2020–21 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee 2020–21 football season
Dundee
2020–21 season
ChairmanTim Keyes
ManagerJames McPake
StadiumDens Park
Scottish Championship2nd
Scottish Premiership play-offsWinners
League CupSecond round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Osman Sow
& Jason Cummings (8)
All: Osman Sow (10)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 season was Dundee's second season in the second tier of Scottish football since their relegation at the end of the 2018–19 season.[1]

Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams in the Scottish Championship agreed to shorten the season to 27 games rather than the regular 36, with a start date on 17 October 2020.[2][3] Dundee will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. The club was also set to compete in the Challenge Cup, but the tournament was cancelled due to the financial strain of the ongoing pandemic.[4]

Dundee would earn promotion after winning the Premiership play-offs, defeating both Raith Rovers and Kilmarnock over two legs to return to the Scottish Premiership after a two-year absence.[5]

Season summary

Pre-season

In the wake of the uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dundee would furlough its players and staff, but ensure they would receive their usual salaries.[6] The financial strain caused by the pandemic led to the club needing to cut costs, initially confirming the departure of assistant manager Jimmy Nicholl and asking the players to take wage cuts of up to 30 per cent in June 2020.[7][8] After discussions lasting several weeks, 12 of the 13 players asked to take cuts agreed, with striker Kane Hemmings the only one to hold out longer.[9] Despite initially agreeing to the wage cut as well, Hemmings decided to renege and leave the club in August.[10] Later that month, Dundee would make cuts to their Youth Academy coaching staff, though the majority of coaches would continue their roles in a voluntary capacity.[11] The club would also appoint former player and first-team coach Dave Mackay as assistant manager.[12]

Dundee would bring in several new players, most notably Dundee-born and ex-Premier League player Charlie Adam, who supported the club as a boy and described signing for the club as a "dream".[13][14]

October

Dundee were set to play their first competitive game of the season in the League Cup at home to Forfar Athletic, but the game was called off and Dundee were awarded a 3–0 win by the SPFL following a Forfar player testing positive for COVID-19.[15] They would begin their competitive campaign four days later, in an away win to Highland League champions Brora Rangers.[16] The following week, Dundee would play their first league game of the season away to the recently relegated Heart of Midlothian in a highly anticipated opening game, described by the media as a 'grudge match' after the voting fiasco which marred the end of the previous season, in which a controversial Dundee vote ended the season in March and would lead to Hearts' relegation.[17] In a turbulent game, Dundee would be completely outmatched in a 6–2 thrashing at Tynecastle.[18] After this evisceration, Dundee would pick themselves up and get a much-needed win the following week at home to Greenock Morton, with loanee Jonathan Afolabi scoring his first competitive goal for the club in the 1–0 win.[19] The Dark Blues looked set to repeat this result the following week against newly-promoted Raith Rovers through Charlie Adam's strike, but a late equaliser denied them from taking another 3 points.[20]

November

Dundee would again struggle away from home, needing inspiration from Adam to score two late goals against part-time Alloa Athletic in order to escape Recreation Park with a point in a wild 3–3 draw.[21] Two days later, midfielder Graham Dorrans would leave the side and move to Australia to play with Western Sydney Wanderers.[22] Returning to League Cup action, Dundee would win comfortably against Scottish League One side Cove Rangers.[23] Despite equalling high-flying Premiership side Hibernian for most of their final group stage game, a late flurry from the Hibees would result in a heavy 4–1 defeat, though Dundee would still qualify for the following round of the cup.[24] Dundee would coincidentally have to play Hibs away once again after drawing them in the next round.[25] Before that, Dundee would return to league action, but would severely disappoint with an awful start in a defeat at Somerset Park against Ayr United.[26] In their League Cup rematch against Hibs at Easter Road, Dundee would fall to their third consecutive defeat in a close 1–0 loss that would knock them out.[27]

December

In their first home league game in over a month, Dundee would return to winning ways with another tight 1–0 victory against Arbroath through a Paul McGowan solo goal.[28] In a back-and-forth affair at Caledonian Stadium the following week, they would earn a point through a late Jordan McGhee equaliser.[29] Dundee looked to have swept past high-flying league rivals Dunfermline Athletic with a dominant 3–0 lead late on, but a quick collapse allowed the Pars to snatch an unlikely point at Dens Park.[30] Despite the prior week's disappointment, the side put it aside and would record a comfortable Boxing Day win away to Queen of the South through an Osman Sow hat-trick.[31] The Dee would record another three goals and a win three days later at home to Alloa, with Sow scoring a brace to make it 6 goals for him in 3 games and bringing them up to third place in the league.[32]

