1924–25 Dundee F.C. season
| 1924–25 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Sandy MacFarlane (until Feb. 1925) | |
| Stadium | Dens Park | |
| Division One | 8th | |
| Scottish Cup | Finalists | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dave Halliday (19) All: Dave Halliday (24) | |
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The 1924–25 season was the thirtieth 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 would make it all the way to the final for the second time in their history. Despite David McLean putting the Dee ahead at half-time, they would concede two late goals and be defeated in the final by Celtic.[2]
Scottish Division One
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August | Celtic | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
| 2 | 23 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Halliday | |
| 3 | 30 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 6–0 | Halliday (4), McLean (2) | 17,000 |
| 4 | 6 September | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Halliday | |
| 5 | 13 September | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Halliday, Nicholson (2) | |
| 6 | 20 September | Motherwell | A | 1–4 | Thomson | |
| 7 | 27 September | Queen's Park | H | 2–4 | Halliday (2) | |
| 8 | 4 October | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Duncan (2) | |
| 9 | 11 October | Greenock Morton | H | 0–0 | ||
| 10 | 18 October | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 18,000 | |
| 11 | 25 October | Hibernian | A | 2–4 | McDonald, Halliday | 10,000 |
| 12 | 1 November | Third Lanark | H | 1–2 | Duncan | |
| 13 | 8 November | Ayr United | A | 0–1 | ||
| 14 | 15 November | Cowdenbeath | H | 1–1 | Duncan | |
| 15 | 22 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–4 | Irving | |
| 16 | 29 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Halliday, McDonald | |
| 17 | 6 December | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 20,000 | |
| 18 | 13 December | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Halliday, McLean | |
| 19 | 20 December | Airdrieonians | H | 3–2 | Duncan, Thomson, Brown | |
| 20 | 25 December | Third Lanark | A | 0–3 | ||
| 21 | 27 December | Greenock Morton | A | 1–1 | Hunter | |
| 22 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | Halliday, Duncan | 13,000 |
| 23 | 3 January | Partick Thistle | H | 0–2 | ||
| 24 | 5 January | Raith Rovers | A | 3–4 | McDonald, McLean, Duncan | |
| 25 | 10 January | Kilmarnock | A | 1–4 | Hunter | |
| 26 | 17 January | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Halliday | |
| 27 | 31 January | Cowdenbeath | A | 0–2 | ||
| 28 | 10 February | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 29 | 14 February | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 | Duncan, Halliday | |
| 30 | 25 February | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Halliday | |
| 31 | 28 February | Celtic | A | 0–4 | 8,000 | |
| 32 | 10 March | Queen's Park | A | 1–0 | Gilmour | |
| 33 | 14 March | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | W. Rankin | |
| 34 | 28 March | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | Halliday, Duncan | |
| 35 | 4 April | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | McLean, Halliday (2) | 13,000 |
| 36 | 15 April | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | ||
| 37 | 18 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 6,000 | |
| 38 | 22 April | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | W. Rankin |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 41 |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 38 |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 36 |
| 9 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 36 |
| 10 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 35 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 24 January | Johnstone | H | 5–0 | Halliday (3), J. Rankin, McLean | |
| 2nd round | 7 February | Lochgelly United | H | 2–1 | Duncan, W. Rankin | |
| 3rd round | 21 February | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | McLean, Duncan, Halliday | |
| Quarter-finals | 7 March | Broxburn United | H | 1–0 | Halliday | |
| Semi-finals | 21 March | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–1 | Duncan | |
| SF replay | 24 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–0 | McLean, J. Rankin | |
| Final | 11 April | Celtic | N | 1–2 | McLean | 75,317 |
Player statistics
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  SCO
|
John Barclay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Jock Britton | 44 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Finlay Brown | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Hugh Coyle | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Charlie Duncan | 34 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO
|
George Gibson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jock Gilmour | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Davie Halliday | 43 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jimmy Hunter | 19 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  EIR
|
Sam Irving | 35 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Willie Knox | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Crawford Letham | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  ENG
|
Bill Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jock McDonald | 31 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Davie McLean | 40 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Colin McNab | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
George Nicholson | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John Rankin | 18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Willie Rankin | 39 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Dave Robb | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jock Ross | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
David Thomson | 42 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jock Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Norman Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1924-25". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 31 January 2021.