2013–14 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 2013–14 was the 130th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 108th time, the Scottish Cup for the 119th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 67th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 23rd time.[1]

Dumbarton
2013-14 season
ManagerIan Murray
StadiumBet Butler Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish Championship5th
Scottish CupSixth round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
League Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mitchel Megginson/ Chris Kane (10)
All: Mitchel Megginson (12)
Highest home attendance1,469
Lowest home attendance463
Average home league attendance931

Overview

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The 2013–14 season was Dumbarton's second consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football - the Scottish Championship, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season.[2]

Following Ian Murray's appointment which brought about an amazing transformation in Dumbarton's fortunes the previous season, it would be more of the same as far as this season was concerned. Indeed, at one point there was a chance that Dumbarton would challenge for a play-off place for the Premier Division. As it was, in the end, a very creditable 5th place was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, there was more good news as Dumbarton would have their best cup run in almost 40 years, and would only lose out to Premier Division Aberdeen by the only goal after a tight fought match.

In the League Cup, after disposing of Albion Rovers in the first round, it would be Premier Division Dundee United that would advance, but only after a close match was lost by the odd goal in five.

Finally, despite the other successes, it was no real surprise that the League Challenge Cup saw yet another first round exit, this time to Stranraer.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Falkirk would be the victors over Dumbarton in the semi-final tie.

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

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29 June 2013 Friendly Dumbarton 1 – 1 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 McKerracher   52' Scotland on Sunday Harris   50' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: E Anderson
6 July 2013 Friendly Civil Service Strollers 0 – 3 Dumbarton Christie Gillies Park, Edinburgh
15:00 Report Chris Turner   50'
Mitchel Megginson   72'
Steven McDougall   82'
Attendance: 111
Referee: M Taylor
13 July 2013 Friendly Dumbarton 3 – 4 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Gilhaney   4'
Agnew   47'
Megginson   71'
Craigen   9'
Forbes   19'
O'Donnell   28'
Kerr   56'
Attendance: 750
Referee: G Aitken
16 July 2013 Friendly Brechin City 1 – 1 Dumbarton University of Stirling playing fields
19:30   (pen) Report Smith   17' Attendance: 50
18 July 2013 Friendly Queen's Park 5 – 4 Dumbarton Lesser Hampden
19:30   18'
  39' (pen)
  44'
  (pen)
 
Report Scott Agnew   50', 51' (pen), 61'
Jordan Kirkpatrick  
Attendance: 75
30 July 2013 Friendly Dumbarton 5 – 1 Clydebank Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:30 Bryan Prunty  
Martin McNiff  
Mitchel Megginson  
McKerracher  
Trialist  
Report   Attendance: 1,000

