Dundee Football Club Squad and History

Dundee

Dundee Football Club has represented the city of Dundee since its formation in 1893, carrying the navy-and-red identity associated with The Dee and The Dark Blues. Based at Dens Park in Clepington, the club shares one of football’s most distinctive settings with Dundee United’s Tannadice Park nearby. Its story includes a Scottish league title and a celebrated 1962–63 European Cup semi-final run. The page combines Dundee’s club profile, historical context and dated team information available.

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Xtra rating
1600
Conservative: 1084
Rank club
425
Updated: 6 September 2026

Dundee Upcoming matches by league

Premiership

  • - Regular Season - 7
    Dundee
    Motherwell
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Falkirk
    No H2H
    Dundee
  • - Regular Season - 9
    Dundee
    No H2H
    Rangers
  • - Regular Season - 10
    ST Mirren
    No H2H
    Dundee
    The SMISA Stadium

Dundee Last matches by league

Premiership

  • - Regular Season - 6
    Heart Of Midlothian
    Dundee
    Tynecastle Park
  • - Regular Season - 5
    Dundee
    ST Johnstone
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Dundee
    Hibernian
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Dundee Utd
    Dundee
    Tannadice Park

League Cup

  • - Round of 16
    Aberdeen
    Dundee
    Pittodrie Stadium
  • - Group Stage
    Dundee
    Clyde
  • - Group Stage
    Ross County
    Dundee
    Global Energy Stadium
  • - Group Stage
    Annan Athletic
    Dundee
    Galabank

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Dundee
    Everton
  • - Club Friendlies
    Brechin
    Dundee
  • - Club Friendlies
    Paks
    Dundee
  • - Club Friendlies
    Livingston
    Dundee

FA Cup

  • - Round of 16
    Celtic
    Dundee
    Celtic Park
  • - Round of 32
    Kilmarnock
    Dundee
  • - Quarter-finals
    Heart Of Midlothian
    Dundee
    Tynecastle Park
  • - 5th Round
    Dundee
    Airdrie United
    The Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park

Dundee Team Roster

Dundee’s recorded squad contains 27 players: 11 midfielders, six attackers, six defenders and four goalkeepers. The midfield group includes A. Forrest, B. Halliday, C. Reilly, F. Roberts, R. Finnigan and Ž. Bešir, while the attacking options feature A. Hay, J. Bevan and S. Murray. Defensive names include D. Wright, I. Odutayo and R. Astley. H. Sharp, K. O’Hara, O. Goodman and R. Lynch provide the listed goalkeeping cover. The roster combines initials with full-name entries, and one player, Luca Perrie, is recorded without a shirt number.

position Goalkeeper

1
13 Kieran Michael O'Hara
30 Harrison Sharp
Harrison Sharp
GK Scotland

position Defender

position Midfielder

8 Ryan James Finnigan
10 Finlay Robertson
Finlay Robertson
MID Scotland
14 Alan James Forrest
Alan James Forrest
MID Scotland
16 Jack Lee Moorhouse
Jack Lee Moorhouse
MID England
17 Žan Bešir
Žan Bešir
MID Slovenia
19 Ethan Crombie
Ethan Crombie
MID Scotland
27 Joseph Bevan
Joseph Bevan
MID Scotland
28 Callum Graham Jones
47
48 Ethan Billy Hamilton
Ethan Billy Hamilton
MID Scotland
60

position Attacker

9 Bobby Wales
Bobby Wales
FWD Scotland
11 Ashley Hay
Ashley Hay
FWD England
15 Simon Murray
Simon Murray
FWD Scotland
18 Charlie Reilly
Charlie Reilly
FWD Scotland
19 Joseph Anthony Westley
21 Bradley Thomas Fink
Bradley Thomas Fink
FWD Switzerland
23

Last Dundee Coachs

The most recent recorded coaching appointment is S. Pressley, which began in June 2025; the timeline does not establish him as current. Earlier chronology places T. Docherty from May 2023, followed by Gary David Bowyer from June 2022 to May 2023, Mark McGhee from February to June 2022, and James McPake from May 2019 to February 2022. The sequence includes Scottish, English and Northern Irish coaching backgrounds, while the dated history does not identify a present holder.

Steven Pressley

Steven Pressley

Scotland
Coach since 1 June 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Steven Pressley Scotland 1 June 2025
Tony Docherty Scotland 1 May 2023
Gary David Bowyer England 1 June 2022 1 May 2023
Mark McGhee Scotland 1 February 2022 1 June 2022
James McPake Scotland 1 May 2019 1 February 2022
James McIntyre Scotland 1 October 2018 1 May 2019
Neill McCann Scotland 1 May 2017
Paul James Hartley Scotland 1 February 2014 1 April 2017
Barry Smith Scotland 1 October 2010 1 February 2013

