1955–56 Dundee F.C. season
The 1955–56 season was the fifty-fourth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 13th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out of the group stages of the League Cup, and would be defeated by Rangers in the 6th round of the Scottish Cup.
| 1955–56 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Willie Thornton | |
| Division One | 13th | |
| Scottish Cup | 6th round | |
| League Cup | Group Stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League: George Merchant (12) All: George Merchant (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | 26,000 | |
| 2 | 17 September | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | A. Henderson, Ritchie (2) | 11,000 |
| 3 | 24 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 20,000 | |
| 4 | 1 October | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Chalmers, Malloy | 13,000 |
| 5 | 8 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Gallacher | 7,000 |
| 6 | 15 October | Raith Rovers | H | 6–3 | Smith (4), Malloy, Chalmers | 13,000 |
| 7 | 22 October | Kilmarnock | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 8 | 29 October | Falkirk | H | 0–0 | 11,000 | |
| 9 | 5 November | Airdrieonians | A | 3–3 | Ritchie (2), Anderson | 8,000 |
| 10 | 12 November | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Malloy | 24,000 |
| 11 | 19 November | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Smith, Ritchie | 12,000 |
| 12 | 26 November | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Smith | 12,500 |
| 13 | 3 December | Queen of the South | H | 3–0 | Stables (2), Smith | 10,000 |
| 14 | 10 December | Hibernian | A | 3–6 | Merchant, Smith, Christie | 7,000 |
| 15 | 17 December | St Mirren | H | 5–1 | Stables, Smith, Merchant (2), Christie | 8,000 |
| 16 | 24 December | Stirling Albion | A | 0–0 | 5,000 | |
| 17 | 31 December | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | A. Henderson, Stables | 13,000 |
| 18 | 2 January | Aberdeen | H | 2–4 | Christie, Merchant | 29,000 |
| 19 | 7 January | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Ritchie | 46,000 |
| 20 | 14 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–2 | 17,000 | |
| 21 | 21 January | Clyde | A | 1–4 | Christie | 6,000 |
| 22 | 11 February | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | O'Hara | 8,000 |
| 23 | 25 February | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | A. Henderson | 11,000 |
| 24 | 3 March | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | Stables | 10,000 |
| 25 | 10 March | Airdrieonians | H | 1–3 | O'Hara | 11,000 |
| 26 | 17 March | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
| 27 | 24 March | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | Merchant, Gallacher (2) | 7,500 |
| 28 | 31 March | East Fife | A | 4–5 | Merchant (3), O'Hara | 6,000 |
| 29 | 2 April | Rangers | H | 0–3 | 18,500 | |
| 30 | 7 April | Queen of the South | A | 1–2 | Merchant | 5,500 |
| 31 | 13 April | Stirling Albion | H | 2–1 | Merchant, O'Hara | 4,000 |
| 32 | 21 April | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | Christie | 7,000 |
| 33 | 23 April | Hibernian | H | 3–2 | Merchant (2), Christie | 10,000 |
| 34 | 28 April | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | Cousin, O'Hara | 8,000 |
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Group 1
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August | Airdrieonians | A | 0–4 | 10,000 | |
| 2 | 17 August | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | Anderson | 16,000 |
| 3 | 20 August | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Chalmers, Anderson | 16,000 |
| 4 | 27 August | Airdrieonians | H | 2–2 | Chalmers, McIvor | 15,000 |
| 5 | 31 August | Kilmarnock | A | 0–0 | 15,000 | |
| 6 | 3 September | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | Roy, Ritchie (2) | 15,000 |
Group 1 table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mirren | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 7 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 7 |
| Dundee | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 6 |
| Airdrieonians | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0.929 | 4 |
Source:
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th round | 4 February | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Stables, Merchant | 20,000 |
| 5R replay | 8 February | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | Merchant, Stables, Anderson | 17,000 |
| 6th round | 18 February | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 42,500 |
Player Statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  SCO |
Johnny Anderson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
Billy Birse | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Gordon Black | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO |
Bill Brown | 38 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
George Carmichael | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Jimmy Chalmers | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO |
George Christie | 40 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Alan Cousin | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Doug Cowie | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Willie Craig | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Davie Dunsmuir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Dave Easson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Tommy Gallacher | 26 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Davie Gray | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Albert Henderson | 30 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| GK | SCO |
Bobby Henderson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Andy Irvine | 41 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Danny Malloy | 18 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Arthur McIvor | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
George Merchant | 24 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
George O'Hara | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Hugh Reid | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Billy Ritchie | 13 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO |
Joe Roy | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
Ivor Smith | 16 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Davie Sneddon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Ian Stables | 23 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Jimmy Stevenson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Jim Watt | 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 4 March 2021.
- "Results for Dundee for 1955-56". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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