The 1955–56 season was the fifty-fourth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 13th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would be knocked out of the group stages of the League Cup, and would be defeated by Rangers in the 6th round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance110 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianA0–426,000217 SeptemberDunfermline AthleticH3–0A. Henderson, Ritchie (2)11,000324 SeptemberAberdeenA0–220,00041 OctoberClydeH2–1Chalmers, Malloy13,00058 OctoberDunfermline AthleticA1–2Gallacher7,000615 OctoberRaith RoversH6–3Smith (4), Malloy, Chalmers13,000722 OctoberKilmarnockA0–012,000829 OctoberFalkirkH0–011,00095 NovemberAirdrieoniansA3–3Ritchie (2), Anderson8,0001012 NovemberCelticH1–2Malloy24,0001119 NovemberPartick ThistleA2–1Smith, Ritchie12,0001226 NovemberEast FifeH1–0Smith12,500133 DecemberQueen of the SouthH3–0Stables (2), Smith10,0001410 DecemberHibernianA3–6Merchant, Smith, Christie7,0001517 DecemberSt MirrenH5–1Stables, Smith, Merchant (2), Christie8,0001624 DecemberStirling AlbionA0–05,0001731 DecemberMotherwellH2–1A. Henderson, Stables13,000182 JanuaryAberdeenH2–4Christie, Merchant29,000197 JanuaryRangersA1–3Ritchie46,0002014 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH0–217,0002121 JanuaryClydeA1–4Christie6,0002211 FebruaryRaith RoversA1–1O'Hara8,0002325 FebruaryKilmarnockH1–1A. Henderson11,000243 MarchFalkirkA1–3Stables10,0002510 MarchAirdrieoniansH1–3O'Hara11,0002617 MarchCelticA0–125,0002724 MarchPartick ThistleH3–0Merchant, Gallacher (2)7,5002831 MarchEast FifeA4–5Merchant (3), O'Hara6,000292 AprilRangersH0–318,500307 AprilQueen of the SouthA1–2Merchant5,5003113 AprilStirling AlbionH2–1Merchant, O'Hara4,0003221 AprilSt MirrenH1–3Christie7,0003323 AprilHibernianH3–2Merchant (2), Christie10,0003428 AprilMotherwellA2–1Cousin, O'Hara8,000

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Group 1 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance113 AugustAirdrieoniansA0–410,000217 AugustKilmarnockH1–2Anderson16,000320 AugustSt MirrenH2–0Chalmers, Anderson16,000427 AugustAirdrieoniansH2–2Chalmers, McIvor15,000531 AugustKilmarnockA0–015,00063 SeptemberSt MirrenA3–0Roy, Ritchie (2)15,000

Group 1 table

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance5th round4 FebruaryDundee UnitedA2–2Stables, Merchant20,0005R replay8 FebruaryDundee UnitedH3–0Merchant, Stables, Anderson17,0006th round18 FebruaryRangersH0–142,500

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1955-56 Dundee season on Fitbastats