2021–22 Dundee F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Dundee's first season back in the top flight of Scottish football since 2018–19, after winning the previous season's Premiership play-offs.^[1] Dundee also competed in both the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Dundee

2021–22 season
Chairman	Tim Keyes
Manager	James McPake (until 16 February) Mark McGhee (from 17 February)
Stadium	Dens Park
Scottish Premiership	12th (relegated)
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Danny Mullen (7) All: Danny Mullen (7)
Highest home attendance	11,273 vs. Dundee United, 1 February 2022 (Prem.)
Average home league attendance	6,379 (not incl. games with restricted attendances)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Dundee were automatically relegated to the Scottish Championship on 11 May 2022.^[2]

Season summary

July

Dundee would top their League Cup group stage with four wins from four, including a 3–0 forfeited win over Ross County on top of wins over Brora Rangers, Montrose and Forfar Athletic to qualify for the Second Round. They ended the month with their first Scottish Premiership game since James McPake's first game in May 2019, with both coincidentally against St Mirren. Dundee would come from behind twice to take a point.^[3]

August

Dundee would suffer a massive defeat away to Celtic, but would rebound strongly in the League Cup Second Round with a home victory over Motherwell.^[4][5] Despite going ahead early against Hibernian, the Dee would require a late equaliser to snatch a point at Dens.^[6] The week after, Motherwell would get revenge for their cup defeat with a league win over Dundee, even after going down to 10 men.^[7]

September

After losing captain Charlie Adam in the previous game, Dundee failed to capitalise on a dominant performance at home to Livingston and had to take a goalless draw.^[8] They once again failed to find the net and conceded a late goal in the Dundee derby to go bottom of the league.^[9] In the League Cup quarter-final a few days later, Dundee again failed to take their chances and suffered defeat to cup holders St Johnstone.^[10] Dundee's string of valiant performances marred by impotency in front of goal continued with a tight defeat to league champions Rangers.^[11]

October

After failing to score for four consecutive games, Dundee finally found the back of the net with Ryan Sweeney's header away to St Johnstone, though it did little to change an otherwise horrendous 3–1 defeat.^[12] Charlie Adam would return in Dundee's next game against a similarly struggling Aberdeen side, and managed to defeat the Dons in the league for the first time since 2004, though would pay the price of losing midfielder Shaun Byrne to injury.^[13] Despite struggling to keep up with in-form Hearts, a late Jason Cummings goal was enough to take a point at Tynecastle.^[14] In a key game at home against relegation rivals Ross County however, Dundee's building momentum crashed to a halt after going 4 goals behind in the first half, eventually losing 0–5.^[15] Despite this humiliation however, the Dees would bounce back brilliantly with their first away win of the season in Paisley against St Mirren, keeping a clean sheet to boot, though they would lose striker Cillian Sheridan for the season with an Achilles tendon rupture.^[16]

November

Despite showing better fight against Celtic at home, their defensive struggles continued with a 2–4 loss.^[17] After a 3-week break, Dundee came back with a bang in a decisive 3–0 win over an in-form Motherwell side, but would once again lose a key player to injury in a big win with defender Lee Ashcroft damaging his hamstring.^[18]

December

Dundee secured back-to-back wins with a 1–0 home win over bogey side St Johnstone, hopping up to 9th place.^[19] Their momentum would be inevitably halted at Ibrox Stadium as they were picked apart by Rangers.^[20] They would take the lead over Ross County despite losing Charlie Adam again to injury via a Luke McCowan double, but could not hold it together and would suffer defeat in Dingwall. A valiant defensive performance at Easter Road was undone by a freak own goal that would be enough for a Dundee defeat.^[21] Dundee would be very short-staffed in their next match against Hearts due to various injuries piling up, a suspension for Ryan Sweeney and Jason Cummings being dismissed from training due to showing up 'unfit to train'. Despite another even game in misty conditions, a late Hearts goal was enough to seal a fourth straight defeat for the Dee.^[22] Despite taking the lead early, the tired and depleted side were once again just beaten by Aberdeen.^[23] Their remaining games in December were rearranged due to the SPFL moving the winter break forward at the request of the clubs, including Dundee.^[24]

