1896–97 Dundee F.C. season

The 1896–97 season was the fourth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, finishing in 5th place for the 2nd consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup.[1] Dundee would switch their main kit colours from sky blue and white stripes to a white shirt and black shorts.[2]

Dundee
1896–97 season
Division One5th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Clark (10)
All: Davie Willocks (12)

Scottish Division One
Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 August Heart of Midlothian H 0–5 8,500
2 22 August Hibernian H 3–0 Clark (3) 6,000
3 29 August Rangers A 1–3 Smith 13,000
4 5 September St Mirren A 1–4 Willocks 4,000
5 12 September Third Lanark H 2–0 Clark, Willocks 3,500
6 19 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 McArthur, Smith 8,000
7 26 September St Bernard's H 4–1 Devlin (2), Kelso, McArthur 5,000
8 3 October Celtic H 2–2 Robertson, Willocks 17,000
9 10 October Third Lanark A 1–3 Smith 1,500
10 17 October Abercorn H 3–0 Willocks, Smith, McArthur 3,500
11 24 October Clyde A 2–0 Willocks, Clark 2,500
12 31 October Hibernian A 1–3 Clark
13 7 November Clyde H 1–0 Willocks 4,000
14 14 November St Bernard's A 1–2 McArthur
15 28 November Rangers H 3–2 Devlin (2), Clark 8,000
16 12 December St Mirren H 3–2 Clark, Robertson (o.g.), Smith 5,000
17 16 January Abercorn A 7–1 Devlin (2), Smith, Willocks (2), Clark, Allan 2,000
18 29 February Celtic A 1–0 Clark 8,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Rangers 18 11 3 4 64 30 +34 25
4 Celtic 18 10 4 4 42 18 +24 24
5 Dundee 18 10 2 6 38 30 +8 22
6 St Mirren 18 9 1 8 38 29 +9 19
7 St Bernard's 18 7 0 11 32 40 −8 14
Source: statto.com
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
Main article: 1896–97 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 9 January Inverness Thistle H 7–1 Willocks (3), Smith, Devlin (2), Dundas
2nd round 30 January King's Park H 5–0 Allan (3), Willocks, Devlin 2,000
Quarter-finals 13 February Rangers H 0–4 15,000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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