1994–95 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1994–95 was the 111th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 89th time, the Scottish Cup for the 100th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 48th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the fifth time.

Dumbarton
1994–1995 season
ManagerMurdo MacLeod
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 22nd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
B&Q CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Mooney (17)
All: Martin Mooney (17)
Highest home attendance1,369
Lowest home attendance554
Average home league attendance925

Overview

Dumbarton began the league season in the newly structured Division 2 (and the first season where 3 points would be awarded for a win) as one of the favourites to take the title, however things did not begin well with only one win being taken from the first 5 games. However, by the end of the year, results had taken them back into the challenging pack, and by the beginning of March, had broken clear to take the lead. This Dumbarton would hold until the final 3 games. Then a poor draw against Queen of the South saw them replaced at the top by Morton. The next game against a strong Morton side was lost, as was the title, meaning that only a win in the final game away against Stirling Albion would secure promotion. This was done, not without a few nervous moments, and Division 1 football for next season was the prize.

In the national cup competitions, however, for the third year in a row, success was extinguished at the first attempt. In the Scottish Cup Stirling Albion would advance in Dumbarton's place in the first round, after a drawn match.

In the League Cup, Premier Division Hearts defeated Dumbarton easily in the second round.

And it was a fifth straight first round defeat in the B&Q Cup - this time to St Johnstone.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, the story was no better, with two qualifying defeats to Falkirk and Stirling Albion.

Finally there was success in the Stirling Sixes tournament played in September at Forthbank Stadium, Stirling. After sectional wins over Falkirk (4-0) and Alloa Athletic (1-0) and a draw against Clydebank (1-1), Dumbarton defeated Stenhousemuir 2-0 in the final.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Second Division
13 August 1994 Second Division Queen of the South 4–1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Bryce 39' (pen)
McGuire
McLaren 		Mooney Attendance: 1,389
Referee: T Brown
20 August 1994 Second Division Stirling Albion 1–1 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
McLeod 58' Mooney 78' (pen) Attendance: 715
Referee: J McCluskey
27 August 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Morton Boghead Park
Mooney 70'
Ward 88'		 Lilley 7' Attendance: 1,168
Referee: J Smith
3 September 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Meadowbank Thistle Boghead Park
Wilson 35' Attendance: 644
Referee: J Young
10 September 1994 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–0 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Banks 52' Attendance: 533
Referee: G Forrest
24 September 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Clyde Boghead Park
Boyd 15', 90' McGill 3' Attendance: 776
1 October 1994 Second Division Brechin City 1–2 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Brand Martin
McGarvey 78'		 Attendance: 427
8 October 1994 Second Division East Fife 2–3 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Scott
Beaton 		Mooney 44' (pen)
Gibson 		Attendance: 795
15 October 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Mooney 77' (pen) Steel
Fisher 		Attendance: 601
22 October 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 0–0 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Attendance: 725
29 October 1994 Second Division Morton 1–0 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Alexander Attendance: 1,429
5 November 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
McKinnon 18' Attendance: 778
12 November 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 3–2 Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
Mooney 75'
King 81'
McGarvey 90'		 Irvine
Hawke 		Attendance: 733
19 November 1994 Second Division Meadowbank Thistle 0–0 Dumbarton Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 210
26 November 1994 Second Division Clyde 3–1 Dumbarton Broadwood Stadium
McAulay
McCluskey 		Mooney Attendance: 1,102
3 December 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 6–0 Brechin City Boghead Park
McGarvey
McKinnon
Mooney
King
Campbell 		Attendance: 554
26 December 1994 Second Division Dumbarton 4–0 East Fife Boghead Park
Mooney
Ward
McGarvey
Meechan 		Attendance: 862
31 December 1994 Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Steel Attendance: 638
14 January 1995 Second Division Queen of the South 0–0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,066
21 January 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Mooney
Ward 		Tait 63'
Drinkell 77'		 Attendance: 700
24 January 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Morton Boghead Park
Ward
Gibson 		Rajamaki Attendance: 1,307
4 February 1995 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Neill 25' Gibson 60'
Meechan 90'		 Attendance: 508
11 February 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 4–0 Meadowbank Thistle Boghead Park
Mooney 8'
Ward 16'
Gibson 33'
McGarvey 57'		 Attendance: 749
18 February 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Clyde Boghead Park
Martin 17'
Mooney 		Angus 24' (pen)
Parks 		Attendance: 1,183
25 February 1995 Second Division Brechin City 0–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 480
4 March 1995 Second Division East Fife 0–2 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Ward 45', 89' Attendance: 662
14 March 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 5–1 Stenhousemuir Boghead Park
Mooney
Ward
McKinnon 		Donaldson Attendance: 1,132
21 March 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Berwick Rangers Boghead Park
Ward Attendance: 1,012
25 March 1995 Second Division Meadowbank Thistle 1–0 Dumbarton Meadowbank Stadium
Young 22' Attendance: 389
1 April 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 4–1 Brechin City Boghead Park
Mooney 8', 23'
Meechan 44'
Fabiani 48'		 McKellar 82' Attendance: 1,103
8 April 1995 Second Division Clyde 1–0 Dumbarton Broadwood Stadium
McCluskey 42' Attendance: 1,189
Referee: G Evans
15 April 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 East Fife Boghead Park
Mooney 3' (pen)
McKinnon 90'		 Attendance: 1,253
Referee: A Roy
22 April 1995 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0–0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
Attendance: 989
Referee: Mr Taylor
29 April 1995 Second Division Dumbarton 2–2 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Meechan 26'
Mooney 		Marsland (OG)
McKeown 		Attendance: 1,369
6 May 1995 Second Division Morton 2–0 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Lilley 64' (pen)
Rajamaki 88'		 Attendance: 6,242
Referee: M Clark
13 May 1995 Second Division Stirling Albion 0–2 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Ward 54'
Gibson 		Attendance: 3,003
Referee: W Crombie

