The 1908–09 season was the sixteenth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 2nd place. In a very tight race which would go down to the final day, Dundee were pipped to the title by Celtic by just a single point. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would lose to Rangers in the second round.[1] Striker John "Sailor" Hunter would finish the season as Scotland's top scorer with 29 goals in the league, and 32 in all major competitions.[2]
| 1908–09 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | William Wallace | |
| Stadium | Dens Park | |
| Division One | 2nd | |
| Scottish Cup | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Hunter (29) All: John Hunter (32) | |
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Scottish Division One
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Hunter, Langlands | 12,000 |
| 2 | 22 August | Airdrieonians | A | 5–2 | Fraser, Hunter (3), Langlands | 7,000 |
| 3 | 29 August | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Hunter, Bellamy | 21,000 |
| 4 | 5 September | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Lee | 3,000 |
| 5 | 12 September | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | Hunter | 11,000 |
| 6 | 19 September | Greenock Morton | A | 0–0 | 5,000 | |
| 7 | 26 September | Queen's Park | H | 7–1 | MacFarlane (3), Hunter (3), Bellamy | 7,000 |
| 8 | 28 September | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 34,000 | |
| 9 | 3 October | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–0 | Lee | 5,000 |
| 10 | 10 October | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 14,000 | |
| 11 | 17 October | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Hunter, MacFarlane, Fraser | 9,000 |
| 12 | 24 October | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | Langlands | 12,500 |
| 13 | 31 October | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Bellamy, Hunter (2) | 7,000 |
| 14 | 7 November | Port Glasgow Athletic | A | 3–2 | Bellamy, Langlands, Hunter | 2,000 |
| 15 | 14 November | Kilmarnock | H | 5–0 | MacFarlane, Bellamy (2), Hunter, Fraser | 7,000 |
| 16 | 21 November | Falkirk | H | 3–3 | Langlands, Bellamy, Hunter | 7,000 |
| 17 | 28 November | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | Hunter | 7,000 |
| 18 | 12 December | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | Dainty, Hunter | 14,000 |
| 19 | 19 December | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | Hunter, Langlands, Dainty, MacFarlane | 9,000 |
| 20 | 25 December | Third Lanark | A | 1–2 | Hunter | 7,000 |
| 21 | 26 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | ||
| 22 | 1 January | Port Glasgow Athletic | H | 1–0 | Hunter | 7,000 |
| 23 | 2 January | Motherwell | A | 4–1 | Hunter (2), MacFarlane, Lee | 6,000 |
| 24 | 9 January | Rangers | H | 4–0 | Hunter (3), MacFarlane | 16,000 |
| 25 | 16 January | Partick Thistle | H | 3–2 | McCann, Hunter (2) | 6,000 |
| 26 | 30 January | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Bellamy | 14,000 |
| 27 | 20 February | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Bellamy | 10,000 |
| 28 | 27 February | Greenock Morton | H | 1–2 | Fraser | 6,000 |
| 29 | 6 March | Clyde | A | 2–0 | Bellamy, Hunter | 3,000 |
| 30 | 13 March | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Dainty, MacFarlane | 7,000 |
| 31 | 20 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 12,500 | |
| 32 | 27 March | Third Lanark | H | 1–0 | Lee | 6,000 |
| 33 | 3 April | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 | Hunter, Langlands, Mair | 5,000 |
| 34 | 24 April | Queen's Park | H | 2–0 | Bellamy, Langlands | 6,000 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 51 |
| 2 | Dundee | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 50 |
| 3 | Clyde | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 48 |
| 4 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 38 | +53 | 45 |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 41 |
Scottish Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 23 January | Ayr Parkhouse | H | 9–0 | MacFarlane, Bellamy (3), Hunter (3), Dainty, Langlands | 12,000 |
| 2nd round | 6 February | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 28,000 | |
| 2R replay | 13 February | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 54,500 |
Player statistics
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  ENG
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Jim Bellamy | 34 | 14 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |
| DF |  SCO
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George Chaplin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
John Chaplin | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Willie Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Bob Crumley | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Bert Dainty | 33 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jack Fraser | 35 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW |  CAN
|
Sandy Hall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John Hunter | 35 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Fred Kemp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
George Langlands | 32 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jimmy Lawson | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Bert Lee | 36 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Sandy MacFarlane | 36 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
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David Mair | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Daniel McCann | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
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Bert Neal | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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Albert Oswald | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
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George Philip | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Scotland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 30 December 2020.