1933–34 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1933–34 season
ManagerBilly McCandless
Division One12th
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Morgan Mackay (17)
All: Morgan Mackay (17)

The 1933–34 season was the thirty-ninth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One under new manager Billy McCandless, where they would finish in 12th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 2nd round by Aberdeen.[2]

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1933–34 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August St Johnstone A 1–0 Lee
2 19 August Clyde H 1–1 Lee
3 23 August Motherwell A 0–1
4 26 August Falkirk A 1–2 Lee
5 2 September Queen of the South H 8–0 Blyth, Murdoch, Paterson, Mackay (3), Lee, Morgan 7,000
6 9 September Aberdeen A 3–1 Mackay (2), Lee 17,000
7 13 September Third Lanark H 3–0 Robertson, Lee, Mackay
8 16 September Queen's Park H 1–0 Murdoch
9 23 September Rangers A 0–1 12,000
10 30 September Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 12,000
11 7 October Hamilton Academical A 2–3 Murdoch, Paterson
12 14 October Kilmarnock H 0–2
13 21 October Cowdenbeath H 4–2 Murdoch, Lee (2), Mackay
14 28 October Airdrieonians A 1–2 Mackay
15 4 November Motherwell H 2–3 Robertson (2)
16 11 November Third Lanark A 1–4 Morgan
17 18 November St Mirren A 3–0 Lee, Kirby, Murdoch
18 25 November Ayr United A 3–3 Robertson, Kirby, Blyth
19 2 December Partick Thistle H 1–2 Murdoch
20 9 December Celtic H 3–2 Kirby, Guthrie, Lee 12,000
21 16 December Hibernian A 1–2 Guthrie 7,000
22 23 December St Johnstone H 3–0 Mackay (3)
23 30 December Clyde A 0–3
24 1 January Aberdeen H 1–1 Kirby 7,000
25 2 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–6 Murdoch 15,732
26 6 January Falkirk H 1–3 Rennie
27 13 January Queen of the South A 1–3 Guthrie
28 27 January Rangers H 0–6 20,000
29 17 February Queen's Park A 4–2 Rennie (2), Rankin, Blyth
30 24 February Hamilton Academical H 1–1 Rankin
31 3 March Kilmarnock A 3–1 Murdoch (2), Rennie
32 10 March Cowdenbeath A 1–1 Rennie
33 17 March Airdrieonians H 4–0 Guthrie, Murdoch, Mackay, Kirby
34 24 March St Mirren H 3–0 Rankin, Mackay (2)
35 31 March Ayr United H 2–1 McCarthy, Mackay
36 7 April Partick Thistle A 1–1 Rennie
37 21 April Celtic A 2–3 Rankin, Mackay 1,000
38 28 April Hibernian H 1–0 Mackay 350

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Falkirk 38 16 6 16 73 68 +5 38
11 Hamilton Academical 38 15 8 15 65 79 −14 38
12 Dundee 38 15 6 17 68 64 +4 36
13 Partick Thistle 38 14 5 19 73 78 −5 33
14 Clyde 38 10 11 17 56 70 −14 31
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1933–34 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 20 January King's Park A 1–0 Rankin
2nd round 3 February Aberdeen A 0–2 26,943

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Scotland SCO Willie Blyth 33 3 31 3 2 0
MF Scotland SCO James Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Gilmour 35 0 33 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Guthrie 21 4 20 4 1 0
FW England ENG Norman Kirby 25 5 23 5 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Alfred Lawson 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Pat Lee 26 10 25 10 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Morgan Mackay 32 17 30 17 2 0
GK England ENG Bill Marsh 39 0 37 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom McCarthy 33 1 31 1 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Eddie McGoldrick 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Lew Morgan 39 2 37 2 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Murdoch 39 10 37 10 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Danny Paterson 11 2 11 2 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Bob Peden 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Rankin 13 5 11 4 2 1
FW Scotland SCO John Rennie 8 6 8 6 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Robertson 20 4 20 4 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Smith 19 0 19 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Scot Symon 37 0 35 0 2 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1933-34". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 4 February 2021.