2010–11 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Dumbarton's second consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.^[4] Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Dumbarton

2010–11 season
Chairman	Colin Hosie[1] Alan Jardine[1]
Manager	Jim Chapman Alan Adamson
Stadium	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Scottish Second Division	Seventh place
Challenge Cup	First round, lost to Greenock Morton
League Cup	First round, lost to Queen of the South
Scottish Cup	Third round, lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorer	League: Jon McShane (13) All: Jon McShane (13)
Highest home attendance	853 vs. Livingston, 5 March 2011[2]
Lowest home attendance	350 vs. Alloa Athletic, 18 January 2011[2]
Average home league attendance	624[3]
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Summary

Dumbarton finished seventh in the Second Division.^[5] They reached the first of the Scottish Challenge Cup,^[6] the first round of the League Cup^[7] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.^[8]

Management

Dumbarton began the 2010–11 season under the management of Jim Chapman. On 27 October 2010, Chapman resigned as manager,^[9] with Alan Adamson being appointed as interim manager.^[10] In April 2011, after six months as interim manager Adamson was appointed on a permanent basis.^[11]

Results & fixtures

^{[12][13][14][15]}  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

7 August 2010 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	4–1	Dumbarton	Station Park
	R Campbell 2' Hilson 51' Templeman 59', 77' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Chaplain 5' (Penalty)	Attendance: 510 Referee: McKendrick

Dumbarton v Livingston

14 August 2010 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–2	Livingston	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00	Chaplain 70' (pen.)	BBC Report	Winters 25' (pen.) O'Byrne  71'  Russell 77'	Attendance: 643 Referee: Watters

Ayr United v Dumbarton

21 August 2010 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	1–0	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Maxwell 35' (Own goal)	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Smith

East Fife v Dumbarton

28 August 2010 Scottish Second Division	East Fife	6–0	Dumbarton	Bayview Stadium
	Young 15' Byrne 35', 44', 71' Linn 59' Sloan 83'	BBC Report		Attendance: 687 Referee: Norris

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

11 September 2010 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Carcary 77'	BBC Report		Attendance: 600 Referee: Charleston

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

18 September 2010 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	0–0	Dumbarton	Recreation Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 559 Referee: Nicholls

Dumbarton v Brechin City

25 September 2010 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–3	Brechin City	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Carcary 73'	BBC Report	Booth 36' McKenna 40' McAllister 88'	Attendance: 626 Referee: Beaton

Dumbarton v Airdrie United

2 October 2010 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–3	Airdrie United	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Maxwell 67'	SFL Report	McCord 52' Wallace 62' Gemmill 74'	Attendance: 812 Referee: Richmond

Peterhead v Dumbarton

16 October 2010 Scottish Second Division	Peterhead	1–0	Dumbarton	Balmoor
	Ross 49'	SFL Report		Attendance: 496 Referee: Hilland

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

23 October 2010 Scottish Second Division	Stenhousemuir	4–0	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Quinn 3' Clark 22' (Pen), 43' Plenderleith 89'	BBC Report		Attendance: 392 Referee: Northcroft

Dumbarton v East Fife

30 October 2010 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	4–1	East Fife	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McShane 31' Durie 47' (Own goal) Gilhaney 89', 92'	BBC Report	Byrne 39'	Attendance: 585 Referee: Law

Livingston v Dumbarton

6 November 2010 Scottish Second Division	Livingston	2–0	Dumbarton	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Watson 19' Russell 87'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Clancy

Dumbarton v Ayr United

13 November 2010 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	3–2	Ayr United	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Cook 29' (Penalty) Walker 54' R Campbell 84'	BBC Report	Tiffoney  28' Roberts 66' Rodgers 91'	Attendance: 811 Referee: Madden

Ayr United v Dumbarton

2 January 2011 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2–0	Dumbarton	Somerset Park
	Roberts 11' (Penalty) McKay 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Charleston

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

15 January 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	0–1	Stenhousemuir	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
		BBC Report	Dalziel 93'	Attendance: 490 Referee: Beaton

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

18 January 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	4–1	Alloa Athletic	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McNiff 14' Walker 41' Carcary 53' Geggan 80'	BBC Report	Gibson 56'	Attendance: 350 Referee: Norris

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

25 January 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–2	Forfar Athletic	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Walker 26'	BBC Report	Fotheringham 71' Deasley 72'	Attendance: 404 Referee: Colvin

Dumbarton v Brechin City

29 January 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–2	Brechin City	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McNiff  59'  Gilhaney 86'	BBC Report	Hill 22' Molloy 72'	Attendance: 565 Referee: Hilland

Airdrie United v Dumbarton

1 February 2011 Scottish Second Division	Airdrie United	1–2	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
	McCord 84' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Gilhaney 21' Walker 48'	Attendance: 591 Referee: Crawford

