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1978–79 Dumbarton F.C. season

March 03, 2023

Season 1978–79 was the 95th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 73rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 84th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 32nd time.

Dumbarton
1978–1979 season
ManagerDavie Wilson
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 17th
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Raymond Blair (9)
All: Raymond Blair (10)
Highest home attendance3,000
Lowest home attendance300
Average home league attendance1,405

Overview

For the fourth year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after the previous season's performances, confidence was high. However, as it took 7 games to register the first league win early hopes were dashed and a disappointing 7th-place finish was achieved.

In the Scottish Cup, for a second year running it was Partick Thistle that were the fifth round opponents and as in the previous year Dumbarton were to lose out.

In the League Cup, in the straight knock-out format, Dumbarton were to draw Premier Division St Mirren in the first round, and were to fall to a two-goal defeat at Love Street after a home no-scoring draw.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton were once again defeated by local rivals Clydebank, this time in the final.

Finally, Laurie Williams was given a testimonial for his 10 years of service to the club, and he captained Dumbarton against a Scottish League Select - the result being a 1-1 draw with Williams himself scoring the equalising penalty for Dumbarton.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Football League
12 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Arbroath 1-1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Mylles   46' Blair   23' Attendance: 1,156
Referee: A Waddell
19 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Armstrong   89' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A Ferguson
26 August 1978 Scottish Division 1 Clydebank 1-1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
Miller   50' Brown   14' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Robinson
6 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Kilmarnock 0-0 Dumbarton Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: D Syme
9 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-1 Airdrie Boghead Park
McNeil   48' McCann   68' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: K Stewart
13 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Clyde 1-0 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Ahern   32' (pen) Attendance: 1,200
Referee: D Ramsay
16 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Ayr United 2-5 Dumbarton Somerset Park
McLelland   44'
Phillips   48'		 MacLeod,M   50'
Whiteford,D   51', 65', 76'
Muir   71'		 Attendance: 2,146
Referee: J Walsh
23 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 Hamilton Boghead Park
Whiteford,D   43'
Fyfe   75'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: J Renton
27 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-0 Dundee Boghead Park
Attendance: 1,700
30 September 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 4-1 Montrose Boghead Park
Fyfe   3'
McCluskey   7' (pen)
Gallacher   11'
McNeil   24'		 Georgeson   35' Attendance: 2,000
7 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Raith Rovers 0-0 Dumbarton Starks Park
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: E Pringle
14 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 St Johnstone Boghead Park
Whiteford,D   61'
McLean   69'		 Attendance: 1,500
21 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 0-2 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
McCluskey   (pen)
Blair  		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: K Hope
28 October 1978 Scottish Division 1 Stirling Albion 1-1 Dumbarton Annfield Stadium
Browning   79' (pen) Fyfe   9' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: T Kellock
4 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-2 Clydebank Boghead Park
McLean   78' Given   15'
Miller   28'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: D Murdoch
11 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Airdrie 3-6 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Goldthorp   44'
Clark   64' (pen), 72'		 Muir   4'
McCluskey   12' (pen)
Coyle,J   39'
Blair   65', 71', 85'		 Attendance: 1,500
18 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 2-0 Ayr United Boghead Park
Fyfe   67'
B;air   79'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: C White
25 November 1978 Scottish Division 1 Hamilton 5-0 Dumbarton Douglas Park
Graham   27'
Clark   29', 49'
Wright   57'
Glavin   73'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A Harris
9 December 1978 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-3 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Houston   71' (OG) Harrow   19'
Pettie   33'
McDonagh   58'		 Attendance: 800
Referee: T Muirhead
16 December 1978 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 2-2 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Brannagan   51'
Thomas   69'		 Sharp   10'
Blair   50'		 Attendance: 1,537
Referee: M Delaney
3 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Arbroath 1-1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Yule   64' Blair   74' Attendance: 663
Referee: W Knowles
13 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Cairney   23'
Bourke   29'
Maxwell   49' (pen)		 Attendance: 2,000
17 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Clyde Boghead Park
McNeil   21'
MacLeod,A   34'
Blair   83'		 Attendance: 1,000
20 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 St Johnstone 2-2 Dumbarton Muirton Park
Ward  
Lawson  		 Whiteford,J   (pen)
Sinclair  		 Attendance: 1,360
24 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dundee 2-0 Dumbarton Dens Park
Shirra   37'
Pirie   82' (pen)		 Attendance: 5,547
Referee: R Cuthill
28 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Raith Rovers Boghead Park
Whiteford,J   2', 56', 81' Attendance: 500
Referee: E Pringle
31 March 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Arbroath Boghead Park
Mylles   27' Attendance: 450
Referee: D Syme
4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-0 Clyde Boghead Park
Attendance: 700
7 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-2 Dundee Boghead Park
Gallacher,B   6', 61'
Brown   44'		 Pirie   1'
Redford   77'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: D Downie
4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Montrose 2-1 Dumbarton Links Park
Robb   55', 72' Gallacher,B   2' Attendance: 800
Referee: A Waddell
16 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 3-0 Hamilton Boghead Park
Fyfe   15', 88'
Brown   15'		 Attendance: 1,700
18 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Ayr United 1-0 Dumbarton Somerset Park
McLaughlin   9' (pen) Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Syme
21 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Queen of the South 1-3 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Coughlin   65' Whiteford,D   26'
Fyfe   27'
Gallacher,B   48'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: M Delaney
25 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Clydebank 3-1 Dumbarton Kilbowie Park
McDougall   9'
McCormick   26' (pen), 36'		 Sinclair   5' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: I Foote
28 April 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 1-3 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Findlay   80' Cairney   14'
Gibson   51'
Bourke   78'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: A Ferguson
2 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-1 Airdrie Boghead Park
McKeown   70' Attendance: 500
5 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 4-1 Queen of the South Boghead Park
Gallacher,B   21', 83'
Brown   26'
Coyle,J   70'		 Coughlin   49' Attendance: 300
7 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Dumbarton 0-2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
McPhie  
Armstrong  		 Attendance: 400
9 May 1979 Scottish Division 1 Montrose 0-2 Dumbarton Links Park
Gallacher,B   19'
Whiteford,D   83'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: E Pringle

