| 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 |
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 with 2 wins in 11 games, accounting for Davie Wilson's resignation at the beginning of February. Alex Wright took over as caretaker manager until the end of the season, and an initial run of only 2 defeats in 11 matches placed the club well clear in 2nd place with only 6 games remaining. However, 4 nervy defeats in those closing fixtures dropped Dumbarton to 6th place, 13 points behind champions Hamilton but only 2 points shy of 2nd placed Falkirk, and one of four clubs just missing out on a promotion spot.
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.
Finally, despite losing Premier Division status, Dumbarton were invited to participate in the annual televised indoor Tennent's Sixes tournament, as both Rangers and Celtic had declined to enter. After winning all three qualifying matches, 1-0 vs St Mirren, 0-0 (4-3 on penalties) vs Dundee and 4-0 vs Manchester City, Dumbarton suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat in the semi-final to the eventual tournament winners Aberdeen.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
| 10 August 1985 First Division | Airdrie | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
McCoy  8'Ashwood |
Attendance: 1,805 Referee: A Ferguson |
| 17 August 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 64' |
Logan 12' Law |
Attendance: 1,906 Referee: J McCluskey |
| 24 August 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Bourke McCoy |
Attendance: 900 Referee: R O'Donnell |
| 31 August 1985 First Division | Morton | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Doak |
McCoy MacIver |
Attendance: 1,106 |
| 7 September 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
| Moore 4' McCoy |
Clarke 17' Brogan 65' |
Attendance: 1,490 Referee: H Alexander |
| 14 September 1985 First Division | Montrose | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| MacIver 26' McGowan Moore |
Attendance: 700 Referee: W Crombie |
| 21 September 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
| Craig Bourke |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: D Syme |
| 28 September 1985 First Division | Ayr United | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park |
| Moore 1' |
Attendance: 1,502 Referee: G Evans |
| 5 October 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| McNeil MacIver |
Porter 34' |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: G Cumming |
| 12 October 1985 First Division | Clyde | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
| Attendance: 1,334 Referee: D Hope |
| 19 October 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| McCoy |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Duncan |
| 26 October 1985 First Division | Brechin City | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Perry 35' (pen) Powell |
McCoy |
Attendance: 800 Referee: J Renton |
| 2 November 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Bourke |
Scott |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: R McLeish |
| 9 November 1985 First Division | Hamilton | 6–1 | Dumbarton | Douglas Park |
| Clarke 3' Mitchell 28'Watters 38' |
McCoy 26' |
Attendance: 1,544 Referee: A Waddell |
| 16 November 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
| McCoy MacIver |
Wright 23' Allan 35' |
Attendance: 1,150 Referee: J McGillvray |
| 23 November 1985 First Division | Falkirk | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Attendance: 2,300 Referee: C Sinclair |
| 7 December 1985 First Division | East Fife | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
| Murray 16' |
Attendance: 724 Referee: T Muirhead |
| 14 December 1985 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 43' |
Ahern |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: D McVicar |
| 21 December 1985 First Division | Kilmarnock | 1–4 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
| Bryson 15' |
Bourke 6' Coyle,T 9'Craig 83' |
Attendance: 2,042 Referee: M Delaney |
| 1 January 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Docherty (pen) |
Turner O'Hara |
Attendance: 1,800 |
| 18 January 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 23', 47' Docherty 61' (pen)McCahill |
Eadie 60' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: D Yeats |
| 1 February 1986 First Division | Forfar Athletic | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Clarke 24' Brewster Scott |
Attendance: 666 Referee: K Hope |
| 4 February 1986 First Division | Alloa Athletic | 2–4 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Murray 25' Thomson 73' |
MacIver 9', 64' Bourke 19', 24' |
Attendance: 520 |
| 19 February 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,O 82' (pen) |
Sludden 35' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: D Syme |
| 1 March 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–3 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| Moore 17' Craig 89' |
McCafferty 1' Kirk 9'Murray 85' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: A Ferguson |
| 5 March 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Ayr United | Boghead Park |
| McCoy Coyle,T 89' |
Attendance: 720 |
| 8 March 1986 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
| Smith 6' |
Craig 27' Coyle,O 64' |
Attendance: 1,848 |
| 12 March 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,T 12' Coyle,O (pen) |
Attendance: 1,016 |
| 15 March 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
| Attendance: 800 Referee: G Sinclair |
