1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1982–83 was the 106th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 76th time, the Scottish Cup for the 88th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 36th time.

Overview

For the eighth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after last season's disappointment, its was hoped that this season might bring the long hoped for promotion. Indeed with only one defeat in the first eight games, confidence was high. However, results became mixed thereafter, and it was to be a mid-table 7th place finish with 36 points, 22 behind champions St Johnstone.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell at the first hurdle to fellow Division 1 opponents, Airdrie.

The League Cup was always going to be a challenge, with three Premier Division teams in the qualifying section - and this is how it was to prove, with all six matches ending in defeat - though it should be said that in none of the games were Dumbarton humiliated.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton reached the final for the third year in a row, and regained the trophy with a win over Stenhousemuir.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Main article: 1982–83 Scottish Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
4 September 1982	Airdrie	A	2-1	Stevenson;Blair	1,200
11 September 1982	Falkirk	H	5-1	Craig(3);Donnelly;Stevenson	550
15 September 1982	Clydebank	A	1-5	Dunlop	656
18 September 1982	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1-1	Donnelly	450
25 September 1982	St Johnstone	H	4-1	Dunlop;Stevenson;Blair(2)	1,000
29 September 1982	Ayr United	H	1-0	Donnelly	600
2 October 1982	Clyde	A	4-0	Donnelly(3);Blair	607
6 October 1982	Hearts	A	1-1	Donnelly	4,300
9 October 1982	Hamilton	H	1-5	Brown	800
16 October 1982	Raith Rovers	A	0-3		500
23 October 1982	Partick Thistle	H	1-1	Stevenson	1,500
30 October 1982	Alloa Athletic	A	0-2		557
6 November 1982	Queen's Park	H	1-1	Stevenson	600
13 November 1982	Ayr United	A	1-0	Stevenson	938
20 November 1982	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3-0	Blair(2);Stevenson	1,200
27 November 1982	Hearts	H	1-1	Blair	3,000
4 December 1982	Clyde	H	1-3	Craig	500
11 December 1982	St Johnstone	A	0-1		2,042
27 December 1982	Falkirk	A	1-2	Dunlop	1,789
1 January 1983	Clydebank	H	0-4		1,000
3 January 1983	Queen's Park	A	1-2	Montgomerie	740
8 January 1983	Raith Rovers	H	2-1	Close;Stevenson	500
15 January 1983	Hamilton	A	3-0	Donnelly;Blair(2)	724
22 January 1983	Alloa Athletic	H	1-2	Craig	450
5 February 1983	Partick Thistle	A	2-3	Craig;McGowan,P	1,789
12 February 1983	Queen's Park	H	2-1	Coyle;Blair	600
19 February 1983	Airdrie	H	0-0		1,020
26 February 1983	Clydebank	A	1-3	McGowan,M	656
5 March 1983	Clyde	A	0-1		480
12 March 1983	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1-3	Close	500
19 March 1983	Alloa Athletic	A	0-0		647
26 March 1983	Airdrie	A	1-1	OG	450
2 April 1983	Ayr United	A	2-1	Stevenson;McGowan,P	900
9 April 1983	Raith Rovers	A	0-0		600
16 April 1983	Hamilton	H	1-1	Montgomerie	400
23 April 1983	St Johnstone	A	0-1		2,317
30 April 1983	Partick Thistle	H	2-1	McGowan,P;Bourke	1,200
7 May 1983	Hearts	H	0-4		4,000
14 May 1983	Falkirk	A	2-1	Craig;McGrogan	1,800

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
29 January 1983	3	Airdrie	H	0-1		957

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Scottish League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
14 August 1982	P	Morton	H	1-3	Rankin	850
18 August 1982	P	Dundee	A	2-3	Donnelly(2)	3,174
21 August 1982	P	Aberdeen	A	0-3		8,000
25 August 1982	P	Dundee	H	2-3	Donnelly(2)	433
28 August 1982	P	Morton	A	1-4	Stevenson	1,250
9 September 1982	P	Aberdeen	H	1-2	Donnelly	3,000

Stirlingshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
4 August 1982	1	Clydebank	A	5-2	Donnelly(2);Blair;Dunlop;Rankin
7 August 1982	SF	Alloa Athletic	H	3-0	McGowan,P;McGrogan;Dunlop	200
8 August 1982	F	Stenhousemuir	A	3-1	Blair(2);Donnelly

Appearances

Dumbarton used 26 players for the 46 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. Tom Coyle was best by appearing in all but one of these matches.^[1]

Player	Position	Appearances^[2]	Goals
Raymond Blair	FW	34(2)	10
John Bourke	FW	7(1)	1
Murray Bowman	GK	2
Ally Brown	FW	18(6)	1
Albert Burnett	MF	33(4)
Tom Carson	GK	44
Frank Close	MF	20(2)	2
Mark Clougherty	MF	40
Tommy Coyle	MF	45	1
Albert Craig	MF	27(11)	7
John Donnelly	FW	35	13
Mick Dunlop	FW	24(7)	3
Alf Holton	FW	1
Jim Hughes	MF	3
Tom McAteer	FW	1
Dave McCaig	MF	7(1)
Bob McCulley	FW	3
Martin McGowan	DF	26(5)	1
Pat McGowan	FW	33(5)	3
Joe McGrogan	FW	9(8)	1
Colin McKenzie	MF	1
Donald McNeil	MF	30(1)
Ray Montgomerie	DF	27(1)	2
Mike Rankin	FW	1	1
David Stevenson	MF	32(11)	10
Tom Walker	MF	3

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West) - Second Series, winning 1 and drawing 5 of 12 games - finishing 13th of 13.

References

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

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

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