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Cup
19 February 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3 Dumbarton 1–0 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
Gallacher,B   89' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Murdoch
24 February 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3 Dumbarton 3–1 Clydebank Boghead Park
Sharp   2', 78'
Blair   81'		 McDougall   32' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Renton
10 March 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3 Dumbarton 0–1 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Anderson   83' Attendance: 6,300
Referee: G Smith

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup
16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup Round 1(1) Dumbarton 0–0 St Mirren Boghead Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: K Hope
16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup Round 1(2) St Mirren 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Dumbarton Love Street (stadium)
Bone   8', 43' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: K Hope

Stirlingshire Cup

11 February 1979 Semi Final Falkirk 0–1 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Coyle,T   25'

Pre-season/Other Matches

29 July 1978 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0-3 Dumbarton Grant Street Park
Gallacher,B   48'
Fyfe   64'
Govan   84'		 Attendance: 500
31 July 1978 Friendly Nairn County 1-3 Dumbarton Nairn
McIntosh   86' Blair   22', 40'
Gallacher,B   27'
1 August 1978 Friendly Ross County 2-7 Dumbarton Victoria Park, Dingwall
Creaney  
Macdonald  		 Whiteford,D   
Brown   
MacLeod,M  
Fyfe  
Gallacher,B  
23 October 1978 Testimonial Dumbarton 1-1[1]
(3–5 p)		 Scottish League XI Boghead Park
Williams   (pen) Glavin   (pen) Attendance: 4,000
19 January 1979 Friendly Airdrie 2-2 Dumbarton Inverclyde
   Fyfe  
Gallacher,B  		 Attendance: CD
23 January 1979 Friendly Dumbarton 1-0 Clyde Boghead Park
Sharp  

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 +2 43
6 Airdrieonians 39 16 8 15 72 61 +11 40
7 Dumbarton 39 14 11 14 58 50 +8 39
8 Stirling Albion 39 13 9 17 43 55 −12 35
9 Clyde 39 13 8 18 54 65 −11 34
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Donald Hunter 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0
GK   SCO Laurie Williams 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Rob Campbell 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Willie Russell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Iain Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Tommy Coyle 13 0 7+6 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Pat McCluskey 43 3 38 3 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO John Gallacher 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Hugh McLean 18 2 15+2 2 0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Ally MacLeod 33 1 28+4 1 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Donald McNeil 27 3 22 3 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Jim Muir 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Joe Rowan 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Graeme Sinclair 32 2 27+1 2 3 0 1 0
MF   SCO Derek Whiteford 32 7 21+7 7 3 0 1 0
FW   SCO Raymond Blair 31 10 26 9 3 1 2 0
FW   SCO Ally Brown 35 4 25+5 4 3 0 2 0
FW   SCO Joe Coyle 33 2 25+4 2 2+1 0 1 0
FW   SCO Gerry Findlay 11 1 8+3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Graham Fyfe 36 7 26+7 7 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Brian Gallacher 37 9 32 8 3 1 2 0
FW   SCO Dave Govan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Murdo MacLeod 17 1 14 1 1 0 2 0
FW   SCO Graeme Sharp 8 3 4+2 1 2 2 0 0
FW   SCO Jocky Whiteford 16 4 13+3 4 0 0 0 0

