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Dundee F.C.

Full name	Dundee Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Dee The Dark Blues
Founded	1893
Ground	Dens Park
Capacity	11,200
Chairman	Bob Brannon
Manager	Gordon Chisholm
League	Scottish First Division
2009–10	Scottish First Division, 2nd
Website	http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/
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Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, is a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League in the 2004–05 season. For the past three seasons they have failed to gain promotion back to the top tier as they finished 7th in 2005–06, 3rd in 2006–07 and 2nd in 2007–08.

Dundee supports two senior professional football teams, Dundee and Dundee United. Their grounds are within a few yards of each other and are the two closest professional football grounds in the world.

History

Early 20th century

The club were relatively unsuccessful in their early days until the Scottish Cup win of 1910, beating Clyde in a twice replayed final.

Dave Halliday had played on the left for his previous clubs, his hometown side Queen of the South and St. Mirren. Halliday went then to Dundee in 1921 with the celebrated Alec Troup already playing on the left wing. Dundee thus converted Halliday to centre forward with prolific results, finishing as Scottish top scorer in the 1923–24 season with 38 goals from 36 appearances - a very good return in the era of the 3 man off side rule. With Halliday Dundee reached the 1924–25 Scottish Cup final eliminating the holders en route, the Airdrieonians side of Hughie Gallacher. Halliday scored 103 goals in just 147 league and cup appearances for the Dees before moving to England's top division to wreak further havoc among opposing defences.

Mid 20th century

The first decade after the war saw Dundee come close to a league title in the 1948–49 season, finishing just one point behind champions Rangers. They went on to win two League Cup's and reach a Scottish Cup final in 1952 and they also paid a Scottish record fee of £15,000 for Billy Steel. At this time Dundee's home attendances averaged more than 20,000.

In the 1958–59 Scottish Cup Dundee suffered a shock 1–0 defeat to Highland League side Fraserburgh. This is widely regarded Dundee's most embarrassing defeat in their history.

1960s - Dundee's golden age

Bob Shankly (brother of Bill Shankly) was appointed manager in 1959. Dundee won the league title of Scotland's top division, then called the Division One, in the 1961–62 season. With players such as Bobby Cox, Alan Gilzean, Alex Hamilton, Bobby Seith, Gordon Smith and Ian Ure they clinched the title with a win against St. Johnstone, which in turn relegated St. Johnstone to the then Second Division. Gordon Smith at Dundee thus collected the distinction of being the only player to win the Scottish football championship with three different clubs, none of them either half of the Old Firm.

The following season the club reached the semi-finals of the European Cup beating 1. FC Köln, Sporting Clube de Portugal and R.S.C. Anderlecht, before losing to A.C. Milan. The Dees reached the Scottish Cup final again in the 1963–64 competition. Shankly moved on from Dundee in February 1965.

The next manager after Shankly was former player Bobby Ancell from the 1947 B Division Championship side. Ancell took Dundee to a 1967-68 League Cup final against the previous season's European Cup winners, Celtic. Ancell's team scored three times at Hampden Park in Celtic's native Glasgow but still lost out 5-3. In the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Dundee eliminated opposition from Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland to meet Leeds United in the semi final. After a 1-1 draw at Dens, a 1-0 second leg win took Leeds through.

Late 20th century

In 1973 under the management of David White and captaincy of Tommy Gemmell the League Cup returned to Dens following a 1-0 win against Celtic. This is to date the last occasion when one of Scotland's three major trophies went to Dens Park. Dundee lost in the 1980 Scottish League Cup Final to city rivals Dundee United with Billy Williamson playing in blue against his previous club.

21st century

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In 2000 the club hit the headlines when they signed Argentine international Claudio Caniggia, who later signed for Rangers. Caniggia was only one of many foreign signings in the Dundee side in the early 2000s, which also included former Newcastle United player Temuri Ketsbaia. The signing of such high-profile players along with many others led Dundee to a Scottish Cup final and two top-six finishes (although it is worth noting that Jocky Scott, with considerably less money to spend, led the team to their highest placed finish in the Scottish Premier League - namely 5th). This was achieved under the managership of Ivano Bonetti, who also made a short but notable contribution on the park linking up well with the Caniggia. However as the Marrs brothers chased an impossible dream, the attendances at Dundee were still short of the hoped for numbers and Dundee FC's spending significantly out-weighed their income. Dundee were soon forced into administration due to unsustainable spending, however the main factor was the lack of income during the period when the club's plans to sell off players at a profit was doomed when the bottom fell out of the transfer market just at that time.

Before Dundee went into financial trouble they enjoyed a good run in the Scottish Cup. In the third round Dundee knocked out Glasgow side Partick Thistle 2–0 away from home. The fourth round saw Dundee knock out Aberdeen 2–0 at Dens Park. Dundee continued their march towards Hampden Park with a 1–1 draw away and a 4–1 extra time victory over Falkirk at Dens booked their place in the semi-finals playing Inverness CT at Hampden Park. The only goal of the game was by Georgi Nemsadze. This secured a 1–0 victory and a place in the Final against Rangers. In the final Barry Smith hit the post for Dundee but Lorenzo Amoruso scored to bring Dundee's cup run to an end.

