1954–55 Dundee F.C. season
Appearance
1954–55 season | ||
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Manager | Willie Thornton | |
Division A | 8th | |
Scottish Cup | 5th round | |
League Cup | Group Stage | |
Top goalscorer | League: George Merchant (11) All: George Merchant (16) | |
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The 1954–55 season was the fifty-third season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 8th place under new manager Willie Thornton.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out of the group stages of the League Cup, and would be defeated by Rangers in a replay in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup.
Scottish Division A
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 11 September | Raith Rovers | A | 0–3 | 14,000 | |
2 | 18 September | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | 27,000 | |
3 | 25 September | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | Walker, A. Henderson | 15,000 |
4 | 2 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | Dunsmuir, Malloy | 20,000 |
5 | 9 October | Clyde | A | 0–2 | 11,000 | |
6 | 16 October | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | A. Henderson, Walker | 18,500 |
7 | 23 October | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | |
8 | 30 October | Queen of the South | H | 3–1 | Carmichael, Dunsmuir, Flavell | 13,500 |
9 | 6 November | East Fife | A | 1–4 | Flavell | 9,000 |
10 | 13 November | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | 12,500 | |
11 | 20 November | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Roy | 30,000 |
12 | 27 November | Stirling Albion | A | 2–0 | Merchant, A. Henderson | 4,000 |
13 | 4 December | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | Malloy, Merchant (3) | 14,000 |
14 | 11 December | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Carmichael (2), Merchant | 16,000 |
15 | 18 December | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Merchant | 14,000 |
16 | 25 December | Raith Rovers | H | 4–1 | Merchant (2), A. Henderson, Christie | 13,000 |
17 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
18 | 3 January | Kilmarnock | H | 2–5 | Cowie, Merchant | 17,000 |
19 | 8 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Christie | 24,000 |
20 | 29 January | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Christie, Merchant | 28,000 |
21 | 12 February | Queen of the South | A | 1–1 | Chalmers | 6,500 |
22 | 5 March | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Dunsmuir, A. Henderson | 12,000 |
23 | 9 March | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Dunsmuir | 7,000 |
24 | 12 March | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Merchant, Christie | 18,000 |
25 | 19 March | Stirling Albion | H | 4–1 | Chalmers (3), Malloy | 8,000 |
26 | 26 March | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | A. Henderson (2) | 9,000 |
27 | 2 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Chalmers | 10,000 |
28 | 9 April | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 23,000 | |
29 | 11 April | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Cowie, Chalmers | 12,010 |
30 | 30 April | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | A. Henderson, Christie | 12,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | St Mirren | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 32 |
7 | Clyde | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 31 |
8 | Dundee | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 30 |
9 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 29 |
10 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 26 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Group 4
[edit]Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 14 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–3 | Hill | 35,000 |
2 | 18 August | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Merchant, A. Henderson, Roy | 29,000 |
3 | 21 August | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Merchant (3) | 16,500 |
4 | 28 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | Merchant, Roy (2), Gallacher | 29,500 |
5 | 1 September | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Malloy | 30,000 |
6 | 4 September | Falkirk | A | 0–4 | 15,000 |
Group 4 table
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1.727 | 10 |
Dundee | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 8 |
Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 3 |
Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.556 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5th round | 5 February | Rangers | A | 0–0 | 58,000 | |
5R replay | 9 February | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 25,600 |
Player statistics
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division A | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Bill Brown | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Carmichael | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Chalmers | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Christie | 28 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Doug Cowie | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Craig | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Davie Dunsmuir | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dave Easson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Bobby Flavell | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Gerry Follon | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Gallacher | 35 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Davie Gray | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Albert Henderson | 37 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
GK | SCO | Bobby Henderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Hill | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Irvine | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Danny Malloy | 38 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Alan Massie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Mason | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Merchant | 23 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
DF | SCO | Hugh Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Joe Roy | 23 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Davie Sneddon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Bert Walker | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jake Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1954-55". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2 March 2021.