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, the club experienced a revival in the late 1940s and 1950s under George Anderson with another runners-up finish and consecutive

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wins in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh ...

and 1953. The club's most successful era was in the 1960s when, under the management of Bob Shankly, Dundee won the

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title in

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...

, before reaching the semi-finals of the

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the following season. The club again won the League Cup in the 1973–1974 season, but since that time has won no further major honour. Since the late 1970s the club has experienced issues with frequent relegations and financial issues, though has found stability in the latter as of late. The club has a long-standing rivalry with fellow Dundee side

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, which is situated on the same street. It is the most local football derby in

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. Matches between the two are called the

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, and games are fiercely contested and are often considered one of the most exciting fixtures in Scottish football. Despite this, the rivalry is much friendlier than other Scottish derbies such as the

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, with families often split down the middle in terms of support.

History

Late 19th and early 20th century

Dundee F.C. was formed in 1893 by the merger of two local clubs,

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and

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, with the intention of gaining election to the

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(SFL). Their application was successful and they played their first League game on 12 August 1893 at

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, securing a 3–3 draw against Rangers. Dundee struggled during the first 10 years of their existence. Their best league position was fifth which they achieved in seasons 1895–96 and 1896–97. They also reached the semi-finals of the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Renton and Kilmarnock respectively. On 26 October 1895 Dundee lost a league game by a club record score of 0–11 to Celtic in Glasgow. On 1 January 1894 Dundee defeated

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(the future Manchester United) 2–1 at their then

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, ...

ground in Dundee. Carolina Port also hosted the first international football match held in Dundee on 21 March 1896 when Scotland defeated Wales 4–0. Dundee's goalkeeper Frank Barrett, midfielder Sandy Keillor and inside-forward Bill Thomson were all capped for Scotland during this early period of the club's history. Things began to improve for Dundee with the beginning of the new century. In 1899 they moved from Carolina Port to their present ground of

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. In season 1902–1903 they finished runners-up in the league championship to Hibernian. (In season 1902–1903 Dundee allowed 12 league goals against, which remains the fewest goals conceded by any British club in a full league season.) Dundee were also league runners-up in 1906–1907 and 1908–1909 finishing behind Celtic on both occasions, in 1908–1909 by just 1 point. In the 10 seasons from 1902 to 1903 Dundee lost just 16 league games at Dens Park out of 154 played and were unbeaten at home during season 1909–1910. Although ultimate success eluded Dundee in the league the club achieved success in the Scottish Cup. In season 1909–1910 Dundee won their first trophy by defeating Clyde in the Scottish Cup Final. (Dundee took three games to beat Hibernian in the semi-final and then the same number to defeat Clyde.) The winning goal in the second replay was scored by John 'Sailor' Hunter. In season 1910–1911 Dundee defeated Rangers 2–1 at Dens Park in the Scottish Cup quarter-final but lost to Hamilton in the semi-final. The beginning of the First World War and the call-up of many players for military duty drastically curtailed football in Britain from 1914 and in

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Dundee and

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were both asked to withdraw from the league due to increasing transport costs for the other league clubs. In 1919 league football recommenced and good home form once again propelled Dundee up the league. They finished fourth in seasons 1919–1920, 1920–1921 and 1921–1922, and were unbeaten at home during season 1921–1922. However, they could not make the breakthrough to win the league championship.

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had played on the left wing for his previous clubs – St Mirren and his hometown side Queen of the South. He went to Dundee in 1921, where Scotland internationalist Alec Troup played left wing. Dundee thus converted Halliday to

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with spectacular results; he finished as Scottish top scorer in the 1923–1924 season with 38 goals from his 36 top division appearances. This remains the club record all-time league goalscoring record for a single season. (Later, Halliday top-scored in England's top division in 1928–29, to become the most recent of only two players to be outright top scorer in Scotland and England). With Halliday, Dundee reached the 1924–25 Scottish Cup final, en route eliminating the holders, the Airdrieonians side of

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. Dundee led Celtic 1–0 at half time in the final before losing out to a last-minute

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winner. Halliday top-scored for Dundee in that cup run. In end-of-season tours with Dundee, he scored doubles against each of

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,

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,

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and

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. He scored 103 goals in 147 league and cup appearances for the Dee. He then moved south to set scoring records in England, where other teams profited from Dundee's decision to convert Halliday to centre-forward.

