2021–22 Dundee F.C. season
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | Tim Keyes | ||
Manager | James McPake | ||
Stadium | Dens Park | ||
Scottish Premiership | 11th | ||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Luke McCowan (4) All: Jason Cummings (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,604 vs. Celtic, 7 November 2021 (Prem.) | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,737 | ||
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The 2021–22 season is Dundee's first season back in the top flight of Scottish football since 2018–19, after winning the previous season's Premiership play-offs.[1] Dundee will also compete in both the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Competitions[]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
All times are in British Summer Time (BST).
All future fixtures are to be confirmed.
Pre-season and friendlies[]
26 June 2021 Friendly | Forfar Athletic | 0–3 | Dundee | Station Park, Forfar |
14:00 | Report | Mullen 53' McMullan 57' McCowan 59' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Fordyce |
3 July 2021 Friendly | Hamilton Academical | 0–5 | Dundee | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
Report | Ashcroft McCowan Jakubiak McDaid |
6 July 2021 Friendly | Dundee | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Dens Park, Dundee |
17:00 | McGowan 5' Jakubiak 46' Ashcroft 49' |
Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: Grant Irvine |
9 July 2021 Friendly | Dundee | 2–2 | West Ham United | Dens Park, Dundee |
13:00 | Adam 15' McMullan 53' |
Report | Baptiste 59' Bowen 65' (pen.) |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Craig Fordyce |
Scottish Premiership[]
Dundee will play against Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone, and St Mirren in the 2021–22 Premiership campaign.They will play each team three times, twice at home and once away against half of the teams, and once at home and twice away against the other half. Following this, they will be split into either a top or bottom group of six depending on their result after 33 games, where they will play each team in their group once.
31 July 2021 1 | Dundee | 2–2 | St Mirren | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Shaughnessy 44' (o.g.) Cummings 60' Anderson 69' |
Report | Brophy 4' McGrath 54' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Craig Napier |
8 August 2021 2 | Celtic | 6–0 | Dundee | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
15:00 | Furuhashi 20', 25', 67' Rogic 49' Ralston 84' Edouard 90' (pen.) |
Report | Marshall 89' | Attendance: 19,660 Referee: Euan Anderson |
22 August 2021 3 | Dundee | 2–2 | Hibernian | Dens Park, Dundee |
12:00 | Cummings 11' McGowan 83' |
Report | Boyle 39' (pen.) Porteous 59' |
Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Alan Muir |
28 August 2021 4 | Motherwell | 1–0 | Dundee | Fir Park, Motherwell |
15:00 | Watt 34' Carroll 79' |
Report | Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Willie Collum |
11 September 2021 5 | Dundee | 0–0 | Livingston | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Alan Muir |
19 September 2021 6 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Dundee | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
12:00 | Harkes 81' | Report | Attendance: 12,806 Referee: John Beaton |
25 September 2021 7 | Dundee | 0–1 | Rangers | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Report | Aribo 16' | Attendance: 8,574 Referee: Bobby Madden |
2 October 2021 8 | St Johnstone | 3–1 | Dundee | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
15:00 | Kane 31', 39' May 46' |
Report | Sweeney 74' | Attendance: 5,097 Referee: Greg Aitken |
16 October 2021 9 | Dundee | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Dens Park, Dundee |
18:00 | Griffiths 49' McCowan 62' |
Report | Ramirez 67' | Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Colin Steven |
23 October 2021 10 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Souttar 37' | Report | Cummings 83' | Attendance: 17,557 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
27 October 2021 11 | Dundee | 0–5 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Report | Clarke 18' Callachan 27' Hungbo 34' Charles-Cook 40', 71' |
Attendance: 4,883 Referee: David Dickinson |
30 October 2021 12 | St Mirren | 0–1 | Dundee | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
15:00 | Report | Anderson 11' | Attendance: 3,582 Referee: John Beaton |
7 November 2021 13 | Dundee | 2–4 | Celtic | Dens Park, Dundee |
12:00 | Mullen 23' Ashcroft 67' |
Report | Jota 8', 47' Furuhashi 19', 50' |
Attendance: 8,604 Referee: Alan Muir |
27 November 2021 14 | Dundee | 3–0 | Motherwell | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | McCowan 19' Mullen 26' Sweeney 49' |
Report | Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Craig Napier |
1 December 2021 15 | Dundee | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Mullen 39' | Report | Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
4 December 2021 16 | Rangers | 3–0 | Dundee | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
15:00 | Aribo 36' Sweeney 55' (o.g.) Morelos 70' |
Report | Attendance: 49,628 Referee: Alan Muir |
11 December 2021 17 | Ross County | 3–2 | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | D. Samuel 23' Mullen 64' (o.g.) Charles-Cook 78' |
Report | McCowan 15', 38' | Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Bobby Madden |
14 December 2021 18 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Dundee | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
19:45 | McMullan 34' (o.g.) | Report | Sweeney 90+3' | Attendance: 13,516 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
18 December 2021 19 | Dundee | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Report | Walker 75' | Attendance: 5,874 Referee: Willie Collum |
26 December 2021 20 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
15:00 | Hedges 12' Ferguson 70' |
Report | Griffiths 7' | Attendance: 500 Referee: Nick Walsh |
18 January 2022 21 | Livingston | v | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