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

5 February 2011 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	2–3	Dumbarton	Recreation Park
	Motion 64' Prunty 70'	BBC Report	Walker 35' McShane 57' McStay 74'	Attendance: 483 Referee: Smith

Dumbarton v Airdrie United

12 February 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Airdrie United	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McShane 4'	SFL Report	Morton 91'	Attendance: 723 Referee: Charleston

East Fife v Dumbarton

15 February 2011 Scottish Second Division	East Fife	1–3	Dumbarton	Bayview Stadium
	Park 44'	BBC Report	Walker 17' Gilhaney 23' Geggan 55'	Attendance: 392 Referee: Nicholls

Peterhead v Dumbarton

19 February 2011 Scottish Second Division	Peterhead	1–2	Dumbarton	Balmoor
15:00	Smith 49'	SFL Report	McStay 25' McShane 78'	Attendance: 388 Referee: Roache

Dumbarton v Peterhead

22 February 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	3–0	Peterhead	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Gilhaney 32', 54' McShane 60'	SFL Report	Donald  39'	Attendance: 376 Referee: Somers

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

26 February 2011 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2–1	Dumbarton	Station Park
	Brady 5' R Campbell 78'	BBC Report	McShane 36'	Attendance: 487 Referee: Salmond

Brechin City v Dumbarton

1 March 2011 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	3–3	Dumbarton	Glebe Park
	Byers 9', 64' McAllister 69'	BBC Report	McShane 11', 85' Walker 65'	Attendance: 411 Referee: Robertson

Dumbarton v Livingston

5 March 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	0–3	Livingston	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Jacobs 5' Russell 7' Fox 70'	Attendance: 853 Referee: Roache

Dumbarton v East Fife

19 March 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	4–2	East Fife	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Geggan 39' McShane 51', 77' Gilhaney 68'	BBC Report	Linn 27' Johnstone 61'	Attendance: 615 Referee: O'Reilly

Brechin City v Dumbarton

26 March 2011 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	6–0	Dumbarton	Glebe Park
	McKenna 7', 79', 85' Redman 46' McAllister 52' Megginson 83'	BBC Report		Attendance: 514 Referee: Somers

Stenhousemuir v Dumbarton

29 March 2011 Scottish Second Division	Stenhousemuir	2–2	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
	Thomson  69'  Paton 80' (Penalty) Hunter 83'	BBC Report	McShane 50', 68'	Attendance: 398 Referee: Beaton

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

2 April 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	2–2	Alloa Athletic	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McLeish 36' Geggan 49'	BBC Report	McGowan 48', 78'	Attendance: 640 Referee: Hilland

Dumbarton v Peterhead

9 April 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	5–2	Peterhead	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McShane 28' Walker 40' Halsman 64' Gilhaney 73' (Penalty) McLeish 82'	SFL Report	Wyness 60' Ross 81'	Attendance: 526 Referee: Charleston

Airdrie United v Dumbarton

16 April 2011 Scottish Second Division	Airdrie United	2–1	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
	Sally 76' Morton 81'	SFL Report	Halsman 16'	Attendance: 773 Referee: Conroy

Dumbarton v Ayr United

23 April 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	1–2	Ayr United	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Malone 63' (Own goal)	BBC Report	Trouten 10' Moffat 16'	Attendance: 830 Referee: Smith

Livingston v Dumbarton

30 April 2011 Scottish Second Division	Livingston	1–1	Dumbarton	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Winters 80'	BBC Report	Walker 42'	Attendance: 1,549 Referee: O'Reilly

Dumbarton v Forfar Athletic

7 May 2011 Scottish Second Division	Dumbarton	0–0	Forfar Athletic	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
		BBC Report		Attendance: 787 Referee: Roache

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup

Dumbarton v Greenock Morton

25 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Dumbarton	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Greenock Morton	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Finnie

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup round 1	Queen of the South	5–1	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
	Holmes 18', 28' (Penalty) Johnston 56' Quinn 78' Reilly 89'	BBC Report	Carcary 58'	Attendance: 1,329 Referee: Winter

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton v Greenock Morton

20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3	Dumbarton	1–2	Greenock Morton	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Geggan 11'	BBC Report	Graham 42', 49' MacGregor  79'	Attendance: 905 Referee: Charleston

Stirlingshire Cup

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

24 August 2010 First	Dumbarton	2–1	Stenhousemuir	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Metcalfe Wallace

Dumbarton v East Stirling

6 October 2010 Semi Final	Dumbarton	1–0	East Stirling	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Metcalfe

Dumbarton v Falkirk

16 November 2010 Final	Dumbarton	2–0	Falkirk	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Wallace Smith			Referee: C Charleston

