1977–78 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee _dfc1976 1976–77 Scottish Cup 000040 FF0000 3rd round First Division _dfc1976 3rd _dfc1976 000040 000040 000040 3rd round 1977–78 League Cup Billy Pirie (35) Billy Pirie (38) 1978–79 _dfc1976 Tommy Gemmell The 1977–78 season was the 76th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division for the second consecutive season.Match results http://www.deearchive.co.uk/matches.php? live https://web.archive.org/web/20200722095215/http://www.deearchive.co.uk/matches.php 2020-07-22 6 May 2021 deearchive.co.ukResults for Dundee for 1977-78 https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1978.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20210506024645/https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1978.htm 2021-05-06 6 May 2021 londonhearts.com The club would again fail to achieve promotion, finishing in 3rd place for the second straight year. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Queen of the South in the 3rd round of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. Scottish First Division 1977–78 Scottish First Division Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance113 AugustAirdrieoniansH3–0Hutchinson, Pirie (pen.), Sinclair5,467220 AugustHeart of MidlothianA1–2Pirie11,761327 AugustStirling AlbionH0–15,082410 SeptemberSt JohnstoneA2–1Sinclair, Pirie3,900514 SeptemberAlloa AthleticA5–3Pirie (3), Sinclair, Redford1,200617 SeptemberDumbartonH2–1Sinclair4,725724 SeptemberHamilton AcademicalH1–1Williamson2,500828 SeptemberQueen of the SouthA2–0Pirie, Williamson2,00091 OctoberKilmarnockH2–1Williamson (2)4,700108 OctoberMontroseA2–1Williamson, Pirie2,0001115 OctoberEast FifeH2–1Pirie, MacKinnon5,0001219 OctoberArbroathH2–3Pirie (2)4,1231322 OctoberAirdrieoniansA0–32,0001429 OctoberHeart of MidlothianH1–1Williamson9,074155 NovemberStirling AlbionA2–0Simpson, Pirie2,4791612 NovemberSt JohnstoneH5–3Pirie (3) (pen.), Sinclair5,7531719 NovemberDumbartonA0–01,7001826 NovemberHamilton AcademicalH3–0Williamson, Shirra, Sinclair6,686193 DecemberKilmarnockA0–14,5002010 DecemberMontroseH4–1Pirie (2), Sinclair, Williamson5,1082117 DecemberEast FifeA3–0Pirie, Williamson, Scott2,8602224 DecemberGreenock MortonH3–1Pirie (2), McLean (o.g.)12,4582331 DecemberStirling AlbionA3–2Pirie (2), Sinclair4,000242 JanuarySt JohnstoneH3–4Scott, Williamson (2)12,785257 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianA2–2Pirie, McDougall19,7202614 JanuaryAlloa AthleticH6–0Pirie (4), Scott, Shirra6,5822725 FebruaryEast FifeH2–0Pirie, Redford4,765281 MarchMontroseA3–0Williamson, MacKinnon, Redford1,450294 MarchAirdrieoniansA3–3Redford, McGeachie, Williamson4,000308 MarchHamilton AcademicalA1–0Pirie1,2003111 MarchQueen of the SouthH3–0Pirie (2), Redford5,2223218 MarchArbroathA0–04,1043322 MarchKilmarnockH5–2Redford (2), Williamson (2), Scott5,2953425 MarchArbroathH2–0Williamson, Sinclair6,605358 AprilGreenock MortonH1–1Redford12,3053612 AprilDumbartonA1–2Redford2,0003715 AprilAlloa AthleticA5–1Pirie (3), McGeachie, Sinclair2,0003822 AprilQueen of the SouthH3–0Sinclair, MacKinnon, Williamson6,1523929 AprilGreenock MortonA3–2Redford, Glennie, Pirie8,000 League table DND Scottish League Cup 1977–78 Scottish League Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg17 AugustMontroseA3–1Pirie, Strachan, Hutchinson2,1441st round, 2nd leg24 AugustMontroseH1–0Pirie (pen.)3,653Dundee win 4–1 on aggregate2nd round, 1st leg31 AugustBerwick RangersH4–0Sinclair (2), McDougall, Pirie3,1832nd round, 2nd leg3 SeptemberBerwick RangersA1–1McDougall1,000Dundee win 5–1 on aggregate3rd round, 1st leg5 OctoberQueen of the SouthH0–04,6473rd round, 2nd leg26 OctoberQueen of the SouthA0–63,500QoS win 6–0 on aggregate Scottish Cup 1977–78 Scottish Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round6 FebruaryCelticA1–7Schaedler22,000 Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive First Division Scottish Cup League Cup 17 0 0 0 2 0 Thomson Allan GK SCO 18+3 0 1 0 4 0 Alex Caldwell DF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 John Cord MF SCO 22 0 1 0 4 0 Ally Donaldson GK SCO 13+5 0 0 0 4 0 Bobby Ford MF SCO 20 4 2 0 3 0 Tommy Gemmell DF SCO 13 1 0 0 0 0 Bobby Glennie DF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 Wilson Hoggan FW SCO 8+1 1 0 0 3+1 1 Bobby Hutchinson MF SCO 22+5 0 0 0 4+1 0 Davie Johnston DF SCO 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Johnstone FW SCO 0+2 0 0 0 1+2 0 Derek Laing FW SCO 25 3 0 0 2 0 Dave MacKinnon DF SCO 34 0 1 0 4 0 John MacPhail DF SCO 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 John Martin DF SCO 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 Roy McCormack FW SCO 36+1 1 1 0 6 2 Ian McDougall MF SCO 12+3 2 0 0 1 0 George McGeachie DF SCO 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 Paddy Morris FW SCO 14+1 0 1 0 5 0 Iain Phillip DF SCO 39 35 1 0 6 3 Billy Pirie FW SCO 25+9 10 0+1 0 5+1 0 Ian Redford MF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby Robinson MF SCO 15 0 1 1 0 0 Erich Schaedler DF SCO 19+1 4 1 0 0 0 Jocky Scott FW SCO 22+1 2 1 0 0 0 Jim Shirra MF SCO 2+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 Alan Simpson FW SCO 27+6 13 1 0 4 2 Eric Sinclair FW SCO 5+4 0 0 0 4+1 1 Gordon Strachan MF SCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 Stuart Turnbull DF SCO 37 17 1 0 6 0 Billy Williamson FW SCO |} See also List of Dundee F.C. seasons References External links 1977-78 Dundee season on Fitbastats Category:Dundee F.C. seasons Dundee