2019–20 Dundee F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Dundee's first season back in the second flight of Scottish football since their relegation at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[1]

Dundee

2019–20 season
Chairman	Tim Keyes
Manager	James McPake
Stadium	Dens Park
Scottish Championship	3rd place
League Cup	Second round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Challenge Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Kane Hemmings (10) All: Kane Hemmings (10)
Highest home attendance	11,233 vs Dundee United, 8 November 2019 (Cham.)
Lowest home attendance	1,619 vs Elgin City, 8 September 2019 (CC)
Average home league attendance	5,277
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Dundee also competed in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.

On 13 March 2020 the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] On 15 April a resolution by the SPFL passed, cancelling the Championship season early and cancelling the play-offs.^[3]

Season summary

Pre-season

Dundee hired former U18s and reserve manager James McPake as manager for the 2019–20 season, and also hired former Raith Rovers manager and current Northern Ireland national team assistant manager Jimmy Nicholl as assistant manager.^[4][5] On 18 July, it was announced that Gordon Strachan would become Technical Director of the club, with a large focus of his role being in the development of the club's Youth Academy.^[6]

July

Their opening competitive games in the League Cup gave reason both for optimism and concern. Coming out of their first match away to Raith Rovers, Dundee left with an impressive 0–3 victory behind them.^[7] However, this strong win was followed by two consecutive frustrating goalless draws against lower league opposition, though both results were masked somewhat through the Dees winning both penalty shootouts to gain extra points in both matches.^[8][9] Dundee closed out their League Cup group campaign with a 1–0 home win over fellow Championship side Inverness CT, cementing the side as group winners.^[10]

August

The league campaign got underway away to Dunfermline. After a dismal first half display where the Pars went up by 2 and were unlucky to not score more, Dundee came out with a draw after Danny Johnson netted two penalties and the side improved in the second half to leave with a point.^[11] Dundee followed up with a more impressive showing at Dens, defeating Ayr United 1–0 via an Andrew Nelson header.^[12] In their League Cup second round match, Dundee would provide tough opposition to Premiership side Aberdeen and would lead for the majority for the game, before the Dons netted a late equaliser and then a winner in extra time.^[13] Upon returning to league action, Dundee would play out a 0–0 draw at home against Inverness,^[14] before taking on rivals Dundee United in the first Dundee derby in 2 years, and the first league derby since the Dees relegated their rivals from the Premiership three years prior.^[15] In front of over 14,000 fans at Tannadice, a bizarre and controversial game swung the way of the Terrors, who ran out 6–2 winners in what was a rough night for the Dark Blues.^[16]

September

Any hope of a quick bounce-back after the derby humiliation was lost when Dundee once again underperformed against lower league opposition and went out in embarrassing fashion at home to Elgin City in the Challenge Cup.^[17] In their return to league action, Dundee mustered an important 2–1 home win against Alloa to end their winless run,^[18] but could not keep the momentum up and lost their next game on the road to Morton.^[19] The away struggles continued for the Dee, as they had to settle for a point against Queen of the South the following week.^[20]

October

Upon their return to Dens, Dundee had a more confident and encouraging showing against Arbroath, running out 2–0 winners with relative comfort.^[21] The struggle to maintain a positive streak continued however, as a late collapse led to a defeat to Partick Thistle.^[22] Under pressure to improve performance in a tight league, the Dee would win their first away league game of the season in a hard-fought contest against Ayr United,^[23] and followed that up with their first consecutive league wins since May 2018 with a comfortable 0–3 away to Alloa.^[24]

November

Dundee's positive momentum continued with their third consecutive victory, in a home game against Morton.^[25] This was the first time in exactly 5 years since Dundee last won three league games in a row, as well as the first team they defeated not starting with 'A' in the league. This positive momentum did not carry into the Dundee derby, as Dundee United battled their way to another victory over their rivals in a sold out Dens Park.^[26] After a two-week break, Dundee turned in another unimpressive display, losing away to Inverness.^[27] The Dark Blues' woes continued the following week, and despite scoring a late equaliser, they immediately gave away a losing goal to Queen of the South.^[28]

