1971–72 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1971–72 season
Division One5th
Scottish Cup4th round
League CupGroup stage
UEFA Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gordon Wallace (16)
All: Gordon Wallace (21)

The 1971–72 season was the 70th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the second consecutive season.[1][2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out in the group stages of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would reach the 3rd round before being eliminated by A.C. Milan.

For the first time since the 1945–46 season, and the first time in the Scottish Football League since the 1901–02 season, Dundee would switch their primary colours from navy blue to white. The change however proved unpopular, and it would be the last season to date where the club alternated from their traditional home colours.[3]

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1971–72 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Aberdeen A 0–3 13,188
2 11 September Dundee United H 6–4 Wallace (2), Bryce (2), J. Scott (2) (pen.) 16,500
3 18 September East Fife A 5–2 Wallace (4), Johnston
4 25 September Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 10,185
5 2 October Ayr United A 0–0
6 9 October Falkirk H 4–0 Duncan, Wallace (2), Lambie
7 16 October Celtic A 1–3 Duncan 31,460
8 25 October Partick Thistle H 0–0
9 30 October Motherwell A 3–1 Wallace, Duncan (2)
10 6 November Greenock Morton H 0–1
11 13 November Rangers A 3–2 Kinninmonth, Wallace, Johnston 33,200
12 20 November Clyde H 0–0
13 27 November Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Wallace, Duncan
14 4 December Airdrieonians H 4–1 J. Scott (3), Duncan
15 11 December Hibernian A 0–1 11,383
16 18 December Kilmarnock H 2–0 J. Scott, Wallace
17 25 December St Johnstone A 0–0
18 1 January Aberdeen H 1–1 Duncan 19,000
19 3 January Dundee United A 1–1 Steele 16,954
20 8 January East Fife H 0–0
21 15 January Heart of Midlothian A 5–2 Duncan (2), Wallace (2), I. Scott 8,667
22 22 January Ayr United H 5–1 Duncan, J. Scott (2) (pen.), I. Scott (2) 5,500
23 29 January Falkirk A 1–1 Duncan
24 19 February Partick Thistle A 0–0
25 4 March Motherwell H 2–0 Wallace, Muir (o.g.)
26 11 March Greenock Morton A 2–2 J. Scott, Wallace
27 25 March Clyde A 1–1 Johnston
28 1 April Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 J. Scott
29 8 April Airdrieonians A 2–4 I. Scott, J. Scott
30 10 April Rangers H 2–0 I. Scott, Stewart 13,000
31 17 April Hibernian H 1–2 J. Wilson 9,137
32 22 April Kilmarnock A 3–0 Johnston, Duncan, J. Scott
33 29 April St Johnstone H 1–3 Duncan
34 1 May Celtic H 1–1 I. Scott 10,755

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 34 28 4 2 96 28 +68 60 Champion
2 Aberdeen 34 21 8 5 80 26 +54 50
3 Rangers 34 21 2 11 71 38 +33 44
4 Hibernian 34 19 6 9 62 34 +28 44
5 Dundee 34 14 13 7 59 38 +21 41
6 Heart of Midlothian 34 13 13 8 53 49 +4 39
7 Partick Thistle 34 12 10 12 53 54 −1 34
8 St Johnstone 34 12 8 14 52 58 −6 32
9 Dundee United 34 12 7 15 55 70 −15 31
10 Motherwell 34 11 7 16 49 69 −20 29
11 Kilmarnock 34 11 6 17 49 64 −15 28
12 Ayr United 34 9 10 15 40 58 −18 28
13 Morton 34 10 7 17 46 52 −6 27
14 Falkirk 34 10 7 17 44 60 −16 27
15 Airdrieonians 34 7 12 15 44 76 −32 26
16 East Fife 34 5 15 14 34 61 −27 25
17 Clyde 34 7 10 17 33 66 −33 24 Relegated to 1972–73 Second Division
18 Dunfermline Athletic 34 7 9 18 31 50 −19 23
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1971–72 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 2[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Aberdeen A 1–1 Duncan 19,053
2 18 August Falkirk H 2–2 Johnston, Wallace
3 21 August Clyde A 1–0 B. Wilson
4 25 August Falkirk A 0–1
5 28 August Aberdeen H 3–1 Wallace (2), Houston 11,875
6 1 September Clyde H 3–0 J. Scott (2), Bryce

Group 2 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Falkirk 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9
Dundee 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8
Aberdeen 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 7
Clyde 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0
Source:[citation needed]

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1971–72 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 9 February Queen of the South H 3–0 B. Wilson, Johnston, J. Scott
4th round 26 February Celtic A 0–4 47,500

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 1971–72 UEFA Cup
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 15 September Denmark AB H 4–2 Bryce (2), Wallace, Lambie 10,000
1st round, 2nd leg 29 September Denmark AB A 1–0 Duncan
Dundee won 5–2 on aggregate
2nd round, 1st leg 19 October Germany 1. FC Köln A 1–2 Kinninmonth 16,000
2nd round, 2nd leg 3 November Germany 1. FC Köln H 4–2 Duncan (3), B. Wilson 15,500
Dundee won 5–4 on aggregate
3rd round, 1st leg 24 November Italy A.C. Milan A 0–3 25,500
3rd round, 2nd leg 8 December Italy A.C. Milan H 2–0 Wallace, Duncan 15,500
A.C. Milan won 3–2 on aggregate

See also[]

  • List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1971-72". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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