2009–10 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
2009–10 season
Chairman	Bob Brannan
Manager	Jocky Scott (until 20 March 2010); Gordon Chisholm; (from 21 March 2010)
Stadium	Dens Park
Scottish First Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Quarter-Final, Losers v Raith Rovers
League Cup	Quarter-Final, Losers v Rangers
Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Harkins (15); All: Leigh Griffiths (21)
Highest home attendance	5,507 (vs Dunfermline Athletic, 12 September 2009)
Lowest home attendance	3,187 (vs Raith Rovers, 24 April 2010)
Average home league attendance	4,760
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	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 season was Dundee's 5th consecutive season in the Scottish First Division following their relegation from the SPL in 2005. Dundee finished as runners-up in the league, losing out to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The Dee reached the quarter-finals in both the Scottish Cup & Scottish League Cup and were winners of the Challenge Cup for the second time in the club's history and first since 1991.^[1]

Match results

Scottish First Division

Win Draw Loss

Fixture Date Week/Round

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

8 August 2009 15:00 Week 1	Dundee	1–0	Greenock Morton	Dens Park, Dundee
	Higgins 56'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 5,449 Referee: Boyle

15 August 2009 15:00 Week 2	Raith Rovers	2–2	Dundee	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Williamson 30' Ellis 41'	BBC Sport	Harkins 5' (pen.) McMenamin 73'	Attendance: 4,744 Referee: Richmond

22 August 2009 Week 3	Dundee	2–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	Harkins 9', 29'	BBC Sport	Sánchez 20' Cox 38'	Attendance: 5,507 Referee: Tumilty

29 August 2009 15:00 Week 4	Airdrie United	1–1	Dundee	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
	Lauchlan 42' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	McMenamin 36'	Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Nicholls

12 September 2009 15:00 Week 5	Dundee	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
	Harkins 37' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Thomson

19 September 2009 15:00 Week 6	Queen of the South	2–0	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
	Tosh 6' (pen.) Holmes 61'	BBC Sport	Bullock 5'	Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Robertson

26 September 2009 15:00 Week 7	Dundee	2–0	Ross County	Dens Park, Dundee
	Griffiths 59', 77'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Somers

10 October 2009 15:00 Week 8	Dundee	2–0	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	Griffiths 4' Harkins 48'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 5,364 Referee: Allan

14 October 2009 19:45 Week 9	Ayr United	2–2	Dundee	Somerset Park, Ayr
	McGowan 73' Stevenson 86'	BBC Sport	Forsyth 13' Griffiths 60'	Attendance: 1,710 Referee: McKendrick

17 October 2009 15:00 Week 10	Greenock Morton	0–1	Dundee	Cappielow Park, Greenock
		BBC Sport	Griffiths 77'	Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Winter

24 October 2009 15:00 Week 11	Dundee	2–1	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
	McMenamin 15' MacKenzie 35'	BBC Sport	Smith 20'	Attendance: 5,156 Referee: Brown

31 October 2009 15:00 Week 12	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Dundee	East End Park, Dunfermline
	Bayne 77'	BBC Sport	Harkins 60'	Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Norris

7 November 2009 15:00 Week 13	Dundee	2–1	Airdrie United	Dens Park, Dundee
	Higgins 28', 35'	BBC Sport	Baird 25'	Attendance: 4,121 Referee: McDermott

14 November 2009 15:00 Week 14	Dundee	0–0	Queen of the South	Dens Park, Dundee
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 4,901 Referee: Law

1 December 2009 19:45 Week 15	Ross County	0–1	Dundee	Victoria Park, Dingwall
		BBC Sport	Harkins 69'	Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Nicholls

5 December 2009 15:00 Week 16	Partick Thistle	0–2	Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	McMenamin 44' Harkins 47'	Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Thomson

12 December 2009 15:00 Week 17	Dundee	3–1	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
	Forsyth 23' Griffiths 66' Harkins 90'	BBC Sport	Reynolds 3'	Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Finnie

19 December 2009 15:00 Week 18	Dundee	3–1	Greenock Morton	Dens Park, Dundee
	Griffiths 54' Harkins 65' Malone 87'	BBC Sport	Weatherson 60'	Attendance: 4,259 Referee: Murray