December

Dundee managed to take a point from Arbroath at Gayfield Park to end their three-game losing streak.^[29] Desperate for an end to their winless run, Dundee put on a terrific first-half performance against on-form Dunfermline, making it 4–1 just after the second half began. Despite playing against 10 men for the majority of the second half, Dundee once again collapsed defensively, letting their opponents claw back. The Dee however managed to hang on and survive with a 4–3 victory.^[30] The positive momentum continued with an away clean sheet win against Partick Thistle.^[31] Dundee closed out the year with a very respectable performance and draw away to league leaders and rivals Dundee United, being the first team to take points off of them at Tannadice, and moved up to third place for the new year.^[32]

January

Despite having a great opportunity to gain further ground in the league in a home game against 2nd-placed Inverness CT, Dundee once again capitulated in a big game, losing 0–2 in a poor performance.^[33] After their game against Ayr United was called off due to a waterlogged pitch, Dundee played their next game against Motherwell in the Scottish Cup. The Dark Blues yet again fell at the first hurdle in the cup and were soundly beaten by their Premiership counterparts.^[34] The following week only continued the dismal play, as Dundee were completely dominated once again and failed to score for the third consecutive game in a 2–0 loss to Dunfermline that would have been far worse if not from some good saves by keeper Jack Hamilton.^[35]

February

After bringing in new faces in January, Dundee headed to Cappielow to face Morton. Despite taking an early lead and Morton going down to 10 men, Dundee again couldn't capitalise and could only take home a point, that along with other results dropped them down to 6th place. Dundee finally found some positive form the following week, with a comfortable 2–0 win at home against bottom side Partick Thistle, with Kane Hemmings scoring a brace.^[36] Dundee were able to continue their positive swing in momentum with their first win at Palmerston Park in just over 6 years and a second consecutive clean sheet, with Jordon Forster's strike providing Dundee the win and pulling them equal on points with 2nd-placed Inverness CT.^[37] The weather however proved too big of a match-up the following week for Dens, leading to Dundee's game with Arbroath to be postponed.^[38]

March

Despite another impressive performance at home to Alloa which saw Dundee's third consecutive clean sheet, missed chances led to a goalless draw.^[39] Dundee would extend their run to four straight clean sheets with help from a Conor Hazard penalty save, but yet again would not find the net themselves in another 0–0 draw away to Ayr United.^[40] In the reverse fixture 3 days later, the Dark Blues made their chances count, combining a fifth straight clean sheet with 2 goals to again best their play-off rivals.^[41]

Season suspension due to COVID-19 and voting controversy

Unfortunately, Dundee's season and Scottish football's season as a whole were brought to a screeching halt on 13 March, when it was announced by the SPFL that due to the global coronavirus pandemic, all future games for the season would be postponed indefinitely.^[42] The initial suspension for all Scottish football was to last until 30 April, until a further update on 9 April postponed all games until 10 June at the earliest.^[43] On 8 April the SPFL proposed a vote to end the 2019–20 SPFL season (excluding the Scottish Premiership due to complications with UEFA), with all 42 SPFL member clubs voting on behalf of their current league.^[44]

The vote was mired in controversy however, as it was revealed that one Championship club's vote, later discovered to be Dundee's, was one of only a few not received by the SPFL's requested deadline on 10 April.^[45] The SPFL released the received votes at 17:00, indicating that one more vote from a Championship club either for or against the proposal would decide the result, incidentally making Dundee's vote the deciding one.^[46] Despite initial outcry regarding meeting the requested deadline, league rules indicated Dundee had 28 days to give their vote. Prior to the vote, Dundee were expected to vote against the proposal, and earlier on the day of the vote had released a statement that, while not directly stating what they intended to vote, indicated displeasure with the proposal.^[47]

The day following the vote, Inverness CT chief executive and former Dundee CEO Scot Gardiner claimed that Dundee, Inverness and Partick Thistle had all been in agreement prior to the vote that all three clubs would all go against the proposal. Gardiner said all three clubs circulated their votes, and that Dundee supposedly sent their vote in before the 17:00 deadline on 10 April, and shared an image of a filled in voting slip signed by Dundee's Managing Director, John Nelms. When news spread that Dundee's vote had not yet been received by the SPFL, Dundee's club secretary Eric Drysdale informed the others that he had been instructed not to resubmit Dundee's vote, as it was now the casting vote and therefore held more power.^[48][49] The SPFL meanwhile claimed that it had not yet received a vote from Dundee.^[50] After a few days of uncertainty regarding the club's intentions, Dundee released a statement on 15 April which made clear their request for serious consideration for league reconstruction was required in order for the club to agree to the proposal.^[51] Later that day, the SPFL announced that the proposal had officially been accepted, indicating Dundee had in fact approved it, thus terminating their season effective immediately. Their statement also included a commitment to consult on potential league reconstruction via an expanded Premiership.^[3]

On 24 April, an SPFL-commissioned investigation concluded that there was 'no evidence of impropriety'.^[52]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

All times are in British Summer Time (BST).

Pre-season and friendlies

Brechin City v Dundee

29 June 2019 Friendly	Brechin City	1–2	Dundee	Glebe Park, Brechin
13:00	Ngoy   58'	Report	McDaid   42' Cameron   67'	Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Graham Beaton

Dundee v   Nottingham Forest

2 July 2019 Friendly	Dundee	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
17:30		Report

  Scunthorpe United v Dundee

5 July 2019 Friendly	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Dundee	La Manga Club Football Stadium, Spain
11:00	Olomola   11' Lund   31'		McGowan   13'	Attendance: Behind closed doors

Dundee v   Blackpool

9 July 2019 Friendly	Dundee	1–0	Blackpool	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	Nelson   41'	Report		Attendance: 2,405

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship

Dundee will play against Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South in the 2019–20 Championship campaign, playing each team four times, twice at home and twice away.

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee

2 August 2019 1	Dunfermline Athletic	2–2	Dundee	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:05	Dow   13' Nisbet   35'	Report	Johnson   45' (pen.), 75' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Greg Aitken

Dundee v Ayr United

10 August 2019 2	Dundee	1–0	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Nelson   74'	Report		Attendance: 5,520 Referee: Alan Newlands

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

24 August 2019 3	Dundee	0–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,016 Referee: David Munro

Dundee United v Dundee

30 August 2019 4	Dundee United	6–2	Dundee	Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45	Butcher   14', 40' Appéré   33' Shankland   36' (pen.) Harkes   46' C. Smith   83'	Report	Hemmings   22' Nelson   70'	Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dundee v Alloa Athletic

14 September 2019 5	Dundee	2–1	Alloa Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Johnson   2' McGhee   39'	Report	Dick   10'	Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Alan Newlands

Greenock Morton v Dundee

21 September 2019 6	Greenock Morton	1–0	Dundee	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	Grant   45+1'	Report		Attendance: 1,901 Referee: John McKendrick

Queen of the South v Dundee

27 September 2019 7	Queen of the South	1–1	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:05	Hamilton   6'	Report	McGhee   11'	Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Arbroath

5 October 2019 8	Dundee	2–0	Arbroath	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McDaid   38', 59'	Report		Attendance: 5,045 Referee: Alan Newlands

Dundee v Partick Thistle

19 October 2019 9	Dundee	1–3	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McGowan   25'	Report	Miller   85' Gordon   88' Mansell   90+1'	Attendance: 5,010 Referee: David Munro

Ayr United v Dundee

25 October 2019 10	Ayr United	1–2	Dundee	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:05	McCowan   38'	Report	McDaid   16' McGowan   32'	Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Bobby Madden

Alloa Athletic v Dundee

29 October 2019 11	Alloa Athletic	0–3	Dundee	Recreation Park, Alloa
19:45		Report	Hemmings   15', 39' Mackie   75'	Attendance: 1,218 Referee: Barry Cook

