Full name | Dundee Wanderers Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | the Forkies,[1] the Clepingtonians,[2] the Maroons[3] | ||
Founded | 1894 | ||
Dissolved | 1913 | ||
Ground | Clepington Park | ||
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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).