1976–77 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1976–77 season
First Division3rd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie (38)
All: Billy Pirie (44)

The 1976–77 season was the 75th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the second tier for the first time since the 1946–47 season.[1][2] The club would fail to achieve promotion, finishing in 3rd place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup, and would reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup before being defeated by Celtic.

For the first time in their history, Dundee's kit would be made by an official manufacturer, namely Admiral, who brought their unique look to Dens Park with their iconic curved stripes.[3]

Scottish First Division[]

Main article: 1976–77 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Dumbarton H 2–1 Hutchinson, Pirie 4,619
2 8 September East Fife A 4–2 Strachan, Sinclair, Pirie (2)
3 11 September Greenock Morton A 2–2 Hutchinson, Sinclair
4 15 September Arbroath H 2–1 Carson (o.g.), Pirie
5 18 September Queen of the South H 1–1 Pirie
6 22 September Airdrieonians A 2–2 Pirie, Hutchinson
7 25 September Falkirk A 6–1 Hutchinson (2), Purdie, Pirie (2), Strachan
8 29 September Hamilton Academical H 5–1 Pirie (3) (pen.), Purdie, Hutchinson
9 2 October St Mirren A 0–4
10 6 October Hamilton Academical A 2–4 Pirie (pen.), Purdie
11 9 October Raith Rovers H 3–1 Ford, Pirie (2)
12 16 October Clydebank A 1–2 Pirie
13 23 October Montrose H 6–1 Sinclair (3), Pirie (2), Hutchinson
14 30 October St Johnstone A 1–0 Pirie
15 10 November Dumbarton A 1–1 Hutchinson 500
16 13 November Greenock Morton H 1–1 Gemmell (pen.)
17 20 November Queen of the South A 2–2 Purdie (2)
18 27 November Falkirk H 2–0 Sinclair, Ford
19 15 December Raith Rovers A 2–1 Hutchinson, Robinson
20 25 December Montrose A 1–0 Purdie
21 8 January Greenock Morton A 3–2 Pirie (2), Hoggan
22 22 January Falkirk A 8–0 Pirie (4), Sinclair (3), Purdie
23 5 February St Mirren A 1–3 Strachan
24 12 February Raith Rovers H 4–0 Hoggan, Pirie (2), Sinclair
25 15 February Queen of the South H 0–2
26 19 February Clydebank A 0–3
27 5 March Montrose H 3–2 Strachan (2), Pirie
28 15 March St Johnstone H 2–0 Gemmell (pen.), Laing
29 19 March Arbroath A 0–1
30 23 March Dumbarton H 4–0 Pirie (4) 2,401
31 26 March Arbroath H 5–2 Strachan, Pirie (3), Sinclair
32 30 March St Johnstone A 0–0
33 2 April Airdrieonians A 2–2 Pirie, Gemmell (pen.)
34 9 April Airdrieonians H 3–1 Phillip, Pirie, Strachan
35 12 April Clydebank H 2–3 Hutchinson, Ford
36 16 April East Fife H 2–2 Gemmell (pen.), Hutchinson
37 19 April St Mirren H 0–4
38 23 April East Fife A 2–0 Pirie, Robinson
39 30 April Hamilton Academical A 3–0 Hutchinson, Caldwell, Pirie

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 39 25 12 2 91 38 +53 62 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Clydebank (P) 39 24 10 5 89 38 +51 58
3 Dundee 39 21 9 9 90 55 +35 51
4 Morton 39 20 10 9 77 52 +25 50
5 Montrose 39 16 9 14 61 62 −1 41
Source: RSSSF and statto[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1976–77 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 1[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 9,401
2 18 August Motherwell H 2–1 Sinclair, Hutchinson
3 21 August Partick Thistle H 0–2
4 25 August Motherwell A 3–3 Pirie (3) (pen.)
5 28 August Partick Thistle A 1–0 Hoggan
6 1 September Heart of Midlothian H 3–2 Robinson, Pirie, Purdie 4,733

Group 1 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Heart of Midlothian 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 9
Dundee 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 7
Partick Thistle 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 6
Motherwell 6 0 2 4 7 14 −7 2
Source:[citation needed]

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 7 February St Johnstone A 1–1 Purdie
3R replay 8 February St Johnstone H 4–2 Pirie (2), Purdie, Hutchinson
4th round 26 February Aberdeen H 0–0 16,999
4R replay 2 March Aberdeen A 2–1 Hutchinson (2) 18,375
Quarter-finals 12 March Arbroath A 3–1 Strachan, Sinclair (2)
Semi-finals 6 April Celtic N 0–2 29,900

See also[]

  • List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1976-77". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Scottish Division One 1976-1977 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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