1951–52 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee 1951–52 League Cup 000040 000040 000040 Finalists Division A 8th Bobby Flavell (13) Bobby Flavell (18) 1952–53 _collarwhite FFFFFF 000040 1950–51 Scottish Cup _whitetop Champions George Anderson The 1951–52 season was the fiftieth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 8th place.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 9 February 2021 deearchive.co.uk Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.Results for Dundee for 1950-51 https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1951.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20210209152713/https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1951.htm 2021-02-09 9 February 2021 londonhearts.com Dundee would find great success in the cups in this season, coming close to winning the double. After just barely qualifying out from the group stage, Dundee would make it to the League Cup Final where they would defeat Rangers by the score of 3–2, with captain Alf Boyd scoring a 90th-minute header from a Billy Steel free kick to secure the club's second major honour in its history, in front of a crowd of 92,325.Ross Kenny 1951 – League Cup win https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1951-league-cup-win/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220123165709/https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1951-league-cup-win/ 2022-01-23 9 February 2021 dundeefc.co.uk Dundee would grace Hampden Park again for the Scottish Cup Final, but failed in their bid to win both cups in a comprehensive defeat to Motherwell. The attendance for this final (136,274) is a Scottish record for any game not involving either of the Old Firm. Scottish Division A 1951–52 Scottish Division A Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance18 SeptemberStirling AlbionA2–2Copland11,000222 SeptemberAberdeenA1–3Irvine25,000329 SeptemberRangersH1–0Steel31,00046 OctoberHeart of MidlothianA2–4Toner, Flavell28,522520 OctoberCelticH2–1Christie, Pattillo32,00063 NovemberRaith RoversH2–0Flavell (2)21,000710 NovemberMotherwellA1–2Flavell7,000817 NovemberQueen of the SouthH0–015,000924 NovemberSt MirrenA1–1Flavell12,000101 DecemberHibernianA1–4Ewen26,000118 DecemberEast FifeH3–4Pattillo, Flavell (2)23,0001215 DecemberAirdrieoniansA3–4Burrell, Steel, Flavell9,0001322 DecemberStirling AlbionH4–1Cowan, Boyd, Flavell, A. Henderson17,0001425 DecemberPartick ThistleA3–1A. Henderson (2), Ziesing17,0001529 DecemberThird LanarkA2–0Flavell, Steel8,000161 JanuaryAberdeenH3–2Pattillo, Hill, Flavell26,000172 JanuaryRangersA2–1Steel, Christie35,000185 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH3–3A. Henderson, Steel, Christie32,0001912 JanuaryGreenock MortonA0–312,0002019 JanuaryCelticA1–1Steel35,0002113 FebruaryRaith RoversA2–1Toner, Ewen4,2002216 FebruaryMotherwellH1–2Williams21,0092327 FebruaryQueen of the SouthA0–15,000241 MarchSt MirrenH3–0Burrell, A. Henderson, Ziesing12,0002515 MarchEast FifeA1–3A. Henderson12,0002622 MarchAirdrieoniansH0–117,000272 AprilGreenock MortonH2–2Ziesing, Hill7,500289 AprilHibernianA1–3Christie26,0002912 AprilPartick ThistleH0–216,0003026 AprilThird LanarkH6–0Christie, Flavell (3), A. Henderson10,500 League table DND Scottish League Cup 1951–52 Scottish League Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Group 3 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance111 AugustSt MirrenA2–2Toner, Flavell12,000215 AugustHeart of MidlothianH2–1Ziesing (2)22,500318 AugustRaith RoversH5–0Steel, Toner (3), Colville (o.g.)21,000425 AugustSt MirrenH0–121,000529 AugustHeart of MidlothianA2–5Toner, Ziesing32,48861 SeptemberRaith RoversA3–1Christie (2), Williams12,400 Group 3 table Group 3 DND Knockout stage Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)AttendanceQuarter-finals, 1st leg15 SeptemberFalkirkA0–012,000Quarter-finals, 2nd leg20 SeptemberFalkirkH2–1Ziesing, Steel20,000Dundee won 2–1 on aggregateSemi-finals13 OctoberMotherwellN5–1Christie, Flavell (3), Pattillo31,000Final27 OctoberRangersN3–2Flavell 47', Pattillo 69', Boyd 90'92,325 Scottish Cup 1951–52 Scottish Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round26 JanuaryAyr UnitedH4–0Irvine (2), Pattillo, Steel20,0002nd round9 FebruaryWigtown & BladnochA7–1Steel (2), Pattillo (2), Hill (2), Christie4,0003rd round23 FebruaryBerwick RangersH1–0Pattillo15,000Quarter-finals8 MarchAberdeenH4–0Ziesing, Steel (2), Boyd41,000Semi-finals29 MarchThird LanarkN2–0Burrell, Steel23,615Final19 AprilMotherwellN0–4136,274 Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee ArchiveDivision A Scottish Cup League Cup 0 0 0 0 4 0 Jimmy Andrews FW SCO 26 1 6 1 10 1 Alfie Boyd MF SCO 16 0 0 0 5 0 Bill Brown GK SCO 12 2 2 1 0 0 Gerry Burrell FW NIR 24 5 6 1 6 3 George Christie FW SCO 1 2 0 0 1 0 Ernie Copland FW SCO 23 1 6 0 3 0 Jack Cowan DF CAN 1921 23 0 6 0 9 0 Doug Cowie MF SCO 7 2 0 0 1 0 Ernie Ewen FW SCO 21 14 3 0 8 5 Bobby Flavell FW SCO 24 0 6 0 10 0 Gerry Follon DF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Fraser FW SCO 9 0 0 0 7 0 Gordon Frew DF SCO 22 0 6 0 7 0 Tommy Gallacher MF SCO 11 8 0 0 0 0 Albert Henderson FW SCO 14 0 6 0 5 0 Bobby Henderson GK SCO 0 0 0 0 1 0 Robert Henderson MF SCO 12 2 4 2 1 0 George Hill FW SCO 7 1 2 2 3 0 Andy Irvine DF SCO 11 0 0 0 0 0 George Merchant FW SCO 15 3 6 4 2 2 Johnny Pattillo FW SCO 21 6 6 6 8 2 Billy Steel FW SCO 11 2 0 0 9 5 Jimmy Toner FW SCO 7 1 0 0 3 1 Stan Williams FW RSA 1928 12 3 1 1 7 4 Ken Ziesing MF RSA 1928 |} See also List of Dundee F.C. seasons References External links 1951-52 Dundee season on Fitbastats Category:Dundee F.C. seasons Dundee