1958–59 Dundee F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was the fifty-seventh season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 4th place, their highest since the 1950–51 season.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and would be eliminated by Highland League side Fraserburgh in one of the biggest upsets in Scottish Cup history.[3]

Dundee
1958–59 season
ManagerWillie Thornton
Division One4th
Scottish Cup1st round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Cousin (17)
All: Alan Cousin (18)

Scottish Division One
Main article: 1958–59 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 20 August Falkirk A 5–2 Cousin (3), Hill, Curlett 13,000
2 6 September Aberdeen H 2–1 H. Robertson, McGeachie 12,000
3 13 September Raith Rovers A 1–4 Hill 10,000
4 20 September Kilmarnock H 1–0 Sneddon 12,000
5 27 September Rangers A 2–1 Telfer (o.g.), Hill 32,000
6 4 October Motherwell H 1–1 H. Robertson 10,000
7 11 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–3 Cousin (2), Cowie 18,000
8 18 October Clyde A 2–3 Curlett, H. Robertson 11,000
9 25 October St Mirren A 2–2 Crossan (2) 8,000
10 1 November Celtic H 1–1 McNeill (o.g.) 22,500
11 8 November Stirling Albion H 3–0 Curlett, Cousin, H. Robertson 12,500
12 15 November Queen of the South A 3–1 Cousin (2), H. Robertson 5,500
13 22 November Third Lanark H 3–0 Henderson, Curlett (2) 10,500
14 29 November Partick Thistle A 0–3 9,000
15 6 December Hibernian H 2–1 H. Robertson, Cousin 13,000
16 13 December Dunfermline Athletic A 1–2 Sneddon 8,000
17 20 December Airdrieonians H 1–1 H. Robertson 10,000
18 27 December Falkirk H 3–2 Sneddon (3) 8,000
19 1 January Aberdeen A 1–1 Curlett 12,000
20 3 January Raith Rovers H 2–0 Curlett, Bonthrone 14,000
21 10 January Kilmarnock A 0–1 7,000
22 24 January Motherwell A 0–2 11,000
23 28 January Rangers H 1–3 Sneddon 16,000
24 7 February Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 18,000
25 21 February St Mirren H 4–6 Bonthrone (2), Cowie, Henderson 6,500
26 28 February Clyde H 2–1 Cousin (2) 7,000
27 4 March Celtic A 1–1 Bonthrone 7,500
28 7 March Stirling Albion A 1–0 Cousin 5,500
29 14 March Queen of the South H 2–1 Cousin (2) 5,000
30 21 March Third Lanark A 3–0 Cousin (2), McGeachie 6,000
31 28 March Partick Thistle H 3–2 H. Robertson, McGeachie, Cousin 8,000
32 4 April Hibernian A 2–1 Grant (o.g.), T. Robertson 10,000
33 13 April Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 H. Robertson, Sweeney (o.g.) 5,000
34 18 April Airdrieonians A 1–1 T. Robertson 5,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
2 Heart of Midlothian 34 21 6 7 92 51 1.804 48
3 Motherwell 34 18 8 8 83 50 1.660 44
4 Dundee 34 16 9 9 61 51 1.196 41
5 Airdrieonians 34 15 7 12 64 62 1.032 37
6 Celtic 34 14 8 12 70 53 1.321 36
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1958–59 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 3
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Partick Thistle H 2–3 Cowie, Sneddon 11,000
2 13 August Motherwell A 2–1 H. Robertson, Bonthrone 12,000
3 16 August Queen of the South A 0–1 6,500
4 23 August Partick Thistle A 2–3 Cousin, Hill 12,000
5 27 August Motherwell H 2–3 Hill (2) 8,000
6 30 August Queen of the South H 2–0 Cowie, Hill 8,000

Group 3 table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Partick Thistle 6 4 1 1 17 11 1.545 9
Motherwell 6 3 1 2 13 11 1.182 7
Dundee 6 2 0 4 10 11 0.909 4
Queen of the South 6 2 0 4 6 13 0.462 4
Source:

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1958–59 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 31 January Fraserburgh A 0–1 4,500

Player Statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision OneScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Bonthrone 1751341031
GK Scotland SCO Bill Brown 3703001060
FW Scotland SCO Alan Cousin 391832171061
MF Scotland SCO Doug Cowie 3442721062
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Cox 4103401060
FW Scotland SCO Frank Crossan 22220000
FW Scotland SCO Dave Curlett 2572171030
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Drennan 10100000
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gabriel 4003401050
DF Scotland SCO Alex Hamilton 2201501060
FW Scotland SCO Albert Henderson 3723021060
FW Scotland SCO Ally Hill 1971630034
DF Scotland SCO Fred Jardine 10100000
GK Scotland SCO Pat Liney 20200000
FW Scotland SCO George McGeachie 2732330040
MF Scotland SCO Ralph McKenzie 10000010
MF Scotland SCO Andy Penman 20200000
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Reid 1901900000
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 2542332100
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Robertson 42420000
FW Scotland SCO Davie Sneddon 3973261061
MF Scotland SCO Ian Ure 20200000
GK Scotland SCO Mike Watson 20200000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1958-59". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. Sinclair, Karla (31 January 2019). "60 years ago today, Fraserburgh FC clinched their most famous ever victory by dumping Dundee out of the Scottish Cup". pressandjournal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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