Dundee
1897–98 season
StadiumCarolina Port
Division One7th
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Malcolm McVean &
Davie Willocks (7)

All: Davie Willocks (9)

The 1897–98 season was the fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One and finishing in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would reach the semi-finals.[1]

Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Clyde H 6–0 McVean (3), Blyth, Devlin, Keillor 3,000
2 11 September St Bernard's H 0–0 7,500
3 25 September Partick Thistle A 1–3 Willocks 2,500
4 2 October Third Lanark H 4–2 Willocks, Devlin, McVean (2) 4,000
5 9 October St Mirren A 1–2 Devlin 5,000
6 16 October Heart of Midlothian H 1–6 Malloch 4,000
7 23 October Partick Thistle H 5–0 Keillor, Willocks (2), McVean, Devlin 4,000
8 30 October Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 7,000
9 6 November Celtic H 1–2 Blyth 11,000
10 13 November Hibernian A 0–2 5,000
11 20 November St Mirren H 0–0 3,800
12 27 November Clyde A 5–1 Willocks (3), Findlay (o.g.), Clark
13 4 December Hibernian H 1–1 Pollock 4,000
14 11 December St Bernard's A 1–4 McArthur
15 25 December Rangers A 0–5 6,000
16 15 January Celtic A 1–2 Battles 6,000
17 22 January Third Lanark A 0–3 6,000
18 12 February Rangers H 2–1 Battles, McVean 10,000

Having finished level on points with Partick Thistle, Dundee played them in a play-off match to determine ranking positions.

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
7th place play-off 26 March Partick Thistle A 2–0 McArthur, Malloch 3,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 St Mirren 18 8 2 8 30 36 6 18
5 Third Lanark 18 8 2 8 37 38 1 18
7 Dundee 18 5 3 10 29 36 7 13[lower-alpha 1]
8 Partick Thistle 18 6 1 11 34 64 30 13[lower-alpha 1]
9 St Bernard's 18 4 1 13 35 67 32 9
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Dundee and Partick Thistle finished level on points but Dundee won a play-off match to determine ranking positions.[2]

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 8 January Partick Thistle H 2–1 Malloch, Willocks 3,000
2nd round 29 January St Mirren H 2–0 Kelso, McArthur 5,000
Quarter-finals 5 February Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Willocks, McArthur, Malloch 8,000
Semi-finals 19 February Kilmarnock N 2–3 McVean, Malloch 11,000

Player Statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Scotland SCO Barney Battles 19215240
MF Scotland SCO Bob Blyth 929200
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Burgess 17013040
FW Scotland SCO Joe Clark 16112140
FW Scotland SCO Joe Devlin 848400
FW Scotland SCO George Ferguson 202000
MF Scotland SCO Robert Fleming 303000
FW Scotland SCO Bill Fullerton 202000
MF Scotland SCO Billy Gilligan 704030
FW Ireland EIR David Hannah 202000
GK England ENG Jack Hillman 22018040
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Keillor 18217210
DF Scotland SCO Bob Kelso 21117041
MF Scotland SCO William Longair 15011040
MF Scotland SCO John Low 101000
MF Scotland SCO John Madden 404000
FW Scotland SCO John Malloch 17513243
FW Scotland SCO Bill McArthur 19415242
DF Scotland SCO Bob McCulloch 101000
FW Scotland SCO Malcolm McVean 21817741
FW Scotland SCO Jake Pollock 616100
GK Scotland SCO Tom Stewart 101000
FW Scotland SCO Davie Willocks 22918742

See also

References

  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. 1897-98, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
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