2005–06 Dumbarton F.C. season
2005-06 season | |||
Manager | Paul Martin | ||
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Stadium | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton | ||
Scottish League Division 2 | 10th | ||
Scottish Cup | Second Round | ||
Scottish League Cup | First Round | ||
Bell's Challenge Cup | Second Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Andy Rodgers (12) All: Andy Rodgers (16) | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,594 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 534 | ||
Average home league attendance | 939 | ||
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Season 2005–06 was the 129th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 99th 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.
Note that 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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9 August 2005 | 1 | Hamilton | A | 1-2 | Rodgers | 672 |
Bell's Challenge Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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30 August 2005 | 1 | Raith Rovers | A | 1-2 | Rodgers | 1,382 |
Stirlingshire Cup
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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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 | Attendance |
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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 |
Appearances
Dumbarton used 27 players for the 40 League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Challenge Cup matches, as detailed below.
Player | Position | Appearances[2] | Goals |
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James Allan | MF | 3(1) | |
Scott Bannerman | MF | 17(8) | |
Ryan Borris | FW | 34 | 1 |
Chris Boyle | MF | 28 | 2 |
Craig Brittain | DF | 8(4) | |
Graham Connell | MF | 18(11) | 1 |
Mark Dempsie | DF | 26 | |
John Dillon | MF | 13(12) | 2 |
Ian Dobbins | DF | 1 | |
Steve Ferguson | MF | 11 | |
Danny Ferry | MF | 10(8) | |
Kevin Gaughan | DF | 27(1) | 1 |
John Gemmell | FW | 14(13) | 5 |
Chris Gentile | MF | 22(4) | 1 |
Stephen Grindlay | GK | 39 | |
Gary McDevitt | DF | 0(1) | |
Kevin MacDonald | MF | 9(7) | |
David McNaught | FW | 0(3) | |
Paul McQuilken | FW | 28(10) | 4 |
Andy Rodgers | FW | 30(7) | 16 |
Paul Ronald | FW | 3(3) | |
Iain Russell | FW | 22(12) | 9 |
Jamie Smith | DF | 36 | 2 |
Robert Walker | DF | 26 | 1 |
John Wight | GK | 1 | |
Craig Winter | MF | 12 | |
Paul Young | DF | 0(1) |