1934–35 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1934–35 season
ManagerBilly McCandless
Division One8th
Scottish CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Coats (30)
All: Archie Coats (30)

The 1934–35 season was the fortieth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 8th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 1st round by Motherwell.[2] The club would change their style of collar and socks this season.[3]

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1934–35 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August Albion Rovers H 3–2 Kirby, Coats (2) 10,000
2 18 August Queen of the South A 0–1 7,500
3 22 August Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 Kirby 8,000
4 24 August Rangers H 3–2 Coats (2), Mackay 22,500
5 1 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Rankin 21,250
6 8 September Aberdeen H 0–0 18,500
7 12 September Airdrieonians A 3–0 Coats (2), Robertson 5,000
8 15 September Queen's Park A 0–4 8,000
9 22 September Hamilton Academical H 2–1 Kirby, Coats 6,000
10 29 September Clyde A 2–2 Coats (2) 9,000
11 1 October Celtic H 0–0 18,000
12 6 October St Johnstone H 1–2 Coats 22,000
13 13 October Kilmarnock A 0–2
14 20 October Motherwell A 3–5 Coats, Robertson 6,000
15 27 October Falkirk H 1–0 Rankin 5,500
16 3 November St Mirren A 1–0 Guthrie
17 10 November Ayr United H 5–4 Coats (2), Rankin, Robertson, McNaughton 4,000
18 17 November Partick Thistle A 4–1 Coats (3), McNaughton 9,000
19 24 November Celtic A 0–4 13,000
20 1 December Hibernian H 0–2 5,000
21 8 December Dunfermline Athletic A 5–2 Robertson (2), Coats (2), Guthrie 5,000
22 15 December Airdrieonians H 2–0 Coats, McNaughton 3,500
23 22 December Albion Rovers A 2–1 Coats (2) 6,000
24 29 December Queen of the South H 5–0 Guthrie, Coats (2), Robertson, McNaughton 7,500
25 1 January Aberdeen A 0–3 20,000
26 2 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–5 McNaughton 23,500
27 5 January Rangers A 1–3 Robertson 14,000
28 12 January Queen's Park H 4–1 Guthrie, Robertson, Coats (2) 5,000
29 19 January Hamilton Academical A 1–1 Coats 27,000
30 2 February Clyde H 2–2 McNaughton, Robertson 3,000
31 16 February St Johnstone A 1–0 Coats 7,000
32 23 February Motherwell H 3–1 Coats, McNaughton, Guthrie 6,000
33 2 March Kilmarnock H 0–2 3,500
34 9 March Partick Thistle H 2–0 Mackay, Coats 3,500
35 16 March Falkirk A 1–1 Mackay 7,000
36 23 March St Mirren H 0–2 3,000
37 30 March Ayr United A 2–3 McNaughton, Robertson 8,000
38 27 April Hibernian A 1–2 Coats 8,000

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Aberdeen 38 17 10 11 68 54 +14 44
7 Motherwell 38 15 10 13 83 64 +19 40
8 Dundee 38 16 8 14 63 63 0 40
9 Kilmarnock 38 16 6 16 76 68 +8 38
10 Clyde 38 14 10 14 71 69 +2 38
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1934–35 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 26 January Motherwell A 0–1 27,000

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 25 0 25 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Coats 39 30 38 30 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Gilmour 36 0 35 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Guthrie 37 5 36 5 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Bill Hogg 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Norman Kirby 27 3 26 3 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Albert Lamb 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Morgan Mackay 7 3 7 3 0 0
GK England ENG Bill Marsh 32 0 31 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom McCarthy 11 0 11 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Eddie McGoldrick 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gibson McNaughton 31 9 30 8 1 1
DF Scotland SCO Lew Morgan 38 0 37 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO William Pollock 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dennis Quigley 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Rankin 17 3 16 3 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Rennie 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Robertson 36 11 35 11 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Russell 14 0 14 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Smith 23 0 22 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Scot Symon 37 0 36 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Wemyss 2 0 2 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1934–35". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee – Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2021.