2004–05 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
2004-05 season
ManagerBrian Fairlie/Paul Martin
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 27th
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Bell's Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Russell (11)
All: Iain Russell (13)
Highest home attendance1,446
Lowest home attendance522
Average home league attendance900

Season 2004–05 was the 121st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 99th time, the Scottish Cup for the 110th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 58th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 14th time.

Overview

The near miss in gaining promotion the previous season had ensured that there was considerable confidence in the team going into season 2004-05 to make that further step. However, despite a successful opening spell, results were not as good as anticipated, and in December Brian Fairlie would make way for Paul Martin in the manager's seat. There was to be no great resurgence in results and in the end a disappointing 7th place was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, after defeating Cowdenbeath in the first round, it would be Berwick Rangers that would advance from the second round tie, after a drawn match.

In the League Cup, Ross County would prove to be too strong in the first round.

Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was another first round exit, this time to Stirling Albion.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and would take no further part in the competition.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Second Division
7 August 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Ayr United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon 18' BBC Report Attendance: 1,016
Referee: C Melville
14 August 2004 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 0–2 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
BBC Report Russell 8', 83' Attendance: 505
Referee: C Conroy
21 August 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–3 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Walker,J 32'
Weatherston 67'
Greacen 84'		 Attendance: 1,505
Referee: I Frickleton
28 August 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Tosh 54' Attendance: 723
Referee: E Smith
4 September 2004 Scottish Second Division Berwick Rangers 0–4 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
BBC Report Annand 30', 45', 49'
Donald 74'		 Attendance: 412
Referee: C Murray
11 September 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Stranraer Dumbarton Football Stadium
Annand 48' BBC Report Finlayson 2'
Guy 79' (pen.)
Graham 85'		 Attendance: 851
Referee: C Boyle
18 September 2004 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 3–2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
McMillan 75'
Bolochoweckjy 80'
Walker 89'		 BBC Report Rodgers 11'
Russell 57'		 Attendance: 505
Referee: A Freeland
25 September 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 30' BBC Report Glancy 46' Attendance: 982
Referee: A Hunter
2 October 2004 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 4–0 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
White 51'
Ritchie 69', 81', 85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 503
Referee: C Mackay
16 October 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–3 Arbroath Dumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan 77' (pen.) BBC Report Swankie 29', 66'
McMullen 42'		 Attendance: 772
Referee: M Tumilty
23 October 2004 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 0–1 Dumbarton Somerset Park
BBC Report Rodgers 88' Attendance: 1,533
30 October 2004 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 0–2 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
BBC Report Dunn 58', 72' Attendance: 486
Referee: C Hardie
6 November 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Boyle 22'
Rodgers 33'
Holmes 66'		 BBC Report Gordon 56' Attendance: 790
Referee: M Sproule
13 November 2004 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 1–0 Dumbarton Stair Park
Guy 52' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 557
30 November 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Hill 74' Attendance: 522
Referee: E Smith
4 December 2004 Scottish Second Division Stirling Albion 1–0 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Gethins 51' BBC Report Attendance: 688
27 December 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Ayr United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 7' BBC Report Connolly 9' Attendance: 1,118
Referee: M Sproule
1 January 2005 Scottish Second Division Morton 3–0 Dumbarton Cappielow
Weatherston 24' (pen.)
McCluskey 54'
Templeman 63'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,746
Referee: B Winter
3 January 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Rodgers 66' BBC Report Tosh 57' Attendance: 714
Referee: C Richmond
15 January 2005 Scottish Second Division Berwick Rangers 0–3 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
BBC Report Dillon 38'
Rodgers 58'
Annand 67'		 Attendance: 322
Referee: M Tumilty
29 January 2005 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 4–2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Ross 7'
Quitongo 10'
Brown 23'
Ferguson 27'		 BBC Report McKinstrey 58'
Rodgers 82'		 Attendance: 608
Referee: I Frickleton
5 February 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–2 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Dunn 16', 41' Attendance: 965
Referee: C Hardie
12 February 2005 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 0–2 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
BBC Report Annand 20'
McKinstrey 36'		 Attendance: 595
Referee: C Melville
19 February 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
Ronald 24'
Russell 42', 67'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,446
Referee: C Boyle
26 February 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Arbroath Gayfield Park
Swankie 28'
Henslee 77'		 BBC Report Annand 78' Attendance: 502
Referee: J Downie
1 March 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Brechin City Dumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan 21' (pen.) BBC Report Callagan 2' Attendance: 554
Referee: J Downie
5 March 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan 88' (pen.) BBC Report Smith 87' Attendance: 690
Referee: A Hunter
12 March 2005 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 6-0 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Shields 40', 45', 57'
King 51'
McClune 64'
Tosh 72'		 BBC Report Attendance: 443
Referee: S MacDonald
19 March 2005 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 2–1 Dumbarton Stair Park
Moore 21'
McManus 28'		 BBC Report McEwan 89' (pen.) Attendance: 455
Referee: W Young
26 March 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Stranraer Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell Attendance: 848
2 April 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–2 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 34', 58', 87' BBC Report Brown 1'
Hamilton 57'		 Attendance: 787
Referee: C Murray
9 April 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Brechin City Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon 53' BBC Report Sharp 71' Attendance: 773
Referee: I Frickleton
16 April 2005 Scottish Second Division Stirling Albion 3–0 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Wilson 19'
MacDonald 45'
Nugent 90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 705
Referee: D Somers
23 April 2005 Scottish Second Division Morton 0–0 Dumbarton Cappielow
BBC Report Attendance: 3,229
Referee: H Dallas
30 April 2005 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 Arbroath Dumbarton Football Stadium
Boyle 69'
Dillon 78'
Gemmell 82'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,197
Referee: M Sproule
7 May 2005 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 1–1 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Smyth 76' BBC Report Gemmell 19' Attendance: 1,277
Referee: A Hunter