January

Despite their early reprieve, Dundee returned to their miserable run of form with another goalless loss, in particular away from home against Livingston.^[25] In a brief break from their losing run in the league, the side were able to reclaim some form with a win, albeit an unconvincing one, away to Scottish League One side Dumbarton in the Scottish Cup.^[26] In a crucial game shortly after between the two bottom sides in terrible form, a rather unsurprisingly poor 0–0 failed to separate Dundee from last-placed St Johnstone in Perth.^[27]

February

Dundee would have to accept another scoreless draw and dropping to bottom spot against rivals Dundee United.^[28] In yet another vital game in order to try and fend off relegation, Dundee again fell to Ross County and their gap at the bottom would only increase.^[29] Despite the previous failures to defeat relegation rivals, the Dark Blues pulled out a gutsy come-from-behind win over Europe-chasing Hearts to lift them off the bottom spot.^[30] Dundee continued their improving form by taking their chances against League One side Peterhead in the Scottish Cup 5th round to win 0–3 at Balmoor.^[31] Despite the two positive results prior however, manager James McPake was released by the club on 16 February.^[32] The next day, Mark McGhee was announced as manager for the remainder of the season.^[33] McGhee's first game as manager was an impressive performance against league leaders Celtic, but missed out on a point in the dying minutes.^[34] Any optimism that was brought about from their performance at Celtic Park however was swiftly crushed in another battering at home, this time to Livingston in a 0–4 romp.^[35]

March

The side would get their first point under McGhee with a goalless draw at home to Hibs, but failed to take advantage of a Rocky Bushiri red card and a chance to move from the bottom of the table.^[36] After again being hit by a mix of injuries and COVID-19 isolation periods, a depleted Dundee ground out another draw away to Motherwell.^[37] After two postponed attempts, the Dees finally welcomed St Mirren for their game in hand, but were sucker-punched with a last-minute Buddies goal to slip into near unsalvageable trouble.^[38] The Dees would get to forget their league troubles briefly in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, but would be knocked out by Rangers without much of a fight.^[39] In a league rematch with Rangers the following week, Dundee would improve their performance and lead the majority of the game, but eventually falter and lose 1–2, confirming them as being 4 points adrift at the bottom going into April.^[40]

April

Dundee would come back twice from deficits at home to Aberdeen, but they would still fall two points further behind in bottom spot regardless.^[41] Despite trailing behind by two the following week in the Dundee derby, Dundee would again make a comeback with two goals in two minutes to earn a point at Tannadice.^[42] In a must-win game against second-bottom side St Johnstone, Dundee couldn't take advantage of an early goal and could only muster a point.^[43] In another close-fought match at Pittodrie, an Aberdeen penalty was the difference and Dundee stumbled to their eleventh straight winless game, all of which occurring under Mark McGhee.^[44]

May

A miserable performance in Paisley nearly saw Dundee relegated with two games to go, but a last-minute Livingston goal against St Johnstone kept them alive, if only mathematically.^[45] The Dark Blues managed to break their 12-game winless streak with a home win over Hibernian to again keep themselves just barely afloat in the league.^[46] Despite their late efforts however, a St Johnstone win over Aberdeen the next night would confirm Dundee's relegation.^[2] After relegation was confirmed, Dundee would announce that they would not renew Mark McGhee's contract and would look for a new manager for next season.^[47] Dundee would end their season in poetic fashion with another late collapse against Livingston.^[48]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed All times are in British Summer Time (BST).

Pre-season and friendlies

Forfar Athletic v Dundee

26 June 2021 Friendly	Forfar Athletic	0–3	Dundee	Station Park, Forfar
14:00		Report	Mullen 53' McMullan 57' McCowan 59'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Fordyce

Hamilton Academical v Dundee

3 July 2021 Friendly	Hamilton Academical	0–5	Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
		Report	Ashcroft McCowan Jakubiak McDaid

Dundee v Leyton Orient

6 July 2021 Friendly	Dundee	3–0	Leyton Orient	Dens Park, Dundee
17:00	McGowan 5' Jakubiak 46' Ashcroft 49'	Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Grant Irvine

Dundee v West Ham United

9 July 2021 Friendly	Dundee	2–2	West Ham United	Dens Park, Dundee
13:00	Adam 15' McMullan 53'	Report	Baptiste 59' Bowen 65' (pen.)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Craig Fordyce

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership

Dundee will play against Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, Ross County, St Johnstone, and St Mirren in the 2021–22 Premiership campaign. They will play each team three times, twice at home and once away against half of the teams, and once at home and twice away against the other half. Following this, they will be split into either a top or bottom group of six depending on their result after 33 games, where they will play each team in their group once.

