1936–37 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee 1936–37 football season
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The 1936â37 season was the forty-second season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 9th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 3rd round by Clyde in a replay for the second successive season.[2] The club would introduce navy stripes on the side of their shorts in this season.[3]
ManagerBilly McCandless
Division One9th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Coats (26)
All: Archie Coats (28)
All: Archie Coats (28)
| 1936â37 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Billy McCandless | |
| Division One | 9th | |
| Scottish Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Archie Coats (26) All: Archie Coats (28) | |
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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 | 8 August | Rangers | H | 2â2 | 22,000 | |
| 2 | 15 August | Kilmarnock | A | 1â1 | Coats | |
| 3 | 19 August | Rangers | A | 0â3 | 12,000 | |
| 4 | 22 August | St Johnstone | H | 3â1 | Baxter (2), Phillips | 16,000 |
| 5 | 29 August | Clyde | A | 2â1 | Baxter, Rennie | 8,000 |
| 6 | 5 September | Albion Rovers | H | 1â0 | Coats | 9,000 |
| 7 | 9 September | Kilmarnock | H | 2â2 | Coats, Rennie | 9,000 |
| 8 | 12 September | Queen of the South | A | 3â2 | Coats (2), Baxter | 3,000 |
| 9 | 19 September | Aberdeen | H | 2â2 | Phillips, Coats | 27,000 |
| 10 | 26 September | Queen's Park | A | 2â0 | Coats (2) | 8,000 |
| 11 | 3 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 1â2 | Latimer | 10,000 |
| 12 | 10 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0â4 | 20,040 | |
| 13 | 17 October | Celtic | H | 0â0 | 24,000 | |
| 14 | 24 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 4â3 | Baxter, Coats (2), Guthrie | 3,000 |
| 15 | 31 October | Partick Thistle | A | 1â1 | Coats | 15,000 |
| 16 | 7 November | Arbroath | H | 6â1 | Phillips, Baxter, Smith, Coats (2), Fordyce (o.g.) | 10,000 |
| 17 | 14 November | Motherwell | A | 1â2 | Phillips | 5,000 |
| 18 | 21 November | Falkirk | A | 0â5 | 9,000 | |
| 19 | 28 November | Third Lanark | H | 3â2 | Kirby, Coats, Baxter | 7,000 |
| 20 | 5 December | Hibernian | H | 3â1 | Kirby, Phillips, Coats | 6,000 |
| 21 | 12 December | St Mirren | A | 0â4 | 6,500 | |
| 22 | 19 December | St Johnstone | A | 3â3 | Coats, Baxter, Kirby | 7,000 |
| 23 | 26 December | Clyde | H | 2â2 | Kirby, Coats | 7,000 |
| 24 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1â3 | Coats | 28,000 |
| 25 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1â0 | Coats | 22,000 |
| 26 | 9 January | Albion Rovers | A | 1â1 | Coats | 2,500 |
| 27 | 16 January | Queen of the South | H | 1â3 | Kirby | 7,000 |
| 28 | 23 January | Hamilton Academical | A | 1â5 | Rintoul | 4,000 |
| 29 | 6 February | Queen's Park | H | 2â2 | Latimer, Coats | 5,000 |
| 30 | 20 February | Celtic | A | 2â1 | Coats (2) | 8,000 |
| 31 | 6 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2â2 | Baxter (2) | 3,000 |
| 32 | 20 March | Arbroath | A | 0â3 | 4,000 | |
| 33 | 27 March | Motherwell | H | 0â0 | 6,000 | |
| 34 | 3 April | Falkirk | H | 1â1 | Coats | 3,000 |
| 35 | 10 April | Third Lanark | A | 0â4 | 6,000 | |
| 36 | 12 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2â2 | Kirby, Baxter | 3,500 |
| 37 | 19 April | Hibernian | A | 0â0 | 3,000 | |
| 38 | 24 April | St Mirren | H | 4â0 | Guthrie, Baxter, Coats (2) | 1,200 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Falkirk | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 98 | 66 | +32 | 44 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 91 | 96 | â5 | 41 |
| 9 | Dundee | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 69 | â11 | 39 |
| 10 | Clyde | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 70 | â11 | 38 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 70 | â10 | 37 |
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 3 February | East Stirlingshire | H | 4â1 | Phillips (2), Baxter, Coats | 5,966 |
| 2nd round | 13 February | Queen's Park | H | 2â0 | Coats, Kirby | 16,000 |
| 3rd round | 27 February | Clyde | A | 0â0 | 20,000 | |
| 3R replay | 3 March | Clyde | H | 0â1 | 14,000 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Arthur Baxter | 42 | 13 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
Archie Coats | 42 | 28 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO |
Andy Cowie | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Morton Dempster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Johnny Evans | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Jimmy Guthrie | 36 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Matt Innes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ENG |
Norman Kirby | 39 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO |
John Latimer | 40 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
John Laurie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
David Linton | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO |
Johnny Lynch | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG |
Bill Marsh | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Willie Phillips | 38 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG |
John Reddish | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Bobby Rennie | 40 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL |
Len Richards | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
David Rintoul | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Tom Smith | 42 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Willie Watson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |