Dundee host Dunfermline Athletic in the Ladbrokes Championship on Saturday and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee FC v Dunfermline Athletic
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Championship
DATE: Saturday 14th December 2019
KICK OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Ticketing Information
Tickets for the match against Dunfermline Athletic at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park are on sale now online and from the Ticket office within Dundee Direct
The prices are as follows:
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox Stand
Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 £26
Two adults and two children under 12 £50
With additional children under 12 at £2
Under 12 and Under 16 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Prices for all areas in Dens Park are priced at £24 for Adults, £16 for concessions and £10 for Under 18
The ticket office is often busy on a match day and fans are encouraged to buy their tickets as early as possible. It is open from 10am on match day and until 6pm on Friday night.
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1) or online
There will be a cash turnstile in the Main Stand for Dundee supporters.
A reminder that season tickets holders can claim two free tickets for any match throughout the season.
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1885
STADIUM: East End Park
CAPACITY: 11,480
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 64m
MANAGER: Stephen Crawford
CHAIRMAN: Ross McArthur
NICKNAME: The Pars
MASCOT: Sammy the Tammy
CLUB COLOURS: Black and White
HONOURS: Scottish Cup winners: 1961, 1968
Scottish League Division Two (2nd tier) winners: 1925/26
Scottish League First Division (2nd tier) winners: 1988/89, 1995/96, 2010/11
Scottish League Second Division (3rd tier) winners: 1985/86
SPFL League One (3rd tier) winners: 2015/16
UEFA Cup Winners Cup semi-finalists: 1961/62
Scottish League Challenge Cup: 2007/08
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 27,816 v Celtic, Scottish League, 30/4/1968
RECORD WIN: 11-2 v Stenhhousemuir, Scottish League, 27/9/1930
WEBSITE: www.dafc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
By bus:
From Dundee City Centre you can use the no. 1A National Express Dundee bus service which can be boarded at Albert Square every 12 minutes and takes you to Dens Road.
By train:
Trains from all over the country pass through the main Dundee station and supporters can then proceed to the ground by the above bus services from stops situated within walking distance of the station
By car:
Approaching from a westerly direction, (eg Glasgow or Edinburgh)
As you approach at the roundabout, continue on the A90 (Kingsway) for about 2 miles, take the second flyover exit (B960) and follow the signs for ‘Football Traffic until you reach the stadium
Travelling from the south (via Tay Road Bridge)
Exit the Tay Road Bridge in the right hand lane then stay in the left hand lane on the inner ring road. You will approach a set of traffic lights (Arnold Clark Garage on your right) turn left at the lights, straight through the next roundabout. Stay in the left hand lane which will split in two as you approach the next roundabout (Ladywell). Keep in the second lane from the left and you will be directed up Victoria Road. Continue up this road which becomes Dens Road after about 1 mile. Turn right at the second mini roundabout into Arklay Street and take the second street on your left. The stadium is approximately 400 yards on your left.
Travelling from the North (Grampian)
As you approach Dundee on the A90 you will arrive at the Kingway at the Shell garage, continue straight ahead (A929) then turn right at the traffic lights along Clepington Road, follow the signs for ‘Football Traffic’.
Travelling from The North (Inverness-shire)
Follow the A9 South and follow signs for Perth. Once you reach the Broxden Roundabout follow signs for Dundee. As you approach Dundee at the roundabout, continue on the A90 (Kingsway) for about 2 miles, take the second flyover exit (B960) and follow the signs for ‘Football Traffic’ until you reach the stadium.
