2014–15 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Dumbarton's third consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football - the Scottish Championship, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season.[2] The season marked Ian Murray's second full season as manager.

Dumbarton
2014–15 season
ChairmanAlan Jardine
ManagerIan Murray
StadiumBet Butler Stadium
ChampionshipSeventh place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Stranraer
League CupSecond round, lost to Hibernian
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Rangers
Top goalscorerLeague:
Garry Fleming (6)
All:
Garry Fleming (6)

Dumbarton finished seventh in the Scottish Championship. They continued their poor form in the Challenge Cup by losing in the first round to Stranraer. Additionally, Dumbarton only reached the second round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season
3 July 2014[3] Friendly Vale of Leithen 0 – 4 Dumbarton Victoria Park, Innerleithen
19:30 Report Kirkpatrick 4', 23'
Nish
Scott Taggart 		Attendance: 100
5 July 2014[3] Friendly Edinburgh City 0 – 2 Dumbarton Ainslie Park
15:00 Report Trialist
Kirkpatrick 		Attendance: 100
15 July 2014[3] Friendly Hamilton 3 – 1 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
Antonie-Curier 20' (pen) 75' Report Kirkpatrick Attendance: 300
19 July 2014[3] Friendly Dumbarton 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Bet Butler Stadium
15:00 Prunty 57' Report Stevenson 79' Attendance: 600
29 July 2014[3] Friendly Dumbarton 0 – 2 Carlisle Bet Butler Stadium
19:45 Report Amoo 46'
Dempsey 89'		 Attendance: 353
Referee: Don Robertson

SPFL Championship
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Championship
9 August 2014 Championship Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Watson 56'
Conroy 78'
Nadé 81'		 Dumbarton Report
SPFL Report		 Agnew 90' Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Beaton
16 August 2014 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 4 Queen of the South Bet Butler Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Lyle 20'
Reilly 50'
Fowler 68'
Russell 77'		 Attendance: 958
Referee: D Robertson
23 August 2014 Championship Rangers 4 – 1 Dumbarton Ibrox Stadium
15:00 McCulloch 15'
McGregor 30'
Clark 54'
Turner 76' (Own goal)		 SPFL Report Mohsni 81' (Own goal) Attendance: 31,175
Referee: Colvin
30 August 2014 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 0 Livingston Bet Butler Stadium
15:00 Kane 89' SPFL Report Attendance: 814
Referee: Cook
13 September 2014 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,757
Referee: Salmond
20 September 2014 Championship Falkirk 1 – 1 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald 5' BBC Report Kane 90+2' Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Graham
27 September 2014 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Campbell 39'
Kirkpatrick 54'
Nish 78'		 Report Simmons 90+1' Attendance: 758
Referee: Scotland McLean
4 October 2014 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 0 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Fleming Yellow card 79' Report Attendance: 851
Referee: Scotland Greg Aitken
11 October 2014 Championship Hibernian 0 – 0 Dumbarton Easter Road
15:00 Malonga Yellow card 45'
Cummings Yellow card 68'
Robertson Yellow card 74'		 Report Agnew Yellow card 9'
Graham Yellow card 43'
Gilhaney Yellow card 55'
linton Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 7,923
Referee: Scotland Barry Cook
18 October 2014 Championship Heart of Midlothian 5 – 1 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Sow 26'
Buaben 40' (pen.)
Holt 56'
Paterson 84'
King 88'		 Report Nish Yellow card 25'
Fleming Yellow card 42' 73'		 Attendance: 15,522
Referee: Scotland John McKendrick
25 October 2014 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 3 Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report Miller 26'
Wallace 61'
Boyd 73'		 Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Scotland Andrew Dallas
8 November 2014 Championship Queen of the South 3 – 0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Baird 33'
Durnan 69'
Lyle 71'		 Report Attendance: 1,677
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
15 November 2014 Championship Livingston 1 – 2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Mullen 29' Report Fleming 62'
Megginson 70'		 Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
22 November 2014 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 6 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Kane 50'
Graham 61'
Fleming 71'		 Report Allan 23'
Malonga 25'
Hanlon 30'
Malonga 64'
Stanton 83'
Malonga 85'		 Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Scotland Calum Murray
6 December 2014 Championship Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Kane 9' Attendance: 666
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
13 December 2014 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Agnew 20'
Agnew 88'		 Report Stewart,M 63' Attendance: 764
Referee: Scotland Bobby Madden
20 December 2014 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 3 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report Loy 11'
Alston 80'
Sibbald 83'		 Attendance: 663
Referee: Scotland Des Roache
27 December 2014 Championship Cowdenbeath 1 – 3 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Sutherland 66' Report Nish 36'
Mair 68'
Fleming 73'		 Attendance: 556
Referee: Scotland Kevin Clancy
3 January 2015 Championship Rangers 3 – 1 Dumbarton Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Daly 22'
Wallace 41'
Shiels 90+3'		 SPFL Report Graham 15' Attendance: 30,031
Referee: Colvin
10 January 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 5 Heart of Midlothian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Kane 63' SPFL Report Nicholson 8'
Walker 26'
Zeefuik 52'
Nicholson 57'
Zeefuik 62'		 Attendance: 1,537
Referee: John Beaton
17 January 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Dumbarton Starks Park
15:00 Conroy 29'
Anderson 32'		 SPFL Report Megginson 81' Attendance: 1,474
Referee: John McKendrick
24 January 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 5 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 McCallum 87' SPFL Report White 5'
Mullen 63'
Mullen 73'
Jacobs 79'
White 82'		 Attendance: 793
Referee: Craig Charleston
31 January 2015 Championship Falkirk 3 – 3 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald 21'
Leahy 35'
Smith 80'		 SPFL Report Taggart 19'
Petrie 63'
Campbell 71'		 Attendance: 3,703
Referee: George Salmond
14 February 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 2 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Taggart 34' SPFL Report Brownlie 70'
Oyenuga 73'		 Attendance: 756
Referee: Scotland Don Robertson
21 February 2015 Championship Hibernian 3 – 0 Dumbarton Easter Road
15:00 Dja Djedge 29'
Malonga 32'
Malonga 56'		 SPFL Report Attendance: 8,370
Referee: Scotland Greg Aitken
28 February 2015 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 0 Queen of the South Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 904
Referee: Steven McLean
7 March 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Fleming 42' SPFL Report Attendance: 791
Referee: Scotland Andrew Dallas
14 March 2015 Championship Heart of Midlothian 4 – 0 Dumbarton Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Sow 53'
Wilson 69'
King 86'
King 90'		 SPFL Report Attendance: 15,631
Referee: Scotland John Beaton
21 March 2015 Championship Livingston 1 – 2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Sives 14' SPFL Report Agnew 80'
Fleming 88'		 Attendance: 831
Referee: Scotland John McKendrick
28 March 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 0 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Campbell 81' SPFL Report Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Scotland Greg Aitken
4 April 2015 Championship Cowdenbeath 3 – 0 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Toshney 44'
Higgins 48'
Nish 79'		 SPFL Report Attendance: 515
Referee: Scotland Barry Cook
8 April 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 2 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Megginson 55' SPFL Report Hanlon 42'
Cummings 66'		 Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Scotland Craig Charleston
11 April 2015 Championship Alloa Athletic 3 – 0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Flannigan 7'
Cawley 21'
Spence 71'		 SPFLReport Attendance: 535
Referee: Scotland Kevin Graham
18 April 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 3 Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Wilson 2' SPFLReport Hardie 10'
Hardie 48'
Vuckic 52'		 Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
25 April 2015 Championship Queen of the South 2 – 1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Holt 55'
McKenna 72'		 SPFL Report McCallum 80' Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Scotland Brian Colvin
2 May 2015 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Kirkpatrick 21'
Agnew 78'		 SPFL Report Stewart 53'
Vaughan 80'		 Attendance: 801
Referee: Scotland Mat Thorncroft

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup
26 July 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Stranraer 3 – 2 Dumbarton Stair Park
15:00 McKeown 64', 77'
Winter 90+4'		 Dumbarton Report
SPFL Report		 Kirkpatrick 4'
Gilhaney 45'		 Attendance: 355
Referee: Roache

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish League Cup
2 August 2014 Scottish League Cup round 1 Brechin City 0 – 1 Dumbarton Glebe Park
15:00 Dumbarton Report
SPFL Report		 Graham 59' Attendance: 379
Referee: Clancy
26 August 2014 Scottish League Cup round 2 Hibernian 3 – 2 Dumbarton Easter Road
19:45 El Alagui 78', 84'
Stanton 90+1'		 BBC Report Megginson 52'
Gilhaney 59'		 Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Cup
1 November 2014 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 0 – 1 Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report Boyd 45' Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Bobby Madden

Stirlingshire Cup
17 March 2015 Round 1 Dumbarton 3 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Petrie 17'
Megginson 43'
Megginson 45'		 Report Sneddon 85' Attendance: 120
Referee: Colin Steven
15 April 2015 Semi Final East Stirling 2 – 0 Dumbarton Ochilview Park
19:45 Wallace 54'
Townsley 77'		 Report Attendance: 124
Referee: Gavin Duncan

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Falkirk 36 14 11 11 48 48 0 53
6 Raith Rovers 36 12 7 17 42 65 −23 43
7 Dumbarton 36 9 7 20 36 79 −43 34
8 Livingston[lower-alpha 1] 36 8 8 20 41 53 −12 27
9 Alloa Athletic (O) 36 6 9 21 34 56 −22 27 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

Player statistics
As of 16 July 2016[4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Jamie Ewings 302+000+000+001+00
GK Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay 100+001+000+000+00
GK Scotland SCO Josh Lumsden 000+000+000+000+00
GK Ireland EIR Danny Rogers 36034+000+002+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Joseph Coleman 000+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Findlay 15015+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Andy Graham 38334+021+002+011+00
DF Scotland SCO Scott Linton 32024+401+002+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Lee Mair 15112+110+001+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Kieran MacDonald 1304+900+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Mark McLaughlin 402+100+000+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Scott Taggart 35228+521+001+000+00
DF Ireland EIR David van Zanten 23019+001+002+000+10
DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson 1119+210+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Scott Agnew 40535+151+002+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Ryan Clark 200+200+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 1308+500+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Garry Fleming 34628+361+001+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Mark Gilhaney 37227+601+012+011+00
MF Scotland SCO Jordan Kirkpatrick 23315+521+010+200+00
MF Scotland SCO Alistair McKerracher 000+000+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Hugh Murray 200+101+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Darren Petrie 815+310+000+000+00
MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Turner 28021+400+002+000+10
FW Scotland SCO Archie Campbell 38320+1430+100+201+00
FW Scotland SCO Chris Duggan 704+300+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Chris Kane 1058+250+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Colin Nish 24214+620+102+001+00
FW Scotland SCO Donald McCallum 520+520+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Steven McDougall 1002+600+000+100+10
FW Scotland SCO Mitchel Megginson 40426+1031+002+011+00
FW Scotland SCO Bryan Prunty 500+200+101+100+00

Transfers

See also

References
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