Mid-20th century

The post-Second World War period was a golden era for Dundee Football Club. Having been relegated on the eve of war, the Dark Blues started in 1946 in the first official season in the second tier but within five years they were runners-up in the Scottish League Championship and won their first trophy in forty-one years. Back-to-back 'B' Division titles earned George Anderson's Dundee promotion in 1947, and just two years later they were within a whisker of becoming champions of Scotland. Silverware was not far away; after spending a world record transfer fee of £23,500 on Billy Steel (much to the chagrin of some supporters of the club – who resented the aspect of finance in football, and instead wished for 'homegrown' talent), they won the Scottish League Cup in 1951 in one of the most exciting finals Hampden has ever seen. Twelve months later the team were back at Hampden to become the first side to retain the League Cup, and in between these two victories appeared in the 1952 Scottish Cup Final. The Dark Blue side of the era included players such as Bill Brown, Tommy Gallacher, Doug Cowie, Alfie Boyd, Bobby Flavell and Billy Steel. In the 1958–59 Scottish Cup Dundee suffered a shock 1–0 defeat to Highland League side

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. This is widely regarded as Dundee's most embarrassing defeat in their history.

1960s – Dundee's golden age

Bob Shankly (brother of

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) was appointed manager in 1959. Dundee became champions of Scotland when they won the Division One league title in the 1961–1962 season. With players such as Bobby Cox, Bobby Wishart, Pat Liney, Alan Cousin, Andy Penman, Hugh Robertson, Alan Gilzean, Alex Hamilton, Bobby Seith, Gordon Smith and Ian Ure they clinched the title with a win against

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, which in turn relegated St Johnstone to the then Second Division. Gordon Smith earned the distinction of being the only player to win the Scottish football championship with three clubs ( Hibs, Hearts and Dundee), none of them either half of the traditionally dominant

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. The following season, 1962–1963, Dundee reached the

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of the

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beating 1. FC Köln,

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and R.S.C. Anderlecht. Dundee lost to A.C. Milan on aggregate in the semi-finals, though they won (and kept a clean sheet) against Milan in the home leg at Dens Park. The Dee reached the Scottish Cup final again in the 1963–1964 competition. Shankly left Dundee in February 1965. The next manager after Shankly was former player Bobby Ancell from the 1947 B Division Championship side. Ancell took Dundee to a 1967–68 League Cup final against the previous season's European Cup winners, Celtic. Ancell's team scored three times at

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in

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but still lost 5–3. In the predecessor to the

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/

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, Dundee reached the semi-finals of the

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. Dundee eliminated opposition from the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland to meet

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in the semi-final. After a 1–1 draw at Dens, a 1–0 second leg win took Leeds through.

Late 20th century

In 1973, under the management of David White and captaincy of

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, the

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returned to Dens following a 1–0 win against Celtic.

21st century

In 2000 the club hit the headlines when it signed Argentine international Claudio Caniggia, who later signed for Rangers. Caniggia was only one of many foreign signings in the Dundee side in the early 2000s, which also included former

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player Temuri Ketsbaia. The signing of such high-profile players, along with many others, led Dundee to a Scottish Cup final and two top-six finishes. This was achieved firstly under the managership of Ivano Bonetti (who also made a short but notable playing contribution, linking up well with Caniggia) and then under Jim Duffy. Attendances were still short of the hoped-for numbers, and with spending significantly outweighing income, Dundee was soon forced into administration. Before Dundee entered financial trouble, the team knocked out Glasgow side

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2–0 away from home in the third round of the

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2–0 at

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. Dundee continued their march towards

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with a 1–1 draw away and a 4–1 extra time victory over

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at Dens booked their place in the semi-finals playing

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at

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. A goal by Georgi Nemsadze secured a 1–0 victory and a place in the Final against Rangers. In the final Barry Smith hit the post for Dundee but Lorenzo Amoruso scored to bring Dundee's cup run to an end. That year, due to the club's failure to sell on players as anticipated insufficient income was raised to fund the large wage bill under owners Peter and James Marr, resulting in a £23m debt which meant they were forced to go into administration with many players such as Fabian Caballero,