Dundee v Greenock Morton

1 November 2019 12	Dundee	2–1	Greenock Morton	Dens Park, Dundee
19:05	Hemmings   63' Ness   80'	Report	Salkeld   64'	Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Greg Aitken

Dundee v Dundee United

8 November 2019 13	Dundee	0–2	Dundee United	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report	Clark   56' (pen.) Shankland   64'	Attendance: 11,233 Referee: Steven McLean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee

23 November 2019 14	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–0	Dundee	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00	Doran   16'	Report		Attendance: 2,184 Referee: David Munro

Dundee v Queen of the South

30 November 2019 15	Dundee	1–2	Queen of the South	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Johnson   90+2'	Report	Dobbie   29', 90+3'	Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Alan Muir

Arbroath v Dundee

7 December 2019 16	Arbroath	1–1	Dundee	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00	Linn   37'	Report	Hemmings   61'	Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Alan Newlands

Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic

14 December 2019 17	Dundee	4–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Devine   15' (o.g.) Hemmings   25' McGowan   34' Johnson   46'	Report	Dow   16' Kiltie   62' Nisbet   69' Martin   72'	Attendance: 4,699 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Partick Thistle v Dundee

21 December 2019 18	Partick Thistle	0–1	Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00		Report	McGowan   31'	Attendance: 2,957 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee United v Dundee

27 December 2019 19	Dundee United	1–1	Dundee	Tannadice Park. Dundee
19:45	Clark   5'	Report	Dorrans   50'	Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Alan Muir

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

4 January 2020 20	Dundee	0–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report	Doran   17' Keatings   24'	Attendance: 5,040 Referee: Don Robertson

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee

24 January 2020 21	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Dundee	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:05	Dow   28' Nisbet   40'	Report		Attendance: 3,722 Referee: David Munro

Greenock Morton v Dundee

1 February 2020 22	Greenock Morton	1–1	Dundee	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	McAlister   26' Jacobs   58'	Report	Hemmings   12'	Attendance: 1,643 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Partick Thistle

8 February 2020 23*	Dundee	2–0	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Hemmings   23', 34'	Report		Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Colin Steven
Note: Rescheduled due to Partick's progress in the Challenge Cup. Original game date was 15 February.

Queen of the South v Dundee

22 February 2020 24	Queen of the South	0–1	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00		Report	Forster   72'	Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Don Robertson

Dundee v Alloa Athletic

3 March 2020 25	Dundee	0–0	Alloa Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45		Report		Attendance: 4,356 Referee: Mike Roncone

Ayr United v Dundee

7 March 2020 26	Ayr United	0–0	Dundee	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee v Ayr United

10 March 2020 27*	Dundee	2–0	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
19:45	Hemmings   11' Crankshaw   90+2'	Report		Attendance: 4,670 Referee: John Beaton
Note: Rescheduled due to a waterlogged pitch. Original game date was 11 January.

Season was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving 9 games unplayed.^[3]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup

As a Premiership side the season prior, Dundee will enter the Scottish Cup in the Fourth Round.

Dundee v Motherwell

18 January 2020 Fourth round	Dundee	0–3	Motherwell	Dens Park, Dundee
19:20		Report	Long   22', 30', 75'	Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main articles: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup and 2019–20 Scottish League Cup group stage

Dundee will be top seeded in the draw for the Scottish League Cup group stage, and will face off against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Raith Rovers, Peterhead and Cove Rangers in Group D of the tournament.^[53]

Group stage

Raith Rovers v Dundee

13 July 2019 Group D	Raith Rovers	0–3	Dundee	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00		Report	Nelson   14', 29' (pen.) Curran   75'	Attendance: 2,584 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Cove Rangers v Dundee

17 July 2019 Group D	Cove Rangers	0–0 (2–3 p)	Dundee	Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Scott Lambie
	Penalties
	Scott   Masson   H. Milne   Park   Higgins		McGhee   Forster   Nelson   McDaid   McGowan