Pre-season Matches

Annan Athletic v Dumbarton

10 July 2010

Annan Athletic

0–0

Dumbarton

Galabank

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

13 July 2010	Dumbarton	2–1	Partick Thistle	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Geggan 10' Campbell 87'		Donnelly	Attendance: 601 Referee: K Clancy

Queen's Park v Dumbarton

15 July 2010	Queen's Park	2–5	Dumbarton	Hampden Park
			McNiff 10' Geggan Chaplain Cook

Dumbarton v Oxford United

17 July 2010	Dumbarton	0–2	Oxford United	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
			Potter 19' Deering 67'	Attendance: 461 Referee: S Conroy

Dumbarton v St Mirren

19 July 2010	Dumbarton	2–2	St Mirren	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	Carcary Carcary			Attendance: 953

Cumnock v Dumbarton

21 July 2010	Cumnock	1–3	Dumbarton	Townhead Park, Cumnock
	70'		Cook 12' Chaplain 53' Chisholm 77'

Dumbarton v Clydebank

27 July 2010	Dumbarton	1–1	Clydebank	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McNiff

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	East Fife	36	14	10	12	77	60	+17	52
6	Airdrie United	36	13	9	14	52	60	−8	48
7	Dumbarton	36	11	7	18	52	70	−18	40
8	Stenhousemuir	36	10	8	18	46	59	−13	38
9	Alloa Athletic (R)	36	9	9	18	49	71	−22	36	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Player statistics

Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division[16]		Challenge Cup[17]		League Cup[18]		Scottish Cup[19]
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Stephen Grindlay	33	0	30+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	SCO	Michael White	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Iain Chisholm	17	0	11+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	James Creaney	26	0	25+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Nicky Devlin	24	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ben Gordon	34	0	32+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jordan Halsman	14	2	13+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jonathan Lindsay	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Martin McGowan	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Allan McManus	10	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Nugent	34	0	32+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Stirling Smith	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Tony Wallace	5	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Derek Carcary	24	4	8+14	3	1+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Scott Chaplain	11	2	5+4	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Alan Cook	11	1	4+5	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Andy Geggan	37	5	33+1	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
	MF	SCO	Mark Gilhaney	29	9	24+5	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Craig McLeish	11	2	7+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Martin McNiff	30	1	24+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ryan McStay	33	2	25+5	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Graham Wilson	5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kieran Brannan	16	0	5+8	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Ross Campbell	20	1	8+9	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Roddy Hunter	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Paul Maxwell	9	1	5+2	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Ryan Metcalfe	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Jon McShane	31	13	25+4	13	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Gary Smith	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Patrick Walker	24	9	24+0	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Jordan White	8	0	1+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Transfers

^[20]

Players in Player From Date Paul Nugent East Fife 4 Jun 2010 Stephen Grindlay Ayr United 10 Jun 2010 Allan McManus Morton 10 Jun 2010 Ross Campbell Dunfermline Athletic 5 Jul 2010 Paul Maxwell Ashfield 5 Jul 2010 Graham Wilson Cumnock 5 Jul 2010 Tony Wallace Dumbarton Youth 20 Jul 2010 Jon McShane St Mirren (loan) 30 Jul 2010 James Creaney Galway United 21 Aug 2010 Nicky Devlin Dumbarton Youth 23 Aug 2010 Ryan Metcalfe Dumbarton Youth 23 Aug 2010 Mark Gilhaney Alloa Athletic 27 Aug 2010 Gary Smith Motherwell (loan) 27 Aug 2010 Stirling Smith Aberdeen (loan) 31 Aug 2010 Martin McGowan Knightswood Juv (trialist) 23 Oct 2010 Jonathan Lindsay St Johnstone (loan) 22 Nov 2010 Patrick Walker Annan Athletic 16 Jan 2011 Craig McLeish Falkirk (loan) 27 Jan 2011 Jordan Halsman Motherwell (loan) 28 Jan 2011 Jordan White Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 3 Mar 2011

Players out Player To Date Mick Dunlop Alloa Athletic 20 May 2010 Stevie Murray Stenhousemuir 2 Jun 2010 Ross Clark Stenhousemuir 18 Jun 2010 Dennis Wyness Peterhead 8 Jul 2010 Ross O'Donoghue Elgin City 22 Jul 2010 Chris Smith Ayr United 23 Jul 2010 Roddy Hunter Pollok Jan Vojacek SK Sigma Olomouc David Winters Can Tho

Trivia

• The League match against Arbroath on 26 February marked Stephen Grindlay's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 30th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.
• The League match against East Fife on 30 October marked Ben Gordon's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 131st Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.

See also

• List of Dumbarton F.C. seasons