1938–39 Dundee F.C. season
Appearance
1938–39 season | ||
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Manager | Andy Cunningham | |
Division Two | 6th | |
Scottish Cup | Second round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Charlie McGillivray (29) All: Charles McGillivray (29) | |
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The 1938–39 season was the forty-fourth season in which
Division Two, Dundee would finish in 6th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 2nd round by Clyde in a replay.[2]
Scottish Division Two
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 13 August | Brechin City | H | 5–0 | Coats (2), Melville, Cowie, Brown (o.g.) | 7,000 |
2 | 20 August | Greenock Morton | A | 1–2 | Miller | 6,500 |
3 | 27 August | Stenhousemuir | H | 3–1 | Baxter (2), Coats | 6,000 |
4 | 3 September | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–4 | Smith | 3,000 |
5 | 10 September | Edinburgh City | H | 2–2 | Coats, Sneddon | 3,000 |
6 | 17 September | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | 10,523 | |
7 | 24 September | Forfar Athletic | H | 10–2 | Sneddon, Coats (3), Stewart (3), Baxter (2), Gray | 3,500 |
8 | 1 October | Leith Athletic | A | 1–3 | McGillivray | 2,000 |
9 | 8 October | East Stirlingshire | H | 5–6 | Stewart, McGillivray (3), Roberts | 4,000 |
10 | 15 October | East Fife | H | 1–1 | McGillivray | 10,000 |
11 | 22 October | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–3 | Coats | 5,000 |
12 | 29 October | Dumbarton | A | 4–4 | McGillivray, Stewart, McAllister (o.g.), Laurie | 4,500 |
13 | 5 November | Airdrieonians | A
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1–2 | Stewart | 6,000 |
14 | 12 November | King's Park | A | 1–3 | McGillivray | 3,000 |
15 | 19 November | Alloa Athletic | A | 1–2 | Bulloch (o.g.) | 2,500 |
16 | 26 November | Montrose | H | 5–0 | McGillivray (3), Cook, Coats | 3,000 |
17 | 3 December | St Bernard's | H | 3–0 | Kirby, McGillivray, Roberts | 4,000 |
18 | 10 December | Forfar Athletic | A | 1–2 | Coats | 11,000 |
19 | 17 December | Alloa Athletic | H | 1–4 | McGillivray | 1,000 |
20 | 24 December | Stenhousemuir | A | 1–1 | McGillivray | 1,500 |
21 | 31 December | Greenock Morton | H | 2–1 | Coats (2) | 4,000 |
22 | 3 January | Edinburgh City | A | 4–1 | Laurie (3), McGillivray | |
23 | 14 January | Airdrieonians | A | 6–3 | Coats (2), McGillivray (4) | 4,000 |
24 | 28 January | Cowdenbeath | H | 5–0 | McGillivray (3), Wilson, Coats | 15,826 |
25 | 11 February | Brechin City | A | 1–2 | McGillivray | 1,500 |
26 | 18 February | King's Park | H | 3–0 | Coats, Melville, Wilson | 2,000 |
27 | 25 February | Leith Athletic | H | 7–0 | Ramsay (2), McGillivray, Coats (2), Wilson, Sneddon | 2,500 |
28 | 4 March | East Stirlingshire | A | 5–3 | Coats (3), McGillivray (2) | 1,000 |
29 | 11 March | East Fife | A | 2–0 | Sneddon, Coats | 2,500 |
30 | 18 March | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | McGillivray, Wilson | 12,500 |
31 | 1 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 7–1 | Melville, Coats (3), Stewart, McGillivray (2) | 3,800 |
32 | 8 April | St Bernard's | A | 1–1 | Stewart | 2,000 |
33 | 15 April | Dumbarton | H | 1–1 | Laurie | 1,700 |
34 | 29 April | Montrose | A | 5–5 | Stewart, Melville (2), Coats, McGillivray | 1,500 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 47 |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 99 | 78 | +21 | 41 |
6 | Dundee | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 99 | 63 | +36 | 37 |
7 | St Bernard's[a] | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 36 |
8 | Stenhousemuir | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 74 | 69 | +5 | 35 |
Source: "1938-1939 Division 2 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ Team did not return to the league when official competitions resumed in 1946–47.
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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2nd round | 4 February | Clyde | H | 0–0 | 15,000 | |
2R replay | 8 February | Clyde | A | 0–1 | 15,000 |
Player statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Two | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | SCO | Arthur Baxter | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John Brothwick | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Micky Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Archie Coats | 36 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Cook | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Andy Cowie | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Dougal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Frank Galloway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Gray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Norman Kirby | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John Laurie | 20 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Johnny Lynch | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bill Masson | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie McGillivray | 28 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ronnie McWalter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Johnston Melville | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Norman Miller | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bill Morgan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Morgan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Bob Ramsay | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Rennie | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Sam Roberts | 22 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tom Smith | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Harry Sneddon | 31 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Stewart | 30 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Frank Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1938-39". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.