Dundee v Peterhead

20 July 2019 Group D	Dundee	0–0 (4–2 p)	Peterhead	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		Report		Attendance: 2,322 Referee: Greg Aitken
	Penalties
	McDaid   Curran   Cunningham   Nelson   McGowan		Gibson   Leitch   Smith   Stevenson

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

28 July 2019 Group D	Dundee	1–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Johnson   33'	Report		Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Nick Walsh

Knockout stage

Dundee v Aberdeen

18 August 2019 Second round	Dundee	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Aberdeen	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Johnson   43' (pen.)	Report	Considine   90+1' Cosgrove   103'	Attendance: 5,740 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup

Dundee will enter the Scottish Challenge Cup in the Third Round.

Dundee v Elgin City

8 September 2019 Third round	Dundee	1–2	Elgin City	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Kerr   18' Ferrie   59'	Report	Omar   56' Sutherland   58'	Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Grant Irvine

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Promotion, qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Dundee United (C)	28	18	5	5	52	22	+30	59	2.11	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	27	14	3	10	39	32	+7	45	1.67
3	Dundee	27	11	8	8	32	31	+1	41	1.52
4	Ayr United	27	12	4	11	38	35	+3	40	1.48
5	Arbroath	26	10	6	10	24	26	−2	36	1.38

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.^[54]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	W
Position	3	2	4	6	5	6	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	6	4	3	4	4	3

Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DND	ICT	PET	COV	RAI
1	Dundee	4	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	10	Qualification for the Second Round		—	1–0	p0–0	—	—
2	Inverness CT	4	2	0	1	1	7	4	+3	7			—	—	—	3–2	4–1
3	Peterhead	4	1	1	1	1	3	4	−1	6			—	p0–0	—	2–1	—
4	Cove Rangers	4	1	0	1	2	6	5	+1	4			0–0p	—	—	—	3–0
5	Raith Rovers	4	1	0	0	3	4	11	−7	3			0–3	—	3–1	—	—

Source: ^[55]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[56]

Squad Statistics

As of May 30, 2020 (UTC)

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jack Hamilton	22	0	16	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Cammy Kerr	29	1	20+2	0	1	0	5	0	1	1
3	DF	SCO	Jordan McGhee	30	2	24	2	1	0	4	0	1	0
4	MF	SCO	Jamie Ness	13	1	4+4	1	1	0	3	0	1	0
5	DF	SCO	Jordon Forster	27	1	23	1	0	0	4	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Josh Meekings	21	0	13+2	0	1	0	3+1	0	1	0
7	DF	SCO	Christophe Berra	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Shaun Byrne	29	0	19+3	0	1	0	5	0	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Andrew Nelson	25	4	9+10	2	0	0	4+1	2	0+1	0
10	MF	SCO	Paul McGowan	31	4	22+2	4	1	0	4+1	0	1	0
11	MF	SCO	Declan McDaid	31	3	23+1	3	1	0	3+2	0	1	0
14	MF	SCO	Graham Dorrans	23	1	21+1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	IRL	Tom Field	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Christie Elliott	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Ollie Crankshaw	6	1	1+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	SCO	Finlay Robertson	21	0	11+5	0	0	0	4+1	0	0	0
20	MF	SCO	Ross Callachan	4	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ENG	Jordan Marshall	23	0	17	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Max Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	MF	SCO	Lyall Cameron	3	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	FW	ENG	Kane Hemmings	27	10	23+2	10	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	SCO	Harrison Sharp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
36	GK	NIR	Conor Hazard	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	SCO	Grant Rodger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
12	GK	ENG	Calum Ferrie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	SCO	Callum Moore	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
26	MF	SCO	Josh Mulligan	3	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
27	MF	SCO	Luke Strachan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	SCO	Sam Fisher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	SCO	Michael Cunningham	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
7	MF	ENG	Josh Todd	18	0	3+10	0	0	0	2+2	0	1	0
14	DF	ENG	Andrew Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	ENG	Craig Curran	3	1	0	0	0	0	1+2	1	0	0
17	MF	SCO	Josh McPake	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Danny Johnson	22	7	11+8	5	0+1	0	2	2	0	0
21	DF	SCO	Sean Mackie	13	1	9+3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Transfers

