Dundee grounds in 1922

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I came across this picture of Dens park and Tannadice today and it really is quite something. The two factories in the picture are both Jute mills and the workers worked a 6 day week finishing at 2.00pm on a Saturday. So when Dundee built their “new” ground in 1899 they situated it right next to the biggest factory, so the workers could head straight for the football after work. By 1909, the Catholic community decided they wanted to follow the lead of the mighty Hibernian FC of Edinburgh and set up a team called Dundee Hibernian. Their first match was a friendly against Hibs. This picture was taken a year before they changed their name to Dundee UTD in 1923 and as you can see there is no stand of consequence and the open countryside on one side of both grounds.

i know most folk on here will know the history of “Dundee Hibernian” but it’s such a good picture I thought it was worth giving some historical background.

if the pic is a bit small, here’s a link https://www.flickr.com/photos/192045...posted-public/

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