# 2011–12 Dumbarton F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Dumbarton's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

## Summary

Dumbarton finished third in the Second Division, entering the play-offs winning 6–2 against Airdrie United on aggregate in the final and were promoted to the Scottish First Division. They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

### Stirlingshire Cup
## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| | DF | Paul Nugent | | 36 | Club captain |
| | FW | Bryan Prunty | | 7 | Vice-captain |
Last updated: 16 May 2012 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Squad

    Last updated 26 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Jamie Ewings | 11 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Stephen Grindlay | 32 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Arnaud Gastal | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | James Creaney | 37 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Robert Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ross McKinnon | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Kevin Nicoll | 34 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Paul Nugent | 39 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tony Wallace | 30 | 3 | 16+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 3 |
| | DF | SCO | Alan Lithgow | 40 | 4 | 32+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jamie Lyden | 8 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dominic Kennedy | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ryan Finnie | 15 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Scott Agnew | 42 | 13 | 35+0 | 13 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Lamont | 13 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ryan Borris | 17 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Gilhaney | 42 | 9 | 33+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Martin McBride | 8 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Martin McNiff | 35 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Adam Monaghan | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gary McKell | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | David Gray | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Arlan Kadina Mptata | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Glen Thomson | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ryan Metcalfe | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Kieran Brannan | 15 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bryan Prunty | 41 | 17 | 32+1 | 14 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Graeme Ramage | 9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Patrick Walker | 42 | 4 | 22+14 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | John Hempstead | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Winters | 13 | 1 | 2+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ally Graham | 19 | 2 | 10+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Craig Dargo | 12 | 7 | 7+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
    a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 26 May 2012
| Position | Name | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Jamie Ewings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Stephen Grindlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Arnaud Gastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | James Creaney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Robert Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Ross McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Kevin Nicoll | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Paul Nugent | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| DF | Tony Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Alan Lithgow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Jamie Lyden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Ryan Finnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Scott Agnew | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Lamont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Ryan Borris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Gilhaney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | Martin McBride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Martin McNiff | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Adam Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Gary McKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | David Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Arlan Kadina Mptata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Glen Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Ryan Metcalfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Kieran Brannan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Bryan Prunty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Graeme Ramage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Patrick Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | John Hempstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | David Winters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Ally Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Craig Dargo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### Awards

    Last updated 27 February 2012
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
| | Alan Adamson | Second Division Manager of the Month | January |
| | Alan Adamson | Second Division Manager of the Month | February |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cowdenbeath (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 71 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 63 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 3 | Dumbarton (O, P) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 58 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 51 | |
* ↑ Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
* ↑ Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United

## Factfile

* The League match against Airdrie United on 21 January marked Ryan Borris's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 132nd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.