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.
| 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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Dundee also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
Results and fixtures
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editDuring 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
editLeague table
edit| 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
editIn
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Dundee 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Dundee sign Peter MacDonald and Willie Dyer". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Gavin rejoins". Dundee F.C. dundeefc.co.uk.
- ^ "Kyle is a Dee". Dundee F.C. dundeefc.co.uk. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Dundee: Carlo Monti & Steven Doris join Dens Park side". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Beattie is a Dee". Dundee F.C. dundeefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Adam Cummins: Motherwell defender joins Dundee on loan". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Dundee complete deal for midfielder Stephen Hughes". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Striker Christian Nade signs for Dundee". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Partick Thistle: John Baird and Paul Gallacher sign on at Firhill". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dundee boss John Brown wields axe to squad". The Courier. 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Gary Harkins leaves Dundee, blaming collapsed Texan investment for his departure". Daily Record. dailyrecord.co.uk. 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Done Deal!: Graham Webster signs". Montrose FC. montrosefc.co.uk.
- ^ "Forfar line up veteran Rab Douglas". Evening Telegraph. 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Defender McGregor goes Junior". SPFL. SPFL. 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Allan Johnston adds Barry Nicholson and Mark Stewart to Kilmarnock squad". STV Sport. stv.tv. 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Chippa sign Finnigan". Soccer Laduma. Soccer Laduma. 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Dundee youngster Jamie Reid joins Montrose on one-month loan". The Courier. The Courier. 5 December 2013.
- ^ "One in and one out at Arbroath". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Monti departs Dundee". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 10 April 2014.