2013–14 Dundee F.C. season
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bill Colvin | ||
| Manager | John Brown (until 3 February 2014) Paul Hartley (from 3 February 2014) | ||
| Stadium | Dens Park Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Championship | 1st (champions) | ||
| League Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter MacDonald (17 goals) All: Peter MacDonald (18 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,718 vs. Dumbarton, 3 May 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,615 vs. Stenhousemuir, 7 September 2013 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,738 | ||
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The 2013–14 season was Dundee's first season back in the Scottish Championship after being relegated from the Scottish Premiership, the top flight in Scottish football.
Dundee also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
| 10 August 2013 1 | Queen of the South | 4–3 | Dundee | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Lyle 45' McGuffie 59' (pen.) Russell 63' Paton 70' |
Report | MacDonald 8' Gallagher 80' Davidson 89' |
Attendance: 2,644 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 17 August 2013 2 | Dundee | 1–0 | Alloa Athletic | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | McBride 90' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 4,167 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 24 August 2013 3 | Raith Rovers | 0–0 | Dundee | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,603 Referee: John Beaton |
| 30 August 2013 4 | Dundee | 3–0 | Livingston | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Monti 33' (pen.) Gallagher 58' MacDonald 83' |
Report | Attendance: 3,955 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 14 September 2013 5 | Dundee | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 4,155 |
| 21 September 2013 6 | Falkirk | 3–1 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Loy 12', 65' Fulton 55' |
Report | Conroy 74' | Attendance: 3,349 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 28 September 2013 7 | Dundee | 3–1 | Greenock Morton | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 47', 50' Beattie 71' |
Report | Peciar 23' | Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 5 October 2013 8 | Cowdenbeath | 0–2 | Dundee | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Report | Beattie 36' Conroy 82' |
Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 12 October 2013 9 | Dumbarton | 1–4 | Dundee | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Nish 30' 58' Kirkpatrick 78' |
Report | MacDonald 49', 71' (pen.) Conroy 68' Rae 88' |
Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 19 October 2013 10 | Dundee | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 78' Beattie 89' |
Report | Lyle 80' | Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 26 October 2013 11 | Livingston | 2–1 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 55' Scott 88' |
Report | MacDonald 54' | Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 9 November 2013 12 | Dundee | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Conroy 28' Wighton 49' |
Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 16 November 2013 13 | Dundee | 1–1 | Falkirk | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Conroy 24' (pen.) | Report | Leahy 90+3' | Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
| 23 November 2013 14 | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Dundee | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Report | Davidson 16' Gallagher 57' MacDonald 90' |
Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 7 December 2013 15 | Greenock Morton | 1–2 | Dundee | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Imrie 59' | Report | Beattie 17' Gallagher 45' |
Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 14 December 2013 16 | Dundee | 1–2 | Cowdenbeath | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | McAlister 65' | Report | Hemmings 52' Morton 70' |
Attendance: 3,533 Referee: George Salmond |
| 21 December 2013 17 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | Dundee | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | MacDonald 68' Davidson 90+2' |
Attendance: 1,170 |
| 28 December 2013 18 | Dundee | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 47', 90' McBride 82' |
Report | Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 2 January 2014 19 | Raith Rovers | 0–2 | Dundee | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Thomson 53' 67' | Report | McAlister 90+1', 90+3' | Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 11 January 2014 20 | Dundee | 0–1 | Livingston | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | Burchill 11' | Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 January 2014 21 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | McGrandles 16' Loy 73' |
Report | Letheren 45+1' | Attendance: 4,183 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 1 February 2014 22 | Dundee | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Conroy 69' (pen.) | Report | Gordon 90+4' | Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 8 February 2014 23 | Dundee | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Boyle 6' | Report | Hendrie 51' Gordon 11' 62' |
Attendance: 5,206 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 15 February 2014 24 | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Dundee | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Atkinson 44' | Report | Conroy 45+1' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 25 February 2014 25 | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Dundee | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | McKeown 33' Stewart 81' |
Report | Attendance: 1,419 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 1 March 2014 26 | Dundee | 2–0 | Greenock Morton | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Nadé 13' MacDonald 86' |
Report | Attendance: 4,488 Referee: George Salmond |
| 15 March 2014 27 | Livingston | 0–2 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | MacDonald 8' Benedictus 55' |
Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 18 March 2014 28 | Dundee | 0–0 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 4,561 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 22 March 2014 29 | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Dundee | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Report | MacDonald 83' | Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 25 March 2014 30 | Dundee | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Davidson 58' | Report | Attendance: 3,999 |
| 29 March 2014 31 | Dundee | 0–1 | Falkirk | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | Beck 19' | Attendance: 4,919 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 5 April 2014 32 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Dundee | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Antoine-Curier 71' | Report | Boyle 37' | Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 12 April 2014 33 | Dundee | 4–0 | Cowdenbeath | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Wighton 6' Boyle 45+1', 66' McAlister 60' |
