2013–14 Dundee F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Dundee's first season back in the Scottish Championship after being relegated from the Scottish Premiership, the top flight in Scottish football.

Dundee

2013–14 season
Chairman	Bill Colvin
Manager	John Brown (until 3 February 2014) Paul Hartley (from 3 February 2014)
Stadium	Dens Park Dundee, Scotland
Championship	1st (champions)
League Cup	3rd Round
Scottish Cup	4th Round
Challenge Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Peter MacDonald (17 goals) All: Peter MacDonald (18 goals)
Highest home attendance	10,718 vs. Dumbarton, 3 May 2014
Lowest home attendance	1,615 vs. Stenhousemuir, 7 September 2013
Average home league attendance	4,738
Home colours Away colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Dundee also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South v Dundee

10 August 2013 1	Queen of the South	4–3	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	Lyle 45' McGuffie 59' (pen.) Russell 63' Paton 70'	Report	MacDonald 8' Gallagher 80' Davidson 89'	Attendance: 2,644 Referee: Brian Colvin

Dundee v Alloa Athletic

17 August 2013 2	Dundee	1–0	Alloa Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McBride 90' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 4,167 Referee: Euan Norris

Raith Rovers v Dundee

24 August 2013 3	Raith Rovers	0–0	Dundee	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00		Report		Attendance: 2,603 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee v Livingston

30 August 2013 4	Dundee	3–0	Livingston	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	Monti 33' (pen.) Gallagher 58' MacDonald 83'	Report		Attendance: 3,955 Referee: Brian Colvin

Dundee v Hamilton Academical

14 September 2013 5	Dundee	0–0	Hamilton Academical	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,155

Falkirk v Dundee

21 September 2013 6	Falkirk	3–1	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Loy 12', 65' Fulton 55'	Report	Conroy 74'	Attendance: 3,349 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Greenock Morton

28 September 2013 7	Dundee	3–1	Greenock Morton	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	MacDonald 47', 50' Beattie 71'	Report	Peciar 23'	Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Iain Brines

Cowdenbeath v Dundee

5 October 2013 8	Cowdenbeath	0–2	Dundee	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00		Report	Beattie 36' Conroy 82'	Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Greg Aitken

Dumbarton v Dundee

12 October 2013 9	Dumbarton	1–4	Dundee	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Nish  30'  58' Kirkpatrick 78'	Report	MacDonald 49', 71' (pen.) Conroy 68' Rae 88'	Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Barry Cook

Dundee v Queen of the South

19 October 2013 10	Dundee	2–1	Queen of the South	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	MacDonald 78' Beattie 89'	Report	Lyle 80'	Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Steven McLean

Livingston v Dundee

26 October 2013 11	Livingston	2–1	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00	Jacobs 55' Scott 88'	Report	MacDonald 54'	Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Craig Charleston

Dundee v Raith Rovers

9 November 2013 12	Dundee	2–0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Conroy 28' Wighton 49'			Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Dundee v Falkirk

16 November 2013 13	Dundee	1–1	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Conroy 24' (pen.)	Report	Leahy 90+3'	Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Hamilton Academical v Dundee

23 November 2013 14	Hamilton Academical	0–3	Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00		Report	Davidson 16' Gallagher 57' MacDonald 90'	Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Bobby Madden

Greenock Morton v Dundee

7 December 2013 15	Greenock Morton	1–2	Dundee	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	Imrie 59'	Report	Beattie 17' Gallagher 45'	Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Crawford Allan

Dundee v Cowdenbeath

14 December 2013 16	Dundee	1–2	Cowdenbeath	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McAlister 65'	Report	Hemmings 52' Morton 70'	Attendance: 3,533 Referee: George Salmond

Alloa Athletic v Dundee

21 December 2013 17	Alloa Athletic	0–1	Dundee	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00		Report	MacDonald 68' Davidson  90+2'	Attendance: 1,170

Dundee v Dumbarton

28 December 2013 18	Dundee	3–0	Dumbarton	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	MacDonald 47', 90' McBride 82'	Report		Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Brian Colvin

