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Deutsch1930–31 Dundee F.C. season
| 1930–31 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Jimmy Bissett | |
| Division One | 8th | |
| Scottish Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Campbell & Jimmy Robertson (14) All: Andy Campbell (17) | |
| | ||
The 1930–31 season was the thirty-sixth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 8th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would make it to the 3rd round before being knocked out by Aberdeen in a replay.[2]
Scottish Division One
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 August | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Troup, Campbell | 12,000 |
| 2 | 16 August | East Fife | A | 2–1 | Campbell, Robertson | |
| 3 | 23 August | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 22,000 | |
| 4 | 30 August | Greenock Morton | A | 1–2 | Campbell | |
| 5 | 6 September | Hamilton Academical | H | 4–2 | Ritchie, Blyth, Robertson, McNab | |
| 6 | 13 September | Queen's Park | A | 2–2 | Campbell (2) | |
| 7 | 20 September | Aberdeen | H | 4–2 | Campbell, Robertson (2), Ritchie | 13,000 |
| 8 | 27 September | Hibernian | A | 3–2 | Ritchie, Robertson, Campbell | 10,000 |
| 9 | 4 October | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Robertson (2), Campbell | |
| 10 | 11 October | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | Ritchie, Campbell | |
| 11 | 18 October | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–0 | Troup, Robertson | |
| 12 | 25 October | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Ritchie | |
| 13 | 1 November | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | McCarthy, Robertson | |
| 14 | 8 November | Ayr United | A | 6–2 | Troup (3), Robertson (3) | |
| 15 | 15 November | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | ||
| 16 | 22 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–3 | Ritchie | 10,000 |
| 17 | 6 December | Leith Athletic | H | 6–0 | Ritchie (3), Dempster (2), O'Hare | |
| 18 | 13 December | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | ||
| 19 | 20 December | Clyde | A | 2–2 | Dempster, Troup | |
| 20 | 27 December | East Fife | H | 2–0 | Dempster (2) | |
| 21 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1–6 | Campbell | 22,000 |
| 22 | 3 January | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 17,000 | |
| 23 | 5 January | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Campbell | 4,000 |
| 24 | 10 January | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | Troup, Ritchie, Dempster | |
| 25 | 24 January | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–1 | ||
| 26 | 7 February | Falkirk | A | 1–4 | Campbell | |
| 27 | 21 February | Cowdenbeath | A | 0–3 | ||
| 28 | 28 February | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | Robertson (2), Dempster | |
| 29 | 7 March | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | ||
| 30 | 9 March | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Campbell (2) | |
| 31 | 18 March | Ayr United | H | 5–2 | Ritchie, Balfour (4) | |
| 32 | 21 March | Airdrieonians | H | 0–1 | ||
| 33 | 25 March | Celtic | A | 2–2 | Troup, Balfour | 12,000 |
| 34 | 28 March | Kilmarnock | H | 0–2 | ||
| 35 | 4 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 11,500 | |
| 36 | 18 April | Leith Athletic | A | 1–3 | Balfour | |
| 37 | 22 April | Celtic | H | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 38 | 25 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–4 | Lynch | 5,000 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Aberdeen | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 79 | 63 | +16 | 41 |
| 7 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 41 |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 39 |
| 9 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 39 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 37 |
Source: "1930-1931 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Scottish Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 17 January | Fraserburgh | H | 10–1 | Ritchie (2), Campbell, Gavigan, Troup, Blyth, McNab (2), Dempster (2) | |
| 2nd round | 31 January | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Campbell, Robertson | 17,000 |
| 3rd round | 14 February | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Campbell | 38,099 |
| 3R replay | 18 February | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 28,527 |
Player statistics
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  SCO | Jimmy Balfour | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Willie Blyth | 35 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Finlay Brown | 41 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Andy Campbell | 32 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO | George Dempster | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Peter Gavigan | 33 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Jock Gilmour | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Tom Lynch | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  ENG | Bill Marsh | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Tom McCarthy | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Colin McNab | 35 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Willie Milne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Tom Murray | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Willie O'Hare | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Harry Ritchie | 35 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Jimmy Robertson | 35 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Harry Smith | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Scot Symon | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Alec Troup | 39 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | John Whyte | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1930-31". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 3 February 2021.