| Club: | Dundee |
| Season: | 1951–52 |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Rightarm1: | 000040 |
| Leftarm1: | 000040 |
| Body1: | 000040 |
| Cup1 Result: | Finalists |
| League: | Division A |
| League Result: | 8th |
| League Topscorer: | Bobby Flavell (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bobby Flavell (18) |
| Nextseason: | 1952–53 |
| Pattern B1: | _collarwhite |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 000040 |
| Prevseason: | 1950–51 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Pattern So1: | _whitetop |
| Cup2 Result: | Champions |
| Manager: | George Anderson |
The 1951–52 season was the fiftieth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division A, where the club would finish in 8th place.[1]
Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] Dundee would find great success in the cups in this season, coming close to winning the double. After just barely qualifying out from the group stage, Dundee would make it to the League Cup Final where they would defeat Rangers by the score of 3–2, with captain Alf Boyd scoring a 90th-minute header from a Billy Steel free kick to secure the club's second major honour in its history, in front of a crowd of 92,325.[3] Dundee would grace Hampden Park again for the Scottish Cup Final, but failed in their bid to win both cups in a comprehensive defeat to Motherwell. The attendance for this final is a Scottish record for any game not involving either of the Old Firm.
See main article: article and 1951–52 Scottish Division A. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September | Stirling Albion | A | 2–2 | Copland | 11,000 | |
| 2 | 22 September | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | Irvine | 25,000 | |
| 3 | 29 September | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Steel | 31,000 | |
| 4 | 6 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–4 | Toner, Flavell | 28,522 | |
| 5 | 20 October | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Christie, Pattillo | 32,000 | |
| 6 | 3 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Flavell (2) | 21,000 | |
| 7 | 10 November | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Flavell | 7,000 | |
| 8 | 17 November | Queen of the South | H | 0–0 | 15,000 | ||
| 9 | 24 November | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Flavell | 12,000 | |
| 10 | 1 December | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | Ewen | 26,000 | |
| 11 | 8 December | East Fife | H | 3–4 | Pattillo, Flavell (2) | 23,000 | |
| 12 | 15 December | Airdrieonians | A | 3–4 | Burrell, Steel, Flavell | 9,000 | |
| 13 | 22 December | Stirling Albion | H | 4–1 | Cowan, Boyd, Flavell, A. Henderson | 17,000 | |
| 14 | 25 December | Partick Thistle | A | 3–1 | A. Henderson (2), Ziesing | 17,000 | |
| 15 | 29 December | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | Flavell, Steel | 8,000 | |
| 16 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 3–2 | Pattillo, Hill, Flavell | 26,000 | |
| 17 | 2 January | Rangers | A | 2–1 | Steel, Christie | 35,000 | |
| 18 | 5 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–3 | A. Henderson, Steel, Christie | 32,000 | |
| 19 | 12 January | Greenock Morton | A | 0–3 | 12,000 | ||
| 20 | 19 January | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Steel | 35,000 | |
| 21 | 13 February | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | Toner, Ewen | 4,200 | |
| 22 | 16 February | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | Williams | 21,009 | |
| 23 | 27 February | Queen of the South | A | 0–1 | 5,000 | ||
| 24 | 1 March | St Mirren | H | 3–0 | Burrell, A. Henderson, Ziesing | 12,000 | |
| 25 | 15 March | East Fife | A | 1–3 | A. Henderson | 12,000 | |
| 26 | 22 March | Airdrieonians | H | 0–1 | 17,000 | ||
| 27 | 2 April | Greenock Morton | H | 2–2 | Ziesing, Hill | 7,500 | |
| 28 | 9 April | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Christie | 26,000 | |
| 29 | 12 April | Partick Thistle | H | 0–2 | 16,000 | ||
| 30 | 26 April | Third Lanark | H | 6–0 | Christie, Flavell (3), A. Henderson | 10,500 |
See main article: article and 1951–52 Scottish League Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Toner, Flavell | 12,000 | |
| 2 | 15 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Ziesing (2) | 22,500 | |
| 3 | 18 August | Raith Rovers | H | 5–0 | Steel, Toner (3), Colville (o.g.) | 21,000 | |
| 4 | 25 August | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | 21,000 | ||
| 5 | 29 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–5 | Toner, Ziesing | 32,488 | |
| 6 | 1 September | Raith Rovers | A | 3–1 | Christie (2), Williams | 12,400 |
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 15 September | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | ||
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 20 September | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | Ziesing, Steel | 20,000 | |
| Dundee won 2–1 on aggregate | |||||||
| Semi-finals | 13 October | Motherwell | N | 5–1 | Christie, Flavell (3), Pattillo | 31,000 | |
| Final | 27 October | Rangers | N | 3–2 | Flavell 47', Pattillo 69', Boyd 90' | 92,325 | |
See main article: article and 1951–52 Scottish Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 26 January | Ayr United | H | 4–0 | Irvine (2), Pattillo, Steel | 20,000 | |
| 2nd round | 9 February | Wigtown & Bladnoch | A | 7–1 | Steel (2), Pattillo (2), Hill (2), Christie | 4,000 | |
| 3rd round | 23 February | Berwick Rangers | H | 1–0 | Pattillo | 15,000 | |
| Quarter-finals | 8 March | Aberdeen | H | 4–0 | Ziesing, Steel (2), Boyd | 41,000 | |
| Semi-finals | 29 March | Third Lanark | N | 2–0 | Burrell, Steel | 23,615 | |
| Final | 19 April | Motherwell | N | 0–4 | 136,274 |
Statistics provided by Dee Archive|}