January

Dundee would gain a measure of revenge over their opening day humiliation against Hearts with a commanding 3–1 win at Dens, scoring 3 goals in 4 consecutive games for the first time in 43 years.[33][34] They would follow up this impressive performance with a much less impressive one, needing a last-minute equaliser and another comeback in extra time to defeat Lowland League side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in the Scottish Cup.[35] After a couple of postponed games, Dundee made their return to league action at Gayfield Park against Arbroath. Despite an early lead, Dundee could not hold on or take their chances and had to settle for a point.[36] The club's 8-game unbeaten run would end the following week away to Raith, with an early goal nullified in a 1–3 loss.[37] The month was mired with pitch difficulties at Dens, with games being postponed twice.

February

A combination of Dens Park's pitch issues and heavy snow brought on by Storm Darcy worked to postpone several games for Dundee throughout February. In their first game in three weeks, Dundee would again suffer a bad defeat, losing at home for the first time in over a year to Queen of the South. The following week, Dundee would come back from behind twice against Morton to take a point at Cappielow.[38]

March

Dundee would begin March by earning their first league win in 2 months at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[39] They would fall to Hearts at Tynecastle Park the following Saturday.[40] They would fire back to life next week, getting their first clean sheet since December with a 2–0 win at home to Arbroath.[41] Once again however, any hope of consistency was dashed in a thoroughly unimpressive 1–3 defeat at home to Ayr United.[42] They would be able to redeem that performance after just 3 days, getting their second away league win of the season at Recreation Park with a very comfortable win over bottom side Alloa Athletic.[43] Dundee would get consecutive wins in dramatic fashion the following week, coming back from an early 0–2 deficit to defeat play-off rivals Dunfermline Athletic.[44]

April

The side would start the month with a defeat to St Johnstone that would knock them out of the Scottish Cup.[45] They would quickly shake this off and get some revenge against Ayr United with a strong 0–3 win at Somerset Park.[46] Their positive momentum stalled once again however, with a very late equaliser being needed to take a point at home against Morton.[47] The stalling of momentum continued the following Tuesday with their first goalless draw in 13 months away at East End Park.[48] The side could not take advantage of two Inverness CT players being sent off, with a late goal chopped off and a later one needed to scrape a draw.[49] The Dees would however get an important victory at Dens against Raith Rovers to ensure their place in the Premiership play-offs and give them one last chance at finishing in 2nd.[50] In the final game of the league campaign, a comfortable win courtesy of a Jason Cummings brace and a defeat for Raith allowed Dundee to sneak into 2nd place.[51]

May

In the first leg in the Premiership play-off semi-finals, Dundee enjoyed a strong victory at Stark's Park against Raith, taking a 0–3 lead into the second leg.[52] In a nervy affair, Dundee would lose the second leg but were able to go through to the play-off final on aggregate.[53] In the first leg of the final, Dundee would take a lead in the fixture with a 2–1 win over Kilmarnock at Dens, in front of home fans for the first time in 14 months.[54] They would have a similarly exceptional performance at Rugby Park, relegating Kilmarnock and confirming their return to the Scottish Premiership after two years.[5]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

All times are in British Summer Time (BST).

Pre-season and friendlies

Dundee v Peterhead
15 September 2020 Dundee 1–0 Peterhead Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 McGowan 40' Report Attendance: 0
Montrose v Dundee
19 September 2020 Montrose 2–2 Dundee Links Park, Montrose
14:00 Johnston 27'
Webster 85'		 Report Dorrans 2' (pen.)
Ashcroft 47'		 Attendance: 0
Cove Rangers v Dundee
22 September 2020 Cove Rangers 0–1 Dundee Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen
19:45 Report McGowan 85' Attendance: 0
Dundee v Cove Rangers
26 September 2020 Dundee 1–1 Cove Rangers Dens Park, Dundee
R. Strachan 63' (o.g.) Report Sc. Ross 50' Attendance: 0
Dundee v Peterhead
29 September 2020 Dundee 4–0 Peterhead Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Murray 17'
Anderson 30'
Afolabi 36'
Adam 71'		 Report Attendance: 0

Scottish Championship

Dundee will compete against Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Queen of the South, and Raith Rovers in the 2020–21 Championship campaign. They will play each team three times, playing five teams once at home and twice away, and the other four twice at home and once away.[2][3]

