1944–45 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee 1945–46 _navysides 000040 000040 000040 Finalists North Eastern Football League Autumn: 1st, WinnersSpring: 5th Ronnie Turnbull (38) Ronnie Turnbull (39) 1944–45 _dundeefc1930s FFFFFF 000040 1939–40 N-E League Cup _whitetop George Anderson The 1944–45 season was the first time since 1940 that Dundee fielded a team, having not played officially throughout the majority of World War II. Dundee would enter the North Eastern Football League, which was split into Autumn and Spring Series. Dundee would impress in their first official competition in years under new manager George Anderson, winning the Autumn series, before coming 5th in the Spring series.Match results http://www.deearchive.co.uk/matches.php? live https://web.archive.org/web/20200722095215/http://www.deearchive.co.uk/matches.php 2020-07-22 7 February 2021 deearchive.co.uk Dundee would also compete in the North Eastern League Cup in lieu of the suspended Scottish Cup, and made it to the final before being defeated by Aberdeen.Results for Dundee for 1944-45 https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1945.htm 7 February 2021 londonhearts.comFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Autumn series North Eastern Football League (Scotland)#First Series 4 Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance112 AugustRaith RoversA4–2Turnbull (2), Roberts, Miller5,000219 AugustAberdeenH2–1Turnbull, Cox13,000326 AugustDundee UnitedA2–1Turnbull (2)15,50042 SeptemberRangers 'A'H5–3Anderson (3), Gray, Roberts16,13259 SeptemberHeart of Midlothian 'A'A3–1Anderson (2), Hill1,700616 SeptemberArbroathA4–1Turnbull (3), Auld5,500723 SeptemberFalkirkH1–2Turnbull11,000830 SeptemberHeart of Midlothian 'A'H6–0Turnbull (3), Auld, McCall (2)11,00097 OctoberEast FifeA0–16,0001014 OctoberArbroathH6–2Auld (2), Anderson (4)6,1001121 OctoberRaith RoversH4–6Hill, Gray, Turnbull, Collins10,0421228 OctoberAberdeenA3–2Anderson (3)15,000134 NovemberDundee UnitedH2–2Ruse, Anderson10,8001411 NovemberDunfermline AthleticA4–3McCall, Anderson, Blyth (o.g.), McKenzie5,0001518 NovemberFalkirkA2–1Anderson, Turnbull4,0001625 NovemberEast FifeH1–1Turnbull10,300172 DecemberRangers 'A'A1–0Anderson6,000189 DecemberDunfermline AthleticH3–1Anderson (2), Hill13,500 Autumn Series table main 30 42 6 2 10 21 65 4 1 13 56 WDL 3 2 13 Raith Rovers RAI Aberdeen ABE Dundee (C) DUN 2 32 Spring series North Eastern Football League (Scotland)#Second Series 4 Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance11 JanuaryAberdeenA0–516,00022 JanuaryDundee UnitedH4–0Auld, Turnbull (2), Anderson10,60036 JanuaryFalkirk 'A'H5–1Turnbull (3), McCall, Ancell9,000413 JanuaryHeart of Midlothian 'A'A3–5Ewen, Turnbull (2)3,000510 FebruaryEast FifeA4–1Hill, Turnbull (2), Ewen2,500617 FebruaryRangers 'A'A5–2Turnbull (2), Woodburn (o.g.), McCall, Ewen9,000724 FebruaryHeart of Midlothian 'A'H5–1Dunn (o.g.), McCall, Turnbull (2), Hill8,00083 MarchDundee UnitedA4–0Ruse, Turnbull, Hill, Gray11,000910 MarchRangers 'A'H2–3Ewen, Ancell14,2051017 MarchFalkirk 'A'A2–1Ventre, Ruse4,0001124 MarchRaith RoversA1–2Ewen4,0001231 MarchArbroathH4–2Turnbull (3), Auld8,300137 AprilAberdeenH1–4Ewen13,2001414 AprilDunfermline AthleticA0–21,2001521 AprilEast FifeH3–2Turnbull (2), Smith9,0001628 AprilArbroathA1–2Turnbull2,500175 MayRaith RoversH4–0Smith, Turnbull (3)8,0001812 MayDunfermline AthleticH1–2Anderson7,370 Spring Series table PTeamPldWDLGFGAPts4Dunfermline Athletic189363835215Dundee1810084936206Dundee United18729315416 North Eastern League Cup North Eastern Football League Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)AttendanceSemi-finals, 1st leg16 DecemberRaith RoversH2–1Moir, Anderson4,127Semi-finals, 2nd leg23 DecemberRaith RoversA2–0Turnbull, Hill5,000Final30 DecemberAberdeenH0–519,098 Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee ArchiveNEFL Total NEFL Cup 19 2 0 0 Bobby Ancell DF SCO 21 20 2 1 Willie Anderson FW SCO 5 0 0 0 Jimmy Andrews FW SCO 14 6 0 0 Robert Auld FW SCO 1 0 0 0 John Barron MF SCO 3 0 0 0 Alec Beaton FW SCO 30 0 3 0 Reuben Bennett GK SCO 1 0 0 0 Doug Berrie DF British India 1 0 0 0 Alec Collins FW SCO 1 0 0 0 William Cowie FW SCO 32 1 2 0 Sammy Cox DF SCO 1 0 0 0 Archibald Downie MF SCO 21 6 3 0 Ernie Ewen FW SCO 1 0 0 0 Andrew Gay FW SCO 33 3 3 0 Tommy Gray MF SCO 4 0 0 0 Roy Henderson GK SCO 29 6 3 1 George Hill FW SCO 2 0 0 0 John Laurie MF SCO 1 0 0 0 Dave Lorimer MF SCO 2 0 0 0 George Marshalsay FW SCO 20 6 1 0 Andy McCall FW SCO 36 1 3 0 Gibby McKenzie MF SCO 1 1 0 0 William Miller FW SCO 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Milne MF SCO 3 0 2 1 Billy Moir FW SCO 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Morgan MF SCO 2 0 0 0 John Niven GK SCO 9 0 0 0 Bobby Rennie DF SCO 4 2 0 0 Sam Roberts FW SCO 12 3 0 0 Vic Ruse FW SCO 2 0 0 0 Alex Smith FW SCO 18 2 3 0 Reg Smith FW ENG 1 0 0 0 William Sword FW SCO 9 0 3 0 Charlie Thomson DF SCO 32 38 2 1 Ronnie Turnbull FW ENG 3 1 0 0 John Ventre FW SCO 20 0 3 0 Willie Westwater DF SCO |} See also List of Dundee F.C. seasons References External links 1944-45 Dundee season on Fitbastats Category:Dundee F.C. seasons Dundee