1981–82 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1981–82 season
Premier Division8th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Ferguson (13)
All: Iain Ferguson (14)

The 1981–82 season was the 80th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division after being promoted the previous season.[1][2] Dundee would finish in 8th place, remaining safe by 4 points. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and eliminated by Rangers in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier Division[]

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 August Hibernian H 0–2 5,738
2 5 September Partick Thistle H 4–2 Fraser, Ferguson, MacDonald, MacKinnon (o.g.) 4,653
3 12 September Dundee United A 2–5 Ferguson (pen.), Mackie 15,696
4 19 September St Mirren H 3–0 Ferguson (2) (pen.), Sinclair
5 26 September Greenock Morton A 0–2
6 3 October Celtic H 1–3 McGeachie 13,254
7 10 October Airdrieonians A 2–4 Ferguson (2) (pen.)
8 17 October Rangers H 2–3 Cameron, Ferguson 11,956
9 24 October Aberdeen A 1–2 Stephen 11,506
10 31 October Hibernian H 0–0 6,011
11 7 November Partick Thistle A 2–1 Mackie (2)
12 14 November Dundee United H 1–3 Ferguson 15,578
13 21 November St Mirren A 0–4
14 28 November Greenock Morton H 4–1 Ferguson, Bell, Sinclair, Mackie
15 5 December Celtic A 1–3 Sinclair 14,170
16 12 December Airdrieonians H 3–1 MacDonald, Sinclair, Fraser
17 19 December Rangers A 1–2 McGeachie 11,000
18 2 January Hibernian A 1–2 Sinclair 8,182
19 30 January St Mirren H 0–2
20 6 February Celtic H 1–3 Kidd 11,377
21 20 February Greenock Morton A 0–2
22 27 February Aberdeen A 0–0 8,961
23 10 March Dundee United A 1–1 Ferguson 13,790
24 13 March Airdrieonians A 2–0 Fleming, Fraser
25 17 March Aberdeen H 0–3 6,126
26 20 March Hibernian H 2–2 Fraser, Stephen 4,345
27 27 March Partick Thistle A 2–0 Sinclair, Fraser
28 3 April Dundee United H 0–2 12,602
29 10 April St Mirren A 1–0 Kidd
30 14 April Rangers H 3–1 Stephen (2), Ferguson 7,975
31 17 April Celtic A 2–4 Smith, Ferguson 13,688
32 21 April Partick Thistle A 1–2 Sinclair
33 25 April Greenock Morton H 2–1 McGeachie, Fraser
34 1 May Aberdeen H 0–5 6,415
35 8 May Rangers A 0–4 8,500
36 15 May Airdrieonians H 1–0 Ferguson

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Hibernian 36 11 14 11 38 40 −2 36
7 Morton 36 9 12 15 31 54 −23 30
8 Dundee 36 11 4 21 46 72 −26 26
9 Partick Thistle (R) 36 6 10 20 35 59 −24 22 Relegation to the 1982–83 Scottish First Division
10 Airdrieonians (R) 36 5 8 23 31 76 −45 18
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 2[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Raith Rovers H 1–2 Fleming
2 12 August Rangers A 1–4 Fleming 13,500
3 15 August Greenock Morton H 1–2 Fleming
4 19 August Rangers H 1–2 MacDonald 9,124
5 22 August Raith Rovers A 1–1 Stephen
6 26 August Greenock Morton A 2–3 Cameron, Fleming

Group 2 table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Rangers 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14 11
Morton 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 9
Raith Rovers 6 1 1 4 7 20 −13 3
Dundee 6 0 1 5 7 14 −7 1
Source:[citation needed]

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 23 January Raith Rovers H 1–0 Stephen
4th round 14 February Meadowbank Thistle H 3–0 Smith, Ferguson, Mackie
Quarter-finals 6 March Rangers A 0–2 16,500

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for Dundee for 1981-82". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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