1959–60 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1959–60 season
ManagerWillie Thornton (until September 1959)
Bob Shankly (from September 1959)
Division One4th
Scottish Cup2nd round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh Robertson
& Alan Cousin (13)
All: Alan Cousin (17)

The 1959–60 season was the fifty-eighth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 4th place for the second straight season.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and would be eliminated by Hibernian in the Scottish Cup. After the resignation of manager Willie Thornton early in the season, Bob Shankly would take over the club.

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–3 Cousin 18,500
2 5 September Aberdeen A 3–0 Cousin, Waddell, Hill 12,000
3 12 September Raith Rovers H 0–2 11,000
4 19 September Clyde A 1–1 Henderson 10,000
5 26 September Motherwell H 1–1 H. Robertson 14,000
6 3 October Kilmarnock A 2–2 McGeachie, H. Robertson 9,000
7 10 October Rangers H 1–3 H. Robertson 22,000
8 17 October Ayr United H 3–1 Bonthrone, Curlett, Cousin 9,000
9 24 October St Mirren A 3–2 Bonthrone, H. Robertson, Curlett 12,000
10 31 October Arbroath H 5–0 Logie (o.g.), Bonthrone (2), Cousin, Cowie 12,000
11 7 November Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Bonthrone, Curlett, H. Robertson 11,000
12 14 November Partick Thistle A 5–0 Curlett (2), Bonthrone, Cousin (2) 8,000
13 21 November Hibernian A 2–4 Cousin (2) 16,000
14 28 November Airdrieonians H 1–2 McGeachie 10,000
15 5 December Celtic A 3–2 Bonthrone, H. Robertson, Henderson 12,000
16 12 December Stirling Albion A 1–0 Cousin 5,000
17 19 December Third Lanark H 2–1 Henderson, Cowie 9,000
18 26 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 16,000
19 1 January Aberdeen H 4–1 Henderson (2), H. Robertson, Penman 15,500
20 2 January Raith Rovers A 1–1 Bonthrone 11,000
21 9 January Clyde H 2–0 Penman, H. Robertson 11,000
22 16 January Motherwell A 0–0 10,000
23 23 January Kilmarnock H 0–4 15,000
24 9 February Rangers A 0–0 22,000
25 27 February St Mirren H 3–1 McGeachie, Gilzean, Cousin 11,000
26 5 March Arbroath A 1–1 Cowie 5,200
27 10 March Ayr United A 0–1 4,500
28 12 March Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2 Cousin, Waddell 7,000
29 19 March Partick Thistle H 3–0 H. Robertson (2), Cousin 7,500
30 26 March Hibernian H 6–3 Gilzean, Penman (3), McGeachie, H. Robertson 8,000
31 2 April Airdrieonians A 3–3 Gilzean, H. Robertson, Cowie 4,500
32 16 April Celtic H 2–0 Gilzean, H. Robertson 16,000
33 23 April Stirling Albion H 4–1 Gilzean (3), McGeachie 7,000
34 30 April Third Lanark A 2–2 Gilzean, Cousin 5,000

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Kilmarnock 34 24 2 8 67 45 1.489 50
3 Rangers 34 17 8 9 72 38 1.895 42 Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
4 Dundee 34 16 10 8 70 49 1.429 42
5 Motherwell 34 16 8 10 71 61 1.164 40
6 Clyde 34 15 9 10 77 69 1.116 39
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 4

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Motherwell A 2–4 Cousin, Bonthrone 15,500
2 12 August Hibernian H 4–3 Cowie, Cousin (2), H. Robertson 17,000
3 15 August Rangers A 0–2 37,000
4 22 August Motherwell H 1–4 Hill 18,000
5 26 August Hibernian A 3–1 H. Robertson (2), McGeachie 17,000
6 29 August Rangers H 2–3 Waddell, Cousin 20,000

Group 4 table

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Motherwell 6 6 0 0 19 8 2.375 12
Rangers 6 4 0 2 18 8 2.250 8
Dundee 6 2 0 4 12 17 0.706 4
Hibernian 6 0 0 6 9 25 0.360 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round 29 February Hibernian A 0–3 30,419

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Bonthrone 13 9 10 8 0 0 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Alan Cousin 41 17 34 13 1 0 6 4
MF Scotland SCO Doug Cowie 34 5 29 4 1 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Cox 41 0 34 0 1 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Curlett 22 5 18 5 0 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gabriel 27 0 21 0 1 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Gilzean 10 8 8 8 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Hamilton 41 0 34 0 1 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Albert Henderson 24 5 18 5 0 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Ally Hill 10 2 7 1 0 0 3 1
GK Scotland SCO John Horsburgh 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Fred Jardine 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Pat Liney 36 0 33 0 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO George McGeachie 36 6 30 5 1 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Billy McMillan 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Penman 22 5 20 5 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 39 16 32 13 1 0 6 3
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Robertson 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Smith 27 0 26 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Ure 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Waddell 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1959-60". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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