| 1896–97 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Carolina Port | |
| Division One | 5th | |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Joe Clark (10) All:Davie Willocks (12) | |
The 1896–97 season was the fourth season in whichDundee competed at aScottish national level, playing inDivision One, finishing in 5th place for the 2nd consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in theScottish Cup.[1] Dundee would switch their main kit colours from sky blue and white stripes to a white shirt and black shorts.[2]
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–5 | 8,500 | |
| 2 | 22 August | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Clark (3) | 6,000 |
| 3 | 29 August | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Smith | 13,000 |
| 4 | 5 September | St Mirren | A | 1–4 | Willocks | 4,000 |
| 5 | 12 September | Third Lanark | H | 2–0 | Clark,Willocks | 3,500 |
| 6 | 19 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | McArthur, Smith | 8,000 |
| 7 | 26 September | St Bernard's | H | 4–1 | Devlin (2),Kelso,McArthur | 5,000 |
| 8 | 3 October | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Robertson,Willocks | 17,000 |
| 9 | 10 October | Third Lanark | A | 1–3 | Smith | 1,500 |
| 10 | 17 October | Abercorn | H | 3–0 | Willocks, Smith,McArthur | 3,500 |
| 11 | 24 October | Clyde | A | 2–0 | Willocks,Clark | 2,500 |
| 12 | 31 October | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Clark | 6,000 |
| 13 | 7 November | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Willocks | 4,000 |
| 14 | 14 November | St Bernard's | A | 1–2 | McArthur | |
| 15 | 28 November | Rangers | H | 3–2 | Devlin (2),Clark | 8,000 |
| 16 | 12 December | St Mirren | H | 3–2 | Clark, Robertson (o.g.), Smith | 5,000 |
| 17 | 16 January | Abercorn | A | 7–1 | Devlin (2), Smith,Willocks (2),Clark,Allan | 2,000 |
| 18 | 29 February | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Clark | 8,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rangers | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 25 |
| 4 | Celtic | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 24 |
| 5 | Dundee | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 22 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 19 |
| 7 | St Bernard's | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 14 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 9 January | Inverness Thistle | H | 7–1 | Willocks (3), Smith, Devlin (2), Dundas | |
| 2nd round | 30 January | King's Park | H | 5–0 | Allan (3),Willocks, Devlin | 2,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 13 February | Rangers | H | 0–4 | 15,000 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | Dicky Allan | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| DF | Charlie Burgess | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Joe Clark | 19 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Joe Devlin | 21 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| MF | James Dundas | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| MF | Alex Epsie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stuart Hall | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Edward Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Jack Hillman | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Sandy Keillor | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bob Kelso | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bill McArthur | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | James Robertson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jim Smith | 20 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||
| MF | Tom Stormont | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Davie Willocks | 20 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||