Dundee Wanderers F.C.
| Full name | Dundee Wanderers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1894 |
| Ground | Clepington Park |
Dundee Wanderers Football Club was a football club based in Dundee, Scotland. They were formed in 1894 as a result of a merger between two local clubs, Wanderers and Strathmore. The club was briefly a member of the Scottish Football League (SFL), playing in Division Two during the 1894–95 season, but after finishing second from bottom of the league they failed re-election. In December 1894 the suffered an all-time record SFL defeat, losing 15–1 to Airdrieonians. Their home ground was Clepington Park (now Tannadice Park, the home of Dundee United).
Wanderers were formed in 1885 as a breakaway from Dundee Our Boys (which eight years later merged with Dundee East End to form Dundee F.C.). In 1894 Wanderers merged with another city club, Strathmore, to form Dundonians, in order to apply for membership of the Scottish Football League. They were successful, but as Dundee F.C. had objected to their name, Dundonians became Dundee Wanderers in June 1894. They spent the 1894–95 season as members of the Second Division, finishing ninth out of ten. Their performance might well have been worse had they not been awarded two points after Renton failed to fulfil a fixture against the club, with the Dunbartonshire side instead opting for a glamour friendly against Queen's Park. Wanderers' brief sojourn in the Scottish League did produce one record that still stands, however, with the club's 15–1 away defeat to Airdrieonians remaining the heaviest defeat in Scottish League history.
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