1956–57 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee FF0000 1955–56 Scottish Cup _whitetop _whiteborder Semi-finals FFFFFF _vneckwhite 1956–57 League Cup 000040 000040 000040 5th round Division One 10th George O'Hara& Jimmy Chalmers (9) Jimmy Chalmers (14) 1957–58 _whiteborder Willie Thornton The 1956–57 season was the fifty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 10th 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 7 March 2021 deearchive.co.uk Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.Results for Dundee for 1956-57 https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1957.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20210121001116/https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1957.htm 2021-01-21 7 March 2021 londonhearts.com They would be knocked out by Clyde in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup via replay, but would make it to the Semi-finals of the League Cup before being defeated in a replay by Partick Thistle. The club's home shirt would change collar-style, from button-up to V-neck, with white arm borders and red socks returning, while the navy short borders were removed.Dundee - Historical Kits http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Dundee/Dundee.htm live 8 March 2021 historicalkits.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20070315182841/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk:80/Scottish_Football_League/Dundee/Dundee.htm 2007-03-15 Scottish Division One 1956–57 Scottish Division One Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance18 SeptemberKilmarnockH1–1Merchant13,000222 SeptemberAberdeenH4–2Christie (2), Chalmers, O'Hara20,000329 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianA1–2Birse30,000413 OctoberQueen of the SouthA1–3Watt7,500520 OctoberQueen's ParkH3–1O'Hara, Watt, Chalmers8,50063 NovemberCelticH2–1Black, O'Hara24,000710 NovemberHibernianA1–1Watt12,000817 NovemberSt MirrenA3–2Christie, Watt (2)9,000924 NovemberAirdrieoniansH2–1Christie, Watt7,000101 DecemberFalkirkA1–1O'Hara6,000118 DecemberDunfermline AthleticH2–0Christie, Merchant11,0001215 DecemberAyr UnitedH5–0Cousin (3), Watt, O'Hara8,5001322 DecemberEast FifeA0–23,5001429 DecemberRaith RoversA2–1Christie, Reid16,000151 JanuaryAberdeenA1–2Chalmers20,000162 JanuaryRangersH1–3O'Hara28,500175 JanuaryKilmarnockA0–413,0001812 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH0–320,0001919 JanuaryMotherwellA2–4Chalmers, Birse10,0002026 JanuaryQueen of the SouthH5–2Chalmers (3), Birse (2)9,000219 FebruaryQueen's ParkA0–210,0002216 FebruaryAyr UnitedA1–0Cousin8,0002323 FebruaryPartick ThistleH5–1Cousin (2), Chalmers (2), Birse5,000242 MarchDunfermline AthleticA1–1Birse6,000256 MarchCelticA1–1O'Hara4,000269 MarchHibernianH0–313,0002716 MarchSt MirrenH1–1Cousin10,0002820 MarchRangersA0–425,0002923 MarchAirdrieoniansA2–3Cousin, O'Hara7,0003030 MarchFalkirkH1–2O'Hara10,000318 AprilMotherwellH3–1Easson (2), Sneddon7,0003220 AprilEast FifeH0–13,0003323 AprilPartick ThistleA0–56,0003427 AprilRaith RoversH3–0Cowie, Black, Easson7,000 League table DND Scottish League Cup 1956–57 Scottish League Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Group 1 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance111 AugustMotherwellA1–0Christie10,000215 AugustRaith RoversH1–0Merchant16,000318 AugustAirdrieoniansH3–1Merchant, Christie, Chalmers13,000425 AugustMotherwellH2–1Merchant (2)15,000529 AugustRaith RoversA2–2Black, Merchant8,50061 SeptemberAirdrieoniansA7–1Merchant (2), Cowie, O'Hara (2), Chalmers, Shanks (o.g.)6,000 Group 1 table Group 1 DND Knockout stage Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)AttendanceQuarter-finals, 1st leg12 SeptemberDundee UnitedH7–3Black, Christie, Chalmers (3), O'Hara, Merchant20,000Quarter-finals, 2nd leg15 SeptemberDundee UnitedA1–2Merchant14,000Dundee won 8–5 on aggregateSemi-finals6 OctoberPartick ThistleN0–022,000SF Replay9 OctoberPartick ThistleN2–3Christie, O'Hara18,000 Scottish Cup 1956–57 Scottish Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance5th round2 FebruaryClydeH0–022,0005R replay6 FebruaryClydeA1–2Cowie12,000 Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee ArchiveDivision One Scottish Cup League Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dougie Alexander MF SCO 16 6 1 0 0 0 Billy Birse FW SCO 33 2 1 0 6 2 Gordon Black MF SCO 31 0 2 0 10 0 Bill Brown GK SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 George Carmichael FW SCO 32 9 2 0 10 5 Jimmy Chalmers FW SCO 32 6 2 0 10 4 George Christie FW SCO 23 8 2 0 0 0 Alan Cousin FW SCO 17 1 2 1 10 1 Doug Cowie MF SCO 28 0 2 0 0 0 Bobby Cox DF SCO 3 3 0 0 4 0 Dave Easson FW SCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Ferguson GK SCO 5 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Ferguson DF SCO 28 0 2 0 10 0 Albert Henderson FW SCO 3 0 0 0 9 0 Andy Irvine DF SCO 4 0 0 0 0 0 George McGeachie FW SCO 30 0 2 0 10 0 Ralph McKenzie MF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dave MacLaren GK SCO 3 2 0 0 10 9 George Merchant FW SCO 28 9 2 0 10 4 George O'Hara FW SCO 32 1 2 0 10 0 Hugh Reid DF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Felix Reilly FW SCO 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ed Skinner DF SCO 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ian Smith MF SCO 3 1 0 0 0 0 Davie Sneddon FW SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jackie Stewart MF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Watt FW SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jake Young DF SCO |} See also List of Dundee F.C. seasons References External links 1956-57 Dundee season on Fitbastats Category:Dundee F.C. seasons Dundee