christmas. However, a run of 7 games where only one win was registered, damped spirits, and following a 1–4 defeat to Arbroath, manager Davie Wilson was sacked. Nevertheless, with John Cushley as caretaker manager, 3 wins in the last 3 matches were sufficient to secure 4th place. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost out to fellow Division 1 opponents Ayr United. Similarly in the League Cup, Dumbarton were to fall at the first hurdle to St Johnstone. Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton had to give second-best to local rivals Clydebank in the semi-final in a penalty shoot out after a drawn match. Note that at the start of the season, Dumbarton embarked on a tour of Ireland which took in 3 matches, all of which were won. Results & fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish First Division 1979–80 Scottish Football League W 1 11 August 1979 Scottish Division 1 1–2 Ayr United Dumbarton McLaughlin 89 pen Sharp 7 23 Somerset Park 2,647 K Stewart W 1 18 August 1979 Scottish Division 1 3-2 Dumbarton Hamilton Gallacher, B 21Sharp 33Blair 52 Sweeney 61Graham 63 Boghead Park 1,000 D Murdoch L 1 25 August 1979 Scottish Division 1 2–1 Clydebank Dumbarton Sweeney 36Miller 70 Whiteford, D 86 Kilbowie Park 2,000 A McFaul W 1 1 September 1979 Scottish Division 1 4-1 Dumbarton Berwick Rangers Gallacher, B 5Blair 14Sharp 39 85 Tait 59 Boghead Park 1,000 L Thow W 1 5 September 1979 Scottish Division 1 0–2 Clyde Dumbarton Brogan 15 OGGallacher, B 77 Shawfield Stadium 1,000 J Simmons L 1 8 September 1979 Scottish Division 1 1-2 Dumbarton Stirling Albion Gallacher, B 72 Armstrong 53 penKennedy, A 61 Boghead Park 1,200 F McKenzie L 1 15 September 1979 Scottish Division 1 1–0 Airdrie Dumbarton McClymont 18 Broomfield Park 2,000 E Pringle W 1 19 September 1979 Scottish Division 1 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Leonard 23 Sharp 23 85Whiteford, D 68 East End Park 2,456 A Harris W 1 22 September 1979 Scottish Division 1 1-0 Dumbarton Arbroath Coyle, J 12 Boghead Park 900 B McGinlay L 1 29 September 1979 Scottish Division 1 3–0 Motherwell Dumbarton irvine 28Clinging 33McLaughlin 67 Fir Park 3,501 E Pringle D 1 6 October 1979 Scottish Division 1 1-1 Dumbarton Hearts Sinclair 35 OG McCluskey 72 pen Boghead Park 3,500 F McKenzie W 1 13 October 1979 Scottish Division 1 4-2 Dumbarton Raith Rovers McCluskey 18 72 pen 75 penBlair 76 Wallace 52Ford85 Boghead Park 2,000 T Muirhead W 1 20 October 1979 Scottish Division 1 2–4 St Johnstone Dumbarton Brannigan 39Lawson 57 Gallacher, B 8Sharp 15Blair35Coyle, J 84 Muirton Park 2,056 L Thow L 1 27 October 1979 Scottish Division 1 1–0 Hamilton Dumbarton McCulloch 67 Douglas Park 3,000 R Cuthill W 1 3 November 1979 Scottish Division 1 1-0 Dumbarton Clydebank Sharp 64 Boghead Park 1,200 J Timmons W 1 10 November 1979 Scottish Division 1 2–3 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Irvine 3Kennedy 34 McCluskey 36 pen 65Sharp 44 Annfield Stadium 1,000 I Foote D 1 17 November 1979 Scottish Division 1 0–0 Airdrie Dumbarton Broomfield Park 3,500 A Harris W 1 24 November 1979 Scottish Division 1 2-1 Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic Gallacher, B 45Sharp 57 O'Brien 50 Boghead Park 1,200 D Ramsay D 1 1 December 1979 Scottish Division 1 1-1 Dumbarton Motherwell Gallacher, B 43 pen McLaughlin 52 pen Boghead Park 2,000 H Alexander L 1 8 December 1979 Scottish Division 1 1–0 Hearts Dumbarton O'Sullivan 89 Tynecastle Stadium 5,600 A Ferguson W 1 15 December 1979 Scottish Division 1 0–1 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Sharp 45 Starks Park 1,100 G Smith W 1 29 December 1979 Scottish Division 1 4-0 Dumbarton Hamilton