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Dumbarton
2003-04 season
ManagerBrian Fairlie
StadiumStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 23rd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Scottish League CupSecond Round
Bell's Challenge CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Russell (10)
All: Iain Russell (10)
Highest home attendance1,861
Lowest home attendance552
Average home league attendance1,036

Season 2003–04 was the 120th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 98th time, the Scottish Cup for the 109th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 57th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 13th time.

Overview

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Notwithstanding the improvement in performances towards the end of the previous season, manager David Winnie set about a considerable change in playing staff. Unfortunately, despite an initial burst, it would take longer than expected for the new players to settle in, and by the end of October, only one league win had been recorded. However, from then until the end of the season, the league campaign saw a vast improvement in results and in the end a 3rd-place finish was achieved - missing promotion by just 2 points.

In the Scottish Cup, it would be a first round exit for the third season in a row, with a heavy defeat to Gretna.

In the League Cup, following a win over Ayr United in the first round, it would be Premier Division Aberdeen that would bring Dumbarton's interest in the competition to an end.

Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was back to old habits, with Ross County handing out a first round thumping.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton lost both of their opening group ties - however each tie was lost on a penalty shoot out.

Results & fixtures

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[1]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

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Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Second Division
9 August 2003 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 1–2 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Smith 3' BBC Report Bradley 8'
Flannery 46'		 Attendance: 446
Referee: G Mitchell
16 August 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Arbroath Dumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery 57' Report Cargill 84' Attendance: 1,050
Referee: I Brines
23 August 2003 Scottish Second Division Morton 2–2 Dumbarton Cappielow
Williams 31' (pen.)
Weatherston 83'		 BBC Report Flannery 57'
Boyle 58'		 Attendance: 3,402
Referee: C Conroy
30 August 2003 Scottish Second Division Airdrie United 2–0 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
Dunn 6'
Glancy 		BBC Report Attendance: 1,468
Referee: C Allan
13 September 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon 17' BBC Report Hutchison Attendance: 722
Referee: C Melville
20 September 2003 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 3–1 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Tosh 4'
Henderson 56'
Shields 83'		 BBC Report Collins 66' Attendance: 449
Referee: A Freeland
27 September 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–1 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Harty 89' Attendance: 747
Referee: C Murray
4 October 2003 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1–0 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Lynes 81' BBC Report Attendance: 518
Referee: T Brown
18 October 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 0–3 Hamilton Dumbarton Football Stadium
BBC Report Corcoran 26'
Quitongo 46'
Thomson 69'		 Attendance: 890
Referee: C Boyle
25 October 2003 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 2–1 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
Cargill 42'
McGlashan 69'		 BBC Report McEwan 57' Attendance: 506
Referee: J Rowbotham
1 November 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 742
Referee: E Smith
8 November 2003 Scottish Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–4 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
McCutcheon 36' BBC Report Bonar 5'
English 18'
Dillon 21', 23'		 Attendance: 722
Referee: E Mack
16 November 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 Airdrie United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon BBC Report Attendance: 1,361
Referee: M Sproule
6 December 2003 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–1 Dumbarton Ochilview
Brown 10' BBC Report Bradley 31' Attendance: 588
Referee: M Ritchie
13 December 2003 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon 18'
Bonar 47'
Russell 78'		 BBC Report McDonald 67' Attendance: 653
Referee: C Boyle
3 January 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 5' BBC Report Attendance: 1,861
Referee: C Hardie
10 January 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Dillon 43'
Rodgers 		BBC Report Tosh 17' (pen.) Attendance: 803
Referee: J Downie
17 January 2004 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 3–0 Dumbarton Recreation Park, Alloa
Hamilton 7'
Daly 82'
Callaghan 90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 423
Referee: C Allan
24 January 2004 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1–0 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Tosh 24' BBC Report Attendance: 540
Referee: S MacDonald
7 February 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4–1 Berwick Rangers Dumbarton Football Stadium
McEwan (pen.)
Herd 6'
Brittain
Russell 		BBC Report Cowan Attendance: 722
Referee: J Flemming
14 February 2004 Scottish Second Division Airdrie United 1–1 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
Vareille 10' BBC Report Rodgers 88' Attendance: 1,379
Referee: K Toner
21 February 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2–0 Hamilton Dumbarton Football Stadium
Bonar 45'
Russell 85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,046
Referee: C Conroy
6 March 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 Arbroath Dumbarton Football Stadium
Rodgers 22' BBC Report Attendance: 828
Referee: E Smith
9 March 2004 Scottish Second Division Hamilton 2–0 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
McPhee
Gribben 		BBC Report Attendance: 949
Referee: J Gilmour
13 March 2004 Scottish Second Division Morton 3–2 Dumbarton Cappielow
Greacen
Miller
Williams 		BBC Report McEwan (pen.)
Bonar 		Attendance: 2,705
Referee: C Richmond
16 March 2004 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1–3 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium
Fairbairn 31' BBC Report Russell 9'
Herd 85'
Boyle 81'		 Attendance: 439
Referee: M Tumilty
23 March 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4–0 Stenhousemuir Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell 1', 13'
Boyle 17'
Bonar 75'		 BBC Report Attendance: 552
Referee: M Sproule
27 March 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–2 Airdrie United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Herd 29' BBC Report Glancy 9'
McLaren 62'		 Attendance: 1,536
Referee: C Thomson
30 March 2004 Scottish Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–2 Dumbarton Shielfield Park
Bennett 67' (pen.) BBC Report Russell 23'
Boyle 74'		 Attendance: 354
Referee: C Boyle
3 April 2004 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 1–2 Dumbarton Ochilview
Brown 87' BBC Report Ronald 2'
Dillon 71'		 Attendance: 412
Referee: K Toner
10 April 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Forfar Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Herd BBC Report Maher 23' Attendance: 1,007
Referee: E Mack
17 April 2004 Scottish Second Division Hamilton 2–1 Dumbarton New Douglas Park
Thomson 55'
Gemmell 89'		 BBC Report Collins 7' (pen.) Attendance: 1,343
Referee: C Murray
24 April 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 1–0 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium
Russell BBC Report Attendance: 827
Referee: J Gilmour
1 May 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–0 Morton Dumbarton Football Stadium
Ronald
Herd 57'
Russell 85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,861
Referee: J Underhill
8 May 2004 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 0–3 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
BBC Report Ronald 29'
Herd 33'		 Attendance: 531
Referee: S Duff
15 May 2004 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 3–1 Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Football Stadium
Herd 68'
Skjelered Dillon		 BBC Report McGowan 44' Attendance: 1,439
Referee: I Fyfe

