Dumbarton 2024–25 football season
The
2024–25 season will be
Dumbarton Football Club's first back in
Scottish League One , the third tier of Scottish football, having finished fourth in
Scottish League Two in
2023–24 and won the playoffs.
[1] Dumbarton will also compete in the
Scottish League Cup and the
Scottish Cup .
Story of the season
May
Following promotion to
Scottish League One the club's first friendly was announced on May 21, with Sons facing
Hebburn Town on July 6.
[2] On June 23 forward Marc Kelly, midfielder Luca Vata and goalkeeper Harry Broun were released. With new deals offered to
Finlay Gray ,
Michael Ruth ,
Aron Lynas and
Kalvin Orsi .
[3] On May 29, forward
Michael Ruth who had scored 15 times the previous season, signed a new season long deal with the club.
[4] However midfielders
Blair Malcolm and
Callum Wilson both departed the club.
[5] The same day the Sons were drawn to face
East Kilbride ,
Airdrieonians ,
Aberdeen and
Queen of the South in the
Scottish League Cup .
[6] On May 31 defender
Matthew Shiels became the club's first signing of the summer, returning to the club for a third spell from
Cove Rangers .
[7]
[8]
June
Sons made a double signing on June 1 with
Cameron Clark joining from
Stirling Albion and
Michael Miller from
Broomhill.
[9] Midfielder
Finlay Gray
[10] and winger
Kalvin Orsi also agreed new season-long deals.
[11] On June 7, winger
Craig McGuffie became the club's fourth new addition - joining from
Queen of the South .
[12] The same day, winger
Ross MacLean left the club - joining
Forfar Athletic for an undisclosed fee
[13] - but goalkeeper
Patrick O'Neil inked a new season long deal.
[14] On June 8 defender
Aron Lynas extended his stay - signing a season long deal to take him into a third campaign with the club.
[15] A third friendly of pre-season was arranged for July 2, with Sons travelling to Ayrshire to face
Glenafton Athletic .
[16]
Mouhamed Niang was the club's next new addition, joining on a year long deal from
Cove Rangers on June 19.
[17]
[18]
First team transfers
From end of 2024–25 season, to last match of season 2024–25
In
Out
Fixtures and results
Win
Draw
Loss
Upcoming fixture
Friendlies
v
Scottish League One
v
Scottish Cup
v
Scottish League Cup
First match(es) will be played: 13 July 2024. Source:
[19] Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.
[20]
Matches
Player statistics
As of 8 June
All competitions
Captains
Last updated: As of match played 23:53, 20 May 2024(UTC) 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.
League table
First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2024. Source:
[21] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).
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References
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^ Crawford, Jack (2024-05-21).
"FIRST PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY REVEALED" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-05-21 .
^ Crawford, Jack (2024-05-24).
"SQUAD UPDATE" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-05-25 .
^ Crawford, Jack (2024-05-29).
"RUTHY SIGNS NEW DEAL" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^ Crawford, Jack (2024-05-30).
"FURTHER SQUAD MOVEMENTS" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-05-30 .
^
"Dumbarton learn League Cup group stage opponents" . Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter . 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-01 .
^ Crawford, Jack (2024-05-31).
"MATTY SHIELS IS BACK AT THE ROCK" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-05-31 .
^ Clarke, Fraser (2024-06-07).
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"NEW FACES AT THE ROCK" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-06-01 .
^ Clarke, Fraser (2024-06-13).
"Boyhood Son Finlay Gray says he trusted his gut to sign new Dumbarton deal" . Daily Record . Retrieved 2024-06-17 .
^ Crawford, Jack (2024-06-01).
"DUO SIGN NEW CONTRACTS" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-06-01 .
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"Ross MacLean heads to Station Park" . www.forfarathletic.co.uk . Retrieved 2024-06-07 .
^ Crawford, Jack (2024-06-07).
"PADDY SIGNS ON AGAIN" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-06-08 .
^ Crawford, Jack (2024-06-08).
"NEW DEAL FOR AZZA" . Dumbarton Football Club . Retrieved 2024-06-08 .
^
"GLENS FRIENDLY ADDED TO PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE" . dumbartonfootballclub.com . Retrieved 2024-06-20 .
^ Gordon, Richard (2024-06-19).
"Sena And Tyler Moving On" . Cove Rangers FC . Retrieved 2024-06-19 .
^
"SENA SIGNS!" . dumbartonfootballclub.com . Retrieved 2024-06-20 .
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"Summary - League Cup Group A" . Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024 .
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"Format" . SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023 .
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"League One Table" . Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
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"The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF) . SPFL . pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019 .
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