[3]

International Caps

Murdo MacLeod was selected to play for the Scottish Under 21 team in a friendly match against USA on 17 September 1978 played at Pittodrie Park (won by Scotland 3-1 and in which he scored one of the goals) and in a qualifying match for the European Under 21 Championships against Norway on 24 October 1978 played at Easter Road Stadium (won by Scotland 5-1).

Transfers

[4]

Reserve team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West).

In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Morton in the first round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Partick Thistle, on aggregate, in the first round.

Trivia

  • The League match against Clyde on 13 September marked Murdo MacLeod's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 76th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Montrose on 30 September marked Donald McNeil's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 77th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The League match against Raith Rovers on 9 December marked Graeme Sinclair's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 78th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • The fee of £100,000 received for Murdo MacLeod's transfer to Celtic at the end of October broke the record set by Ian Wallace's departure two seasons earlier.

See also

References

  1. ^ Testimonal for Laurie Williams.
  2. ^ . statto.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

External links

  • Willie Russell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Iain Anderson (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Joe Rowan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Gerry Findlay (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)
  • Dave Govan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive)

March 03, 2023
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Season 1978 79 was the 95th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level entering the Scottish Football League for the 73rd time the Scottish Cup for the 84th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 32nd time Dumbarton1978 1979 seasonManagerDavie WilsonStadiumBoghead Park DumbartonScottish League Division 17thScottish CupFifth RoundScottish League CupFirst RoundTop goalscorerLeague Raymond Blair 9 All Raymond Blair 10 Highest home attendance3 000Lowest home attendance300Average home league attendance1 405 1977 781979 80 Contents 1 Overview 2 Results amp fixtures 2 1 Scottish First Division 2 2 Scottish Cup 2 3 Scottish League Cup 2 4 Stirlingshire Cup 2 5 Pre season Other Matches 3 League table 4 Player statistics 4 1 Squad 4 2 International Caps 4 3 Transfers 4 3 1 Players in 4 3 2 Players out 5 Reserve team 6 Trivia 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksOverview EditFor the fourth year in a row Dumbarton played league football in Division 1 and after the previous season s performances confidence was high However as it took 7 games to register the first league win early hopes were dashed and a disappointing 7th place finish was achieved In the Scottish Cup for a second year running it was Partick Thistle that were the fifth round opponents and as in the previous year Dumbarton were to lose out In the League Cup in the straight knock out format Dumbarton were to draw Premier Division St Mirren in the first round and were to fall to a two goal defeat at Love Street after a home no scoring draw Locally in the Stirlingshire Cup Dumbarton were once again defeated by local rivals Clydebank this time in the final Finally Laurie Williams was given a testimonial for his 10 years of service to the club and he captained Dumbarton against a Scottish League Select the result being a 1 1 draw with Williams himself scoring the equalising penalty for Dumbarton Results amp fixtures Edit Win Draw Loss Scottish First Division Edit Main article 1978 79 Scottish Football League Arbroath v Dumbarton 12 August 1978 Scottish Division 1Arbroath1 1DumbartonGayfield ParkMylles 46 Blair 23 Attendance 1 156Referee A Waddell Dumbarton v Stirling Albion 19 August 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0 