In 2003, due to the clubs failure to sell on players as anticipated, insufficient income was raised to fund the large wage bill, under owners Peter & James Marr, resulting in a £23 m debt, they were forced to go into administration with many players such as Fabian Caballero, Craig Burley and Georgian captain Giorgi Nemsadze leaving the club in 2005. Despite this huge debt, Dundee survived by selling their stadium in 2003. The club's finances now look much better with the club focusing on its youth policy. In mid-2006, it was announced that financial restructuring would see the club become debt-free.

In early 2007 James & Peter Marr severed all ties with Dundee, stepping down as Chairman and Chief Executive respectively, when their company P&J Taverns was forced into administration. Bob Brannan and Dave MacKinnon took the Marrs' place.

In 2008 after a poor run in the league, manager Alex Rae was sacked, with former manager Jocky Scott taking over for his third stint with the club.

In the 2009/10 season Dundee won Alba Cup Final when they beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-2.

On 20 March 2010, Scott was sacked as manager after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Airdrie United. He was replaced on the 21 March 2010 by Gordon Chisholm, with Billy Dodds as his assistant.

Non-playing staff

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Tony Bullock — GK  SCO Rab Douglas (captain) — GK  SCO Bobby Geddes — GK  SCO Derek Soutar — DF  SCO Kyle Benedictus — DF  NIR Chris Casement — DF  ENG David Cowan — DF  SCO Jim Lauchlan (vice-captain) — DF  SCO Gary McKenzie — DF  SCO Craig McKeown — DF  SCO Bob Malcolm — DF  SCO Eddie Malone — DF  SCO Ryan O'Leary (on loan from Kilmarnock) — DF  SCO Eric Paton

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Colin Cameron — MF  SCO Craig Forsyth — MF  SCO Gary Harkins — MF  SCO Richie Hart — MF  SCO Brian Kerr — MF  SVK Maroš Klimpl — MF  SCO Paul McHale — MF  SCO Darren Young — FW  SCO Pat Clarke — FW  SCO Leigh Griffiths — FW  SCO Sean Higgins — FW  ENG Ben Hutchinson (on loan from Celtic) — FW  SCO Colin McMenamin