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee
16 October 2020 1 Heart of Midlothian 6–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
19:45 Smith 4'
Ginnelly 25'
Boyce 34' (pen.)
Kingsley 45+2', 84'
Halliday 90'		 Report Adam 27'
Mullen 68'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
Dundee v Greenock Morton
24 October 2020 2 Dundee 1–0 Greenock Morton Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Afolabi 5' Report Muirhead Red card 73' Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ross
Dundee v Raith Rovers
31 October 2020 3 Dundee 1–1 Raith Rovers Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Adam 41' Report Musonda 86' Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Newlands
Alloa Athletic v Dundee
6 November 2020 4 Alloa Athletic 3–3 Dundee Recreation Park, Alloa
19:45 Thomson 31'
Trouten 51', 63'		 Report McDaid 47'
Kerr 76'
Adam 84' (pen.)		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
Ayr United v Dundee
21 November 2020 5 Ayr United 2–0 Dundee Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 C. Smith 3'
Moffat 16'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Beaton
Dundee v Arbroath
5 December 2020 6 Dundee 1–0 Arbroath Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 McGowan 35' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Graham
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee
12 December 2020 7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Dundee Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Deas 72'
Keatings 75'		 Report Fontaine 37'
McGhee 82'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Craig Napier
Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic
19 December 2020 8 Dundee 3–3 Dunfermline Athletic Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Adam 35'
Sow 50'
Fontaine 70'		 Report Watson 78'
McManus 82' (pen.), 90+3'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
Queen of the South v Dundee
26 December 2020 9 Queen of the South 1–3 Dundee Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Shields 84' Report Sow 13', 21', 54' Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Newlands
Dundee v Alloa Athletic
29 December 2020 10 Dundee 3–1 Alloa Athletic Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Sow 49', 73'
Fontaine 54'		 Report Hetherington 11' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Reid
Dundee v Heart of Midlothian
2 January 2021 11 Dundee 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park, Dundee
19:20 McGhee 14'
Mullen 36'
Afolabi 84' (pen.)		 Report Irving 56' Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Arbroath v Dundee
22 January 2021 12 Arbroath 1–1 Dundee Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45 Little 65' Report Adam 8' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
Raith Rovers v Dundee
30 January 2021 13* Raith Rovers 3–1 Dundee Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Benedictus 22'
Tumilty 54'
Kennedy 60'		 Report Sow 5' Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
Note: Rearranged due to a conflict with Raith's Scottish Cup fixture. Original date was 12 January.
Dundee v Queen of the South
20 February 2021 14 Dundee 2–3 Queen of the South Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Cummings 51'
Marshall 82'		 Report Obileye 2' (pen.)
Hamilton 37' (o.g.)
Gibson 78'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Barry Cook
Greenock Morton v Dundee
27 February 2021 15 Greenock Morton 2–2 Dundee Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 McGuffie 41'
Colville 69'		 Report Cummings 65'
Mullen 81'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2 March 2021 16* Dundee 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park, Dundee
19:00 Anderson 10'
Cummings 45'		 Report Todorov 75' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Note: Rearranged due to a waterlogged pitch. Original date was 5 February.
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee
6 March 2021 17 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Dundee Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
15:00 Halliday 35'
Gnanduillet 58'
Haring Red card 90+4'		 Report Cummings 63' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Dundee v Arbroath
13 March 2021 18 Dundee 2–0 Arbroath Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Mullen 55'
Anderson 82'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
Dundee v Ayr United
16 March 2021 19* Dundee 1–3 Ayr United Dens Park, Dundee
19:00 Sow 86' Report McKenzie 18', 84'
C. Smith 49'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Newlands
Note: Previously rearranged on four separate occasions due to various factors. Original date was 16 January.
Alloa Athletic v Dundee
19 March 2021 20 Alloa Athletic 0–3 Dundee Recreation Park, Alloa
19:45 Report Ashcroft 42', 57'
Anderson 80'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic
27 March 2021 21 Dundee 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic Dens Park, Dundee
19:20 Cummings 30'
Mullen 54'
Ashcroft 56'		 Report O'Hara 3'
Wighton 6'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
Ayr United v Dundee
6 April 2021 22* Ayr United 0–3 Dundee Somerset Park, Ayr
19:00 Report Anderson 68'
Afolabi 74'
McGowan 87'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
Note: Rearranged due to conflicts with new Scottish Cup fixtures. Original date was 3 April.
Dundee v Greenock Morton
10 April 2021 23 Dundee 1–1 Greenock Morton Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Ashcroft 88' Report Nesbitt 78' Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Newlands
Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee
13 April 2021 24* Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Dundee East End Park, Dunfermline
18:00 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Rearranged twice, due to excess snow on the pitch and a positive COVID-19 case for a Dunfermline player respectively. Original date was 12 February.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee
20 April 2021 25 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Dundee Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
19:00 Allardice Red card 64'
McKay Red card 77'
D. MacKay 84'		 Report Ashcroft 86' Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Roncone
Dundee v Raith Rovers
24 April 2021 26 Dundee 2–1 Raith Rovers Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Cummings 13' (pen.)
Fontaine 34'		 Report Benedictus 88'
Tait Red card 90+1'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
Queen of the South v Dundee
30 April 2021 27 Queen of the South 0–2 Dundee Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 Report Cummings 17', 34' Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson

League Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian (C, P) 27 17 6 4 63 24 +39 57 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee (O, P) 27 12 9 6 49 40 +9 45 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 +9 43 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 +4 39
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[55]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results by round

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

Premiership play-offs

As they finished 2nd place in the league, Dundee would enter the Premiership play-offs in the semi-final stages.

Semi-final

Raith Rovers v Dundee
12 May 2021 Play-off SF 1L Raith Rovers 0–3 Dundee Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45 Report McGhee 22', 55'
Sow 84'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
Dundee v Raith Rovers
15 May 2021 Play-off SF 2L Dundee 0–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Raith Rovers Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Report Vaughan 21' Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson

Final

Dundee v Kilmarnock
20 May 2021 Play-off Final 1L Dundee 2–1 Kilmarnock Dens Park, Dundee
20:15 McGhee 6'
Adam 47'		 Report Haunstrup 77' Attendance: 500
Referee: John Beaton
Kilmarnock v Dundee
24 May 2021 Play-off Final 2L Kilmarnock 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Dundee Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45 Lafferty 69' (pen.) Report Mullen 7'
Ashcroft 12'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Bobby Madden

Scottish Cup

Dundee entered the competition in the 2nd round.[56] The tournament was suspended on 11 January 2021 due to the lockdown restrictions.[57][58][59] After being allowed to continue, updated fixture dates were announced on 3 March.[60]

Dundee v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
9 January 2021 Second round Dundee 3–2 (a.e.t.) Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Afolabi 90+4'
Ashcroft 107'
Sow 112'		 Report Currie 25' (pen.), 105+1' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Dundee v St Johnstone
3 April 2021 Third round Dundee 0–1 St Johnstone Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Melamed 20' Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
Note: Scottish Cup suspended due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Scotland. Original date was 30 January.

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Dundee v Forfar Athletic
6 October 2020 Group B Dundee 3–0
(awarded)[A]		 Forfar Athletic Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Report
Brora Rangers v Dundee
10 October 2020 Group B Brora Rangers 0–2 Dundee Dudgeon Park, Brora
15:00 Report Dorrans 11'
Mullen 27'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Barry Cook
Dundee v Cove Rangers
10 November 2020 Group B Dundee 3–0 Cove Rangers Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 McGowan 6'
Mullen 84'
Adam 87' (pen.)		 Report Yule Red card 42'
Masson Red card 54'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
Hibernian v Dundee
15 November 2020 Group B Hibernian 4–1 Dundee Easter Road, Edinburgh
16:30 Mallan 10'
Nisbet 76'
Gullan 80'
Hallberg 82'		 Report Elliott 71' Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton

Knockout stage

Hibernian v Dundee
28 November 2020 Second round Hibernian 1–0 Dundee Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Murphy 44' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
Notes
  1. ^
    A: Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Forfar Athletic who were unable to raise a team after a player tested positive for COVID-19.[61]

Group B table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIB DUN COV BRO FOR
1 Hibernian 4 4 0 0 0 10 3 +7 12 Qualification for the Second round — 4–1 — 3–1 —
2 Dundee 4 3 0 0 1 9 4 +5 9 — — 3–0 — 3–0
3 Cove Rangers 4 1 1 0 2 4 7 −3 5 1–2 — — — 1–0
4 Brora Rangers 4 0 0 2 2 6 10 −4 2 — 0–2 2–2p — —
5 Forfar Athletic 4 0 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2 0–1 — — p3–3 —
Source: [62]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[63]

