1945–46 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1945–46 season
Manager George Anderson
SFL B Division 1st, Champions
B Division Supp. Cup Semi-finals
Southern League Cup Quarter-finals
Victory Cup 1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Albert Juliussen (31)
All: Albert Juliussen (42)
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The 1945–46 season was the final season in which Dundee competed under wartime conditions, with the season beginning in the final days of World War II, which would end on 2 September 1945. Dundee were placed in the Southern Football League's B Division, and despite dominating the league and winning comfortably, they were not promoted to the top tier for the following season's resumption of the Scottish Football League. [1] Dundee would also compete in several cups in lieu of the Scottish Cup's suspension. They would play in the Southern League Cup, the precursor to the Scottish League Cup, making it to the Quarter-finals; the B Division Supplementary Cup where they would get to the Semi-finals, and in the one-off Victory Cup where they would be knocked out in the 1st round. [2]

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For this season only, Dundee would return to wearing a white shirt and black shorts as the club's primary colours until February for the first time since the 1901–02 season, before returning to a navy jersey and wearing red socks for the first time. The likely reason for the return to white shirts was probably due to clothes rations implemented due to World War II. [3]

Southern Football League

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

B Division

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee Scorer(s)Attendance
111 August East Fife H 2–1 Juliussen, Ewen8,934
218 August Arbroath A 4–1 Hill, Ewen, Juliussen (2)4,000
325 August Dumbarton H 5–2 Ouchterlonie, Moir, Bowman, Anderson (2)8,500
41 September Airdrieonians A 3–3Laurie, Anderson, McKenzie6,000
58 September Dundee United H 1–0 Ouchterlonie 12,341
615 September Alloa Athletic A 1–0Anderson3,000
722 September Stenhousemuir A 5–1 Hill (2), Anderson, Rattray (2)1,051
829 September Raith Rovers A 5–0 Juliussen, Ouchterlonie, Anderson, Hill 7,000
96 October Ayr United H 1–4 Juliussen 12,333
1013 October St Johnstone H 5–1 Anderson (2), Juliussen (2), Hill 12,679
1120 October Albion Rovers A 2–0 Hill, Anderson3,000
1227 October Dunfermline Athletic A 6–0 Ouchterlonie, Hill, Juliussen (3), Ancell 4,000
133 November Cowdenbeath H 5–0Anderson, Smith, Juliussen (3)6,214
1410 November Arbroath H 8–0 Juliussen (5), Anderson, Smith, Follon 9,500
1517 November East Fife A 4–1 Follon, Anderson, Juliussen (2)5,000
1624 November Dumbarton A 1–0 Gallacher 5,000
171 December Airdrieonians H 4–1 Hill (2), Juliussen, Ouchterlonie 13,349
188 December Stenhousemuir H 6–1 Hill (2), Juliussen (4)5,243
1915 December Alloa Athletic H 5–1 Hill (4), Turnbull 5,000
2022 December Raith Rovers H 7–0 Gallacher (2), Juliussen (3), Cox, Turnbull 6,209
2129 December Ayr United A 1–2 Gallacher 10,000
221 January Dundee United A 3–2 Juliussen, Bowman, Turnbull 16,500
232 January Cowdenbeath A 2–2Anderson, Hill
245 January St Johnstone A 1–4 Juliussen 8,000
2512 January Albion Rovers H 2–0 Juliussen, Turnbull 12,226
2619 January Dunfermline Athletic H 3–1Bowman (2), Anderson5,269

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Dundee 2621239228+6444
2 Ayr United 2615476943+2634
3 East Fife 2615476434+3034
4 Airdrieonians 2614576950+1933
5 Albion Rovers 26142104541+430
Source: [4]

B Division Supplementary Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee Scorer(s)Attendance
1st round, 1st leg26 January Cowdenbeath A 4–1 Turnbull (2), Gallacher, Ancell 8,500
1st round, 2nd leg2 February Cowdenbeath H 2–2 Juliussen, Anderson11,285
Quarter-finals9 February Alloa Athletic H 6–2Anderson (2), Juliussen (4)15,472
Semi-finals16 February Airdrieonians H 1–1 Ouchterlonie 22,370
SF replay20 February Airdrieonians A 1–2 Juliussen 15,886

Southern League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

Group Section 6

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee Scorer(s)Attendance
123 February Stirling Albion A 0–26,000
22 March Arbroath H 0–011,143
316 March Stirling Albion H 8–1 Cox (2), Juliussen (3), Turnbull, Ouchterlonie (2)13,315
416 February Arbroath A 3–1 Ouchterlonie, Cox, McKenzie9,000

Section 6 final table

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Dundee 4211114+75
Stirling Albion 4202610−44
Arbroath 411263+33
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee Scorer(s)Attendance
Quarter-finals6 April Rangers N 1–3 Ouchterlonie 45,000

Victory Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee Scorer(s)Attendance
1st round, 1st leg20 April Hibernian A 0–318,500
1st round, 2nd leg27 April Hibernian H 2–0 Juliussen (2)20,000

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No.PosNatPlayerTotalSFL TotalB Div. CupSL CupVictory Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bobby Ancell 282171514020
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Willie Anderson24171814531000
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jimmy Andrews 10060004000
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alec Beaton1010000000
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Reuben Bennett 310240104020
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bob Bowman264234102000
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mike Clark2020000000
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Archie Coats2020000000
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Doug Cowie 1010000000
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sammy Cox 274171505300
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ernie Ewen2222000000
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gerry Follon 7242001020
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tommy Gallacher 165104511000
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tommy Gray 360240505020
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO George Hill 25172317100010
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Frank Joyner 3000001020
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Albert Juliussen 28421831464322
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Laurie2121000000
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Lawrie4030000010
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Johnny Lynch5000401000
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Marshall1000000010
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alec McIntosh16060504010
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gibby McKenzie372261504120
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Billy Moir 2121000000
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kinnaird Ouchterlonie 3410245415410
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Peter Rattray8252003000
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Reg Smith 172162000010
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Harry Sneddon1000000010
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO George Stewart 1000000010
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alexander Stirling2020000000
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ronnie Turnbull 17794424100
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Willie Westwater2020000000

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References

  1. ↑ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Results for Dundee for 1945-46". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Southern Football League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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