SPFL: Dumbarton in GoFundMe appeal after entering administration
The Marbill Stadium, home to Dumbarton Football Club.
Dumbarton have set up a GoFundMe page seeking to raise funds to keep paying staff and players until the end of the 2024-25 campaign. The club entered administration this week, and are being investigated for an alleged fraud that was said to have taken place in 2021. The Sons are now aiming for a £100k target, after reaching their initial goal of £50k.
Dumbarton are appealing to fans, as the club looks to keep operations running after entering administration.
The Sons are in estimated debts of £300,000, but have raised over £80,000 from a GoFundMe set up by supporters.
The SPFL docked the west coast side 15 points for suffering an insolvency event, sending them to the bottom of the Scottish League One table.
Dumbarton have become the second third tier side to enter administration this season, with Inverness Caledonian Thistle also facing financial struggles.
Fundraising efforts have ensured that players have been paid their wages in full, with none having to take pay cuts due to the monetary situation.
Police are investigating an alleged fraud situation at the club, but details have yet to be revealed.
Fraser Clarke, Daily Record journalist and Dumbarton fan, said: “Now’s the time for everybody to come together. For the first time I can remember, Dumbarton fans are coming together and going let’s save this club and that’s probably a reason for cautious optimism because I’ve never known our fans to be as united as they are at the moment and that’s really nice.
Founded in 1872, the Sons are one of Scotland’s oldest clubs, and won the first two Scottish top-flight titles in the early 1890s.
The club last competed in the top flight almost thirty years ago.
Stevie Farrell’s side now sit on minus four points, and welcome Alloa Athletic to the Marbill Stadium on Friday in the Scottish Cup.
