1953–54 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1953–54 season
ManagerGeorge Anderson
Division A7th
Scottish Cup3rd round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Albert Henderson (9)
All: George Merchant (11)

The 1953–54 season was the fifty-second season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 7th place for the second consecutive season.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] Dundee failed to defend their League Cup champion status for a third consecutive year, being knocked out of the group stages by goal ratio. As for the Scottish Cup, they would be upset by Division C side Berwick Rangers in the third round. This season would be the final for manager George Anderson, whose ill health forced him into retirement at the end of the campaign.[3]

Scottish Division A

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Division A

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 5 September Falkirk A 0–4 15,000
2 12 September Raith Rovers H 0–0 23,000
3 19 September Aberdeen A 1–1 Flavell 20,000
4 26 September Clyde H 2–0 Turnbull, Steel 18,000
5 3 October Hamilton Academical A 3–2 Turnbull (2), Carmichael 10,000
6 10 October Queen of the South H 4–1 Cowie, Christie, Turnbull, Steel 22,000
7 17 October Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Flavell 26,000
8 24 October Rangers H 1–0 A. Henderson 34,000
9 31 October Celtic H 1–1 Cowie 27,000
10 7 November Partick Thistle A 0–1 16,000
11 14 November Airdrieonians A 2–2 Steel, A. Henderson 9,000
12 21 November Stirling Albion H 2–1 A. Henderson, Turnbull 15,000
13 28 November Hibernian H 1–0 Cowie 26,000
14 12 December East Fife H 1–1 A. Henderson 15,000
15 19 December Falkirk A 1–0 A. Henderson 13,000
16 26 December Raith Rovers A 2–1 Toner (2) 10,000
17 1 January Aberdeen H 4–2 Toner (2), Steel, Malloy 28,000
18 2 January Clyde A 0–2 18,000
19 9 January Hamilton Academical H 3–2 Steel, Carmichael (2) 14,000
20 16 January Queen of the South A 1–5 Merchant 8,500
21 23 January Heart of Midlothian H 2–4 Cowie, Steel 25,000
22 6 February Rangers A 0–2 38,000
23 20 February Celtic A 1–5 Merchant 32,000
24 10 March Airdrieonians H 1–0 Merchant 5,500
25 13 March Stirling Albion A 3–2 Merchant, Christie, A. Henderson 7,000
26 20 March Hibernian A 0–2 23,000
27 27 March St Mirren H 2–0 Gallacher, Christie 10,000
28 3 April East Fife A 1–1 Merchant 3,000
29 10 April St Mirren A 0–3 7,000
30 17 April Partick Thistle H 6–0 Merchant, A. Henderson (3), Hill, Walker 11,000

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Hibernian 30 15 4 11 72 51 +21 34
6 East Fife 30 13 8 9 55 45 +10 34
7 Dundee 30 14 6 10 46 47 −1 34
8 Clyde 30 15 4 11 64 67 −3 34
9 Aberdeen 30 15 3 12 66 51 +15 33
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 4

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Stirling Albion H 6–1 Flavell (4), Steel (2) 21,000
2 12 August Clyde A 4–2 Ziesing, Christie, Flavell, Turnbull 15,000
3 15 August Partick Thistle H 1–1 Turnbull 19,500
4 22 August Stirling Albion A 2–0 Christie (2) 11,000
5 26 August Clyde H 4–2 Turnbull (2), Christie, Steel 20,000
6 29 August Partick Thistle A 0–4 30,000

Group 4 table

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Partick Thistle 6 4 1 1 15 7 2.143 9
Dundee 6 4 1 1 17 10 1.700 9
Clyde 6 1 1 4 14 19 0.737 3
Stirling Albion 6 1 1 4 8 18 0.444 3
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round 13 February Albion Rovers A 1–1 Merchant 9,000
2R replay 17 February Albion Rovers H 4–0 Merchant (4) 12,256
3rd round 27 February Berwick Rangers A 0–3 9,000

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division A Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Bill Brown 29 0 20 0 3 0 6 0
FW Northern Ireland NIR Gerry Burrell 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Carmichael 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Christie 30 7 24 3 0 0 6 4
DF Canada CAN Jack Cowan 25 0 20 0 1 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Cowie 36 4 27 4 3 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Craig 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Flavell 18 7 12 2 2 0 4 5
DF Scotland SCO Gerry Follon 19 0 10 0 3 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Gordon Frew 28 0 23 0 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Gallacher 31 1 22 1 3 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Albert Henderson 23 9 21 9 0 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Henderson 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hill 23 1 15 1 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Irvine 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy 32 1 29 1 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Merchant 13 11 10 6 3 5 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Simpson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Steel 33 9 25 6 2 0 6 3
MF Scotland SCO Jackie Stewart 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Toner 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ronnie Turnbull 23 9 16 5 1 0 6 4
FW Scotland SCO Bert Walker 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MF South Africa RSA Ken Ziesing 16 1 7 0 3 0 6 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1953-54". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "The End of an Era". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2021-11-20.