Dundee host Bolton Wanderers in a pre-season friendly on Friday in their first match at Dens in the 2017/18 campaign and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Bolton Wanderers
COMPETITION: Pre-season Friendly
DATE: Friday 14th July 2017
KICK-OFF: 7.00pm
VENUE: Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1874
STADIUM: Macron Stadium
CAPACITY: 28,723
PITCH SIZE: 101m x 66m
MANAGER: Phil Parkinson
CHAIRMAN: Ken Anderson
NICKNAME: The Trotters
CLUB COLOURS: White and Navy
HONOURS: FA Cup winners: 1923, 1926, 1929, 1958
Football League Second Division (2nd tier) champions: 1908/09,
1977/78
Football League Division One (2nd Tier) champions: 1996/97
Football League Division One (2nd Tier) Play-Off winners: 1995
2001
Football League Third Division (3rd tier) champions: 1972/73
Football League Fourth Division (4th Tier) winners: 1987/88
FA Charity Shield winners: 1958
Football League War Cup winners: 1945
RECORD WIN: 13-0 v Sheffield United, FA Cup, 1/2/1890
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 69, 912 v Manchester City, FA Cup, 18/2/1933
CLUB WEBSITE: www.bwfc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no 1A or no 18 National Express Dundee bus service, both of which can be boarded at the Albert Square. For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382450450.
Match Officials
Referee: Alan Muir
Assistant Referee: Gavin Harris
Assistant Referee: Chris Phillips
Fourth Official: Craig Napier
Head to Head v Bolton Wanderers
FRIENDLY: Won 0, Drawn 1, Lost 1
TOTALS: Won 0, Drawn 1, Lost 1
Previous Dundee v Bolton Wanderers Matches
2/8/1995 | Home | Friendly | Drew 2-2 | 3,000 | Hamilton, Britton
9/5/1951 | Away | Friendly | Lost 2-1 | 10,000 | Flavell
Last Meeting
The last time that Dundee faced Bolton Wanderers in a pre season friendly was in August 1995 as The Trotters prepared for their first ever season in the English Premier League after winning the Division One Play-Off Final at Wembley in May.
Bolton came to Dens with former Arab Mixu Paataleinan, future Arab Owen Coyle and future Celts Alan Thompson and Alan Stubbs in their side while Dundee’s team included a young Neil McCann playing alongside Jim Duffy, Ray Farningham, Morten Weighorst, Dusan Vrto, Ian Anderson, George Shaw, Gerry Britton, Paul Tosh and Jim Hamilton.
A crowd of 3,000 turned up at Dens on Wednesday evening for Dundee’s only pre season game at home that year and having scored 10 in their previous match up at Forres Mechanics, The Dee had to be content with just two in a 2-2 draw.
Dundee’s goals came from Jim Hamilton and Gerry Britton and current manager Neil McCann was involved in both goals.
Bolton Wanderers’ Season So Far
Bolton’s pre season has been beset with off field issues centered around a winding up order for the parent company and the non payment of players bonuses for winning promotion from League One last season.
Despite all this Phil Parkinson took his side to non league Chorley last Saturday for their first pre season game and were given a tough run out. The Trotters had to overcome a two-goal first-half deficit to defeat ten-man Chorley at Victory Park and lift the Harold Taylor Memorial Trophy to get their pre-season campaign off to a winning start.
The hosts raced into a an early lead through Terry Gornell before Marcus Carver doubled the lead shortly, but captain Andy Teague saw red just before half time.
However, Wanderers, who fielded two different XIs in each half, claimed the victory thanks to an imperious second-half display and goals from Harry Brockbank (2) and Ryan White.
Bolton then came north for two games in Scotland, the first of which was a friendly against Arbroath at Gayfield on Tuesday. Like against Dundee last Saturday, the Red Litchies put up a good show against Bolton but it was the visitors who took the lead just after the half hour when Adam Le Fondre dusted himself down to fire home a penalty after he had been fouled in the box,
Arbroath however leveled just a minute later when former Dee Steven Doris was brought down by Bolton keeper Mark Howard and then scored his second penalty in four days.
Bolton regained the lead eight minutes after the break when Connor Hall’s cross was deflected into the net and like the Dark Blues, The Trotters departed Gayfield with a 2-1 win.
Ticketing Information
Home fans will be in the South Enclosure, Bobby Cox Stand and Main Stand, while Visiting supporters will be in Sections A and B of the Main Stand.
Prices are at follows –
Adults – £10
Concessions – £5
Match Programme
For the 2017/18 season Dundee have again teamed up with Curtis Sport to produce our match programme and for the Bolton Wanderers game it will be a special 16 page edition that will fold out into a fixtures poster.
As well as the must have poster the programme will include the following features:
- A message from manager Neil McCann
- This Week in History – looking back at Dundee matches from the dates leading up to this week’s game
- A profile of the visitors Bolton Wanderers
Priced just £2 The Dee will available from the club shop Dundee Direct and inside the ground.
If you can’t make the game but would still like a copy of the programme, it can be purchased from the Curtis Sport website www.curtis-sport.co.uk
A seasonal Dundee FC programme subscription where every home programme from the 2017/18 season will be posted to your address can also purchased online from Curtis Sport for £95.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK who are virtual season tickets will be able to watch the Bolton match live on DEETV or alternatively they can view it for just £5.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to subscribers of DEETV along with shorter highlights package and exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game
