1954–55 Dundee F.C. season
1954–55 season | ||
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Division A | 8th | |
Scottish Cup | 5th round | |
League Cup | Group Stage | |
Top goalscorer | League: George Merchant (11) All: George Merchant (16) | |
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The 1954–55 season was the fifty-third 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] They would be knocked out of the group stages of the League Cup, and would be defeated by Rangers in a replay in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup.
Scottish Division A[]
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 11 September | Raith Rovers | A | 0–3 | ||
2 | 18 September | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | 27,000 | |
3 | 25 September | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | Walker, A. Henderson | |
4 | 2 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | Dunsmuir, Malloy | 20,000 |
5 | 9 October | Clyde | A | 0–2 | ||
6 | 16 October | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | A. Henderson, Walker | |
7 | 23 October | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | |
8 | 30 October | Queen of the South | H | 3–1 | Carmichael, Dunsmuir, Flavell | |
9 | 6 November | East Fife | A | 1–4 | Flavell | |
10 | 13 November | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | ||
11 | 20 November | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Roy | 23,000 |
12 | 27 November | Stirling Albion | A | 2–0 | Merchant, A. Henderson | |
13 | 4 December | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | Malloy, Merchant (3) | |
14 | 11 December | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Carmichael (2), Merchant | |
15 | 18 December | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Merchant | 14,000 |
16 | 25 December | Raith Rovers | H | 4–1 | Merchant (2), A. Henderson, | |
17 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
18 | 3 January | Kilmarnock | H | 2–5 | Cowie, Merchant | |
19 | 8 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 24,000 | |
20 | 29 January | Rangers | H | 2–1 | , Merchant | 28,000 |
21 | 12 February | Queen of the South | A | 1–1 | Chalmers | |
22 | 5 March | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Dunsmuir, A. Henderson | |
23 | 9 March | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Dunsmuir | |
24 | 12 March | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Merchant, | 18,000 |
25 | 19 March | Stirling Albion | H | 4–1 | Chalmers (3), Malloy | |
26 | 26 March | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | A. Henderson (2) | |
27 | 2 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Chalmers | |
28 | 9 April | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 23,000 | |
29 | 11 April | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Cowie, Chalmers | |
30 | 30 April | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | A. Henderson, |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | St Mirren | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 32 |
7 | Clyde | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 31 |
8 | Dundee | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 30 |
9 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 29 |
10 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 26 |
Source: RSSSF
Scottish League Cup[]
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Group 4[]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 14 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–3 | Hill | 35,000 |
2 | 18 August | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Merchant, A. Henderson, Roy | 28,000 |
3 | 21 August | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Merchant (3) | |
4 | 28 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | Merchant, Roy (2), Gallacher | 29,500 |
5 | 1 September | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Malloy | 30,000 |
6 | 4 September | Falkirk | A | 0–4 |
Group 4 table[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1.727 | 10 |
Dundee | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 8 |
Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 3 |
Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.556 | 3 |
Source:[citation needed]
Scottish Cup[]
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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5th round | 5 February | Rangers | A | 0–0 | 58,000 | |
5R replay | 9 February | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 25,600 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1954-55". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Dundee F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 1954–55 season