The 1897–98 season was the fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One and finishing in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would reach the semi-finals.
Scottish Division One
Statistics provided by Dee Archive Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance14 SeptemberClydeH6–0McVean (3), Blyth, Devlin, Keillor3,000211 SeptemberSt Bernard'sH0–07,500325 SeptemberPartick ThistleA1–3Willocks2,50042 OctoberThird LanarkH4–2Willocks, Devlin, McVean (2)4,00059 OctoberSt MirrenA1–2Devlin5,000616 OctoberHeart of MidlothianH1–6Malloch4,000723 OctoberPartick ThistleH5–0Keillor, Willocks (2), McVean, Devlin4,000830 OctoberHeart of MidlothianA0–27,00096 NovemberCelticH1–2Blyth11,0001013 NovemberHibernianA0–25,0001120 NovemberSt MirrenH0–03,8001227 NovemberClydeA5–1Willocks (3), Findlay (o.g.), Clark134 DecemberHibernianH1–1Pollock4,0001411 DecemberSt Bernard'sA1–4McArthur1525 DecemberRangersA0–56,0001615 JanuaryCelticA1–2Battles6,0001722 JanuaryThird LanarkA0–36,0001812 FebruaryRangersH2–1Battles, McVean10,000 Having finished level on points with Partick Thistle, Dundee played them in a play-off match to determine ranking positions. RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance7th place play-off26 MarchPartick ThistleA2–0McArthur, Malloch3,000
League table
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round8 JanuaryPartick ThistleH2–1Malloch, Willocks3,0002nd round29 JanuarySt MirrenH2–0Kelso, McArthur5,000Quarter-finals5 FebruaryHeart of MidlothianH3–0Willocks, McArthur, Malloch8,000Semi-finals19 FebruaryKilmarnockN2–3McVean, Malloch11,000
Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive
See also
List of Dundee F.C. seasons
References