1985–86 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee Premier Division 6th _red_stripes 000040 000040 000040 Quarter-finals _dfc1985 1985–86 League Cup Ray Stephen (14) Ray Stephen (18) 1986–87 _dfc1983 1984–85 Scottish Cup _dfc1983 _dfc1983 FFFFFF FF0000 3rd round Archie Knox The 1985–86 season was the 84th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division.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 9 May 2021 deearchive.co.ukResults for Dundee for 1985-86 https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1986.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20120423022423/http://www.londonhearts.com:80/scores/allg/dundee1986.htm 2012-04-23 9 May 2021 londonhearts.com Dundee would finish in 6th place for the second consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out of the League Cup by Hamilton Academical in the 3rd round, and were defeated by Aberdeen in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. During this season, the club would incorporate a single stripe onto their classic navy shirts, diagonally split displaying red and white.Dundee - Historical Kits https://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Dundee/Dundee.htm live 9 May 2021 historicalkits.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20070315182841/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk:80/Scottish_Football_League/Dundee/Dundee.htm 2007-03-15 This season would be most memorable for Dundee's final game of the league season, where a late double from substitute Albert Kidd would help Dundee defeat Heart of Midlothian, inadvertently ending their title hopes and allowing Celtic to win instead, resulting in Kidd becoming a cult figure for the Celtic fanbase, as well as for those of Hibernian faith.Currie David 1 June 2020 Dundee sub Albert Kidd broke Hearts to become Celtic hero https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36186819 live 9 May 2021 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20160506031328/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/sport/football/36186819 2016-05-06 Pye Stephen 1 May 2015 How Albert Kidd became a Hibs and Celtic hero without playing for them https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2015/may/01/albert-kidd-day-hearts-dundee-hibs-celtic-1986 live 9 May 2021 theguardian.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150502081247/http://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2015/may/01/albert-kidd-day-hearts-dundee-hibs-celtic-1986 2015-05-02 Scottish Premier Division 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance110 AugustSt MirrenH2–1Connor (2) (pen.)6,474217 AugustClydebankA0–42,500324 AugustDundee UnitedA0–213,736431 AugustAberdeenH1–3Black7,59257 SeptemberMotherwellA3–1McCormack, Brown, Harvey2,607614 SeptemberHibernianH1–0Brown5,410721 SeptemberRangersA1–0Rafferty23,600828 SeptemberCelticH0–215,38795 OctoberHeart of MidlothianA1–1McWilliams8,5121012 OctoberSt MirrenA0–14,2501119 OctoberClydebankH2–0Stephen (2)4,1601226 OctoberMotherwellH3–1Harvey, Stephen, McCormack4,628132 NovemberHibernianA1–2Glennie6,474149 NovemberAberdeenA1–4Stephen12,8001516 NovemberDundee UnitedH0–311,7361623 NovemberRangersH3–2Brown (3) (pen.)10,798177 DecemberHeart of MidlothianH1–1Brown10,7801814 DecemberSt MirrenH3–1Brown, Harvey, Stephen4,2901923 DecemberClydebankA0–01,3502028 DecemberDundee UnitedA0–014,869211 JanuaryAberdeenH0–09,096224 JanuaryRangersA0–513,9542311 JanuaryHibernianH3–1Brown (pen.), Stephen (2)5,0732418 JanuaryMotherwellA2–2Rafferty, Brown (pen.)2,204251 FebruaryCelticH1–3Stephen (pen.)12,295268 FebruaryHeart of MidlothianA1–3Mennie15,3652722 FebruarySt MirrenA2–1Stephen (2)3,123281 MarchClydebankH4–0Harvey, Stephen (3)4,0332915 MarchRangersH2–1Brown (pen.), Harvey10,9653022 MarchAberdeenA0–013,0133129 MarchDundee UnitedH0–115,079322 AprilCelticA1–2Stephen12,5063312 AprilHibernianA0–14,4773419 AprilMotherwellH4–0Forsyth, Glennie, Rafferty3,7453526 AprilCelticH0–213,5213611 MayHeart of MidlothianH2–0Kidd (2)19,567 League table DND Scottish League Cup 1985–86 Scottish League Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance2nd round21 AugustStranraerA3–2Smith, Stephen (2)1,5543rd round28 AugustHamilton AcademicalA1–2(A.E.T.)Kidd2,234 Scottish Cup 1985–86 Scottish Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round25 JanuaryNairn CountyA7–0Rafferty, Shannon (2), Harvey (3), Hendry3,6004th round19 FebruaryAirdrieoniansH2–0Stephen, Mennie4,010Quarter-finals8 MarchAberdeenH2–2Brown, Harvey13,188QF replay12 MarchAberdeenA1–2(A.E.T.)Stephen21,000 Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive First Division Scottish Cup League Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0 Russell Black FW SCO 28+1 11 2 1 1 0 John Brown MF SCO 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 Stevie Campbell DF SCO 35 2 4 0 2 0 Bobby Connor MF SCO 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 Danny Crainie MF SCO 36 0 4 0 2 0 Jim Duffy DF SCO 7+2 1 4 0 0 0 Stewart Forsyth DF SCO 36 0 4 0 2 0 Bobby Geddes GK SCO 32+1 2 1+1 0 2 0 Bobby Glennie DF SCO 25+5 5 3+1 4 1+1 0 Graham Harvey FW SCO 10+9 0 2+1 1 0 0 Colin Hendry FW SCO 5+1 0 1 0 1 0 Ross Jack MF SCO 4+8 2 0+1 0 1 1 Albert Kidd FW SCO 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 Walker McCall FW SCO 15+12 2 1+1 0 2 0 John McCormack DF SCO 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 George McGeachie DF SCO 22 0 4 0 0 0 Tosh McKinlay DF SCO 6+5 1 0 0 0 0 Derek McWilliams MF SCO 11 1 3 1 0 0 Vince Mennie MF FRG 23+6 3 1+2 1 2 0 Stuart Rafferty MF SCO 33 0 4 2 2 0 Rab Shannon DF SCO 32 0 3 0 2 1 Jim Smith MF SCO 32+1 14 3 2 2 2 Ray Stephen FW SCO 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 John Waddell DF ENG |} See also List of Dundee F.C. seasons References External links 1985–86 Dundee season on Fitbastats Category:Dundee F.C. seasons Dundee