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Dumbarton

a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire near the confluence of the Rivers Leven and Clyde: centred around the Rock of Dumbarton, an important stronghold since ancient times; engineering and distilling. Pop.: 20 527 (2001)
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The game was one of few clear cut chances, with Jim Duffy's Dumbarton starting the game well and forcing the home side to defend for long periods, but the visitors found it difficult to penetrate the well organised Annan defence.
Dumbarton took the game to Milton from the kick off and Clark made two fine saves early on.
Dumbarton restored their two-goal lead on the hour thanks TOATHOMASVOLLEYANDBOSSDUFFY said: "We're focussed on keeping our run going and gathering as many points as we can."
The second half witnessed an improved Dumbarton, with a lot of attacks coming from the left-wing.
But the 29-year-old believes the Wasps can still produce a sting in tail tomorrow at the Rock by killing off Dumbarton's hopes of staying in the Championship for a seventh straight season.
Dumbarton defender Steven Saunders was then given a straight red card by referee Crawford Allan for denying Gers skipper Lee Wallace a clear and obvious goal scoring opportunity with midfielder Andy Halliday hammering in the penalty to add some gloss to the scoreline.
Despite being put through their paces at the club's training bolthole on the shores of Loch Lomond 20 minutes north of Dumbarton, the visitors were full of energy in the opening exchanges and took the lead with a wellworked fifth minute goal.
Most of Aggreko's fleet of rental generators are designed and manufactured at a unit in Birch Road, Dumbarton, but the rapid growth of Aggreko's worldwide business over the last five years now means that this facility no longer has sufficient capacity, and production is currently spread around five other sites in the area.
Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, is famous for its garden and research library.
Dumbarton took the lead after five minutes when keeper Gary O'Connor was slow to react to a shot from David MacFarlane which crept inside an upright.
An investigation was launched after customers returned the rolls to an Asda store in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, following the discovery of the glass.
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