Season 2007–08 was the 124th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 102nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 113th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 61st time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 17th time.
Overview Dumbarton's second successive season in the Third Division was not to be a successful one. A large intake of new players at the start was not the success that was hoped for and the mixed start which saw the club hold 5th place at the end of October was only to be followed by a slump in form. By the end of November Gerry McCabe had left the club to be replaced by Jim Chapman, but performances did little to improve the situation and in the end a disappointing 8th place was achieved.
In the Scottish Cup, a cup-run of sorts was gained. Early round victories over Forfar Athletic and Berwick Rangers was followed by a fourth round exit to Premier League St Mirren.
In the League Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Cowdenbeath.
Finally, it would be another early League Challenge Cup exit, this time to East Stirling.
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, a win and a defeat in the opening group ties was never going to be enough to progress to the final.
Results & fixtures
Scottish Third Division
CIS League Cup
Scottish League Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Stirlingshire Cup
Pre-season
League table
Player statistics Squad
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromDate David MacFarlane Albion Rovers 5 Jun 2007 Brian McPhee Airdrie United 11 Jun 2007 Jonathan Yule Dumbarton Youth 9 Jul 2007 Robert Campbell Kilmarnock (loan) 19 Jul 2007 Ross Farro Seafield Thistle BC 19 Jul 2007 Ryan Russell Morton 19 Jul 2007 Mark McAlpine Hamilton 23 Jul 2007 Michael O'Byrne Dundee United 26 Jul 2007 Allan Orr Gretna 2 Aug 2007 John Aitken Hamilton Place 9 Aug 2007 Anton Nugent East Stirling 9 Aug 2007 Kieran Brannan Hamilton Place 14 Aug 2007 Greg Cavanagh Dumbarton Youth 14 Aug 2007 Niall Henderson Gretna (loan) 14 Aug 2007 Anthony McLennan Stenhousemuir 14 Aug 2007 Bruce Thompson Queen's Park 14 Aug 2007 David Crawford Queen's Park 27 Sep 2007 Richie McKillen Alloa Athletic 5 Nov 2007 Sean Kerr Livingston (loan) 9 Nov 2007 Craig Potter Clyde 22 Nov 2007 Grant Evans Hamilton (loan) 11 Jan 2008 Gordon Lennon Partick Thistle 21 Jan 2008 Chris Mackie Alloa Athletic (loan) 22 Jan 2008 Axel Orrström Atlantis FC 24 Jan 2008 Michael Moore Ayr United 31 Jan 2008 Michael Stokes Airdrie United 22 Feb 2008 Kenneth Wright Albion Rovers (loan) 22 Mar 2008 Liam Cusack Hamilton 31 Mar 2008 Kenny Haswell Aberdeen 31 Mar 2008 F Pierman
Players out PlayerToDate Ryan Borris Raith Rovers 23 May 2007 Craig Winter Raith Rovers 26 May 2007 Jamie Smith Stenhousemuir 4 Jun 2007 Stephen Grindlay Queen of the South 12 Jul 2007 José Quitongo Livingston 22 Sep 2007 Anthony McLennan 29 Nov 2007 Paul Young 23 Jan 2007 Allan Orr 31 Jan 2008 Danny Ferry Albion Rovers 9 Feb 2008 Mark McAlpine 28 Feb 2008 John McKeever Bellshill Athletic David Bagan Hurlford United John Aitken Ross Farro John Henry F Pierman
See also 2007–08 in Scottish football
References
External links Anton Nugent (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Peter Shaw (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Kenny Haswell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Richie McKillen (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Jonathan Yule (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Kieran Brannan (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Jason McLauchlin (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Michael Stokes (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Tommy Coyne (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Liam Cusack (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Ryan Russell (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Kenneth Wright (Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive) Scottish Football Historical Archive