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.

Having secured the tenancy of St Margaret's Park in Lochee, the club re-joined the Northern League for season 1911–12 but their demise was approaching.

The final national competitive match played by Dundee Wanderers was a Scottish Cup tie at Arbroath on 7 September 1912, which it lost 8–0.

Wanderers had received a bye into the semi-final, but lost by six goals to one and the club was formally wound up at the end of that season.

[10] For its final two seasons the club played in navy blue and gold, leading to a nickname of the Wasps.