1898–99 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1898–99 season
Division One10th
Scottish Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Craig (4)
All: Charlie Craig (4)

The 1898–99 season was the sixth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One and finishing bottom in 10th place, but were not relegated due to re-election to Division One. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup.[1]

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1898–99 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 3 September St Bernard's H 1–1 McNichol (o.g.) 2,500
2 10 September Clyde A 0–1 4,000
3 17 September Hibernian H 2–4 McLay, Symers 5,000
4 24 September Third Lanark A 1–3 MacDonald 2,000
5 1 October Partick Thistle H 5–1 McLay, Gerrard (2), Methven, Bunce 2,500
6 8 October Rangers H 1–2 MacDonald 7,500
7 15 October Hibernian A 0–5 2,500
8 22 October Third Lanark H 1–3 Gardner (o.g.) 3,000
9 29 October St Mirren A 1–5 B. Turner 2,500
10 5 November St Mirren H 1–7 T. McDonald 3,000
11 12 November Clyde H 1–3 J. Turner 2,000
12 19 November Celtic H 1–4 Craig 5,000
13 26 November Heart of Midlothian A 3–6 MacDonald, Craig (2) 1,500
14 3 December Heart of Midlothian H 2–5 Leckie, B. Turner 2,000
15 17 December Rangers A 0–7 3,000
16 24 December St Bernard's A 2–2 Stewart, Methven 500
17 31 December Partick Thistle A 0–2
18 7 January Celtic A 1–4 Craig

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Third Lanark 18 7 3 8 33 38 −5 17
7 Clyde 18 4 4 10 23 48 −25 12
7 St Bernard's 18 4 4 10 30 37 −7 12
9 Partick Thistle (R) 18 2 2 14 19 58 −39 6 Relegated to the 1899–1900 Scottish Division Two
10 Dundee 18 1 2 15 23 65 −42 4
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
(R) Relegated

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1898–99 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 14 January Ayr Parkhouse A 1–3 Brown 2,500

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 John Bett 6 0 5 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Black 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Brown 2 1 1 0 1 1
MF Scotland SCO John Bunce 4 1 4 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Craig 7 4 7 4 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bill Davidson 14 0 14 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Dawson 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Ferrier 5 0 4 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO John Gerrard 10 2 9 2 1 0
DF Scotland SCO James Ireland 8 0 7 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Jeffray 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Keillor 18 0 17 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Leckie 10 1 10 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ed Lester 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Lyon 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy MacDonald 14 3 14 3 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie McColl 6 0 5 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy McDonald 9 1 9 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO James McLay 10 2 10 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Stuart Methven 15 2 14 2 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Ward Miller 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Philip 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jake Pollock 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Billy Ritchie 5 0 5 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Rod Roberts 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO James Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Allan Scott 6 0 6 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Skene 7 0 6 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Stewart 5 1 4 1 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Tom Stewart 15 0 14 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Stewart Symers 3 1 3 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Thomson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Turner 1 1 1 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Turner 6 2 6 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jake Pollock 1 1 1 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George White 1 1 1 1 0 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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