The 1945–46 season was the final season in which Dundee competed under wartime conditions, with the season beginning in the final days of World War II, which would end on 2 September 1945. Dundee were placed in the Southern Football League's B Division, and despite dominating the league and winning comfortably, they were not promoted to the top tier for the following season's resumption of the Scottish Football League. Dundee would also compete in several cups in lieu of the Scottish Cup's suspension. They would play in the Southern League Cup, the precursor to the Scottish League Cup, making it to the Quarter-finals; the B Division Supplementary Cup where they would get to the Semi-finals, and in the one-off Victory Cup where they would be knocked out in the 1st round.

For this season only, Dundee would return to wearing a white shirt and black shorts as the club's primary colours until February for the first time since the 1901–02 season, before returning to a navy jersey and wearing red socks for the first time. The likely reason for the return to white shirts was probably due to clothes rations implemented due to World War II.

Southern Football League

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

B Division Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance111 AugustEast FifeH2–1Juliussen, Ewen8,934218 AugustArbroathA4–1Hill, Ewen, Juliussen (2)4,000325 AugustDumbartonH5–2Ouchterlonie, Moir, Bowman, Anderson (2)8,50041 SeptemberAirdrieoniansA3–3Laurie, Anderson, McKenzie6,00058 SeptemberDundee UnitedH1–0Ouchterlonie12,341615 SeptemberAlloa AthleticA1–0Anderson3,000722 SeptemberStenhousemuirA5–1Hill (2), Anderson, Rattray (2)1,051829 SeptemberRaith RoversA5–0Juliussen, Ouchterlonie, Anderson, Hill7,00096 OctoberAyr UnitedH1–4Juliussen12,3331013 OctoberSt JohnstoneH5–1Anderson (2), Juliussen (2), Hill12,6791120 OctoberAlbion RoversA2–0Hill, Anderson3,0001227 OctoberDunfermline AthleticA6–0Ouchterlonie, Hill, Juliussen (3), Ancell4,000133 NovemberCowdenbeathH5–0Anderson, Smith, Juliussen (3)6,2141410 NovemberArbroathH8–0Juliussen (5), Anderson, Smith, Follon9,5001517 NovemberEast FifeA4–1Follon, Anderson, Juliussen (2)5,0001624 NovemberDumbartonA1–0Gallacher5,000171 DecemberAirdrieoniansH4–1Hill (2), Juliussen, Ouchterlonie13,349188 DecemberStenhousemuirH6–1Hill (2), Juliussen (4)5,2431915 DecemberAlloa AthleticH5–1Hill (4), Turnbull5,0002022 DecemberRaith RoversH7–0Gallacher (2), Juliussen (3), Cox, Turnbull6,2092129 DecemberAyr UnitedA1–2Gallacher10,000221 JanuaryDundee UnitedA3–2Juliussen, Bowman, Turnbull16,500232 JanuaryCowdenbeathA2–2Anderson, Hill245 JanuarySt JohnstoneA1–4Juliussen8,0002512 JanuaryAlbion RoversH2–0Juliussen, Turnbull12,2262619 JanuaryDunfermline AthleticH3–1Bowman (2), Anderson5,269

League table

B Division Supplementary Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg26 JanuaryCowdenbeathA4–1Turnbull (2), Gallacher, Ancell8,5001st round, 2nd leg2 FebruaryCowdenbeathH2–2Juliussen, Anderson11,285Quarter-finals9 FebruaryAlloa AthleticH6–2Anderson (2), Juliussen (4)15,472Semi-finals16 FebruaryAirdrieoniansH1–1Ouchterlonie22,370SF replay20 FebruaryAirdrieoniansA1–2Juliussen15,886

Southern League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Group Section 6 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance123 FebruaryStirling AlbionA0–26,00022 MarchArbroathH0–011,143316 MarchStirling AlbionH8–1Cox (2), Juliussen (3), Turnbull, Ouchterlonie (2)13,315416 FebruaryArbroathA3–1Ouchterlonie, Cox, McKenzie9,000

Section 6 final table

Knockout stage Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)AttendanceQuarter-finals6 AprilRangersN1–3Ouchterlonie45,000

Victory Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg20 AprilHibernianA0–318,5001st round, 2nd leg27 AprilHibernianH2–0Juliussen (2)20,000

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1945-46 Dundee season on Fitbastats