1985–86 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

1985–1986 season

Manager

Davie Wilson/ Alex Wright (caretaker)

Stadium

Boghead Park, Dumbarton

Scottish League Division 1

6th

Scottish Cup

Third Round

Scottish League Cup

Second Round

Top goalscorer

League: Gerry McCoy (13)
All: Gerry McCoy (14)

Highest home attendance

1,960

Lowest home attendance

400

Average home league attendance

1,170

← 1984–85

1986–87 →

Season 1985–86 was the 102nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 80th time, the Scottish Cup for the 91st time and the Scottish League Cup for the 39th time.

Overview

Dumbarton returned to the First Division as favourites for the title, and in mid October the team was sitting atop the league. However results took an inexplicable nosedive, accounting for Davie Wilson's resignation at the beginning of February. Alex Wright took over as caretaker manager until the end of the season, leading Dumbarton to a 6th-place finish, 13 points behind champions Hamilton.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost embarrassingly to Second Division Queen's Park in the third round.

The League Cup was no better with another disappointing exit in the second round to Second Division Stirling Albion.

Locally, however, in the Stirlingshire Cup, there was something to smile about with the trophy returning to Boghead after a final win over Clydebank.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
10 August 1985	Airdrie	A	2-0	McCoy;Ashwood	1,805
17 August 1985	Partick Thistle	H	1-2	McCoy	1,960
24 August 1985	Alloa Athletic	H	4-0	Bourke(2);McCoy(2)	900
31 August 1985	Morton	A	2-1	McCoy;MacIver	1,106
7 September 1985	Hamilton	H	2-2	Moore;McCoy	1,490
14 September 1985	Montrose	A	3-0	MacIver;McGowan,P;Moore	700
21 September 1985	Falkirk	H	2-0	Craig;Bourke	1,400
28 September 1985	Ayr United	A	1-0	Moore	1,502
5 October 1985	East Fife	H	2-1	McNeil;MacIver	1,800
12 October 1985	Clyde	A	0-0		1,334
19 October 1985	Kilmarnock	H	1-0	McCoy	1,500
26 October 1985	Brechin City	A	1-3	McCoy	800
2 November 1985	Forfar Athletic	H	1-1	Bourke	1,200
9 November 1985	Hamilton	A	1-6	McCoy	1,544
16 November 1985	Montrose	H	2-2	McCoy;MacIver	1,150
23 November 1985	Falkirk	A	0-0		2,300
7 December 1985	East Fife	A	0-1		724
14 December 1985	Clyde	H	1-1	MacIver	1,000
21 December 1985	Kilmarnock	A	4-1	Craig;Coyle,T;Bourke(2)	2,042
1 January 1986	Morton	H	1-2	Docherty	1,800
18 January 1986	Brechin City	H	4-1	MacIver(2);Docherty;McCahill	600
1 February 1986	Forfar Athletic	A	0-4		666
4 February 1986	Alloa Athletic	A	4-2	MacIver(2);Bourke(2)	520
19 February 1986	Ayr United	H	1-1	Coyle,O	500
1 March 1986	East Fife	H	2-3	Moore;Craig	800
5 March 1986	Ayr United	H	2-0	McCoy;Coyle,T	720
8 March 1986	Partick Thistle	A	2-1	Craig;Coyle,O	1,848
12 March 1986	Airdrie	H	3-0	Coyle,T;Coyle,O(2)	1,016
15 March 1986	Clyde	H	0-0		800
19 March 1986	Partick Thistle	A	2-2	Coyle,O;McGowan,P	1,713
25 March 1986	Morton	A	0-1		800
29 March 1986	Falkirk	H	2-1	McCoy;Coyle,T	1,410
5 April 1986	Brechin City	A	1-1	McCoy	523
9 April 1986	Forfar Athletic	H	0-2		690
12 April 1986	Airdrie	A	1-2	Craig	1,000
15 April 1986	Alloa Athletic	A	3-1	Coyle,T(2);Craig	400
19 April 1986	Kilmarnock	A	0-3		2,500
26 April 1986	Hamilton	H	1-4	MacIver	1,500
3 May 1986	Montrose	A	0-0		500