Dundee v St Mirren

31 July 2021 1	Dundee	2–2	St Mirren	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Shaughnessy 44' (o.g.) Cummings 60' Anderson  69'	Report	Brophy 4' McGrath 54' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,300 (restricted) Referee: Craig Napier

Celtic v Dundee

8 August 2021 2	Celtic	6–0	Dundee	Celtic Park, Glasgow
15:00	Furuhashi 20', 25', 67' Rogic 49' Ralston 84' Edouard 90' (pen.)	Report	Marshall  89'	Attendance: 19,660 (restricted) Referee: Euan Anderson

Dundee v Hibernian

22 August 2021 3	Dundee	2–2	Hibernian	Dens Park, Dundee
12:00	Cummings 11' McGowan 83'	Report	Boyle 39' (pen.) Porteous 59'	Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v Dundee

28 August 2021 4	Motherwell	1–0	Dundee	Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00	Watt 34' Carroll  79'	Report		Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Livingston

11 September 2021 5	Dundee	0–0	Livingston	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Alan Muir

Dundee United v Dundee

19 September 2021 6	Dundee United	1–0	Dundee	Tannadice Park, Dundee
12:00	Harkes 81'	Report		Attendance: 12,806 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee v Rangers

25 September 2021 7	Dundee	0–1	Rangers	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report	Aribo 16'	Attendance: 8,574 Referee: Bobby Madden

St Johnstone v Dundee

2 October 2021 8	St Johnstone	3–1	Dundee	McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00	Kane 31', 39' May 46'	Report	Sweeney 74'	Attendance: 5,097 Referee: Greg Aitken

Dundee v Aberdeen

16 October 2021 9	Dundee	2–1	Aberdeen	Dens Park, Dundee
18:00	Griffiths 49' McCowan 62'	Report	Ramirez 67'	Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Colin Steven

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

23 October 2021 10	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
15:00	Souttar 37'	Report	Cummings 83'	Attendance: 17,557 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Dundee v Ross County

27 October 2021 11	Dundee	0–5	Ross County	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report	Clarke 18' Callachan 27' Hungbo 34' Charles-Cook 40', 71'	Attendance: 4,883 Referee: David Dickinson

St Mirren v Dundee

30 October 2021 12	St Mirren	0–1	Dundee	St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00		Report	Anderson 11'	Attendance: 3,582 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee v Celtic

7 November 2021 13	Dundee	2–4	Celtic	Dens Park, Dundee
12:00	Mullen 23' Ashcroft 67'	Report	Jota 8', 47' Furuhashi 19', 50'	Attendance: 8,604 Referee: Alan Muir

Dundee v Motherwell

27 November 2021 14	Dundee	3–0	Motherwell	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McCowan 19' Mullen 26' Sweeney 49'	Report		Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Craig Napier

Dundee v St Johnstone

1 December 2021 15	Dundee	1–0	St Johnstone	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	Mullen 39'	Report		Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Rangers v Dundee

4 December 2021 16	Rangers	3–0	Dundee	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Aribo 36' Sweeney 55' (o.g.) Morelos 70'	Report		Attendance: 49,628 Referee: Alan Muir

Ross County v Dundee

11 December 2021 17	Ross County	3–2	Dundee	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00	D. Samuel 23' Mullen 64' (o.g.) Charles-Cook 78'	Report	McCowan 15', 38'	Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hibernian v Dundee

14 December 2021 18	Hibernian	1–0	Dundee	Easter Road, Edinburgh
19:45	McMullan 34' (o.g.)	Report	Sweeney  90+3'	Attendance: 13,516 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Dundee v Heart of Midlothian

18 December 2021 19	Dundee	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report	Walker 75'	Attendance: 5,874 Referee: Willie Collum