26 December 2009 15:00 Week 19	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Dundee	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
	Rooney 57'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 45' (pen.) Harkins 85'	Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Nicholls

3 January 2010 15:00 Week 20	Dundee	0–1	Airdrie United	Dens Park, Dundee
	MacKenzie 45'	BBC Sport	McDonald 25' (pen.) Donnelly 90'	Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Brown

17 January 2010 15:00 Week 21	Dundee	3–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
	Griffiths 2', 82' McMenamin 17'	BBC Sport	Graham 10' Kirk 49'	Attendance: 5,201 Referee: Brines

23 January 2010 15:00 Week 22	Queen of the South	1–1	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
	Harris 6'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 77'	Attendance: 3,415 Referee: Richmond

30 January 2010 15:00 Week 23	Dundee	0–1	Ross County	Dens Park, Dundee
		BBC Sport	Lawson 44'	Attendance: 4,912 Referee: Tumilty

20 February 2010 15:00 Week 24	Dundee	1–0	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	Paton 6'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 5,216 Referee: McKendrick

6 March 2010 15:00 Week 25	Dundee	2–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	Kerr 78' Harkins 84'	BBC Sport	Foran 46' Odhiambo 59'	Attendance: 4,974 Referee: Brown

17 March 2010 19:45 Week 26	Ayr United	1–1	Dundee	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Lafferty 42'	BBC Sport	Harkins 38' Paton 76'	Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Winter

20 March 2010 15:00 Week 27	Airdrie United	3–0	Dundee	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
	McLaughlin 54' O'Carroll 60' Gemill 75'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Finnie

23 March 2010 19:45 Week 28	Dundee	1–1	Queen of the South	Dens Park, Dundee
	Griffiths 16' (pen.)	BBC Sport	McAusland 16' Harris 58'	Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Tumilty

27 March 2010 15:00 Week 29	Ross County	1–1	Dundee	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	Craig 87'	BBC Sport	Hutchinson 50'	Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Thomson

30 March 2010 19:45 Week 30	Dunfermline Athletic	2–1	Dundee	East End Park, Dunfermline
	Gibson 6' Bell 34'	BBC Sport	Harkins 90'	Attendance: 2,134 Referee: Collum

3 April 2010 15:00 Week 31	Dundee	3–0	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
	McMenamin 10', 61' Higgins 22'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 4,270 Referee: MacDonald

10 April 2010 15:00 Week 32	Partick Thistle	0–1	Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	Clarke 75'	Attendance: 2,545 Referee: O'Reilly

17 April 2010 15:00 Week 33	Greenock Morton	2–2	Dundee	Cappielow Park, Greenock
	Witteveen 41' Monti 64' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Harkins 67' Griffiths 86'	Attendance: 1,998 Referee: Muir

21 April 2010 19:45 Week 34	Raith Rovers	1–0	Dundee	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Hill 54'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,544 Referee: Law

24 April 2010 15:00 Week 35	Dundee	2–0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
	Hiigins 52' Harkins 65' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Armstrong 84'	Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Nicholls

1 May 2010 15:00 Week 36	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–0	Dundee	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
	Rooney 28'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 6,031 Referee: Conroy

Scottish Cup

20 January 2010 19:45 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 4	Livingston	0–1	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
		BBC Sport	Harkins 33'	Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Collum

6 February 2010 15:00 Active Nation Scottish Cup round 5	Dundee	2–1	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
	Hutchinson 41' Griffiths 70'	BBC Sport	McManus 11'	Attendance: 2,852 Referee: McDonald

13 March 2010 15:00 Active Nation Scottish Cup Quarter-Final	Dundee	1–2	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
	Forsyth 73'	BBC Sport	Simmons 3' Ellis 10'	Attendance: 7,306 Referee: Richmond

Scottish League Cup

1 August 2009 15:00 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 1	Dundee	5–0	Stranraer	Dens Park, Dundee
	Higgins 23' Harkins 29' Cameron 37' McMenamin 47' Griffiths 67'	BBC Sport	Mitchell 84'	Attendance: 2,345 Referee: Collum

