1956–57 Dundee F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was the fifty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 10th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out by Clyde in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup via replay, but would make it to the Semi-finals of the League Cup before being defeated in a replay by Partick Thistle. The club's home shirt would change collar-style, from button-up to V-neck, with white arm borders and red socks returning, while the navy short borders were removed.[3]
1956–57 season | ||
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Manager | Willie Thornton | |
Division One | 10th | |
Scottish Cup | 5th round | |
League Cup | Semi-finals | |
Top goalscorer | League: George O'Hara & Jimmy Chalmers (9) All: Jimmy Chalmers (14) | |
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Scottish Division One
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 8 September | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Merchant | 13,000 |
2 | 22 September | Aberdeen | H | 4–2 | Christie (2), Chalmers, O'Hara | 20,000 |
3 | 29 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Birse | 30,000 |
4 | 13 October | Queen of the South | A | 1–3 | Watt | 7,500 |
5 | 20 October | Queen's Park | H | 3–1 | O'Hara, Watt, Chalmers | 8,500 |
6 | 3 November | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Black, O'Hara | 24,000 |
7 | 10 November | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Watt | 12,000 |
8 | 17 November | St Mirren | A | 3–2 | Christie, Watt (2) | 9,000 |
9 | 24 November | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | Christie, Watt | 7,000 |
10 | 1 December | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | O'Hara | 6,000 |
11 | 8 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Christie, Merchant | 11,000 |
12 | 15 December | Ayr United | H | 5–0 | Cousin (3), Watt, O'Hara | 8,500 |
13 | 22 December | East Fife | A | 0–2 | 3,500 | |
14 | 29 December | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | Christie, Reid | 16,000 |
15 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | Chalmers | 20,000 |
16 | 2 January | Rangers | H | 1–3 | O'Hara | 28,500 |
17 | 5 January | Kilmarnock | A | 0–4 | 13,000 | |
18 | 12 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–3 | 20,000 | |
19 | 19 January | Motherwell | A | 2–4 | Chalmers, Birse | 10,000 |
20 | 26 January | Queen of the South | H | 5–2 | Chalmers (3), Birse (2) | 9,000 |
21 | 9 February | Queen's Park | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
22 | 16 February | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | Cousin | 8,000 |
23 | 23 February | Partick Thistle | H | 5–1 | Cousin (2), Chalmers (2), Birse | 5,000 |
24 | 2 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Birse | 6,000 |
25 | 6 March | Celtic | A | 1–1 | O'Hara | 4,000 |
26 | 9 March | Hibernian | H | 0–3 | 13,000 | |
27 | 16 March | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Cousin | 10,000 |
28 | 20 March | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 25,000 | |
29 | 23 March | Airdrieonians | A | 2–3 | Cousin, O'Hara | 7,000 |
30 | 30 March | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | O'Hara | 10,000 |
31 | 8 April | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Easson (2), Sneddon | 7,000 |
32 | 20 April | East Fife | H | 0–1 | 3,000 | |
33 | 23 April | Partick Thistle | A | 0–5 | 6,000 | |
34 | 27 April | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | Cowie, Black, Easson | 7,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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8 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 34 |
9 | Hibernian | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 1.232 | 33 |
10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 32 |
11 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 77 | 89 | 0.865 | 30 |
12 | St Mirren | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 30 |
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Group 1
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 11 August | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Christie | 10,000 |
2 | 15 August | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Merchant | 16,000 |
3 | 18 August | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | Merchant, Christie, Chalmers | 13,000 |
4 | 25 August | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Merchant (2) | 15,000 |
5 | 29 August | Raith Rovers | A | 2–2 | Black, Merchant | 8,500 |
6 | 1 September | Airdrieonians | A | 7–1 | Merchant (2), Cowie, O'Hara (2), Chalmers, Shanks (o.g.) | 6,000 |
Group 1 table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Dundee | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 11 |
Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 7 |
Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 4 |
Airdrieonians | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 0.375 | 2 |
Knockout stage
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 12 September | Dundee United | H | 7–3 | Black, Christie, Chalmers (3), O'Hara, Merchant | 20,000 |
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 15 September | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | Merchant | 14,000 |
Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate | ||||||
Semi-finals | 6 October | Partick Thistle | N | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
SF Replay | 9 October | Partick Thistle | N | 2–3 | Christie, O'Hara | 18,000 |
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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5th round | 2 February | Clyde | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
5R replay | 6 February | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Cowie | 12,000 |
Player Statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | SCO | Dougie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Billy Birse | 17 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Gordon Black | 40 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
GK | SCO | Bill Brown | 43 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Carmichael | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Chalmers | 44 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
FW | SCO | George Christie | 44 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
FW | SCO | Alan Cousin | 25 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Doug Cowie | 29 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Cox | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dave Easson | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Jimmy Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Albert Henderson | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Irvine | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George McGeachie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ralph McKenzie | 42 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Dave MacLaren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Merchant | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
FW | SCO | George O'Hara | 40 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
DF | SCO | Hugh Reid | 44 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Felix Reilly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ed Skinner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Smith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Davie Sneddon | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jackie Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Watt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jake Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
References
- "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Results for Dundee for 1956-57". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 8 March 2021.