2015–16 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Dumbarton's fourth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship,[1] having won promotion from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season via the play-offs. Ian Murray resigned as manager before the start of the season and moved to Championship rivals St Mirren and was replaced by Stephen Aitken.

Dumbarton
2015–16 season
ChairmanAlan Jardine
ManagerStevie Aitken
StadiumDumbarton Football Stadium

Dumbarton finished eighth in the Scottish Championship. They reached the second round in the Challenge Cup before losing to Queens Park, lost in the first round of the League Cup to East Fife and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup to Dundee, following a drawn game.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Scottish Championship

8 August 2015 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 1 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Buchanan  3'
Gibson  55'
BBC Report Malonga  14' Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Robertson
15 August 2015 Championship St Mirren 1 – 2 Dumbarton St Mirren Park
15:00 Agnew  63' BBC Report Gibson  26'
Fleming  85' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,806
Referee: Beaton
28 August 2015 Championship Falkirk 2 – 1 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Alston  5'
Sibbald  14'
BBC Report Barr  27' Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Cook
5 September 2015 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 2 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Holmes  59'
Ferns  90+3'
Attendance: 715
Referee: Charleston
12 September 2015 Championship Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Dumbarton Cappielow
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Finnie
19 September 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 2 Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Fleming  90' (pen.)
Buchanan  72'
BBC Report Waghorn  64', 73' (pen.) Attendance: 1,572
Referee: Robertson
26 September 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Toshney  56' BBC Report Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Cook
3 October 2015 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 1 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Cawley  40'
Brophy  82'
BBC Report Glen  44'
Hippolyte  45'
Attendance: 819
Referee: Walsh
17 October 2015 Championship Hibernian 4 – 2 Dumbarton Easter Road
15:00 Malonga  21'
Fontaine  26'
Cummings  43' (pen.)
Keatings  60'
BBC Report Gallagher  22'
Craig  74'
Attendance: 8,221
Referee: Colvin
24 October 2015 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 5 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Baird  5', 23', 48'
McHugh  43'
Alston  71'
Attendance: 963
Referee: Collum
31 October 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 2 Greenock Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Barr  53' BBC Report McKee  41'
Johnstone  85'
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Salmond
7 November 2015 Championship Queen of the South 1 – 0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Heffernan  52' BBC Report Attendance: 1,465
Referee: Muir
21 November 2015 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 3 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Saunders  81', 83'
Fleming  87' (pen.)
BBC Report Craigen  4'
Stewart  44'
S.Robertson  56'
Attendance: 707
Referee: Aitken
1 December 2015 Championship Rangers 4 - 0 Dumbarton Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Holt  47'
Waghorn  60'
Oduwa  81'
Halliday  88' (pen.)
Report Saunders  17'  87' Attendance: 37,182
Referee: Crawford Allan
5 December 2015 Championship Alloa Athletic 0 - 2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Docherty  68'
Gallagher  84'
Attendance: 492
Referee: Willie Collum
12 December 2015 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 0 St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Fleming  50' Report Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 December 2015 Championship Livingston 1 - 1 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Pittman  14' Report Saunders  89' Attendance: 911
Referee: Mat Northcroft
26 December 2015 Championship Falkirk 1 – 0 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Alston  36' Report Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 January 2016 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 6 Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Miller  42', 59', 64'
Waghorn  71'
Halliday  81'
Tavernier  88'
Attendance: 1,894
Referee: Craig Charleston
23 January 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Stephen Finnie
30 January 2016 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 0 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Docherty  56' SPFL Report Attendance: 760
Referee: Crawford Allan
13 February 2016 Championship Greenock Morton 2 – 0 Dumbarton Cappielow
15:00 Johnstone  64'
McKee  88'
SPFL Report Attendance: 1,595
Referee: George Salmond
20 February 2016 Championship St Mirren 1 – 0 Dumbarton St Mirren Park
15:00 Shankland  63' SPFL Report Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Beaton
27 February 2016 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 2 Hibernian Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Cawley  21'
Nade  42'
Barr  49'
SPFL Report Henderson  57'
El Alagui  71'
Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Barry Cook
5 March 2016 Championship Livingston 2 - 0 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Buchanan  29'
White  83'
SPFL Report Attendance: 828
Referee: Don Robertson
8 March 2016 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Nade  9', 32', 46' SPFL Report Megginson  31' Attendance: 468
Referee: Willie Collum
12 March 2016 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
17:15 Fleming  90+3' (pen.) SPFL Report Baird  65' (pen.) Attendance: 734
Referee: Andrew Dallas
19 March 2016 Championship Queen of the South 6 – 0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Brownlie  34'
Lyle  43', 52'
Harris  69', 73'
Russell  88'
SPFL Report Attendance: 1,459
Referee: John Beaton
2 April 2016 Championship Dumbarton 0 – 0 Greenock Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 994
Referee: Crawford Allan
5 April 2016 Championship Rangers 1 - 0 Dumbarton Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Tavernier  50' SPFL Report Attendance: 48,568
Referee: Steven McLean
12 April 2016 Championship Dumbarton 4 – 2 Queen of the South Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Nade  4', 50'
Walsh  48'
Fleming  86' (pen.)
SPFL Report Russell  28'
Harris  43'
Attendance: 573
Referee: Stephen Finnie
16 April 2016 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Nade  12'
Saunders  90+3'
SPFL Report Hardie  49'
Connolly  60'
Craigen  70'
Attendance: 655
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 April 2016 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 1 St Mirren Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 OG  40'
Fleming  54'
SPFL Report Gallagher  10' Attendance: 1,387
Referee: Kevin Graham
26 April 2016 Championship Hibernian 4 – 0 Dumbarton Easter Road
17:45 Keatings  7', 13'
OG  75'
Stokes  90+2'
SPFL Report Attendance: 6,686
Referee: Don Robertson
1 May 2016 Championship Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
12:30 Layne  7' SPFL Report McCallum  51' Attendance: 515
Referee: Barry Cook

