Dumbarton F.C. facts for kids

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Dumbarton

Full name	Dumbarton Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Sons
Founded	23 December 1872; 152 years ago (1872-12-23)
Ground	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
Ground Capacity	2,020
Owner	Cognitive Capital
Chairman	Dr Neil Mackay
Manager	Stephen Farrell
League	Scottish Championship
2015–16	Scottish Championship, 8th
Home colours Away colours

Dumbarton Football Club is a Scottish football team. It's a 'semi-professional' club, meaning some players are paid, but not as much as in big leagues. Founded on December 23, 1872, it's one of Scotland's oldest football clubs!

They play their home games at the Dumbarton Football Stadium, right next to the famous Dumbarton Castle.

In the early days, they were super successful! They won the Scottish Football League championship in its first two seasons (sharing the first one with Rangers). This made them one of the top teams in the 1800s.

The club stopped playing for a few years in 1901 but started again in 1905. Even though people thought it was a new club then, football rules later said it was the same club, helping them get back into competitions faster.

Since then, Dumbarton has mostly played in lower divisions. Their last time in the very top league was in 1984–85. Currently, they play in Scottish League One. Fun fact: they were the first team to win a league title in all four top divisions of Scottish football!

Their current manager is Stephen Farrell, who started in May 2021. In 2021, the club got new owners when Cognitive Capital bought most of the shares from Brabco.

Team Colors and Badge Meaning

For the 2024–25 season, Dumbarton wears kits made by the Macron brand. The home kit is mostly white with a black and gold stripe. The away kit is gold and black.

The club's badge has an elephant with a castle on its back. This design represents Dumbarton Rock with Dumbarton Castle on top of it. The rock, which is a volcanic plug, is said to look like an elephant! The team's nickname, 'The Sons', comes from the phrase 'Sons of The Rock'. This is a special name for people born in the town of Dumbarton.

Home Stadium: The Rock

View of the stand at the Dumbarton Football Stadium

View from the stand at the Dumbarton Football Stadium

Dumbarton plays its home games at the Dumbarton Football Stadium. Fans often call it "The Rock." This stadium has seats for 2,020 people and has been used since December 2, 2000. The main stand is right under Dumbarton Rock and next to the River Leven.

The stadium has had different names over the years because of sponsorship deals:

• Strathclyde Homes Stadium (2000–2011)
• Dumbarton Football Stadium (2011–2012)
• Dumbarton Football Stadium Sponsored by DL Cameron (2012)
• The BetButler Stadium (2012–2014)
• Dumbarton Football Stadium (2014–2015)
• The Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium (2015–2017)
• The YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium (2017–2018)
• C&G Systems Stadium (2018–2021)
• Dumbarton Football Stadium (2021)
• Moreroom.com Stadium (2021–2022)

Before 2000, the team played at Boghead Park from 1879. They played there for 121 years, which was the longest any Scottish club had stayed at one ground! For a few months in 2000, Dumbarton shared a stadium called Cliftonhill with Albion Rovers.

In 2014, the club's owners wanted to move to a new stadium. They planned for a bigger stadium with 4,000 seats. They also wanted to build houses on the old stadium site. However, these plans were rejected by the West Dunbartonshire Council in 2018.

Fan Attendance at Games

Here's how many fans usually came to Dumbarton's league games in recent seasons:

Supporters and Club Culture

Dumbarton was the first league club in Scotland to have a supporters' trust. This trust helps make the connection between the club and its fans stronger. The trust owns a lot of shares in the club and is the fourth-largest shareholder. They even have a representative on the club's board of directors. The supporters' trust also helps create the match day program and runs the club's website. Their main job is to help with the club's business activities.

Current Players

Team Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Brett Long 2 DF Aron Lynas 3 DF Greig Young 4 DF Ethan Brown (on loan from Kilmarnock) 5 DF Mark Durnan (captain) 6 MF Ryan Blair 7 MF Kalvin Orsi 8 MF David Wilson 9 FW Joel Mumbongo 10 MF Finlay Gray 11 MF Tony Wallace (vice-captain)

No. Position Player 12 DF Carlo Pignatiello 14 MF Jacob Shields 16 FW Panos Grivas 17 MF James Hilton 19 GK Paddy O'Neil 20 MF Mouhamed Niang 21 MF Craig McGuffie 22 DF Matthew Shiels 23 FW Michael Ruth 24 DF Cammy Clark 31 MF Michael Miller

Club Hall of Fame

The club and its fans have chosen some of their "best players of all time" for a "Hall of Fame." Here are some of the players honored:

• Lawrie Williams – played 372 games (1970–1980)
• Ray Montgomerie – played 180 games (1981–1988)
• Murdo MacLeod – played 87 games (1975–1978) and 66 games as Player/Manager (1993–1995)
• Donald McNeil – played 320 games (1975–1988)
• Colin McAdam – played 70 games (1969–1975)
• Albert Craig – played 138 games (1981–1986)
• Tom McAdam – played 76 games (1970–1975)
• Johnny Graham – played 385 games (1967–1977)
• William Wallace – played 84 games (1972–1975)
• Kenny Wilson – played 74 games (1970–1972)
• Charlie Gibson – played 257 games (1989–1996)

International Players

Many Dumbarton players have been chosen to play for their national teams. Between 1880 and 1898, 18 Dumbarton players represented Scotland.