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and Georgian captain Giorgi Nemsadze leaving in 2005. Despite this huge debt, Dundee survived by selling their stadium in 2003. But the club was then relegated to the second tier of the Scottish leagues, where they remained until July 2012. In mid-2006, it was announced that financial restructuring would see the club become debt-free. In 2007, James and Peter Marr severed some of their ties with Dundee, stepping down as chairman and Chief Executive respectively, when their company P&J Taverns was forced into administration. Bob Brannan and

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took the Marrs' place. In 2008, after a poor run in the league, manager Alex Rae was sacked, with former manager

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taking over for his third stint with the club. In the 2009–10 season Dundee director Calum Melville was in trouble for claiming he was going to offer rivals

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£500,000 for ex-Dundee midfielder Scott Robertson. Dundee won the

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when they beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2. In March 2010, Scott was sacked as manager after a 3–0 defeat by Airdrie United. He was replaced by Gordon Chisholm, with Billy Dodds as his assistant. In September 2010, Dundee were again on the brink of going into administration due to a £365,000 unpaid tax bill. During negotiations with

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, the club's offer to pay £100,000 immediately was rejected. On 14 September it was announced that the club would be going into administration. As punishment for entering administration the Scottish Football League docked Dundee 25 points on 1 November 2010. At the time the punishment was imposed, this left Dundee bottom of the First Division table with −11 points, 20 points behind the second-bottom team. On 10 December 2010 the Dark Blues Business Trust was set up by former Dundee owner Peter Marr and former director Steve Martin to help the club recover from their financial situation. On 17 December 2010 Dundee's appeal against the points deduction was rejected. Dundee went on a 23 match undefeated streak in the first division beating the previous record set by the team. On 12 May 2011, Dundee FC exited administration. The club's supporters' trust, Dundee FC Supporters' Society Ltd., became the majority shareholder, and Steve Martin of the DFC Business Trust joined the board of directors along with 5 of the Society Fans board. On 6 November 2011, it was announced Harry MacLean had resigned from his position as Chief Executive and would work a month's notice. MacLean, who had played a key role in saving the club during administration, accepted an invitation to re-join the club in a non-executive role before departing his position as Chief Executive. His resignation was followed just eleven days later by Stuart Murphy's decision to step down as club chairman and Director of the Club which was effective immediately. On 27 December 2011, Harry MacLean resigned from his non-executive role causing questions to arise about the stability of the boardroom. Shortly after the gap left by MacLean was filled by Scot Gardiner. On 16 July 2012, Dundee were invited to join the Scottish Premier League to replace Rangers after their liquidation and subsequent admittance to the fourth tier of Scottish football. Since the second period of administration, Dundee, along with their Supporters' Society, implemented regular KPI targets. These targets were set to ensure, in some part, that the failures that led to administration and indeed, several decades of financial turmoil, could not be repeated. Dundee were left after the second administration with only footballing debt and no borrowing capability. Since exiting administration, the club has focussed on honouring the footballing debt, whilst keeping lower football wages and stadium bills, according to the income generated. The debt post-admin was unexpectedly still over £200,000 which had to be quickly worked into the board's already stretched budgets. After an unsuccessful season in the Premier League, when they were asked to replace Rangers, Dundee were again relegated after finishing bottom, despite vastly improved form after John Brown replaced Barry Smith as manager toward the end of the season. The following season (2013–14) Dundee would take part in the

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(formerly the First Division) after reforms were made to the Scottish League system.

FPS ownership

Throughout the summer leading up to the start of the 2013–14 season talks were held regarding a possible Texan based takeover with investments to be made of up to £650,000. The takeover was completed and former Director Bill Colvin was appointed as chairman to oversee this new board of which main investor Tim Keyes of Keyes Capital, Austin, Texas, appointed John Nelms to look after his interests. The 2013–14 season proved to be one to remember with Dundee clinching the title and promotion to the top tier on the last day of the season with a 2–1 win over

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. After a heavy defeat to

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and a draw against Alloa, manager John Brown was replaced by

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. A 3–0 win at Alloa for The Dark Blues and a 4–1 loss to

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for Hamilton Academical meant that Dundee were in the driving seat when it came to the finale.