1Stirling AlbionBoghead ParkArmstrong 89 Attendance 1 500Referee A Ferguson Clydebank v Dumbarton 26 August 1978 Scottish Division 1Clydebank1 1DumbartonKilbowie ParkMiller 50 Brown 14 Attendance 2 000Referee P Robinson Kilmarnock v Dumbarton 6 September 1978 Scottish Division 1Kilmarnock0 0DumbartonRugby ParkAttendance 2 500Referee D Syme Dumbarton v Airdrie 9 September 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1 1AirdrieBoghead ParkMcNeil 48 McCann 68 Attendance 2 000Referee K Stewart Clyde v Dumbarton 13 September 1978 Scottish Division 1Clyde1 0DumbartonShawfield StadiumAhern 32 pen Attendance 1 200Referee D Ramsay Ayr United v Dumbarton 16 September 1978 Scottish Division 1Ayr United2 5DumbartonSomerset ParkMcLelland 44 Phillips 48 MacLeod M 50 Whiteford D 51 65 76 Muir 71 Attendance 2 146Referee J Walsh Dumbarton v Hamilton 23 September 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2 0HamiltonBoghead ParkWhiteford D 43 Fyfe 75 Attendance 1 000Referee J Renton Dumbarton v Dundee 27 September 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0 0DundeeBoghead ParkAttendance 1 700 Dumbarton v Montrose 30 September 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton4 1MontroseBoghead ParkFyfe 3 McCluskey 7 pen Gallacher 11 McNeil 24 Georgeson 35 Attendance 2 000 Raith Rovers v Dumbarton 7 October 1978 Scottish Division 1Raith Rovers0 0DumbartonStarks ParkAttendance 2 720Referee E Pringle Dumbarton v St Johnstone 14 October 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2 0St JohnstoneBoghead ParkWhiteford D 61 McLean 69 Attendance 1 500 St Johnstone v Dumbarton 21 October 1978 Scottish Division 1St Johnstone0 2DumbartonPalmerston ParkMcCluskey pen Blair Attendance 1 000Referee K Hope Stirling Albion v Dumbarton 28 October 1978 Scottish Division 1Stirling Albion1 1DumbartonAnnfield StadiumBrowning 79 pen Fyfe 9 Attendance 1 400Referee T Kellock Dumbarton v Clydebank 4 November 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1 2ClydebankBoghead ParkMcLean 78 Given 15 Miller 28 Attendance 5 000Referee D Murdoch Airdrie v Dumbarton 11 November 1978 Scottish Division 1Airdrie3 6DumbartonBroomfield ParkGoldthorp 44 Clark 64 pen 72 Muir 4 McCluskey 12 pen Coyle J 39 Blair 65 71 85 Attendance 1 500 Dumbarton v Ayr United 18 November 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton2 0Ayr UnitedBoghead ParkFyfe 67 B air 79 Attendance 2 500Referee C White Hamilton v Dumbarton 25 November 1978 Scottish Division 1Hamilton5 0DumbartonDouglas ParkGraham 27 Clark 29 49 Wright 57 Glavin 73 Attendance 1 500Referee A Harris Dumbarton v Raith Rovers 9 December 1978 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1 3Raith RoversBoghead ParkHouston 71 OG Harrow 19 Pettie 33 McDonagh 58 Attendance 800Referee T Muirhead St Johnstone v Dumbarton 16 December 1978 Scottish Division 1St Johnstone2 2DumbartonMuirton ParkBrannagan 51 Thomas 69 Sharp 10 Blair 50 Attendance 1 537Referee M Delaney Arbroath v Dumbarton 3 March 1979 Scottish Division 1Arbroath1 1DumbartonGayfield ParkYule 64 Blair 74 Attendance 663Referee W Knowles Dumbarton v Kilmarnock 13 March 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0 3KilmarnockBoghead ParkCairney 23 Bourke 29 Maxwell 49 pen Attendance 2 000 Dumbarton v Clyde 17 March 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton3 0ClydeBoghead ParkMcNeil 21 MacLeod A 34 Blair 83 Attendance 1 000 St Johnstone v Dumbarton 20 March 1979 Scottish Division 1St Johnstone2 2DumbartonMuirton ParkWard Lawson Whiteford J pen Sinclair Attendance 1 360 Dundee v Dumbarton 24 March 1979 Scottish Division 1Dundee2 0DumbartonDens ParkShirra 37 Pirie 82 pen Attendance 5 547Referee R Cuthill Dumbarton v Raith Rovers 28 March 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton3 0Raith RoversBoghead ParkWhiteford J 2 56 81 Attendance 500Referee E Pringle Dumbarton v Arbroath 31 March 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0 1ArbroathBoghead ParkMylles 27 Attendance 450Referee D Syme Dumbarton v Clyde 4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0 0ClydeBoghead ParkAttendance 700 Dumbarton v Dundee 7 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton3 