1989–90 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1989–90 was the 106th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 84th time, the Scottish Cup for the 95th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 43rd time.

Overview Dumbarton attempted to recover from the failures in the previous couple of seasons and splashed out on the signing of striker Charlie Gibson. There was an improvement in performances and by the beginning of December the club were 2nd in the league, but a combination of bad weather (which made the Boghead pitch unplayable for over 3 months) and bad discipline (resulting in suspensions of key players) meant that Dumbarton in the end had to settle for a 6th-place finish.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton fell in the second round to fellow Second Division opponents Cowdenbeath.

In the League Cup, again it would be a second round exit, but there was no disgrace in the loss to Premier Division Celtic.

Locally, Dumbarton regained the Stirlingshire Cup with a final win over local rivals Clydebank.

Results & fixtures

Scottish Second Division

Skol Cup

Tennant's Scottish Cup

Stirlingshire Cup

Pre-season matches

League table

Player statistics Squad

Transfers

Players in PlayerFromDate Charlie Gibson Stirling Albion 9 Jun 1989 Bernie Grant Kilbirnie Ladeside 17 Jun 1989 Jim Meechan St Mirren 17 Jun 1989 Paul McGrogan Vale of Leven 8 Aug 1989 Billy Reid Shotts Bon Accord 13 Aug 1989 Jim Hughes Clydebank 3 Nov 1989 Gregor Stevens Brechin City 4 Nov 1989 Jim Dempsey Partick Thistle 10 Nov 1989 John Boyd Greenock 14 Nov 1989 Jim McGinlay Partick Thistle 25 Nov 1989 Steve Morrison Hamilton 26 Jan 1990 Steve Marshall Kilmarnock 19 Mar 1990 David Wilson 28 Apr 1990

Players out PlayerToDate Stuart Robertson Stirling Albion 9 Jun 1989 Graham Duncan Stranraer 30 Jun 1989 Robert Docherty Stirling Albion 9 Aug 1989 Pat Cairney Arthurlie Craig Douglas Neilston Andy McQuade Pollok Peter Wharton Bathgate Thistle Gregor Stevens Gary Dickie Jamie Doyle Pat McGowan Jim Meechan Billy Reid

Reserve team Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), and with 11 wins and 3 draws from 28 games, finished 12th of 15.

In the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Partick Thistle in the first round.

Trivia The £50,000 fee paid by Dumbarton to Stirling Albion for Charlie Gibson was a record in fees paid. The slight improvement in fortunes would not, however, be enough to save manager Jim George's position and with 3 games to go in the league, he was sacked, to make way for Billy Lamont's second stint at the job.

1989–90 Dumbarton F.C. season

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