1982–83 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1982–83 was the 99th 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 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

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;McCaig	1,200
7 May 1983	Hearts	H	0-4		4,000
14 May 1983	Falkirk	A	2-1	Craig;McGrogan	1,800

Scottish Cup

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

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

Player Statistics

Squad^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Murray Bowman	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Tom Carson	44	0	37	0	1	0	6	0
	DF		Martin McGowan	31	1	22+4	1	0	0	4+1	0
	DF		Ray Montgomerie	28	2	25	2	1	0	1+1	0
	MF		Albert Burnett	37	0	28+3	0	1	0	4+1	0
	MF		Frank Close	22	2	15+2	2	1	0	4	0
	MF		Mark Clougherty	40	0	36	0	0	0	4	0
	MF		Tommy Coyle	45	1	38	1	1	0	6	0
	MF		Albert Craig	38	7	23+9	7	1	0	3+2	0
	MF		Jim Hughes	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Dave McCaig	8	1	7+1	1	0	0	0	0
	MF		Colin McKenzie	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Donald McNeil	31	0	27+1	0	1	0	2	0
	MF		David Stevenson	43	10	29+9	9	0+1	0	3+1	1
	MF		Tom Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW		Raymond Blair	36	10	28+1	10	1	0	5+1	0
	FW		John Bourke	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Ally Brown	24	1	12+5	1	1	0	5+1	0
	FW		John Donnelly	35	13	28	8	1	0	6	5
	FW		Mick Dunlop	31	3	18+6	3	1	0	5+1	0
	FW		Alf Holton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Tom McAteer	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Bob McCulley	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Pat McGowan	37	1	31+3	1	0+1	0	2	0
	FW		Joe McGrogan	17	1	7+7	1	0	0	2+1	0
	FW		Mike Rankin	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1

Transfers

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

Players in

Player	From	Date
Joe McGrogan	Hamilton	4 Aug 1982
Albert Burnett	Airdrie	6 Aug 1982
David Stevenson	Lesmahagow	21 Aug 1982
Dave McCaig	East Stirling	14 Mar 1983
John Bourke	Kilmarnock	18 Mar 1983
Jim Hughes	Ferguslie BC	31 Mar 1983

Players out

Player	To	Date
Rob Campbell	Cowdenbeath	1 Jul 1982
Joe Coyle	Airdrie	30 Jul 1982
Ally McRoberts	Stirling Albion	2 Aug 1982
Graeme Sinclair	Celtic	12 Aug 1982
John Donnelly	Leeds Utd	5 Mar 1983
Raymond Blair	St Johnstone	11 Mar 1983

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.

Factfile

* The League match against Clyde on 2 October marked Tom Carson's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 86th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Raith Rovers on 16 October marked Raymond Blair's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 16th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
* The final League match against Falkirk on 14 May marked Mark Clougherty's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 87th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

References

↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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1982–83 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1984 qualifying (Group 1) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Ayr United Clyde Clydebank Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Johnstone
Second Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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