DUMBARTON

 


("The Sons", "Sons of the Rock")

Year formed1872
Previous names

None

Ground

The YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium, Castle Road, Dumbarton G82 1JJ

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 metres)
Ground capacity2,050
Record attendance at present ground1,978 v Rangers, Scottish Championship, 19 September 2015 (lost 1-2)
League career

Scottish Football League / Division One: 1890 - 1896

Scottish Division Two: 1896 - 1897

Scottish Combination: 1905 - 1906

Scottish Division Two: 1906 - 1913

Scottish Division One: 1913 - 1922

Scottish Division Two / Division 'B': 1922 - 1954

Scottish Division 'C' South-West: 1954 - 1955

Scottish Division Two: 1955 - 1972

Scottish Division One: 1972 - 1975

Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1984

Scottish Premier Division: 1984 - 1985

Scottish Division One: 1985 - 1988

Scottish Division Two: 1988 - 1992

Scottish Division One: 1992 - 1994

Scottish Division Two: 1994 - 1995

Scottish Division One: 1995 - 1996

Scottish Division Two: 1996 - 1997

Scottish Division Three: 1997 - 2002

Scottish Division Two: 2002 - 2006

Scottish Division Three: 2006 - 2009

Scottish Division Two: 2009 - 2012

Scottish Division One: 2012 - 2013

Scottish Championship: 2013 - 2018

Scottish League One: 2018 - 2022

Scottish League Two: 2022 - 2024

Scottish League One: 2024 - .

First Scottish League game 
Honours 
European

None

Domestic - League

Scottish Football League champions: 1891-92

Scottish Football League joint champions: 1890-91

Scottish Division One runners-up: 1983-84

Scottish Division Two champions: 1910-11, 1971-72

Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1907-08

Scottish Division Two champions: 1991-92

Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1994-95

Scottish Division Three champions: 2008-09

Scottish Division Three / League Two runners-up: 2001-02, 2022-23

Domestic - Cup

Scottish Cup winners: 1882-83

Scottish Cup runners-up: 1880-81, 1881-82, 1886-87, 1890-91, 1896-97

Scottish League Challenge Cup runners-up: 2017-18

Scottish Qualifying Cup runners-up: 1911-12

Scottish Consolation Cup runners-up: 1907-08, 1910-11

Scottish Football League 'B' Division Supplementary Cup runners-up: 1945-46

Best League positionsee above
Lowest League position

8th, Scottish Division Three, 1997-98

10th, Scottish Division Three, 2007-08

Furthest in Scottish Cupsee above
Furthest in League CupSemi-final, 1970-71
  
Most League points 
2 for a win53, Scottish Division One, 1986-87
3 for a win67, Scottish Division Three, 2008-09
Fewest League points 
2 for a win6, Scottish Division Two, 1896-97
3 for a win11, Scottish Division One, 1995-96
Most League goals scored101, Scottish Division Two, 1956-57
Most League goals conceded121, Scottish Division Two, 1935-36
Fewest League goals scored14, Scottish League One, 2020-21
Fewest League goals conceded21, Scottish Division One, 1890-91
Most wins in a League season24, Scottish Division Two, 1971-72
Fewest wins in a League season2, Scottish Division Two, 1896-97
Most draws in a League season17, Scottish Division One, 1977-78
Fewest draws in a League season

0, Scottish Division One, 1895-96

Most losses in a League season31, Scottish Division One, 1995-96
Fewest losses in a League season2, Scottish Division One, 1890-91
Record win13-1 v Kirkintilloch Central, Scottish Cup 1st round, 1 September 1888
Record defeat

1-11 v Albion Rovers, Scottish Division Two, 30 January 1926

1-11 v Ayr United, Scottish League Cup 1st round Group 6, 13 August 1952

  
Highest number of League goals scored 
in a season38, Kenny Wilson, Scottish Division Two, 1971-72
in total202, Hughie Gallacher, 1954-62
  
Most League appearances298, Andy Jardine, 1957-67

Most capped player

9, James MacAuley for Scotland
Highest transfer fee received£125,000 for Graeme Sharp to Everton, March 1982
Highest transfer fee paid£50,000 for Charlie Gibson from Stirling Albion, August 1989