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was sold out for the game against

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when

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headed in the opening goal. Soon after, Peter MacDonald scored the second goal. The away side pulled a goal back in the second half and

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managed to close the goal difference with a 10–2 victory over Greenock Morton. But Dundee got the three points, and clinched promotion to the

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. Paul Hartley was quick in the transfer window for the following season, bringing in no fewer than twelve new players, to rebuild the squad for top-flight football, having already signed Greg Stewart on a pre-contract from Cowdenbeath and

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who joined before the end of May. Released Hibernian players

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and Kevin Thomson were next to join, along with

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goalkeeper Scott Bain. Thomson was made Captain after signing. Simon Ferry, released from Portsmouth then returned to his hometown to play for Dundee. Paul McGowan and Paul McGinn arrived from St Mirren and Dumbarton respectfully, then attacking midfielder Gary Harkins signed for his third spell at the club on the last day of June, after also being released from St Mirren. A number of first team players departed, namely

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and

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, who both went on to join

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,

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who retired from playing and player-coach Matt Lockwood. On the opening day of the 2014–2015 season, Dundee recorded a 1–1 draw against Kilmarnock at home, Gary Harkins put Dundee ahead from the spot after Kilmarnock conceded a penalty, with Craig Slater equalising for the visitors from a well struck free-kick on the edge of the Dundee area. Dundee won their first game of the 2014–2015 season on 23 August with a 1–0 win over St Mirren away from home, a 79th-minute goal from Peter MacDonald securing the win, making them unbeaten in their first four league games of the season. Dundee also started the League Cup well with two 4–0 wins on the bounce over

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census ...

and

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

. Dundee managed to gain a top six place by mid-April thus securing their position in the Premiership for 2015–16 campaign. They secured the place for definite after Kilmarnock were defeated 2–1 by

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), ...

on 12 April and a Dundee derby victory on 8 April in a 3–1 Win at home to

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 ...

. At the end of the 2014–15 season, in June, Dundee chairman Bill Colvin stepped down as chairman and sold his share in Dundee to then director, Tim Keyes who became the new chairman of the club. Dundee finished eighth in the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership, notably relegating rivals

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 ...

at Dens Park. Dundee were relegated to the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2018–2019 season. Manager Jim McIntyre and assistant manager Jimmy Boyle were sacked on 12 May. After playing the role of interim manager in Dundee's final home game, former player

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was hired as manager on a permanent basis, with

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, then current assistant manager of

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, brought in as assistant manager. The club would finish the season (prematurely ended due to the

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) in third place, and the following season would finish as runners-up. In the Premiership play-offs, Dundee would defeat

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

and Premiership side Kilmarnock to earn promotion back into the top flight after two seasons.

Stadium

Since 1899, Dundee have played their home matches at Dens Park which has a capacity of 11,775. Uniquely, the stadium shares part of the same road (Sandeman Street) as

Tannadice 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 i ...

, which is the home of city rivals Dundee United. In 2002, plans were drawn up for a new stadium to be built in the city as part of Scotland's bid to host the

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. This stadium would have been shared by Dundee and near-neighbours Dundee United, which would have required the two to leave their historic grounds at Dens Park and Tannadice Stadium respectively. However, when Ukraine and Poland were selected to co-host the event, the plans were shelved for the immediate future. In May 2009, it was reported that the stadium is owned by local businessman John Bennett who, despite having invested heavily in Dundee, had rejoined the Dundee United board, where he had previously been a director until September 2008. In October 2014, Dundee Supporter's Society announced they had put forward plans to then club chairman, Bill Colvin which would allow the club to buy back the stadium from current owner John Bennett. They also expressed this was not a plan to enable the Supporter's Society to own the Stadium but for the club themselves, and that they will "simply administer the scheme". In April 2015, Colvin announced that negotiations were taking place to buy back the Stadium from current owner John Bennett and his company Sandeman Holdings. In August 2016, club owners Tim Keyes and John Nelms were reported to have bought land in the Camperdown area of Dundee, next to the city's Ice Arena. It was then made clear in February 2017 that the plan for this land was to develop a new stadium for the club due to the increasing maintenance costs of Dens Park, although plans for a move were described by Nelms as being "early doors" in a video interview published on the club's website. In May 2018, it was announced that the stadium would be renamed Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park for sponsorship reasons for the next two seasons. In October 2020, the club announced that Kilmac had extended its sponsorship for another year, again renaming the stadium to Kilmac Stadium.