2DundeeBoghead ParkGallacher B 6 61 Brown 44 Pirie 1 Redford 77 Attendance 1 500Referee D Downie Montrose v Dumbarton 4 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Montrose2 1DumbartonLinks ParkRobb 55 72 Gallacher B 2 Attendance 800Referee A Waddell Dumbarton v Hamilton 16 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton3 0HamiltonBoghead ParkFyfe 15 88 Brown 15 Attendance 1 700 Ayr United v Dumbarton 18 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Ayr United1 0DumbartonSomerset ParkMcLaughlin 9 pen Attendance 2 000Referee D Syme Queen of the South v Dumbarton 21 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Queen of the South1 3DumbartonPalmerston ParkCoughlin 65 Whiteford D 26 Fyfe 27 Gallacher B 48 Attendance 400Referee M Delaney Clydebank v Dumbarton 25 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Clydebank3 1DumbartonKilbowie ParkMcDougall 9 McCormick 26 pen 36 Sinclair 5 Attendance 2 000Referee I Foote Dumbarton v Kilmarnock 28 April 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton1 3KilmarnockBoghead ParkFindlay 80 Cairney 14 Gibson 51 Bourke 78 Attendance 3 000Referee A Ferguson Dumbarton v Airdrie 2 May 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0 1AirdrieBoghead ParkMcKeown 70 Attendance 500 Dumbarton v Queen of the South 5 May 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton4 1Queen of the SouthBoghead ParkGallacher B 21 83 Brown 26 Coyle J 70 Coughlin 49 Attendance 300 Dumbarton v Stirling Albion 7 May 1979 Scottish Division 1Dumbarton0 2Stirling AlbionBoghead ParkMcPhie Armstrong Attendance 400 Montrose v Dumbarton 9 May 1979 Scottish Division 1Montrose0 2DumbartonLinks ParkGallacher B 19 Whiteford D 83 Attendance 400Referee E Pringle Scottish Cup Edit Main article 1978 79 Scottish Cup Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic 19 February 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3Dumbarton1 0Alloa AthleticBoghead ParkGallacher B 89 Attendance 1 000Referee D Murdoch Dumbarton v Clydebank 24 February 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3Dumbarton3 1ClydebankBoghead ParkSharp 2 78 Blair 81 McDougall 32 Attendance 3 000Referee J Renton Dumbarton v Partick Thistle 10 March 1979 Scottish Cup Round 3Dumbarton0 1Partick ThistleBoghead ParkAnderson 83 Attendance 6 300Referee G Smith Scottish League Cup Edit Main article 1978 79 Scottish League Cup Dumbarton v St Mirren 16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup Round 1 1 Dumbarton0 0St MirrenBoghead ParkAttendance 4 000Referee K Hope St Mirren v Dumbarton 16 August 1978 Scottish League Cup Round 1 2 St Mirren2 0 2 0 agg DumbartonLove Street stadium Bone 8 43 Attendance 5 000Referee K Hope Stirlingshire Cup Edit Falkirk v Dumbarton 11 February 1979 Semi FinalFalkirk0 1DumbartonBrockville ParkCoyle T 25 Clydebank v Dumbarton 11 May 1979 FinalClydebank1 0DumbartonKilbowie Park Pre season Other Matches Edit Clachnacuddin v Dumbarton 29 July 1978 FriendlyClachnacuddin0 3DumbartonGrant Street ParkGallacher B 48 Fyfe 64 Govan 84 Attendance 500 Nairn County v Dumbarton 31 July 1978 FriendlyNairn County1 3DumbartonNairnMcIntosh 86 Blair 22 40 Gallacher B 27 Ross County v Dumbarton 1 August 1978 FriendlyRoss County2 7DumbartonVictoria Park DingwallCreaney Macdonald Whiteford D Brown MacLeod M Fyfe Gallacher B Dumbarton v Scottish League XI 23 October 1978 TestimonialDumbarton1 1 1 3 5 p Scottish League XIBoghead ParkWilliams pen Glavin pen Attendance 4 000 Airdrie v Dumbarton 19 January 1979 FriendlyAirdrie2 2DumbartonInverclyde Fyfe Gallacher B Attendance CD Dumbarton v Clyde 23 January 1979 FriendlyDumbarton1 0ClydeBoghead ParkSharp League table EditPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts5 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 2 436 Airdrieonians 39 16 8 15 72 61 11 407 Dumbarton 39 14 11 14 58 50 8 398 Stirling Albion 39 13 9 17 43 55 12 359 Clyde 39 13 8 18 54 65 11 34Source RSSSF and statto 2 Rules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Player statistics EditSquad Edit No Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGK SCO Donald Hunter 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0GK