The 1948–49 season was the forty-seventh season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A. In one of the club's most impressive seasons in its history, Dundee would lead the league going into the final day, but a loss to Falkirk and title rivals Rangers defeating Albion Rovers resulted in Dundee finishing 2nd, just 1 point behind Rangers. Striker Alex Stott would top the Division A scoring charts with 30 league goals, and would score 39 goals in all competitions.[1][2]
| 1948–49 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | George Anderson | |
| Division A | 2nd | |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
| League Cup | Semi-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alex Stott (30) All: Alex Stott (39) | |
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Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. Continuing their impressive season, Dundee would reach the semi-finals of both competitions, but would fall to Rangers in the League Cup and to Clyde in a replay in the Scottish Cup.[3]
Scottish Division A
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.[3]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Stewart, Gunn | 30,000 |
| 2 | 18 August | Clyde | A | 3–3 | Ewen, Gunn, Stewart | 20,000 |
| 3 | 21 August | Aberdeen | H | 3–0 | Stott, Gunn, Ewen | 30,000 |
| 4 | 28 August | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Stott | 55,000 |
| 5 | 1 September | East Fife | H | 2–5 | Stott, Gunn | 29,500 |
| 6 | 23 October | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Gerrie | 25,000 |
| 7 | 6 November | Albion Rovers | A | 6–0 | Gunn, Stott (4), Mackay | 8,000 |
| 8 | 13 November | Queen of the South | H | 2–1 | Pattillo, Stott | 18,000 |
| 9 | 27 November | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Boyd | 18,000 |
| 10 | 4 December | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Malloch | 32,000 |
| 11 | 11 December | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Hill, Gunn | 12,000 |
| 12 | 18 December | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | Hill | 16,500 |
| 13 | 25 December | Clyde | H | 3–1 | Stott (2), Ewen | 19,000 |
| 14 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 3–1 | Pattillo, Stott, Follon | 26,000 |
| 15 | 3 January | Rangers | H | 3–1 | Ewen, Stott (2) | 39,975 |
| 16 | 8 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | Stott | 39,389 |
| 17 | 15 January | Greenock Morton | H | 3–1 | Stott (3) | 16,000 |
| 18 | 29 January | East Fife | A | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
| 19 | 12 February | Partick Thistle | A | 4–4 | Gunn (2), Pattillo, Boyd | 37,000 |
| 20 | 19 February | Albion Rovers | H | 5–0 | Pattillo (2), Andrews, Stott (2) | 17,000 |
| 21 | 26 February | Queen of the South | A | 1–0 | Gunn | 11,500 |
| 22 | 12 March | St Mirren | A | 1–6 | Gerrie | 14,000 |
| 23 | 19 March | Hibernian | H | 4–3 | Pattillo, Stott, Bruce, Hill | 32,500 |
| 24 | 2 April | Third Lanark | A | 3–2 | Stott (2), Pattillo | 6,000 |
| 25 | 11 April | Celtic | H | 3–2 | Stott, Gerrie (2) | 29,000 |
| 26 | 16 April | Greenock Morton | A | 2–2 | Ewen, Stott | 15,000 |
| 27 | 20 April | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Gunn, Stott (2) | 21,500 |
| 28 | 23 April | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Stott (2), Gerrie, Pattillo | 25,000 |
| 29 | 27 April | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Pattillo, Stott | 26,000 |
| 30 | 30 April | Falkirk | A | 1–4 | Stott | 18,000 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | Dundee | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 45 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 39 |
| 4 | East Fife | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 35 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 32 |
Scottish League Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.[3]
Group 2
edit| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September | Albion Rovers | H | 2–1 | Pattillo (2) | 20,000 |
| 2 | 18 September | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | Gunn, Rattray, Stott | 10,000 |
| 3 | 25 September | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Stott | 9,000 |
| 4 | 2 October | Albion Rovers | A | 3–2 | Gerrie, Hill, Pattillo | 10,000 |
| 5 | 9 October | Falkirk | H | 4–2 | Boyd, Rattray, Fiddes (o.g.), Pattillo | 16,000 |
| 6 | 16 October | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 23,000 |
Group 2 table
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 10 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2.200 | 8 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 4 |
| Albion Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0.529 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
edit| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 30 October | Alloa Athletic | H | 1–1 (AET) | Gunn | 13,000 |
| QF replay | 3 November | Alloa Athletic | A | 3–1 | Stott, Boyd, Pattillo | 9,500 |
| Semi-finals | 25 September | Rangers | N | 1–4 | Smith | 50,996 |
Scottish Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 22 January | St Johnstone | H | 6–1 | Stott (4), Pattillo (2) | 14,000 |
| 2nd round | 5 February | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | 34,000 | |
| 2R replay | 8 February | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Gunn, Stott | 28,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 5 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 4–2 | Gunn, Hill, Gerrie, Pattillo | 37,356 |
| Semi-finals | 26 March | Clyde | N | 2–2 | Gunn, Stott | 33,000 |
| SF replay | 4 April | Clyde | N | 1–2 | Milligan (o.g.) | 50,000 |
Player statistics
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division A | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF | Bobby Ancell | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jimmy Andrews | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| GK | Reuben Bennett | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bob Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alfie Boyd | 43 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| GK | Jock Brown | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jack Bruce | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jack Court | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Doug Cowie | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ernie Ewen | 18 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gerry Follon | 42 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| MF | Tommy Gallacher | 44 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| FW | Syd Gerrie | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| MF | Tommy Gray | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| FW | Alistair Gunn | 42 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| FW | George Hill | 28 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| DF | Andy Irvine | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Johnny Lynch | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | George Mackay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jimmy Malloch | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Johnny Pattillo | 40 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||
| FW | Peter Rattray | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| FW | Reg Smith | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| FW | George Stewart | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Alex Stott | 33 | 39 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Scotland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1948-49". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 9 February 2021.