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Dumbarton
Dumbarton FC
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Founded
1872
Years standing
154
Home ground
The Rock, Dumbarton
Country
Scotland
The Trophy Cabinet
- Scottish Football League: Winners 1890–91, 1891–92
- Scottish First Division: Winners 1910–11, 1971–72
- Runners-up 1907–08, 1983–84
- Scottish Second Division: Winners 1991–92
- Runners-up 1994–95
- Play-Off Winners 2011–12
- Scottish Third Division: Winners 2008–09
- Runners-up 2001–02, 2022–23
- Play-Off Winners 2023–24
- Scottish Combination League: Winners 1905–06
- Scottish Cup: Winners 1882–83
- Runners-up 1880–81, 1881–82, 1886–87, 1890–91, 1896–97
- Scottish Challenge Cup: Runners-up 2017–18
- Scottish Qualifying Cup: Runners-up 1911–12
- Scottish Consolation Cup: Runners-up 1907–08, 1910–11
- Scottish Supplementary Cup: Runners-up 1945–46
- Festival of Britain St. Mungo Quaich: Winners 1951–52
- Stirlingshire Cup: Winners (16) 1952–53, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
Nickname: The Sons
The Case For Them
Dumbarton work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Scotland, The Rock, Dumbarton, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.
Loaded cabinet
12 distinct honours on record, including Scottish Football League: Winners 1890–91, 1891–92. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.
Home is home
The Rock, Dumbarton is the address. Learn the walk from the station to the turnstile and you have most of what supporting a club actually is.
You get a nickname
Known as The Sons. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Glasgow Airport (GLA) is about 11km from the ground, and Dumbarton East railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
Matchday Trip
Ground: The Rock, Dumbarton. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Glasgow Airport (GLA)
11 km / 7 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Dumbarton East railway station
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near The Rock, Dumbarton
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to The Rock, Dumbarton
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
