2018–19 Dundee F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Dundee's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football since their promotion at the end of the 2013–14 season.[1][2] Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 4 May, Dundee were automatically relegated to the Championship.[3]

Dundee
2018–19 season
ChairmanTim Keyes
ManagerNeil McCann
(until 16 Oct)
Jim McIntyre
(from 17 Oct – 12 May)
James McPake
(Interim)
(from 12 May)
StadiumDens Park
Scottish PremiershipTwelfth place (relegated)
League CupSecond Round, lost to Ayr United
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to Queen of the South
Top goalscorerLeague: Kenny Miller (8)
All: Kenny Miller (8)
Highest home attendance8,578 vs Rangers (Prem)
Lowest home attendance2,058 vs Brechin City (LC)
Average home league attendance6,025

Season Summary

Dundee player Paul McGowan admitted in court to spitting on a bouncer after leaving a nightclub after the previous seasons awards.[4] Dens manager Neil McCann admitted there was "No positives" to take from the defeat in their second League Cup group match to Dunfermline Athletic in which they lost 1–0.[5] Dundee were knocked out of the Second Round of the League Cup by Ayr United with manager Neil McCann saying the "3-0 scoreline probably flattered us."[6] Neil McCann said it was a "sore one to take" after Dundee's loss against Hibernian, their sixth straight league loss leaving them pointless at the bottom of the league.[7] On 16 October, McCann was sacked from his role, taking assistant manager Graham Gartland with him and leaving the club bottom of league with 7 defeats in 8 league matches.[8] On 17 October, the club announced Jim McIntyre as their new manager.[9] Jim would have a poor start to his stint as Dundee manager, where the team lost 4 games in a row, conceding 13 goals and scoring none in that space. Starting with a home draw against relegation rivals St Mirren,[10] Dundee would go on an unbeaten streak, coming back from 2 goals down to draw at Easter Road[11] and earning a decisive 4–0 victory over Hamilton Accies.[12] However, they failed to win another match until after the winter break at Hearts.[13] Dundee also crashed out of the Scottish Cup with a 3–0 defeat in a replay away to Queen of the South.[14] Dundee ended the pre-split fixtures by losing 7 matches, the joint worst run throughout the League season.[15] This losing run continued after the split, and the club were relegated on 4 May in a 1–0 loss to Hamilton Academical with ex-Dundee United player Tony Andreu scoring the winner in the 83rd minute after a penalty was conceded by Ryan McGowan. This loss marked their tenth in a row, the worst run of defeats in the Premiership in 15 years.[3] On 12 May, Jim McIntyre and assistant manager Jimmy Boyle were sacked by the club.[16] Ex-player and reserve team coach James McPake was named as interim manager for the final game against St Mirren.[17] Darren O'Dea would also play his final professional game against St Mirren, but would be sent off just 22 minutes into the game, in what would finish as a 2–3 defeat.