25 August 2009 19:45 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 2	Forfar Athletic	2–4	Dundee	Station Park, Forfar
	Tulloch 55' Campbell 72'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 11' Antoine-Curier 15', 31' Tod 67' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,929 Referee: O'Reilly

22 September 2009 19:45 Co-Operative Insurance Cup round 3	Dundee	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Aberdeen	Dens Park, Dundee
	Malone 39' Forsyth 55' Griffiths 105'	BBC Sport	Paton 63', 88'	Attendance: 6,131 Referee: Conroy

27 October 2009 19:45 Co-Operative Insurance Cup Quarter-final	Dundee	1–3	Rangers	Dens Park, Dundee
	Griffiths 29'	BBC Sport	Whittaker 15' MacKenzie 57' (o.g.) Fleck 85'	Attendance: 10,654 Referee: McDonald

Scottish Challenge Cup

18 August 2009 19:30 Challenge Cup round 2	Cowdenbeath	0–3	Dundee	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
		BBC Sport	Griffiths 20' Harkins 82' Antoine-Curier 88'	Attendance: 457 Referee: Salmond

6 September 2009 15:00 Challenge Cup Quarter-final	Stirling Albion	1–2	Dundee	Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
	Devine 89' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Griffiths 10', 26'	Attendance: 1,277 Referee: Norris

4 October 2009 19:45 Challenge Cup Semi-final	Dundee	3–0	Annan Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
	Higgins 37' Clarke 63' Forsyth 71'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,321 Referee: Finnie

Final

22 November 2009 15:00 Challenge Cup Final	Dundee	3–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	McDiarmid Park, Perth
	Bulvītis 48' (o.g.) Harkins 53' Forsyth 83'	BBC Sport	Rooney 20' Bulvītis 33'	Attendance: 8,031 Referee: Richmond

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 9 December 2011

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Tony Bullock	26	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0	3+0	0
	GK	SCO	Rab Douglas	20	0	15+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	SCO	Bobby Geddes	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Derek Soutar	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	11	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
	DF	NIR	Chris Casement	6	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
	DF	ENG	David Cowan	9	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SVK	Maroš Klimpl	22	0	16+2	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jim Lauchlan	34	0	25+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0
	DF	SCO	Gary MacKenzie	32	1	24+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Malcolm	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Eddie Malone	43	2	33+0	1	3+0	0	4+0	1	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig McKeown	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ryan O'Leary	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Eric Paton	42	1	32+0	1	2+1	0	4+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Connor Rennie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Colin Cameron	18	1	5+9	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Craig Forsyth	34	6	20+4	2	3+0	1	3+0	1	3+1	2
	MF	SCO	Gary Harkins	45	19	32+2	15	3+0	1	4+0	1	3+1	2
	MF	SCO	Richie Hart	32	0	20+6	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Brian Kerr	43	1	29+4	1	3+0	0	2+2	0	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Paul McHale	18	0	11+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Andrew Shinnie	14	0	9+3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jordan Timmons	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Darren Young	7	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	GLP	Mickaël Antoine-Curier	2	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	2	1+0	1
	FW	SCO	Pat Clarke	23	2	3+14	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+2	1
	FW	SCO	Leigh Griffiths	39	21	24+5	13	3+0	1	2+2	4	3+0	3
	FW	SCO	Sean Higgins	32	7	16+10	5	1+0	0	3+0	1	2+0	1
	FW	ENG	Ben Hutchinson	13	3	5+4	1	1+0	1	3+0	1	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Colin McMenamin	40	8	23+8	7	0+3	0	2+1	1	1+2	0

Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 9 December 2011

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Tony Bullock	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	GK	Rab Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Bobby Geddes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Derek Soutar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Kyle Benedictus	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Chris Casement	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	David Cowan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Maroš Klimpl	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	Jim Lauchlan	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	DF	Gary MacKenzie	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
	DF	Robert Malcolm	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Eddie Malone	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
	DF	Craig McKeown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Ryan O'Leary	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Eric Paton	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	DF	Connor Rennie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Colin Cameron	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Craig Forsyth	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Gary Harkins	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	Richie Hart	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Brian Kerr	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	Paul McHale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Andrew Shinnie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jordan Timmons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Darren Young	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Mickaël Antoine-Curier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Pat Clarke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Leigh Griffiths	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	FW	Sean Higgins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Ben Hutchinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Colin McMenamin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Top scorers

Last updated on 10 December 2011

Position	Name	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1	Leigh Griffiths	13	1	4	3	21
2	Gary Harkins	15	1	1	2	19
3	Colin McMenamin	7	0	1	0	8
4	Sean Higgins	5	0	1	1	7
5	Craig Forsyth	2	1	1	2	6
6	Mickaël Antoine-Curier	0	0	2	1	3
=	Ben Hutchinson	1	1	1	0	3
8	Pat Clarke	1	0	0	1	2
=	Eddie Malone	1	0	1	0	1
10	Colin Cameron	0	0	1	0	1
=	Brian Kerr	1	0	0	0	1
=	Gary MacKenzie	1	0	0	0	1
=	Eric Paton	1	0	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Name	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1	GK	Tony Bullock	7	–	1	2	10
2	GK	Robert Douglas	4	0	0	0	4
3	GK	Derek Soutar	1	1	–	–	2
4	GK	Bobby Geddes	0	–	–	–	0
		Totals	12	1	1	2	16

Last updated: 10 December 2011
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

Division table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P)	36	21	10	5	72	32	+40	73	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Dundee	36	16	13	7	48	34	+14	61
3	Dunfermline Athletic	36	17	7	12	54	44	+10	58
4	Queen of the South	36	15	11	10	53	40	+13	56
5	Ross County	36	15	11	10	46	44	+2	56

Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L
Position	2	1	2	4	3	6	5	5	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match stats

	Scottish First Division	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup
Games played	36	3	4	4
Games won	16	2	3	4
Games drawn	13	0	0	0
Games lost	7	1	1	0
Goals for	48	4	13	11
Goals against	34	3	7	3
Players used	28	20	22	22
Yellow cards	64	2	2	3
Red cards	4	0	0	0

Last updated: 10 December 2011
Source: Competitive matches

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	16	13	7	48	34	+14	61	12	4	2	30	13	+17	4	9	5	18	21	−3

Last updated: 10 December 2011.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by opponent

Last updated on 10 December 2011

Team	League Results^[a]				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Airdrie United	1–1	2–1	0–1	0–3	4
Ayr United	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–0	8
Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	1–1	3–2	1–2	7
Greenock Morton	1–0	1–0	3–1	2–2	10
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–1	3
Partick Thistle	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	12
Queen of the South	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	3
Raith Rovers	2–2	2–1	0–1	2–0	7
Ross County	2–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	7

Source: 2009–10 Scottish First Division Results Table

a. ^ Dundee's score is shown first.

Transfers

Transfers Summer

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Ludovic Roy	Queen of the South	Free^[11]
Darren Williams	Gateshead	Free^[12]
David O'Brien	Ayr United	Free^[13]
Chris Pozniak	Vancouver Whitecaps	Free^[14]
Laurie Spence	East Stirlingshire	Free^[15]
Mark Gilhaney	Alloa Athletic	Free^[16]
John Gibson	Elgin City	Loan^[17]
Frédéric Daquin	Free agent	Free^[18]
Robert Davidson	Free agent	Free^[18]
Bryan Deasley	Forfar Athletic	Loan^[19]
Mickaël Antoine-Curier	Hamilton Academical	Loan^[20]

Transfers Winter

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Craig McKeown	Stirling Albion	Loan^[25]
Chris Casement	Linfield F.C.	Loan^[26]

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2009–10 Dundee F.C. season

Contents

Match results

Scottish First Division

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Final

Player statistics

Squad

Disciplinary record

Top scorers

Clean sheets

Team statistics

Division table

Division summary

Match stats

Results summary

Results by opponent

Transfers

Transfers Summer

Players out

Transfers Winter

Players out

See also

References