1951–52 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1951–52 season
Division A8th
Scottish CupFinalists
League CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Flavell (13)
All: Bobby Flavell (18)

The 1951–52 season was the fiftieth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 8th place.[1]

Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] Dundee would find great success in the cups in this season, coming close to winning the double. After just barely qualifying out from the group stage, Dundee would make it to the League Cup Final where they would defeat Rangers by the score of 3–2, with captain Alf Boyd scoring a 90th-minute header from a Billy Steel free kick to secure the club's second major honour in its history, in front of a crowd of 92,325.[3] Dundee would grace Hampden Park again for the Scottish Cup Final, but failed in their bid to win both cups in a comprehensive defeat to Motherwell. The attendance for this final is a Scottish record for any game not involving either of the Old Firm.

Scottish Division A[]

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Division A

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 September Stirling Albion A 2–2 Copland
2 22 September Aberdeen A 1–3 Irvine 25,000
3 29 September Rangers H 1–0 Steel 31,000
4 6 October Heart of Midlothian A 2–4 Toner, Flavell 28,522
5 20 October Celtic H 2–1 , Pattillo 32,000
6 3 November Raith Rovers H 2–0 Flavell
7 10 November Motherwell A 1–2 Flavell
8 17 November Queen of the South H 0–0
9 24 November St Mirren A 1–1 Flavell
10 1 December Hibernian A 1–4 Ewen 26,000
11 8 December East Fife H 3–4 Pattillo, Flavell (2)
12 15 December Airdrieonians A 3–4 Burrell, Steel, Flavell
13 22 December Stirling Albion H 4–1 Cowan, Boyd, Flavell, A. Henderson
14 25 December Partick Thistle A 3–1 A. Henderson (2),
15 29 December Third Lanark A 2–0 Flavell, Steel
16 1 January Aberdeen H 3–2 Pattillo, Hill, Flavell 26,000
17 2 January Rangers A 2–1 Steel, 35,000
18 5 January Heart of Midlothian H 3–3 A. Henderson, Steel, 32,000
19 12 January Greenock Morton A 0–3
20 19 January Celtic A 1–1 Steel 35,000
21 13 February Raith Rovers A 2–1 Toner, Ewen
22 16 February Motherwell H 1–2 Williams
23 27 February Queen of the South A 0–1
24 1 March St Mirren H 3–0 Burrell, A. Henderson,
25 15 March East Fife A 1–3 A. Henderson
26 22 March Airdrieonians H 0–1
27 2 April Greenock Morton H 2–2 , Hill
28 9 April Hibernian A 1–3 26,000
29 12 April Partick Thistle H 0–2
30 26 April Third Lanark H 6–0 , Flavell (3), A. Henderson

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Partick Thistle 30 12 7 11 48 51 −3 31
7 Motherwell 30 12 7 11 51 57 −6 31
8 Dundee 30 11 6 13 53 52 +1 28
9 Celtic 30 10 8 12 52 55 −3 28
10 Queen of the South 30 10 8 12 50 60 −10 28
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 3[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August St Mirren A 2–2 Toner, Flavell
2 15 August Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 (2) 22,500
3 18 August Raith Rovers H 5–0 Steel, Toner (3), Colville (o.g.)
4 25 August St Mirren H 0–1
5 29 August Heart of Midlothian A 2–5 Toner, 32,488
6 1 September Raith Rovers A 3–1 (2), Williams

Group 3 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Dundee 6 3 1 2 14 10 1.400 7
Heart of Midlothian 6 3 1 2 15 12 1.250 7
St Mirren 6 2 2 2 13 13 1.000 6
Raith Rovers 6 2 0 4 6 13 0.462 4
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 15 September Falkirk A 0–0
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 20 September Falkirk H 2–1 , Steel
Dundee won 2–1 on aggregate
Semi-finals 13 October Motherwell N 5–1 , Flavell (3), Pattillo
Final 27 October Rangers N 3–2 Flavell 47', Pattillo 69', Boyd 90' 92,325

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 26 January Ayr United H 4–0 Irvine (2), Pattillo, Steel 20,000
2nd round 9 February Wigtown & Bladnoch A 7–1 Steel (2), Pattillo (2), Hill (2), 4,000
3rd round 23 February Berwick Rangers H 1–0 Pattillo
Quarter-finals 8 March Aberdeen H 4–0 , Steel (2), Boyd 40,000
Semi-finals 29 March Third Lanark N 2–0 Burrell, Steel 23,615
Final 19 April Motherwell N 0–4 136,274

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1950-51". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ Ross, Kenny. "1951 – League Cup win". dundeefc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

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