Report | Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 19 April 2014 34 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Dundee | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Imrie 78' | Report | Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 26 April 2014 35 | Alloa Athletic | 0–3 | Dundee | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Meggatt 64' 71' | Report | Nadé 42' MacDonald 71' (pen.) Beattie 88' |
Attendance: 2,552 Referee: John Beaton |
| 3 May 2014 36 | Dundee | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Nadé 25' MacDonald 36' |
Report | Agnew 69' (pen.) | Attendance: 10,718 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish League Cup
| 27 August 2013 Second Round | Dundee | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Forfar Athletic | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | McAlister 51' MacDonald 120' |
Report | Campbell 43' | Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 24 September 2013 Third Round | Dundee | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Report | McKay 11' | Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Scottish Cup
| 30 November 2013 Fourth Round | Dundee | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | Irvine 8' (o.g.) | Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 27 July 2013 First Round | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | Dundee | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | Monti 60' (pen.) | Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 20 August 2013 Second Round | Dundee | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Forfar Athletic | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | McBride 80' MacDonald 97', 120' |
Report | Malcolm 52' | Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 7 September 2013 Quarter-finals | Dundee | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Stenhousemuir | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 52' (pen.) | Report | Higgins 63' | Attendance: 1,615 Referee: John McKendrick |
Player statistics
During the 2013–14 season, Dundee have used 27 players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
- As of 3 May 2014.[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | WAL | Kyle Letheren | 39 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Gary Irvine | 37 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Matt Lockwood | 19 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Willie Dyer | 24 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Iain Davidson | 29 | 3 | 25+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Nicky Riley | 30 | 0 | 18+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Kevin McBride | 27 | 2 | 19+6 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Peter MacDonald | 39 | 18 | 33+2 | 17 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Gavin Rae | 40 | 1 | 34+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Ryan Conroy | 36 | 7 | 20+12 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SCO | John Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Steven Doris | 14 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Kyle Benedictus | 18 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Declan Gallagher | 40 | 4 | 36+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Jim McAlister | 40 | 5 | 36+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Martin Boyle | 31 | 4 | 18+11 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | CZE | Dan Twardzik | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Christian Nadé | 13 | 3 | 6+7 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Craig Beattie | 20 | 5 | 8+10 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Cammy Kerr | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | SCO | Craig Wighton | 14 | 2 | 7+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO | Stephen O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Leighton McIntosh (on loan to Arbroath F.C.) | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Carlo Monti | 17 | 2 | 7+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | James Thomson (on loan to East Fife F.C.) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Jamie Reid (on loan to Montrose F.C.) | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Adam Cummins | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Stephen Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Sean Bonnett-Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | SCO | Thomas Carberry | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 69 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical (O, P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 66 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 51 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2013 | FW | Peter MacDonald | Morton | Undisclosed[2] | |
| 5 June 2013 | DF | Willie Dyer | Morton | Undisclosed[2] | |
| 6 June 2013 | MF | Gavin Rae | Aberdeen | Free[3] | |
| 6 June 2013 | MF | Kyle Letheren | Free agent | [4] | |
| 9 July 2013 | FW | Carlo Monti | Pollok | Free[5] | |
| 9 July 2013 | FW | Steven Doris | Arbroath | Free[5] | |
| 19 August 2013 | GK | Dan Twardzik | Aberdeen | Free | |
| 11 September 2013 | FW | Craig Beattie | Free agent | [6] | |
| 9 January 2014 | DF | Adam Cummins | Motherwell | Loan[7] | |
| 13 January 2014 | MF | Stephen Hughes | East Fife | Free[8] | |
| 16 January 2014 | FW | Christian Nadé | Free agent | [9] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2013 | FW | John Baird | Partick Thistle | Free[10] | |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Lewis Toshney | Celtic | Return from loan[11] | |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Colin Nish | Hartlepool United | Return from loan[11] | |
| 1 July 2013 | MF | Gary Harkins | St Mirren | Free[12] | |
| 1 July 2013 | GK | Steve Simonsen | Free agent | [11] | |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Brian Easton | St Johnstone | Free[11] | |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Steven Milne | Arbroath | Free[11] | |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Jamie McCluskey | Free agent | [11] | |
| 1 July 2013 | MF | Davide Grassi | Aris Limassol | Free | |
| 1 July 2013 | MF | Graham Webster | Montrose | Free[13] | |
| 23 July 2013 | GK | Rab Douglas | Forfar Athletic | Free[14] | |
| 30 July 2013 | DF | Neil McGregor | Hurlford United | Free[15] | |
| 16 August 2013 | FW | Mark Stewart | Luton Town | Free[16] | |
| 19 August 2013 | FW | Carl Finnigan | Chippa United | Free[17] | |
| 5 December 2013 | MF | Jamie Reid | Montrose | Loan[18] | |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | Leighton McIntosh | Arbroath | Loan[19] | |
| 10 April 2014 | FW | Carlo Monti | Free agent | [20] |
References
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