2015–16 Dumbarton F.C. season
2015–16 season | |
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Chairman | Alan Jardine |
Manager | Stevie Aitken |
Stadium | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
Championship | 8th |
Challenge Cup | Second round |
League Cup | First round |
Scottish Cup | Fifth round |
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 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
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Abandoned or Postponed
Scottish Championship
[edit ]Fleming 87' (pen.) BBC Report Craigen 4'
Stewart 44'
S.Robertson 56' Attendance: 707
Referee: Aitken
Waghorn 71'
Halliday 81'
Tavernier 88' Attendance: 1,894
Referee: Craig Charleston
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Nade 42'
Barr 49' SPFL Report Henderson 57'
El Alagui 71' Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Barry Cook
Lyle 43', 52'
Harris 69', 73'
Russell 88' SPFL Report Attendance: 1,459
Referee: John Beaton
Referee: Crawford Allan
Saunders 90+3' SPFL Report Hardie 49'
Connolly 60'
Craigen 70' Attendance: 655
Referee: Nick Walsh
Scottish Cup
[edit ]Barr Yellow card 9'
Fleming 14'
Kirkpatrick 78' 90+2'
Waters 90' Report Flannigan Yellow card 53'
Chopra Yellow card 72' Attendance: 274
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
Hemmings 29'
Stewart 51', 90'
Holt 79' BBC Report Attendance: 3,532
Referee: Scotland Stephen Finnie
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit ]MacDonald 83' (pen.) BBC Report Gallagher 6', 30'
Fleming 65' Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Charleston
League Cup
[edit ]Naismith soccer ball with check mark
Walker soccer ball with red X
Sutherland soccer ball with red X
Slattery soccer ball with check mark
O'Kane soccer ball with check mark soccer ball with check mark Taggart
soccer ball with check mark Gallagher
soccer ball with check mark Graham
soccer ball with red X Craig
soccer ball with red X Gibson
soccer ball with red X Cawley
Pre Season Matches
[edit ]Player statistics
[edit ]Squad
[edit ]- Last updated 25 August 2016[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Scotland SCO | Mark Brown | 27 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
GK | Scotland SCO | Jamie Ewings | 16 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Darren Barr | 36 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Gregor Buchanan | 37 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Mark Docherty | 39 | 2 | 31+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Andy Graham | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Steven Saunders | 26 | 4 | 24+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Scott Taggart | 20 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Calum Waters | 21 | 1 | 9+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
DF | Scotland SCO | Frazer Wright | 31 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Scott Brown | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Ryan Clark | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Grant Gallagher | 37 | 4 | 24+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Willie Gibson | 21 | 2 | 13+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Mikey Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Jordan Kirkpatrick | 27 | 2 | 7+15 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Jamie Lindsay | 28 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
MF | Scotland SCO | Donald McCallum | 16 | 2 | 3+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
MF | England ENG | Jon Routledge | 38 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
FW | Scotland SCO | Eamonn Brophy | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | Scotland SCO | Kevin Cawley | 39 | 3 | 25+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | |
FW | Scotland SCO | Steven Craig | 14 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | Scotland SCO | Garry Fleming | 42 | 11 | 30+5 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | |
FW | Ireland EIR | Paul Heffernan | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | Thailand THA | Kler Heh | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | France FRA | Christian Nade | 14 | 7 | 10+2 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | Scotland SCO | Steven Ross | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | Scotland SCO | Gordon Smith | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | Scotland SCO | Tom Walsh | 16 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit ]League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Division summary
[edit ]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
[edit ]Factfile
[edit ]* The 9 league goals scored in away games matched the record fewest away goals scored set during the 1894–95 season.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Archive". Dumbarton F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SPFL" . Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "STEVIE MAKES FIRST SIGNING". Dumbarton F.C. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "GRANT CHECKS IN". Dumbarton F.C. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: DELIGHT AT NEW SIGNING". Dumbarton F.C. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: MILLER IS ADDED TO SQUAD". Dumbarton F.C. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: MARK DOCHERTY SIGNS FOR THE SONS". Dumbarton F.C. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS : GOALIE MAKES MOVE TO DUMBARTON". Dumbarton F.C. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: GIBSON AGREES SONS MOVE". Dumbarton F.C. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: STRIKER JOINS THE SONS". Dumbarton F.C. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS : DARREN BARR JOINS DUMBARTON". Dumbarton F.C. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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- ^ "CELTIC YOUNGSTER ARRIVES ON LOAN". Dumbarton F.C. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "DEAL AGREED WITH STRIKER". Dumbarton F.C. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "LINDSAY ADDED TO SQUAD". Dumbarton F.C. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: ON-LOAN MIDFIELDER ARRIVES". Dumbarton F.C. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS : DEFENDER AGREES TERMS". Dumbarton F.C. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS : STRIKER ADDED TO SQUAD". Dumbarton F.C. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "LOAN SIGNING: BROPHY JOINS FROM ACCIES". Dumbarton F.C. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SAUNDERS SIGNS". Dumbarton F.C. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: WINGER CAPTURED FROM RANGERS". Dumbarton F.C. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "BLADES WINGER JOINS ON-LOAN". Dumbarton F.C. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "FRENCH STRIKER JOINS SONS". Dumbarton F.C. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS : STRIKER JOINS SONS". Dumbarton F.C. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b "TWO SQUAD MEMBERS SET TO LEAVE". Dumbarton F.C. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "MITCH LEAVES THE ROCK". Dumbarton F.C. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "PLAYERS RELEASED". Dumbarton F.C. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b "GILS AND VANZY MOVE ON". Dumbarton F.C. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "AGGY REJECTS DEAL". Dumbarton F.C. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "ANDY CALLS TIME ON SONS CAREER". Dumbarton F.C. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b "DUO MOVE ON". Dumbarton F.C. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Scottish Championship ins and outs Summer 2015". BBC Sport . Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "WULLIE MOVES ON". Dumbarton F.C. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "SMITH RELEASED FROM CONTRACT". Dumbarton F.C. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "YOUNGSTER GOES OUT ON LOAN". Dumbarton F.C. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "STRIKER DEPARTS THE ROCK". Dumbarton F.C. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "KIRKY HEADS TO CLYDE". Dumbarton F.C. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.