Raith Rovers v Dundee

2 January 2014 19	Raith Rovers	0–2	Dundee	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Thomson  53'  67'	Report	McAlister 90+1', 90+3'	Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Don Robertson

Dundee v Livingston

11 January 2014 20	Dundee	0–1	Livingston	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report	Burchill 11'	Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Steven McLean

Falkirk v Dundee

25 January 2014 21	Falkirk	2–0	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	McGrandles 16' Loy 73'	Report	Letheren  45+1'	Attendance: 4,183 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Alloa Athletic

1 February 2014 22	Dundee	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Conroy 69' (pen.)	Report	Gordon 90+4'	Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Craig Charleston

Dundee v Hamilton Academical

8 February 2014 23	Dundee	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Boyle 6'	Report	Hendrie  51' Gordon  11'  62'	Attendance: 5,206 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Queen of the South v Dundee

15 February 2014 24	Queen of the South	0–1	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	Atkinson  44'	Report	Conroy 45+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Barry Cook

Cowdenbeath v Dundee

25 February 2014 25	Cowdenbeath	2–0	Dundee	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	McKeown 33' Stewart 81'	Report		Attendance: 1,419 Referee: John McKendrick

Dundee v Greenock Morton

1 March 2014 26	Dundee	2–0	Greenock Morton	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Nadé 13' MacDonald 86'	Report		Attendance: 4,488 Referee: George Salmond

Livingston v Dundee

15 March 2014 27	Livingston	0–2	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report	MacDonald 8' Benedictus 55'	Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Don Robertson

Dundee v Raith Rovers

18 March 2014 28	Dundee	0–0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report		Attendance: 4,561 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Dumbarton v Dundee

22 March 2014 29	Dumbarton	0–1	Dundee	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00		Report	MacDonald 83'	Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Brian Colvin

Dundee v Queen of the South

25 March 2014 30	Dundee	1–0	Queen of the South	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	Davidson 58'	Report		Attendance: 3,999

Dundee v Falkirk

29 March 2014 31	Dundee	0–1	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report	Beck 19'	Attendance: 4,919 Referee: John McKendrick

Hamilton Academical v Dundee

5 April 2014 32	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00	Antoine-Curier 71'	Report	Boyle 37'	Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Cowdenbeath

12 April 2014 33	Dundee	4–0	Cowdenbeath	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Wighton 6' Boyle 45+1', 66' McAlister 60'	Report		Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Craig Thomson

Greenock Morton v Dundee

19 April 2014 34	Greenock Morton	1–0	Dundee	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	Imrie 78'	Report		Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Alloa Athletic v Dundee

26 April 2014 35	Alloa Athletic	0–3	Dundee	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00	Meggatt  64'  71'	Report	Nadé 42' MacDonald 71' (pen.) Beattie 88'	Attendance: 2,552 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee v Dumbarton

3 May 2014 36	Dundee	2–1	Dumbarton	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Nadé 25' MacDonald 36'	Report	Agnew 69' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,718 Referee: Bobby Madden

Scottish League Cup

Dundee v Forfar Athletic

27 August 2013 Second Round	Dundee	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	McAlister 51' MacDonald 120'	Report	Campbell 43'	Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Barry Cook

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

24 September 2013 Third Round	Dundee	0–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report	McKay 11'	Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish Cup

Dundee v Raith Rovers

30 November 2013 Fourth Round	Dundee	0–1	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report	Irvine 8' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Challenge Cup

Alloa Athletic v Dundee

27 July 2013 First Round	Alloa Athletic	0–1	Dundee	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00		Report	Monti 60' (pen.)	Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dundee v Forfar Athletic

20 August 2013 Second Round	Dundee	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	McBride 80' MacDonald 97', 120'	Report	Malcolm 52'	Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Crawford Allan

Dundee v Stenhousemuir

7 September 2013 Quarter-finals	Dundee	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Stenhousemuir	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	MacDonald 52' (pen.)	Report	Higgins 63'	Attendance: 1,615 Referee: John McKendrick

