1972–73 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1972–73 season
Division One5th
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Texaco Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Duncan (23)
All: John Duncan (39)

The 1972–73 season was the 71st season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the third 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 by Celtic in both the quarter-finals of the League Cup and the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, with both ties requiring replays. Dundee would also compete in the Texaco Cup, where they would be knocked out by Norwich City in the 1st round.

Scottish Division One[]

Main article: 1972–73 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 2 September Motherwell A 2–2 J. Wilson, Duncan
2 9 September Aberdeen H 0–0 10,100
3 16 September Dundee United A 1–2 Ford 12,071
4 23 September Celtic H 2–0 I. Scott, Gray 18,226
5 30 September Airdrieonians A 1–0 Robinson
6 7 October Hibernian H 1–0 Ford 11,618
7 14 October Dumbarton A 2–2 Wallace, Cushley (o.g.) 4,000
8 21 October Kilmarnock H 1–0 Duncan
9 28 October Greenock Morton A 2–5 Rowan (o.g.), Duncan
10 4 November Rangers H 1–1 Wallace 19,600
11 11 November Arbroath A 1–2 Duncan
12 18 November St Johnstone H 3–0 Duncan, Robinson, Houston
13 25 November Ayr United A 1–2 Anderson
14 2 December East Fife H 4–0 Duncan (2), Wallace, J. Scott
15 9 December Falkirk A 2–2 Duncan, I. Scott
16 16 December Partick Thistle H 4–1 Duncan (3), Johnston
17 23 December Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Stewart, Duncan 8,366
18 30 December Motherwell H 2–0 Duncan, J. Scott
19 1 January Aberdeen A 1–3 J. Scott 13,576
20 6 January Dundee United H 3–0 Duncan (2), Houston 13,570
21 13 January Celtic A 1–2 Houston 25,977
22 27 January Hibernian A 1–1 Duncan 15,896
23 10 February Dumbarton H 2–1 J. Scott, Wallace 4,500
24 20 February Airdrieonians H 1–1 Stewart
25 27 February Kilmarnock A 2–1 I. Scott, J. Scott
26 3 March Greenock Morton H 6–0 J. Wilson (2), J. Scott, Duncan (3)
27 10 March Rangers A 1–3 Duncan 32,500
28 21 March Arbroath H 6–0 J. Scott (3), Duncan (2), Wallace
29 24 March St Johnstone A 1–4 Lambie (o.g.)
30 31 March Ayr United H 2–1 J. Scott, Houston
31 14 April Falkirk H 5–3 Wallace (2), Duncan, J. Scott (2)
32 18 April East Fife A 1–0 Semple
33 21 April Partick Thistle A 1–1 Wallace
34 28 April Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 Wallace, Houston 6,348

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Hibernian 34 19 7 8 74 33 +41 45
4 Aberdeen 34 16 11 7 61 34 +27 43
5 Dundee 34 17 9 8 68 43 +25 43
6 Ayr United 34 16 8 10 50 51 −1 40
7 Dundee United 34 17 5 12 56 51 +5 39
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1972–73 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 7[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August East Stirlingshire A 8–2 Duncan (5), Robinson, J. Wilson, Stein (o.g.)
2 16 August Clyde H 2–1 Johnston, I. Scott
3 19 August Motherwell A 3–1 J. Wilson, Duncan (2)
4 23 August Clyde A 1–0 Phillip
5 26 August East Stirlingshire H 3–0 Duncan, J. Scott, Robinson
6 30 August Motherwell H 2–1 Wallace, Duncan

Group 7 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 6 6 0 0 19 5 +14 12
Motherwell 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 6
Clyde 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 6
East Stirlingshire 6 0 0 6 4 22 −18 0
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round, 1st leg 20 September Dumbarton A 0–3 4,000
2nd round, 2nd leg 4 October Dumbarton H 4–0 I. Scott, Wallace (2), Duncan 9,000
Dundee won 4–3 on aggregate
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 11 October Celtic H 1–0 Wallace 14,492
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 1 November Celtic A 2–3
(A.E.T.) 		Wallace, J. Scott 36,416
Aggregate tied at 3–3, replay required
QF Replay 20 November Celtic N 1–4 J. Scott 36,483

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1972–73 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 3 February Dunfermline Athletic A 3–0 J. Wilson, Duncan, J. Scott
4th round 24 February Stranraer A 9–2 Duncan (4), Wallace (3), Houston, I. Scott
Quarter-finals 17 March Montrose A 4–1 Wallace, J. Scott (2), Duncan
Semi-finals 7 April Celtic N 0–0 53,428
SF Replay 11 April Celtic N 0–3 47,409

Texaco Cup[]

Main article: 1972–73 Texaco Cup
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 13 September England Norwich City H 2–1 I. Scott, Lambie 8,000
1st round, 2nd leg 27 September England Norwich City A 0–2
Norwich 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 1972-73". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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