# 1923–24 Dundee F.C. season

The 1923–24 season was the twenty-ninth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 5th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 2nd round by Raith Rovers. During this season, striker Dave Halliday would set the record for most goals scored by a Dundee player in a league campaign, topping the Scottish scoring charts with 38 goals, a total that remains a Dundee record to this day.
For the second straight year, Dundee would follow up their season with a footballing tour of Spain. They would get revenge over Barcelona and consolidate their success over Real Madrid by beating both, becoming the first club outside of Spain to defeat both at their respective home grounds.

## Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 18 August | Raith Rovers | A | 0–3 | | |
| 2 | 25 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 5–1 | Bird (2), Knox (2), McLean | 13,000 |
| 3 | 1 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | | 19,000 |
| 4 | 8 September | Third Lanark | H | 1–0 | D. McDonald | |
| 5 | 15 September | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | D. McDonald, Halliday | |
| 6 | 22 September | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | Halliday (3) | |
| 7 | 29 September | Kilmarnock | A | 3–1 | J. McDonald, McLean, Halliday | |
| 8 | 6 October | Rangers | H | 1–4 | Halliday | 22,000 |
| 9 | 13 October | Motherwell | A | 2–4 | Halliday, J. McDonald | |
| 10 | 20 October | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | Halliday (2), J. McDonald | |
| 11 | 27 October | Hibernian | H | 7–2 | J. McDonald, Halliday (4), McLean, Duncan | 12,000 |
| 12 | 3 November | Greenock Morton | A | 1–2 | Halliday | |
| 13 | 10 November | Clydebank | H | 4–1 | Halliday (3), Irving | |
| 14 | 17 November | Celtic | A | 0–0 | | 10,000 |
| 15 | 24 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 | | |
| 16 | 1 December | Falkirk | H | 4–2 | McLean (2), Duncan, Halliday | |
| 17 | 8 December | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | | |
| 18 | 15 December | Ayr United | A | 0–2 | | |
| 19 | 22 December | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Halliday, McLean | 20,000 |
| 20 | 29 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 13,000 |
| 21 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | McLean | 17,000 |
| 22 | 2 January | Falkirk | A | 1–4 | Halliday | |
| 23 | 5 January | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | Duncan | |
| 24 | 12 January | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Halliday | 10,000 |
| 25 | 19 January | Kilmarnock | H | 4–2 | Halliday (3), McLean | |
| 26 | 2 February | Clyde | A | 2–0 | Halliday (2) | |
| 27 | 16 February | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 28 | 20 February | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Duncan, Halliday | |
| 29 | 23 February | Third Lanark | A | 5–3 | Halliday (4), McGrory | |
| 30 | 27 February | Airdrieonians | A | 2–4 | Halliday (2) | |
| 31 | 1 March | Greenock Morton | H | 1–1 | Duncan | |
| 32 | 8 March | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | McLean (2), Halliday (2) | |
| 33 | 15 March | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–1 | McLean | |
| 34 | 22 March | Partick Thistle | A | 2–5 | McLean, Halliday | |
| 35 | 29 March | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Halliday | |
| 36 | 5 April | Clyde | H | 3–1 | Duncan (2), Halliday | |
| 37 | 12 April | Queen's Park | A | 1–1 | McGrory | |
| 38 | 19 April | Clydebank | A | 0–0 | | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Celtic | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 46 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 43 |
| 5 | Dundee | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 43 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 42 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 41 |

## Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) |
| 1st round | 26 January | Dykehead | H | 2–0 | McLean, Halliday |
| 2nd round | 9 February | Raith Rovers | H | 0–0 | |
| 2R replay | 13 February | Raith Rovers | A | 0–1 | |

## 1924 Tour of Spain

| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 2 June | Barcelona | A | 2–0 | Halliday (2) | |
| 6 June | Barcelona | A | 2–1 | Duncan, McLean | |
| 8 June | Real Madrid | A | 1–1 | McLean | 6,000 |
| 9 June | Real Madrid | A | 2–1 | Duncan, Letham | 12,000 |
| 11 June | Deportivo de La Coruña | A | 3–3 | McLean (3) | |
| 13 June | Deportivo de La Coruña | A | 1–5 | McLean | |
| 15 June | Deportivo de La Coruña | A | 2–0 | McLean | |

## Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | FW | ENG | Walter Bird | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Finlay Brown | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Hugh Coyle | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Charlie Duncan | 33 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Willie Fotheringham | 38 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jock Gilmour | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Francis Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Sandy Herd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Davie Halliday | 39 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | EIR | Sam Irving | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Knox | 26 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Crawford Letham | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave McDonald | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jock McDonald | 40 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Harry McGregor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom McGrory | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Davie McLean | 36 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Rankin | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jock Ross | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | David Thomson | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |