1899–1900 Dundee F.C. season

The 1899–1900 season was the seventh season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One and finishing in 6th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup.[1] This was the first season Dundee played at their current home of Dens Park, after moving from Carolina Port. The club would also appoint their first ever manager this season with William Wallace.[2]

Dundee
1899–1900 season
ManagerWilliam Wallace
StadiumDens Park
Division One6th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Sandy Robertson &
Fred McDiarmid (9)

All: Robertson &
McDiarmid (13)

Scottish Division One edit

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 2 September Clyde H 3–1 Stewart, Low, McDonald 9,000
2 9 September St Mirren A 0–4 3,000
3 16 September Hibernian H 2–2 Steven, Longair 6,000
4 23 September St Bernard's H 3–0 McDermott, Low, Keillor 5,000
5 7 October St Bernard's A 0–2 2,000
6 14 October St Mirren H 5–2 McDiarmid, Robertson (2), Low, McDermott 7,000
7 21 October Kilmarnock A 1–2 McDermott 3,000
8 28 October Third Lanark H 0–0 4,000
9 4 November Rangers A 0–6 6,000
10 11 November Heart of Midlothian A 1–4 Anderson 2,000
11 18 November Hibernian H 3–3 McDiarmid, Robertson (2) 2,000
12 25 November Celtic H 1–2 Robertson 10,000
13 2 December Clyde A 7–0 McDiarmid (3), Steven, Robertson, Low, Johnstone
14 16 December Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Steven 7,000
15 23 December Celtic A 1–1 Robertson 2,000
16 30 December Third Lanark A 3–3 Robertson (2), McDiarmid
17 6 January Kilmarnock H 3–3 McDiarmid (2), McDermott 5,000
18 20 January Rangers H 2–3 McDiarmid, McDermott 12,000

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Heart of Midlothian 18 10 3 5 41 24 +17 23
5 Kilmarnock 18 6 6 6 30 37 −7 18
6 Dundee 18 4 7 7 36 39 −3 15
6 Third Lanark 18 5 5 8 31 38 −7 15
8 St Mirren 18 3 6 9 30 46 −16 12
Source: "1899-1900 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss

Scottish Cup edit

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 13 January Douglas Wanderers H 8–0 Robertson (2), Keillor, McDermott, Low (2), McDiarmid (2) 3,000
2nd round 27 January Clyde H 3–3 Robertson (2), McDiarmid 5,000
2R replay 17 February Clyde A 3–0 McDermott (2), McDiarmid 5,000
Quarter-finals 24 February Queen's Park A 0–1 8,000

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 George Anderson 2 1 2 1 0 0
MF   SCO William Baird 21 0 17 0 4 0
MF   SCO Bob Crook 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK   SCO Bill Douglas 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Halkett 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Willie Johnstone 18 1 15 1 3 0
MF   SCO Sandy Keillor 19 2 15 1 4 1
MF   SCO William Longair 22 1 18 1 4 0
FW   SCO Tommy Low 21 6 17 4 4 2
FW   SCO Tommy McDermott 22 8 18 5 4 3
FW   SCO Fred McDiarmid 16 13 12 9 4 4
FW   SCO David McDonald 4 1 2 1 2 0
MF   SCO George Philip 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Sandy Robertson 17 13 15 9 2 4
DF   SCO Jimmy Sharp 21 0 17 0 4 0
FW   SCO David Steven 22 3 18 3 4 0
FW   SCO Harry Stewart 5 1 5 1 0 0
GK   SCO Tom Stewart 20 0 16 0 4 0
DF   SCO John Watson 6 0 6 0 0 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "William Wallace | Manager Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-15.