The 1926–27 season was the thirty-second season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 5th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would make it to the 3rd round before being knocked out by Celtic.[2] The club would return to its regular navy blue jersey this season.[3]
| 1926–27 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Alec McNair | |
| Division One | 5th | |
| Scottish Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Campbell (30) All: Andy Campbell (35) | |
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Scottish Division One
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | Rankin, Irving, Townrow, McGinn | 14,000 |
| 2 | 21 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | Campbell | |
| 3 | 28 August | Dundee United | H | 5–0 | Campbell (4), Meagher | 20,000 |
| 4 | 4 September | Partick Thistle | A | 3–3 | Campbell (2), Townrow | |
| 5 | 11 September | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | Townrow | |
| 6 | 18 September | Motherwell | A | 5–2 | Cook (3), Campbell, Thomson | |
| 7 | 25 September | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | Meagher | |
| 8 | 2 October | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 25,000 | |
| 9 | 9 October | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Campbell, Cook | |
| 10 | 16 October | Cowdenbeath | H | 1–2 | Meagher | |
| 11 | 23 October | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | Cassidy | |
| 12 | 30 October | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | Campbell | 18,000 |
| 13 | 6 November | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Campbell (3) | 7,000 |
| 14 | 13 November | Kilmarnock | A | 2–3 | McGinn, Cook | |
| 15 | 20 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 4–1 | Cook, Campbell (2), Hunter | |
| 16 | 27 November | Greenock Morton | H | 6–1 | Campbell (4), Hunter, Cook | |
| 17 | 4 December | Clyde | A | 2–2 | Cassidy, Hunter | |
| 18 | 11 December | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Hunter | 18,000 |
| 19 | 25 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 16,500 | |
| 20 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | McNab | 16,500 |
| 21 | 3 January | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 20,000 | |
| 22 | 8 January | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Campbell (2), Cook, Cassidy | |
| 23 | 15 January | Airdrieonians | A | 1–3 | Campbell | |
| 24 | 29 January | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Campbell (3) | |
| 25 | 12 February | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Cook | 18,000 |
| 26 | 16 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–4 | Meagher, Cook, Campbell | |
| 27 | 22 February | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Ramage (2) | |
| 28 | 26 February | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–0 | Meagher | |
| 29 | 12 March | St Johnstone | H | 4–1 | Agar, Campbell, McNab, Kirkwood (o.g.) | |
| 30 | 16 March | Falkirk | H | 2–3 | Cassidy, Cook | |
| 31 | 19 March | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Campbell | 8,000 |
| 32 | 26 March | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | Gilmour | |
| 33 | 2 April | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–0 | Cassidy | |
| 34 | 9 April | Greenock Morton | A | 1–3 | Gilmour | |
| 35 | 16 April | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Gilmour | |
| 36 | 18 April | Queen's Park | A | 4–1 | Campbell (2), McNab, Townrow | |
| 37 | 23 April | Rangers | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 38 | 30 April | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | Ramage, Brown, Townrow |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Celtic | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 101 | 55 | +46 | 49 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 97 | 64 | +33 | 45 |
| 5 | Dundee | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 43 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 42 |
| 7 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 42 |
Source: "1926-1927 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Scottish Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 22 January | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | Campbell (2), Cook | |
| 2nd round | 5 February | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Townrow | |
| 2R replay | 9 February | Kilmarnock | H | 5–1 | Campbell (2), Cassidy, Cook, Townrow | |
| 3rd round | 19 February | Celtic | H | 2–4 | Campbell, Cook | 37,471 |
Player statistics
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | Alf Agar | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Finlay Brown | 42 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andy Campbell | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 5 | ||
| FW | Joe Cassidy | 31 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | Willie Cook | 37 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||
| MF | John Crawford | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bobby Farrell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tom Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jock Gilmour | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jimmy Hunter | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Sam Irving | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Bill Marsh | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Hugh McGinn | 34 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Colin McNab | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jim Meagher | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andy Ramage | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Willie Rankin | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jock Ross | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | David Thomson | 29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jock Thomson | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Frank Townrow | 27 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1926-27". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2 February 2021.