1954–55 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee 1954–55 football season
The 1954–55 season was the fifty-third season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A , where the club would finish in 8th place under new manager Willie Thornton .[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup .[2] They would be knocked out of the group stages of the League Cup, and would be defeated by Rangers in a replay in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup.
Scottish Division A
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .[2]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
11 September
Raith Rovers
A
0–3
14,000
2
18 September
Aberdeen
H
0–2
27,000
3
25 September
Kilmarnock
A
2–0
Walker, A. Henderson
15,000
4
2 October
Heart of Midlothian
H
3–2
Dunsmuir, Malloy
20,000
5
9 October
Clyde
A
0–2
11,000
6
16 October
Falkirk
H
2–0
A. Henderson , Walker
18,500
7
23 October
Rangers
A
0–3
30,000
8
30 October
Queen of the South
H
3–1
Carmichael, Dunsmuir, Flavell
13,500
9
6 November
East Fife
A
1–4
Flavell
9,000
10
13 November
St Mirren
H
0–1
12,500
11
20 November
Hibernian
A
1–3
Roy
30,000
12
27 November
Stirling Albion
A
2–0
Merchant , A. Henderson
4,000
13
4 December
Motherwell
H
4–1
Malloy , Merchant (3)
14,000
14
11 December
Partick Thistle
H
3–1
Carmichael (2), Merchant
16,000
15
18 December
Celtic
A
1–4
Merchant
14,000
16
25 December
Raith Rovers
H
4–1
Merchant (2), A. Henderson , Christie
13,000
17
1 January
Aberdeen
A
0–1
25,000
18
3 January
Kilmarnock
H
2–5
Cowie , Merchant
17,000
19
8 January
Heart of Midlothian
A
1–2
Christie
24,000
20
29 January
Rangers
H
2–1
Christie , Merchant
28,000
21
12 February
Queen of the South
A
1–1
Chalmers
6,500
22
5 March
St Mirren
A
2–0
Dunsmuir, A. Henderson
12,000
23
9 March
East Fife
H
1–1
Dunsmuir
7,000
24
12 March
Hibernian
H
2–2
Merchant , Christie
18,000
25
19 March
Stirling Albion
H
4–1
Chalmers (3), Malloy
8,000
26
26 March
Motherwell
A
2–0
A. Henderson (2)
9,000
27
2 April
Partick Thistle
A
1–2
Chalmers
10,000
28
9 April
Celtic
H
0–1
23,000
29
11 April
Clyde
H
2–1
Cowie , Chalmers
12,010
30
30 April
Falkirk
A
2–2
A. Henderson , Christie
12,000
League table
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .[2]
Group 4
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
14 August
Heart of Midlothian
A
1–3
Hill
35,000
2
18 August
Celtic
H
3–1
Merchant , A. Henderson , Roy
29,000
3
21 August
Falkirk
H
3–1
Merchant (3)
16,500
4
28 August
Heart of Midlothian
H
4–1
Merchant , Roy (2), Gallacher
29,500
5
1 September
Celtic
A
1–0
Malloy
30,000
6
4 September
Falkirk
A
0–4
15,000
Group 4 table
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
5th round
5 February
Rangers
A
0–0
58,000
5R replay
9 February
Rangers
H
0–1
25,600
Player statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
See also
References
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Related to national team Club seasons
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