Aberdeen v Dundee

26 December 2021 20	Aberdeen	2–1	Dundee	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00	Hedges 12' Ferguson 70'	Report	Griffiths 7'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Nick Walsh

Livingston v Dundee

18 January 2022 21	Livingston	2–0	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45	Anderson 46', 56'	Report		Attendance: 1,612 Referee: David Dickinson

St Johnstone v Dundee

26 January 2022 22	St Johnstone	0–0	Dundee	McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45		Report		Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Dundee United

1 February 2022 23	Dundee	0–0	Dundee United	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report		Attendance: 11,273 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee v Ross County

5 February 2022 24	Dundee	1–2	Ross County	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Rudden 24' Daley-Campbell  90+3'	Report	Hungbo 45+1' Charles-Cook 80'	Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Don Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

9 February 2022 25	Heart of Midlothian	1–2	Dundee	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
19:45	Simms 21'	Report	Sibbick 51' (o.g.) Mullen 78'	Attendance: 15,527 Referee: Colin Steven

Celtic v Dundee

20 February 2022 26	Celtic	3–2	Dundee	Celtic Park, Glasgow
15:00	Giakoumakis 34', 38', 86'	Report	Mullen 26' Sweeney 60'	Attendance: 58,030 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Dundee v Livingston

26 February 2022 27	Dundee	0–4	Livingston	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report	Anderson 6', 21' Pittman 18' Fitzwater 65'	Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Hibernian

2 March 2022 28	Dundee	0–0	Hibernian	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report	Bushiri  58'	Attendance: 5,237 Referee: David Munro

Motherwell v Dundee

5 March 2022 29	Motherwell	1–1	Dundee	Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00	Efford 18'	Report	McMullan 6'	Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Dundee v St Mirren

9 March 2022 30*	Dundee	0–1	St Mirren	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report	Ronan 90+3'	Attendance: 5,069 Referee: John Beaton
Note: Initially postponed and rescheduled twice due to safety concerns due to high winds and a waterlogged pitch respectively. Original date was 29 January 2022.

Dundee v Rangers

20 March 2022 31	Dundee	1–2	Rangers	Dens Park, Dundee
12:00	Elliott 6'	Report	Ramsey 64' Goldson 86'	Attendance: 7,669 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Aberdeen

2 April 2022 32	Dundee	2–2	Aberdeen	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McGhee 62' Mullen 86'	Report	Ramsay 41' McCrorie 82'	Attendance: 7,815 Referee: John Beaton

Dundee United v Dundee

9 April 2022 33	Dundee United	2–2	Dundee	Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00	Clark 12' Mulgrew 55'	Report	Mullen 59' Adam 61'	Attendance: 10,307 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee v St Johnstone

23 April 2022 34	Dundee	1–1	St Johnstone	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Marshall 10'	Report	Rooney 68'	Attendance: 7,937 Referee: Bobby Madden

Aberdeen v Dundee

30 April 2022 35	Aberdeen	1–0	Dundee	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:00	Ferguson 73' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 13,747 Referee: Willie Collum

St Mirren v Dundee

7 May 2022 36	St Mirren	2–0	Dundee	St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00	Greive 4' Main 55'	Report		Attendance: 5,564 Referee: David Dickinson

Dundee v Hibernian

10 May 2022 37	Dundee	3–1	Hibernian	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	McGinn 3' Mulligan 67' Adam 86'	Report	Scott 29'	Attendance: 5,452 Referee: Craig Napier

Livingston v Dundee

15 May 2022 38	Livingston	2–1	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
12:00	Shinnie 78' Forrest 84'	Report	Mulligan 59'	Attendance: 1,629 Referee: John Beaton

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
8	Hibernian	38	11	12	15	38	42	−4	45
9	St Mirren	38	10	14	14	33	51	−18	44
10	Aberdeen	38	10	11	17	41	46	−5	41
11	St Johnstone (O)	38	8	11	19	24	51	−27	35	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Dundee (R)	38	6	11	21	34	64	−30	29	Relegation to Championship

Source: ^[49][50]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).^[51]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	L
Position	5	11	9	10	9	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2021. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup

Dundee entered the competition in the 4th round.^[52]

