1958–59 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee 1958–59 football season
The 1958–59 season was the fifty-seventh season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One , where the club would finish in 4th place, their highest since the 1950–51 season .[ 1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup .[ 2] They would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and would be eliminated by Highland League side Fraserburgh in one of the biggest upsets in Scottish Cup history.[ 3]
Scottish Division One
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .[ 2]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
20 August
Falkirk
A
5–2
Cousin (3), Hill , Curlett
13,000
2
6 September
Aberdeen
H
2–1
H. Robertson , McGeachie
12,000
3
13 September
Raith Rovers
A
1–4
Hill
10,000
4
20 September
Kilmarnock
H
1–0
Sneddon
12,000
5
27 September
Rangers
A
2–1
Telfer (o.g. ), Hill
32,000
6
4 October
Motherwell
H
1–1
H. Robertson
10,000
7
11 October
Heart of Midlothian
H
3–3
Cousin (2), Cowie
18,000
8
18 October
Clyde
A
2–3
Curlett, H. Robertson
11,000
9
25 October
St Mirren
A
2–2
Crossan (2)
8,000
10
1 November
Celtic
H
1–1
McNeill (o.g. )
22,500
11
8 November
Stirling Albion
H
3–0
Curlett, Cousin , H. Robertson
12,500
12
15 November
Queen of the South
A
3–1
Cousin (2), H. Robertson
5,500
13
22 November
Third Lanark
H
3–0
Henderson , Curlett (2)
10,500
14
29 November
Partick Thistle
A
0–3
9,000
15
6 December
Hibernian
H
2–1
H. Robertson , Cousin
13,000
16
13 December
Dunfermline Athletic
A
1–2
Sneddon
8,000
17
20 December
Airdrieonians
H
1–1
H. Robertson
10,000
18
27 December
Falkirk
H
3–2
Sneddon (3)
8,000
19
1 January
Aberdeen
A
1–1
Curlett
12,000
20
3 January
Raith Rovers
H
2–0
Curlett, Bonthrone
14,000
21
10 January
Kilmarnock
A
0–1
7,000
22
24 January
Motherwell
A
0–2
11,000
23
28 January
Rangers
H
1–3
Sneddon
16,000
24
7 February
Heart of Midlothian
A
0–1
18,000
25
21 February
St Mirren
H
4–6
Bonthrone (2), Cowie , Henderson
6,500
26
28 February
Clyde
H
2–1
Cousin (2)
7,000
27
4 March
Celtic
A
1–1
Bonthrone
7,500
28
7 March
Stirling Albion
A
1–0
Cousin
5,500
29
14 March
Queen of the South
H
2–1
Cousin (2)
5,000
30
21 March
Third Lanark
A
3–0
Cousin (2), McGeachie
6,000
31
28 March
Partick Thistle
H
3–2
H. Robertson , McGeachie , Cousin
8,000
32
4 April
Hibernian
A
2–1
Grant (o.g. ), T. Robertson
10,000
33
13 April
Dunfermline Athletic
H
2–2
H. Robertson , Sweeney (o.g. )
5,000
34
18 April
Airdrieonians
A
1–1
T. Robertson
5,000
League table
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .[ 2]
Group 3
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
9 August
Partick Thistle
H
2–3
Cowie , Sneddon
11,000
2
13 August
Motherwell
A
2–1
H. Robertson , Bonthrone
12,000
3
16 August
Queen of the South
A
0–1
6,500
4
23 August
Partick Thistle
A
2–3
Cousin , Hill
12,000
5
27 August
Motherwell
H
2–3
Hill (2)
8,000
6
30 August
Queen of the South
H
2–0
Cowie , Hill
8,000
Group 3 table
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
1st round
31 January
Fraserburgh
A
0–1
4,500
Player statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
See also
References
External links
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