1967–68 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1967–68 season
Division One9th
Scottish Cup2nd round
League CupFinalists
Inter-Cities Fairs CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: George McLean (22)
All: George McLean (34)

The 1967–68 season was the 66th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 9th place.[1][2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would reach the League Cup Final before being defeated by Celtic, and by Rangers in a 2nd round replay in the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the precursor to the UEFA Cup and currently the UEFA Europa League, where they would reach the semi-finals before being defeated by eventual champions, Don Revie's Leeds United.

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1967–68 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 September Aberdeen A 2–4 Campbell, Stuart 15,000
2 16 September Dundee United H 2–2 J. McLean, Scott 13,186
3 23 September Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 9,404
4 30 September Motherwell H 2–1 G. McLean (2)
5 7 October Kilmarnock H 0–0
6 14 October St Johnstone H 1–4 J. McLean
7 23 October Rangers A 0–2 26,016
8 4 November Airdrieonians A 0–0
9 8 November Stirling Albion H 4–2 Bryce, J. McLean, S. Wilson, B. Wilson
10 11 November Hibernian H 1–4 G. McLean 7,070
11 18 November Dunfermline Athletic H 4–0 G. McLean (2), J. McLean, S. Wilson
12 25 November Clyde A 0–1
13 2 December Partick Thistle H 3–4 J. McLean, G. McLean, S. Wilson
14 9 December Greenock Morton A 0–0
15 16 December Celtic H 4–5 G. McLean, Scott, Campbell, S. Wilson 17,801
16 23 December Raith Rovers H 4–0 G. McLean, J. McLean, Houston, Campbell
17 30 December Falkirk A 2–0 Stuart, J. McLean
18 1 January Aberdeen H 0–2 10,000
19 2 January Dundee United A 0–0 14,014
20 20 January Kilmarnock H 6–5 G. McLean (2), Campbell (2), Bryce, Stuart
21 3 February St Johnstone A 2–0 Campbell, Stuart
22 10 February Rangers H 2–4 Scott (2) 21,439
23 2 March Airdrieonians H 6–2 Stewart, G. McLean (2), S. Wilson (2), Scott
24 6 March Stirling Albion A 3–0 G. McLean (2), Campbell
25 9 March Hibernian A 0–2 8,467
26 13 March Motherwell A 4–2 G. McLean (2), Campbell (2)
27 16 March Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2
28 23 March Clyde H 3–0 G. McLean (3)
29 30 March Partick Thistle A 1–1 J. McLean
30 13 April Celtic A 2–5 Scott, G. McLean 37,474
31 15 April Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 G. McLean 4,757
32 20 April Raith Rovers A 2–0 G. McLean, Georgeson
33 24 April Greenock Morton H 0–3
34 27 April Falkirk H 1–1 J. McLean

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Kilmarnock 34 13 8 13 59 57 +2 34
8 Clyde 34 15 4 15 55 55 0 34
9 Dundee 34 13 7 14 62 59 +3 33
10 Partick Thistle 34 12 7 15 51 67 −16 31
11 Dundee United 34 10 11 13 53 72 −19 31
Source: "1967-1968 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

Scottish League Cup[]

Main articles: 1967–68 Scottish League Cup and 1967 Scottish League Cup Final

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 3[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Hibernian H 0–0 12,681
2 16 August Clyde A 2–1 J. McLean, S. Wilson
3 19 August Motherwell H 2–1 G. McLean, Campbell
4 26 August Hibernian A 4–2 G. McLean (2), J. McLean, S. Wilson 13,317
5 30 August Clyde H 1–0 S. Wilson
6 2 September Motherwell A 5–2 J. McLean (2), Scott, Campbell, G. McLean

Group 3 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Dundee 6 5 1 0 14 6 2.333 11
Hibernian 6 3 1 2 9 7 1.286 7
Motherwell 6 1 1 4 8 13 0.615 3
Clyde 6 1 1 4 6 11 0.545 3
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 13 September East Fife A 1–0 Murray
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 20 September East Fife H 4–0 J. McLean, G. McLean, Scott, Stuart
Dundee won 5–0 on aggregate
Semi-finals 11 October St Johnstone N 3–1 Miller (2x o.g.), J. McLean (pen.) 18,000
Final 28 October Celtic N 3–5 G. McLean (2), J. McLean 70,000

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1967–68 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 27 January Cowdenbeath A 1–0 Kinninmonth
2nd round 17 February Rangers H 1–1 Campbell 33,000
2R replay 4 March Rangers A 1–4
(A.E.T.) 		S. Wilson 54,000

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[]

Main article: 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 27 September Netherlands DWS Amsterdam A 1–2 G. McLean
1st round, 2nd leg 4 October Netherlands DWS Amsterdam H 3–0 S. Wilson, J. McLean (2) 15,000
Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate
2nd round, 1st leg 1 November Belgium RFC Liégeois H 3–1 Stuart (2), S. Wilson 12,000
2nd round, 2nd leg 14 November Belgium RFC Liégeois A 4–1 G. McLean (4) 12,000
Dundee won 7–2 on aggregate
Dundee received a bye in the 3rd round
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 27 March Switzerland FC Zürich H 1–0 Easton 13,500
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 3 April Switzerland FC Zürich A 1–0 S. Wilson 25,000
Dundee won 2–0 on aggregate
Semi-finals, 1st leg 1 May England Leeds United H 1–1 B. Wilson 24,371
Semi-finals, 2nd leg 15 May England Leeds United A 0–1 28,830
Leeds United won 2–1 on aggregate

See also[]

  • List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1967-68". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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