Dumbarton v Dundee

22 January 2022 Fourth round	Dumbarton	0–1	Dundee	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	MacLean  44'	Report	Griffiths 63' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,198 Referee: Colin Steven

Peterhead v Dundee

14 February 2022 Fifth round	Peterhead	0–3	Dundee	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
19:45		Report	Adam 33' (pen.) McGinn 53' Mulligan 88'	Attendance: 1,598 Referee: David Munro

Dundee v Rangers

13 March 2022 Quarter-finals	Dundee	0–3	Rangers	Dens Park, Dundee
16:00		Report	Goldson 9' Tavernier 25' (pen.) Sakala 87'	Attendance: 5,536 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main articles: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup and 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage § Group C

Dundee were a 2nd seed in the group stage draw which took place on 28 May at 13:00 on FreeSports and the SPFL's YouTube channel.^[53] Dundee were drawn into Group C along with Ross County, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, and Brora Rangers.^[54]

Group stage

Dundee v Brora Rangers

13 July 2021 1	Dundee	4–0	Brora Rangers	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	McGowan 24' McMullan 34', 49' Jakubiak 51'	Report		Attendance: 327 (restricted) Referee: David Dickinson

Ross County v Dundee

18 July 2021 2	Ross County	0–3 (awarded)[A]	Dundee	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00		Report

Montrose v Dundee

21 July 2021 3	Montrose	0–2	Dundee	Links Park, Montrose
19:45		Report	Cummings 70' (pen.) McCowan 73'	Attendance: 1,090 (restricted) Referee: Alan Newlands

Dundee v Forfar Athletic

24 July 2021 4	Dundee	5–2	Forfar Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Adam 12' Panter 31' Elliott 42' Cummings 75' (pen.), 88'	Report	McCluskey 62' G. Anderson 81'	Attendance: 771 (restricted) Referee: Grant Irvine

Notes

1. ^
   A: Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak.^[55]

Knockout stage

Dundee v Motherwell

14 August 2021 Second round	Dundee	1–0	Motherwell	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Ashcroft 78'	Report		Attendance: 3,603 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dundee v St Johnstone

22 September 2021 Quarter-finals	Dundee	0–2	St Johnstone	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report	Rooney 70' Crawford 84'	Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Steven McLean

Group C table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DUN	FOR	ROS	MON	BRO
1	Dundee	4	4	0	0	0	14	2	+12	12	Qualification for the second round		—	5–2	—	—	4–0
2	Forfar Athletic	4	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	8			—	—	3–0[a]	p0–0	—
3	Ross County	4	2	0	0	2	5	7	−2	6			0–3[b]	—	—	4–1	—
4	Montrose	4	1	0	1	2	4	6	−2	4			0–2	—	—	—	3–0
5	Brora Rangers	4	0	0	0	4	0	9	−9	0			—	0–1	0–1	—	—

Source: ^[58]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[59]
Notes:

1. Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[56]
2. Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[57]

