The 1902–03 season was the 10th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One. In what would be their best season to date, Dundee finished in the league in 2nd place, finishing 6 points behind champions Hibernian. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would progress to the semi-finals before losing in a replay to Hearts.[1] This would be the first season where Dundee would wear dark blue uniforms as their definitive home colours, with their kit for the season being described as "dark blue semmets and pants, the latter being relieved with a nice red stripe down the side".[2]
| 1902–03 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | William Wallace | |
| Stadium | Dens Park | |
| Division One | 2nd | |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alan Bell & Bill White (6) All: Bill White (9) | |
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Scottish Division One
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August | Queen's Park | H | 2–0 | White, Bell | 8,000 |
| 2 | 23 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | MacFarlane, Turnbull | 10,000 |
| 3 | 30 August | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | Turnbull, Bell | 10,000 |
| 4 | 6 September | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | MacFarlane, Bell | 7,000 |
| 5 | 13 September | Port Glasgow Athletic | H | 2–1 | MacFarlane, Bell | 8,000 |
| 6 | 20 September | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | McDiarmid, Bell | 13,000 |
| 7 | 27 September | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 18,000 | |
| 8 | 4 October | Third Lanark | H | 0–0 | 14,000 | |
| 9 | 11 October | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 11,500 | |
| 10 | 18 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 12,800 | |
| 11 | 25 October | Hibernian | H | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
| 12 | 1 November | Port Glasgow Athletic | A | 0–0 | ||
| 13 | 15 November | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | Bell, Gilligan, White | 12,000 |
| 14 | 22 November | Greenock Morton | A | 2–0 | McDiarmid, T. Robertson | 400 |
| 15 | 29 November | Celtic | A | 2–2 | MacFarlane, White | 1,000 |
| 16 | 6 December | Rangers | H | 3–1 | McDiarmid, White (2) | 12,000 |
| 17 | 13 December | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | Gilligan, White | 3,000 |
| 18 | 20 December | Queen's Park | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 19 | 27 December | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | Dickson (3) | 6,000 |
| 20 | 17 January | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Dickson | 10,000 |
| 21 | 21 March | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Sharp, MacFarlane | 9,000 |
| 22 | 4 April | Third Lanark | A | 1–0 | Gilligan |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hibernian (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 37 | Champions |
| 2 | Dundee | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 31 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 29 | |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 28 | |
| 5 | Celtic | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 26 |
Scottish Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 24 January | Barholm Rovers | H | w/o | ||
| 2nd round | 31 January | Nithsdale Wanderers | H | 7–0 | White (3), Dickson (3), T. Robertson | 7,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 7 February | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 15,000 | |
| QF replay | 14 February | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | 24,000 | |
| QF 2nd replay | 21 February | Hibernian | N | 1–0 | Bell | 36,000 |
| Semi-finals | 28 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
| SF replay | 7 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 32,000 |
Player statistics
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  SCO
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Alan Bell | 27 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
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Vice Bonthrone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Dickie Boyle | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Johnny Darroch | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Jimmy Dickson | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Sam Gilligan | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Dave Gowans | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Alick Halkett | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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George Henderson | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Jimmy Jeffray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Joe Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Sandy MacFarlane | 28 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Fred McDiarmid | 26 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
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Willie Muir | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Peter Robertson | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Tommy Robertson | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
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Jimmy Sharp | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Jimmy Turnbull | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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Bill White | 26 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 24 November 2020.