1893–94 Dundee F.C. season
# 1893–94 Dundee F.C. season

Season 1893–94 was the first season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One for the first time. Throughout the season, Dundee would alternate between the two kits of their merger clubs, Dundee East End (sky blue stripes) and Dundee Our Boys (all navy blue). Dundee would play the first half of their debut season at Our Boys' former ground, West Craigie Park, before moving to Carolina Port for the second half in 1894.

## Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 August | Rangers | H | 3–3 | Gilligan, Keillor, Dundas | 5,000 |
| 2 | 19 August | Celtic | H | 1–4 | Longair | 9,000 |
| 3 | 26 August | Renton | A | 3–2 | Dundas, Reid (2) | 1,000 |
| 4 | 9 September | Leith Athletic | A | 5–3 | Dundas (2), Keillor, Reid, Gilligan | 4,000 |
| 5 | 16 September | Dumbarton | A | 1–1 | Dundas | 2,000 |
| 6 | 23 September | St Mirren | H | 0–3 | | 3,000 |
| 7 | 30 September | St Bernard's | H | 1–3 | Gilligan | 2,000 |
| 8 | 14 October | Third Lanark | H | 3–4 | Ritchie (2), Gilligan | 3,000 |
| 9 | 21 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–5 | George, Petrie | 5,000 |
| 10 | 1 November | Celtic | A | 1–3 | McInroy | 3,000 |
| 11 | 11 November | Leith Athletic | H | 4–3 | McInroy, Craig, Dundas (2) | 5,000 |
| 12 | 9 December | Dumbarton | H | 4–0 | Dundas (2), Keillor, Thomson | 5,000 |
| 13 | 16 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | | 3,000 |
| 14 | 27 January | St Bernard's | A | 5–3 | Buttar, Thomson (2), Dundas, McInroy | |
| 15 | 10 February | Renton | H | 8–1 | Dundas, Thomson, McInroy (2), Matthew, Keillor (2), Gilligan | 4,000 |
| 16 | 17 February | St Mirren | A | 3–10 | McInroy, Matthew, Maxwell | |
| 17 | 24 February | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | Dundas | 3,000 |
| 18 | 10 May | Rangers | A | 2–7 | Gilligan, Keillor | 3,000 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | St Mirren | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 17 | |
| 7 | Third Lanark | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 17 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 15 | |
| 9 | Leith Athletic | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 10 | |
| 10 | Renton (R) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 4 | Relegated to the 1894–95 Scottish Division Two |

## Player Statistics

Only showing players with confirmed appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Frank Barrett | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | James Brown | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Buttar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | George Campbell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Craig | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | William Craik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John Dow | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | James Dundas | 17 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| | DF | SCO | Bill Ferrier | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Frank George | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Sandy Gilligan | 16 | 6 | 16 | 6 |
| | MF | SCO | Bill Graham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Sandy Keillor | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| | MF | SCO | William Longair | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Harry Matthew | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | William Maxwell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | David McInroy | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| | GK | SCO | Bill McKie | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George McNaughton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bob Petrie | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| | GK | SCO | George Ramsay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | George Reid | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | John Ritchie | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Bill Thomson | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
