1920–21 Dundee F.C. season

The 1920–21 season was the twenty-sixth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One. They would finish in 4th place for the second consecutive season.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the Quarter-finals by Albion Rovers.[2]

Dundee
1920–21 season
ManagerSandy MacFarlane
StadiumDens Park
Division One4th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: John Bell (25)
All: John Bell (26)

Scottish Division One

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 16 August Falkirk A 2–2 Bell (2) 7,000
2 21 August Aberdeen H 1–1 Bell 18,000
3 25 August Third Lanark A 1–0 Troup 15,000
4 28 August Dumbarton H 1–1 Bell 3,000
5 4 September Falkirk H 2–0 Irving, Troup 18,000
6 8 September Hamilton Academical A 0–1 10,000
7 11 September St Mirren A 1–0 Bell 8,000
8 18 September Third Lanark H 2–1 Johnstone, Bell 17,000
9 25 September Queen's Park H 1–1 Bell 19,000
10 2 October Raith Rovers A 2–1 Bell, McLean
11 4 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Honeyman, Bell (2) 14,000
12 9 October Motherwell A 2–1 Bell, Hogg
13 16 October Celtic H 1–2 Bell 25,000
14 23 October Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Bell 19,500
15 30 October Kilmarnock H 3–1 Bell, Troup, Cowan 16,000
16 6 November Rangers A 0–5 41,300
17 13 November Airdrieonians H 0–1 14,000
18 20 November Hibernian A 0–2 12,000
19 27 November Clyde H 2–1 McLean, Thomson 12,000
20 4 December Ayr United A 1–1 Troup
21 11 December Albion Rovers H 3–0 McLean (2), Thomson 20,000
22 18 December Partick Thistle A 1–2 McLean
23 25 December Hamilton Academical H 4–0 Bell (2), McDonald, McLean 11,000
24 1 January Aberdeen A 0–0 20,000
25 3 January Hibernian H 1–1 Nicoll 20,000
26 8 January Greenock Morton H 0–0 15,000
27 15 January Queen's Park A 0–0
28 29 January Dumbarton H 2–1 Bell, Thomson 15,000
29 9 February Clydebank A 1–0 T. Jackson 2,000
30 12 February Rangers H 1–2 T. Jackson 28,000
31 26 February Raith Rovers H 0–0 15,000
32 9 March Celtic A 0–2 10,000
33 12 March Partick Thistle H 1–0 Bell 4,000
34 19 March Kilmarnock A 0–5
35 26 March Ayr United H 2–0 Troup, Bell 9,000
36 2 April Albion Rovers A 3–2 McLean, Bell, Troup
37 4 April Greenock Morton A 0–1
38 9 April Motherwell H 2–1 Cowan, Bell 12,000
39 11 April Clydebank H 2–0 Bell, Kilpatrick 12,000
40 16 April Airdrieonians A 1–1 Bell
41 23 April St Mirren A 2–0 Bell (2) 11,000
42 30 April Clyde A 2–5 J. Jackson, Thomson

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Celtic 42 30 6 6 89 31 +58 66
3 Heart of Midlothian 42 20 10 12 74 49 +25 50
4 Dundee 42 19 11 12 54 48 +6 49
5 Motherwell 42 19 10 13 75 51 +24 48
6 Partick Thistle 42 17 12 13 53 39 +14 46
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 22 January Caledonian H 8–1 T. Jackson, Nicoll, Troup, Thomson, McLean, Philip (3) 18,000
2nd round 5 February Stenhousemuir H 1–0 Bell 16,000
3rd round 19 February Aberdeen H 0–0 27,000
3R replay 23 February Aberdeen A 1–1 Hutton (o.g.) 20,000
3R 2nd replay 1 March Aberdeen N 2–0 Philip, Troup 15,000
Quarter-finals 5 March Albion Rovers H 0–2 13,000

Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   SCO John Bell 40 26 36 25 4 1
FW   SCO Willie Cowan 20 2 17 2 3 0
FW   SCO John Davidson 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO Tom Fleming 12 0 11 0 1 0
GK   SCO Tom Gibbon 48 0 42 0 6 0
FW   ENG Billy Hogg 2 1 2 1 0 0
FW   ENG John Honeyman 13 1 12 1 1 0
MF   SCO Davie Hutcheson 19 0 16 0 3 0
MF   EIR Sam Irving 40 1 35 1 5 0
FW   SCO John Jackson 43 1 37 1 6 0
FW   ENG Tom Jackson 5 3 3 2 2 1
MF   SCO Jock Johnstone 7 1 6 1 1 0
FW   SCO Tom Kilpatrick 27 1 22 1 5 0
FW   SCO Dave McDonald 13 1 13 1 0 0
FW   SCO Willie McLean 37 8 31 7 6 1
MF   SCO Dave Nicol 31 2 28 1 3 1
FW   SCO George Philip 29 4 26 0 3 4
DF   SCO David Raitt 42 0 37 0 5 0
FW   SCO Isaac Reid 6 0 6 0 0 0
FW   ENG Donald Slade 6 0 6 0 0 0
DF   SCO David Thomson 41 5 35 4 6 1
FW   SCO Alec Troup 45 8 39 6 6 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1920–21". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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