Scottish League Division 2 12th Scottish League Cup Second Round | Scottish Cup Third Round | |
Manager Bertie Auld/ Jim George Stadium Boghead Park, Dumbarton Top goalscorer League: Stuart MacIver (13)
All: Stuart MacIver (16) | ||
Season 1988–89 was the 112th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 82nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 94th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 42nd time.
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Overview
Dumbarton's descent into the lower reaches of league football continued with a 12th-place finish - just two away from the bottom - their worst performance for over 50 years. The loss of Owen Coyle was a huge blow and with a change in manager and a sizeable turnover in playing staff, conditions were never going to be the best.
In the Scottish Cup, for the first time in many years, Dumbarton would start their campaign in the first round, and it would be two struggles to see off Highland League opposition, before Celtic were to prove too much in the third round.
In the League Cup, Premier Division St Mirren were to be the victors in the second round.
Locally, Dumbarton's grip on the Stirlingshire Cup was fairly easily released with a disappointing first round defeat by East Stirlingshire.
Results
All results are written with Dumbarton's score first.
Reserve Team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), but withdrew after 18 games due to financial constraints.