1956–57 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1956–57 season
Division One10th
Scottish Cup5th round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
& Jimmy Chalmers (9)
All: Jimmy Chalmers (14)

The 1956–57 season was the fifty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 10th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out by Clyde in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup via replay, but would make it to the Semi-finals of the League Cup before being defeated in a replay by Partick Thistle. The club's home shirt would change collar-style, from button-up to V-neck, with white arm borders and red socks returning, while the navy short borders were removed.[3]

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 September Kilmarnock H 1–1 Merchant
2 22 September Aberdeen H 4–2 (2), Chalmers, 20,000
3 29 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Birse 30,000
4 13 October Queen of the South A 1–3 Watt
5 20 October Queen's Park H 3–1 , Watt, Chalmers
6 3 November Celtic H 2–1 Black, 24,000
7 10 November Hibernian A 1–1 Watt 12,000
8 17 November St Mirren A 3–2 , Watt (2)
9 24 November Airdrieonians H 2–1 , Watt
10 1 December Falkirk A 1–1
11 8 December Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 , Merchant
12 15 December Ayr United H 5–0 Cousin (3), Watt,
13 22 December East Fife A 0–2
14 29 December Raith Rovers A 2–1 , Reid
15 1 January Aberdeen A 1–2 Chalmers 15,000
16 2 January Rangers H 1–3 28,500
17 5 January Kilmarnock A 0–4
18 12 January Heart of Midlothian H 0–3 19,000
19 19 January Motherwell A 2–4 Chalmers, Birse
20 26 January Queen of the South H 5–2 Chalmers (3), Birse (2)
21 9 February Queen's Park A 0–2
22 16 February Ayr United A 1–0 Cousin
23 23 February Partick Thistle H 5–1 Cousin (2), Chalmers (2), Birse
24 2 March Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Birse
25 6 March Celtic A 1–1 7,000
26 9 March Hibernian H 0–3 13,000
27 16 March St Mirren H 1–1 Cousin
28 20 March Rangers A 0–4 25,000
29 23 March Airdrieonians A 2–3 Cousin,
30 30 March Falkirk H 1–2
31 8 April Motherwell H 3–1 Easson (2), Sneddon
32 20 April East Fife H 0–1
33 23 April Partick Thistle A 0–5
34 27 April Raith Rovers H 3–0 Cowie, Black, Easson

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
8 Partick Thistle 34 13 8 13 53 51 1.039 34
9 Hibernian 34 12 9 13 69 56 1.232 33
10 Dundee 34 13 6 15 55 61 0.902 32
11 Airdrieonians 34 13 4 17 77 89 0.865 30
12 St Mirren 34 12 6 16 58 72 0.806 30
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 1[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August Motherwell A 1–0
2 15 August Raith Rovers H 1–0 Merchant
3 18 August Airdrieonians H 3–1 Merchant, , Chalmers
4 25 August Motherwell H 2–1 Merchant (2)
5 29 August Raith Rovers A 2–2 Black, Merchant
6 1 September Airdrieonians A 7–1 Merchant (2), Cowie, (2), Chalmers, Shanks (o.g.)

Group 1 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Dundee 6 5 1 0 16 5 3.200 11
Raith Rovers 6 3 1 2 12 10 1.200 7
Motherwell 6 2 0 4 12 10 1.200 4
Airdrieonians 6 1 0 5 9 24 0.375 2
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 12 September Dundee United H 7–3 Black, , Chalmers (3), , Merchant 20,000
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 15 September Dundee United A 1–2 Merchant 14,000
Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate
Semi-finals 6 October Partick Thistle N 0–0
SF Replay 9 October Partick Thistle N 2–3 , 18,000

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
5th round 2 February Clyde H 0–0
5R replay 6 February Clyde A 1–2 Cowie

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1956-57". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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