1998–99 Dumbarton F.C. season
1998–1999 season | |||
Manager | Ian Wallace/Jimmy Brown | ||
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Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League Division 3 | 4th | ||
Scottish Cup | First Round | ||
Scottish League Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Paddy Flannery (17) All: Paddy Flannery (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 650 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 230 | ||
Average home league attendance | 391 | ||
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Season 1998–99 was the 122nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 92nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 104th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 52nd time.
Overview
Following three successive seasons of failure, Dumbarton produced what would be a marginally better league performance. Indeed up until the beginning of April it was still technically possible for Dumbarton to have gained promotion, but in the end ran out of games. The season was improved by an end of season streak which saw 7 wins taken from the last 9 games, and eventually a 4th place was achieved. Thw winning run coincided with Ian Wallce's replacement by Jimmy Brown as manager, this following a suspension and subsequent internal investigation.
In the national cup competitions, it was a return to first round exits. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Livingston after a creditable drawn match.
In the League Cup, there was a disappointing first round defeat to Alloa Athletic.
Note that due to the lack of sponsorship, the Scottish Challenge Cup was not played.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton managed a draw from two ties and thus failed to reach the final.
Results
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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4 August 1998 | Albion Rovers | H | 2-0 | McKinnon;Flannery | 291 |
15 August 1998 | Queen's Park | A | 1-0 | Sharp | 656 |
22 August 1998 | Stenhousemuir | H | 0-2 | 378 | |
29 August 1998 | Berwick Rangers | H | 0-0 | 303 | |
5 September 1998 | East Stirling | A | 2-1 | King;Robertson | 217 |
12 September 1998 | Brechin City | A | 0-0 | 355 | |
19 September 1998 | Cowdenbeath | H | 5-0 | Sharp;Melvin(2);McKinnon;Flannery | 348 |
26 September 1998 | Montrose | A | 1-1 | Flannery | 318 |
3 October 1998 | Ross County | H | 1-2 | Flannery | 538 |
10 October 1998 | Queen's Park | H | 1-0 | Flannery | 343 |
17 October 1998 | Stenhousemuir | H | 3-0 | Glancy;Flannery;Mooney | 456 |
24 October 1998 | Berwick Rangers | H | 1-3 | Robertson | 303 |
31 October 1998 | East Stirling | H | 2-2 | Flannery;Robertson | 309 |
7 November 1998 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2-0 | Flannery(2) | 228 |
14 November 1998 | Brechin City | H | 1-2 | Flannery | 357 |
25 November 1998 | Montrose | H | 0-2 | 240 | |
28 November 1998 | Ross County | A | 0-2 | 1,759 | |
12 December 1998 | Albion Rovers | A | 2-0 | Flannery;Mooney | 324 |
19 December 1998 | Stenhousemuir | H | 1-4 | Wilson | 283 |
16 January 1999 | Montrose | A | 2-4 | Flannery(2) | 326 |
26 January 1999 | East Stirling | A | 2-1 | Brittain;Melvin | 204 |
30 January 1999 | Ross County | H | 0-0 | 400 | |
2 February 1999 | Berwick Rangers | H | 1-1 | Flannery | 242 |
13 February 1999 | Brechin City | A | 3-3 | Grace;Mooney;Gow | 360 |
27 February 1999 | Queen's Park | A | 1-1 | Bradford | 516 |
6 March 1999 | East Stirling | H | 0-2 | 246 | |
9 March 1999 | Albion Rovers | H | 1-1 | McKinnon | 230 |
13 March 1999 | Berwick Rangers | H | 1-0 | Flannery | 321 |
20 March 1999 | Ross County | A | 2-1 | Robertson;Bradford | 2,374 |
3 April 1999 | Montrose | H | 2-1 | Robertson(2) | 541 |
5 April 1999 | Cowdenbeath | H | 6-1 | Jack;Flannery;King(2);Smith;Stewart | 650 |
10 April 1999 | Cowdenbeath | A | 1-2 | Smith | 245 |
17 April 1999 | Brechin City | H | 2-0 | Robertson;Smith | 562 |
24 April 1999 | Stenhousemuir | H | 2-0 | Flannery;Mooney | 629 |
1 May 1999 | Queen's Park | H | 0-1 | 762 | |
8 May 1999 | Albion Rovers | A | 2-0 | Robertson;Bruce | 256 |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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5 December 1998 | 1 | Livingston | H | 1-1 | Flannery | 530 |
8 December 1998 | 1R | Livingston | A | 0-3 | 1,449 |
Scottish League Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 August 1998 | 1 | Alloa Athletic | H | 0-4 | 352 |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 July 1998 | P | Stirling Albion | A | 0-1 | ||
25 August 1998 | P | Falkirk | H | 2-2 | Mooney;Robertson |
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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25 July 1998 | Ardeer Recreation | H | 3-1 | Flannery(2);Sharp |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 27 players for the 39 League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup matches, as detailed below. Stephen Jack and Willie Wilson were best by appearing in all but one of these matches.[1]
Player | Position | Appearances[2] | Goals |
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Derek Barnes | GK | 3 | |
John Bradford | FW | 4 | 2 |
Craig Brittain | DF | 25(1) | 1 |
Alan Brown | MF | 2(6) | |
Jamie Bruce | DF | 17 | 1 |
Tom Currie | DF | 1 | |
Peter Dennison | GK | 2 | |
Paul Finnigan | DF | 1(2) | |
Paddy Flannery | FW | 35 | 18 |
Martin Glancy | FW | 5(5) | 1 |
Stevie Gow | DF | 9(3) | 1 |
Alex Grace | MF | 21(2) | 1 |
Paul Harvey | MF | 8(2) | |
Stephen Jack | MF | 38 | 1 |
Toby King | FW | 31 | 3 |
Colin McKinnon | MF | 30 | 3 |
Kenny Meechan | GK | 34 | |
Billy Melvin | MF | 25(8) | 3 |
Martin Melvin | DF | 2(10) | |
Keith Millar | FW | 4(7) | |
Martin Mooney | FW | 28(4) | 4 |
David Reid | DF | 9(2) | |
Joe Robertson | FW | 21(7) | 8 |
Lee Sharp | FW | 18 | 2 |
Chris Smith | FW | 4(6) | 3 |
Dave Stewart | DF | 9(1) | 1 |
Barry Wilkinson | DF | 4(3) | |
Willie Wilson | MF | 38 | 1 |