19:45 |
For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Dundee F.C. website |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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8 | Livingston | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 20 | |
9 | St Mirren | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 19 | |
10 | Ross County | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 18 | |
11 | Dundee | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 16 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | St Johnstone | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 14 | Relegation to the Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[4]
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Scottish Cup[]
Dundee entered the competition in the 4th round.[5]
22 January 2022 Fourth round | Dumbarton | v | Dundee | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
15:00 |
Scottish League Cup[]
Dundee were a 2nd seed in the group stage draw which took place on 28 May at 13:00 on FreeSports and the SPFL's YouTube channel.[6] Dundee were drawn into Group C along with Ross County, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, and Brora Rangers.[7]
Group stage[]
13 July 2021 1 | Dundee | 4–0 | Brora Rangers | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | McGowan 24' McMullan 34', 49' Jakubiak 51' |
Report | Attendance: 327 Referee: David Dickinson |
18 July 2021 2 | Ross County | 0–3 (awarded)[A] | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
15:00 | Report |
21 July 2021 3 | Montrose | 0–2 | Dundee | Links Park, Montrose |
19:45 | Report | Cummings 70' (pen.) McCowan 73' |
Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Alan Newlands |
24 July 2021 4 | Dundee | 5–2 | Forfar Athletic | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Adam 12' Panter 31' Elliott 42' Cummings 75' (pen.), 88' |
Report | McCluskey 62' G. Anderson 81' |
Attendance: 771 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Notes
Knockout stage[]
14 August 2021 Second round | Dundee | 1–0 | Motherwell | Dens Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Ashcroft 78' | Report | Attendance: 3,603 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
22 September 2021 Quarter-finals | Dundee | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Dens Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Report | Rooney 70' Crawford 84' |
Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Steven McLean |
Group C table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUN | FOR | ROS | MON | BRO | |
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1 | Dundee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 5–2 | — | — | 4–0 | |
2 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | — | — | 3–0[a] | p0–0 | — | ||
3 | Ross County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | 0–3[b] | — | — | 4–1 | — | ||
4 | Montrose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | Brora Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
Notes:
- ^ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[9]
- ^ Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[10]
Squad statistics[]
- As of 09:45, Wednesday, December 29, 2021 (UTC)
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ENG | Adam Legzdins | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | SCO | Cammy Kerr | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ENG | Jordan Marshall | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ENG | Liam Fontaine | 17 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | IRL | Ryan Sweeney | 18 | 2 | 16+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | SCO | Jordan McGhee | 21 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | SCO | Alex Jakubiak | 8 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
8 | MF | SCO | Shaun Byrne | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | SCO | Danny Mullen | 13 | 3 | 8+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | SCO | Paul McGowan | 23 | 2 | 14+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | ||
14 | DF | SCO | Lee Ashcroft | 19 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
16 | DF | ENG | Christie Elliott | 11 | 1 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
17 | FW | SCO | Luke McCowan | 21 | 5 | 13+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | ||
18 | MF | SCO | Paul McMullan | 23 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
20 | DF | ENG | Corey Panter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
21 | GK | IRL | Ian Lawlor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | IRL | Cillian Sheridan | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | SCO | Max Anderson | 20 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | SCO | Charlie Adam | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
29 | FW | SCO | Leigh Griffiths | 14 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
30 | GK | SCO | Harrison Sharp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | 18 | 6 | 4+10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 3 | ||
46 | DF | SCO | Craig Donald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
48 | MF | SCO | Callum Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
11 | MF | SCO | Declan McDaid | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | SCO | Josh Mulligan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | SCO | Finlay Robertson | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | SCO | Lyall Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | ENG | Luke Strachan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | SCO | Sam Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
41 | DF | SCO | Danny Strachan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
44 | DF | SCO | Jack Wilkie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers[]
Summer[]
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Winter[]
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See also[]
- List of Dundee F.C. seasons
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