McNeil 7Blair 57Sharp 74Coyle, J 87 Boghead Park 2,500 T Muirhead L 1 5 January 1980 Scottish Division 1 0-1 Dumbarton Stirling Albion Beaton 70 Boghead Park 2,500 A Ferguson D 1 12 January 1980 Scottish Division 1 0-0 Dumbarton Stirling Albion Boghead Park 2,500 K Stewart W 1 2 February 1980 Scottish Division 1 0–2 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Sharp 15 81 Shielfield Park 962 W McLeish D 1 9 February 1980 Scottish Division 1 1-1 Dumbarton Hearts McGrain 80 Robinson 48 Boghead Park 4,500 J Renton L 1 16 February 1980 Scottish Division 1 0-1 Dumbarton St Johnstone Brogan 75 Boghead Park 1,500 A Waddell L 1 23 February 1980 Scottish Division 1 4–0 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Ballantyne 10 77 penHarrow 33Carroll 41 Starks Park 1,899 A Waddell L 1 1 March 1980 Scottish Division 1 0-3 Dumbarton Ayr United Morris 60 73McSherry 78 Boghead Park 2,000 R Cuthill W 1 8 March 1980 Scottish Division 1 3-1 Dumbarton Clyde McNeil 33 44Coyle, J 72 McCabe 73 pen Boghead Park 1,000 D Syme W 1 12 March 1980 Scottish Division 1 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Gallacher, B 52 57 East End Park 2,319 R Valentine L 1 15 March 1980 Scottish Division 1 3–0 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Smith 18 penMcDowell 29Cross Shielfield Park 922 M Delaney L 1 25 March 1980 Scottish Division 1 2-3 Dumbarton Arbroath McCluskey 51 penSharp 87 Wells 28Harley 46Yule 47 Boghead Park 500 C White L 1 29 March 1980 Scottish Division 1 1–0 Ayr United Dumbarton Connor 76 pen Somerset Park 1,912 T Kellock D 1 2 April 1980 Scottish Division 1 2–2 Clydebank Dumbarton Fallon 60Sweeney 90 Blair 44Sweeney 61 Kilbowie Park 1,170 L 1 5 April 1980 Scottish Division 1 4–1 Arnroath Dumbarton Harley 2Wilson 41 83Durno 48 Gallacher, B 74 Gayfield Park 750 A McGunnigle W 1 12 April 1980 Scottish Division 1 1-0 Dumbarton Motherwell Rankin 20 Boghead Park 800 T Muirhead W 1 19 April 1980 Scottish Division 1 5-2 Dumbarton St Johnstone McCluskey 26 penMcGrain 48Martin 58Gallacher, B 60Brown 70 Brannigan 73Muir 89 Boghead Park 500 P Robertson W 1 26 April 1980 Scottish Division 1 1–2 Clyde Dumbarton Kean 23 Blair 49 82 Shawfield Stadium 1,500 C White Scottish Cup 1979–80 Scottish Cup L 1 26 January 1980 Scottish Cup round 3 1–2 Dumbarton Ayr United Gallacher, B 44 Armour 14Connor 62 pen Boghead Park 2,480 E Pringle Scottish League Cup 1979–80 Scottish League Cup D 1 15 August 1979 Scottish League Cup round 1(1) 1–1 Dumbarton Johnstone Brown 67 Goldthorp 61 Boghead Park 1,200 A Ferguson L 1 22 August 1979 Scottish League Cup round 1(2) 3–2 4–3 St Johnstone Dumbarton Brogan 42Lawson 55Goldthorp 67 Whiteford, D 19Blair 64 Muirton Park 2,634 C White Stirlingshire Cup W 1 30 October 1979 First Round 2–0 Dumbarton Alloa Athletic Gallacher, J 76Henderson 80 OG Boghead Park 300 L 1 26 November 1979 Semi Final 0–0(Clydebank on penalties) Dumbarton Clydebank Boghead Park 400 Pre-season and other matches W 1 31 July 1979 Friendly 2–3 NIRColeraine Dumbarton Dickson 55 60 Gallacher, B 1Blair 41Sinclair 76 The Showgrounds (Coleraine) W 1 2 August 1979 Friendly 0–1 NIRFinn Harps Dumbarton Sharp 69 Finn Park T McGovern W 1 5 August 1979 Friendly 0–5 IRESligo Rovers Dumbarton Blair 20Gallacher, B 44Sharp 45 The Showgrounds, Sligo Town W Attley D 1 13 February 1980 Friendly 1–1 Dumbarton Rangers Gallacher, B 33 Boyd 90 Boghead Park 3,000 B McCluskey League table DUM Player statistics Squad First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Tom Carson GK SCO 3 0 0 0 0 0 Donald Hunter GK SCO 6 0 0 0 0 0 Laurie Williams GK SCO 30 0 1 0 2 0 Rob Campbell DF SCO 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 Joe O'Donnell