1938–39 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1938–39 season
ManagerAndy Cunningham
Division Two6th
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie McGillivray (29)
All: Charles McGillivray (29)

The 1938–39 season was the forty-fourth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, and the first season playing in the second tier, having been relegated from the Scottish Division One the previous season. In their first season in 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[]

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Division Two

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
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 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
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 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.

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO Arthur Baxter 14 4 14 4 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Brothwick 6 0 6 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Micky Clark 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Coats 36 26 34 26 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Cook 20 1 18 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Cowie 17 1 17 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Dougal 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Frank Galloway 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Gray 1 1 1 1 0 0
FW England ENG Norman Kirby 21 1 19 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO John Laurie 20 4 18 4 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Johnny Lynch 35 0 33 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Bill Masson 15 0 13 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie McGillivray 28 29 26 29 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ronnie McWalter 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnston Melville 17 5 17 5 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Norman Miller 4 1 4 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bill Morgan 8 0 8 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Morgan 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bob Ramsay 2 2 2 2 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Rennie 33 0 31 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Sam Roberts 22 2 21 2 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Smith 17 1 17 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Harry Sneddon 31 4 29 4 2 0
FW Scotland SCO George Stewart 30 9 28 9 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Sweeney 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Wilson 12 5 11 5 1 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1938-39". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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