Competitions

Premiership
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Premiership
4 August 2018 1 St Mirren 2–1 Dundee St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Mullen  8', 83' Report Ngwatala  12' Attendance: 5,470
Referee: Alan Muir
11 August 2018 2 Dundee 0–1 Aberdeen Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Mackay-Steven  74' (pen) Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 August 2018 3 St Johnstone 1–0 Dundee McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Watt  51' Report Attendance: 4,259
Referee: Steven McLean
1 September 2018 4 Dundee 1–3 Motherwell Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Källman  71' Report Johnson  56'
Bigirimana  68'
Campbell  86'		 Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Gavin Duncan
15 September 2018 5 Rangers 4–0 Dundee Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Coulibaly  4'
Kent  14'
Tavernier  45+3' (pen)
Middleton  83'		 Report K. Miller  79' Attendance: 50,130
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 September 2018 6 Dundee 0–3 Hibernian Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Kamberi  51'
Boyle  54'
Agyepong  88'		 Attendance: 6,076
Referee: Andrew Dallas
29 September 2018 7 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Dundee New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Report Boyle  38'
Madianga  90+3'		 Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Willie Collum
6 October 2018 8 Dundee 1–2 Kilmarnock Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Nabi  10' Report Boyle  17' (o.g.)
Brophy  54' (pen)		 Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Steven McLean
20 October 2018 9 Livingston 4–0 Dundee Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Gallagher  18'
Halkett  43'
Lawless  76'
Lithgow  89'		 Report Attendance: 2,137
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 October 2018 10 Dundee 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 BBC Report Bozanic  2'
Naismith  14'
MacLean  46'		 Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Craig Thomson
31 October 2018 11 Dundee 0–5 Celtic Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Report Rogic  20'
Sinclair  33' (pen)
Forrest  38'
Édouard  45+2'
Christie  48'		 Attendance: 7,960
Referee: Alan Muir
3 November 2018 12 Motherwell 1–0 Dundee Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Turnbull  69' Report Attendance: 4,129
Referee: Alan Muir
10 November 2018 13 Dundee 1–1 St Mirren Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 K. Miller  33' Report Jackson  21' (pen) Attendance: 5,552
Referee: Bobby Madden
24 November 2018 14 Hibernian 2–2 Dundee Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Kusunga  1' (o.g.)
Porteous  30'		 Report K. Miller  45+1'
McGowan  47'		 Attendance: 16,190
Referee: Greg Aitken
5 December 2018 15 Dundee 4–0 Hamilton Academical Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 K. Miller  27', 51', 81'
Curran  69'		 Report Attendance: 4,426
Referee: John Beaton
9 December 2018 16 Dundee 1–1 Rangers Dens Park, Dundee
13:30 K. Miller  9'
Ralph  20'		 Report Halliday  21' Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Alan Muir
15 December 2018 17 Kilmarnock 3–1 Dundee Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00 Broadfoot  54'
Kusunga  66' (o.g.)
Stewart  79'		 Report K. Miller  90+1' Attendance: 4,668
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 December 2018 18 Aberdeen 5–1 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
19:45 Cosgrove  16', 44'
Considine  50', 73'
McLennan  56'		 Report C. Miller  68' Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Nick Walsh
22 December 2018 19 Celtic 3–0 Dundee Celtic Park, Glasgow
15:00 Johnston  43', 50'
Benković  69'		 Report Attendance: 57,234
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 December 2018 20 Dundee 0–0 Livingston Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Hamilton  84' Attendance: 4,905
Referee: Bobby Madden
29 December 2018 21 Dundee 0–2 St Johnstone Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Tanser  1'
Craig  58'		 Attendance: 6,868
Referee: Don Robertson
23 January 2019 22 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
19:45 Lee  40' Report Kusunga  24'
Nelson  62'		 Attendance: 15,518
Referee: John Beaton
26 January 2019 23 Dundee 0–1 Motherwell Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Turnbull  60' (pen) Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Willie Collum
2 February 2019 24 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Dundee New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 MacKinnon  90+1' Report Wright  66' Attendance: 2,297
Referee: Euan Anderson
6 February 2019 25 Dundee 2–2 Kilmarnock Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Nelson  8', 20' Report McAleny  18'
Burke  54'		 Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 February 2019 26 Livingston 1–2 Dundee Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Byrne  14'
Halkett  18'		 Report Nelson  54'
Wright  82'		 Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Greg Aitken
23 February 2019 27 Dundee 2–4 Hibernian Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 McGowan  35'
Woods  79'		 Report Kamberi  26'
McNulty  39', 63'
Mallan  66'		 Attendance: 6,450
Referee: John Beaton
27 February 2019 28 Rangers 4–0 Dundee Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:45 Kamara  4'
Tavernier  8'
Morelos  23'
Defoe  89'		 Report Attendance: 48,859
Referee: Don Robertson
9 March 2019 29 Dundee 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Clare  15' Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 March 2019 30 Dundee 0–1 Celtic Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Édouard  90+6' Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Bobby Madden
30 March 2019 31 St Mirren 2–1 Dundee St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Mullen  12'
Lyons  57'		 Report Robson  1' Attendance: 6,733
Referee: Willie Collum
3 April 2019 32 St Johnstone 2–0 Dundee McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 Hendry  16'
Kennedy  60'		 Report Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Greg Aitken
6 April 2019 33 Dundee 0–2 Aberdeen Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Cosgrove  59' (pen), 77' Attendance: 6,593
Referee: Andrew Dallas
20 April 2019 34 St Johnstone 2–0 Dundee McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Tanser  54'
Hendry  68'		 Report Attendance: 3,946
Referee: Alan Muir
27 April 2019 35 Motherwell 4–3 Dundee Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Turnbull  12', 90+5'
Scott  24'
Ariyibi  50'
Gorrin  58'		 Report Woods  11' (pen)
Robson  22'
Ralph  52'		 Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 May 2019 36 Dundee 0–1 Hamilton Academical Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Andreu  83' (pen) Attendance: 4,622
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 May 2019 37 Livingston 0–1 Dundee Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report K. Miller  11' Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Alan Newlands
18 May 2019 38 Dundee 2–3 St Mirren Dens Park, Dundee
12:30 Kerr  14'
O'Dea  22'
Wright  74'		 Report Cooke  51', 58', 76' Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup
19 January 2019 Fourth Round Dundee 1–1 Queen of the South Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 J. Curran  45' Report Dobbie  28' Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 January 2019 Fourth Round Replay Queen of the South 3–0 Dundee Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 Dobbie  12', 27', 74' Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Steven McLean

League Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
14 July 2018 Group D[18] Stirling Albion 0–4 Dundee Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00 Report Moussa  39', 57'
Mendy  63'
Wighton  69'		 Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Gavin Ross
22 July 2018 Group D Dundee 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Longridge  2' Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 July 2018 Group D Peterhead 0–2 Dundee Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
Report Madianga  49'
Mendy  90+3'		 Attendance: 934
Referee: Euan Anderson
28 July 2018 Group D Dundee 2–0 Brechin City Dens Park, Dundee
Spence  11'
McGowan  59'		 Report Tapping  90+4' Attendance: 2,058
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Knockout stage
18 August 2018 Second round Dundee 0–3 Ayr United Dens Park, Dundee
Moussa  62'  77'
Kusunga  90'		 Report Shankland  51', 86'
Moffat  89'		 Attendance: 3,151
Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of 18 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jack Hamilton 2001700030
2 DF Cammy Kerr 34127+112040
3 DF Nathan Ralph 321251303+10
4 MF Martin Woods 25222+221000
5 DF Genseric Kusunga 29122+212030
6 DF Darren O'Dea 23021+101000
7 MF John O'Sullivan 1106+500000
10 FW Scott Wright 13311+230000
12 GK Elliot Parish 70500020
15 DF Ryan McGowan 1401400000
16 MF Ethan Robson 13212+120000
17 FW Andy Dales 1208+201+1000
18 MF Paul McGowan 36323+722041
19 MF Benjamin Källman 19111+71000+10
20 FW Kenny Miller 34821+1182000
21 FW Andrew Nelson 1449+341+1000
23 FW Craig Curran 16011+302000
24 DF Josh Meekings 90400050
27 MF Jesse Curran 40224+101113+20
28 MF Andreas Hadenius 30300000
29 MF James Horsfield 11010+100000
31 GK Seny Dieng 1801602000
42 MF Max Anderson 00000000
43 DF Brian Rice 00000000
45 MF Callum Moore 401+200+1000
46 FW Matthew Henvey 300+10000+20
47 MF Jack Lambert 500+400+1000
52 MF Finlay Robertson 10100000
53 MF Lyall Cameron 00000000
54 MF Josh Mulligan 100+100000
55 MF Cameron Dow 00000000
Players who left the club during the season:
4 DF Steven Caulker 5020002+10
7 MF Roarie Deacon 701+402000
8 MF Glen Kamara 19016+10001+10
9 FW Sofien Moussa 1324+50003+12
10 MF Elton Ngwatala 1417+210050
11 FW Jean Alassane Mendy 1123+300052
14 FW Adil Nabi 1416+710010
15 DF Ryan Inniss 1309+202000
17 DF Calvin Miller 16115+110000
20 FW Faissal El Bakhtaoui 00000000
21 MF James Vincent 00000000
22 MF Kharl Madianga 1529+11004+11
23 DF Andy Boyle 13111+210000
25 DF Daniel Jefferies 00000000
28 FW Lewis Spence 17110+300041
29 FW Marcus Haber 00000000
33 FW Craig Wighton 810+30004+11
34 DF Kerr Waddell 00000000
35 MF Cedwyn Scott 00000000
36 GK Kyle Gourlay 00000000
38 GK Calum Ferrie 00000000

Goal scorers
As of match played 18 May 2019
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1FW9Kenny Miller8008
2FW21Andrew Nelson4004
3FW10Scott Wright3003
MF18Paul McGowan2013
4MF4Martin Woods2002
FW9Sofien Moussa0022
FW11Jean Alassane Mendy0022
MF16Ethan Robson2002
MF22Kharl Madianga1012
MF27Jesse Curran1102
5MF2Cammy Kerr1001
DF3Nathan Ralph1001
DF5Genseric Kusunga1001
MF10Elton Ngwatala1001
FW14Adil Nabi1001
DF17Calvin Miller1001
MF19Benjamin Källman1001
DF23Andy Boyle1001
FW28Lewis Spence0011
FW33Craig Wighton0011
TOTALS 311840


Club statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Motherwell 38 15 6 17 46 56 −10 51
9 Livingston 38 11 11 16 42 44 −2 44
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 28 75 −47 33
11 St Mirren (O) 38 8 8 22 34 66 −32 32 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee (R) 38 5 6 27 31 78 −47 21 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[19]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Group D Table
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup § Group D
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF DND BRE STI PET
1 Dunfermline Athletic (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round — — — 3–1 3–0
2 Dundee (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 8 1 +7 9 0–1 — 2–0 — —
3 Brechin City 4 1 0 1 2 3 10 −7 4 1–7 — — — 0–0p
4 Stirling Albion 4 1 0 0 3 4 9 −5 3 — 0–4 1–2 — —
5 Peterhead 4 0 1 0 3 0 7 −7 2 — 0–2 — 0–2 —
Source: [20]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[21]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAH
ResultLLLLLLWLLLLLDDWDLLLDLWLDDWLLLLLLLLLLWL
Position811121212121212121212121212111212121212121111111110101111111212121212121212
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2018 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2018-19

See also

Notes

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