Bell's League Challenge Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup
31 July 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Dumbarton 1–2 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Football Stadium
Bonar 5' BBC report McLean 45', 47' Attendance: 709

CIS League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
10 August 2004 Scottish League Cup round 1 Dumbarton 1–3 Ross County Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell BBC Report Burke Attendance: 437

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
27 November 2004 Scottish Cup round 1 Cowdenbeath 2–3 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Gribben 32'
Buchanan 90'		 BBC Report McEwan 38' (pen.)
Dunn 50'
Russell 80'		 Attendance: 279
Referee: J Downie
11 December 2004 Scottish Cup round 2 Dumbarton 1–1 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon 37' BBC Report McNicholl 6' Attendance: 622
Referee: M Tumilty
18 December 2004 Scottish Cup round 2R Berwick Rangers 3–1 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Clark 30'
Connelly 73'
Hutchison 89'		 BBC Report Annand 24' Attendance: 318
Referee: M Tumilty

Stirlingshire Cup

3 August 2004 Group stage Dumbarton 1–2 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan Attendance: 403
17 August 2004 Group stage East Stirlingshire 0–3 Dumbarton Firs Park
Rodgers
Herd
Russell 		Attendance: 162

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

17 July 2004 Friendly Royal Navy XI 1–1 Dumbarton
Russell
17 July 2004 Friendly EnglandBillingham Town 1–2 Dumbarton Billingham
Ronald
Russell
20 July 2004 Friendly Dumbarton 2–1 St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium
Ronald
Russell
24 July 2004 Friendly Dumbarton 0–4 EnglandMacclesfield Town Dumbarton Football Stadium
Whitaker
Miles
Parkin		 Attendance: 389
Referee: C Hardie
27 July 2004 Friendly Pollok 3–0 Dumbarton Newlandsfield Park
Attendance: 250
25 January 2005 Friendly Dumbarton 2–1 St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium
Gemmell
Holmes

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Forfar Athletic 36 13 8 15 51 45 +6 47
6 Alloa Athletic 36 12 10 14 66 68 −2 46
7 Dumbarton 36 11 9 16 43 53 −10 42
8 Ayr United 36 11 9 16 39 54 −15 42
9 Arbroath (R) 36 10 8 18 49 73 −24 38 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: "2004-2005 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay 35 0 30+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
GK Scotland SCO John Wight 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Derek Allan 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Karl Anderson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Brittain 38 0 32+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark Dempsie 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Dobbins 30 0 24+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig McEwan 36 5 31+0 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF Scotland SCO James McKinstry 37 2 28+4 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Walker 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO James Allan 12 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steven Bonar 22 1 15+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 3+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Boyle 26 2 18+4 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Bradley 17 0 3+12 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO John Dillon 36 5 26+5 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Barry Donald 28 1 19+4 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Robert Dunn 16 3 8+6 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Graeme Holmes 12 1 8+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris McGroarty 7 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Eddie Annand 31 8 22+6 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Borris 17 0 7+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Gemmell 16 2 8+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Herd 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Rodgers 36 6 17+14 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+3 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul Ronald 27 1 18+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Iain Russell 37 13 25+7 11 1+0 1 1+0 0 2+1 1

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Transfers

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Trivia

  • The League match against Morton on 19 February marked Stephen Grindlay's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 127th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Arbroath on 26 February marked John Dillon's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 29th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005/06. Burford: CRE8. 2005. ISBN 0-9548556-1-2.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.