Dundee East End Football Club were a football club from Dundee, Scotland. The club were founded in 1877 but merged with
Dundee Our Boys
Dundee Our Boys Football Club were a football club from Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1877, the club merged with Dundee East End in 1893 to form Dundee, with the new side elected to the Scottish Football League.
History
Our Boys' first app ...
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in 1891 and in January 1892 lost 5–3 to Montrose in the
Forfarshire Cup
The Forfarshire Cup is a football competition in Scotland competed for by teams in the Forfarshire Football Association from Angus, Dundee and Perth. The name of the competition is often baffling to some, as "Forfarshire" is an archaic and angli ...
Final. Initially the cup was withheld after Dundee East End protested concerning Montrose's late arrival at the game. However, the protest was not upheld and Montrose were declared winners. At the end of their first season in the Northern League they shared the title with their city rivals Dundee Our Boys.
Other honours included the Dundee Charity Cup (Burns Charity Cup) in 1889–90, 1891–92 and 1892–93. The club also managed to reach the quarter finals of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Sunderland
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in a friendly.
Scottish Cup history
East End's first appearance in the Scottish Cup came in the 1882–83 season, losing 4–3 away to
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902.
It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen.
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in the first round. In 1883–84 they again lost in the first round, this time 1–0 away to local rivals Strathmore. Their first success in the Scottish Cup came in September 1884, an 8–1 home win against
Coupar Angus
Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: ''Cùbar Aonghais'') is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, south of Blairgowrie.
The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was traditionally on the border between Angus and Pe ...
. The following round saw them drawn again against Strathmore, where a 1–1 draw away from home was followed by a 5–2 home defeat.
In 1885–86 the first round saw them drawn at home to Strathmore. A 3–3 draw on 12 September 1885 was followed by a 4–1 away victory a week later. In the second round they drew 2–2 at home to Broughty, initially winning the replay 8–2, although the match was declared void. East End won the replayed game 2–1 and progressed to a third round tie away to Arbroath. Arbroath were too strong for East End, who bowed out with a 7–1 away defeat.
The first round of the 1886–87 tournament saw them drawn against Aberdeen, although East End were awarded the game as a
walkover
John Baxter Taylor and William Robbins (athlete)">William Robbins to refuse to race in protest.
A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over") is awarded to the opposing team/player etc, if there are no other players avai ...
. A 5–4 home win against Broughty was followed by a 3–3 draw in the third round at home to Dunblane. East End withdrew from the replay.
In the first round of the 1887–88 tournament, East End won 13–1 away to Strathmore in the first round, but subsequently went out with a 3–2 defeat away to Lindertis Kirriemuir in the next round. The following season saw a 5–4 defeat away to local rivals Our Boys in the first round.
The 1889–90 cup run began with a 6–1 win away to Broughty in the first round, followed by a 2–0 win away to Dundee Wanderers in the second. They were drawn away to Our Boys in the third round and won 3–2. The fourth round saw them drawn at home to
Cambuslang
Cambuslang ( sco, Cammuslang, from gd, Camas Lang) is a town on the south-eastern outskirts of Greater Glasgow, Scotland. With approximately 30,000 residents, it is the 27th largest town in Scotland by population, although, never having had a ...
. They won 3–2, but the game was declared void. However, East End won again by the same scoreline two weeks later to book their place in the fifth round for the first time. They drew 2–2 away to Moffat, winning the replay 5–1 to earn a quarter-final tie away to
Vale of Leven
The Vale of Leven (Scottish Gaelic: ''Magh Leamhna'') is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term ''Leamhnach'', meaning '' ...
. East End lost 4–0 and Vale of Leven went on to reach the final, where they lost in a replay to Queen's Park.
The following season saw East End start in the second round, their first round opponents Strathmore having withdrawn. A 4–2 win at home to
St Johnstone
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an ol ...
was followed by a 4–0 defeat away to Our Boys in the third round. This was their final appearance in the Scottish Cup under their own name.
Merger with Our Boys
In June 1893, a proposal was made for Our Boys to merge with East End, with six members from each club to form a committee to create a new club. The committee met for the first time on 23 June 1893, at Mathers' Hotel in Dundee, with J. Petrie of East End being appointed chairman. The final match for the two clubs was against each other, six days later; a benefit match for the widow and family of a deceased member of both clubs, played at the
Dundee Harp
Dundee Harp Football Club was a football club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1879, the team went out of business in 1894.
History
Dundee Harp was founded to provide a focus of sporting interest for the city's large Roman Catholic commun ...
ground.
Colours
The club originally played in blue and white hooped shirts and stockings with white shorts, which Dundee sometimes adapts in honour of East End. From 1886 to 1888 the club played in chocolate and claret halves with black shorts, and thereafter wore white shirts, with black shorts until 1890 and blue shorts thereafter.
Grounds
When East End were formed in 1877 they played at Havecroft Park. In July 1882 they secured the use of
Clepington Park
Tannadice Park ( gd, Pàirc Thanachais), usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C., who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1 ...
for the coming season. They moved again the following year, to Madeira Park, which was first used for a
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Strathmore on 8 September 1883. In 1886 they moved to Pitkerro Park, returning to Clepington Park in 1887, where they remained until gaining entry into the Northern League in 1891 and moving to
Carolina Port
Carolina Port was a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. The sport's first major venue in the city, it was an early home of Dundee F.C. and staged Dundee's first international match in 1896.
History
East End, one of the leading Dundee clubs, ...
. In 1893 the newly formed Dundee F.C., upon their immediate election to the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km so ...
, initially played on Our Boys'
West Craigie Park
West Craigie Park was a football ground in Dundee, Scotland. It was the home ground of Dundee Our Boys from 1882 until they merged with Dundee East End to form Dundee F.C. in 1893. It was used as the home ground of the new club until the en ...
ground; this lasted for only one season before they moved to Carolina Port. In 1899 Dundee moved to
Dens Park
Dens Park, officially known as Kilmac Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, which is the home of club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of . Tannadice Park, the home of rivals Dundee United, is just 200 yar ...
where they remain to the present day. Another local side, Dundee Wanderers, played on East End's old Clepington Park ground from 1891 onwards; it later became Tannadice Park, home of
Dundee United
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in ...