Club staff

Corporate board

Management and staff

Players

First-team squad

On loan

Development squad

International players

Former and current players who have played at full international level while with the club, ordered by nationality and year of their debut: ; Argentina * Claudio Caniggia (2000) ; Australia *

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(2001) ; Canada * Chris Pozniak (2008) * Marcus Haber (2016) ; China *

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(2001) ; Denmark *

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(1992) ; Finland * Glen Kamara (2017) *

Benjamin Källman Benjamin Källman (born 17 June 1998) is a Finnish international footballer who plays as a forward for Cracovia and the Finland national team. Club career Born in Ekenäs, Källman has played for EIF and Inter Turku. In August 2018, he sign ...

(2018) ; Georgia * Georgi Nemsadze (2000) * Temuri Ketsbaia (2001) * Zurab Khizanishvili (2001) ; *

Mickaël Antoine-Curier Mickaël Antoine-Curier (born 5 March 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker from 2001 until 2018. Antoine-Curier played in seven countries for twenty two different sides. In England with Preston North End, Nott ...

(2008) ; Northern Ireland *

Sam Irving Samuel Johnstone Irving (28 August 1893 – 12 December 1968) was an Irish professional footballer and manager. Born In Ireland, he was raised in Scotland before playing football in the North of England. He turned professional in 1913 and pl ...

(1923) *

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(1967) *

Niall McGinn Niall McGinn (born 20 July 1987) is a Northern Irish professional footballer, who plays for Scottish Championship club Dundee. McGinn has also played for Dungannon Swifts, Derry City, Celtic, Brentford, Aberdeen (two spells) and South Korean ...

(2022) ; Poland * Dariusz Adamczuk (1993) *

Piotr Czachowski Piotr Czachowski (born 7 November 1966) is a Polish former footballer. Playing career He played for several clubs in his native Poland, as well as Udinese in Italy and Dundee in Scotland. He was the third Polish player to sign with a Serie A cl ...

(1994) ; Scotland * Sandy Keillor (1894) * William Longair (1894) * Francis Barrett (1894) *

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(1895) * Billy Thomson (1896) *

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(1896) * Peter Robertson (1903) * Sandy MacFarlane (1904) * Jimmy Sharp (1904) * Jack Fraser (1907) * Willie Muir (1907) * John Hunter (1907) * George Chaplin (1908) * Robert Hamilton (1911) * Tom Kelso (1914) * David Thomson (1920) * Alex Troup (1920) * John Gilmour (1930) * Colin McNab (1931) * James Robertson (1931) * Doug Cowie (1945) * Billy Steel (1952) * Bill Brown (1958) * Ian Ure (1962) * Alex Hamilton (1962) * Hugh Robertson (1962) * Alan Gilzean (1964) *

Charlie Cooke Charles Cooke (born 14 October 1942) is a Scottish former footballer. He played as a winger for Aberdeen, Dundee, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, before ending his career in the United States. Club career Cooke began his professional career ...

(1965) * Andy Penman (1966) * George McLean (1968) *

Jocky Scott John Alexander "Jocky" Scott (born 14 January 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player. During his playing career he played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Seattle Sounders and Scotland. An extensive management career followed with spells ...

(1971) * Thomson Allan (1974) * Bobby Robinson (1974) * Bobby Connor (1986) *

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(2001) *

Lee Wilkie Lee Wilkie (born 20 April 1980) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a central defender. Wilkie spent the majority of his career in Dundee, playing for both Dundee and Dundee United. Wilkie started his career with Dundee, making over ...

(2002) ; Trinidad and Tobago * Brent Sancho (2003) * Kelvin Jack (2004) ; Venezuela *

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(2002)

Hall of Fame

Legends Award

* Alan Gilzean (2009) * Barry Smith (2009) * Billy Steel (2009) *

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(2009) * Doug Cowie (2009) *

Jocky Scott John Alexander "Jocky" Scott (born 14 January 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player. During his playing career he played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Seattle Sounders and Scotland. An extensive management career followed with spells ...