| 19 March 1986 First Division | Partick Thistle | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
| Watson 65', 74' |
Colye,O 18' McGowan,P 26' |
Attendance: 1,713 |
| 25 March 1986 First Division | Morton | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Robertson 22' |
Attendance: 800 |
| 29 March 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 38' Coyle,T 65' |
Martin 12' |
Attendance: 1,410 Referee: D McVicar |
| 5 April 1986 First Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Perry |
McCoy 28' |
Attendance: 523 Referee: J Duncan |
| 9 April 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
| McKillop 17' Farningham 62' |
Attendance: 690 |
| 12 April 1986 First Division | Airdrie | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
| Flood 44' Fairlie 85' |
Craig 43' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: I Cathcart |
| 15 April 1986 First Division | Alloa Athletic | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Smith |
Coyle,T Craig |
Attendance: 400 |
| 19 April 1986 First Division | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
| Bryson 20' Clarke McGuire |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: D Hope |
| 26 April 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–4 | Hamilton | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 23' |
Phillips 13' Brogan 33', 40'Clarke 89' |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 3 May 1986 First Division | Montrose | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Attendance: 500 Referee: R Valentine |
Skol Cup
| 21 August 1985 League Cup round 2 | Stirling Albion | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4-2 p) | Dumbarton | Annfield Stadium |
| Hoggan |
McCoy |
Attendance: 980 |
Scottish Cup
| 25 January 1986 Cup round 3 | Queen's Park | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park |
| Caven 65' |
Attendance: 1,733 Referee: I Cathcart |
Stirlingshire Cup
| 4 December 1985 Semi-final | Dumbarton | 0–0 (5-4 p) | Falkirk | Boghead Park |
| 9 March 1986 Final | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| Kay Coyle,O |
Moore |
Pre-season matches
| 1 August 1985 Friendly | Clydebank | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Kilbowie Park |
| Larnach Moore McGhie |
| 6 August 1985 Friendly | Dumbarton | 1–1 | St Mirren | Boghead Park |
| Ashwood |
Clark |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Forfar Athletic | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 44 |
| 5 | East Fife | 39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 43 |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 43 |
| 7 | Morton | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 39 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 39 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 36 |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO |
Gordon Arthur | 40 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO |
Hugh Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Martin McGowan | 20 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Ray Montgomerie | 26 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Eric Schaedler | 15 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Mark Shanks | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Mark Clougherty | 38 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Owen Coyle | 16 | 5 | 11+5 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Tommy Coyle | 31 | 6 | 24+5 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Albert Craig | 34 | 6 | 29+3 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Harry Curran | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Danny Docherty | 19 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Alan Kay | 22 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Steve McCahill | 21 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Donald McNeil | 17 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Jackie Rafferty | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Jim Simpson | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Ken Thomson | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Kenny Ashwood | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
John Bourke | 28 | 8 | 25+2 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Joe Coyle | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Gerry Crawley | 21 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Stuart MacIver | 31 | 10 | 13+16 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Gerry McCoy | 34 | 14 | 29+3 | 13 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Pat McGowan | 31 | 2 | 25+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Allan Moore | 34 | 4 | 26+7 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Paul Taylor | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Mark Williams | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers
Players in
|
Players out
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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.
Trivia
- 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 popular defender Eric Schaedler. Eric had been signed up in the close season and had become a firm favourite with the Dumbarton fans.
See also
References
- ↑ Scottish Football League Review 1986-87. The Scottish Football League. 1987.
- ↑ "Scottish Division One 1985-1986 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ Scottish Football League Review 1986-87. The Scottish Football League. 1987.
- ↑ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
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