DF SCO 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Coyle MF SCO 7+13 0 1+1 0 0 0 John Gallacher MF SCO 38 0 1 0 2 0 Jim Martin MF SCO 1+4 1 0 0 0 0 Pat McCluskey MF SCO 36 8 0 0 2 0 Ally MacLeod MF SCO 32+1 0 1 0 2 0 Donald McNeil MF SCO 24+1 4 0 0 0 0 Joe Rowan MF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Graeme Sinclair MF SCO 39 0 1 0 2 0 Derek Whiteford MF SCO 11 2 0 0 2 1 Raymond Blair FW SCO 30+3 8 1 0 2 1 Ally Brown FW SCO 32+3 1 1 0 2 1 Joe Coyle FW SCO 37+1 4 1 0 2 0 Gerry Findlay FW SCO 1+10 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Gallacher FW SCO 39 12 1 1 2 0 Joe Kennedy FW SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy McGrain FW SCO 20+4 2 0 0 0 0 Mike Rankin FW SCO 2 1 0 0 0 0 Graeme Sharp FW SCO 33 15 1 0 2 0 |} McAllister Jim The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club J&J Robertson Printers 2002 Dumbarton International Cap Graeme Sinclair was selected to play for the Scottish League team in a friendly match against the League of Ireland on 17 March 1980 played in Dublin (won by the Irish 2–1). Transfers Players in PlayerFromDate SCO Joe Kennedy SCO Annbank United 2 May 1979 SCO Joe O'Donnell SCO Hillwood BC 5 Jul 1979 SCO Tommy McGrain IRE Sligo Rovers 5 Sep 1979 SCO George Brannigan SCO Celtic BC 25 Sep 1979 SCO Tom Carson SCO Vale of Leven 25 Sep 1979 SCO Owen Coyle SCO Renfrew YM 29 Oct 1979 SCO Jim Martin SCO Neilston 4 Feb 1980 Players out PlayerToDate SCO Willie Russell SCO Darvel 4 May 1979 SCO Don Watt SCO East Stirling 18 May 1979 SCO Dave Govan SCO Johnstone Burgh 27 Jul 1979 SCO Jocky Whiteford SCO Rutherglen Glencairn 6 Aug 1979 SCO Derek Whiteford SCO Falkirk 15 Dec 1979 SCO Graeme Sharp ENG Everton 4 Apr 1980 SCO Graham Fyfe USA Pittsburgh Spirit SCO Hugh McLean 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 (West). In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Dundee United in the third round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Ayr United, on aggregate, in the first round. Trivia The League match against Motherwell on 29 September marked Ally Brown's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 14th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'. The League match against Hearts on 6 October marked Pat McCluskey's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 79th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The League match against Hamilton on 27 October marked Raymond Blair's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 80th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The League match against Motherwell on 1 December marked Brian Gallacher's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 81st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone. The fee received of £125,000 for Graeme Sharp's transfer to Everton at the end of the season broke the record set by Murdo MacLeod's departure the previous season. Manager Davie Wilson resigned on 4 April and Sean Fallon took over as caretaker until the end of the season - at which time he was confirmed as the manager for the next season. See also 1979–80 in Scottish football References External links Jim Martin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Joe Rowan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)January 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Gerry Findlay (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20170401052959/http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=657 1 April 2017 Joe Kennedy (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Scottish Football Historical Archive Category:Dumbarton F.C. seasons Category:Scottish football clubs 1979–80 season