Coca-Cola League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish League Cup
16 August 1994 League Cup round 2 Dumbarton 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Boghead Park
Millar 20'
Robertson 30'
Johnston 46', 69'		 Attendance: 1,412
Referee: E Martindale

B&Q Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Challenge Cup
17 September 1994 Challenge Cup round 1 Dumbarton 2–4 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Campbell 90' Ramsay 24'
O'Boyle 44'
Davenport 		Attendance: 961

Tennant's Scottish Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Scottish Cup
17 December 1994 Cup round 1 Dumbarton 3–3 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Ward
McKinnon 		Watters
Mitchell
Tait 		Attendance: 794
Man of the Match: H Ward
19 December 1994 Cup round 1 Stirling Albion 3–0 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Taggart
McInnes 		Attendance: 727

Stirlingshire Cup
1 August 1994 Group stage Falkirk 2–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Henderson
Shaw 		Gibson Referee: D Somers
8 August 1994 Group stage Dumbarton 2–4 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Gibson
Ward 90'		 McLeod 24', 44', 72'
McInnes 39'

Pre-season/Other Matches
31 July 1994 Friendly Queen's Park 4–1 Dumbarton Lesser Hampden
McCormick 39'
Graham 78'
Rodden 		Martin Referee: I Hutchison
6 August 1994 Friendly Vale of Leven 1–0 Dumbarton Millburn Park
Morrison 4' (pen)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Greenock Morton 36 18 10 8 55 33 +22 64 Promotion to the 1995–96 First Division
2 Dumbarton 36 17 9 10 57 35 +22 60
3 Stirling Albion 36 17 7 12 54 43 +11 58
4 Stenhousemuir 36 14 14 8 46 39 +7 56
5 Berwick Rangers 36 15 10 11 52 46 +6 55
Source:

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO John Burridge 303+000+000+000+00
GK Scotland SCO Peter Dennison 100+000+000+000+10
GK Scotland SCO Ian MacFarlane 37033+001+001+002+00
DF Scotland SCO John Boyd 13210+121+001+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Roland Fabiani 31127+110+001+002+00
DF Scotland SCO Alan Foster 605+000+000+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Stevie Gow 33030+100+000+002+00
DF Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 909+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Martin Melvin 20016+001+001+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Gerry Farrell 201+000+000+100+00
MF Scotland SCO Toby King 28225+120+000+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Jim Marsland 32029+001+001+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Paul Martin 29228+021+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Bobby McConville 100+100+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Martin McGarvey 34623+761+001+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Murdo MacLeod 27024+001+001+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Jim Meechan 31425+341+001+000+10
FW Scotland SCO Calum Campbell 1834+1010+100+121+10
FW Scotland SCO Stephen Dallas 100+100+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Gibson 29621+561+001+000+10
FW Scotland SCO Mike Hendry 401+300+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Colin McKinnon 31525+440+000+002+01
FW Scotland SCO Martin Mooney 401733+3171+001+002+00
FW Scotland SCO Steve Mooney 200+200+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Ward 371424+9121+001+002+02

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Transfers

[4]

Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 9 wins and 4 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

Trivia
  • The League match against East Fife on 8 October marked Stevie Gow's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 22nd Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
  • The Scottish Cup match against Stirling Albion on 19 December marked Martin Mooney's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 108th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The previous season had seen the SFA permit a specialist goalkeeper to be named on the substitutes bench, and it was Peter Dennison who was Dumbarton's first ever goalkeeper substitution during the B&Q Cup match on 17 September against St Johnstone. Dennison was also the club's youngest ever player at 16 years and 79 days.
  • The signing of John Burridge following an injury to Dumbarton's first choice keeper, Ian MacFarlane was to set a new record for the oldest player to make an appearance for the club - 42 years and 312 days.

See also

References
  1. Scottish Football League Review 1996-97. The Scottish Football League. 1997.
  2. Scottish Football League Review 1995-96. The Scottish Football League. 1996.
  3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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