Dundee Wanderers F.C.

Dundee Wanderers
Full nameDundee Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)the Forkies,[1] the Clepingtonians,[2] the Maroons[3]
Founded1894
Dissolved1913
GroundClepington Park
1894–98 colours
1898–1911 colours

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, Johnstone 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).

  1. ^ "Holiday football". Daily Record: 2. 11 April 1905.
  2. ^ "Football notes". Dundee Courier: 6. 11 September 1896.
  3. ^ "Football". Courier & Argus: 4. 6 December 1889.