1986–87 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1986–87 season
Premier Division6th
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Graham Harvey (12)
All: Graham Harvey (17)

The 1986–87 season was the 85th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division.[1][2] Dundee would finish in 6th place for the third consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the League Cup by Rangers in the quarter-finals, and by inter-city rivals Dundee United in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier Division[]

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Celtic A 0–1 34,482
2 13 August St Mirren H 2–1 Ferguson, Stephen
3 16 August Hibernian H 3–0 Ferguson, Angus, Harvey 7,216
4 23 August Falkirk A 1–0 Stephen
5 30 August Aberdeen A 0–2 12,486
6 6 September Dundee United H 0–2 12,079
7 13 September Motherwell A 0–0
8 20 September Rangers H 1–0 Brown 17,132
9 27 September Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 9,947
10 4 October Clydebank A 2–0 Harvey, Stephen
11 8 October Hamilton Academical A 3–0 Brown (pen.), Stephen, Harvey
12 11 October Celtic H 0–3 15,351
13 18 October St Mirren A 1–4 Hendry
14 25 October Falkirk H 3–0 Harvey, Angus, Hendry
15 29 October Hibernian A 3–0 Jack, Stephen, Rafferty 4,221
16 1 November Aberdeen H 0–2 8,200
17 8 November Dundee United A 3–0 Harvey (2), Shannon 11,733
18 15 November Motherwell H 1–1 Harvey
19 19 November Rangers A 1–2 Shannon 22,992
20 22 November Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Angus 12,094
21 29 November Clydebank H 3–3 Rafferty, Harvey (2)
22 3 December Hamilton Academical H 3–3 Brown (2), Duffy (pen.)
23 6 December Celtic A 0–2 17,300
24 13 December St Mirren H 6–3 Wright (2), Brown, Duffy (pen.), Harvey (2)
25 27 December Hibernian H 2–0 Shannon, Angus 6,238
26 1 January Aberdeen A 1–2 Jack 11,000
27 24 January Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 8,387
28 27 January Motherwell A 0–2
29 7 February Clydebank A 1–1 Coyne
30 14 February Hamilton Academical A 1–1 Coyne (pen.)
31 28 February Celtic H 4–1 Mennie, Shannon, Brown, Jack 12,455
32 7 March St Mirren A 1–0 McKinlay
33 10 March Dundee United H 1–1 Brown 11,615
34 17 March Rangers H 0–4 18,723
35 21 March Hibernian A 2–2 Coyne, Mitchell (o.g.) 4,305
36 25 March Falkirk H 4–0 Lawrence, Jack (pen.), Wright, Brown
37 28 March Dundee United A 1–1 Rafferty 12,220
38 4 April Aberdeen H 1–1 Brown 4,346
39 14 April Rangers A 0–2 42,427
40 18 April Motherwell H 4–1 Wright, McKinlay, Coyne (2)
41 21 April Falkirk A 0–0
42 25 April Clydebank H 4–1 Coyne (3), Wright
43 2 May Heart of Midlothian A 3–1 Wright (2), Rafferty 7,818
44 9 May Hamilton Academical H 7–3 Brown, Wright (3), Shannon, Coyne (pen.), Harvey

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Aberdeen 44 21 16 7 63 29 +34 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Heart of Midlothian 44 21 14 9 64 43 +21 56
6 Dundee 44 18 12 14 74 57 +17 48
7 St Mirren 44 12 12 20 36 51 −15 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Motherwell 44 11 12 21 43 64 −21 34
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round 20 August Greenock Morton A 5–2(A.E.T.) Harvey (2), Stephen, Angus (2) 2,097
3rd round 27 August Montrose H 4–0 Jack, Shannon, Harvey, Brown (pen.)
Quarter-finals 3 September Rangers A 1–3
(A.E.T.) 		Forsyth 33,750

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 4 February East Fife H 2–2 Smith, Coyne
3R replay 9 February East Fife A 4–1 Harvey, Wright, Coyne, Jack
4th round 21 February Meadowbank Thistle H 1–1 Harvey 3,592
4R replay 25 February Meadowbank Thistle A 1–1
(A.E.T.) 		Jack
4R 2nd replay 2 March Meadowbank Thistle H 2–0 Coyne (2) (pen.)
Quarter-finals 14 March Clydebank A 4–0 Wright, Coyne, Brown (2)
Semi-finals 11 April Dundee United N 2–3 Coyne, Wright 13,913

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1986-87". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

External links[]

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