1977–78 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton
1977–1978 season
Manager Davie Wilson
Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 1 4th
Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Scottish League Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Derek Whiteford/ Jocky Whiteford (15)
All: Jocky Whiteford (17)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Season 1977–78 was the 94th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 72nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 83rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 31st time.

Overview

Dumbarton played league football in Division 1 for the third year running. Davie Wilson's first season as manager began well, and while always up with the leading pack, it was to be the case that too many draws rather than wins would prevent a serious challenge on the title. Nevertheless, a 4th-place finish was a creditable result.

In the Scottish Cup, Hearts were once again the opponents, but it was Dumbarton who were to progress this time after a drawn game. In the quarter final, however Partick Thistle were to prove too good on the day.

In the League Cup, qualifying groups were dispensed with and replaced with straight knock-out ties on a home-and-away basis. It was however to prove a bit of an embarrassment when in the first round, a 4-1 home win against Hamilton was followed by a 6-0 away drubbing.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were defeated by local rivals Clydebank in the semi final.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
13 August 1977HeartsH2-2Bourke(2)7,000
20 August 1977ArbroathA2-2Bourke;Muir1,200
27 August 1977Queen of the SouthH2-0Whiteford,J;Brown2,000
10 September 1977MortonA0-03,000
14 September 1977AirdrieH2-1McNeil;Fyfe
17 September 1977DundeeA1-2Whiteford,D4,725
24 September 1977MontroseH4-0Whiteford,D(2);Whiteford,J;Fyfe
28 September 1977East FifeA1-3Whiteford,D879
1 October 1977St JohnstoneH5-1Whiteford,J;Brown;Fyfe(2);Whiteford,D1,500
8 October 1977KilmarnockA2-2Whiteford,D;Whiteford,J3,000
15 October 1977HamiltonH1-0Whiteford,D2,500
19 October 1977Stirling AlbionA3-2Whiteford,J(2);Brown1,000
22 October 1977HeartsA1-2Gallacher9,200
29 October 1977ArbroathH1-0Gallacher1,500
5 November 1977Queen of the SouthA0-11,500
12 November 1977MortonH1-1Gallacher5,000
19 November 1977DundeeH0-03,500
26 November 1977MontroseA2-2Whiteford,J;Muir950
3 December 1977St JohnstoneH2-0Whiteford,J;Whiteford,D1,600
10 December 1977KilmarnockH2-2Fyfe;Whiteford,J2,500
17 December 1977HamiltonA3-3Whiteford,J(2);Whiteford,D2,500
24 December 1977Alloa AthleticA3-2Gallacher;Whiteford,J;Whiteford,D1,000
31 December 1977Queen of the SouthH1-1Muir
2 January 1978MortonH1-4Whiteford,J5,000
7 January 1978ArbroathA1-1Whiteford,J1,100
4 February 1978St JohnstoneH2-1Whiteford,D;Whiteford,J1,500
11 February 1978KilmarnockA1-0Whiteford,D5,000
25 February 1978HamiltonH1-1Whiteford,D2,000
4 March 1978HeartsA1-1Gallacher8,000
18 March 1978Stirling AlbionA2-2Brown(2)
21 March 1978East FifeH3-0McNeil;Gallacher(2)3,000
25 March 1978Stirling AlbionH2-2Muir;OG2,000
4 April 1978AirdrieA2-0Muir;Gallacher2,000
8 April 1978Alloa AthleticA0-31,000
12 April 1978DundeeH2-1MacLeod,M;Gallacher
15 April 1978East FifeA0-0651
19 April 1978MontroseH2-2MacLeod,A;McCluskey1,500
22 April 1978AirdrieH2-1Whiteford,D;Govan1,000
29 April 1978Alloa AthleticH2-0Whiteford,D;Blair1,000

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
29 January 19773Alloa AthleticA2-2Whiteford,J;MacLeod,M1,450
6 February 19783RAlloa AthleticH2-1MacLeod,M;Fyfe1,750
18 February 19774HeartsH1-1Whiteford,D6,677
27 February 19784RHeartsA1-0Gallacher14,000
11 March 19785Partick ThistleA1-2Fyfe4,500

Scottish League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
31 August 19771(1)HamiltonH4-1McCluskey;Muir;Whiteford;J;Bourke1,000
3 September 19781(2)HamiltonA0-61,000

Stirlingshire Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
5 October 19771East StirlingH4-1Whiteford;J;Fyfe;Muir;OG800
20 April 1978SFClydebankA1-4Whiteford,D

Other Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
5 August 1977LossiemouthA1-1unknown
6 August 1977Nairn CountyA3-0Gallacher;MacLeod,A(2)
7 September 1977St MirrenA1-1Blair

Player Statistics

Squad[1]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Jim Cruickshank 6 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
GK Scotland Laurie Williams 40 0 36 0 4 0 0 0
DF Scotland Don Watt 15 0 9+3 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland Pat McCluskey 34 2 28 1 4 0 2 1
MF Scotland Columb McKinley 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Ally MacLeod 20 0 11+7 0 1+1 0 0 0
MF Scotland Donald McNeil 38 2 30+1 2 5 0 2 0
MF Scotland Martin Mowatt 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Jim Muir 37 6 29+1 5 5 0 2 1
MF Scotland Graeme Sinclair 40 0 36 0 4 0 0 0
MF Scotland Derek Whiteford 46 16 39 15 5 1 2 0
FW Scotland Raymond Blair 23 2 8+11 2 2+2 0 0 0
FW Scotland John Bourke 5 4 3 3 0 0 2 1
FW Scotland Ally Brown 46 6 38+1 6 5 0 2 0
FW Scotland Joe Coyle 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland Graham Fyfe 34 7 29 5 5 2 0 0
FW Scotland Brian Gallacher 42 10 34+1 9 5 1 2 0
FW Scotland Dave Govan 2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Drew Harvey 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Murdo MacLeod 46 3 39 1 5 2 2 0
FW Scotland Jocky Whiteford 32 17 27 15 3 1 2 1

International Caps

Murdo MacLeod and Graeme Sinclair were selected to play for the Scottish League in a match against an Italian League XI in Verona, which resulted in a 1-1 draw.

In addition Ally MacLeod was part of the Scottish Youth (under 19) side which competed in the UEFA Youth Championships. He played in all seven matches, against Denmark (1-0 and 2-0), West Germany (1-0), Portugal (1-0), Italy (0-0), Yugoslavia (2-2) and Poland (1-3) - Scotland finished in 4th place.

Transfers

Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:[2]

Players in

Player From Date
Scotland Derek Whiteford Scotland Airdrie 28 May 1977
Scotland Jim Cruickshank Scotland Hearts 25 Jul 1977
Scotland Brian Gallacher Scotland Radnor Park Juv 8 Aug 1977
Scotland Pat McCluskey Scotland Celtic 12 Aug 1977
Scotland Graham Fyfe Scotland Hibernian 14 Sep 1977

Players out

Player To Date
Scotland Johnny Graham Scotland Rutherglen Glencairn 28 Jul 1977
Scotland Ian McGregor Scotland Stenhousemuir 23 Aug 1977
Scotland John Bourke Scotland Dundee United 15 Sep 1977
Scotland Jim Cruickshank Scotland Retired

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division and finished 8th of 11.

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Ayr United in the first round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Rangers, on aggregate, in the first round.

Factfile

* The League match against Arbroath on 20 August marked Jim Muir's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 74th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Airdrie on 14 September marked Ally Brown's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 75th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Hamilton on 25 February marked Laurie Williams's 300th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 5th Dumbarton player to achieve this accolade.

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. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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