1946–47 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1946–47 season
ManagerGeorge Anderson
Division B1st, Champions
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Albert Juliussen (30)
All: Albert Juliussen &
Ernie Ewen (33)

The 1946–47 season was the forty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, and the second season playing in the second tier, as well as the first season back in the Scottish Football League following the end of World War II. Dundee would sport an impressively high-scoring team who would win the league and record several records, including logging 10–0 victories in consecutive games, with striker Albert Juliussen breaking records for most goals scored by a Dundee player in a single match (7) and most scored in two consecutive matches (13).[1][2] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup in its first edition since its suspension after the outbreak of war, and despite an impressive 1st round victory over Celtic, they would be knocked out in the Quarter-finals by Aberdeen.[3]

Dundee would also compete in the inaugural staging of the Scottish League Cup, which had been inspired by the previous season's Southern League Cup. Just as in the Scottish Cup, they would be knocked out by Aberdeen in the Quarter-finals.

Scottish Division B

Main article: 1946–47 Scottish Division B

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[3]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August East Fife A 6–2 Joyner (3), Juliussen (2), Pattillo 10,000
2 17 August Airdrieonians H 1–1 Pattillo 21,074
3 24 August Dundee United A 2–1 Juliussen, Turnbull 21,000
4 31 August Arbroath H 5–0 Pattillo, Rattray (2), Ewen, Juliussen 14,500
5 7 September Dumbarton A 1–2 Juliussen 4,000
6 14 September Alloa Athletic A 6–2 Juliussen (4), Pattillo, Ewen 14,000
7 2 November Raith Rovers A 4–1 Juliussen (2), Gunn, Pattillo 8,000
8 9 November Stenhousemuir H 4–1 Ewen (3), Juliussen 11,000
9 16 November Cowdenbeath A 8–2 Turnbull (3), Ewen (3), Pattillo (2) 6,500
10 23 November Dunfermline Athletic A 5–2 Hill, Ewen (3), Turnbull 6,000
11 30 November Albion Rovers H 6–2 Turnbull (4), McKenzie, Gunn 16,000
12 7 December St Johnstone A 5–1 Pattillo (2), Ewen (2), Turnbull 10,000
13 14 December Ayr United A 6–2 Hill, Turnbull (2), Gunn, McKenzie, Pattillo 5,500
14 21 December East Fife H 2–0 Pattillo, Hill 17,500
15 28 December Airdrieonians A 1–2 Smith 15,000
16 1 January Dundee United H 2–0 Turnbull, Ewen 24,000
17 2 January Arbroath A 4–1 Ewen (2), Hill, Turnbull 10,000
18 4 January Cowdenbeath H 6–2 Turnbull (3), Juliussen, Ewen (2) 12,000
19 11 January Stenhousemuir A 0–0 2,500
20 18 January St Johnstone H 2–0 Gunn, Turnbull 16,800
21 1 February Albion Rovers A 2–2 Joyner, Pattillo 4,000
22 8 March Alloa Athletic A 10–0 Gunn, Juliussen (6), Rattray, Smith, Ewen 3,700
23 22 March Dunfermline Athletic H 10–0 Rattray, Juliussen (7), Ewen (2) 14,000
24 5 April Dumbarton H 4–0 Smith, Rattray (3) 5,873
25 23 April Raith Rovers H 5–2 Ewen, Pattillo, Juliussen (3) 10,000
26 3 May Ayr United H 6–2 Gunn, Ewen (2), Juliussen, Smith, Pattillo 4,000

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dundee 26 21 3 2 113 30 +83 45 Promotion to 1947–48 Division A
2 Airdrieonians 26 19 4 3 78 38 +40 42
3 East Fife 26 12 7 7 58 39 +19 31
4 Albion Rovers 26 10 7 9 50 54 −4 27
5 Alloa Athletic 26 11 5 10 51 57 −6 27
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1946–47 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[3]

Group Section 6

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 21 September Raith Rovers A 2–0 Pattillo 6,000
2 28 September Stenhousemuir H 4–0 Juliussen, Ewen (3) 13,000
3 12 October Raith Rovers H 3–1 Ewen, Pattillo (2) 15,000
4 19 October Stenhousemuir A 4–0 Ewen (2), Pattillo (2) 1,000

Section 6 table

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Dundee (2) 4 4 0 0 13 0 — 8
Stenhousemuir (2) 4 1 0 3 5 12 0.417 2
Raith Rovers (2) 4 1 0 3 4 10 0.400 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 1 March Aberdeen H 0–1 28,300
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 28 September Aberdeen A 2–3 Juliussen (2) 18,000
Aberdeen won 4–2 on aggregate

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1946–47 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[3]

Dundee received a bye past the 2nd round and directly into the 3rd round.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 25 January Celtic H 2–1 Ewen, Turnbull 36,000
3rd round 22 February Albion Rovers H 3–0 Ewen, Pattillo (2) 20,269
Quarter-finals 29 March Aberdeen H 1–2 (AET) Ewen 38,000

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division B Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Ancell 32 0 24 0 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Andrews 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Reuben Bennett 26 0 18 0 2 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Alfie Boyd 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Cowie 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ernie Ewen 34 33 25 24 3 3 6 6
DF Scotland SCO Gerry Follon 32 0 23 0 3 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Gray 33 0 24 0 3 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Alistair Gunn 28 6 19 6 3 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hill 22 4 18 4 0 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Frank Joyner 4 4 3 4 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Albert Juliussen 22 33 15 30 2 0 5 3
GK Scotland SCO Johnny Lynch 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alec McIntosh 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gibby McKenzie 33 2 24 2 3 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Kinnaird Ouchterlonie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Pattillo 32 22 23 14 3 2 6 6
FW Scotland SCO Peter Rattray 5 7 5 7 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Reg Smith 35 4 26 4 3 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO George Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ronnie Turnbull 20 19 15 18 2 1 3 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "CLUBS SCORING 10 OR MORE IN A LEAGUE MATCH". footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2012..
  3. ^ a b c d "Results for Dundee for 1946-47". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 7 February 2021.