Bell's Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup
13 August 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 Ross County 5–0 Dumbarton Victoria Park, Dingwall
Winters 29', 74'
Hamilton 70'		 BBC report Attendance: 861
Referee: I Fyfe

CIS League Cup

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Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
2 September 2003 Scottish League Cup round 1 Ayr United 1–2 Dumbarton Somerset Park
Smyth BBC Report Flannery
Bonar 90'		 Attendance: 1,048
Referee: E Mack
23 September 2003 Scottish League Cup round 2 Aberdeen 3–1 Dumbarton Pittodrie Stadium
Zdrilic 14', 45'
Hinds 46'		 BBC Report Obedile 81' Attendance: 3,944
Referee: W Young

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
22 November 2003 Scottish Cup round 1 Gretna 4–0 Dumbarton Raydale Park
Stevens 6'
Skelton 74'
Holdsworth 80'
Gordan 86'		 BBC Report Attendance: 652
Referee: E Smith

Stirlingshire Cup

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19 July 2003 Group stage Falkirk 0–0
(lost p)		 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 748
29 July 2003 Group stage Dumbarton 1–1
(lost p)		 Stirling Albion Dumbarton Football Stadium
Herd

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

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23 July 2003 Friendly Stranraer 3–2 Dumbarton Stair Park
26 July 2003 Friendly Dumbarton 1–0 Queen of the South Dumbarton Football Stadium
27 July 2003 Friendly Sauchie 3–2 Dumbarton Sauchie
2 August 2003 Friendly Dumbarton 0–0 Dundee United Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 389
8 September 2003 Friendly Dumbarton 2–4 Partick Thistle Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 250
9 October 2003 Friendly Stranraer 0–2 Dumbarton Stair Park
Flannery
Donald
15 October 2003 Friendly Dumbarton 5–1 Vale of Leven Dumbarton Football Stadium
Flannery
Russell
English
Christie
27 December 2003 Friendly Queen's Park 0–3 Dumbarton Hampden Park
Rodgers
Mallan
8 January 2004 Friendly Stirling Albion 1–2 Dumbarton Forthbank Stadium
Mallan

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrie United (C, P) 36 20 10 6 64 36 +28 70 Promotion to the First Division
2 Hamilton Academical (P) 36 18 8 10 70 47 +23 62
3 Dumbarton 36 18 6 12 56 41 +15 60
4 Greenock Morton 36 16 11 9 66 58 +8 59
5 Berwick Rangers 36 14 6 16 61 67 −6 48
Source: "2003-2004 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay 38 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Kris Robertson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO John Wight 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Brittain 36 1 32+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil Collins 34 2 29+1 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Dobbins 20 0 12+5 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil Duffy 11 0 8+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig McEwan 25 4 19+4 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO James McKinstry 40 0 36+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Nigeria NGA James Okoli 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Steve Renicks 18 0 7+11 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steven Bonar 39 6 35+0 5 1+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Boyle 32 4 17+11 4 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Bradley 28 2 18+6 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Dillon 39 8 31+5 8 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Barry Donald 28 0 24+2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Laidler 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Nigeria NGA Emeka Obidile 13 1 8+2 0 2+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Danny Smith 7 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Isaac English 11 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paddy Flannery 13 4 8+2 3 1+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Herd 21 8 11+9 8 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Stevie Mallan 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Rodgers 11 4 7+4 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul Ronald 14 3 13+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Iain Russell 36 10 26+7 10 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW Norway NOR Bjorn Skjelbred 8 1 2+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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Transfers

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Trivia

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  • The League match against Forfar Athletic on 20 September marked Craig Brittain's 200th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 28th Dumbarton player to break the 'double century'.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Scottish Football Review 2004/05. Burford: CRE8. 2004. ISBN 0-9548556-0-4.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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