1981–82 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1981–82 was the 98th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 76th time, the Scottish Cup for the 87th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 35th time.

Overview For the seventh year in a row, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1. They started the season with a new manager, Billy Lamont. The season included wins over Hearts, and ended with the club in 11th-place with 35 points, 26 behind champions Motherwell.

In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton beat Premier Division opponents Partick Thistle in the third round, but lost to Rangers in the next round.

The League Cup format reverted to sectional games for qualification to the latter stages, and Dumbarton could only manage two home wins from six games, from what had been expected to be a relatively easy section.

Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton almost retained the cup, but lost out on penalties to Alloa in the final.

Results and fixtures

Scottish First Division

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Stirlingshire Cup

Pre-season matches

League table

Player statistics Squad

International Caps Graeme Sinclair played for Scotland in a 'semi-pro' international tournament involving teams from England, Holland and Italy. Scotland won the tournament by beating Holland Amateurs 2–1, drawing 2–2 against Italy Serie C and drawing 1–1 against England semi pro.

Transfers Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:

Players in PlayerFromDate Ray Montgomerie Newcastle Utd 26 Aug 1981 Mick Dunlop Benburb 24 Oct 1981 Albert Craig Yoker Ath 30 Dec 1981 Ally McRoberts Falkirk 27 Jan 1982

Players out PlayerToDate Brian Gallacher Kilmarnock 20 May 1981 Ally MacLeod Kilmarnock 10 Sep 1981 Tommy McGrain Pollok 30 Nov 1981 John Gallacher Retired

1981–82 Dumbarton F.C. season

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