| 1924–25 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Sandy MacFarlane (until Feb. 1925) | |
| Stadium | Dens Park | |
| Division One | 8th | |
| Scottish Cup | Finalists | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Dave Halliday (19) All: Dave Halliday (24) | |
The 1924–25 season was the thirtieth season in whichDundee competed at aScottish national level, playing inDivision One, where they would finish in 8th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in theScottish Cup, where they would make it all the way tothe final for the second time in their history. DespiteDavid McLean putting the Dee ahead at half-time, they would concede two late goals and be defeated in the final byCeltic.[2]
Statistics provided byDee Archive.[2]
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August | Celtic | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
| 2 | 23 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Halliday | |
| 3 | 30 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 6–0 | Halliday (4),McLean (2) | 17,000 |
| 4 | 6 September | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Halliday | |
| 5 | 13 September | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Halliday, Nicholson (2) | |
| 6 | 20 September | Motherwell | A | 1–4 | Thomson | |
| 7 | 27 September | Queen's Park | H | 2–4 | Halliday (2) | |
| 8 | 4 October | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Duncan (2) | |
| 9 | 11 October | Greenock Morton | H | 0–0 | ||
| 10 | 18 October | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 18,000 | |
| 11 | 25 October | Hibernian | A | 2–4 | McDonald,Halliday | 10,000 |
| 12 | 1 November | Third Lanark | H | 1–2 | Duncan | |
| 13 | 8 November | Ayr United | A | 0–1 | ||
| 14 | 15 November | Cowdenbeath | H | 1–1 | Duncan | |
| 15 | 22 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–4 | Irving | |
| 16 | 29 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Halliday, McDonald | |
| 17 | 6 December | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 20,000 | |
| 18 | 13 December | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Halliday,McLean | |
| 19 | 20 December | Airdrieonians | H | 3–2 | Duncan,Thomson,Brown | |
| 20 | 25 December | Third Lanark | A | 0–3 | ||
| 21 | 27 December | Greenock Morton | A | 1–1 | Hunter | |
| 22 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | Halliday,Duncan | 13,000 |
| 23 | 3 January | Partick Thistle | H | 0–2 | ||
| 24 | 5 January | Raith Rovers | A | 3–4 | McDonald,McLean,Duncan | |
| 25 | 10 January | Kilmarnock | A | 1–4 | Hunter | |
| 26 | 17 January | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Halliday | |
| 27 | 31 January | Cowdenbeath | A | 0–2 | ||
| 28 | 10 February | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 29 | 14 February | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 | Duncan,Halliday | |
| 30 | 25 February | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Halliday | |
| 31 | 28 February | Celtic | A | 0–4 | 8,000 | |
| 32 | 10 March | Queen's Park | A | 1–0 | Gilmour | |
| 33 | 14 March | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | W. Rankin | |
| 34 | 28 March | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | Halliday,Duncan | |
| 35 | 4 April | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | McLean,Halliday (2) | 13,000 |
| 36 | 15 April | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | ||
| 37 | 18 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 6,000 | |
| 38 | 22 April | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | W. Rankin |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 41 |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 38 |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 36 |
| 9 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 36 |
| 10 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 35 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive.[2]
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 24 January | Johnstone | H | 5–0 | Halliday (3),J. Rankin,McLean | |
| 2nd round | 7 February | Lochgelly United | H | 2–1 | Duncan,W. Rankin | |
| 3rd round | 21 February | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | McLean,Duncan,Halliday | |
| Quarter-finals | 7 March | Broxburn United | H | 1–0 | Halliday | |
| Semi-finals | 21 March | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–1 | Duncan | |
| SF replay | 24 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–0 | McLean,J. Rankin | |
| Final | 11 April | Celtic | N | 1–2 | McLean | 75,317 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | John Barclay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Jock Britton | 44 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Finlay Brown | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Hugh Coyle | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Charlie Duncan | 34 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
| FW | George Gibson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jock Gilmour | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| FW | Davie Halliday | 43 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | ||
| FW | Jimmy Hunter | 19 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Sam Irving | 35 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| FW | Willie Knox | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Crawford Letham | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Bill Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jock McDonald | 31 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Davie McLean | 40 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| MF | Colin McNab | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | George Nicholson | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | John Rankin | 18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| DF | Willie Rankin | 39 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| MF | Dave Robb | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jock Ross | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | David Thomson | 42 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jock Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Norman Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||