1922–23 Dundee F.C. season

The 1922–23 season was the twenty-eighth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 7th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the Quarter-finals on the third attempt by Third Lanark.[2]

Dundee
1922–23 season
ManagerSandy MacFarlane
Division One7th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Davie McLean (22)
All: Davie McLean (23)

At the end of the season, Dundee would embark on a football tour of Spain, facing off against illustrious names such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, and impressing with good results, including a win over the former, despite the demands of the tour.[3][4]

Scottish Division One
Main article: 1922–23 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Aberdeen H 1–1 D. McLean 22,000
2 26 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 D. McLean 28,500
3 29 August Clyde A 3–4 D. McLean (3)
4 2 September Kilmarnock H 2–0 D. McLean (2)
5 9 September Motherwell A 4–3 Bell, Cowan, D. McLean, Troup
6 16 September Partick Thistle H 1–0 D. McLean
7 23 September Celtic H 0–1 25,000
8 30 September Albion Rovers A 0–0
9 2 October Third Lanark H 2–0 Cowan (2)
10 7 October Ayr United H 1–0 D. McLean
11 14 October Alloa Athletic A 3–1 Halliday, D. McLean (2)
12 21 October Hamilton Academical H 3–0 Cowan, D. McLean, Halliday
13 28 October Raith Rovers A 3–0 Cowan, D. McLean (2)
14 4 November Airdrieonians H 1–0 D. McLean
15 11 November Hibernian A 3–3 D. McLean, Halliday (2) 18,000
16 18 November St Mirren H 2–0 D. McLean (2)
17 25 November Greenock Morton A 3–2 D. McLean (2), Halliday
18 2 December Raith Rovers H 0–4
19 9 December Rangers A 1–4 Knox 35,000
20 16 December Alloa Athletic H 2–1 D. McLean, Troup
21 23 December Falkirk A 0–1
22 25 December Third Lanark A 0–2
23 30 December Albion Rovers H 4–0 W. McLean, McDonald (2), Halliday
24 1 January Aberdeen A 0–0 23,000
25 2 January Hibernian H 1–0 McDonald 20,000
26 6 January Kilmarnock A 0–2
27 20 January Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 12,000
28 3 February Partick Thistle A 0–2
29 6 February St Mirren A 0–4
30 17 February Airdrieonians A 1–1 W. McLean
31 3 March Ayr United A 0–1
32 10 March Greenock Morton H 0–1
33 17 March Celtic A 1–2 Gibson 7,000
34 24 March Rangers H 1–2 Halliday 20,000
35 31 March Hamilton Academical A 0–0
36 7 April Clyde H 1–0 Thomson
37 9 April Falkirk H 3–0 Bird, Halliday (2)
38 14 April Motherwell H 3–1 Cowan, Halliday, Thomson

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Aberdeen 38 15 12 11 46 34 +12 42
6 St Mirren 38 15 12 11 54 44 +10 42
7 Dundee 38 17 7 14 51 45 +6 41
8 Hibernian 38 17 7 14 45 40 +5 41
9 Raith Rovers 38 13 13 12 31 43 −12 39
Source: "1922-1923 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1922–23 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 13 January Vale of Atholl H 6–0 Troup, Cowan (2), Halliday (3)
2nd round 27 January St Bernard's H 0–0
2R replay 31 January St Bernard's A 3–2 Halliday, D. McLean, Knox
3rd round 10 February Hamilton Academical H 0–0
3R replay 14 February Hamilton Academical A 1–0 Knox
Quarter-finals 24 February Third Lanark A 1–1 Halliday
QF replay 28 February Third Lanark H 0–0
QF 2nd replay 5 March Third Lanark N 0–1

1923 Tour of Spain
Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
20 May Athletic Bilbao A 3–0 McDonald, Halliday (2) 10,000
21 May Athletic Bilbao A 1–1 D. McLean 9,000
24 May Real Madrid A 2–0 Halliday (2) 11,000
26 May Valencia A 3–0 Halliday (2)
27 May Valencia A 1–0 McDonald
3 June Barcelona A 1–3 20,000
4 June Barcelona A 0–2 28,000

Player Statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF  SCO George Aimer 17016010
FW  SCO Robert Bell 616100
FW  ENG Walter Bird 16112140
FW  SCO Willie Cowan 36830662
MF  SCO Hugh Coyle 13010030
FW  SCO Peter Dyer 202000
GK  SCO Willie Fotheringham 46038080
FW  SCO George Gibson 212100
MF  SCO George Greenshields 11011000
FW  SCO Davie Halliday 3415261085
MF  EIR Sam Irving 38030080
FW  SCO Willie Knox 31323182
MF  SCO Crawford Letham 20018020
DF  SCO Bob Maiden 202000
FW  SCO Jock McDonald 28325330
FW  SCO Davie McLean 3123242271
FW  SCO Willie McLean 14211230
MF  SCO Dave Nicol 21016050
DF  SCO Willie Rankin 31027040
DF  SCO Ralph Rogerson 805030
DF  SCO Jock Ross 34027070
DF  SCO David Thomson 37230270
FW  SCO Alec Troup 17316211
FW  SCO Neil Turner 909000
MF  ENG Bob Willis 202000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1922-23". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Ross, Kenny (20 August 2020). "Spanish Tours 1923 and 1924". dundeefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. Cran, George (2 June 2018). "Dundee beat Real Madrid and Barcelona amid lemons, guns and rammies". eveningtelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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