Parking arrangements for “Blue Badge” holders are as follows:
Home Support – East Side of Provost Road heading from Sandeman Street to Dens Road
Away Support – East side of North Isla Street
For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382 450450
Match Officials
REFEREE: Kevin Clancy
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Michael Banks
ASSISTANT REFEREE: David Ingram
Head to Head v Dunfermline Athletic
LEAGUE: Won 41, Draw 28, Loss 38
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 1, Draw 0, Loss 2
LEAGUE CUP: Won 4, Draw 2, Loss 3
CHALLENGE CUP: Won 1, Draw 0, Loss 0
TOTALS: Won 47, Draw 30, Loss 43
Last Five Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic Matches
- 2/8/2019 | Away | Championship | Drew 2-2 | 5,227 | Johnson (2)
- 22/7/2018 | Home | League Cup | Lost 1-0 | 2,870
- 25/8/2015 | Away | League Cup | Lost 3-1 | 3,806 | Hemmings
- 11/3/2011 | Home | First Division | Drew 1-1 | 4,507 | Hyde
- 15/1/2011 | Away | First Division | Drew 0-0 | 3,385
Last Meeting
Dundee and Dunfermline played out a thrilling 2-2 draw to open the Championship season at East End Park. The Pars raced to a deserved two goal lead through Ryan Dow and Kevin Nisbet in a first half in which they were outstanding. The Dee were relieved to reach the interval only one goal behind when Danny Johnson converted a penalty right at the end of the half. The Dark Blues reorganised and dominated the second half, but needed a second Johnson penalty to rescue a point.
Dunfermline Athletic:Scully, Comrie, Murray, Ashcroft, Martin, Dow (Ryan 85), Paton (c), Beadling, Coley (Todd 59), Nesbit, McCann (Edwards 68)
Unused subs: Gill (gk), Lang, Morrison, Allan.
Goals: Dow (12), Nisbet (34).
Booked: Beadling (foul on Meekings), Ashcroft (foul on Todd), Coley (foul on Kerr).
Dundee FC: Hamilton, McGhee, Forster, Meekings (c) (Todd at half time), Kerr, Robertson, Byrne, Marshall, McGowan, Nelson (McDaid at half time), Johnson
Unused subs: Ferrie (gk), Moore, Cameron, Mulligan, Cunningham.
Goals: Johnson (45 pen, 74 pen).
Booked: Meekings (foul on Dow).
Attendance: 5,227.
Referee: Greg Aitken. Assistants: Sean Carr, Craig Macrae. Fourth official: Chris Graham.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Johnson 6; Hemmings 5; Nelson 4; McDaid 3; McGhee, McGowan 2: Curran, Mackie, Kerr 1
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC: Nisbet 13; Dow, Turner, Kiltie 3; Ryan 2; Ashcroft, Martin, Coley, Comrie, Beadling 1
Dunfermline Athletic’s Season So Far
Dunfermline opened their season with an impressive 3-2 win at Premiership St Mirren in the Betfred Cup. The Pars ran into a 3-0 lead before half-time and were able to comfortably hold on for the win despite The Saints two quick goals at the start of the second half.
They followed up with a 6-0 rout of Albion Rovers at East End Park where The Pars had another superb first half, racing into a 5-0 lead.
However after such a great start, Dunfermline surprisingly went down 1-0 away at Edinburgh City but after defeating East Kilbride 4-0 at home in their last group game, The Pars topped their group and qualified for the last 16.
In the second round, Dunfermline drew Celtic at Parkhead and took the holders to extra time before going out 2-1.
The Pars started their league campaign with draws against Dundee and Queen of the South before a hat trick of defeats to United, Arbroath and Inverness as well as crashing out the Challenge Cup at home to Alloa.
They won their league first game of the season away at Partick but followed that up with draws against Alloa and Morton.
After an excellent 3-2 win over high flying Ayr, Dunfermline lost again to United and Alloa but wins over Arbroath, Queen of the South, Partick, Morton and Ayr fired The Pars into the play off spots.
Despite this excellent league run, Dunfermline surprisingly crashed out of the Scottish Cup when they lost 1-0 at Stranraer.
Match Programme
Dundee’s 2019/20 match programme The Dee will be available to buy at the Dunfermline game in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 48 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from manager James McPake
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- Profile on visitors Dunfermline Athletic
- Played for Both featuring Mikael Antoine-Curier
- Junior Dees News
- DFC in the Community News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
- Around the Boardroom
- Club News
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Saturday for just £3 and can also be ordered on the Curtis Sport website.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK will be able to watch the Dunfermline Athletic match live on DeeTV with a virtual season ticket. You can sign up for DeeTV for just £12 a month or an annual fee of £120 on the official website where you will also have access to highlights, interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button
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.
