2014–15 Dumbarton F.C. season

Dumbarton

2014–15 season
Chairman	Alan Jardine
Manager	Ian Murray
Stadium	Bet Butler Stadium
Championship	Seventh place
Challenge Cup	First round, lost to Stranraer
League Cup	Second round, lost to Hibernian
Scottish Cup	Third round, lost to Rangers
Top goalscorer	League: Garry Fleming (6) All: Garry Fleming (6)
Home colours Away colours

The 2014–15 season was Dumbarton's third consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football - the Scottish Championship, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season.^[2] The season marked Ian Murray's second full season as manager.

Dumbarton finished seventh in the Scottish Championship. They continued their poor form in the Challenge Cup by losing in the first round to Stranraer. Additionally, Dumbarton only reached the second round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

Vale of Leithen v Dumbarton

3 July 2014[3] Friendly	Vale of Leithen	0 – 4	Dumbarton	Victoria Park, Innerleithen
19:30		Report	Kirkpatrick 4', 23' Nish Scott Taggart	Attendance: 100

Edinburgh City v Dumbarton

5 July 2014[3] Friendly	Edinburgh City	0 – 2	Dumbarton	Ainslie Park
15:00		Report	Trialist Kirkpatrick	Attendance: 100

Hamilton v Dumbarton

15 July 2014[3] Friendly	Hamilton	3 – 1	Dumbarton	New Douglas Park
	Antonie-Curier 20' (pen) 75'	Report	Kirkpatrick	Attendance: 300

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

19 July 2014[3] Friendly	Dumbarton	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Bet Butler Stadium
15:00	Prunty 57'	Report	Stevenson 79'	Attendance: 600

Dumbarton v Carlisle

29 July 2014[3] Friendly	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Carlisle	Bet Butler Stadium
19:45		Report	Amoo 46' Dempsey 89'	Attendance: 353 Referee: Don Robertson

SPFL Championship

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Championship

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton

9 August 2014 Championship	Raith Rovers	3 – 1	Dumbarton	Stark's Park
15:00	Watson 56' Conroy 78' Nadé 81'	Dumbarton Report SPFL Report	Agnew 90'	Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Beaton

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

16 August 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 4	Queen of the South	Bet Butler Stadium
15:00		SPFL Report	Lyle 20' Reilly 50' Fowler 68' Russell 77'	Attendance: 958 Referee: D Robertson

Rangers v Dumbarton

23 August 2014 Championship	Rangers	4 – 1	Dumbarton	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	McCulloch 15' McGregor 30' Clark 54' Turner 76' (Own goal)	SPFL Report	Mohsni 81' (Own goal)	Attendance: 31,175 Referee: Colvin

Dumbarton v Livingston

30 August 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 0	Livingston	Bet Butler Stadium
15:00	Kane 89'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 814 Referee: Cook

Dumbarton v Heart of Midlothian

13 September 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Salmond

Falkirk v Dumbarton

20 September 2014 Championship	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Sibbald 5'	BBC Report	Kane 90+2'	Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Graham

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

27 September 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	3 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Campbell 39' Kirkpatrick 54' Nish 78'	Report	Simmons 90+1'	Attendance: 758 Referee: McLean

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

4 October 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Fleming  79'	Report		Attendance: 851 Referee: Greg Aitken

Hibernian v Dumbarton

11 October 2014 Championship	Hibernian	0 – 0	Dumbarton	Easter Road
15:00	Malonga  45' Cummings  68' Robertson  74'	Report	Agnew  9' Graham  43' Gilhaney  55' linton  90+2'	Attendance: 7,923 Referee: Barry Cook

Heart of Midlothian v Dumbarton

18 October 2014 Championship	Heart of Midlothian	5 – 1	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Sow 26' Buaben 40' (pen.) Holt 56' Paterson 84' King 88'	Report	Nish  25' Fleming  42' 73'	Attendance: 15,522 Referee: John McKendrick

Dumbarton v Rangers

25 October 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 3	Rangers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		Report	Miller 26' Wallace 61' Boyd 73'	Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

8 November 2014 Championship	Queen of the South	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Baird 33' Durnan 69' Lyle 71'	Report		Attendance: 1,677 Referee: Craig Thomson

Livingston v Dumbarton

15 November 2014 Championship	Livingston	1 – 2	Dumbarton	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Mullen 29'	Report	Fleming 62' Megginson 70'	Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Dumbarton v Hibernian

