1939–40 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1939–40 season
Eastern Division7th
Scottish War Emergency CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Coats (26)
All: Archie Coats (30)

The 1939–40 season was intended to be the forty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, and the second season playing in the second tier. After just 4 league games however, the Scottish Football League suspended its competition on 13 September 1939 after the outbreak of World War II. A month later, Dundee would join the Eastern Division of the Scottish War Emergency League for the rest of the season.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish War Emergency Cup in lieu of the suspended Scottish Cup, and were knocked out in the 1st round by Third Lanark over two legs.[2]

Scottish Division Two[]

Main article: 1939–40 in Scottish football § Scottish League Division Two

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Raith Rovers H 5–1 McGillivray (3), Coats, Adam
2 19 August Airdrieonians A 4–2 Adam, Warnock, Coats (2)
3 26 August Dunfermline Athletic H 3–1 Warnock, Coats, Adam
4 2 September Greenock Morton A 1–1 McGillivray

Scottish War Emergency League[]

Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 21 October Hibernian H 2–1 Adam (2)
2 28 October Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2
3 4 November Alloa Athletic H 1–1 Wattie
4 11 November Raith Rovers A 1–2 Adam
5 18 November Arbroath H 9–3 Adam (3), Wattie (2), Coats (2), Easson, Cook
6 25 November Falkirk A 1–6 Cook
7 2 December St Johnstone A 2–2 Adam, Coats
8 9 December Heart of Midlothian H 4–6 Adam, Follon, Easson, Coats
9 16 December King's Park H 5–0 Cook, McGillivray (2), Coats (2)
10 23 December Stenhousemuir A 3–0 McGillivray, Easson, Coats
11 30 December Aberdeen H 3–1 Coats (2), Adam
12 1 January Dundee United A 1–2 McGillivray
13 2 January St Bernard's H 2–2 McGillivray (2)
14 6 January Cowdenbeath A 1–1 Coats
15 13 January East Fife H 2–0 Coats, Morgan
16 10 February Raith Rovers H 2–3 Easson, Cook
17 17 February Arbroath A 1–3 McGillivray
18 9 March Alloa Athletic A 2–2 Coats (2)
19 16 March King's Park A 3–3 Hill, Adam, McGillivray
20 30 March Aberdeen A 0–3
21 3 April Hibernian A 0–6
22 6 April Dundee United H 2–1 Coats, Adam
23 8 April Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Coats, McGillivray
24 13 April St Bernard's A 0–0
25 17 April Stenhousemuir H 7–1 Coats (4), D. Davidson, McGillivray, Cook
26 29 April East Fife A 0–3
27 4 May St Johnstone H 7–2 Coats (4), J. Davidson, Adam (2)
28 11 May Heart of Midlothian A 3–2 Adam, J. Davidson, Coats
29 18 May Falkirk H 4–2 Adam, Coats (2), McGillivray

Emergency League table[]

Eastern division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 St Johnstone 29 13 8 8 84 69 +15 34
6 Alloa Athletic 29 13 4 12 56 60 −4 30
7 Dundee 29 11 8 10 70 62 +8 30
8 Hibernian 29 12 5 12 82 65 +17 29
9 Dundee United 29 12 2 15 68 77 −9 26
Source:[citation needed]

Scottish War Emergency Cup[]

Main article: Scottish War Emergency Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 24 February Third Lanark H 1–1 McGillivray
1st round, 2nd leg 2 March Third Lanark A 1–3 Adam
Third Lanark won 4–2 on aggregate

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Results for Dundee for 1939-40". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

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