Players out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  SCO Barry Smith (at Brechin) — FW  FRA Mickaël Antoine-Curier (at Hamilton) No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SCO Bryan Deasley (at Forfar) For recent transfers, see List of Scottish football transfers 2009–10. International players A list of former and current players who have played at full international level while with the club are ordered by nationality and year of their debut below. For a full list of former/current players with articles, see Category:Dundee F.C. players. Australia 2001 Mark Robertson Canada 2008 Chris Pozniak China 2001 Fan Zhiyi Denmark 1992 Morten Wieghorst Guadeloupe 2008 Mickaël Antoine-Curier Georgia 2000 Giorgi Nemsadze 2001 Zurab Khizanishvili Poland 1993 Dariusz Adamczuk Scotland 1894 Sandy Keillor 1894 William Longair 1894 Francis Barrett 1896 Bill Thomson 1896 Bob Kelso 1903 Peter Robertson 1905 Jack Fraser 1907 George Chaplin 1907 John Hunter 1913 Tom Kelso 1945 Doug Cowie 1949 Bill Brown 1952 Billy Steel 1957 Alan Gilzean 1957 Alex Hamilton 1958 Ian Ure 1958 Hugh Robertson 1959 Andy Penman 1964 Jocky Scott 1971 Thomson Allan 1972 Bobby Robinson 1986 Bobby Connor 2001 Gavin Rae 2002 Lee Wilkie Trinidad and Tobago 2003 Brent Sancho 2004 Kelvin Jack Venezuela 2002 Jonay Hernández Santos Hall of Fame Bobby Cox (2009) Doug Cowie (2009) Jim Duffy (2010) Alan Gilzean (2009) Alex Hamilton (2010) Jocky Scott (2009) Bob Shankly (2010) Barry Smith (2009) Billy Steel (2009) Gordon Wallace (2010) Heritage Award William 'Plum' Longair (2009) International Award Claudio Caniggia (2009) Giorgi Nemsadze (2010) Note: Year is year inducted into Hall of Fame Managers Willie Wallace (1899–1919) Sandy MacFarlane (1919–1925) Alec McNair (1925–1928) Sandy MacFarlane (1928) Jimmy Bisset (1928–1933) Billy McCandless (1933–1937) Andy Cunningham (1937–1940) George Anderson (1944–1954) Willie Thornton (1954–1959) Bob Shankly (1959–1965) Sammy Kean (caretaker) (1965–1965) Bobby Ancell (1965–1968) John Prentice (1968–1972) David White (1972–1977) Tommy Gemmell (1977–1980) Don Mackay (1980–1984) Archie Knox (1984–1986) Jocky Scott (1986–1988) Dave Smith (1988–1989) Gordon Wallace (1989–1991) John Blackley (caretaker) (1991–1991) Iain Munro (1991–1992) Simon Stainrod (1992–1993) Jim Duffy (1993–1996) John McCormack (1997–1998) Jocky Scott (1998–2000) Ivano Bonetti (2000–2002) Jim Duffy (2002–2005) Alan Kernaghan (2005–2006) Alex Rae (2006–2008) David Farrell (caretaker) (2008) Jocky Scott (2008–2010) Gordon Chisholm (2010–present) Records Highest attendance: 136,495 fans attended the 1952 Scottish Cup final between Dundee and Motherwell. This is also a record for a club match in Scotland not featuring either of the Old Firm. Highest home attendance: 43,024 vs Rangers, 7 February 1953, Scottish Cup 2nd Round Highest average home attendance: 24,532, 1948–49 (15 games) Biggest league win: 10–2 vs. Queen of the South 1962. vs. Alloa Athletic 1947 vs. Dunfermiline Athletic 1947 Biggest league loss: 11–0 vs. Celtic 1895 Most capped player: Alex Hamilton, 24 Scotland Most league appearances: Bill Marsh, 386, 1924–1937 & Barry Smith, 400, 1995–2006 Most league goals: Alan Gilzean, 113 Most goals in a season: Alan Gilzean, 52, 1963–64 Highest transfer fee paid: £600,000, Fabián Caballero from Club Sol de América Highest transfer fee received: £1,200,000, Robert Douglas to Celtic Oldest Player: Bobby Geddes, 49 against Raith Rovers 21 April 2010 Honours League Scottish Football League: Winners (1): 1961–62 Runners-up (4): 1902–03, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1948–49 Scottish Football League First Division: Winners (4): 1946–47, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1997–98 Runners-up (2): 1980–81, 2007–08 Domestic cups Scottish Cup: Winners (1): 1909–10 Runners-up (4): 1924–25, 1951–52, 1963–64, 2002–03 Scottish League Cup: Winners (3): 1951–52, 1952–53, 1973–74 Runners-up (3): 1967–68, 1980–81, 1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup: Winners (2): 1990–91, 2009–10 Runners-up (1): 1994–95 European cups European Cup: Semi-finalists (1): 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Semi-finalists (1): 1967–68 Other Forfarshire Cup: Winners (27): 27 times Scottish Youth Cup Runners-up (3): 1987–88, 1995–96, 1998–99 Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup: Winners (1): 2006 Tennents' Sixes: Winners (1): 1988 Finalists (1): 1984 References Ask the Gaffer | Football trivia | Your questions answered | Sport | Orange UK Dave Halliday profile on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website "Caniggia fever puts Dundee in world spotlight". Independent. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2010. "Caniggia to join Rangers". Guardian.co.uk. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2010. "Ketsbaia heads north to Dundee". Guardian.co.uk. 18 October 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2010. "Scott set for Dundee appointment". BBC Sport. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008. "Alba Cup Final: Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 Dundee 3". DailyRecord. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009. "First Division leaders Dundee sack manager Jocky Scott". BBC Sport. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010. "Dundee appoint Gordon Chisholm as new manager". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010. Ross, David (2005). The Roar of the Crowd: Following Scottish football down the years. Argyll publishing. p. 71. ISBN 9-8781902-831831. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help) Ross, The Roar of the Crowd, 181 Ross, The Roar of the Crowd, 94 Known as second division prior to 1975 External links Official Site Derry Rhumba - Unofficial Supporters Forum Satellite Photo of Dens Park and Tannadice Dundee BBC My Club page v t e Second tier football seasons in Scotland Division Two / B 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 First Division 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 Championship 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Winners List of winners of the Scottish Championship and predecessors v t e Men's football in Scotland SFA PFA Scotland Overview League system Clubs Venues Relocations Champions Second-tier winners Third-tier winners Fourth-tier winners Honours won Managers National teams Scotland B U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 Scottish League Semi-Pro League system SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Reserve Highland Lowland East of Scotland Midlands North Caledonian North Region South of Scotland West of Scotland Cup competitions Scottish Cup (finals) League Cup (finals) Challenge Cup Highland League Cup South Region Challenge Cup Youth Cup Junior football SJFA Junior Cup East Region North Region National select team Amateur football SAFA Amateur Cup Highland Amateur Cup Aberdeenshire Ayrshire Border Caithness Caledonian Central Fife Inverness & District Lewis & Harris Lothian & Edinburgh Midlands Orkney Perthshire Scottish Shetland Stirling & District Strathclyde Uist & Barra West Highland Representative teams: Orkney Shetland Western Isles Welfare football SWFA Forth & Endrick Moray North East Ross-shire Strathspey & Badenoch History Records appearances attendances clubs in Europe goals Timeline Hall of Fame Referees Media Seasons

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