1960–61 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1960–61 season
Division One10th
Scottish Cup2nd round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Gilzean (19)
All: Alan Gilzean (32)

The 1960–61 season was the fifty-ninth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 10th place.[1] Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[2] They would be knocked out of both the League Cup and Scottish Cup by Rangers.

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1960–61 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 24 August Raith Rovers A 1–2 Cousin
2 10 September Aberdeen H 3–3 Gilzean (3) 12,000
3 17 September Dundee United A 1–3 Penman 20,000
4 24 September Clyde H 4–1 Cousin, Gilzean, Robertson, Seith
5 1 October St Johnstone H 2–1 Waddell, Robertson
6 8 October Rangers A 1–0 Cousin 22,160
7 15 October Kilmarnock H 1–0 Penman (pen.)
8 22 October St Mirren A 2–1 Waddell, Cousin
9 29 October Dunfermline Athletic A 2–4 Cousin, Gilzean
10 5 November Hibernian H 0–1 13,000
11 12 November Third Lanark H 0–2
12 19 November Ayr United A 4–2 Gilzean (3), Cousin
13 26 November Partick Thistle H 1–2 Cowie (pen.)
14 10 December Airdrieonians H 2–1 Cousin, Robertson
15 17 December Motherwell A 0–2
16 24 December Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 Gilzean (2) 13,000
17 26 December Celtic A 1–2 Robertson 11,000
18 31 December Raith Rovers H 2–3 Henderson, Cousin
19 2 January Aberdeen A 1–2 Gilzean 23,000
20 7 January Dundee United H 3–0 Wishart (2), Adamson 22,000
21 14 January Clyde A 0–0
22 21 January St Johnstone A 1–1 Gilzean
23 8 February Rangers H 4–2 Wishart, Cousin, Gilzean (2) 8,706
24 18 February Kilmarnock A 1–2 Gilzean
25 4 March Dunfermline Athletic H 4–1 Seith, Cowie, Gilzean, Cox (pen.)
26 8 March St Mirren H 2–0 Robertson, Cousin
27 18 March Third Lanark A 1–2 Cousin
28 20 March Hibernian A 0–1 8,000
29 25 March Ayr United H 6–1 H. Robertson (2), Crichton, Gilzean (2), Cousin
30 1 April Partick Thistle A 2–2 Penman, Robertson
31 8 April Celtic H 0–1 17,500
32 12 April Airdrieonians A 4–2 Waddell, Robertson, Penman, Gilzean
33 22 April Motherwell H 2–2 Waddell, Robertson
34 29 April Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Wishart 14,000

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
8 Hibernian 34 15 4 15 66 69 0.957 34
9 Dundee United 34 13 7 14 60 58 1.034 33
10 Dundee 34 13 6 15 61 53 1.151 32
11 Partick Thistle 34 13 6 15 59 69 0.855 32
12 Dunfermline Athletic 34 12 7 15 65 81 0.802 31
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1960–61 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 4[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Raith Rovers H 5–0 Penman, Gilzean (3), Robertson
2 17 August Ayr United A 2–1 Gilzean, Cousin
3 20 August Aberdeen A 4–1 Gilzean (2), Cousin, Penman 18,000
4 27 August Raith Rovers A 3–0 Gilzean (3)
5 31 August Ayr United H 3–0 Waddell, Gilzean, Robertson
6 3 September Aberdeen H 6–0 Gilzean (3), McGeachie (2), Waddell 14,500

Group 4 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Dundee 6 6 0 0 23 2 11.500 12
Aberdeen 6 2 1 3 10 18 0.556 5
Raith Rovers 6 2 1 3 7 14 0.500 5
Ayr United 6 0 2 4 7 13 0.538 2
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 14 September Rangers A 0–1 45,000
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 21 September Rangers H 3–4 Cousin (2), Penman (pen.) 32,000
Rangers won 5–3 on aggregate

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1960–61 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round 11 February Rangers H 1–5 Cousin 32,000

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1960-61". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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