Squad statistics

As of

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Adam Legzdins	29	0	24	0	0	0	5	0
2	DF	SCO	Cammy Kerr	41	0	35	0	3	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Jordan Marshall	35	1	29+1	1	1	0	4	0
4	DF	ENG	Liam Fontaine	24	0	15+4	0	0	0	5	0
5	DF	IRL	Ryan Sweeney	38	3	33+2	3	3	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Jordan McGhee	41	1	30+4	1	3	0	4	0
8	MF	SCO	Shaun Byrne	31	0	21+3	0	2+1	0	4	0
9	FW	SCO	Danny Mullen	29	7	19+6	7	3	0	1	0
10	MF	SCO	Paul McGowan	36	2	23+5	1	2+1	0	3+2	1
11	MF	SCO	Declan McDaid	11	0	3+4	0	0+1	0	0+3	0
12	MF	CAN	Jay Chapman	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	SCO	Lee Ashcroft	22	2	15+1	1	1	0	5	1
15	MF	SCO	Josh Mulligan	13	3	5+6	2	1+1	1	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Christie Elliott	18	2	9+4	1	1+1	0	2+1	1
17	FW	SCO	Luke McCowan	36	5	17+12	4	1+2	0	1+3	1
18	MF	SCO	Paul McMullan	44	3	34+2	1	2+1	0	5	2
19	MF	SCO	Finlay Robertson	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+2	0
20	FW	SCO	Zak Rudden	13	1	8+5	1	0	0	0	0
21	GK	IRL	Ian Lawlor	10	0	8	0	2	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Vontae Daley-Campbell	10	0	5+4	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	FW	IRL	Cillian Sheridan	11	0	2+7	0	0	0	0+2	0
24	MF	SCO	Max Anderson	40	1	28+5	1	3	0	2+2	0
26	MF	SCO	Charlie Adam	33	4	21+6	2	1+1	1	4	1
30	GK	SCO	Harrison Sharp	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
35	DF	ENG	Zeno Ibsen Rossi	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
40	MF	SCO	Cammy Blacklock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	SCO	Thomas Welsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	SCO	Craig Donald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	MF	SCO	Callum Lamb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	NIR	Niall McGinn	17	2	9+6	1	2	1	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
7	FW	SCO	Alex Jakubiak	10	1	2+5	0	0	0	3	1
25	MF	SCO	Lyall Cameron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Luke Strachan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	SCO	Sam Fisher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	SCO	Ewan Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	SCO	Jack Wilkie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	SCO	Danny Strachan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
20	DF	ENG	Corey Panter	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
29	FW	SCO	Leigh Griffiths	17	3	9+6	2	0+1	1	1	0
35	FW	AUS	Jason Cummings	18	6	4+10	3	0	0	2+2	3

Transfers

Summer

Players in Date Player From Fee 1 June 2021 Luke McCowan Ayr United Free[60] 11 June 2021 Paul McMullan Dundee United Free[61] 16 June 2021 Ryan Sweeney Mansfield Town Free[62] 11 July 2021 Corey Panter Luton Town Loan[63] 19 July 2021 Ian Lawlor Doncaster Rovers Free[64] Cillian Sheridan Wisła Płock Free[65] 31 August 2021 Leigh Griffiths Celtic Loan[66]

Players out Date Player To Fee 17 June 2021 Lyall Cameron Peterhead Loan[67] Josh Mulligan Peterhead Loan 2 July 2021 Danny Strachan Peterhead Loan[68] 12 July 2021 Sam Fisher Forfar Athletic Loan[69] Luke Strachan Forfar Athletic Loan

Winter & end of season

Players in Date Player From Fee 12 January 2022 Jay Chapman Inter Miami Free[70] 17 January 2022 Declan McDaid Falkirk Return from loan[71] Josh Mulligan Peterhead Return from loan[71] Finlay Robertson Cove Rangers Return from loan[71] 24 January 2022 Niall McGinn Aberdeen Free[72] 29 January 2022 Sam Fisher Forfar Athletic Return from loan[73] 31 January 2022 Zak Rudden Partick Thistle Loan[74] Vontae Daley-Campbell Leicester City Loan[75] 9 February 2022 Zeno Ibsen Rossi AFC Bournemouth Loan[76]

Players out Date Player To Fee 18 September 2021 Declan McDaid Falkirk Loan[77] 24 September 2021 Finlay Robertson Cove Rangers Loan[78] 2 January 2022 Corey Panter Luton Town Return from loan[79] 23 January 2022 Jason Cummings Central Coast Mariners Free[80] 31 January 2022 Alex Jakubiak Partick Thistle Loan[81] Leigh Griffiths Celtic Return from loan[82] 3 February 2022 Sam Fisher Forfar Athletic Loan[83] 25 February 2022 Lyall Cameron Montrose Loan[84] Players released at end of season: 31 May 2022 Vontae Daley-Campbell Leicester City Loan ended[85] Zeno Ibsen Rossi AFC Bournemouth Loan ended[85] Liam Fontaine Edinburgh End of contract[85] Danny Mullen Partick Thistle End of contract[85] Declan McDaid Bohemians End of contract[85] Christie Elliott Retired End of contract[85] Charlie Adam Retired End of contract[85]

End of season awards

Club Player of the Year awards

• Andrew De Vries Player of the Year: Ryan Sweeney^[86]
• Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year: Max Anderson^[86]
• Players' Player of the Year: Ryan Sweeney^[86]

See also

• List of Dundee F.C. seasons