Dundee travel to Angus neighbours Arbroath on Saturday on league business for the first time since 1978 and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Arbroath v Dundee
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Championship
DATE: Saturday 7th December 2019
KICK-OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Gayfield Park
Ticketing Information
This is an “all ticket” fixture and there will be no cash turnstile or tickets available to purchase at Gayfield Park. Our ticket office will be open Monday to Friday 10am till 5pm and on Saturday from 10am till 3pm
The prices are as follows:
£18 – Adults
£10 – Concessions (Child – Age 18 and Under, Students, OAP 65+, Disability Entry with a free carer if required)
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1)
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1878
STADIUM: Gayfield Park
CAPACITY: 6,600
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 65m
MANAGER: Dick Campbell
CHAIRMAN: Mike Caird
NICKNAME: The Red Lichties
CLUB COLOURS: Maroon
HONOURS: SPFL League One (3rd tier) champions: 2018/19
Scottish League Third Division (4th tier) champions: 2010/11
SPFL League Two (4th Tier) champions: 2016/17
Scottish Qualifying Cup winners: 1903
RECORD WIN: 36-0 v Bon Accord, Scottish Cup, 12/9/1885
CLUB WEBSITE: www.arbroathfc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
Gayfield Park is situated beside the North Sea on the A92, as it passes through the town. The postcode is DD11 1QB and nearest street is Queens Drive.
If travelling by train, Arbroath station is on the main East Coast line between Dundee and Aberdeen with all Scotrail and LNER express trains stopping.
Gayfield is approximately a 10 minute walk from the railway station turn left as you come out of the main entrance to the station and walk down the West Port, then turn right at the bottom onto Millgate Loan and Gayfield is about a quarter of a mile ahead where this road meets with the A92.
The bus station is situated across from the railway station in Catherine Street and is served by the number 73 and 39 buses from Dundee and Montrose from the other direction. The Stagecoach express X7 service also calls at Arbroath.
Due to Gayfield’s location there aren’t any parking spaces around the ground, but there is plenty of spaces on either side of the ground to park which is all completely free.
If you are coming from the direction of Dundee, there are many spaces on Queen’s Drive next to Pleasureland, or if you continue past Gayfield there is Inchcape Park which is your first right after Gayfield. It is next to the Sea which offers street and overspill onto the grass.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Alan Newlands
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Graeme Stewart
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Andy Taylor
Head to Head v Arbroath
LEAGUE: Won 18, Drawn 3, Lost 7
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 1, Drawn 0, Lost 0
LEAGUE CUP: Won 2, Drawn 0, Lost 0
CHALLENGE CUP: Won 2, Drawn 0, Lost 0
TOTALS: Won 23, Drawn 3, Lost 7
Last Five Dundee v Arbroath Matches
- 5/10/2019 | Home | Championship | Won 2-0 | 5,045 | McDaid (2)
- 23/7/2011 | Away | Challenge Cup | Won 2-1 AET | 1,761
- 17/9/1995 | Home | Challenge Cup | Won 5-0 | 2,205 | Britton (4), Shaw
- 6/5/1979 | Home | First Division | Lost 2-0 | 8,385 |
- 28/10/1978 | Away | First Division | Won 1-0 | 3,852 | Wells og
Last Meeting
Fine goals in each half by Declan McDaid gave the Dark Blues a 2-0 win over Arbroath at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park in October. A battling performance by the Lichties made it a tough afternoon but the patient Dark Blues had the quality and composure in midfield to control the game and were well worth their win.
Dundee FC: Hamilton, McGhee, Forster, Meekings (c), Marshall (Todd 73), Byrne (Robertson 77), Dorrans, McDaid, McGowan, Mackie, Hemmings (Johnson 89)
Unused subs: Ferrie (gk), Kerr, Nelson, McPake.
Goals: McDaid (38, 59).
Booked: Mackie (foul on Stirling), McDaid (foul on McKenna), Byrne (foul on Linn).
Arbroath: Gaston, Thomson, Little, O’Brien, Hamilton, McKenna (Kader 67), Stirling,, Virtanen, Linn (Spence 67), Gold (Murphy at half time), Doris
Unused subs: Jamieson (gk), Whatley, Donnelly, Campbell.
Booked: McKenna (foul on McDaid), Virtanen (foul on Byrne), Stirling (foul on Mackie).
Attendance: 5,045 (376 Arbroath fans)
Referee: Alan Newlands. Assistants: Drew Kirkland, Craig Ferguson.
Arbroath’s Season So Far
Arbroath’s season started with a 2-1 home win over Elgin City in the Betfred Cup and followed that up with an impressive 6-1 win at Stirling Albion. The Smokies travelled to Easter Road next where they lost 3-2 and a 3-2 loss to fellow Championship side Alloa in the final group game saw them exit the competition.
On their League One winners Flag Day, Arbroath opened their Ladbrokes Championship campaign with a 0-0 draw with Queen of the South and continued to put points on the board with wins against Alloa and Dunfermline and a draw with Partick.
In the Challenge Cup Arbroath shocked Dundee United by knocking them out on penalties and nearly took points off them in the league a fortnight later when United needed two late goals to win 2-1.
The Litchties then went down 3-0 at home to joint league leaders Ayr United before losing 2-0 on their first visit to Dens since 1995.
Arbroath then exited the Challenge Cup the following week when they lost 2-0 to Clyde but bounced back the following week in the league with wins over Morton at Gayfield and Partick at Firhill.
After losing at Dunfermline, Arbroath recorded back to back wins against Alloa and Inverness before Morton got revenge for the earlier defeat with a 1-0 win in Greenock.
In the Scottish Cup, the Red Litchties needed a replay to overcome Junior side Auchinleck Talbot after a late equaliser in Ayrshire gave Arbroath a second chance to progress.
Top Scorers:
DUNDEE: Johnson 6; Nelson 4; McDaid, Hemmings 3; McGhee, McGowan 2: Curran, Mackie, Kerr 1
ARBROATH: Linn, 7; Donnelly, McKenna 4; Thomson, Hamilton, Gold, Spence, Kader, Stewart 2; Doris 1
Refreshments
There are shops located at either end of the main stand which sell pies and Bovril along with a selection of confectionery and hot & cold beverages. The steak and black pudding pies are particularly sought after on matchdays. All pies are provided by local award winning butcher DH Robertson!
How To Watch/Listen
Subscribers will be able to listen to live audio commentary from Gayfield.
Fans in the UK can sign up to DeeTV for a monthly fee of £5.99 or an annual fee of £59.99 which will give them access to live audio of Ladbrokes Championship games, full match replays and highlights, behind the scenes content and exclusive interviews.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to every subscriber of DeeTV on Saturday while a shorter highlights package will be available to on Sunday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Thursday.
Additional Information
Arbroath FC does not permit entry to any pets into the stadium and that does include dogs.
