The 1952–53 season was the fifty-first season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 7th place.

Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. Dundee would become the first Scottish team to win the League Cup in consecutive seasons, with a late Bobby Flavell double giving them a 2–0 win over Kilmarnock and winning them their third major honour. They would not see this success replicated in the Scottish Cup, losing at home against Rangers. The attendance for this game, 43,024, is an all-time attendance record at Dens Park.

At the beginning of the season, Dundee would try out a unique navy-and-white quartered home kit per the request of manager George Anderson, but proved highly unpopular with both players and fans. When Anderson took ill in September 1952 and his assistant Reg Smith took over coaching duties temporarily, the team agreed to switch back to their traditional navy shirt, with the addition of navy stripes on the shorts and red socks.

Scottish Division A

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance16 SeptemberMotherwellH0–024,000220 SeptemberAberdeenH3–1Flavell, Burrell, Harris (o.g.)23,000327 SeptemberClydeA1–1Christie12,000411 OctoberRaith RoversA1–1A. Henderson11,000518 OctoberHeart of MidlothianH2–1Cowie, A. Henderson21,00061 NovemberEast FifeA2–3Flavell, Steel14,00078 NovemberSt MirrenH0–016,500815 NovemberHibernianA0–325,000922 NovemberThird LanarkA0–06,0001029 NovemberAirdrieoniansH0–213,000116 DecemberPartick ThistleH6–0Flavell (2), Stables, Steel (3)15,5001213 DecemberCelticA0–525,0001320 DecemberMotherwellA1–2Flavell9,0001427 DecemberQueen of the SouthH0–015,000151 JanuaryAberdeenA2–2Flavell (2)21,000163 JanuaryClydeH4–1Burrell (2), Flavell, Hill18,0001710 JanuaryFalkirkA1–2Flavell8,0001817 JanuaryRaith RoversH2–3Steel, Boyd22,5001931 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianA1–1A. Henderson20,5812014 FebruaryRangersH1–1Ziesing24,0002121 FebruaryEast FifeH1–1Burrell23,0002228 FebruarySt MirrenA0–014,000237 MarchHibernianH2–0Flavell, Steel30,0002414 MarchFalkirkH2–1Boyd, Steel15,0002518 MarchThird LanarkH3–0Boyd, Flavell, Toner6,5002621 MarchAirdrieoniansA1–2Flavell6,0002728 MarchPartick ThistleA3–0A. Henderson, Steel, Flavell1,200284 AprilCelticH4–0Flavell, Toner, A. Henderson (2)28,0002918 AprilQueen of the SouthA0–110,000302 MayRangersA1–3Gallacher60,000

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Group 4 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance19 AugustRaith RoversH2–1Burrell, Christie20,000213 AugustAirdrieoniansA3–1Flavell (3)12,000316 AugustClydeH2–2Flavell, Steel21,000423 AugustRaith RoversA2–1Steel (2)17,000527 AugustAirdrieoniansH3–2Flavell (2), Toner19,000630 AugustClydeA3–3Christie, Boyd, Toner18,000

Group 4 table

Knockout stage Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)AttendanceQuarter-finals, 1st leg13 SeptemberStirling AlbionA1–3Burrell8,000Quarter-finals, 2nd leg17 SeptemberStirling AlbionH5–0Flavell (2), Steel (2), Boyd24,000Dundee won 6–3 on aggregateSemi-finals4 OctoberHibernianN2–1Steel, Flavell44,200Final25 OctoberKilmarnockN2–0Flavell 82', 87'51,827

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance2nd round7 FebruaryRangersH0–243,024

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1952–53 Dundee season on Fitbastats