1930–31 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1930–31 season
ManagerJimmy Bissett
Division One8th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: 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

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Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Division One

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

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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

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Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Cup

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

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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 Scotland SCO Jimmy Balfour 6 6 6 6 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Blyth 35 2 31 1 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Finlay Brown 41 0 37 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Campbell 32 17 28 14 4 3
FW Scotland SCO George Dempster 13 9 12 7 1 2
FW Scotland SCO Peter Gavigan 33 1 29 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Jock Gilmour 33 0 29 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Lynch 4 1 4 1 0 0
GK England ENG Bill Marsh 40 0 36 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom McCarthy 34 1 31 1 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin McNab 35 3 31 1 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Willie Milne 3 0 3 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Tom Murray 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie O'Hare 4 1 4 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Ritchie 35 13 31 11 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Robertson 35 15 32 14 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Harry Smith 7 0 7 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Scot Symon 22 0 21 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Alec Troup 39 9 35 8 4 1
MF Scotland SCO John Whyte 7 0 7 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 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1930-31". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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