1937–38 Dundee F.C. season

The 1937–38 season was the forty-third season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One under new manager Andy Cunningham. Despite a very strong start to the season and a record 6–1 win over Rangers, Dundee would finish in 19th place after a draw against relegation rivals Ayr United and Queen of the South defeating Rangers on the final day, and would be relegated by a single point from the Scottish Division One for the first time in their history despite having "the richest directorate in Scotland at the time."[1][2] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 1st round by Albion Rovers.[3]

Dundee
1937–38 season
ManagerAndy Cunningham
Division One19th (relegated)
Scottish CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Baxter (23)
All: Arthur Baxter (24)

Scottish Division One

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[3]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Arbroath A 3–0 Baxter (2), Regan 9,500
2 21 August Clyde H 4–1 Kirby, Baxter (2), Regan 15,000
3 25 August Arbroath H 1–0 Kirby 11,000
4 28 August Greenock Morton A 2–0 Regan, Baxter 8,000
5 4 September Queen of the South H 4–1 Kirby, Baxter (2), Coats 15,000
6 11 September Aberdeen A 3–2 Coats, Baxter (2) 26,000
7 14 September Clyde H 2–3 Coats, McMenemy 9,000
8 18 September Queen's Park H 2–0 McMenemy, Cross (o.g.) 6,000
9 25 September Hamilton Academical H 0–4 14,000
10 30 September Queen of the South A 2–2 Regan, Baxter 6,000
11 2 October Kilmarnock H 1–2 Baxter 8,000
12 4 October Third Lanark H 2–1 Regan, Coats 15,000
13 9 October Rangers A 0–6 30,000
14 16 October Heart of Midlothian H 0–2 20,000
15 23 October Partick Thistle H 5–3 Baxter (2), Smith, McMenemy, Laurie 11,000
16 30 October St Johnstone A 2–4 Baxter (2) 7,000
17 6 November Motherwell H 2–2 Coats, Smith 16,000
18 13 November Falkirk H 1–4 Boyd 10,000
19 20 November Third Lanark A 3–4 Boyd, Cowie, Holland 6,000
20 27 November Hibernian H 1–2 McMenemy 8,000
21 25 December Greenock Morton H 2–2 Coats 4,500
22 1 January Aberdeen H 0–1 22,000
23 3 January Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 McMenemy 24,901
24 8 January Queen's Park A 1–3 Kirby 6,000
25 15 January Hamilton Academical H 3–0 Coats, Kirby, McMenemy 6,500
26 29 January Kilmarnock A 1–3 Boyd
27 5 February Rangers H 6–1 Baxter (3), Coats (2), Boyd 15,000
28 19 February Partick Thistle A 0–1 10,000
29 26 February St Johnstone H 6–1 Coats, McMenemy (2), Baxter (2), Laurie 11,000
30 5 March St Mirren H 0–0 8,000
31 12 March Motherwell A 1–1 Baxter
32 19 March St Mirren A 1–2 McMenemy 4,000
33 2 April Hibernian H 1–2 Laurie 5,000
34 11 April Ayr United H 5–1 Coats (2), Roberts, Baxter (2) 8,000
35 16 April Celtic H 2–3 Roberts, Cowie 21,000
36 18 April Celtic A 0–3 7,000
37 23 April Falkirk A 0–5 4,000
38 30 April Ayr United A 0–0 9,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Queen of the South 38 11 11 16 58 71 −13 33
17 Ayr United 38 9 15 14 66 85 −19 33
18 Kilmarnock 38 12 9 17 65 91 −26 33
19 Dundee 38 13 6 19 70 74 −4 32
20 Morton 38 6 3 29 64 127 −63 15
Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Scottish Cup

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[3]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 22 January Albion Rovers A 2–4 Coats, Baxter

Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   SCO Bert Adamson 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW   SCO Arthur Baxter 37 24 36 23 1 1
FW   SCO Jimmy Boyd 37 4 36 4 1 0
FW   SCO Archie Coats 39 14 38 13 1 1
MF   SCO Andy Cowie 38 2 37 2 1 0
DF   SCO Johnny Evans 20 0 20 0 0 0
FW   SCO Gilbert Holland 3 1 3 1 0 0
FW   ENG Norman Kirby 24 5 23 5 1 0
MF   SCO John Laurie 33 3 33 3 0 0
GK   SCO Johnny Lynch 23 0 22 0 1 0
GK   ENG Bill Marsh 16 0 16 0 0 0
FW   SCO Harry McMenemy 37 9 36 9 1 0
MF   SCO Bill Morgan 19 0 18 0 1 0
FW   SCO Bobby Regan 16 5 16 5 0 0
DF   SCO Bobby Rennie 19 0 18 0 1 0
DF   WAL Len Richards 24 0 23 0 1 0
FW   SCO Sam Roberts 12 2 12 2 0 0
MF   SCO Tom Smith 27 2 27 2 0 0
MF   SCO Harry Sneddon 12 0 11 0 1 0

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 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Wilkie, George; Wilkie, Jim (2012). Across The Great Divide: A History of Professional Football in Dundee. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78057-784-5.
  3. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1937–38". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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