SPFL Championship

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10 August 2013 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Bryan Prunty   84' Report McGrandles   61' Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Calum Murray
17 August 2013 Championship Hamilton 4 – 1 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
15:00 Keatings   28' (pen), 30'
Gillespie   72'
Andreu   77'
Report Scott Agnew   67' (pen) Attendance: 995
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 August 2013 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 1 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Mitchel Megginson   18'
Colin Nish  42'
Steven McDougall   84'
Report Imrie   19' (pen) Attendance: 1,171
Referee: William Collum
31 August 2013 Championship Cowdenbeath 3 – 2 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stevenson   21'
Robertson   72'
Hemmings   90'
Report Chris Turner   51', 64' Attendance: 384
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
14 September 2013 Championship Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Simmons   54' Report Andy Graham   45'
Scott Agnew   71' (pen)
Attendance: 626
Referee: Craig Charleston
21 September 2013 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 2 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Mitchel Megginson   44' Report McNulty   49', 76' Attendance: 759
Referee: Greg Aitken
28 September 2013 Championship Queen of the South 1 – 2 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Russell   26' Report Chris Turner   19'
Bryan Prunty   87'
Attendance: 1,693
Referee: Kevin Clancy
5 October 2013 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 4 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Bryan Prunty   89', 90+2' (pen) Report Elliot   17'
Spence   56' (pen)
Hill   61'
Vaughan   90+5'
Attendance: 843
Referee: Brian Colvin
12 October 2013 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 4 Dundee Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Jordan Kirkpatrick   78' Report MacDonald   49', 71' (pen)
Conroy   68'
Rae   88'
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Barry Cook
19 October 2013 Championship Falkirk 1 – 2 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Roberts   39' Report Garry Fleming   7'
Mitchel Megginson   24'
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: George Salmond
26 October 2013 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 0 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 700
Referee: Don Robertson
9 November 2013 Championship Morton 2 – 0 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
15:00 McLaughlin   60'
Peciar   88'
Report Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
16 November 2013 Championship Livingston 1 – 3 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McNulty   20' Report Mitchel Megginson   43'
Chris Turner   52' (pen)
Bryan Prunty   74'
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 December 2013 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:30 Bryan Prunty   78' Report Cawley   24' Attendance: 463
Referee: Alan Muir
7 December 2013 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 1 Queen of the South Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report Russell   15' Attendance: 824
Referee: Brian Colvin
14 December 2013 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Dumbarton Starks Park
15:00 Vaughan   51'
Thomson   74'
Report Steven McDougall   90' Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Calum Murray
21 December 2013 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 1 Hamilton Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Garry Fleming   11'
Andy Graham   71'
Report Keatings   33' Attendance: 642
Referee: John McKendrick
28 December 2013 Championship Dundee 3 – 0 Dumbarton Dens Park
15:00 MacDonald   46', 90'
McBride   82'
Report Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Brian Colvin
4 January 2014 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 0 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Bryan Prunty   45+1' (pen)
Chris Kane   82'
Report Attendance: 1,469
Referee: Kevin Clancy
11 January 2014 Championship Cowdenbeath 2 – 4 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Miller   3'
Stevenson   27'
Report Colin Nish   4'
Mitchel Megginson  22', 83'
Chris Kane   51'
Attendance: 434
Referee: Mat Northcroft
18 January 2014 Championship Alloa Athletic 1 – 5 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Cawley   71' Report Mark McLaughlin   9'
Chris Turner   30)'
Chris Kane   42' (pen)
Jordan Kirkpatrick   81'
Attendance: 602
Referee: Barry Cook
1 February 2014 Championship Hamilton 3 – 3 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
15:00 Keatings   4', 71'
Scotland   88'
Report Jordan Kirkpatrick   27'
Hendrie(OG)   69'
Chris Kane   89'
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Des Roache
5 February 2014 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 2 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:30 Colin Nish   72'
Chris Kane   90+5'
Report Jacobs   66'
Barrowman   79'
Attendance: 562
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
15 February 2014 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Mitchel Megginson   63'
Jordan Kirkpatrick   73'
Report Loy   29' Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 February 2014 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 3 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Colin Nish   24'
Chris Kane   37'
Scott Agnew   64'
Report Smith   29', 61'
Baird   57'
Attendance: 786
Referee: Don Robertson
1 March 2014 Championship Queen of the South 3 – 1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Durnan   30'
Reilly   45+2'
McHugh   66'
Report Michael Miller   71' Attendance: 1,604
Referee: Steven McLean
15 March 2014 Championship Dumbarton 5 – 1 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Mitchel Megginson   22'
Michael Miller   55'
Jordan Kirkpatrick   73'
Garry Fleming   81'
Chris Kane   90+1'
Report Armstrong   63' Attendance: 687
Referee: Crawford Allan
22 March 2014 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 1 Dundee Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report MacDonald   83)' Attendance: 1,222
Referee: Brian Colvin
25 March 2014 Championship Falkirk 2 – 0 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
19:45 McCracken   25'
Loy   73'
Report Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 March 2014 Championship Livingston 1 – 2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Mevlja   28' Report Chris Turner   86' (pen)
Chris Kane   88'
Attendance: 949
Referee: Greg Aitken
1 April 2014 Championship Morton 3 – 0 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
19:30 Vine   14'
O'Ware   38'
McKay   57'
Report Attendance: 826
Referee: Alan Muir
5 April 2014 Championship Dumbarton 4 – 1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Mark Gilhaney   25'
Garry Fleming   48'
Scott Agnew   80'
Chris Kane   83'
Report Caddis   88' Attendance: 677
Referee: Andrew Dallas
12 April 2014 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 3 Dumbarton Starks Park
15:00 Smith   59' Report Mark Gilhaney   22'
Mitchel Megginson   28'
Colin Nish   50'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Craig Charleston
19 April 2014 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 3 Queen of the South Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report Russell   17'
Lyle   52'
Holy   66'
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Kevin Graham
26 April 2014 Championship Dumbarton 4 – 1 Hamilton Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Scott Agnew   32'
Colin Nish   77'
Mitchel Megginson   85'
Jordan Kirkpatrick   87'
Report Scotland   41' Attendance: 1,420
Referee: George Salmond
3 May 2014 Championship Dundee 2 – 1 Dumbarton Dens Park
15:00 Nade   25'
MacDonald   36'
Report Scott Agnew   69' (pen) Attendance: 10,718
Referee: Bobby Madden

