| Club: | Dundee |
| Season: | 1950–51 |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Rightarm1: | 000040 |
| Leftarm1: | 000040 |
| Body1: | 000040 |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League: | Division A |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| League Topscorer: | Billy Steel (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alfie Boyd (9) |
| Nextseason: | 1951–52 |
| Pattern B1: | _collarwhite |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 000040 |
| Prevseason: | 1949–50 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Pattern So1: | _whitetop |
| Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
| Manager: | George Anderson |
The 1950–51 season was the forty-ninth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 3rd place.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would fail to make it out of the group stages in the League Cup, but would make it to the Quarter-finals in the Scottish Cup.[2]
See main article: article and 1950–51 Scottish Division A. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Gunn | 25,000 | |
| 2 | 16 September | Rangers | A | 0–0 | 40,000 | ||
| 3 | 23 September | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | Steel, Toner | 34,000 | |
| 4 | 30 September | Greenock Morton | A | 3–2 | Mitchell (o.g.), Steel, Boyd | 15,000 | |
| 5 | 7 October | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Toner | 24,000 | |
| 6 | 14 October | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Gunn | 25,000 | |
| 7 | 21 October | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 30,000 | ||
| 8 | 28 October | Partick Thistle | H | 3–2 | Steel, Boyd, Gerrie | 25,000 | |
| 9 | 4 November | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | Gerrie | 19,000 | |
| 10 | 11 November | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 30,000 | ||
| 11 | 18 November | Third Lanark | A | 0–2 | 14,000 | ||
| 12 | 25 November | St Mirren | H | 5–0 | Christie (2), Pattillo (2), Boyd | 20,000 | |
| 13 | 2 December | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 31,000 | ||
| 14 | 9 December | East Fife | A | 3–1 | Williams, Hill, Pattillo | 8,000 | |
| 15 | 16 December | Airdrieonians | H | 3–0 | Steel (2), Boyd | 13,000 | |
| 16 | 23 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Pattillo | 22,147 | |
| 17 | 30 December | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Gunn, Ewen | 37,400 | |
| 18 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 30,000 | ||
| 19 | 2 January | Greenock Morton | H | 2–1 | Ziesing, Ewen | 35,000 | |
| 20 | 6 January | Falkirk | A | 1–2 | Ziesing | 10,000 | |
| 21 | 20 January | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Boyd (2), Ziesing | 28,000 | |
| 22 | 17 February | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Copland, Shaw (o.g.) | 10,000 | |
| 23 | 24 February | Third Lanark | H | 2–1 | Ewen, Andrews | 20,000 | |
| 24 | 3 March | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Ewen, Irvine | 10,000 | |
| 25 | 17 March | East Fife | H | 2–4 | Ewen, Williams | 15,000 | |
| 26 | 24 March | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | ||
| 27 | 31 March | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Steel | 9,000 | |
| 28 | 2 April | Raith Rovers | A | 2–0 | Williams, Hill | 15,000 | |
| 29 | 7 April | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Hill, Steel | 21,000 | |
| 30 | 28 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Andrews | 20,000 |
See main article: article and 1950–51 Scottish League Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 40,000 | ||
| 2 | 16 August | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | Follon | 15,000 | |
| 3 | 19 August | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | Gerrie, Rattray (2) | 18,000 | |
| 4 | 26 August | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | 25,000 | ||
| 5 | 30 August | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Rattray, Gerrie | 9,000 | |
| 6 | 2 September | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Boyd | 12,000 |
See main article: article and 1950–51 Scottish Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 27 January | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | Boyd, Ewen | 38,000 | |
| 1R replay | 31 January | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Steel | 22,000 | |
| 2nd round | 10 February | St Johnstone | A | 3–1 | Boyd, Christie, Ewen | 29,972 | |
| Quarter-finals | 10 March | Raith Rovers | H | 1–2 | Christie | 40,920 |
Statistics provided by Dee Archive|}