1939–40 Dundee F.C. season

The 1939–40 season was intended to be the forty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, and the second season playing in the second tier. After just 4 league games however, the Scottish Football League suspended its competition on 13 September 1939 after the outbreak of World War II. A month later, Dundee would join the Eastern Division of the Scottish War Emergency League for the rest of the season.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish War Emergency Cup in lieu of the suspended Scottish Cup, and were knocked out in the 1st round by Third Lanark over two legs.[2] The club would retire from club football until 1944 due to the ongoing war.

Dundee
1939–40 season
ManagerAndy Cunningham
Eastern Division7th
Scottish War Emergency CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Coats (26)
All: Archie Coats (30)

Scottish Division Two
Main article: 1939–40 in Scottish football § Scottish League Division Two

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Raith Rovers H 5–1 McGillivray (3), Coats, Adam 11,000
2 19 August Airdrieonians A 4–2 Adam, Warnock, Coats (2) 2,000
3 26 August Dunfermline Athletic H 3–1 Warnock, Coats, Adam 12,000
4 2 September Greenock Morton A 1–1 McGillivray 4,000

Scottish War Emergency League
Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 21 October Hibernian H 2–1 Adam (2) 4,500
2 28 October Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2 3,000
3 4 November Alloa Athletic H 1–1 Wattie 1,000
4 11 November Raith Rovers A 1–2 Adam 2,500
5 18 November Arbroath H 9–3 Adam (3), Wattie (2), Coats (2), Easson, Cook 3,000
6 25 November Falkirk A 1–6 Cook 2,500
7 2 December St Johnstone A 2–2 Adam, Coats 2,500
8 9 December Heart of Midlothian H 4–6 Adam, Follon, Easson, Coats 3,670
9 16 December King's Park H 5–0 Cook, McGillivray (2), Coats (2) 1,700
10 23 December Stenhousemuir A 3–0 McGillivray, Easson, Coats 900
11 30 December Aberdeen H 3–1 Coats (2), Adam 4,297
12 1 January Dundee United A 1–2 McGillivray 5,500
13 2 January St Bernard's H 2–2 McGillivray (2) 1,276
14 6 January Cowdenbeath A 1–1 Coats
15 13 January East Fife H 2–0 Coats, Morgan 2,500
16 10 February Raith Rovers H 2–3 Easson, Cook 2,500
17 17 February Arbroath A 1–3 McGillivray
18 9 March Alloa Athletic A 2–2 Coats (2)
19 16 March King's Park A 3–3 Hill, Adam, McGillivray 1,000
20 30 March Aberdeen A 0–3 4,000
21 3 April Hibernian A 0–6
22 6 April Dundee United H 2–1 Coats, Adam 8,000
23 8 April Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Coats, McGillivray 2,500
24 13 April St Bernard's A 0–0
25 17 April Stenhousemuir H 7–1 Coats (4), D. Davidson, McGillivray, Cook 600
26 29 April East Fife A 0–3
27 4 May St Johnstone H 7–2 Coats (4), J. Davidson, Adam (2) 1,500
28 11 May Heart of Midlothian A 3–2 Adam, J. Davidson, Coats 1,500
29 18 May Falkirk H 4–2 Adam, Coats (2), McGillivray 3,000

Emergency League table

Eastern division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 St Johnstone 29 13 8 8 84 69 +15 34
6 Alloa Athletic 29 13 4 12 56 60 −4 30
7 Dundee 29 11 8 10 70 62 +8 30
8 Hibernian 29 12 5 12 82 65 +17 29
9 Dundee United 29 12 2 15 68 77 −9 26
Source:

Scottish War Emergency Cup
Main article: Scottish War Emergency Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 24 February Third Lanark H 1–1 McGillivray 7,000
1st round, 2nd leg 2 March Third Lanark A 1–3 Adam 8,600
Third Lanark won 4–2 on aggregate

Player Statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player TotalWar LeagueWar CupDivision Two
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Adam 291924152133
DF Scotland SCO Bob Allan 1601400020
FW Scotland SCO Archie Coats 343028262044
FW Scotland SCO Willie Cook 3252652040
FW Scotland SCO Doug Davidson 11110000
FW Scotland SCO J. Davidson 22220000
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Easson 1541540000
DF Scotland SCO Gerry Follon 101911000
GK Scotland SCO William Gillespie 10100000
FW Scotland SCO George Hill 101911000
MF Scotland SCO Andy Kemp 20200000
DF England ENG Norman Kirby 2501902040
GK Scotland SCO Johnny Lynch 3202602040
MF Scotland SCO Bill Masson 1601600000
GK Scotland SCO Jim Mathieson 20200000
FW Scotland SCO Charlie McGillivray 301624112144
DF Scotland SCO Ronnie McWalter 10100000
FW Scotland SCO Andrew Morgan 10100000
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Morgan 2912312040
FW Scotland SCO Henry Morris 10100000
DF Scotland SCO Bill Peattie 70700000
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Rennie 2602202020
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Ross 80800000
FW Scotland SCO John Ross 10100000
MF Scotland SCO Harry Sneddon 2201602040
MF Scotland SCO George Stewart 2101502040
FW Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 42000042
FW Scotland SCO John Wattie 73630010

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1939-40". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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