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Dundee 1896–97 football season
Dundee
1896–97 season
StadiumCarolina Port
Division One5th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Clark (10)
All: Davie Willocks (12)
Home colours
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The 1896–97 season was the fourth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, finishing in 5th place for the 2nd consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup. Dundee would switch their main kit colours from sky blue and white stripes to a white shirt and black shorts.

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 August Heart of Midlothian H 0–5 8,500
2 22 August Hibernian H 3–0 Clark (3) 6,000
3 29 August Rangers A 1–3 Smith 13,000
4 5 September St Mirren A 1–4 Willocks 4,000
5 12 September Third Lanark H 2–0 Clark, Willocks 3,500
6 19 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 McArthur, Smith 8,000
7 26 September St Bernard's H 4–1 Devlin (2), Kelso, McArthur 5,000
8 3 October Celtic H 2–2 Robertson, Willocks 17,000
9 10 October Third Lanark A 1–3 Smith 1,500
10 17 October Abercorn H 3–0 Willocks, Smith, McArthur 3,500
11 24 October Clyde A 2–0 Willocks, Clark 2,500
12 31 October Hibernian A 1–3 Clark 6,000
13 7 November Clyde H 1–0 Willocks 4,000
14 14 November St Bernard's A 1–2 McArthur
15 28 November Rangers H 3–2 Devlin (2), Clark 8,000
16 12 December St Mirren H 3–2 Clark, Robertson (o.g.), Smith 5,000
17 16 January Abercorn A 7–1 Devlin (2), Smith, Willocks (2), Clark, Allan 2,000
18 29 February Celtic A 1–0 Clark 8,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Rangers 18 11 3 4 64 30 +34 25
4 Celtic 18 10 4 4 42 18 +24 24
5 Dundee 18 10 2 6 38 30 +8 22
6 St Mirren 18 9 1 8 38 29 +9 19
7 St Bernard's 18 7 0 11 32 40 −8 14
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 9 January Inverness Thistle H 7–1 Willocks (3), Smith, Devlin (2), Dundas
2nd round 30 January King's Park H 5–0 Allan (3), Willocks, Devlin 2,000
Quarter-finals 13 February Rangers H 0–4 15,000

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO Dicky Allan 11 4 8 1 3 3
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Burgess 17 0 14 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe Clark 19 10 16 10 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe Devlin 21 9 18 6 3 3
MF Scotland SCO James Dundas 11 1 9 0 2 1
MF Scotland SCO Alex Epsie 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Hall 20 0 17 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Edward Hamilton 6 0 6 0 0 0
GK England ENG Jack Hillman 20 0 18 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Keillor 20 0 17 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Kelso 19 1 16 1 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Bill McArthur 13 4 11 4 2 0
FW Scotland SCO James Robertson 4 1 4 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Smith 20 7 17 6 3 1
MF Scotland SCO Tom Stormont 8 0 8 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Davie Willocks 20 12 17 8 3 4

See also

References

  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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