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
25 January 1986	3	Queen's Park	A	0-1		1,733

Scottish League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
21 August 1985	2	Stirling Albion	A	1-1	McCoy	980

- lost on penalties

Stirlingshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
4 December 1985	SF	Falkirk	H	0-0*
9 March 1986	F	Clydebank	H	2-1	Kay;Coyle,O

* - won on penalties

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1 August 1985	Clydebank	A	0-3
6 August 1985	St Mirren	H	1-1	Ashwood

Player Statistics

Squad

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Gordon Arthur	40	0	38+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Hugh Stevenson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Martin McGowan	20	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Ray Montgomerie	26	0	22+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Eric Schaedler	15	0	14+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Mark Shanks	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Mark Clougherty	38	0	37+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Owen Coyle	16	5	11+5	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Tommy Coyle	31	6	24+5	6	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Albert Craig	34	6	29+3	6	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Harry Curran	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Danny Docherty	19	2	15+3	2	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Alan Kay	22	0	19+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Steve McCahill	21	1	19+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Donald McNeil	17	1	16+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jackie Rafferty	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim Simpson	7	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ken Thomson	5	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Kenny Ashwood	2	1	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		John Bourke	28	8	25+2	8	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Joe Coyle	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Gerry Crawley	21	0	20+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW		Stuart MacIver	31	10	13+16	10	0+1	0	1+0	0
	FW		Gerry McCoy	34	14	29+3	13	1+0	1	0+1	0
	FW		Pat McGowan	31	2	25+4	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Allan Moore	34	4	26+7	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Paul Taylor	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Mark Williams	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Transfers

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Players in

Player	From	Date
Eric Schaedler	Hibernian	6 Jul 1985
Jackie Rafferty	Shamrock BC	12 Jul 1985
Gerry McCoy	Falkirk	13 Jul 1985
Hugh Stevenson	Clackmannan	20 Jul 1985
Ken Thomson	Campsie Black Watch	20 Jul 1985
Mark Williams	East Fife	5 Oct 1985
Paul Taylor	Mansfield Town	24 Oct 1985
Danny Docherty	Morton	26 Oct 1985
Mark Shanks	Ayr United	9 Nov 1985

Players out

Player	To	Date
David McCaig	East Fife	23 Jul 1985
Stuart Robertson	Falkirk	7 Aug 1985
Kenny Ashwood	Ayr United	7 Sep 1985
Joe Coyle	Morton	26 Oct 1985
Jim Simpson	Morton	26 Oct 1985
Mark Williams	Bognor Regis Town

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), winning 10 and drawing 5 of 18 matches finishing runners up to Airdrie.

In the Reserve League Cup Dumbarton lost in the second round to Celtic.

Factfile

* The League match against Partick Thistle on 17 August marked Ray Montgomerie's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 91st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Clyde on 15 March marked Mark Clougherty's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 19th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
* Early in the season there was a tragic death in the playing staff - that of popoular defender Eric Schaedler. Eric had been signed up in the close season and had become a firm favourite with the Dumbarton fans.

References

↑ Scottish Football League Review 1986-87. The Scottish Football League. 1987.
↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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1985–86 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 Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1986 World Cup qualifying (Group 7) Rous Cup 1986 World Cup
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First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Ayr United Brechin City Clyde Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Partick Thistle
Second Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Meadowbank Thistle Queen's Park Queen of the South Raith Rovers St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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1985–86 Dumbarton F.C. season

Overview

Results

Scottish League

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Stirlingshire Cup

Other Matches

Player Statistics

Squad

Transfers

Players in

Players out

Reserve Team

Factfile

See also

References

External links