(2009) * Alex Hamilton (2010) * Gordon Wallace (2010) * Jim Duffy (2010) *

Alan Cousin Alan Cousin (7 March 1938 – 20 September 2016) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dundee, Hibernian, and Falkirk. Career At the age of 16, Cousin played rugby in the mornings and football in the afternoons, for Alloa Y.M.C.A. He was n ...

(2011) * Andy Penman (2011) * Ian Ure (2011) * Pat Liney (2011) *

Tommy Coyne Thomas Coyne (born 14 November 1962) is a former football player and manager. Coyne played for several clubs, mostly in Scotland, including Clydebank, Dundee United, Dundee, Celtic and Motherwell. He was the top goalscorer of the Scottish P ...

(2011) * Bobby Seith (2012) *

Bobby Wishart Bobby Wishart (10 March 1933 – 3 December 2020) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Dundee, Airdrie and Raith Rovers. Wishart won the Scottish league championship in 1955 with Aberdeen and 1962 Events January * Janu ...

(2012) * Gordon Smith (2012) * Hugh Robertson (2012) *

Alfie Boyd Alf Boyd (22 October 1920 – 3 July 1998) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. Career Born in Dundee, Boyd played in Scotland for Dundee North End, St Johnstone and Dundee; he was later player-coach of Marist Bro ...

(2013) * Bobby Glennie (2013) * Bobby Wilson (2013) * John Duncan (2015) * Bill Brown (2015) *

Ally Donaldson Ally Donaldson (born 27 November 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Tynecastle, Dundee, Falkirk, Hibernian and Raith Rovers, as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes te ...

(2016) *

Billy Pirie William Pirie (born 2 April 1949) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Career Pirie commenced his senior Scottish football career with Huntly FC of the Highland Football League before transferring to his home town Scottish Fi ...

(2016) * Neil McCann (2016) * Thomson Allan (2017) * Keith Wright (2017) * Eric Sinclair (2018) * Cammy Fraser (2018) * Tosh McKinlay (2019) * George Stewart (2019)

Heritage Award

* William 'Plum' Longair (2009) * Bob Shankly (2010) * Tommy Gallacher (2011) * George Anderson (2013) * Sandy MacFarlane (2015) * John 'Sailor' Hunter (2016) * Alec Troup (2017) * David 'Napper' Thomson (2018) *

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(2019)

Golden Era Award

* Jimmy Toner (2016) * Alex Stuart (2017) * Bobby Flavell (2018)

International Award

* Claudio Caniggia (2009) * Georgi Nemsadze (2010) *

Jack Cowan Jack Cowan (6 June 1927 – 10 December 2000) was a Canadian association football player who won championships in both Canada and Scotland. He won the Scottish League Cup with Dundee in 1951–52 (also playing on the losing side in the final ...

(2013) * Julián Speroni (2015) * Dariusz Adamczuk (2019) *

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(2019)

Special Recognition Award

*

Bobby Geddes Robert Geddes (born 12 August 1960) is a Scotland former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is currently the goalkeeping coach for Falkirk. A product of the Highland Football League, Geddes was goalkeeping coach at first club Dundee f ...

(2016)

Modern Moment Award

* James Grady's goal against Dundee United at Tannadice in 1998-1999 season (2015)

Modern Heroes Award

*

Rab Douglas Robert James Douglas (born 24 April 1972) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current coach for Arbroath who played as a goalkeeper. He played for several clubs, including Livingston, Dundee, Celtic, Leicester City and Forfar A ...

(2017) *

Gavin Rae Gavin Paul Rae (born 28 November 1977) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was recently the head coach of National Premier Leagues NSW club Hakoah Sydney City East FC. Rae started his pl ...

(2018) Note: Year is year inducted into Hall of Fame

Managerial history

Player and young player of the year awards

Andrew De Vries Player of the Year

* Neil McCann (1993–94) * George Shaw (1994–95) * George Shaw (1995–96) * Barry Smith (1996–97) *

Rab Douglas Robert James Douglas (born 24 April 1972) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current coach for Arbroath who played as a goalkeeper. He played for several clubs, including Livingston, Dundee, Celtic, Leicester City and Forfar A ...

