1947–48 Dundee F.C. season

The 1947–48 season was the forty-sixth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, and the first season back in the top tier since 1937–38, after winning the Scottish Division B the season prior. In their first season back in the top division, Dundee would have an impressive season and finish 4th, their highest finish in Scottish football since 1921–22.[1]

Dundee
1947–48 season
ManagerGeorge Anderson
Division A4th
Scottish Cup1st round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Albert Juliussen (17)
All: Albert Juliussen (19)

Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would have less success in the cups than the league, as they failed to get out of their group in the League Cup, and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the 1st round by Heart of Midlothian.[2]

Scottish Division A

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Greenock Morton A 0–3 12,000
2 27 August Queen of the South H 1–0 Ewen 20,000
3 20 September Aberdeen A 2–3 Juliussen (2) 20,000
4 27 September Airdrieonians H 6–0 Juliussen (3), Pattillo, Turnbull, Ewen 19,000
5 4 October Clyde A 4–1 Turnbull (3), Pattillo 15,000
6 6 October Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Pattillo, Ewen 26,000
7 18 October Airdrieonians A 0–2 8,000
8 25 October Queen's Park H 2–1 Pattillo, Turnbull 18,000
9 8 November St Mirren H 6–1 Hill, Juliussen (2), Pattillo, Smith, Turnbull 19,000
10 15 November Hibernian A 1–2 Turnbull 35,000
11 22 November Motherwell A 2–0 Turnbull (2) 10,000
12 29 November Third Lanark H 5–2 Hill, Ewen (2), Juliussen (2) 18,000
13 6 December Celtic A 1–1 Juliussen 25,000
14 13 December Partick Thistle H 2–2 Juliussen (2) 22,000
15 20 December Greenock Morton H 0–4 19,000
16 25 December Rangers H 1–3 Ewen 25,000
17 27 December Queen of the South A 2–5 Pattillo, Ewen 8,000
18 1 January Aberdeen H 0–0 14,500
19 3 January Rangers A 1–2 Juliussen 35,000
20 10 January Clyde H 7–0 Pattillo (2), Rattray, Smith, Gunn, Juliussen (2) 20,000
21 17 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 Johnsen 25,607
22 14 February Queen's Park A 1–0 Rattray 15,000
23 21 February Falkirk H 4–0 Pattillo (2), Rattray, Juliussen 12,000
24 28 February St Mirren A 1–4 Pattillo 12,000
25 6 March Falkirk A 2–3 Ewen, Juliussen 11,000
26 13 March Motherwell H 2–0 Paton (o.g.), Boyd 21,000
27 20 March Third Lanark A 4–1 Gunn, Pattillo, Ewen (2) 6,000
28 3 April Partick Thistle A 2–6 Gunn, Ewen 15,000
29 17 April Celtic H 2–3 Ewen, Mackay 31,000
30 1 May Hibernian H 3–1 Mackay, Ewen, Pattillo 30,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Rangers 30 21 4 5 92 20 +72 46
3 Partick Thistle 30 16 4 10 61 42 +19 36
4 Dundee 30 15 3 12 67 51 +16 33
5 St Mirren 30 13 5 12 54 58 −4 31
6 Clyde 30 12 7 11 52 57 −5 31
Source: SPFL

Scottish League Cup

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Group 3

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Third Lanark H 5–0 Ewen (3), Turnbull (2) 24,313
2 16 August Celtic A 1–1 Turnbull 35,000
3 23 August Rangers A 0–3 25,000
4 30 August Third Lanark A 1–5 Stott 15,000
5 6 September Celtic H 4–1 Pattillo, Ewen (2), Juliussen 35,000
6 13 September Rangers H 1–1 Gallacher 39,000

Group 3 table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Rangers 6 4 1 1 12 4 3.000 9
Dundee 6 2 2 2 12 11 1.091 6
Celtic 6 2 1 3 9 11 0.818 5
Third Lanark 6 2 0 4 10 17 0.588 4
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 24 January Heart of Midlothian H 2–4 Juliussen, Pattillo 31,500

Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division A Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   SCO Bobby Ancell 33 0 27 0 0 0 6 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Andrews 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
GK   SCO Reuben Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Bob Bowman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Alfie Boyd 37 1 30 1 1 0 6 0
GK   SCO Jock Brown 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jack Bruce 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Doug Cowie 18 0 15 0 0 0 3 0
FW   SCO Ernie Ewen 30 18 24 13 0 0 6 5
DF   SCO Gerry Follon 35 0 28 0 1 0 6 0
MF   SCO Tommy Gallacher 21 1 19 0 1 0 1 1
MF   SCO Tommy Gray 16 0 11 0 0 0 5 0
FW   SCO Alistair Gunn 20 3 16 3 1 0 3 0
FW   SCO George Hill 29 2 24 2 1 0 4 0
DF   SCO Andy Irvine 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jack Johnsen 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Albert Juliussen 24 19 20 17 1 1 3 1
GK   SCO Johnny Lynch 25 0 19 0 0 0 6 0
FW   SCO George Mackay 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Gibby McKenzie 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Johnny Pattillo 32 15 26 13 1 1 5 1
FW   SCO Peter Rattray 8 3 7 3 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Reg Smith 23 2 19 2 1 0 3 0
GK   SCO Jimmy Steadward 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO George Stewart 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Alex Stott 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW   ENG Ronnie Turnbull 17 12 11 9 0 0 6 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Results for Dundee for 1947-48". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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