Ramsden Cup

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27 July 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Stranraer 4 – 2 Dumbarton Stair Park
15:00 Winter   10'
Grehan   67'
Aitken   83', 88' (pen)
Report Garry Fleming   26'
Kevin Smith   45'
Attendance: 333
Referee: John McKendrick

Scottish League Cup

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3 August 2013 Scottish League Cup round 1 Dumbarton 1 – 0 Albion Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Mark Gilhaney   42' Report Attendance: 505
Referee: Barry Cook
28 August 2013 Scottish League Cup round 2 Dumbarton 2 – 3 Dundee United Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Kevin Smith   34'
Mitchel Megginson   87'
Report Ciftci   69', 89'
Gauld   77'
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup

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2 November 2013 Scottish Cup round 3 Dumbarton 2 – 1 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Jordan Kirkpatrick   19', 64' Report Stevenson   61' Attendance: 450
30 November 2014 Scottish Cup round 4 Berwick Rangers 1 – 3 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
15:00 Currie   8' Report Bryan Prunty   30'
Mitchel Megginson   43'
Scott Linton   56'
Attendance: 406
8 February 2014 Scottish Cup round 5 Dumbarton 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Colin Nish   31' Report Attendance: 749
Referee: Calum Murray
8 March 2014 Scottish Cup round 6 Aberdeen 1 – 0 Dumbarton Pittodrie Park
15:00 Rooney   52' Report Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Kevin Clancy
24 September 2013 Semi-final Dumbarton 1 – 3 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:30 Kevin Smith   3' Report Faulds   27'
Shepherd   34'
Small   43'
Attendance: 450

Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Jamie Ewings 32 0 27+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK   SCO Stephen Grindlay 11 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   IRL Aaron Barry 22 0 18+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Scott Linton 35 1 29+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1
DF   SCO Paul McGinn 42 0 35+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
DF   SCO Mark McLaughlin 14 1 13+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Scott Smith 9 0 5+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Scott Agnew 30 6 18+7 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
MF   SCO Mark Gilhaney 40 3 31+3 2 1+0 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
MF   SCO Andy Graham 43 2 36+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
MF   SCO Jordan Kirkpatrick 36 8 24+8 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 2
MF   SCO Michael Miller 14 2 9+3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF   SCO Hugh Murray 18 0 12+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Nick Phinn 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   NIR Chris Turner 33 6 30+0 6 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW   SCO Garry Fleming 34 5 12+16 4 1+1 0 1+0 1 1+2 0
FW   SCO Chris Kane 20 10 13+5 10 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   SCO Steven McDougall 22 2 4+14 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW   SCO Alistair McKerracher 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
FW   SCO Mitchel Megginson 42 12 32+3 10 1+1 1 0+1 0 4+0 1
FW   SCO Colin Nish 38 7 23+10 6 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+1 1
FW   SCO Bryan Prunty 37 8 13+17 7 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+3 1
FW   SCO Kevin Smith 14 2 3+7 0 1+1 1 1+0 1 1+0 0

Transfers

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Trivia

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  • The League match against Queen of the South on 7 December marked Bryan Prunty's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 134th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Hamilton on 1 February marked Scott Agnew's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 135th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scottish Football Almanac 2014/15. Cowdenbeath: Real8 Media, Andy MacGregor. 2014. ISBN 978-0-9574645-3-7.
  2. ^ "Sons promoted to First Division". The Scotsman. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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  4. ^ "SONS DOUBLE SWOOP". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ^ "NEW FACE AT THE ROCK". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. ^ "FROM A DON TO A SON!". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. ^ "MORE SIGNINGS FOR SONS". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. ^ "NEW SIGNING". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  9. ^ "JORDAN BECOMES A SON!". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  10. ^ "NISH SIGNS FOR SONS". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  11. ^ "SONS SIGN HUGH MURRAY". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  12. ^ "SONS SIGN LOAN STRIKER". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  13. ^ "MCLAUGHLIN DEAL CONFIRMED". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  14. ^ "CELT HEADS TO DUMBARTON". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  15. ^ a b "TWO MOVE ON". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d "PLAYER DEPARTURES". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "MORE PLAYERS DEPART". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  18. ^ "YOUNGSTER SENT OUT ON LOAN". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  19. ^ "MCNIFF RETURNS TO ANNAN". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  20. ^ "FURTHER SQUAD ACTIVITY". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  21. ^ "JOE GOES OUT ON LOAN". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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  23. ^ "KEVIN MOVES ON". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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