1970–71 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1970–71 season
Division One5th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Texaco Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jocky Scott (16)
All: Jocky Scott (21)

The 1970–71 season was the 69th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place.[1][2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out by Celtic in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, and by Hibernian in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the first edition of the Texaco Cup, being knocked out by English side Wolves in the 1st round.

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1970–71 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 August Cowdenbeath A 1–0 Duncan
2 5 September Aberdeen H 1–2 Duncan 8,000
3 12 September Dundee United A 2–3 Gilroy, Scott 12,319
4 19 September St Mirren H 2–2 Wallace (2)
5 26 September Celtic A 0–3 25,665
6 3 October Falkirk H 1–2 Scott
7 10 October Ayr United A 1–0 Duncan
8 17 October Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Scott 4,121
9 24 October St Johnstone A 3–3 Wallace (2), Duncan
10 31 October Kilmarnock H 3–0 Wallace, Johnston, Kinninmonth
11 7 November Hibernian A 2–1 Wallace (2) 7,210
12 14 November Airdrieonians A 3–0 Wallace, Scott (2)
13 21 November Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0
14 28 November Clyde H 1–3 Scott
15 5 December Rangers A 0–0 25,420
16 12 December Greenock Morton H 2–0 Scott, Gilroy
17 19 December Motherwell A 1–1 Wallace
18 26 December Cowdenbeath H 5–1 Wallace, Scott (2), Gilroy, Kinninmonth
19 1 January Aberdeen A 0–3 24,000
20 9 January St Mirren A 4–2 Duncan (2), Scott (2)
21 16 January Celtic H 1–8 Duncan 20,169
22 30 January Falkirk A 2–2 Duncan, B. Wilson
23 6 February Ayr United H 2–1 Wallace, B. Wilson
24 20 February Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 7,268
25 27 February St Johnstone H 0–1
26 9 March Kilmarnock A 1–1 Scott
27 13 March Hibernian H 1–0 B. Wilson 5,758
28 20 March Airdrieonians A 6–2 Duncan (3), Scott, Bryce (2)
29 27 March Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0
30 3 April Clyde A 0–0
31 5 April Dundee United H 2–3 Scott, Steele 11,590
32 10 April Rangers H 1–0 Scott 18,000
33 17 April Greenock Morton A 0–1
34 24 April Motherwell H 4–0 Easton, Kinninmonth, Scott, Wallace

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 34 25 6 3 89 23 +66 56 Champion
2 Aberdeen 34 24 6 4 68 18 +50 54
3 St Johnstone 34 19 6 9 59 44 +15 44
4 Rangers 34 16 9 9 58 34 +24 41
5 Dundee 34 14 10 10 53 45 +8 38
6 Dundee United 34 14 8 12 53 54 −1 36
7 Falkirk 34 13 9 12 46 53 −7 35
8 Morton 34 13 8 13 44 44 0 34
9 Airdrieonians 34 13 8 13 60 65 −5 34
10 Motherwell 34 13 8 13 43 47 −4 34
11 Heart of Midlothian 34 13 7 14 41 40 +1 33
12 Hibernian 34 10 10 14 47 53 −6 30
13 Kilmarnock 34 10 8 16 43 67 −24 28
14 Ayr United 34 9 8 17 37 54 −17 26
15 Clyde 34 8 10 16 33 59 −26 26
16 Dunfermline Athletic 34 6 11 17 44 56 −12 23
17 St Mirren 34 7 9 18 38 56 −18 23 Relegated to 1971–72 Second Division
18 Cowdenbeath 34 7 3 24 33 69 −36 17
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1970–71 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 3[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August St Mirren H 1–0 Kinninmonth 6,000
2 12 August Ayr United A 2–1 Duncan 6,500
3 15 August Kilmarnock H 2–0 Scott (2)
4 19 August Ayr United H 4–1 Steele, Wallace, Scott, J. Wilson
5 22 August St Mirren A 2–0 Duncan, Scott
6 26 August Kilmarnock A 1–2 Duncan

Group 3 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 10
Kilmarnock 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 9
Ayr United 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 4
St Mirren 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 9 September Celtic H 2–2 Kinninmonth, Scott 20,933
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 23 September Celtic A 1–5 Wallace 38,151
Celtic won 7–3 on aggregate

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1970–71 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 23 January Partick Thistle H 1–0 Johnston
2nd round 13 February Stirling Albion H 2–0 Johnston, B. Wilson
Quarter-finals 6 March Hibernian A 0–1 21,710

Texaco Cup[]

Main article: 1970–71 Texaco Cup
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 16 September England Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 Wallace
1st round, 2nd leg 29 September England Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 13,042
Wolves won 2–1 on aggregate

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1970-71". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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