| 1897–98 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Carolina Port | |
| Division One | 7th | |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Malcolm McVean & Davie Willocks (7) All: Davie Willocks (9) | |
The 1897–98 season was the fifth season in whichDundee competed at aScottish national level, playing inDivision One and finishing in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in theScottish Cup, where they would reach the semi-finals.[1]
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September | Clyde | H | 6–0 | McVean (3),Blyth, Devlin,Keillor | 3,000 |
| 2 | 11 September | St Bernard's | H | 0–0 | 7,500 | |
| 3 | 25 September | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | Willocks | 2,500 |
| 4 | 2 October | Third Lanark | H | 4–2 | Willocks, Devlin,McVean (2) | 4,000 |
| 5 | 9 October | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Devlin | 5,000 |
| 6 | 16 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–6 | Malloch | 4,000 |
| 7 | 23 October | Partick Thistle | H | 5–0 | Keillor,Willocks (2),McVean, Devlin | 4,000 |
| 8 | 30 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
| 9 | 6 November | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Blyth | 11,000 |
| 10 | 13 November | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 11 | 20 November | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | 3,800 | |
| 12 | 27 November | Clyde | A | 5–1 | Willocks (3), Findlay (o.g.),Clark | |
| 13 | 4 December | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Pollock | 4,000 |
| 14 | 11 December | St Bernard's | A | 1–4 | McArthur | |
| 15 | 25 December | Rangers | A | 0–5 | 6,000 | |
| 16 | 15 January | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Battles | 6,000 |
| 17 | 22 January | Third Lanark | A | 0–3 | 6,000 | |
| 18 | 12 February | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Battles,McVean | 10,000 |
Having finished level on points withPartick Thistle, Dundee played them in a play-off match to determine ranking positions.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th place play-off | 26 March | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | McArthur,Malloch | 3,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | St Mirren | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 18 |
| 5 | Third Lanark | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 18 |
| 7 | Dundee | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 13[a] |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 13[a] |
| 9 | St Bernard's | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 9 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 8 January | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Malloch,Willocks | 3,000 |
| 2nd round | 29 January | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Kelso,McArthur | 5,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 5 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | Willocks,McArthur,Malloch | 8,000 |
| Semi-finals | 19 February | Kilmarnock | N | 2–3 | McVean,Malloch | 11,000 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF | Barney Battles | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bob Blyth | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Charlie Burgess | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Joe Clark | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Joe Devlin | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | George Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Robert Fleming | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bill Fullerton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Billy Gilligan | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | David Hannah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Jack Hillman | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Sandy Keillor | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bob Kelso | 21 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| MF | William Longair | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | John Low | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | John Madden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | John Malloch | 17 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| FW | Bill McArthur | 19 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| DF | Bob McCulloch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Malcolm McVean | 21 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | Jake Pollock | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Tom Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Davie Willocks | 22 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||