1976–77 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1976–1977 season
Manager Alex Wright
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 1 7th
Scottish Cup Third Round
Scottish League Cup Prelims
Top goalscorer League: John Bourke (19)
All: John Bourke (22)
Highest home attendance 4000
Lowest home attendance 500
Average home league attendance 1450

Season 1976–77 was the 100th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 70th time, the Scottish Cup for the 82nd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 30th time.

Overview

Dumbarton played for the second successive season in Division 1, but with the Spring Cup being dispensed with, the league programme was extended by each team playing the other 3 times. Once again a poor start was to scupper Dumbarton's promotion ambitions with only a single win to show from the first 6 games. Thereafter results were mixed - which was almost to account for manager Alex Wright's resignation in February - although a mid-table 7th place was achieved in the end.

In the Scottish Cup it was once again Hearts who were to end any thoughts of a cup run for Dumbarton, losing in the third round by the only goal, after a drawn game.

In the League Cup, another tough qualifying group, which included Premier Division clubs Celtic (again) and Dundee United, was to prove to be too much of a hurdle to progress to the knock-out stages, although 2 wins and 2 draws from the 6 ties was a creditable achievement.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were defeated by Alloa Athletic in the first round.

A pre-season mni-tour of Spain was undertaken where two well deserved wins were chalked up.

At the end of the season Alex Wright gave up his managerial duties to move 'upstairs to the directors box' and was replaced by Davie Wilson.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
4 September 1976DundeeA1-2Muir4619
8 September 1976ArbroathA0-1753
11 September 1976MontroseH2-1Bourke(2)1,000
14 September 1976AirdrieH1-3Bourke1,200
18 September 1976St MirrenA1-2Bourke2,500
25 September 1976HamiltonH1-2Brown,A1,500
29 September 1976East FifeA3-2Brown,A;Muir;Steele784
2 October 1976Raith RoversA1-1Muir1,553
5 October 1976East FifeH5-1Muir(3);Steele;Bourke1,000
9 October 1976MortonH1-1Bourke2,000
16 October 1976St JohnstoneH2-1Bourke(2)2,000
20 October 1976FalkirkH2-2McLean;Bourke2,000
23 October 1976Queen of the SouthH3-3McLean;Bourke;Brown,A1,505
30 October 1976ClydebankA0-27,000
10 November 1976DundeeH1-1Harvey500
13 November 1976MontroseA1-2Harvey1,000
20 November 1976St MirrenH0-14,000
27 November 1977HamiltonA1-0Whiteford1,200
27 December 1977Queen of the SouthA2-1McLean;MacLeod2,500
1 January 1977ClydebankH1-1Brown,A4,000
8 January 1977MontroseH2-2Whiteford(2)2,000
22 January 1977HamiltonH1-1Whiteford1,500
5 February 1977Raith RoversA1-3Brown,A1,613
7 February 1977St MirrenA2-3Bourke;Graham7,800
12 February 1977MortonH0-41,000
19 February 1977St JohnstoneH2-0Bourke(2)1,497
23 February 1977Raith RoversH2-0Bourke;Whiteford800
26 February 1977MortonA0-32,000
5 March 1977Queen of the SouthH2-0Muir;Whiteford1,000
12 March 1977ClydebankA2-4Bourke;Whiteford4,000
19 March 1977AirdrieA2-1Bourke;Whiteford1,000
23 March 1977DundeeA0-41000
26 March 1977AirdrieH2-1Bourke;Whiteford2,000
2 April 1977FalkirkA3-1McLean;Whiteford(2)1,000
6 April 1977St JohnstoneH2-4Whiteford(2)1,000
9 April 1977FalkirkH4-0MacLeod(2);Whiteford;Muir1,000
16 April 1977ArbroathH2-3MacLeod;Bourke1,000
23 April 1977ArbroathA2-1MacLeod;OG957
30 April 1977East FifeH3-3MacLeod;McLean;;Bourke2,000

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
29 January 19773HeartsA1-1Bourke7,969
2 February 19773RHeartsH0-13,000

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
14 August 1976PArbroathH2-0Wallace;Sinclair1,500
18 August 1976PCelticA0-315,000
21 August 1976PDundee UnitedH1-2Wallace2,500
25 August 1976PCelticH3-3Bourke(2);Wallace12,000
28 August 1976PDundee UnitedA1-1Muir4,000
1 September 1976PArbroathA3-0Muir;Mullen;MacLeod810

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
15 November 19761Alloa AthleticH2-4Steele;Brown,A500

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
27 July 1976Vale of LevenA5-2OG;Wallace(2);Mulraine;MacLeod
4 August 1976SpainLloret CFA6-1Wallace(2);Muir(2);Sinclair;Harvey
5 August 1976SpainMalgratA3-2Wallace;Smith;Harvey
11 August 1976Rangers XIH3-2Wallace(2);Muir

Appearances

Club

Dumbarton used 26 players for the 47 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. Graeme Sinclair and Laurie Williams were best by being the only players to start in every one of these matches, bar one.[1]

Player Position Appearances[2] Goals
Scotland Raymond Blair FW 11(2)
Scotland John Bourke FW 4222
Scotland Ally Brown FW 36(6)5
Scotland Brian Brown MF 3(1)
Scotland Jim Cook FW 15(1)
Scotland Jim Donaldson FW 0(2)
Scotland Johnny Graham MF 40(2)1
Scotland Drew Harvey FW 6(6)2
Scotland Bobby McCallum FW 11(5)
Scotland Ian McGregor GK 1
Scotland Columb McKinley MF 31(2)
Scotland Hugh McLean MF 27(10)4
Scotland Murdo MacLeod FW 28(5)8
Scotland Donald McNeil MF 17(10)
Scotland Martin Mowatt MF 10
Scotland Jim Muir MF 30(1)10
Scotland Terry Mullen DF 0(4)1
Scotland Tommy Mulraine FW 3(2)
Scotland Willie Russell DF 2
Scotland Graeme Sinclair MF 461
Scotland Walter Smith MF 34(1)
Scotland Billy Steele FW 16(4)2
Scotland Ian Wallace FW 43
Scotland Don Watt DF 37
Scotland Jocky Whiteford FW 2115
Scotland Laurie Williams GK 46

International

Graeme Sinclair was selected to play for Scotland Under23s in a match against England Under23s on April 27, 1977. The tie - which was part of the unofficial under23 British Home International Championship - was won by England 1-0. This was the first Dumbarton internationalist, of any sort, for over 15 years.

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League and finished 9th of 18 with 14 wins and 6 draws from 34 matches.

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Queen of the South in the second round, on penalties, after a 2-2 draw.

In the Scottish Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton failed to qualifying from their section.

See also

References

  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. Substitute appearances in brackets.

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