The 2018–19 season was Dundee's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football since their promotion at the end of the 2013–14 season. Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 4 May, Dundee were automatically relegated to the Championship.
Season summary Dundee player Paul McGowan admitted in court to spitting on a bouncer after leaving a nightclub after the previous seasons awards. Dens manager Neil McCann admitted there was "No positives" to take from the defeat in their second League Cup group match to Dunfermline Athletic in which they lost 1–0. Dundee were knocked out of the Second Round of the League Cup by Ayr United with manager Neil McCann saying the "3-0 scoreline probably flattered us." Neil McCann said it was a "sore one to take" after Dundee's loss against Hibernian, their sixth straight league loss leaving them pointless at the bottom of the league. On 16 October, McCann was sacked from his role, taking assistant manager Graham Gartland with him and leaving the club bottom of league with 7 defeats in 8 league matches. On 17 October, the club announced Jim McIntyre as their new manager. Jim would have a poor start to his stint as Dundee manager, where the team lost 4 games in a row, conceding 13 goals and scoring none in that space. Starting with a home draw against relegation rivals St Mirren, Dundee would go on an unbeaten streak, coming back from 2 goals down to draw at Easter Road and earning a decisive 4–0 victory over Hamilton Accies. However, they failed to win another match until after the winter break at Hearts. Dundee also crashed out of the Scottish Cup with a 3–0 defeat in a replay away to Queen of the South. Dundee ended the pre-split fixtures by losing 7 matches, the joint worst run throughout the League season. This losing run continued after the split, and the club were relegated on 4 May in a 1–0 loss to Hamilton Academical with ex-Dundee United player Tony Andreu scoring the winner in the 83rd minute after a penalty was conceded by Ryan McGowan. This loss marked their tenth in a row, the worst run of defeats in the Premiership in 15 years. On 12 May, Jim McIntyre and assistant manager Jimmy Boyle were sacked by the club. Ex-player and reserve team coach James McPake was named as interim manager for the final game against St Mirren. Darren O'Dea would also play his final professional game against St Mirren, but would be sent off just 22 minutes into the game, in what would finish as a 2–3 defeat.
Competitions Premiership
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
Squad statistics Appearances
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left the club during the season:
Goal scorers
RankingNationPositionNumberNameScottish PremiershipScottish CupScottish League CupTotal1 FW9Kenny Miller80082 FW21Andrew Nelson40043 FW10Scott Wright3003MF18Paul McGowan20134 MF4Martin Woods2002FW9Sofien Moussa0022FW11Jean Alassane Mendy0022MF16Ethan Robson2002MF22Karl Madianga1012MF27Jesse Curran11025 MF2Cammy Kerr1001DF3Nathan Ralph1001DF5Genseric Kusunga1001MF10Elton Ngwatala1001FW14Adil Nabi1001DF17Calvin Miller1001MF19Benjamin Källman1001DF23Andy Boyle1001FW28Lewis Spence0011FW33Craig Wighton0011TOTALS311840
Club statistics League table
Group D table
Results by round
Transfers
Players in Player From Fee Elton Ngwatala Kidderminster HarriersFree Karl Madianga Lokomotiv GOFree Jack Hamilton HeartsUndisclosed Nathan Ralph WokingFree Jean Alassane Mendy Sporting LokerenFree Adil Nabi Peterborough UnitedFree Kenny Miller LivingstonFree Craig Curran Dundee UnitedFree Andrew Davies Hartlepool UnitedFree Andrew Nelson SunderlandUndisclosed
Players out Player To Fee Jon Aurtenetxe Amorebieta Free Julen Etxabeguren Real Unión Free Kevin Holt Pafos Free Nicky Low Derry City Free Jérémy Malherbe Panionios Free Mark O'Hara Peterborough United Compensation Randy Wolters NEC Nijmegen Free Kostadin Gadzhalov Botev Vratsa Free Faissal El Bakhtaoui Dunfermline Athletic Free Craig Wighton Hearts Undisclosed Steven Caulker Unattached Free Jordan Piggott Bangor City Free Adil Nabi OFI Free Lewis Spence Ross County Free Roarie Deacon Sutton United Free Glen Kamara Rangers £50,000 Karl MadiangaUnattachedFree Jean Alassane Mendy Unattached Free Sofien Moussa Concordia Chiajna Free Elton NgwatalaUnattachedFree Marcus Haber Pacific FC Free
Loans in Player From Fee Benjamin Kallman Inter TurkuLoan Andy Boyle Preston North EndLoan Ryan Inniss Crystal PalaceLoan Calvin Miller CelticLoan Seny Dieng Queen's Park RangersLoan Andy Dales Scunthorpe UnitedLoan Andreas Hadenius HalmstadLoan James Horsfield Scunthorpe UnitedLoan Scott Wright AberdeenLoan Ryan McGowan Bradford CityLoan John O'Sullivan BlackpoolLoan Ethan Robson SunderlandLoan
Loans out Player From Fee Calum Ferrie Stirling Albion Loan James Vincent Dunfermline Athletic Loan Kerr Waddell Greenock Morton Loan Marcus Haber Falkirk Loan Daniel Jefferies Partick Thistle Loan Cedwyn Scott Berwick Rangers Loan Matthew Henvey Cowdenbeath Loan Cedwyn Scott Forfar Athletic Loan
End of season awards
Club Player of the Year awards Andrew De Vries Player of the Year: Nathan Ralph Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year: Callum Moore Players' Player of the Year: Nathan Ralph
See also List of Dundee F.C. seasons
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