1978–79 Dundee F.C. season

The 1978–79 season was the 77th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division for the third straight season.[1][2] In another tight title race, Dundee would prevail and win both promotion back to the top tier and the First Division title. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Celtic in the 1st round of the League Cup, and by Rangers in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee
1978–79 season
ManagerTommy Gemmell
First Division1st (champions)
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie
& Ian Redford (16)
All: Billy Pirie (18)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Ayr United A 1–0 Redford 3,875
2 19 August Arbroath H 2–0 Sinclair, Pirie 6,826
3 26 August St Johnstone A 2–0 Pirie (2) 3,875
4 6 September Montrose H 1–1 Phillip 4,708
5 9 September Kilmarnock A 1–1 Lamb
6 13 September Raith Rovers A 4–2 Barr, McDougall, Redford (2) 4,488
7 16 September Clyde H 2–0 Redford, Williamson 6,899
8 23 September Clydebank H 2–0 Pirie (2) 7,272
9 27 September Dumbarton A 0–0 1,700
10 30 September Hamilton Academical A 2–1 Shirra, McGhee 3,000
11 7 October Queen of the South H 5–0 Redford, Williamson (2) 5,837
12 14 October Stirling Albion A 0–1 2,000
13 21 October Airdrieonians H 1–0 Shirra 5,600
14 28 October Arbroath A 1–0 Wells (o.g.) 3,852
15 4 November St Johnstone H 1–1 Caldwell 5,918
16 11 November Kilmarnock H 0–0 5,620
17 18 November Clyde A 1–2 Glennie 2,368
18 25 November Clydebank A 1–2 Sinclair 2,243
19 2 December Hamilton Academical H 1–1 Pirie 4,646
20 9 December Queen of the South A 1–3 Williamson 1,350
21 16 December Stirling Albion H 2–1 Pirie, Redford 4,641
22 23 December Airdrieonians A 2–0 Pirie, Murphy
23 21 February Clydebank H 2–1 Redford (2) 5,901
24 14 March Montrose A 2–0 Redford, Lamb 1,800
25 24 March Dumbarton H 2–0 Shirra, Pirie (pen.) 5,547
26 28 March Stirling Albion A 1–0 Pirie 2,000
27 31 March Ayr United A 2–1 Sinclair, Pirie (pen.) 2,970
28 4 April Queen of the South H 4–0 Sinclair (2), Pirie (2) (pen.) 4,546
29 7 April Dumbarton A 2–3 Pirie, Redford 1,500
30 11 April Raith Rovers A 2–1 MacLaren, Redford 2,769
31 14 April Hamilton Academical H 4–3 Sinclair (2), MacLaren, Shirra 5,804
32 18 April Clyde H 2–0 MacLaren, Pirie 5,222
33 21 April Airdrieonians A 4–2 Sinclair, Shirra, Redford (2) 2,500
34 25 April Kilmarnock A 1–2 Murphy 5,000
35 28 April Montrose H 1–0 Pirie (pen.) 5,941
36 2 May St Johnstone A 2–3 Sinclair, Schaedler 5,840
37 6 May Arbroath H 0–2 8,385
38 8 May Raith Rovers H 2–0 Redford, MacLaren 6,450
39 10 May Ayr United H 2–2 Redford (2) 7,692

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 39 24 7 8 69 36 +33 55 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 22 10 7 72 36 +36 54
3 Clydebank 39 24 6 9 78 50 +28 54
4 Ayr United 39 21 5 13 73 54 +19 47
5 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 +2 43
Source: RSSSF and statto[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 16 August Celtic A 1–3 Sinclair 10,515
1st round, 2nd leg 23 August Celtic H 0–3 12,698
Celtic win 6–1 on aggregate

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 25 February Falkirk H 1–0 Pirie (pen.) 9,671
4th round 3 March St Mirren H 4–1 Lamb, Sinclair (2), Pirie (pen.) 11,140
Quarter-finals 10 March Rangers A 3–6 MacLaren (2), Shirra 23,000

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Scotland SCO Les Barr 2612113020
FW Scotland SCO Chic Bradley 100+100000
MF Scotland SCO Norrie Brown 100+100000
DF Scotland SCO Alex Caldwell 16114+210000
FW Scotland SCO Gerry Davidson 703+300+1000
GK Scotland SCO Ally Donaldson 4403903020
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Glennie 42136+113020
MF Scotland SCO Alan Lamb 29322+223120
DF Scotland SCO Dave MacKinnon 20100010
DF Scotland SCO Stewart MacLaren 2462143200
DF Scotland SCO John MacPhail 402+100010
MF Scotland SCO Ian McDougall 1808+900010
DF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 503+200000
FW Scotland SCO Alec McGhee 2222020020
DF Scotland SCO Peter Millar 1601600000
MF Scotland SCO Jim Murphy 19210+623000
DF Scotland SCO Iain Phillip 91810010
FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie 351830+1163210
MF Scotland SCO Ian Redford 411633+4161+1020
DF Scotland SCO Erich Schaedler 31127+113000
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Scott 501+400000
DF Scotland SCO Brian Scrimgeour 40300+1000
MF Scotland SCO Jim Shirra 37630+25311+10
FW Scotland SCO Eric Sinclair 351327+4102221
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 1415+40004+11
DF Scotland SCO Willie Watson 3903403020
FW Scotland SCO Billy Williamson 23420+340000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1978-79". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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