1896–97 season | ||
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Stadium | Carolina Port | |
Division One | 5th | |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Clark (10) All: Davie Willocks (12) | |
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The 1896–97 season was the fourth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, finishing in 5th place for the 2nd consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup.[1] Dundee would switch their main kit colours from sky blue and white stripes to a white shirt and black shorts.[2]
Scottish Division One
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 15 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–5 | 8,500 | |
2 | 22 August | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Clark (3) | 6,000 |
3 | 29 August | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Smith | 13,000 |
4 | 5 September | St Mirren | A | 1–4 | Willocks | 4,000 |
5 | 12 September | Third Lanark | H | 2–0 | Clark, Willocks | 3,500 |
6 | 19 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | McArthur, Smith | 8,000 |
7 | 26 September | St Bernard's | H | 4–1 | Devlin (2), Kelso, McArthur | 5,000 |
8 | 3 October | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Robertson, Willocks | 17,000 |
9 | 10 October | Third Lanark | A | 1–3 | Smith | 1,500 |
10 | 17 October | Abercorn | H | 3–0 | Willocks, Smith, McArthur | 3,500 |
11 | 24 October | Clyde | A | 2–0 | Willocks, Clark | 2,500 |
12 | 31 October | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Clark | 6,000 |
13 | 7 November | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Willocks | 4,000 |
14 | 14 November | St Bernard's | A | 1–2 | McArthur | |
15 | 28 November | Rangers | H | 3–2 | Devlin (2), Clark | 8,000 |
16 | 12 December | St Mirren | H | 3–2 | Clark, Robertson (o.g.), Smith | 5,000 |
17 | 16 January | Abercorn | A | 7–1 | Devlin (2), Smith, Willocks (2), Clark, Allan | 2,000 |
18 | 29 February | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Clark | 8,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | Rangers | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 25 |
4 | Celtic | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 24 |
5 | Dundee | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 22 |
6 | St Mirren | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 19 |
7 | St Bernard's | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 14 |
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
Scottish Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1st round | 9 January | Inverness Thistle | H | 7–1 | Willocks (3), Smith, Devlin (2), Dundas | |
2nd round | 30 January | King's Park | H | 5–0 | Allan (3), Willocks, Devlin | 2,000 |
Quarter-finals | 13 February | Rangers | H | 0–4 | 15,000 |
Player statistics
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | ![]() |
Dicky Allan | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
DF | ![]() |
Charlie Burgess | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Clark | 19 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Devlin | 21 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
MF | ![]() |
James Dundas | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alex Epsie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stuart Hall | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Edward Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Jack Hillman | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Sandy Keillor | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bob Kelso | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bill McArthur | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
James Robertson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jim Smith | 20 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tom Stormont | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Davie Willocks | 20 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 24 November 2020.