SCO Laurie Williams 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0DF SCO Rob Campbell 12 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0DF SCO Willie Russell 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0MF SCO Iain Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0MF SCO Tommy Coyle 13 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0MF SCO Pat McCluskey 43 3 38 3 3 0 2 0MF SCO John Gallacher 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0MF SCO Hugh McLean 18 2 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 0MF SCO Ally MacLeod 33 1 28 4 1 0 0 1 0MF SCO Donald McNeil 27 3 22 3 3 0 2 0MF SCO Jim Muir 11 2 9 2 2 0 0 0 0MF SCO Joe Rowan 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0MF SCO Graeme Sinclair 32 2 27 1 2 3 0 1 0MF SCO Derek Whiteford 32 7 21 7 7 3 0 1 0FW SCO Raymond Blair 31 10 26 9 3 1 2 0FW SCO Ally Brown 35 4 25 5 4 3 0 2 0FW SCO Joe Coyle 33 2 25 4 2 2 1 0 1 0FW SCO Gerry Findlay 11 1 8 3 1 0 0 0 0FW SCO Graham Fyfe 36 7 26 7 7 1 0 2 0FW SCO Brian Gallacher 37 9 32 8 3 1 2 0FW SCO Dave Govan 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0FW SCO Murdo MacLeod 17 1 14 1 1 0 2 0FW SCO Graeme Sharp 8 3 4 2 1 2 2 0 0FW SCO Jocky Whiteford 16 4 13 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 International Caps Edit Murdo MacLeod was selected to play for the Scottish Under 21 team in a friendly match against USA on 17 September 1978 played at Pittodrie Park won by Scotland 3 1 and in which he scored one of the goals and in a qualifying match for the European Under 21 Championships against Norway on 24 October 1978 played at Easter Road Stadium won by Scotland 5 1 Transfers Edit Players in Edit Player From Date John Gallacher Hearts 19 Jun 1978 Donald Hunter St Mirren 26 Jun 1978 Graeme Sharp Eastercraigs 26 Jun 1978 Iain Anderson Fairhill 28 Aug 1978 Tommy Coyle Shettleston 28 Aug 1978 Rob Campbell Ferguslie United 6 Nov 1978 Gerry Findlay Port Glasgow 27 Nov 1978 Joe Rowan Leicester City 22 Mar 1979 Dave JAckson Dumbarton Academy 23 Mar 1979 Mike Rankin Port Glasgow YC 7 Apr 1979 Players out Edit Player To Date Drew Harvey Stranraer 25 May 1978 Martin Mowatt Broxburn Athletic 8 Jul 1978 Columb McKinley Vale of Leven 5 Aug 1978 Bobby McCallum Lanark United 21 Oct 1978 Murdo MacLeod Celtic 2 Nov 1978 Jim Muir Adelaide City 2 Feb 1979 4 Reserve team EditDumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division West In the Scottish Second XI Cup Dumbarton lost to Morton in the first round and in the Reserve League Cup Dumbarton lost to Partick Thistle on aggregate in the first round Trivia EditThe League match against Clyde on 13 September marked Murdo MacLeod s 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions the 76th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone The League match against Montrose on 30 September marked Donald McNeil s 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions the 77th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone The League match against Raith Rovers on 9 December marked Graeme Sinclair s 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions the 78th Dumbarton player to reach this milestone The fee of 100 000 received for Murdo MacLeod s transfer to Celtic at the end of October broke the record set by Ian Wallace s departure two seasons earlier See also Edit1978 79 in Scottish footballReferences Edit Testimonal for Laurie Williams Scottish Division One 1978 1979 Season Summary statto com Archived from the original on 18 December 2014 Retrieved 12 April 2012 McAllister Jim 2002 The Sons of the Rock The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club Dumbarton J amp J Robertson Printers Litster John Record of Post War Scottish League Players Norwich PM Publications External links EditWillie Russell Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive Iain Anderson Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive Joe Rowan Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive Gerry Findlay Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive Dave Govan Dumbarton Football Club Historical 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