Dumbarton's Cammy Clark delighted to get second chance at League One with Sons

Cammy Clark knew plenty about Dumbarton before signing at The Rock.

Now he’s aiming to prove a point in League One after the Sons ended his third tier stint with Stirling Albion after just a single season.

Clark was a key man as the Binos beat Dumbarton to the 2022/23 League Two title, before the Sons got revenge by relegating Albion on their way to winning last season’s playoffs.

The 23-year-old became one of Stevie Farrell’s first summer additions, and will make his Sons debut in this Saturday’s friendly against Falkirk - admitting the move was an easy one to accept.

Cammy said: “At the end of my year at Stirling Frank McKeown got in touch with me and asked if I’d be interested in meeting him and the gaffer for a chat.

“I did that and I loved what they had to say.

“I was delighted to get the deal over the line.

“It was quite an easy decision. I really wanted to try and stay in League One and that was a massive part of my decision to come here.

“I’ve known the manager for a while because he’s tried to sign me before. He’s a good manager and I like the way he works. He’s built a very good dressing room and I loved the way that sounded, so that was another massive pull for coming to Dumbarton.”

Cammy says he felt himself developing in his first season as a League One player, and is determined to use that to ensure the Sons don’t suffer the same fate as Albion.

He continued: “I learned a lot last season. The transition from League Two to League One is a big one, but if you play the right way then you can definitely compete. And I’m confident that we can do that this year.

“I’ve got a point to prove after how last season ended.

“We started the year really well and I couldn’t tell you what happened. But our form just dropped off and didn’t recover. So I’ll be looking to rectify that this year.

“I think we’ll look to be as competitive as we can be; whether that’s staying up or pushing towards the play-off spots. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

And the former Annan Athletic man, who can play at full-back or centre-half, is delighted to be on the same side as some tricky opponents from last season.

He added: “All the players we’ve kept from last season are really good. I was really impressed with Mikey (Ruth) and Matty Shiels is a very good player who I played against when he was with Cove last season.

“Training alongside Kalvin Orsi will be fun too, I’ll need to try and get him back for the play-off games.

“But there are a lot of good players in this league who are of the same calibre as Kalvin, so I know I’ll need to be on my game.”

Delighted boss Stevie Farrell commented: “Cammy is a player that has been on my radar for a couple of years and I’m delighted to bring him in.

“He is a really solid defender and he has impressed every time I’ve watched him play.

“He has good experience despite still being a young age and also still has his best years ahead of him.”