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
	← 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

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

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Division Summary

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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

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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 in

Player	From	Fee
Tony Bullock	Montrose	Free^[2]
Richie Hart	Ross County	Free^[3]
Sean Higgins	Ross County	Free^[3]
Pat Clarke	Clyde	Free^[4]
Chris Casement	Ipswich Town	Free^[5]
Brian Kerr	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free^[6]
Derek Soutar	Ross County	Free^[7]
Maroš Klimpl	Midtjylland	Free^[8]
Leigh Griffiths	Livingston	£125,000^[9]
Gary Harkins	Partick Thistle	£150,000^[10]

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 in

Player	To	Fee
Robert Malcolm	Brisbane Roar	Free^[21]
Andrew Shinnie	Rangers	Loan^[22]
Ben Hutchinson	Celtic	Loan^[23]
Ryan O'Leary	Kilmarnock	Loan^[24]

Players out

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

References

^ "Alba Cup Final: Caledonian Thistle 2 Dundee 3". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ "Bullock signs Dens pre-contract". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Hart and Higgins sign up at Dens". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Striker Clarke moves on to Dundee". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Casement signs on at Dens Park". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Midfielder Kerr signs for Dundee". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Dundee sign Soutar until new year". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Klimpl added to Dundee recruits". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Dens signing Griffiths eyes title". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Dundee capture Thistle's Harkins". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Roy and Quinn sign up with Queens". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Gateshead sign former Sunderland defender". gateshead-fc.com. Gateshead F.C. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Ayr Utd land midfielder O'Brien". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Whitecaps sign Chris Pozniak, Jeff Parke leaves club". thescore.com. Score Media. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Deadline Day Update number 2". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Draw at Central Park". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic F.C. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Jack adds nip and zip up front". The Northern Scot. Scottish Provincial Press. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Quartet set for Dundee departure". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Preview: Forfar Athletic v Dundee". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Accies sign two on deadline day". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Ex-Rangers defender Bob Malcolm signs for Dundee". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Andrew Shinnie joins Dundee on loan again from Rangers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Dundee take Celtic striker Ben Hutchinson on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "O'Leary in to help Dundee – and never mind the gong". The Press and Journal. D. C. Thomson & Co. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Dundee defender goes on loan". Evening Telegraph And Post. D. C. Thomson & Co. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^ "Linfield sign Chris Casement from Dundee in loan deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[1] "Alba Cup Final: Caledonian Thistle 2 Dundee 3". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

[2] "Bullock signs Dens pre-contract". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[Hart_Higgins-3] "Hart and Higgins sign up at Dens". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[4] "Striker Clarke moves on to Dundee". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[5] "Casement signs on at Dens Park". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[6] "Midfielder Kerr signs for Dundee". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[7] "Dundee sign Soutar until new year". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[8] "Klimpl added to Dundee recruits". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[9] "Dens signing Griffiths eyes title". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[10] "Dundee capture Thistle's Harkins". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[11] "Roy and Quinn sign up with Queens". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[12] "Gateshead sign former Sunderland defender". gateshead-fc.com. Gateshead F.C. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[13] "Ayr Utd land midfielder O'Brien". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[14] "Whitecaps sign Chris Pozniak, Jeff Parke leaves club". thescore.com. Score Media. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[15] "Deadline Day Update number 2". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[16] "Draw at Central Park". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic F.C. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[17] "Jack adds nip and zip up front". The Northern Scot. Scottish Provincial Press. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[Daquin_Davidson-18] "Quartet set for Dundee departure". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[19] "Preview: Forfar Athletic v Dundee". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[20] "Accies sign two on deadline day". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[21] "Ex-Rangers defender Bob Malcolm signs for Dundee". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[22] "Andrew Shinnie joins Dundee on loan again from Rangers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[23] "Dundee take Celtic striker Ben Hutchinson on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[24] "O'Leary in to help Dundee – and never mind the gong". The Press and Journal. D. C. Thomson & Co. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[25] "Dundee defender goes on loan". Evening Telegraph And Post. D. C. Thomson & Co. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[26] "Linfield sign Chris Casement from Dundee in loan deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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Match results

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Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

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 in

Players out

Transfers Winter

Players in

Players out

See also

References