22 November 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	3 – 6	Hibernian	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Kane 50' Graham 61' Fleming 71'	Report	Allan 23' Malonga 25' Hanlon 30' Malonga 64' Stanton 83' Malonga 85'	Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Calum Murray

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

6 December 2014 Championship	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00		Report	Kane 9'	Attendance: 666 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dumbarton v Raith Rovers

13 December 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	2 – 1	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Agnew 20' Agnew 88'	Report	Stewart,M 63'	Attendance: 764 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dumbarton v Falkirk

20 December 2014 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 3	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		Report	Loy 11' Alston 80' Sibbald 83'	Attendance: 663 Referee: Des Roache

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

27 December 2014 Championship	Cowdenbeath	1 – 3	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Sutherland 66'	Report	Nish 36' Mair 68' Fleming 73'	Attendance: 556 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Rangers v Dumbarton

3 January 2015 Championship	Rangers	3 – 1	Dumbarton	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Daly 22' Wallace 41' Shiels 90+3'	SPFL Report	Graham 15'	Attendance: 30,031 Referee: Colvin

Dumbarton v Heart of Midlothian

10 January 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 5	Heart of Midlothian	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Kane 63'	SPFL Report	Nicholson 8' Walker 26' Zeefuik 52' Nicholson 57' Zeefuik 62'	Attendance: 1,537 Referee: John Beaton

Raith Rovers v Dumbarton

17 January 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Dumbarton	Starks Park
15:00	Conroy 29' Anderson 32'	SPFL Report	Megginson 81'	Attendance: 1,474 Referee: John McKendrick

Dumbarton v Livingston

24 January 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 5	Livingston	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	McCallum 87'	SPFL Report	White 5' Mullen 63' Mullen 73' Jacobs 79' White 82'	Attendance: 793 Referee: Craig Charleston

Falkirk v Dumbarton

31 January 2015 Championship	Falkirk	3 – 3	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Sibbald 21' Leahy 35' Smith 80'	SPFL Report	Taggart 19' Petrie 63' Campbell 71'	Attendance: 3,703 Referee: George Salmond

Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath

14 February 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 2	Cowdenbeath	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Taggart 34'	SPFL Report	Brownlie 70' Oyenuga 73'	Attendance: 756 Referee: Don Robertson

Hibernian v Dumbarton

21 February 2015 Championship	Hibernian	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Easter Road
15:00	Dja Djedge 29' Malonga 32' Malonga 56'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 8,370 Referee: Greg Aitken

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

28 February 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Queen of the South	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		SPFL Report		Attendance: 904 Referee: Steven McLean

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

7 March 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Fleming 42'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 791 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Heart of Midlothian v Dumbarton

14 March 2015 Championship	Heart of Midlothian	4 – 0	Dumbarton	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Sow 53' Wilson 69' King 86' King 90'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 15,631 Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Dumbarton

21 March 2015 Championship	Livingston	1 – 2	Dumbarton	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Sives 14'	SPFL Report	Agnew 80' Fleming 88'	Attendance: 831 Referee: John McKendrick

Dumbarton v Falkirk

28 March 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 0	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Campbell 81'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,016 Referee: Greg Aitken

Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton

4 April 2015 Championship	Cowdenbeath	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Toshney 44' Higgins 48' Nish 79'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 515 Referee: Barry Cook

Dumbarton v Hibernian

8 April 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 2	Hibernian	Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45	Megginson 55'	SPFL Report	Hanlon 42' Cummings 66'	Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Craig Charleston

Alloa Athletic v Dumbarton

11 April 2015 Championship	Alloa Athletic	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00	Flannigan 7' Cawley 21' Spence 71'	SPFLReport		Attendance: 535 Referee: Kevin Graham

Dumbarton v Rangers

18 April 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	1 – 3	Rangers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Wilson 2'	SPFLReport	Hardie 10' Hardie 48' Vuckic 52'	Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Craig Thomson

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

25 April 2015 Championship	Queen of the South	2 – 1	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Holt 55' McKenna 72'	SPFL Report	McCallum 80'	Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Brian Colvin

Dumbarton v Raith Rovers

2 May 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	2 – 2	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Kirkpatrick 21' Agnew 78'	SPFL Report	Stewart 53' Vaughan 80'	Attendance: 801 Referee: Mat Thorncroft

