Dundee Charity Cups

this page includes the Dundee Burns’ Club Charity Cup and the Dundee Charity Cup

 

Page created: 14 July 2020

Updated:

 

In 1884, the Dundee Burns Club donated a trophy for a charity competition between the leading Dundee clubs to be played at the end of the season. It had an engraving of Robert Burns, this was a copy of the statue in front of the Albert Institute in Dundee, and was surrounded by a wreath of thistles with a football. The reverse showed a floral border enclosing goal posts with the image of a goalkeeper and a ball. This side of the trophy was entitled 'The Dundee Burns’ Club Charity Cup'. The trophy was made by Messers Mappin & Webb of London. The Forfarshire FA was given the responsibility of running the competition by the Burns Club.

In 1892 the newly formed Dundee Charity FA took over responsibility from the county FA with a new trophy in the shape of a shield being awarded and a 'new' competition, the Dundee Charity Cup. The Burns Cup trophy was then mothballed before being awarded to the Juniors for their charity competition.

 

 

Winners

 

Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

1883-84 Dundee Harp
1884-85 Dundee Harp
1885-86 Dundee Harp
1886-87 Wanderers
(Dundee)
1887-88 Wanderers
(Dundee)

1888-89 withheld
1889-90
Dundee East End
1890-91
Dundee Our Boys
1891-92
Dundee East End

Dundee Charity Cup

1892-93 Dundee East End

1893-94 Dundee Wanderers

1894-95 Dundee

1895-96 Arbroath



 

 

1883-84 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

2 Feb Dundee Harp v Dundee East End 5-1

 

Semi-final

5 Apr Dundee Harp v Our Boys 3-2

12 Apr Strathmore (Dundee) v Dundee West End 1-3

 

Final at Rollo's Pier, Dundee

27 Apr Dundee Harp v Dundee West End 7-0

 

 

 

 

 

1884-85 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

21 Mar Dundee West End v Dundee East End 1-1

11 Apr Dundee East End v Dundee West End 3-2

4 Apr Strathmore (Dundee) v Dundee Harp 1-4

 

Final at East Dock Street, Dundee

25 Apr Dundee Harp v Dundee East End 6-0               

 

1885-86 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

27 Feb Our Boys v Dundee Harp 2-7

 

Semi-final

27 Mar Dundee Harp v Dundee East End 9-1 at East Dock Street

13 Mar Wanderers (Dundee) v Strathmore (Dundee) 3-4 at Rollo's Pier

 

Final at Rollo’s Pier, Dundee

10 Apr Dundee Harp v Strathmore 5-1

 

 

 

 

1886-87 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

19 Mar Dundee East End v Lochee 2-1

 

Semi-final

26 Mar Our Boys v Dundee Harp 1-1 at West Craigie Park

2 Apr Dundee Harp v Our Boys 4-0 at East Dock Street

9 Apr Wanderers (Dundee) v Dundee East End 9-1 at Morgan Park

 

Final at West Craigie Park, Dundee

23 Apr Wanderers (Dundee) v Dundee Harp 4-1

 

 

 

 

1887-88 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

3 Mar Strathmore (Dundee) v Dundee East End 3-3 at Rollo's Peir

10 Mar Dundee East End v Strathmore (Dundee) 5-2 at Pitkerro Park

17 Mar Wanderers (Dundee) v Dundee Harp 4-3 at Morgan Park, friendly played on account of the weather

31 Mar Wanderers (Dundee) v Dundee Harp 5-1 at Morgan Park

 

Semi-final

14 Apr Our Boys v Lochee 5-2 at West Craigie

28 Apr Dundee East End v Wanderers (Dundee) 1-8 at Pitkerro Park

 

Final at East Dock Street, Dundee

12 May Wanderers (Dundee) v Our Boys 4-2

 

 

 

 

1888-89 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

23 Mar Our Boys v Dundee Harp 3-1 at East Dock Steet, Harp protest was upheld and Our Boys disqualified for using an ineligible player

6 Apr Dundee East End v Strathmore (Dundee) 4-4 at Pitkerro Park

13 Apr Strathmore (Dundee) v Dundee East End 6-4 at Rollo's Pier

 

Semi-final

25 Apr Wanderers (Dundee) v Lochee 5-3 at Morgan Park

1 May Dundee Harp v Strathmore (Dundee) 7-4 at Rollo’s Pier

 

Final at West Craigie Park, Dundee

11 May Dundee Harp v Wanderers (Dundee) 2-2

The teams refused to replay as the charity committee refused to give each team a third of the gate. Later a meeting was held to say that this would be the practice in future and also that players no longer needed to reside in county for six weeks before being eligible to play

Wanderers subsequently beat Dundee Harp 3-0 in a match at East Dock Street on 18 May. It appears both clubs listed this as the replay, however it wasn't mentioned in the official Burns Club accounts and is not regarded as official

 

 

 

 

1889-90 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

22 Mar Wanderers (Dundee) v Lochee 6-2

5 Apr Dundee East End v Dundee Harp 4-0

 

Semi-final

23 Apr Dundee East End v Wanderers (Dundee) 6-1

30 Apr Strathmore (Dundee) v Our Boys 3-0

 

Final

10 May Dundee East End v Strathmore (Dundee) 9-1

 

All ties took place at at East Dock Street, Dundee

 

 

 

 

 

1890-91 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

4 Apr Dundee Harp v Lochee United 6-1

18 Apr Our Boys v Strathmore (Dundee) 11-1

 

Semi-final

29 Apr Wanderers (Dundee) v Dundee East End 5-1

6 May Dundee Harp v Our Boys 1-2

 

Final

16 May Our Boys v Wanderers (Dundee) 3-3

23 May Our Boys v Wanderers (Dundee) 5-3

 

All ties were played at East Dock Street, Dundee

 

1891-92 Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup

First Round

21 May Dundee East End v Johnstone Wanderers 3-2

28 May Dundee Harp v Our Boys 0-4

 

Final

4 Jun Dundee East End v Our Boys 3-2

 

All ties were played at East Dock Street, Dundee

 

 

 

 

 

1892-93 Dundee Charity Cup

First Round

15 Apr Our Boys v Johnstone Wanderers 4-3 at Carolina Port, Dundee

29 Apr Dundee East End v Dundee Harp 2-0 at East Dock Street, Dundee

 

Final at East Dock Street, Dundee

13 May Dundee East End v Our Boys 4-2

 

 

 

 

1893-94 Dundee Charity Cup

First Round

22 Apr Dundee Harp v Lochee United 0-0

9 May Dundee Harp v Lochee United 2-2 Harp proceeded to the final

14 May Dundee v Dundee Wanderers 4-0 Dundee refused to contest the final and were replaced by Wanderers

 

Final

23 May Dundee Wanderers v Dundee Harp 5-1

 

All ties were played at East Dock Street, Dundee

 

 

 

 

1894-95 Dundee Charity Cup

First Round

7 Apr Dundee v Lochee United 4-0 at Clepington Park, Dundee, abandoned early in the second half due to darkness

5 May Dundee v Lochee United 5-2 at Clepington Park, Dundee

21 Apr Dundee Wanderers v Arbroath 3-1

 

Final at Carolina Port, Dundee

15 May Dundee v Dundee Wanderers 3-1 aet

 

1895-96 Dundee Charity Cup

First Round

7 May Dundee Wanderers v Lochee United 5-2

Dundee v Arbroath not played, Arbroath proceeded to the final

 

Final at Gayfield Park, Arbroath

21 May Arbroath v Dundee Wanderers 3-0