1983–84 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1983–1984 season
Manager Billy Lamont/ Davie Wilson
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 1 2nd
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Scottish League Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Joe Coyle (15)
All: Joe Coyle (16)
Highest home attendance 3,000
Lowest home attendance 400
Average home league attendance 1,200

Season 1983–84 was the 107th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 77th time, the Scottish Cup for the 89th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 37th time.

Overview

At the ninth time of asking, Dumbarton managed to achieve that elusive promotion and a place in next season's Premier Division, although it was not to prove to be all 'plain sailing'. Indeed after 6 games, with 3 wins it was looking like another average 'middle of the table' campaign. However an unbeaten run of 12 games was to follow changing the club's fortunes and Dumbarton were suddenly right up there with the 'front runners' - and then disaster struck! Billy Lamont resigned his managerial post to take up the reins at fellow Division 1 club Falkirk. Credit to Dumbarton that they had a new manager in Davie Wilson in place within two weeks, and the club guaranteed promotion with 2 games to play, although they were unable to catch champions Morton, who finished 3 points ahead.

In the Scottish Cup, after a fine win over Raith Rovers, Dumbarton lost to Division 1 'champions in waiting', Morton in the fourth round.

The League Cup format was again reorganised, with a first round being played before sectional games were introduced. However the first tie against Premier Division Hibernian was to prove too much of a hurdle to get over.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton released their grip on the trophy with a loss in the first round to Alloa.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
20 August 1983ClydebankH2-0Coyle,T(2)1,789
3 September 1983Ayr UnitedA2-1Bourke;Coyle,J1,015
10 September 1983Partick ThistleH0-12,000
14 September 1983Brechin CityH1-2McGowan,P450
17 September 1983Meadowbank ThistleA2-0Bourke;Coyle,J450
24 September 1983FalkirkA1-4Coyle,J1,200
28 September 1983HamiltonH2-0Ashwood;Coyle,J400
1 October 1983Raith RoversH2-1McNeil;Ashwood550
8 October 1983MortonA2-2Bourke(2)1,500
15 October 1983ClydeH1-0Ashwood500
22 October 1983KilmarnockA2-2McNeil;Ashwood1,500
29 October 1983Alloa AthleticH1-1Ashwood700
5 November 1983AirdrieA1-1Bourke1,100
12 November 1983Brechin CityA3-2Coyle,J(2);Coyle,T700
13 November 1983Meadowbank ThistleH0-0600
26 November 1983MortonH1-1Ashwood1,500
3 December 1983Raith RoversA3-1Bourke;Ashwood;Coyle,J750
10 December 1983FalkirkH3-0McGowan,M;Coyle,J(2)1,500
17 December 1983HamiltonA1-4Ashwood940
26 December 1983Partick ThistleA0-13,821
31 December 1983Ayr UnitedH2-1Montgomerie;Bourke1,250
2 January 1984ClydebankA2-0Coyle,J;Robertson1,040
7 January 1984KilmarnockH4-3Coyle,T;Ashwood;Bourke;Coyle,J1,000
4 February 1984AirdrieH4-2Robertson;Crawley;Coyle,J;OG1,000
11 February 1984HamiltonA3-3McNeil;Robertson;Bourke1,015
21 February 1984Alloa AthleticA0-1459
25 February 1984Raith RoversH3-1Bourke(2);Craig750
29 February 1984ClydeA0-0970
3 March 1984FalkirkH2-0Ashwood;Coyle,J1,050
10 March 1984KilmarnockA0-0McNeil;Ashwood1,140
17 March 1984Meadowbank ThistleH3-0Robertson;Bourke(2)1,200
24 March 1984Partick ThistleA0-04,156
31 March 1984Alloa AthleticH2-0Ashwood;McCaig1,000
7 April 1984ClydebankH2-1Coyle,T;McCaig978
14 April 1984MortonA0-23,850
21 April 1984Brechin CityA3-0Coyle,T;Coyle,J;McCaig700
28 April 1984ClydeH2-2Craig;Coyle,T2,900
5 May 1984AirdrieA4-1Ashwood;Craig(2);Walsh2,000
12 May 1984Ayr UnitedH0-33,000

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
6 February 19843Raith RoversA4-1Ashwood(2);Bourke;Coyle,J1,950
18 February 19844MortonA1-2Craig3,383

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
24 August 19831(1)HibernianA0-52,193
27 August 19831(2)HibernianH1-2McGrogan760

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
10 August 19831Alloa AthleticA2-3McCaig;McGrogan

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
8 August 1983EnglandHartlepool UnitedH1-3unknown
17 August 1983Celtic XIH1-0McGowan,P

Appearances

Dumbarton used 22 players for the 43 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. Tom Coyle and Ray Montgomerie were best by appearing in all of these matches.[1]

Player Position Appearances[2] Goals
Scotland Kenny Ashwood FW 3315
Scotland John Bourke FW 37(1)14
Scotland Albert Burnett MF 10(4)
Scotland Joe Carson MF 5
Scotland Tom Carson GK 40
Scotland Mark Clougherty MF 41
Scotland Joe Coyle FW 4116
Scotland Tommy Coyle MF 42(1)7
Scotland Albert Craig MF 23(7)5
Scotland Gerry Crawley FW 23(6)1
Scotland Jim Hughes MF 0(2)
Scotland Dave McCaig MF 11(21)3
Scotland Martin McGowan DF 351
Scotland Pat McGowan FW 16(7)
Scotland Joe McGrogan FW 3(6)2
Scotland Donald McNeil MF 35(1)3
Scotland Ray Montgomerie DF 431
Scotland Allan Moore FW 2(3)
Scotland Stuart Robertson MF 25(3)4
Scotland David Stevenson MF 3(2)
Scotland Jim Stewart GK 3
Scotland Martin Walsh FW 1(1)1

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West), which was split into winter and spring series.

In the first series, of 12 fixtures, 6 were won and 3 drawn - and Dumbarton finished 5th of 13. In the second series, 4 games were won and 2 drawn of 10 ties - but the league was never completed.

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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