1935–36 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee 1935–36 football season
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The 1935â36 season was the forty-first season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 12th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 3rd round by Clyde in a replay.[2]
ManagerBilly McCandless
Division One12th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Coats (28)
All: Archie Coats (31)
All: Archie Coats (31)
| 1935â36 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Billy McCandless | |
| Division One | 12th | |
| Scottish Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Archie Coats (28) All: Archie Coats (31) | |
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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 August | Hamilton Academical | A | 2â2 | Robertson, Coats | |
| 2 | 17 August | Queen's Park | H | 6â4 | Robertson (2), Phillips, Coats (3) | 11,000 |
| 3 | 24 August | Rangers | A | 3â4 | McNaughton, Coats (2) | 18,000 |
| 4 | 28 August | Airdrieonians | A | 0â2 | 5,000 | |
| 5 | 31 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2â5 | Munro (o.g.), McNaughton | 16,000 |
| 6 | 7 September | St Johnstone | A | 0â2 | 6,000 | |
| 7 | 14 September | Clyde | H | 4â3 | Kirby, Phillips, Coats, Robertson | 7,000 |
| 8 | 21 September | Aberdeen | A | 1â4 | Phillips | 18,000 |
| 9 | 28 September | Queen of the South | H | 1â1 | Robertson | 7,000 |
| 10 | 5 October | Albion Rovers | A | 1â1 | McNaughton | 4,000 |
| 11 | 7 October | Third Lanark | H | 3â2 | Coats (2), McNaughton | 10,000 |
| 12 | 12 October | Kilmarnock | H | 0â0 | 6,000 | |
| 13 | 19 October | Hibernian | A | 1â2 | Kirby | 8,000 |
| 14 | 26 October | Ayr United | H | 6â1 | Kirby, Coats (2), Phillips, McNaughton, Robertson | 6,000 |
| 15 | 2 November | Celtic | A | 2â4 | Robertson, Coats | 11,000 |
| 16 | 9 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2â3 | Adamson, Coats | 7,000 |
| 17 | 16 November | Partick Thistle | H | 3â3 | Robertson, McNaughton, Coats | 6,000 |
| 18 | 23 November | Arbroath | A | 0â1 | 6,500 | |
| 19 | 30 November | Motherwell | H | 2â2 | Guthrie, Coats | 6,000 |
| 20 | 7 December | Airdrieonians | H | 1â0 | Coats | 5,000 |
| 21 | 14 December | Third Lanark | A | 2â2 | Coats (2) | 3,500 |
| 22 | 21 December | Hamilton Academical | H | 3â0 | Coats, Robertson, Smith | 7,000 |
| 23 | 28 December | Queen's Park | A | 2â3 | Coats, Robertson | 6,000 |
| 24 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 2â2 | Coats, Phillips | 22,000 |
| 25 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0â3 | 20,947 | |
| 26 | 4 January | Rangers | H | 0â3 | 23,000 | |
| 27 | 11 January | St Johnstone | H | 0â2 | 9,000 | |
| 28 | 18 January | Clyde | A | 1â2 | Phillips | 8,000 |
| 29 | 1 February | Queen of the South | A | 4â3 | Coats (2), Guthrie, Robertson | 5,000 |
| 30 | 15 February | Albion Rovers | H | 2â0 | Coats (2) | 6,000 |
| 31 | 29 February | Kilmarnock | A | 1â4 | Robertson | |
| 32 | 7 March | Hibernian | H | 2â1 | Kirby, Coats | 6,000 |
| 33 | 14 March | Ayr United | A | 2â1 | Robertson, Guthrie | 6,000 |
| 34 | 21 March | Celtic | H | 0â2 | 20,500 | |
| 35 | 28 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2â2 | Baxter (2) | 4,000 |
| 36 | 11 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1â1 | Coats | |
| 37 | 18 April | Arbroath | H | 3â0 | Baxter (2), Coats | 10,000 |
| 38 | 25 April | Motherwell | A | 0â3 | 1,500 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 72 | â8 | 34 |
| 11 | Arbroath | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 69 | â23 | 33 |
| 12 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 80 | â13 | 32 |
| 13 | Queen's Park | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 75 | â17 | 32 |
| 14 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 92 | â25 | 32 |
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 25 January | Babcock & Wilcox | H | 6â0 | Robertson, Guthrie, Coats, Smith, Adamson (2) | 1,073 |
| 2nd round | 8 February | Airdrieonians | H | 2â1 | Coats (2) | 13,367 |
| 3rd round | 22 February | Clyde | A | 1â1 | Robertson | 20,874 |
| 3R replay | 26 February | Clyde | H | 0â3 | 12,000 |
Player statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| MF |  SCO |
Bert Adamson | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO |
Arthur Baxter | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Archie Coats | 42 | 31 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 3 | |
| MF | SCO |
Andy Cowie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Johnny Evans | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Jock Gilmour | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Jimmy Guthrie | 42 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO |
Matt Innes | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ENG |
Norman Kirby | 38 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Joe Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
David Linton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO |
Johnny Lynch | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG |
Bill Marsh | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Gibson McNaughton | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Lew Morgan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Willie Phillips | 30 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Albert Presdee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Bobby Rennie | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL |
Len Richards | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Tommy Robertson | 40 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO |
John Russell | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Tom Smith | 39 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| DF | WAL |
Emryss Warren | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Tom Wemyss | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |