2009–10 Dumbarton F.C. season
2009-10 season | |||
Manager | Jim Chapman | ||
---|---|---|---|
Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League Division 2 | 6th | ||
Scottish Cup | Third Round | ||
Scottish League Cup | First Round | ||
League Challenge Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Scott Chaplain (10) All: Scott Chaplain (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 975 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 397 | ||
Average home league attendance | 681 | ||
|
Season 2009–10 was the 133rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 103rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 115th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 63rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 19th time.
Overview
Following the success of the previous season, it was manager Jim Chapman's goal to consolidate the club's position in the Second Division. However Dumbarton were to be devastated before a ball was even kicked with the tragic death during the close season of the club captain, Gordon Lennon, from a motoring accident. Nevertheless despite there being few changes to the playing staff, the league campaign started disappointingly with only 2 draws to show from the first 6 starts - resulting in the club propping up the rest of the league. It was however to be a temporary blip and although there was no consistancy in performances, a mid table 6th place was achieved in the end.
In the domestic cups however it was all bad news - no wins and no goals! In the Scottish Cup, local rivals Morton would be victorious in the third round, after a goalless draw
In the League Cup, Dunfermline Athletic had no difficulty in seeing off Dumbarton in the first round.
Finally, it was no surprise that the League Challenge Cup would witness another first round exit, and it would be Morton again who would do the damage.
Locally, the Stirlingshire Cup was resumed, and after two penalty shoot out wins in the group fixtures, the trophy would return to Dumbarton following a win in the final over Stenhousemuir.
Results[1]
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Scottish League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 August 2009 | Alloa Athletic | H | 1-3 | OG | 864 |
15 August 2009 | Arbroath | A | 1-3 | Hunter | 605 |
22 August 2009 | Clyde | H | 3-3 | Dunlop;Hunter;Chisholm | 975 |
29 August 2009 | Brechin City | A | 1-3 | Dunlop | 470 |
12 September 2009 | Stenhousemuir | H | 0-0 | 664 | |
19 September 2009 | Cowdenbeath | H | 0-3 | 647 | |
26 September 2009 | Peterhead | A | 2-1 | Murray;Carcary | 571 |
3 October 2009 | Stirling Albion | H | 2-3 | Chaplain;Cook | 654 |
10 October 2009 | East Fife | A | 1-0 | McLaughlin | 684 |
17 October 2009 | Alloa Athletic | A | 3-1 | Geggan;Cook;Chaplain | 575 |
24 October 2009 | Arbroath | H | 1-0 | Chaplain | 696 |
31 October 2009 | Brechin City | H | 0-0 | 687 | |
7 November 2009 | Stenhousemuir | A | 3-0 | hunter;Chaplain;O'Donoghue | 568 |
14 November 2009 | Cowdenbeath | H | 1-2 | Geggan | 389 |
8 December 2009 | Peterhead | H | 1-0 | Chaplain | 397 |
12 December 2009 | East Fife | H | 0-3 | 628 | |
15 December 2009 | Stirling Albion | A | 2-2 | Craig;Carcary | 462 |
23 January 2010 | Cowdenbeath | H | 2-1 | Hunter;Clark | 659 |
6 February 2010 | East Fife | A | 3-2 | Gordon;Chaplain;Carcary | 581 |
16 February 2010 | Stirling Albion | H | 2-4 | Gordon;Hunter | 595 |
27 February 2010 | Arbroath | A | 1-3 | Winters | 521 |
2 March 2010 | Peterhead | A | 1-2 | Wyness | 327 |
6 March 2010 | Brechin City | H | 0-1 | 751 | |
9 March 2010 | Alloa Athletic | H | 3-1 | Gordon;Cook;Clark | 552 |
13 March 2010 | Stenhousemuir | A | 0-1 | 469 | |
16 March 2010 | Clyde | A | 2-0 | Winters(2) | 531 |
20 March 2010 | Cowdenbeath | H | 0-0 | 349 | |
23 March 2010 | Stenhousemuir | H | 2-1 | Chaplain(2) | 486 |
27 March 2010 | Peterhead | H | 1-3 | Chaplain | 663 |
3 April 2010 | Stirling Albion | A | 2-1 | Wyness(2) | 568 |
6 April 2010 | Brechin City | A | 1-0 | Chaplain | 403 |
10 April 2010 | East Fife | H | 0-1 | 728 | |
13 April 2010 | Clyde | H | 3-3 | Carcary(2);Winters | 601 |
17 April 2010 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2-1 | Winters;Wyness | 622 |
24 April 2010 | Arbroath | H | 0-2 | 836 | |
1 May 2010 | Clyde | A | 2-4 | McStay;Wyness | 631 |
Scottish Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 November 2009 | 3 | Morton | A | 0-0 | 1,882 | |
5 December 2009 | 3R | Morton | H | 0-1 | 1,495 |
Scottish League Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 August 2009 | 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0-5 | 953 |
League Challenge Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 July 2009 | 1 | Morton | H | 0-1 | 1,122 |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 July 2009 | P | East Stirling | H | 2-2* | McKillen;Hunter | |
4 August 2009 | P | Stirling Albion | A | 1-1* | Hunter | 250 |
13 October 2009 | F | Stenhousemuir | A | 2-0 | Hunter;McNiff |
* - won on penalties
Other Matches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 July 2009 | Partick Thistle | H | 0-2 | 926 | |
16 July 2009 | St Mirren | H | 0-3 | 1,109 | |
18 July 2009 | Queen of the South | A | 1-1 | Hunter | 810 |
19 July 2009 | Annan Athletic | A | 3-3 | Gribben(2);Carcary | 205 |
22 July 2009 | Middlesbrough | H | 0-5 | 1,227 |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 27 players for the 40 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and League Challenge Cup matches, as detailed below.
Player | Position | Appearances[2] | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Dave McEwan | GK | 4 | |
Mark McGeown | GK | 1 | |
Jan Vojacek | GK | 26 | |
Michael White | GK | 9(2) | |
Iain Chisholm | DF | 31(4) | 1 |
Mick Dunlop | DF | 38 | 2 |
Ben Gordon | DF | 38 | 3 |
Ross Harvey | DF | 1 | |
Richie McKillen | DF | 2 | |
Chris Smith | DF | 36 | |
Kieran Brannan | MF | 5(8) | |
Scott Chaplain | MF | 31(7) | 10 |
Ross Clark | MF | 16(10) | 2 |
Alan Cook | MF | 10 | 3 |
Chris Craig | MF | 16(1) | 1 |
Andy Geggan | MF | 30(1) | 2 |
Martin McNiff | MF | 14(3) | |
Ryan McStay | MF | 22(4) | 1 |
Stevie Murray | MF | 21(15) | 1 |
Ross O'Donoghue | MF | 18(5) | 1 |
Adam Strachan | MF | 1(2) | |
Derek Carcary | FW | 11(24) | 5 |
Roddy Hunter | FW | 16(8) | 5 |
Simon Lynch | FW | 0(1) | |
Denis McLaughlin | FW | 12(4) | 1 |
David Winters | FW | 15 | 5 |
Dennis Wyness | FW | 16(1) | 5 |