Here are some of the players who played for Scotland while at Dumbarton:

More recently, in 2018, midfielder Dimitris Froxylias was called up to play for the Cyprus national football team. He played his first game for Cyprus in March 2018 against Montenegro. He earned two caps (played two international games) while playing for Dumbarton. He was the first Dumbarton player to play internationally since Harry Chatton from Ireland in 1932.

Coaching Staff

Here are the people who help coach the Dumbarton team:

Club Honours and Trophies

Dumbarton FC has won many titles and cups throughout its history.

League Titles

• Scottish Football League: Winners in 1890–91, 1891–92
• Scottish First Division: Winners in 1910–11, 1971–72
  • Runners-up in 1907–08, 1983–84
• Scottish Second Division: Winners in 1991–92
  • Runners-up in 1994–95
  • Play-Off Winners in 2011–12
• Scottish Third Division: Winners in 2008–09
  • Runners-up in 2001–02, 2022–23
  • Play-Off Winners in 2023–24
• Scottish Combination League: Winners in 1905–06

Cup Wins

National Cups

• Scottish Cup: Winners in 1882–83
  • Runners-up in 1880–81, 1881–82, 1886–87, 1890–91, 1896–97
• Scottish Challenge Cup: Runners-up in 2017–18
• Scottish Qualifying Cup: Runners-up in 1911–12
• Scottish Consolation Cup: Runners-up in 1907–08, 1910–11
• Scottish Supplementary Cup: Runners-up in 1945–46
• Festival of Britain St. Mungo Quaich: Winners in 1951–52

Other Cups

• Stirlingshire Cup: Winners 16 times, including 1952–53, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
  • Runners-up 6 times
• Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 20 times, including 1884–85, 1888–89, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1914–15, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40
  • Runners-up 17 times
• Dumbartonshire Association Tournament: Winners in 1885–86
• Stirlingshire Consolation Cup: Runners-up in 1950–51
• League Charity Cup: Winners in 1890–91
• Glasgow Charity Cup: Runners-up in 1881–82, 1884–85
• Greenock Charity Cup: Winners in 1889–90, 1890–91
  • Runners-up in 1888–89, 1891–92
• Dumbartonshire Charity Cup:
  • Winners in 1916–17, 1917–18, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23
  • Runners-up in 1918–19, 1924–25, 1925–26
• Clydebank Charity Cup: Runners-up in 1918–19
• United Abstainers F.C. Gold Cup: Runners-up in 1889–90
• Oban Saints Keyline Trophy: Winners in 2005–06

Reserve Team Honours

• Scottish Second XI Cup: Winners in 1881–82
  • Runners-up in 1883–84, 1886–87, 1889–90
• Glasgow & District Reserve League: Runners-up in 1942–43 (First Series), 1943–44 (First Series)
• Scottish Alliance Reserve League: Winners in 1956–57 (First Series)
  • Runners-up: 1956–57 (Second Series)
• Combined Reserve League: Winners in 1958–59 (Second Series)
  • Runners-up: 1958–59 (First Series)
• Scottish Reserve League (West): Runners-up in 1985–86
• Glasgow & District Reserve League Cup: Runners-up in 1942–43
• Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup: Winners in 1888–89, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1892–93

Youth Team Honours

• Scottish Under 19s League: Runners-up in 2010–11
• West Region Under 18s Cup: Runners-up in 2022–23
• West Region Under 17s Cup: Runners-up in 2022–23

Club Records

Here are some of Dumbarton FC's biggest achievements and records:

• Biggest win:
  • Scottish Cup: 13–2 against Kirkintilloch Central (September 1, 1888)
• Biggest loss:
  • Scottish Football League: 1–11 against Albion Rovers (January 30, 1926)
  • Scottish League Cup: 1–11 against Ayr United (August 13, 1952)
• Biggest home attendance:
  • Boghead Park: 18,001 fans against Raith Rovers, (March 2, 1957)
  • Dumbarton Football Stadium: 2,020 fans against Rangers, (January 20, 2024)
• Most goals in a season: Kenny Wilson scored 38 goals in the 1971–72 season.

See also

In Spanish: Dumbarton Football Club para niños