How did it all Dark Blues?

Keillor and a team-mate from Montrose, goalie Billy McKie, were also brought in.

So it was that, on August 12, barely three months on from the bid to form the club had gained real momentum, Dundee ran out to face Rangers at West Craigie Park on the first day of the new Scottish League season.

The Gers were already a wellestablished league outfit and had secured their first title just two years earlier, so for Dundee to come from two goals down to earn their first league point from a 3-3 draw was a creditable performance.

On top of the result, further vindication of the decision to move to the big stage came in the shape of a healthy 5,000 turnout for the game.

After a-not-unexpected defeat at eventual champions Celtic the following week, a first win came in the second home game at the end of August when Renton were edged out 3-2.

The 18-game campaign would yield a further five wins and two draws for an eighth-place finish and, although that meant they had to apply for re-election, the bid was successful. That first season also saw the team switch to first choice home Carolina Port, the ground many fans still believe was their original home.

And if that first campaign couldn’t quite be described as auspicious, it was a start and the beginning of an eventful next 125 years.

Tomorrow – The Managers.

Craigie Park. They came from behind to claim a creditable 3-3 draw. Back (from left): Adam Marshall (trainer), Mr Sandy Bill Ferrier, Mr James McIntosh, Bill McKie, Mr J Black (referee), Dave Craig, Sandy Keillor, Mr James Petrie (president). Sandy...