Summer

Players in Date Player From Fee 6 June 2019   Declan McDaid   Ayr United Free^[57] 17 June 2019   Jordan McGhee   Falkirk Free^[58] 18 June 2019   Jordan Marshall   Queen of the South Free^[59] 18 June 2019   Shaun Byrne   Livingston Undisclosed^[60] 28 June 2019   Jamie Ness   Plymouth Argyle Free^[61] 29 June 2019   Jordon Forster   Cheltenham Town Free^[62] 26 July 2019   Danny Johnson   Motherwell Free^[63] 8 August 2019   Kane Hemmings   Notts County Free^[64] 20 August 2019   Josh McPake   Rangers Loan^[65] 2 September 2019   Sean Mackie   Hibernian Loan^[66]

Players out Date Player To Fee 21 June 2019   Jesse Curran Free agent Contract expired^[67] 26 June 2019   Kenny Miller   Partick Thistle Free^[68] 17 July 2019   Kerr Waddell   Montrose Contract expired^[69] 2 September 2019   Andrew Davies Free agent Free^[70] 2 September 2019   Craig Curran Free agent Free^[71]

Winter

Players in Date Player From Fee 20 September 2019   Graham Dorrans   Rangers Free^[72] 24 October 2019   Conor Hazard   Celtic Emergency Loan^[73] 6 January 2020   Sam Fisher   East Kilbride Return from loan 16 January 2020   Ross Callachan   St Johnstone Loan^[74] 23 January 2020   Ollie Crankshaw   Wigan Athletic Loan^[75] 27 January 2020   Conor Hazard   Celtic Loan^[76] 31 January 2020   Christie Elliott   Carlisle United Free^[77] 31 January 2020   Christophe Berra   Heart of Midlothian Loan^[78] 31 January 2020   Tom Field   Brentford Free^[79]

Players out Date Player To Fee 5 September 2019   Sam Fisher   East Kilbride Loan^[80] 29 November 2019   Conor Hazard   Celtic End of loan^[81] 2 January 2020   Josh Mulligan   Cove Rangers Loan^[82] 13 January 2020   Josh McPake   Rangers End of loan^[83] 17 January 2020   Callum Moore   Stenhousemuir Loan^[84] 17 January 2020   Josh Todd   Falkirk Free^[85] 22 January 2020   Sean Mackie   Hibernian End of loan^[86] 27 January 2020   Danny Johnson   Leyton Orient Undisclosed^[87] 31 January 2020   Calum Ferrie   Falkirk Loan^[88] 31 January 2020   Michael Cunningham   Cumbernauld Colts Loan^[89] 29 February 2020   Luke Strachan   Brechin City Loan^[90]

End of season

Players in Date Player From Fee 30 April 2020   Calum Ferrie   Falkirk Return from loan 31 May 2020   Josh Mulligan   Cove Rangers Return from loan 31 May 2020   Callum Moore   Stenhousemuir Return from loan 31 May 2020   Michael Cunningham   Cumbernauld Colts Return from loan 31 May 2020   Luke Strachan   Brechin City Return from loan

Players out Date Player To Fee 30 April 2020   Christophe Berra   Heart of Midlothian End of loan 30 April 2020   Ross Callachan   St Johnstone End of loan 30 April 2020   Conor Hazard   Celtic End of loan 31 May 2020   Ollie Crankshaw   Wigan Athletic End of loan

End of season awards

Club Player of the Year awards

• Andrew De Vries Player of the Year: Paul McGowan^[91]
• Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year: Finlay Robertson^[92]
• Players' Player of the Year: Jordan McGhee^[93]

See also

• List of Dundee F.C. seasons

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