# 1922–23 Dundee F.C. season

The 1922–23 season was the twenty-eighth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the Quarter-finals on the third attempt by Third Lanark.
At the end of the season, Dundee would embark on a football tour of Spain, facing off against illustrious names such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, and impressing with good results, including a win over the former, despite the demands of the tour.

## Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 August | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | D. McLean | 22,000 |
| 2 | 26 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | D. McLean | 28,500 |
| 3 | 29 August | Clyde | A | 3–4 | D. McLean (3) | |
| 4 | 2 September | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | D. McLean (2) | |
| 5 | 9 September | Motherwell | A | 4–3 | Bell, Cowan, D. McLean, Troup | |
| 6 | 16 September | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | D. McLean | |
| 7 | 23 September | Celtic | H | 0–1 | | 25,000 |
| 8 | 30 September | Albion Rovers | A | 0–0 | | |
| 9 | 2 October | Third Lanark | H | 2–0 | Cowan (2) | |
| 10 | 7 October | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | D. McLean | |
| 11 | 14 October | Alloa Athletic | A | 3–1 | Halliday, D. McLean (2) | |
| 12 | 21 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 | Cowan, D. McLean, Halliday | |
| 13 | 28 October | Raith Rovers | A | 3–0 | Cowan, D. McLean (2) | |
| 14 | 4 November | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | D. McLean | |
| 15 | 11 November | Hibernian | A | 3–3 | D. McLean, Halliday (2) | 18,000 |
| 16 | 18 November | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | D. McLean (2) | |
| 17 | 25 November | Greenock Morton | A | 3–2 | D. McLean (2), Halliday | |
| 18 | 2 December | Raith Rovers | H | 0–4 | | |
| 19 | 9 December | Rangers | A | 1–4 | Knox | 35,000 |
| 20 | 16 December | Alloa Athletic | H | 2–1 | D. McLean, Troup | |
| 21 | 23 December | Falkirk | A | 0–1 | | |
| 22 | 25 December | Third Lanark | A | 0–2 | | |
| 23 | 30 December | Albion Rovers | H | 4–0 | W. McLean, McDonald (2), Halliday | |
| 24 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | | 23,000 |
| 25 | 2 January | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | McDonald | 20,000 |
| 26 | 6 January | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | | |
| 27 | 20 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 12,000 |
| 28 | 3 February | Partick Thistle | A | 0–2 | | |
| 29 | 6 February | St Mirren | A | 0–4 | | |
| 30 | 17 February | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | W. McLean | |
| 31 | 3 March | Ayr United | A | 0–1 | | |
| 32 | 10 March | Greenock Morton | H | 0–1 | | |
| 33 | 17 March | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Gibson | 7,000 |
| 34 | 24 March | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Halliday | 20,000 |
| 35 | 31 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 | | |
| 36 | 7 April | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Thomson | |
| 37 | 9 April | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | Bird, Halliday (2) | |
| 38 | 14 April | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Cowan, Halliday, Thomson | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 42 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 42 |
| 7 | Dundee | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 41 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 41 |
| 9 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 39 |

## Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) |
| 1st round | 13 January | Vale of Atholl | H | 6–0 | Troup, Cowan (2), Halliday (3) |
| 2nd round | 27 January | St Bernard's | H | 0–0 | |
| 2R replay | 31 January | St Bernard's | A | 3–2 | Halliday, D. McLean, Knox |
| 3rd round | 10 February | Hamilton Academical | H | 0–0 | |
| 3R replay | 14 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–0 | Knox |
| Quarter-finals | 24 February | Third Lanark | A | 1–1 | Halliday |
| QF replay | 28 February | Third Lanark | H | 0–0 | |
| QF 2nd replay | 5 March | Third Lanark | N | 0–1 | |

## 1923 Tour of Spain

| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 20 May | Athletic Bilbao | A | 3–0 | McDonald, Halliday (2) | 10,000 |
| 21 May | Athletic Bilbao | A | 1–1 | D. McLean | 9,000 |
| 24 May | Real Madrid | A | 2–0 | Halliday (2) | 11,000 |
| 26 May | Valencia | A | 3–0 | Halliday (2) | |
| 27 May | Valencia | A | 1–0 | McDonald | |
| 3 June | Barcelona | A | 1–3 | | 20,000 |
| 4 June | Barcelona | A | 0–2 | | 28,000 |

## 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 |
| | DF | SCO | George Aimer | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Robert Bell | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Walter Bird | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Cowan | 36 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Hugh Coyle | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Peter Dyer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Willie Fotheringham | 46 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | George Gibson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Greenshields | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Davie Halliday | 34 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| | MF | EIR | Sam Irving | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Knox | 31 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Crawford Letham | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bob Maiden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jock McDonald | 28 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Davie McLean | 31 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie McLean | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dave Nicol | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Rankin | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ralph Rogerson | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jock Ross | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | David Thomson | 37 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Troup | 17 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Neil Turner | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bob Willis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |