1926–27 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1926–27 season
ManagerAlec McNair
Division One5th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Campbell (30)
All: Andy Campbell (35)

The 1926–27 season was the thirty-second season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 5th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would make it to the 3rd round before being knocked out by Celtic.[2] The club would return to its regular navy blue jersey this season.[3]

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 Rankin, Irving, Townrow, McGinn 14,000
2 21 August St Johnstone A 1–0 Campbell
3 28 August Dundee United H 5–0 Campbell (4), Meagher 20,000
4 4 September Partick Thistle A 3–3 Campbell (2), Townrow
5 11 September Airdrieonians H 1–0 Townrow
6 18 September Motherwell A 5–2 Cook (3), Campbell, Thomson
7 25 September Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 Meagher
8 2 October Celtic A 0–0 25,000
9 9 October St Mirren H 2–1 Campbell, Cook
10 16 October Cowdenbeath H 1–2 Meagher
11 23 October Falkirk A 1–3 Cassidy
12 30 October Aberdeen A 1–2 Campbell 18,000
13 6 November Hibernian H 3–0 Campbell (3) 7,000
14 13 November Kilmarnock A 2–3 McGinn, Cook
15 20 November Hamilton Academical A 4–1 Cook, Campbell (2), Hunter
16 27 November Greenock Morton H 6–1 Campbell (4), Hunter, Cook
17 4 December Clyde A 2–2 Cassidy, Hunter
18 11 December Rangers H 1–1 Hunter 18,000
19 25 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 16,500
20 1 January Aberdeen H 1–1 McNab 16,500
21 3 January Dundee United A 0–1 20,000
22 8 January Partick Thistle H 4–2 Campbell (2), Cook, Cassidy
23 15 January Airdrieonians A 1–3 Campbell
24 29 January Motherwell H 3–1 Campbell (3)
25 12 February Celtic H 1–2 Cook 18,000
26 16 February Dunfermline Athletic A 3–4 Meagher, Cook, Campbell
27 22 February St Mirren A 2–2 Ramage (2)
28 26 February Cowdenbeath A 1–0 Meagher
29 12 March St Johnstone H 4–1 Agar, Campbell, McNab, Kirkwood (o.g.)
30 16 March Falkirk H 2–3 Cassidy, Cook
31 19 March Hibernian A 1–0 Campbell 8,000
32 26 March Kilmarnock H 1–2 Gilmour
33 2 April Hamilton Academical H 1–0 Cassidy
34 9 April Greenock Morton A 1–3 Gilmour
35 16 April Clyde H 1–2 Gilmour
36 18 April Queen's Park A 4–1 Campbell (2), McNab, Townrow
37 23 April Rangers A 0–0 12,000
38 30 April Queen's Park H 3–0 Ramage, Brown, Townrow

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Celtic 38 21 7 10 101 55 +46 49
4 Airdrieonians 38 18 9 11 97 64 +33 45
5 Dundee 38 17 9 12 77 51 +26 43
6 Falkirk 38 15 12 11 77 60 +17 42
7 Cowdenbeath 38 18 6 14 74 60 +14 42
Source: "1926-1927 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1926–27 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 22 January Motherwell H 3–0 Campbell (2), Cook
2nd round 5 February Kilmarnock A 1–1 Townrow
2R replay 9 February Kilmarnock H 5–1 Campbell (2), Cassidy, Cook, Townrow
3rd round 19 February Celtic H 2–4 Campbell, Cook 37,471

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW England ENG Alf Agar 3 1 3 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Finlay Brown 42 1 38 1 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Campbell 36 35 32 30 4 5
FW Scotland SCO Joe Cassidy 31 6 27 5 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Willie Cook 37 14 33 11 4 3
MF Scotland SCO John Crawford 13 0 13 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Devine 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Farrell 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Flanagan 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Gilmour 18 2 17 2 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Hunter 18 4 18 4 0 0
MF Ireland EIR Sam Irving 1 1 1 1 0 0
GK England ENG Bill Marsh 42 0 38 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh McGinn 34 2 30 2 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin McNab 28 3 24 3 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Meagher 15 5 15 5 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Ramage 7 4 7 4 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Rankin 34 1 30 1 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Ross 17 0 15 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO David Thomson 29 1 25 1 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Jock Thomson 24 0 23 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Frank Townrow 27 7 23 5 4 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1926-27". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2 February 2021.