| Club: | Dundee |
| Socks1: | FF0000 |
| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Pattern So1: | _whitetop |
| Pattern Ra1: | _whiteborder |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Pattern B1: | _vneckwhite |
| Season: | 1956–57 |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Rightarm1: | 000040 |
| Leftarm1: | 000040 |
| Body1: | 000040 |
| Cup1 Result: | 5th round |
| League: | Division One |
| League Result: | 10th |
| League Topscorer: | George O'Hara & Jimmy Chalmers (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jimmy Chalmers (14) |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
| Pattern La1: | _whiteborder |
| Manager: | Willie Thornton |
The 1956–57 season was the fifty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 10th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out by Clyde in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup via replay, but would make it to the Semi-finals of the League Cup before being defeated in a replay by Partick Thistle. The club's home shirt would change collar-style, from button-up to V-neck, with white arm borders and red socks returning, while the navy short borders were removed.[3]
See main article: article and 1956–57 Scottish Division One. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Merchant | 13,000 | |
| 2 | 22 September | Aberdeen | H | 4–2 | Christie (2), Chalmers, O'Hara | 20,000 | |
| 3 | 29 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Birse | 30,000 | |
| 4 | 13 October | Queen of the South | A | 1–3 | Watt | 7,500 | |
| 5 | 20 October | Queen's Park | H | 3–1 | O'Hara, Watt, Chalmers | 8,500 | |
| 6 | 3 November | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Black, O'Hara | 24,000 | |
| 7 | 10 November | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Watt | 12,000 | |
| 8 | 17 November | St Mirren | A | 3–2 | Christie, Watt (2) | 9,000 | |
| 9 | 24 November | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | Christie, Watt | 7,000 | |
| 10 | 1 December | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | O'Hara | 6,000 | |
| 11 | 8 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Christie, Merchant | 11,000 | |
| 12 | 15 December | Ayr United | H | 5–0 | Cousin (3), Watt, O'Hara | 8,500 | |
| 13 | 22 December | East Fife | A | 0–2 | 3,500 | ||
| 14 | 29 December | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | Christie, Reid | 16,000 | |
| 15 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | Chalmers | 20,000 | |
| 16 | 2 January | Rangers | H | 1–3 | O'Hara | 28,500 | |
| 17 | 5 January | Kilmarnock | A | 0–4 | 13,000 | ||
| 18 | 12 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–3 | 20,000 | ||
| 19 | 19 January | Motherwell | A | 2–4 | Chalmers, Birse | 10,000 | |
| 20 | 26 January | Queen of the South | H | 5–2 | Chalmers (3), Birse (2) | 9,000 | |
| 21 | 9 February | Queen's Park | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | ||
| 22 | 16 February | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | Cousin | 8,000 | |
| 23 | 23 February | Partick Thistle | H | 5–1 | Cousin (2), Chalmers (2), Birse | 5,000 | |
| 24 | 2 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Birse | 6,000 | |
| 25 | 6 March | Celtic | A | 1–1 | O'Hara | 4,000 | |
| 26 | 9 March | Hibernian | H | 0–3 | 13,000 | ||
| 27 | 16 March | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Cousin | 10,000 | |
| 28 | 20 March | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 25,000 | ||
| 29 | 23 March | Airdrieonians | A | 2–3 | Cousin, O'Hara | 7,000 | |
| 30 | 30 March | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | O'Hara | 10,000 | |
| 31 | 8 April | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Easson (2), Sneddon | 7,000 | |
| 32 | 20 April | East Fife | H | 0–1 | 3,000 | ||
| 33 | 23 April | Partick Thistle | A | 0–5 | 6,000 | ||
| 34 | 27 April | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | Cowie, Black, Easson | 7,000 |
See main article: article and 1956–57 Scottish League Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Christie | 10,000 | |
| 2 | 15 August | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Merchant | 16,000 | |
| 3 | 18 August | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | Merchant, Christie, Chalmers | 13,000 | |
| 4 | 25 August | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Merchant (2) | 15,000 | |
| 5 | 29 August | Raith Rovers | A | 2–2 | Black, Merchant | 8,500 | |
| 6 | 1 September | Airdrieonians | A | 7–1 | Merchant (2), Cowie, O'Hara (2), Chalmers, Shanks (o.g.) | 6,000 |
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 12 September | Dundee United | H | 7–3 | Black, Christie, Chalmers (3), O'Hara, Merchant | 20,000 | |
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 15 September | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | Merchant | 14,000 | |
| Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate | |||||||
| Semi-finals | 6 October | Partick Thistle | N | 0–0 | 22,000 | ||
| SF Replay | 9 October | Partick Thistle | N | 2–3 | Christie, O'Hara | 18,000 | |
See main article: article and 1956–57 Scottish Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th round | 2 February | Clyde | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | ||
| 5R replay | 6 February | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Cowie | 12,000 |
Statistics provided by Dee Archive|}