(1997–98) * Dariusz Adamczuk (1998–99) * Willie Falconer (1999–00) * Claudio Caniggia (2000–01) * Temur Ketsbaia (2001–02) *

Lee Wilkie Lee Wilkie (born 20 April 1980) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a central defender. Wilkie spent the majority of his career in Dundee, playing for both Dundee and Dundee United. Wilkie started his career with Dundee, making over ...

(2002–03) *

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(2003–04) *

Steve Lovell Stephen William Henry Lovell (born 6 December 1980) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. Lovell played the majority of his career in the Scottish Premier League, representing Dundee, Aberdeen and Falkirk, but also played i ...

(2004–05) *

Bobby Mann Robert (Bobby) Alexander Mann (born 11 January 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who last played for Formartine United. During his youth career, Mann played for St Columba U9s, West Park U10s, Fairmuir u11s to U15s and Dund ...

(2005–06) *

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(2006–07) * Scott Robertson (2007–08) *

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(2008–09) * Jim Lauchlan (2009–10) *

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(2010–11) * Gary Irvine (2011–12) * Jim McAlister (2012–13) *

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(2013–14) * Scott Bain (2014–15) * Kane Hemmings (2015–16) *

Cammy Kerr Cameron 'Cammy' Kerr (born 10 September 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dundee. He has also had two loan spells with Peterhead. Career Dundee While growing up, Kerr supported Dundee and was a season ticket holder. ...

(2016–17) * Glen Kamara (2017–18) * Nathan Ralph (2018–19) * Paul McGowan (2019–20) * Lee Ashcroft (2020–21) * Ryan Sweeney (2021–22)

Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year

*

Cammy Kerr Cameron 'Cammy' Kerr (born 10 September 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dundee. He has also had two loan spells with Peterhead. Career Dundee While growing up, Kerr supported Dundee and was a season ticket holder. ...

(2013–14) * Craig Wighton (2014–15) *

Cammy Kerr Cameron 'Cammy' Kerr (born 10 September 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dundee. He has also had two loan spells with Peterhead. Career Dundee While growing up, Kerr supported Dundee and was a season ticket holder. ...

(2015–16) *

Cammy Kerr Cameron 'Cammy' Kerr (born 10 September 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dundee. He has also had two loan spells with Peterhead. Career Dundee While growing up, Kerr supported Dundee and was a season ticket holder. ...

(2016–17) *

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(2017–18) * Callum Moore (2018–19) * Finlay Robertson (2019–20) * Max Anderson (2020–21) * Max Anderson (2021–22)

Rivalries

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Dundee's traditional rivals are

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 ...

, with whom they compete in the

Dundee derby The Dundee derby is a football match between Dundee and Dundee United. The clubs are based yards apart in the city of Dundee, the fourth-largest city in Scotland. History Dundee is the older of the two, having been founded in 1893, compare ...

. The rivalry is unique, as the two teams' stadiums are located within 100 yards of each other, making them the two closest League grounds in Britain. The close proximity of the two teams also fuels the intensity of the rivalry. This intensity makes it one of the most exciting and notable derbies in Scotland. While it is far friendlier than other Scottish derbies such as the

Old Firm The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply e ...

, both sets of fans regard the fixture to be of high importance, with derby results throughout the season being defining points in each teams' seasons. Dundee traditionally dominated the fixture in its first few decades, but the momentum shifted in the 1980s, with United taking a foothold in the fixture. The history of late has been defined by the inability of both teams to consistently stay in the same division, with Dundee a division below United for quite a few seasons while dealing with the after-effects of multiple administrations. Dundee eventually returned to the

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in 2014, and in 2016 it was a Dundee derby victory over United that confirmed the latter's own relegation. After a few years of Dundee being a league above United, the two were eventually reunited again in the

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish Champio ...

in 2019 following Dundee's relegation. Dundee and United also share a mutual rivalry with

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 ...

, due to the close proximity between Dundee and

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, known as the

Tayside derby The Tayside derby is a football rivalry based in Tayside. The matches are contested by the three professional clubs in the region: Dundee, Dundee United and St Johnstone. A match between Dundee and Dundee United, whose grounds are in the same ...

