1954–55 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1954–55 season
ManagerWillie Thornton
Division A8th
Scottish Cup5th round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: George Merchant (11)
All: George Merchant (16)

The 1954–55 season was the fifty-third season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 8th place under new manager Willie Thornton.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out of the group stages of the League Cup, and would be defeated by Rangers in a replay in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Division A[edit]

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Division A

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 September Raith Rovers A 0–3 14,000
2 18 September Aberdeen H 0–2 27,000
3 25 September Kilmarnock A 2–0 Walker, A. Henderson 15,000
4 2 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–2 Dunsmuir, Malloy 20,000
5 9 October Clyde A 0–2 11,000
6 16 October Falkirk H 2–0 A. Henderson, Walker 18,500
7 23 October Rangers A 0–3 30,000
8 30 October Queen of the South H 3–1 Carmichael, Dunsmuir, Flavell 13,500
9 6 November East Fife A 1–4 Flavell 9,000
10 13 November St Mirren H 0–1 12,500
11 20 November Hibernian A 1–3 Roy 30,000
12 27 November Stirling Albion A 2–0 Merchant, A. Henderson 4,000
13 4 December Motherwell H 4–1 Malloy, Merchant (3) 14,000
14 11 December Partick Thistle H 3–1 Carmichael (2), Merchant 16,000
15 18 December Celtic A 1–4 Merchant 14,000
16 25 December Raith Rovers H 4–1 Merchant (2), A. Henderson, Christie 13,000
17 1 January Aberdeen A 0–1 25,000
18 3 January Kilmarnock H 2–5 Cowie, Merchant 17,000
19 8 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Christie 24,000
20 29 January Rangers H 2–1 Christie, Merchant 28,000
21 12 February Queen of the South A 1–1 Chalmers 6,500
22 5 March St Mirren A 2–0 Dunsmuir, A. Henderson 12,000
23 9 March East Fife H 1–1 Dunsmuir 7,000
24 12 March Hibernian H 2–2 Merchant, Christie 18,000
25 19 March Stirling Albion H 4–1 Chalmers (3), Malloy 8,000
26 26 March Motherwell A 2–0 A. Henderson (2) 9,000
27 2 April Partick Thistle A 1–2 Chalmers 10,000
28 9 April Celtic H 0–1 23,000
29 11 April Clyde H 2–1 Cowie, Chalmers 12,010
30 30 April Falkirk A 2–2 A. Henderson, Christie 12,000

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 St Mirren 30 12 8 10 55 54 +1 32
7 Clyde 30 11 9 10 59 50 +9 31
8 Dundee 30 13 4 13 48 48 0 30
9 Partick Thistle 30 11 7 12 49 61 −12 29
10 Kilmarnock 30 10 6 14 46 58 −12 26
Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 4[edit]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Hill 35,000
2 18 August Celtic H 3–1 Merchant, A. Henderson, Roy 29,000
3 21 August Falkirk H 3–1 Merchant (3) 16,500
4 28 August Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 Merchant, Roy (2), Gallacher 29,500
5 1 September Celtic A 1–0 Malloy 30,000
6 4 September Falkirk A 0–4 15,000

Group 4 table[edit]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Heart of Midlothian 6 5 0 1 19 11 1.727 10
Dundee 6 4 0 2 12 10 1.200 8
Celtic 6 1 1 4 9 11 0.818 3
Falkirk 6 1 1 4 10 18 0.556 3
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1954–55 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
5th round 5 February Rangers A 0–0 58,000
5R replay 9 February Rangers H 0–1 25,600

Player statistics[edit]

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 36 0 28 0 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO George Carmichael 11 3 11 3 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Chalmers 14 6 12 6 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Christie 28 5 22 5 2 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Cowie 28 2 26 2 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Craig 15 0 8 0 2 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Davie Dunsmuir 14 4 14 4 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Easson 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Flavell 10 2 8 2 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Gerry Follon 18 0 17 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Gallacher 35 1 27 0 2 0 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Davie Gray 20 0 12 0 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Albert Henderson 37 10 29 9 2 0 6 1
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Henderson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hill 16 1 10 0 0 0 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Andy Irvine 34 0 28 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy 38 4 30 3 2 0 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Alan Massie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Mason 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Merchant 23 16 18 11 2 0 3 5
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Reid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe Roy 23 4 15 1 2 0 6 3
FW Scotland SCO Davie Sneddon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bert Walker 8 2 7 2 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jake Young 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1954-55". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links[edit]

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