Player statistics

During the 2013–14 season, Dundee have used 27 players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

As of 3 May 2014.^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Kyle Letheren	39	0	35+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Gary Irvine	37	0	33+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Matt Lockwood	19	0	17+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Willie Dyer	24	0	21+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	MF	SCO	Iain Davidson	29	3	25+1	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Nicky Riley	30	0	18+9	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Kevin McBride	27	2	19+6	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Peter MacDonald	39	18	33+2	17	2+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Gavin Rae	40	1	34+2	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Ryan Conroy	36	7	20+12	7	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
12	GK	SCO	John Gibson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Steven Doris	14	0	2+10	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	18	1	15+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	DF	SCO	Declan Gallagher	40	4	36+0	4	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Jim McAlister	40	5	36+0	4	2+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	SCO	Martin Boyle	31	4	18+11	4	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
24	GK	CZE	Dan Twardzik	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	FRA	Christian Nadé	13	3	6+7	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	SCO	Craig Beattie	20	5	8+10	5	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
30	DF	SCO	Cammy Kerr	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton	14	2	7+6	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season
4	MF	SCO	Stephen O'Donnell	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	SCO	Leighton McIntosh (on loan to Arbroath F.C.)	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	SCO	Carlo Monti	17	2	7+7	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	1
21	DF	SCO	James Thomson (on loan to East Fife F.C.)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Jamie Reid (on loan to Montrose F.C.)	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	SCO	Adam Cummins	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Stephen Hughes	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Sean Bonnett-Johnson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	FW	SCO	Thomas Carberry	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dundee (C, P)	36	21	6	9	54	26	+28	69	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Hamilton Academical (O, P)	36	19	10	7	68	41	+27	67	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Falkirk	36	19	9	8	59	33	+26	66	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Queen of the South	36	16	7	13	53	39	+14	55
5	Dumbarton	36	15	6	15	65	64	+1	51

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2013 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2013-14

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
5 June 2013	FW		Peter MacDonald	Morton	Undisclosed[2]
5 June 2013	DF		Willie Dyer	Morton	Undisclosed[2]
6 June 2013	MF		Gavin Rae	Aberdeen	Free[3]
6 June 2013	MF		Kyle Letheren	Free agent	[4]
9 July 2013	FW		Carlo Monti	Pollok	Free[5]
9 July 2013	FW		Steven Doris	Arbroath	Free[5]
19 August 2013	GK		Dan Twardzik	Aberdeen	Free
11 September 2013	FW		Craig Beattie	Free agent	[6]
9 January 2014	DF		Adam Cummins	Motherwell	Loan[7]
13 January 2014	MF		Stephen Hughes	East Fife	Free[8]
16 January 2014	FW		Christian Nadé	Free agent	[9]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
31 May 2013	FW		John Baird	Partick Thistle	Free[10]
1 July 2013	FW		Lewis Toshney	Celtic	Return from loan[11]
1 July 2013	FW		Colin Nish	Hartlepool United	Return from loan[11]
1 July 2013	MF		Gary Harkins	St Mirren	Free[12]
1 July 2013	GK		Steve Simonsen	Free agent	[11]
1 July 2013	FW		Brian Easton	St Johnstone	Free[11]
1 July 2013	FW		Steven Milne	Arbroath	Free[11]
1 July 2013	FW		Jamie McCluskey	Free agent	[11]
1 July 2013	MF		Davide Grassi	Aris Limassol	Free
1 July 2013	MF		Graham Webster	Montrose	Free[13]
23 July 2013	GK		Rab Douglas	Forfar Athletic	Free[14]
30 July 2013	DF		Neil McGregor	Hurlford United	Free[15]
16 August 2013	FW		Mark Stewart	Luton Town	Free[16]
19 August 2013	FW		Carl Finnigan	Chippa United	Free[17]
5 December 2013	MF		Jamie Reid	Montrose	Loan[18]
31 January 2014	FW		Leighton McIntosh	Arbroath	Loan[19]
10 April 2014	FW		Carlo Monti	Free agent	[20]