2010–11 Dumbarton F.C. season
| 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] | 
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.
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
| 7 August 2010 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park | 
| R Campbell  Hilson Templeman  | 
BBC Report | Chaplain  | 
Attendance: 510 Referee: McKendrick  | 
| 14 August 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Livingston | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Chaplain  | 
BBC Report | Winters  O'Byrne Russell  | 
Attendance: 643 Referee: Watters  | 
| 21 August 2010 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park | 
| Maxwell  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Smith  | 
| 28 August 2010 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium | 
| Young  Byrne Linn Sloan  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 687 Referee: Norris  | 
| 11 September 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Carcary  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 600 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 18 September 2010 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park | 
| BBC Report | Attendance: 559 Referee: Nicholls  | 
| 25 September 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Brechin City | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Carcary  | 
BBC Report | Booth  McKenna McAllister  | 
Attendance: 626 Referee: Beaton  | 
| 2 October 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Maxwell  | 
SFL Report | McCord  Wallace Gemmill  | 
Attendance: 812 Referee: Richmond  | 
| 16 October 2010 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Balmoor | 
| Ross  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 496 Referee: Hilland  | 
| 23 October 2010 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 4–0 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park | 
| Quinn  Clark Plenderleith  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 392 Referee: Northcroft  | 
| 30 October 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | East Fife | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| McShane  Durie Gilhaney  | 
BBC Report | Byrne  | 
Attendance: 585 Referee: Law  | 
| 6 November 2010 Scottish Second Division | Livingston | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Watson  Russell  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Clancy  | 
| 13 November 2010 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Ayr United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Cook  Walker R Campbell  | 
BBC Report | Tiffoney  Roberts Rodgers  | 
Attendance: 811 Referee: Madden  | 
| 2 January 2011 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Somerset Park | 
| Roberts  McKay  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 15 January 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Stenhousemuir | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| BBC Report | Dalziel  | 
Attendance: 490 Referee: Beaton  | 
| 18 January 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Alloa Athletic | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| McNiff  Walker Carcary Geggan  | 
BBC Report | Gibson  | 
Attendance: 350 Referee: Norris  | 
| 25 January 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Forfar Athletic | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Walker  | 
BBC Report | Fotheringham  Deasley  | 
Attendance: 404 Referee: Colvin  | 
| 29 January 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Brechin City | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| McNiff  Gilhaney  | 
BBC Report | Hill  Molloy  | 
Attendance: 565 Referee: Hilland  | 
| 1 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium | 
| McCord  | 
SFL Report | Gilhaney  Walker  | 
Attendance: 591 Referee: Crawford  | 
| 5 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Recreation Park | 
| Motion  Prunty  | 
BBC Report | Walker  McShane McStay  | 
Attendance: 483 Referee: Smith  | 
| 12 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| McShane  | 
SFL Report | Morton  | 
Attendance: 723 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 15 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium | 
| Park  | 
BBC Report | Walker  Gilhaney Geggan  | 
Attendance: 392 Referee: Nicholls  | 
| 19 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Balmoor | 
| 15:00 | Smith  | 
SFL Report | McStay  McShane  | 
Attendance: 388 Referee: Roache  | 
| 22 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Peterhead | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Gilhaney  McShane  | 
SFL Report | Donald  | 
Attendance: 376 Referee: Somers  | 
| 26 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Station Park | 
| Brady  R Campbell  | 
BBC Report | McShane  | 
Attendance: 487 Referee: Salmond  | 
| 1 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 3–3 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park | 
| Byers  McAllister  | 
BBC Report | McShane  Walker  | 
Attendance: 411 Referee: Robertson  | 
| 5 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Livingston | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Jacobs  Russell Fox  | 
Attendance: 853 Referee: Roache  | 
| 19 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–2 | East Fife | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Geggan  McShane Gilhaney  | 
BBC Report | Linn  Johnstone  | 
Attendance: 615 Referee: O'Reilly  | 
| 26 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park | 
| McKenna  Redman McAllister Megginson  | 
BBC Report | Attendance: 514 Referee: Somers  | 
| 29 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Ochilview Park | 
| Thomson  Paton Hunter  | 
BBC Report | McShane  | 
Attendance: 398 Referee: Beaton  | 
| 2 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Alloa Athletic | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| McLeish  Geggan  | 
BBC Report | McGowan  | 
Attendance: 640 Referee: Hilland  | 
| 9 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 5–2 | Peterhead | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| McShane  Walker Halsman Gilhaney McLeish  | 
SFL Report | Wyness  Ross  | 
Attendance: 526 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 16 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium | 
| Sally  Morton  | 
SFL Report | Halsman  | 
Attendance: 773 Referee: Conroy  | 
| 23 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Ayr United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Malone  | 
BBC Report | Trouten  Moffat  | 
Attendance: 830 Referee: Smith  | 
| 30 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Livingston | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Winters  | 
BBC Report | Walker  | 
Attendance: 1,549 Referee: O'Reilly  | 
| 7 May 2011 Scottish Second Division | Dumbarton | 0–0 | Forfar Athletic | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| BBC Report | Attendance: 787 Referee: Roache  | 
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 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
| 31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Queen of the South | 5–1 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park | 
| Holmes  Johnston Quinn Reilly  | 
BBC Report | Carcary  | 
Attendance: 1,329 Referee: Winter  | 
Scottish Cup
| 20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Geggan  | 
BBC Report | Graham  MacGregor  | 
Attendance: 905 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 24 August 2010 First | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Stenhousemuir | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Metcalfe  Wallace  | 
| 6 October 2010 Semi Final | Dumbarton | 1–0 | East Stirling | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Metcalfe  | 
| 16 November 2010 Final | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Falkirk | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Wallace  Smith  | 
Referee: C Charleston | 
Pre-season Matches
| 10 July 2010 | Annan Athletic | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Galabank | 
| 13 July 2010 | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Geggan  Campbell  | 
Donnelly  | 
Attendance: 601 Referee: K Clancy  | 
| 15 July 2010 | Queen's Park | 2–5 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park | 
| McNiff  Geggan Chaplain Cook  | 
| 17 July 2010 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Oxford United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Potter  Deering  | 
Attendance: 461 Referee: S Conroy  | 
| 19 July 2010 | Dumbarton | 2–2 | St Mirren | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| Carcary  Carcary  | 
Attendance: 953 | 
| 27 July 2010 | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Clydebank | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 
| McNiff  | 
League table
| Pos | Team | 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 | 
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 | Stephen Grindlay | 33 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Michael White | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Iain Chisholm | 17 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | James Creaney | 26 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Nicky Devlin | 24 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ben Gordon | 34 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jordan Halsman | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jonathan Lindsay | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Martin McGowan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Allan McManus | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Paul Nugent | 34 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stirling Smith | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tony Wallace | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Derek Carcary | 24 | 4 | 8+14 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Scott Chaplain | 11 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alan Cook | 11 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Andy Geggan | 37 | 5 | 33+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Mark Gilhaney | 29 | 9 | 24+5 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Craig McLeish | 11 | 2 | 7+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Martin McNiff | 30 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ryan McStay | 33 | 2 | 25+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Graham Wilson | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kieran Brannan | 16 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ross Campbell | 20 | 1 | 8+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Roddy Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Paul Maxwell | 9 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ryan Metcalfe | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jon McShane | 31 | 13 | 25+4 | 13 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Gary Smith | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Patrick Walker | 24 | 9 | 24+0 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jordan White | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
 
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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
References
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