. This fixture however is considered far less serious than the Dundee derby, though took prominence after United's relegation in 2016. The most notable fixture between the two occurred in 1962, where Dundee defeated St Johnstone 0–3 at the latter's former ground,

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. This result both confirmed Dundee as league champions for the first and to date only time in their history, and confirmed St Johnstone's relegation from the First Division.

Records

* Highest attendance: 136,495 fans attended the 1952 Scottish Cup Final between Dundee and

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. This is also a record for a club match in Scotland not featuring either of the

Old Firm The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply e ...

. * Highest home

attendance Attendance is the concept of people, individually or as a group, appearing at a location for a previously scheduled event. Measuring attendance is a significant concern for many organizations, which can use such information to gauge the effectiven ...

: 43,024 vs Rangers, 7 February 1953,

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1948–1949 (15 games) * Biggest league win: 10–0 vs. Alloa Athletic 1947. vs. Dunfermline Athletic 1947 * Biggest league loss: 11–0 vs. Celtic 1895 * Most capped player: Alex Hamilton, 24,

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* Most league appearances: Bill Marsh, 386, 1924–1937 * Most appearances: Doug Cowie, 445, 1945–1961 * Most league goals: Alan Gilzean, 113 * Most goals in a match:

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, 7 against Dunfermline 22 March 1947 *Most goals in two consecutive matches

Albert Juliussen Albert Lawrence Juliussen (20 February 1920 – 1 January 1982) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. Early life Juliussen was born in Blyth, Northumberland, son of Norwegian parents. Club career Early career He began his ca ...

: 13. Scoring 6 vs Alloa 6/3/47, and 7 vs Dunfermline 22/3/47 * Most goals in consecutive matches: Johnny Bell, 9 goals in 9 matches in 1920–1921 season * Most league goals in a season:

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, 38, 1923–1924 * Most league and cup goals in a season: Alan Gilzean, 52, 1963–1964 * Most games unbeaten: 23 (2 October 2010 – 26 March 2011) * Highest transfer fee paid: £600,000, Fabián Caballero from

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* Highest transfer fee received: £1,500,000, Jack Hendry to Celtic * Oldest Player:

Bobby Geddes Robert Geddes (born 12 August 1960) is a Scotland former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is currently the goalkeeping coach for Falkirk. A product of the Highland Football League, Geddes was goalkeeping coach at first club Dundee f ...

, 49 against

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

21 April 2010 * Youngest Player: Andy Penman, 15 years 352 days against Hearts 7 February 1959 * Youngest Goalscorer: Craig Wighton, 16 years 105 days against

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9 November 2013

Honours

League

*

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottis ...

:Known as Premier League prior to 2013 ** Winners (1): 1961–1962 ** Runners-up (4): 1902–1903, 1906–1907, 1908–1909, 1948–1949 *

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish Champio ...

:Known as first division prior to 2013Known as second division prior to 1975 ** Winners (5): 1946–1947, 1978–1979, 1991–1992, 1997–1998, 2013–2014 ** Runners-up (5): 1980–1981, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2020–2021

Domestic cups

*

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1909–1910 **Runners-up (4): 1924–1925, 1951–1952, 1963–1964, 2002–2003 *

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in exist ...

: **Winners (3): 1951–1952, 1952–1953, 1973–1974 **Runners-up (3): 1967–1968, 1980–1981, 1995–1996 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,1990–1991, 2009–2010 **Runners-up (1): 1994–1995

Europe

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European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...

: **Semi-finalists (1): 1962–1963 *

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is often considered the predecessor to the UEFA Cup (n ...

: **Semi-finalists (1): 1967–1968

Other

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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 ...

: **Winners (28): 28 times *

Scottish Youth Cup The Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams,

**Runners-up (3): 1987–1988, 1995–1996, 1998–1999 *

Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup The Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup (initially known as the City of Discovery Cup) was a pre-season football played in 2005 and 2006, based in Dundee, involving the two Dundee clubs - Dundee and Dundee United. Format The 2006 format was a single ...

: **Winners (1): 2006 * Tennents' Sixes: **Winners (1): 1988 **Finalists (1):

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

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