1925–26 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1925–26 season
ManagerAlec McNair
Division One10th
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alec Ross &
Andy Campbell (9)
All: Andy Campbell (11)

The 1925–26 season was the thirty-first season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 10th place under new manager Alec McNair.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out by Aberdeen in the 2nd round.[2] For one season only, the Dee would wear a unique home jersey with a large white semicircle around the collar.[3]

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1925–26 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 August Greenock Morton H 3–0 Ross, Irving, Duncan
2 22 August St Johnstone H 0–1
3 29 August St Mirren A 2–2 Anderson (2)
4 5 September Hibernian A 1–2 McLean 18,000
5 12 September Hamilton Academical H 2–2 McLean, Hunter
6 19 September Cowdenbeath A 0–5
7 26 September Clydebank H 3–1 Campbell, Cook, Ross
8 3 October Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 D. Thomson 8,000
9 5 October Motherwell H 1–2 Campbell
10 10 October Raith Rovers A 0–1
11 17 October Aberdeen H 3–2 Finlay (2), Nicholson 14,000
12 24 October Rangers A 2–1 Ross, Nicholson 12,000
13 31 October Celtic A 0–0 12,000
14 7 November Partick Thistle H 3–1 Ross (3)
15 14 November Airdrieonians A 1–4 Ross
16 21 November Dundee United H 0–0 18,000
17 28 November Greenock Morton A 0–3
18 5 December Queen's Park A 3–1 Barclay (2), McLean
19 12 December Kilmarnock H 1–0 Cook
20 19 December St Johnstone A 0–0
21 26 December Hibernian H 1–4 Barclay 6,000
22 1 January Aberdeen A 1–2 Finlay 18,000
23 2 January Raith Rovers H 1–1 Campbell
24 4 January Dundee United A 1–0 McLean 20,059
25 9 January St Mirren H 1–1 D. Thomson
26 16 January Kilmarnock A 2–5 Ross (2)
27 30 January Clydebank A 2–1 Irving, Campbell
28 13 February Hamilton Academical A 0–0
29 17 February Falkirk H 1–0 Cook
30 23 February Partick Thistle A 1–0 Campbell
31 27 February Rangers H 1–5 Meagher 14,000
32 6 March Falkirk A 0–1
33 17 March Celtic H 1–2 McNulty 12,000
34 20 March Motherwell A 0–2
35 27 March Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Campbell (2) 10,000
36 3 April Airdrieonians H 0–1
37 10 April Queen's Park H 2–1 Campbell, Meagher
38 24 April Cowdenbeath H 4–3 Campbell, Meagher (2), J. Thomson

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Falkirk 38 14 14 10 61 57 +4 42
9 Kilmarnock 38 17 7 14 79 77 +2 41
10 Dundee 38 14 9 15 47 59 −12 37
11 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 49 54 −5 36
12 Hamilton Academical 38 13 9 16 68 79 −11 35
Source: "1925-1926 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1925–26 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 20 January Caledonian H 2–0 Campbell (2)
2nd round 6 February Aberdeen A 0–0 12,621
2R replay 10 February Aberdeen H 0–3 10,000

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO John Anderson 3 2 3 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Barclay 10 3 9 3 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Jock Britton 34 0 31 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Finlay Brown 35 0 32 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Campbell 24 11 21 9 3 2
FW Scotland SCO Willie Cook 38 3 36 3 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Duncan 11 1 11 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Finlay 26 3 24 3 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Gilmour 11 0 11 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Hunter 11 1 11 1 0 0
MF Ireland EIR Sam Irving 34 2 31 2 3 0
GK England ENG Bill Marsh 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Davie McLean 24 4 21 4 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin McNab 36 0 33 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Bernie McNulty 11 1 8 1 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Meagher 10 4 10 4 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Nicholson 12 2 12 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Rankin 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Rankin 36 0 33 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Robb 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alec Ross 19 9 18 9 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Ross 16 0 16 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Thomson 35 2 32 2 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Jock Thomson 2 1 2 1 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1925–26". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee – Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.