1992–93 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1992–93 was the 109th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 87th time, the Scottish Cup for the 98th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 46th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the third time.

Overview

Following the success of the previous season, Dumbarton went into the new league campaign with some confidence, particularly as the squad of players at the start remained virtually unchanged. Within the first few months however the club were to lose the services of their top scorer (Jimmy Gilmour) and their captain (Jim Dempsey). Nevertheless, by the end of October Dumbarton were up with the leaders but thereafter the results were to become more mixed and Dumbarton fell down the table, although were never in any real danger of relegation, and finished in 9th place

In the national cup competitions, it was a case of yet another season of early exits - but not only that, there were to be no goals either. In the Scottish Cup it would be Premier Division Dundee who would end Dumbarton's ambitions in the third round.

In the League Cup, Rangers - the eventual winners of the cup - were the opponents and saw off Dumbarton easily in the second round.

Finally, it was a first round exit in the B&Q Cup - however the defeat to Hamilton would prove to be the first of that club's run to winning the cup itself.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup it would be Premier Division Falkirk who would end Dumbarton's interest in the semi final.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1 August 1992	Stirling Albion	H	4-3	Nelson;Gilmour;McQuade(2)	903
4 August 1992	Kilmarnock	H	1-3	McQuade	2,109
8 August 1992	St Mirren	A	0-4		2,363
15 August 1992	Morton	H	0-1		1,257
22 August 1992	Clydebank	A	1-0	McQuade	990
29 August 1992	Raith Rovers	H	1-2	Gibson	1,105
5 September 1992	Cowdenbeath	A	1-0	Gibson	418
12 September 1992	Hamilton	A	2-3	Boyd;Gibson	1,283
19 September 1992	Ayr United	H	0-3		882
26 September 1992	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2-3	Docherty;Mooney	2,832
3 October 1992	Meadowbank Thistle	H	3-2	McQuade;McAneney;Foster	550
10 October 1992	Stirling Albion	A	2-1	Mooney;Gibson	475
17 October 1992	St Mirren	H	4-2	Gibson;McAneney(2);McQuade	2,022
24 October 1992	Cowdenbeath	H	1-0	McQuade	716
31 October 1992	Raith Rovers	A	1-4	Martin	1,990
7 November 1992	Morton	A	2-1	McQuade;Mooney	1,867
14 November 1992	Clydebank	H	3-1	Mooney;Martin;McQuade	1,382
21 November 1992	Ayr United	A	3-5	Gibson;Mooney(2)	1,317
28 November 1992	Hamilton	H	2-2	Mooney;McQuade	843
1 December 1992	Meadowbank Thistle	H	0-1		624
5 December 1992	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0-1		1,154
12 December 1992	Stirling Albion	H	0-3		716
19 December 1992	Kilmarnock	H	0-1		3,591
26 December 1992	Morton	H	3-1	Meechan;McQuade;Boyd	1,456
2 January 1993	Clydebank	A	1-3	Boyd	1,368
27 January 1993	Meadowbank Thistle	A	3-3	Boag;Mooney;Gow	244
30 January 1993	St Mirren	A	1-2	Gibson	2,453
6 February 1993	Raith Rovers	H	1-2	Mooney	1,201
13 February 1993	Kilmarnock	H	1-0	Mooney	2,346
20 February 1993	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2-2	Foster;McAneney	2,542
23 February 1993	Cowdenbeath	A	2-0	McAneney;McQuade	222
27 February 1993	Ayr United	H	2-0	Boyd;Mooney	988
6 March 1993	Hamilton	A	1-1	McQuade	1,261
9 March 1993	Stirling Albion	A	0-1		418
13 March 1993	St Mirren	H	2-1	Boyd;McQuade	1,558
20 March 1993	Clydebank	H	0-2		1,035
27 March 1993	Morton	A	1-2	McAneney	953
3 April 1993	Cowdenbeath	H	0-0		552
10 April 1993	Raith Rovers	A	0-2		4,893
17 April 1993	Hamilton	H	2-0	McQuade;Meechan	660
24 April 1993	Ayr United	A	0-0		1,525
1 May 1992	Kilmarnock	H	0-1		3,793
8 May 1993	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0-0		1,078
15 May 1993	Meadowbank Thistle	A	1-2	Mooney	234

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
10 January 1993	3	Dundee	A	0-2		4,290

Scottish League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
11 August 1992	2	Rangers	H	0-5		11,090

B&Q Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
29 September 1992	1	Hamilton	H	0-3		634

Stirlingshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
25 July 1992	1	Clydebank	H	3-1	unknown
3 May 1993	SF	Falkirk	A	2-4	unknown

Player Statistics

Squad^[1]^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Ian MacFarlane	43	0	40+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Mike Monaghan	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		John Boyd	39	5	35+2	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Alan Foster	21	2	15+5	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Stevie Gow	40	1	38+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Martin Melvin	45	0	42+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Fraser Wishart	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		John Boag (footballer, born 1965)	8	1	6+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Jim Cowell	9	0	0+7	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim Dempsey	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Robert Docherty	33	1	26+6	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Willie Furphy	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim Marsland	41	0	37+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Paul Martin	43	2	40+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Bobby McConville	25	0	17+6	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		D McDonald	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Martin McGarvey	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jim Meechan	37	2	27+7	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Mark Nelson	21	1	9+9	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Tony Speirs	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		John Young	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Charlie Gibson	44	7	36+6	7	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Jimmy Gilmour	5	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Mike McAnenay	39	6	27+11	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		John McQuade	43	15	38+2	15	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Martin Mooney	35	12	27+7	12	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Andy Willock	10	0	1+7	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Transfers^[3]

Players in

Player	From	Date
Mike McAnenay	Hamilton	15 Aug 1992
Fraser Wishart	St Mirren	15 Aug 1992
Mike Monaghan	Hamilton	25 Aug 1992
D McDonald		5 Sep 1992
Robert Docherty	Stirling Albion	18 Sep 1992
Martin Mooney	Falkirk	24 Sep 1992
John Boag (footballer, born 1965)	Morton	28 Nov 1992
Willie Furphy	Ayr United (loan)	19 Dec 1992
John Young	Vale of Leven	30 Jan 1993
Tony Speirs	East Fife	15 May 1993

Players out

Player	To	Date
Jim Dempsey	Stirling Albion	18 Sep 1992
Fraser Wishart	Falkirk	1 Nov 1992
David Edgar	Vale of Leven
Colin McNair
Stuart Millar	Evagoras Paphos
Jim Hughes

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 8 wins and 5 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Hamilton in the first round.

Factfile

* The League match against Clydebank on 22 August marked Martin Melvin's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 102nd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Cowdenbeath on 5 September marked John Boyd's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 103rd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Raith Rovers on 6 February marked Jim Meechan's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 104th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Raith Rovers on 10 April marked Jim Marsland's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 105th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* The League match against Kilmarnock on 1 May marked Paul Martin's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 106th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
* In an effort to draw a bigger crowd, Dumbarton decided to play their 'home' Scottish Cup tie against Rangers at Hampden Park.
* At the end of the season Billy Lamont decided to give up the manager's post in favour of the same at Alloa - and would be replaced by Murdo MacLeod.

References

↑ Scottish Football League Review 1993-94. The Scottish Football League. 1994.
↑ 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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1992–93 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) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	Champions League European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1994 World Cup qualifying (Group 1)
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Dundee Dundee United Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Johnstone
First Division	Ayr United Clydebank Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Meadowbank Thistle Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stirling Albion
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer

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