| Club: | Dundee |
| Pattern So1: | _whitetop |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Prevseason: | 1948–49 |
| Socks1: | 000040 |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Pattern B1: | _collarwhite |
| Nextseason: | 1950–51 |
| Season: | 1949–50 |
| Season Topscorer: | Syd Gerrie (15) |
| League Topscorer: | Syd Gerrie (13) |
| League Result: | 6th |
| League: | Division A |
| Cup1 Result: | 1st round |
| Body1: | 000040 |
| Leftarm1: | 000040 |
| Rightarm1: | 000040 |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
| Manager: | George Anderson |
The 1949–50 season was the forty-eighth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 6th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup, but would struggle in both competitions, finishing bottom of their group in the League Cup and being knocked out in a 1st round replay against Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Cup.[2]
See main article: article and 1949–50 Scottish Division A. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September | Stirling Albion | A | 2–2 | Fraser, Andrews | 15,000 | |
| 2 | 17 September | Queen of the South | H | 3–0 | Boyd, Fraser (2) | 19,000 | |
| 3 | 24 September | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | Fraser, Rattray | 23,000 | |
| 4 | 1 October | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Fraser (2), Boyd | 18,000 | |
| 5 | 15 October | Clyde | H | 2–3 | Gunn, Boyd | 19,000 | |
| 6 | 22 October | Celtic | H | 3–0 | Rattray, Gerrie, Gunn | 35,000 | |
| 7 | 29 October | Partick Thistle | A | 3–2 | Rattray (2), Andrews | 20,000 | |
| 8 | 5 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–1 | Gerrie (2) | 20,000 | |
| 9 | 12 November | Queen of the South | A | 1–1 | Gunn | 6,000 | |
| 10 | 19 November | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Boyd, Gerrie | 13,000 | |
| 11 | 26 November | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Gunn | 35,000 | |
| 12 | 3 December | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | Rattray | 28,000 | |
| 13 | 10 December | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Gerrie | 22,000 | |
| 14 | 17 December | Third Lanark | A | 0–1 | 5,000 | ||
| 15 | 24 December | Stirling Albion | H | 4–1 | Toner (2), Stewart, Gerrie | 13,000 | |
| 16 | 31 December | Rangers | A | 2–2 | Toner, Stewart | 35,000 | |
| 17 | 2 January | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Gerrie | 32,000 | |
| 18 | 3 January | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Gerrie, Hill | 20,000 | |
| 19 | 7 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | Gerrie (2), Gunn | 33,500 | |
| 20 | 14 January | Clyde | A | 0–1 | 11,000 | ||
| 21 | 21 January | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 25,000 | ||
| 22 | 4 February | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | Cowie | 21,000 | |
| 23 | 25 February | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Fraser (2) | 10,000 | |
| 24 | 4 March | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Fraser (2) | 13,000 | |
| 25 | 11 March | Hibernian | A | 2–4 | Gerrie (2) | 33,000 | |
| 26 | 18 March | East Fife | A | 0–1 | 7,000 | ||
| 27 | 25 March | Third Lanark | H | 1–4 | Ewen | 11,000 | |
| 28 | 8 April | Raith Rovers | A | 1–4 | Boyd | 10,000 | |
| 29 | 17 April | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 32,000 | ||
| 30 | 22 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–6 | Gerrie, Hill | 19,447 |
See main article: article and 1949–50 Scottish League Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Ewen | 28,500 | |
| 2 | 17 August | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | 18,000 | ||
| 3 | 20 August | Partick Thistle | H | 5–2 | Hill, Stott (3), Gerrie | 25,000 | |
| 4 | 27 August | Clyde | A | 0–2 | 16,000 | ||
| 5 | 31 August | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 6 | 3 September | Partick Thistle | A | 2–4 | Ewen, Fraser | 40,000 |
See main article: article and 1949–50 Scottish Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 28 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Gerrie | 39,568 | |
| 1R replay | 6 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 (AET) | Toner | 29,000 |
Statistics provided by Dee Archive|}