2013–14 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
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
Home colours	Away colours
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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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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 v t e	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	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
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

Transfers

In

Date	Position	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	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

^ "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.
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^ ^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.
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[stats-1] "Dundee 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[macdonald-2] "Dundee sign Peter MacDonald and Willie Dyer". BBC Sport. BBC.

[3] "Gavin rejoins". Dundee F.C. dundeefc.co.uk.

[4] "Kyle is a Dee". Dundee F.C. dundeefc.co.uk. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.

[monti-5] "Dundee: Carlo Monti & Steven Doris join Dens Park side". BBC Sport. BBC.

[6] "Beattie is a Dee". Dundee F.C. dundeefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.

[7] "Adam Cummins: Motherwell defender joins Dundee on loan". BBC Sport. BBC.

[8] "Dundee complete deal for midfielder Stephen Hughes". BBC Sport. BBC.

[9] "Striker Christian Nade signs for Dundee". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2014.

[10] "Partick Thistle: John Baird and Paul Gallacher sign on at Firhill". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 May 2013.

[axe-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Dundee boss John Brown wields axe to squad". The Courier. 22 May 2013.

[12] "Gary Harkins leaves Dundee, blaming collapsed Texan investment for his departure". Daily Record. dailyrecord.co.uk. 30 May 2013.

[13] "Done Deal!: Graham Webster signs". Montrose FC. montrosefc.co.uk.

[14] "Forfar line up veteran Rab Douglas". Evening Telegraph. 23 July 2013.

[15] "Defender McGregor goes Junior". SPFL. SPFL. 31 July 2013.

[16] "Allan Johnston adds Barry Nicholson and Mark Stewart to Kilmarnock squad". STV Sport. stv.tv. 17 August 2013.

[17] "Chippa sign Finnigan". Soccer Laduma. Soccer Laduma. 19 August 2013.

[18] "Dundee youngster Jamie Reid joins Montrose on one-month loan". The Courier. The Courier. 5 December 2013.

[19] "One in and one out at Arbroath". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 31 January 2014.

[20] "Monti departs Dundee". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 10 April 2014.

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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL U20 League Women's Premier League 2013 2014
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2013 2014 Women's League Cup 2013 2014
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	Results 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
Transfers	Summer 2013 Winter 2013–14
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Alloa Athletic Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen of the South Raith Rovers
League One	Airdrieonians Arbroath Ayr United Brechin City Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Forfar Athletic Rangers Stenhousemuir Stranraer
League Two	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stirling Albion