Dundee Transfers

Through 24 July 2026, Dundee’s recorded arrivals show a mix of loan additions, transfers, free-agent entries and returns from loan. O. Goodman arrived on loan from Crystal Palace, while S. Wright, Francisco Aldahir Valenzuela López and J. Cotterill are also listed as loans. Ž. Bešir and I. Odutayo are recorded as free agents, with R. Finnigan and J. Bevan marked as transfers. The entries also include loan returns involving E. Acquah, E. Ingram, T. Carson, A. Leiper, F. Allan and E. Crombie. These entries describe recorded movements through 24 July 2026 and do not represent a complete arrivals total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
J. Wright
Bradford
- 30 August 2026
M. Akinmboni
Bournemouth
Loan 26 August 2026
B. Fink
Wycombe
Loan 21 August 2026
B. Wales
Swansea
Loan 19 August 2026
O. Goodman
Crystal Palace
Loan 24 July 2026
Ž. Bešir
Primorje
Free agent 12 July 2026
O. Bevan
Bournemouth
Transfer 9 July 2026
Bournemouth
Transfer 9 July 2026
I. Odutayo
Bromley
Free agent 30 June 2026
R. Finnigan
Blackpool
Transfer 30 June 2026
E. Acquah
Harrogate Town
Return from loan 29 June 2026
A. Leiper
Banks O' Dee
Return from loan 30 May 2026
T. Carson
Ross County
Return from loan 30 May 2026
E. Ingram
Partick
Return from loan 30 May 2026
F. Allan
Brechin
Return from loan 7 March 2026

Through 30 July 2026, Dundee’s recorded departures include free-agent exits, loans, transfers and players returning to parent clubs. L. Montsma left for Port Vale as a free agent, while A. Donnelly is listed on loan to Dunfermline. C. Robertson, E. Ingram, P. Digby, T. Carson and J. McCracken also appear as free-agent departures. E. Acquah, L. Graham and Billy Dawson Koumetio are marked as transfers, while Tony Yogane, C. Congreve, S. Wright, Y. Dhanda, Francisco Aldahir Valenzuela López and J. Cotterill are recorded as loan returns. F. Allan appears in both loan and later free-agent entries. This is a dated sample, not a complete departures total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
C. Oosenbrugh
Montrose
Loan 27 August 2026
L. Montsma
Port Vale
Free agent 30 July 2026
A. Donnelly
Dunfermline
Loan 29 July 2026
C. Robertson
DPMM FC Brunei
Free agent 10 July 2026
T. Davies-Browne
Peterhead
- 9 July 2026
E. Ingram
Partick
Free agent 8 July 2026
E. Acquah
Notts County
Transfer 7 July 2026
P. Digby
Colchester
Free agent 6 July 2026
E. Acquah
Notts County
Transfer 6 July 2026
L. Graham
Stoke City
Transfer 2 July 2026
Billy Dawson Koumetio
Charlton
Transfer 30 June 2026
J. McCracken
Bradford
Free agent 30 June 2026
T. Carson
Queen of the South
Free agent 30 June 2026
L. Montsma
Port Vale
Free agent 29 June 2026
C. Congreve
Swansea
Return from loan 29 June 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the recorded movements through 30 July 2026 describe a squad shaped by several forms of player circulation rather than one single route. Arrivals include loans from Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Monterrey and Swansea, free-agent entries, transfers and several returns from loan. Departures combine free-agent exits, loans, transfers and returns to parent clubs, with several temporary arrangements ending in late June. The same player can appear more than once in the dated record, as shown by J. Bevan’s two January arrival entries and E. Ingram and F. Allan appearing in different movement contexts. That pattern makes the chronology more informative than a simple count. The listed movements are partial, and no amounts are recorded, so they cannot establish the club’s complete recruitment volume, net movement or financial balance.

Leagues Dundee has participated in

The competition history recorded for Dundee includes the Premiership from 2012 to 2025, the League Cup from 2017 to 2025, the FA Cup from 2019 to 2025 and Friendlies Clubs from 2021 to 2025. Recent records extend to 2025, so these entries are recent rather than proof of participation in 2026. The Challenge Cup, recorded from 2019 to 2022, and the Championship, recorded from 2010 to 2022, are historical in this context. The listed competitions cover league, domestic cup and friendly activity without establishing results or honours.

Premiership
Scotland
League Cup
Scotland
FA Cup
Scotland

More about Dundee

Dundee Football Club was founded in 1893 after the merger of Dundee Strathmore and Dundee Our Boys, establishing a football institution in the city. The club is commonly called Dundee, The Dee or The Dark Blues, reflecting its deep navy identity, with red also prominent in its traditional colours. Its home is Dens Park in Clepington, officially known as the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park. The ground stands directly beside Tannadice Park, home of Dundee United, creating the unusually concentrated setting of the Dundee derby and one of football’s most distinctive rivalries.

Dundee’s historical standing reaches beyond domestic competition. The club won the Scottish league title and produced its most celebrated continental campaign in 1962–63, when it reached the European Cup semi-finals. That achievement remains a defining part of the club’s heritage, alongside a tradition often described as the Dundee way: ambitious, technical and expansive football. The badge and wider visual identity draw on Dundee’s maritime and industrial character, while navy and red remain central to the club’s presentation.

In modern football terms, Dundee operates within a professional Scottish ecosystem shaped by league competition, domestic cups, player development and movement between the Scottish and English markets. Dundee’s modern ownership model combines local and international investment, with sustainable infrastructure and academy development among its stated priorities. The football programme typically brings together experienced domestic professionals, overseas recruits and players developed through the regional youth academy. That blend links the club’s historic local roots with a broader recruitment network.

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Heart Of Midlothian vs Dundee
Premiership 2026 - 1556660
Dundee vs ST Johnstone
Premiership 2026 - 1556653
Dundee vs Hibernian
Premiership 2026 - 1556648
Dundee Utd vs Dundee
Premiership 2026 - 1556640
Dundee vs Aberdeen
Premiership 2026 - 1556634
Celtic vs Dundee
Premiership 2026 - 1556633
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