1923–24 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1923–24 season
ManagerSandy MacFarlane
StadiumDens Park
Division One5th
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Halliday (38)
All: Dave Halliday (39)

The 1923–24 season was the twenty-ninth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 5th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 2nd round by Raith Rovers.[2] During this season, striker Dave Halliday would set the record for most goals scored by a Dundee player in a league campaign, topping the Scottish scoring charts with 38 goals, a total that remains a Dundee record to this day.[3]

For the second straight year, Dundee would follow up their season with a footballing tour of Spain. They would get revenge over Barcelona and consolidate their success over Real Madrid by beating both, becoming the first club outside of Spain to defeat both at their respective home grounds.[4][5]

Scottish Division One

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Main article: 1923–24 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 18 August Raith Rovers A 0–3
2 25 August Heart of Midlothian H 5–1 Bird (2), Knox (2), McLean 13,000
3 1 September Aberdeen A 0–0 19,000
4 8 September Third Lanark H 1–0 D. McDonald
5 15 September St Mirren A 2–2 D. McDonald, Halliday
6 22 September Queen's Park H 3–0 Halliday (3)
7 29 September Kilmarnock A 3–1 J. McDonald, McLean, Halliday
8 6 October Rangers H 1–4 Halliday 22,000
9 13 October Motherwell A 2–4 Halliday, J. McDonald
10 20 October Airdrieonians H 3–1 Halliday (2), J. McDonald
11 27 October Hibernian H 7–2 J. McDonald, Halliday (4), McLean, Duncan 12,000
12 3 November Greenock Morton A 1–2 Halliday
13 10 November Clydebank H 4–1 Halliday (3), Irving
14 17 November Celtic A 0–0 10,000
15 24 November Hamilton Academical A 0–0
16 1 December Falkirk H 4–2 McLean (2), Duncan, Halliday
17 8 December Partick Thistle H 0–0
18 15 December Ayr United A 0–2
19 22 December Celtic H 2–1 Halliday, McLean 20,000
20 29 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 13,000
21 1 January Aberdeen H 1–1 McLean 17,000
22 2 January Falkirk A 1–4 Halliday
23 5 January Raith Rovers H 1–1 Duncan
24 12 January Rangers A 1–1 Halliday 10,000
25 19 January Kilmarnock H 4–2 Halliday (3), McLean
26 2 February Clyde A 2–0 Halliday (2)
27 16 February Hibernian A 0–2 10,000
28 20 February Ayr United H 2–1 Duncan, Halliday
29 23 February Third Lanark A 5–3 Halliday (4), McGrory
30 27 February Airdrieonians A 2–4 Halliday (2)
31 1 March Greenock Morton H 1–1 Duncan
32 8 March Motherwell H 4–1 McLean (2), Halliday (2)
33 15 March Hamilton Academical H 1–1 McLean
34 22 March Partick Thistle A 2–5 McLean, Halliday
35 29 March St Mirren H 1–1 Halliday
36 5 April Clyde H 3–1 Duncan (2), Halliday
37 12 April Queen's Park A 1–1 McGrory
38 19 April Clydebank A 0–0

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Celtic 38 17 12 9 56 33 +23 46
4 Raith Rovers 38 18 7 13 56 38 +18 43
5 Dundee 38 15 13 10 70 57 +13 43
6 St Mirren 38 15 12 11 53 45 +8 42
7 Hibernian 38 15 11 12 66 52 +14 41
Source: "1923-1924 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-04-29.

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1923–24 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 26 January Dykehead H 2–0 McLean, Halliday
2nd round 9 February Raith Rovers H 0–0
2R replay 13 February Raith Rovers A 0–1

1924 Tour of Spain

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Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2 June Barcelona A 2–0 Halliday (2)
6 June Barcelona A 2–1 Duncan, McLean
8 June Real Madrid A 1–1 McLean 6,000
9 June Real Madrid A 2–1 Duncan, Letham 12,000
11 June Deportivo de La Coruña A 3–3 McLean (3)
13 June Deportivo de La Coruña A 1–5 McLean
15 June Deportivo de La Coruña A 2–0 McLean

Player statistics

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW England ENG Walter Bird 8 2 8 2 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Finlay Brown 30 0 27 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Hugh Coyle 36 0 33 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Duncan 33 7 30 7 3 0
GK Scotland SCO Willie Fotheringham 38 0 35 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Gilmour 16 0 16 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Francis Gordon 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Sandy Herd 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Davie Halliday 39 39 36 38 3 1
MF Ireland EIR Sam Irving 12 1 12 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Knox 26 2 24 2 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Crawford Letham 10 0 10 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave McDonald 6 2 4 2 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock McDonald 40 4 38 4 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Harry McGregor 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom McGrory 12 2 12 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Davie McLean 36 13 33 12 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Jim O'Neill 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Rankin 36 0 33 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Alec Ross 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Ross 32 0 29 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO David Thomson 31 0 28 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0

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 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1923-24". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Scotland – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ Ross, Kenny (20 August 2020). "Spanish Tours 1923 and 1924". dundeefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ Cran, George (2 June 2018). "Dundee beat Real Madrid and Barcelona amid lemons, guns and rammies". eveningtelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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