1977–78 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee 1977–78 football season

Dundee1977–78 season

Manager| Tommy Gemmell
First Division| 3rd
Scottish Cup| 3rd round
League Cup| 3rd round
Top goalscorer| League: Billy Pirie (35)
All: Billy Pirie (38)

Home colours

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The 1977–78 season was the 76th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division for the second consecutive season.[1][2] The club would again fail to achieve promotion, finishing in 3rd place for the second straight year. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Queen of the South in the 3rd round of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup.

## Scottish First Division[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Dundee Scorer(s)  | Attendance

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1  | 13 August  | Airdrieonians | H | 3–0  | Hutchinson, Pirie (pen.), Sinclair | 5,467
2  | 20 August  | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2  | Pirie | 11,761
3  | 27 August  | Stirling Albion | H | 0–1  |  | 5,082
4  | 10 September  | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Sinclair, Pirie | 3,900
5  | 14 September  | Alloa Athletic | A | 5–3  | Pirie (3), Sinclair, Redford | 1,200
6  | 17 September  | Dumbarton | H | 2–1  | Sinclair | 4,725
7  | 24 September  | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–1  | Williamson | 2,500
8  | 28 September  | Queen of the South | A | 2–0  | Pirie, Williamson | 2,000
9  | 1 October  | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1  | Williamson (2)  | 4,700
10  | 8 October  | Montrose | A | 2–1  | Williamson, Pirie | 2,000
11  | 15 October  | East Fife | H | 2–1  | Pirie, MacKinnon | 5,000
12  | 19 October  | Arbroath | H | 2–3  | Pirie (2)  | 4,123
13  | 22 October  | Airdrieonians | A | 0–3  |  | 2,000
14  | 29 October  | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1  | Williamson | 9,074
15  | 5 November  | Stirling Albion | A | 2–0  | Simpson, Pirie | 2,479
16  | 12 November  | St Johnstone | H | 5–3 | Pirie (3) (pen.), Sinclair | 5,753
17  | 19 November  | Dumbarton | A | 0–0  |  | 1,700
18  | 26 November  | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0  | Williamson, Shirra, Sinclair | 6,686
19  | 3 December  | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1  |  | 4,500
20  | 10 December  | Montrose | H | 4–1  | Pirie (2), Sinclair, Williamson | 5,108
21  | 17 December  | East Fife | A | 3–0  | Pirie, Williamson, Scott | 2,860
22  | 24 December  | Greenock Morton | H | 3–1  | Pirie (2), McLean (o.g.)  | 12,458
23  | 31 December  | Stirling Albion | A | 3–2  | Pirie (2), Sinclair | 4,000
24  | 2 January  | St Johnstone | H | 3–4 | Scott, Williamson (2)  | 12,785
25  | 7 January  | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2  | Pirie, McDougall | 19,720
26  | 14 January  | Alloa Athletic | H | 6–0  | Pirie (4), Scott, Shirra | 6,582
27  | 25 February  | East Fife | H | 2–0  | Pirie, Redford | 4,765
28  | 1 March  | Montrose | A | 3–0  | Williamson, MacKinnon, Redford | 1,450
29  | 4 March  | Airdrieonians | A | 3–3  | Redford, McGeachie, Williamson | 4,000
30  | 8 March  | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–0  | Pirie | 1,200
31  | 11 March  | Queen of the South | H | 3–0  | Pirie (2), Redford | 5,222
32  | 18 March  | Arbroath | A | 0–0  |  | 4,104
33  | 22 March  | Kilmarnock | H | 5–2  | Redford (2), Williamson (2), Scott | 5,295
34  | 25 March  | Arbroath | H | 2–0  | Williamson, Sinclair | 6,605
35  | 8 April  | Greenock Morton | H | 1–1  | Redford | 12,305
36  | 12 April  | Dumbarton | A | 1–2  | Redford | 2,000
37  | 15 April  | Alloa Athletic | A | 5–1  | Pirie (3), McGeachie, Sinclair | 2,000
38  | 22 April  | Queen of the South | H | 3–0  | Sinclair, MacKinnon, Williamson | 6,152
39  | 29 April  | Greenock Morton | A | 3–2  | Redford, Glennie, Pirie | 8,000

### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Morton (C, P) | 39  | 25  | 8  | 6  | 85  | 42  | +43  | 58  | Promotion to Premier Division
2  | Heart of Midlothian (P) | 39  | 24  | 10  | 5  | 77  | 42  | +35  | 58
3  | Dundee | 39  | 25  | 7  | 7  | 91  | 44  | +47  | 57  |
4  | Dumbarton | 39  | 16  | 17  | 6  | 65  | 48  | +17  | 49
5  | Stirling Albion | 39  | 15  | 12  | 12  | 60  | 52  | +8  | 42

Source: RSSSF and statto[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

## Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Dundee Scorer(s)  | Attendance

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1st round, 1st leg  | 17 August  | Montrose | A | 3–1  | Pirie, Strachan, Hutchinson | 2,144
1st round, 2nd leg  | 24 August  | Montrose | H | 1–0  | Pirie (pen.)  | 3,653
Dundee win 4–1 on aggregate
2nd round, 1st leg  | 31 August  | Berwick Rangers | H | 4–0  | Sinclair (2), McDougall, Pirie | 3,183
2nd round, 2nd leg  | 3 September  | Berwick Rangers | A | 1–1  | McDougall | 1,000
Dundee win 5–1 on aggregate
3rd round, 1st leg  | 5 October  | Queen of the South | H | 0–0  |  | 4,647
3rd round, 2nd leg  | 26 October  | Queen of the South | A | 0–6  |  | 3,500
QoS win 6–0 on aggregate

## Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Dundee Scorer(s)  | Attendance

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3rd round  | 6 February  | Celtic | A | 1–7  | Schaedler | 22,000

## Player statistics[edit]

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
| GK |  SCO | Thomson Allan | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
| DF |  SCO | Alex Caldwell | 26 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
| MF |  SCO | John Cord  | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
| GK |  SCO | Ally Donaldson | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
| MF |  SCO | Bobby Ford | 22 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
| DF |  SCO | Tommy Gemmell | 25 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0
| DF |  SCO | Bobby Glennie | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Wilson Hoggan  | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
| MF |  SCO | Bobby Hutchinson | 13 | 2 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1
| DF |  SCO | Davie Johnston | 32 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Jimmy Johnstone | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Derek Laing  | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0
| DF |  SCO | Dave MacKinnon | 27 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
| DF |  SCO | John MacPhail | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
| DF |  SCO | John Martin  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Roy McCormack | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| MF |  SCO | Ian McDougall | 44 | 3 | 36+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2
| DF |  SCO | George McGeachie | 16 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Paddy Morris  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
| DF |  SCO | Iain Phillip | 21 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Billy Pirie | 46 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3
| MF |  SCO | Ian Redford | 41 | 10 | 25+9 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0
| MF |  SCO | Bobby Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| DF |  SCO | Erich Schaedler | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Jocky Scott | 21 | 4 | 19+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
| MF |  SCO | Jim Shirra | 24 | 2 | 22+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Alan Simpson  | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Eric Sinclair | 38 | 15 | 27+6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2
| MF |  SCO | Gordon Strachan | 14 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1
| DF |  SCO | Stuart Turnbull  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Billy Williamson | 44 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0

## See also[edit]

* List of Dundee F.C. seasons

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1977-78". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
3. ^ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

## External links[edit]

* 1977-78 Dundee season on Fitbastats

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Premier Division
* First Division
* Second Division
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Junior Cup

European competitions|

* European Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* UEFA Cup
* Anglo-Scottish Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* World Cup 1978 qualifying (Group 7)
* 1978 FIFA World Cup
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Premier Division|

* Aberdeen
* Ayr United
* Celtic
* Clydebank
* Dundee United
* Hibernian
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Rangers
* St. Mirren

First Division|

* Airdrieonians
* Alloa Athletic
* Arbroath
* Dundee
* Dumbarton
* East Fife
* Hamilton Academical
* Heart of Midlothian
* Kilmarnock
* Montrose
* Morton
* Queen of the South
* St. Johnstone
* Stirling Albion

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* Albion Rovers
* Berwick Rangers
* Brechin City
* Clyde
* Cowdenbeath
* Dunfermline Athletic
* East Stirlingshire
* Falkirk
* Forfar Athletic
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