2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 2005–06 was the 122nd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 100th time, the Scottish Cup for the 111th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 59th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 15th time.

Overview

Paul Martin's first full season in charge was not to be a happy one. The league campaign did not start well with only 1 win recorded from the first 9 matches. There was a temporary improvement in results from mid October to mid November, but thereafter success was hard to come by, and from February onwards just 2 draws were salvaged from 13 league encounters, meaning that Dumbarton would be anchored at the bottom of the table and relegation was assured long before the season's end. It also meant the end of Paul Martin's tenure in the manager's seat.

In the Scottish Cup, a first round win over Highland League opponents Forres Mechanics was followed by an embarrassing defeat to Third Division Arbroath.

In the League Cup, it was another first round exit, this time to Hamilton.

Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Dumbarton's dismal record in this competition was extended by a further year with a second round defeat to Raith Rovers.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost both of their opening group ties, and failed to score too.

Despite the disappointing end, the season had in fact started brightly with an invite to the pre-season Keyline Tournament run by Oban Saints. This was duly won, with 3 wins and 2 draws from 5 matches, against strong opposition including Hearts, Dundee United and St Johnstone.

Results

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.^[1]

Scottish League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
6 August 2005	Ayr United	A	0-2		1,274
13 August 2005	Alloa Athletic	H	1-1	Walker	879
20 August 2005	Partick Thistle	A	2-3	Smith;McQuilken	2,354
27 August 2005	Morton	H	1-1	Russell	1,574
10 September 2005	Peterhead	A	0-1		494
17 September 2005	Forfar Athletic	A	0-2		429
24 September 2005	Stirling Albion	H	2-0	Rodgers(2)	877
1 October 2005	Gretna	A	0-1		965
15 October 2005	Raith Rovers	H	1-2	Gemmell	652
22 October 2005	Ayr United	H	6-0	Rodgers(2);Gaughan;Russell;Smith;Dillon	917
25 October 2005	Alloa Athletic	A	4-1	Gentile;Dillon;Russell;Connell	469
29 October 2005	Peterhead	H	1-0	Boyle	771
5 November 2005	Morton	H	0-4		2,818
12 November 2005	Forfar Athletic	H	2-0	Rodgers;McQuilken	717
3 December 2005	Raith Rovers	H	2-3	Rodgers(2)	1,060
7 December 2005	Stirling Albion	A	0-0		520
17 December 2005	Gretna	H	0-1		839
26 December 2005	Ayr United	A	0-2		1,266
31 December 2005	Partick Thistle	H	1-2	Borris	1,562
2 January 2005	Morton	H	0-2		1,594
14 January 2006	Peterhead	A	1-3	Gemmell	705
21 January 2006	Forfar Athletic	A	3-2	Russell;Gemmell;OG	481
28 January 2006	Stirling Albion	H	3-2	Russell(2);Gemmell	891
11 February 2006	Raith Rovers	H	0-1		812
7 March 2005	Gretna	A	0-3		598
11 March 2006	Peterhead	H	2-3	Russell;Rodgers	628
14 March 2006	Partick Thistle	A	1-2	Boyle	1,538
18 March 2006	Forfar Athletic	H	0-0		616
21 March 2006	Alloa Athletic	H	0-1		534
25 March 2006	Stirling Albion	A	1-3	Russell	604
28 March 2006	Morton	H	0-4		1,418
8 April 2006	Raith Rovers	H	0-0		1,055
15 April 2006	Ayr United	H	4-5	Rodgers(2);Gemmell;McQuilken	931
18 April 2006	Gretna	H	0-2		651
22 April 2006	Alloa Athletic	A	0-1		1,055
29 April 2006	Partick Thistle	H	2-3	Rodgers(2)	1,257

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
26 November 2005	1	Forres Mechanics	H	4-1	Russell;Rodgers(2);McQuilken	755
10 December 2005	2	Arbroath	A	0-1		596

