1978–79 Dundee F.C. season
1978–79 season | ||
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First Division | 1st (Champions) | |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |
League Cup | 1st round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Billy Pirie & Ian Redford (16) All: Billy Pirie (18) | |
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The 1978–79 season was the 77th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division for the third straight season.[1][2] In another tight title race, Dundee would prevail and win both promotion back to the top tier and the First Division title. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Celtic in the 1st round of the League Cup, and by Rangers in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.
Scottish First Division[]
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 12 August | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | Redford | |
2 | 19 August | Arbroath | H | 2–0 | Sinclair, Pirie | |
3 | 26 August | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | Pirie (2) | |
4 | 6 September | Montrose | H | 1–1 | Phillip | |
5 | 9 September | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Lamb | |
6 | 13 September | Raith Rovers | A | 4–2 | Barr, McDougall, Redford (2) | |
7 | 16 September | Clyde | H | 2–0 | Redford, Williamson | |
8 | 23 September | Clydebank | H | 2–0 | Pirie (2) | |
9 | 27 September | Dumbarton | A | 0–0 | 1,700 | |
10 | 30 September | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–1 | Shirra, McGhee | |
11 | 7 October | Queen of the South | H | 5–0 | Redford, Williamson (2) | |
12 | 14 October | Stirling Albion | A | 0–1 | ||
13 | 21 October | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | Shirra | |
14 | 28 October | Arbroath | A | 1–0 | Wells (o.g.) | |
15 | 4 November | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | Caldwell | |
16 | 11 November | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | ||
17 | 18 November | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Glennie | |
18 | 25 November | Clydebank | A | 1–2 | Sinclair | |
19 | 2 December | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–1 | Pirie | |
20 | 9 December | Queen of the South | A | 1–3 | Williamson | |
21 | 16 December | Stirling Albion | H | 2–1 | Pirie, Redford | |
22 | 23 December | Airdrieonians | A | 2–0 | Pirie, Murphy | |
23 | 21 February | Clydebank | H | 2–1 | Redford (2) | |
24 | 14 March | Montrose | A | 2–0 | Redford, Lamb | |
25 | 24 March | Dumbarton | H | 2–0 | Shirra, Pirie (pen.) | 5,547 |
26 | 28 March | Stirling Albion | A | 1–0 | Pirie | |
27 | 31 March | Ayr United | A | 2–1 | Sinclair, Pirie (pen.) | |
28 | 4 April | Queen of the South | H | 4–0 | Sinclair (2), Pirie (2) (pen.) | |
29 | 7 April | Dumbarton | A | 2–3 | Pirie, Redford | 1,500 |
30 | 11 April | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | MacLaren, Redford | |
31 | 14 April | Hamilton Academical | H | 4–3 | Sinclair (2), MacLaren, Shirra | |
32 | 18 April | Clyde | H | 2–0 | MacLaren, Pirie | |
33 | 21 April | Airdrieonians | A | 4–2 | Sinclair, Shirra, Redford (2) | |
34 | 25 April | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Murphy | |
35 | 28 April | Montrose | H | 1–0 | Pirie (pen.) | |
36 | 2 May | St Johnstone | A | 2–3 | Sinclair, Schaedler | |
37 | 6 May | Arbroath | H | 0–2 | ||
38 | 8 May | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Redford, MacLaren | |
39 | 10 May | Ayr United | H | 2–2 | Redford (2) |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Dundee (C, P) | 39 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 55 | Promotion to Premier Division |
2 | Kilmarnock (P) | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 54 | |
3 | Clydebank | 39 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 54 | |
4 | Ayr United | 39 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 47 | |
5 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 43 |
Source: RSSSF and statto[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Scottish League Cup[]
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1st round, 1st leg | 16 August | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Sinclair | 10,515 |
1st round, 2nd leg | 23 August | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 12,698 | |
Celtic win 6–1 on aggregate |
Scottish Cup[]
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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3rd round | 25 February | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Pirie (pen.) | |
4th round | 3 March | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | Lamb, Sinclair (2), Pirie (pen.) | |
Quarter-finals | 10 March | Rangers | A | 3–6 | MacLaren (2), Shirra | 28,000 |
See also[]
- List of Dundee F.C. seasons
References[]
- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1978-79". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
External links[]
Categories:
- Dundee F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 1978–79 season