| 1903–04 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | William Wallace | |
| Stadium | Dens Park | |
| Division One | 5th | |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Dickson (13) All: Jimmy Dickson (13) | |
The 1903–04 season was the eleventh season in whichDundee competed at aScottish national level, playing inDivision One, where they would finish in 5th place. Dundee would also compete in theScottish Cup, where they would progress to the quarter-finals and take eventual championsCeltic to two replays before being defeated.[1] This would be the first season where Dundee would wear their now common look of navy shirts, white shorts and navy socks.[2]
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August | Greenock Morton | H | 6–0 | Wilson (2),MacFarlane (2), Dickson,Lennie | 10,200 |
| 2 | 22 August | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | MacFarlane (2),Lennie | 10,640 |
| 3 | 29 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–4 | Wilson, Bell | 10,000 |
| 4 | 5 September | Kilmarnock | H | 4–0 | Lennie,Wilson, Dickson,Sharp | 8,740 |
| 5 | 12 September | Port Glasgow Athletic | A | 3–1 | Wilson (2),Lennie | 6,000 |
| 6 | 19 September | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | Dickson (2),Lennie | 5,000 |
| 7 | 26 September | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 8 | 3 October | Third Lanark | H | 0–1 | 11,480 | |
| 9 | 10 October | Celtic | A | 2–4 | Horne,MacFarlane | 8,000 |
| 10 | 17 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Morgan,Wilson | 11,720 |
| 11 | 24 October | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Dickson | 9,560 |
| 12 | 31 October | Rangers | A | 1–6 | Lennie | 10,300 |
| 13 | 7 November | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | Dickson | |
| 14 | 14 November | Airdrieonians | H | 4–3 | Sharp (2),Wilson, Horne | 7,500 |
| 15 | 21 November | Rangers | H | 3–1 | Boyle, Dickson,Robertson | 14,400 |
| 16 | 28 November | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Dickson | 1,500 |
| 17 | 5 December | Motherwell | H | 7–1 | Horne, Dickson (3), Bell,Morgan,MacFarlane | 6,260 |
| 18 | 12 December | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | Morgan | 10,000 |
| 19 | 19 December | Airdrieonians | A | 1–2 | Dickson | |
| 20 | 2 January | Greenock Morton | A | 1–1 | McDiarmid | 3,000 |
| 21 | 9 January | Queen's Park | A | 1–2 | Dickson | 6,500 |
| 22 | 16 January | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | Morgan,MacFarlane,Lennie | 7,500 |
| 23 | 30 January | Celtic | H | 2–1 | MacFarlane,Boyle | 17,700 |
| 24 | 6 February | Partick Thistle | A | 1–6 | MacFarlane | |
| 25 | 26 March | Port Glasgow Athletic | H | 0–1 | ||
| 26 | 23 April | Third Lanark | A | 1–4 | Cowie | 7,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =3 | Celtic | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 38 |
| =3 | Rangers | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 33 | +47 | 38 |
| 5 | Dundee | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 28 |
| =6 | St Mirren | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 27 |
| =6 | Partick Thistle | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 27 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 23 January | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | Bell, Jeffray,Morgan | 15,000 |
| 2nd round | 13 February | Abercorn | H | 4–0 | Morgan,Boyle,Lennie, Waldron (o.g.) | 5,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 20 February | Celtic | A | 1–1 | McAulay | 19,000 |
| QF replay | 27 February | Celtic | H | 0–0 | 21,000 | |
| QF 2nd replay | 5 March | Celtic | A | 0–5 | 39,000 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | Alan Bell | 26 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| DF | Dickie Boyle | 31 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | Arthur Brand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Chaplin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Dave Cowie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Johnny Darroch | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jimmy Dickson | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | David Foster | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Sam Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alick Halkett | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andy Horne | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jimmy Jeffray | 30 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | Willie Lennie | 21 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | Sandy MacFarlane | 31 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | William McAulay | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | Fred McDiarmid | 31 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | Hugh Morgan | 23 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| MF | Charlie Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Willie Muir | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Peter Robertson | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jimmy Sharp | 21 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | David Wilson | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||