Scottish Cup

28 November 2015 Round 3 Dumbarton P – P Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
8 December 2015 Round 3 Dumbarton 5-0 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:30 McCallum  1'
Barr  9'
Fleming  14'
Kirkpatrick  78'  90+2'
Waters  90'
Report Flannigan  53'
Chopra  72'
Attendance: 274
Referee: Stephen Finnie
9 January 2016 Round 4 Dumbarton 2-1 Queen of the South Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Saunders  15'
Fleming  17'  57'
Waters  68'
Report Lyle  52' Attendance: 680
Referee: George Salmond
6 February 2016 Round 5 Dumbarton 0-0 Dundee Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Routledge  79' Report O'Dea  85' Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Stephen Finnie
23 February 2016 Round 5 Replay Dundee 5-0 Dumbarton Dens Park
19:45 McGinn  16'
Hemmings  29'
Stewart  51', 90'
Holt  79'
BBC Report Attendance: 3,532
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish Challenge Cup

25 July 2015 Round 1 Greenock Morton 2 – 3 Dumbarton Cappielow
15:00 Kilday  73'
MacDonald  83' (pen.)
BBC Report Gallagher  6', 30'
Fleming  65'
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Charleston
18 August 2015 Round 2 Queen's Park 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Dumbarton Hampden Park
19:45 Bradley  95' BBC Report Attendance: 587
Referee: Walsh

League Cup

1 August 2015 First round East Fife 1 – 1
(4-3 p)
Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
15:00 Austin  48' BBC Report Cawley  65' Attendance: 461
Referee: Kirkland
Penalties
Mullan
Naismith
Walker
Sutherland
Slattery
O'Kane
Taggart
Gallagher
Graham
Craig
Gibson
Cawley

Pre Season Matches

9 July 2015 Friendly Dumbarton 2 – 0 Hearts Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Gallagher
Cawley
DFC Report Attendance: 347
Referee: Alan Muir
18 July 2015 Friendly Dumbarton 2 – 1 Clydebank Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Buchanan
Fleming
DFC Report Burbidge Attendance: 366
Referee: Grant Irvine

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 25 August 2016[2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Mark Brown 27021+002+001+003+00
GK Jamie Ewings 16015+000+000+001+00
DF Darren Barr 36330+131+001+003+00
DF Gregor Buchanan 37129+112+001+004+00
DF Mark Docherty 39231+320+100+004+00
DF Andy Graham 401+101+000+100+00
DF Steven Saunders 26424+040+000+002+00
DF Scott Taggart 2009+502+001+001+20
DF Calum Waters 2119+702+001+001+11
DF Frazer Wright 31026+100+000+004+00
MF Scott Brown 16012+400+000+000+00
MF Ryan Clark 000+000+000+000+00
MF Grant Gallagher 37424+722+021+003+00
MF Willie Gibson 21213+521+101+000+00
MF Mikey Hopkins 100+000+000+000+10
MF Jordan Kirkpatrick 2727+1501+000+101+22
MF Jamie Lindsay 28020+301+001+002+10
MF Donald McCallum 1623+1210+000+001+01
MF Jon Routledge 38030+102+001+004+00
FW Eamonn Brophy 1015+510+000+000+00
FW Kevin Cawley 39325+722+001+012+20
FW Steven Craig 1417+410+100+100+10
FW Garry Fleming 421130+572+011+003+13
FW Paul Heffernan 804+400+000+000+00
FW Kler Heh 500+400+000+001+00
FW Christian Nade 14710+270+000+002+00
FW Steven Ross 501+400+000+000+00
FW Gordon Smith 400+201+100+000+00
FW Tom Walsh 16110+410+000+002+00

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 31 37
9 Livingston (R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 14 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 4 9 23 22 67 45 21 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHHAA
ResultWWLLLDLLWLLLLDLWWDLLDWLLWLWDLDLWLWLD
Position425577777889999777787788888888888888
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2016. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Factfile

* The 9 league goals scored in away games matched the record fewest away goals scored set during the 1894-95 season.

See also

References

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