| Club: | Dundee |
| Nextseason: | 1937–38 |
| Pattern Sh1: | _navysides |
| Rightarm1: | 000040 |
| Leftarm1: | 000040 |
| Body1: | 000040 |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| League: | Division One |
| League Result: | 9th |
| League Topscorer: | Archie Coats (26) |
| Season Topscorer: | Archie Coats (28) |
| Season: | 1936–37 |
| Pattern B1: | _dundeefc1930s |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 000040 |
| Prevseason: | 1935–36 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Pattern So1: | _whitetop |
| Manager: | Billy McCandless |
The 1936–37 season was the forty-second season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 9th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 3rd round by Clyde in a replay for the second successive season.[2] The club would introduce navy stripes on the side of their shorts in this season.[3]
See main article: 1936–37 Scottish Division One. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 August | Rangers | H | 2–2 | 22,000 | ||
| 2 | 15 August | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Coats | ||
| 3 | 19 August | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 12,000 | ||
| 4 | 22 August | St Johnstone | H | 3–1 | Baxter (2), Phillips | 16,000 | |
| 5 | 29 August | Clyde | A | 2–1 | Baxter, Rennie | 8,000 | |
| 6 | 5 September | Albion Rovers | H | 1–0 | Coats | 9,000 | |
| 7 | 9 September | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | Coats, Rennie | 9,000 | |
| 8 | 12 September | Queen of the South | A | 3–2 | Coats (2), Baxter | 3,000 | |
| 9 | 19 September | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | Phillips, Coats | 27,000 | |
| 10 | 26 September | Queen's Park | A | 2–0 | Coats (2) | 8,000 | |
| 11 | 3 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–2 | Latimer | 10,000 | |
| 12 | 10 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | 20,040 | ||
| 13 | 17 October | Celtic | H | 0–0 | 24,000 | ||
| 14 | 24 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 4–3 | Baxter, Coats (2), Guthrie | 3,000 | |
| 15 | 31 October | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Coats | 15,000 | |
| 16 | 7 November | Arbroath | H | 6–1 | Phillips, Baxter, Smith, Coats (2), Fordyce (o.g.) | 10,000 | |
| 17 | 14 November | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Phillips | 5,000 | |
| 18 | 21 November | Falkirk | A | 0–5 | 9,000 | ||
| 19 | 28 November | Third Lanark | H | 3–2 | Kirby, Coats, Baxter | 7,000 | |
| 20 | 5 December | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Kirby, Phillips, Coats | 6,000 | |
| 21 | 12 December | St Mirren | A | 0–4 | 6,500 | ||
| 22 | 19 December | St Johnstone | A | 3–3 | Coats, Baxter, Kirby | 7,000 | |
| 23 | 26 December | Clyde | H | 2–2 | Kirby, Coats | 7,000 | |
| 24 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | Coats | 28,000 | |
| 25 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Coats | 22,000 | |
| 26 | 9 January | Albion Rovers | A | 1–1 | Coats | 2,500 | |
| 27 | 16 January | Queen of the South | H | 1–3 | Kirby | 7,000 | |
| 28 | 23 January | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–5 | Rintoul | 4,000 | |
| 29 | 6 February | Queen's Park | H | 2–2 | Latimer, Coats | 5,000 | |
| 30 | 20 February | Celtic | A | 2–1 | Coats (2) | 8,000 | |
| 31 | 6 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Baxter (2) | 3,000 | |
| 32 | 20 March | Arbroath | A | 0–3 | 4,000 | ||
| 33 | 27 March | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 6,000 | ||
| 34 | 3 April | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | Coats | 3,000 | |
| 35 | 10 April | Third Lanark | A | 0–4 | 6,000 | ||
| 36 | 12 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | Kirby, Baxter | 3,500 | |
| 37 | 19 April | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 3,000 | ||
| 38 | 24 April | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | Guthrie, Baxter, Coats (2) | 1,200 |
See main article: 1936–37 Scottish Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 3 February | East Stirlingshire | H | 4–1 | Phillips (2), Baxter, Coats | 5,966 | |
| 2nd round | 13 February | Queen's Park | H | 2–0 | Coats, Kirby | 16,000 | |
| 3rd round | 27 February | Clyde | A | 0–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 3R replay | 3 March | Clyde | H | 0–1 | 14,000 |
Statistics provided by Dee Archive|}