Squad statistics

As of
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Scottish Cup League Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 18 0 13 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Cammy Kerr 20 1 10+2 1 1 0 2+1 0 4 0
3 MF Scotland SCO Jordan McGhee 22 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 4 3
4 DF England ENG Liam Fontaine 24 4 17+1 4 2 0 1 0 3 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Alex Jakubiak 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 32 0 18+4 0 2 0 3+1 0 4 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Danny Mullen 34 8 18+7 5 2 0 3 2 2+2 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Paul McGowan 35 3 23+2 2 1+1 0 4 1 4 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Declan McDaid 28 1 13+7 1 1 0 2+2 0 0+3 0
12 GK England ENG Calum Ferrie 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Adam Legzdins 16 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Lee Ashcroft 33 7 25 5 2 1 2 0 4 1
16 DF England ENG Christie Elliott 32 1 22+3 0 0 0 4 1 3 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Afolabi 22 4 4+15 3 0+2 1 1 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Paul McMullan 20 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Finlay Robertson 10 0 2+4 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Jack Wilkie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 FW Sweden SWE Osman Sow 28 10 11+10 8 1 1 0+2 0 0+4 1
23 DF England ENG Jordan Marshall 32 1 24 1 2 0 4 0 1+1 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Max Anderson 26 4 11+8 4 1+1 0 3 0 1+1 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Lyall Cameron 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Adam 32 7 17+5 5 2 0 4 1 4 1
27 MF Scotland SCO Luke Strachan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Scotland SCO Sam Fisher 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Scotland SCO Harrison Sharp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Scotland SCO Michael Cunningham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Australia AUS Jason Cummings 18 8 13+2 8 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
39 FW Jamaica JAM Nicholas Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 MF Scotland SCO Cammy Blacklock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 DF Scotland SCO Ewan Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
15 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mulligan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Callum Moore 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF Scotland SCO Danny Strachan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
5 DF Scotland SCO Jordon Forster 5 0 1+2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
6 DF England ENG Malachi Fagan-Walcott 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

Summer window

Players in

Date Player From Type
23 July 2020 Scotland Lee Ashcroft Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free[64]
4 August 2020 Scotland Danny Mullen Scotland St Mirren Free[65]
5 August 2020 Scotland Alex Jakubiak England Watford Free[66]
15 September 2020 Scotland Charlie Adam England Reading Free[67]
28 September 2020 Jamaica Nicholas Hamilton Canada York9 Loan[68]
29 September 2020 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi Scotland Celtic Loan[69]

Players out

Date Player To Type
29 June 2020 England Josh Meekings Free agent Contract expired[70]
6 July 2020 Republic of Ireland Tom Field Free agent Contract expired[71]
6 July 2020 Scotland Grant Rodger Free agent Contract expired[71]
17 July 2020 England Andrew Nelson England Torquay United Mutual consent[72]
5 August 2020 England Kane Hemmings England Burton Albion Mutual consent[73]
24 September 2020 Scotland Kyle Fleming Scotland Annan Athletic Loan[74]
5 October 2020 Scotland Jamie Ness Free agent Mutual consent[75]
5 October 2020 Scotland Josh Mulligan Scotland Peterhead Loan[76]

Winter window

Players in

Date Player From Type
7 October 2020 Sweden Osman Sow Scotland Dundee United Free[77]
13 November 2020 England Adam Legzdins England Burnley Free[78]
20 November 2020 England Liam Fontaine Scotland Ross County Free[79]
13 January 2021 Scotland Lyall Cameron Scotland Peterhead Return from loan[80]
13 January 2021 Scotland Sam Fisher Scotland Forfar Athletic Return from loan[80]
26 January 2021 Scotland Paul McMullan Scotland Dundee United Loan[81]
28 January 2021 England Malachi Fagan-Walcott England Tottenham Hotspur Loan[82]
28 January 2021 Australia Jason Cummings England Shrewsbury Town Free[83]
1 February 2021 Scotland Harrison Sharp Scotland Edinburgh City Return from loan
1 February 2021 Scotland Michael Cunningham Scotland Edinburgh City Return from loan

Players out

Date Player To Type
6 October 2020 Scotland Lyall Cameron Scotland Peterhead Loan[84]
9 October 2020 Scotland Harrison Sharp Scotland Edinburgh City Loan[85]
12 October 2020 Scotland Sam Fisher Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan[86]
16 October 2020 Scotland Michael Cunningham Scotland Edinburgh City Loan[87]
8 November 2020 Scotland Graham Dorrans Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual consent[88]
9 March 2021 Scotland Callum Moore Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan[89]
18 March 2021 England Malachi Fagan-Walcott England Tottenham Hotspur Loan ended[90]
19 March 2021 Scotland Danny Strachan Scotland Peterhead Loan[91]
16 April 2021 Scotland Jordon Forster Scotland Kelty Hearts Mutual consent[92]
31 May 2021 Jamaica Nicholas Hamilton Canada York United Loan ended[93]
31 May 2021 Sweden Osman Sow Thailand Sukhothai End of contract[94][95]
31 May 2021 Scotland Jack Hamilton Scotland Greenock Morton End of contract[96]
31 May 2021 England Calum Ferrie Scotland Queen's Park End of contract[97]
31 May 2021 Scotland Michael Cunningham Scotland East Fife End of contract[98]

End of season awards

Club Player of the Year awards

National awards

See also


References

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