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

Stranraer v Dumbarton

26 July 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Stranraer	3 – 2	Dumbarton	Stair Park
15:00	McKeown 64', 77' Winter 90+4'	Dumbarton Report SPFL Report	Kirkpatrick 4' Gilhaney 45'	Attendance: 355 Referee: Roache

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish League Cup

Brechin City v Dumbarton

2 August 2014 Scottish League Cup round 1	Brechin City	0 – 1	Dumbarton	Glebe Park
15:00		Dumbarton Report SPFL Report	Graham 59'	Attendance: 379 Referee: Clancy

Hibernian v Dumbarton

26 August 2014 Scottish League Cup round 2	Hibernian	3 – 2	Dumbarton	Easter Road
19:45	El Alagui 78', 84' Stanton 90+1'	BBC Report	Megginson 52' Gilhaney 59'	Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton v Rangers

1 November 2014 Scottish Cup round 3	Dumbarton	0 – 1	Rangers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		Report	Boyd 45'	Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Bobby Madden

Stirlingshire Cup

Dumbarton v Falkirk

17 March 2015 Round 1	Dumbarton	3 – 1	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45	Petrie 17' Megginson 43' Megginson 45'	Report	Sneddon 85'	Attendance: 120 Referee: Colin Steven

East Stirling v Dumbarton

15 April 2015 Semi Final	East Stirling	2 – 0	Dumbarton	Ochilview Park
19:45	Wallace 54' Townsley 77'	Report		Attendance: 124 Referee: Gavin Duncan

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Falkirk	36	14	11	11	48	48	0	53
6	Raith Rovers	36	12	7	17	42	65	−23	43
7	Dumbarton	36	9	7	20	36	79	−43	34
8	Livingston[a]	36	8	8	20	41	53	−12	27
9	Alloa Athletic (O)	36	6	9	21	34	56	−22	27	Qualification for the Championship play-offs

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

1. Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

Player statistics

As of 16 July 2016^[4]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Jamie Ewings	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	SCO	Stephen Grindlay	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Josh Lumsden	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	IRL	Danny Rogers	36	0	34+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Joseph Coleman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Stuart Findlay	15	0	15+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Andy Graham	38	3	34+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Scott Linton	32	0	24+4	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Lee Mair	15	1	12+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kieran MacDonald	13	0	4+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Mark McLaughlin	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Scott Taggart	35	2	28+5	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	IRL	David van Zanten	23	0	19+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Wilson	11	1	9+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Scott Agnew	40	5	35+1	5	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ryan Clark	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Dylan Easton	13	0	8+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Garry Fleming	34	6	28+3	6	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Gilhaney	37	2	27+6	0	1+0	1	2+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jordan Kirkpatrick	23	3	15+5	2	1+0	1	0+2	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Alistair McKerracher	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh Murray	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Darren Petrie	8	1	5+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NIR	Chris Turner	28	0	21+4	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Archie Campbell	38	3	20+14	3	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Chris Duggan	7	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Chris Kane	10	5	8+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Colin Nish	24	2	14+6	2	0+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Donald McCallum	5	2	0+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Steven McDougall	10	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Mitchel Megginson	40	4	26+10	3	1+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Bryan Prunty	5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Scott Taggart Morton Free[5] David van Zanten St Mirren Free[6] Lee Mair Partick Thistle Free[7] Archie Campbell Morton Free[8] Danny Rogers Aberdeen Loan[9] Kieran MacDonald Hamilton Loan[10] Chris Kane St Johnstone Loan[11] Stuart Findlay Celtic Loan[12] Dylan Easton St Johnstone Loan[13] Darren Petrie Dundee United Loan[14] Mark Wilson Dundee United Free[15] Chris Duggan Partick Thistle Loan[16]

Players out Player To Fee Owen Ronald Free Agent Free[17] Nick Phinn Free Agent Free[17] Scott Smith Free Agent Free[18] Paul McGinn Dundee Free[19] Bryan Prunty Airdrie Free[20] Hugh Murray Clyde Free[21] Steven McDougall Clyde Free[21] Mark McLaughlin Free Agent Free[22] Colin Nish Cowdenbeath Free[23] Kevin Smith East Fife Free

See also

• List of Dumbarton F.C. seasons

References

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