Scottish League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
9 August 2005	1	Hamilton	A	1-2	Rodgers	672

Bell's Challenge Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
30 August 2005	1	Raith Rovers	A	1-2	Rodgers	1,382

Stirlingshire Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
16 August 2005	P	Falkirk	A	0-4
23 August 2005	P	East Stirling	H	0-1		197

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
2 July 2005	Clydebank	A	7-0	Russell(3);McQuilken(2);Rodgers(2)
9 July 2005	Clyde	H	1-2	Dillon
12 July 2005	St Mirren	H	1-1	Russell
23 July 2005	Queen's Park	A	3-2	Russell(2);MacDonald
27 July 2005	Pollok	A	2-2	Gentile;Gemmell
30 July 2005	Airdrie United	H	1-1	Dillon

Player Statistics

Squad^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Stephen Grindlay	39	0	36+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	GK		John Wight	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Craig Brittain	12	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Mark Dempsie	26	0	25+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Ian Dobbins	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Kevin Gaughan	28	1	25+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Gary McDevitt	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Jamie Smith	36	2	33+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Robert Walker	26	1	22+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Paul Young	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		James Allan	6	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Scott Bannerman	25	0	16+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	MF		Chris Boyle	28	2	26+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Graham Connell	29	1	16+11	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		John Dillon	25	2	11+12	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Steve Ferguson	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Danny Ferry	18	0	10+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Chris Gentile	26	1	19+3	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Kevin MacDonald	16	0	7+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
	MF		Craig Winter	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Ryan Borris	34	1	30+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		John Gemmell	27	5	14+12	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		David McNaught	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Paul McQuilken	38	4	24+10	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
	FW		Andy Rodgers	37	16	27+6	12	1+0	1	0+1	1	2+0	2
	FW		Paul Ronald	6	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Iain Russell	34	9	20+10	8	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	1

Transfers^[2]

Players in

Player	From	Date
Danny Ferry	Queen's Park	20 May 2005
Graham Connell	Berwick Rangers	4 Jun 2005
Chris Gentile	Kilsyth Rangers	4 Jul 2005
Paul McQuilken	Kilsyth Rangers	4 Jul 2005
Paul Young	Barrhead BC	4 Jul 2005
Scott Bannerman	Morton	11 Jul 2005
David McNaught	Clyde	13 Jul 2005
Jamie Smith	Brechin City	19 Jul 2005
Kevin MacDonald	Stirling Albion	23 Jul 2005
Kevin Gaughan	Stranraer	31 Aug 2005
Steve Ferguson	Brechin City (loan)	21 Jan 2006
Craig Winter	Brechin City	26 Jan 2006
Gary McDevitt	Partick Thistle	31 Jan 2006

Players out

Player	To	Date
Barry Donald	Forfar Athletic	27 May 2005
James McKinstry	Ayr United	4 Jun 2005
Eddie Annand	Raith Rovers	28 Jun 2005
Andy Rodgers	Montrose	6 Jul 2005
Craig McEwan	Brechin City	19 Jul 2005
Ian Dobbins	Arbroath	31 Aug 2005
Mark Bradley	Bathgate Thistle
John Wight	Beith
Karl Anderson	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Kevin MacDonald	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Gary McDevitt	Vale of Leven
James Allan

Factfile

* The League match against Peterhead on 29 October marked Iain Russell's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 128th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

References

1 2 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006/07. London: Headline Publishing Group. 2005. ISBN 0-7553-1526-X.
↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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2005–06 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	Results 2006 World Cup Qualifying (UEFA Group 5) Kirin Cup
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers
First Division	Airdrie United Brechin City Clyde Dundee Hamilton Academical Queen of the South Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren Stranraer
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Ayr United Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Gretna Partick Thistle Peterhead Raith Rovers Stirling Albion
Third Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stenhousemuir
Major transfer deals 2005–06

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