1978–79 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee 1977–78 Scottish Cup _dfc1976 FF0000 1st round 000040 1978–79 1st (champions) _dfc1976 000040 000040 000040 Quarter-finals First Division _dfc1976 League Cup Billy Pirie& Ian Redford (16) Billy Pirie (18) 1979–80 _dfc1976 Tommy Gemmell 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.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 1978-79 https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1979.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20210506202604/https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/allg/dundee1979.htm 2021-05-06 6 May 2021 londonhearts.com 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 1978–79 Scottish First Division Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance112 AugustAyr UnitedA1–0Redford3,875219 AugustArbroathH2–0Sinclair, Pirie6,826326 AugustSt JohnstoneA2–0Pirie (2)3,87546 SeptemberMontroseH1–1Phillip4,70859 SeptemberKilmarnockA1–1Lamb613 SeptemberRaith RoversA4–2Barr, McDougall, Redford (2)4,488716 SeptemberClydeH2–0Redford, Williamson6,899823 SeptemberClydebankH2–0Pirie (2)7,272927 SeptemberDumbartonA0–01,7001030 SeptemberHamilton AcademicalA2–1Shirra, McGhee3,000117 OctoberQueen of the SouthH5–0Redford, Williamson (2)5,8371214 OctoberStirling AlbionA0–12,0001321 OctoberAirdrieoniansH1–0Shirra5,6001428 OctoberArbroathA1–0Wells (o.g.)3,852154 NovemberSt JohnstoneH1–1Caldwell5,9181611 NovemberKilmarnockH0–05,6201718 NovemberClydeA1–2Glennie2,3681825 NovemberClydebankA1–2Sinclair2,243192 DecemberHamilton AcademicalH1–1Pirie4,646209 DecemberQueen of the SouthA1–3Williamson1,3502116 DecemberStirling AlbionH2–1Pirie, Redford4,6412223 DecemberAirdrieoniansA2–0Pirie, Murphy2321 FebruaryClydebankH2–1Redford (2)5,9012414 MarchMontroseA2–0Redford, Lamb1,8002524 MarchDumbartonH2–0Shirra, Pirie (pen.)5,5472628 MarchStirling AlbionA1–0Pirie2,0002731 MarchAyr UnitedA2–1Sinclair, Pirie (pen.)2,970284 AprilQueen of the SouthH4–0Sinclair (2), Pirie (2) (pen.)4,546297 AprilDumbartonA2–3Pirie, Redford1,5003011 AprilRaith RoversA2–1MacLaren, Redford2,7693114 AprilHamilton AcademicalH4–3Sinclair (2), MacLaren, Shirra5,8043218 AprilClydeH2–0MacLaren, Pirie5,2223321 AprilAirdrieoniansA4–2Sinclair, Shirra, Redford (2)2,5003425 AprilKilmarnockA1–2Murphy5,0003528 AprilMontroseH1–0Pirie (pen.)5,941362 MaySt JohnstoneA2–3Sinclair, Schaedler5,840376 MayArbroathH0–28,385388 MayRaith RoversH2–0Redford, MacLaren6,4503910 MayAyr UnitedH2–2Redford (2)7,692 League table DND Scottish League Cup 1978–79 Scottish League Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg16 AugustCelticA1–3Sinclair10,5151st round, 2nd leg23 AugustCelticH0–312,698Celtic win 6–1 on aggregate Scottish Cup 1978–79 Scottish Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round25 FebruaryFalkirkH1–0Pirie (pen.)9,6714th round3 MarchSt MirrenH4–1Lamb, Sinclair (2), Pirie (pen.)11,140Quarter-finals10 MarchRangersA3–6MacLaren (2), Shirra23,000 Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive First Division Scottish Cup League Cup 21 1 3 0 2 0 Les Barr DF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Chic Bradley FW SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Norrie Brown MF SCO 14+2 1 0 0 0 0 Alex Caldwell DF SCO 3+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 Gerry Davidson FW SCO 39 0 3 0 2 0 Ally Donaldson GK SCO 36+1 1 3 0 2 0 Bobby Glennie DF SCO 22+2 2 3 1 2 0 Alan Lamb MF SCO 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dave MacKinnon DF SCO 21 4 3 2 0 0 Stewart MacLaren DF SCO 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 John MacPhail DF SCO 8+9 0 0 0 1 0 Ian McDougall MF SCO 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 George McGeachie DF SCO 20 2 0 0 2 0 Alec McGhee FW SCO 16 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Millar DF SCO 10+6 2 3 0 0 0 Jim Murphy MF SCO 8 1 0 0 1 0 Iain Phillip DF SCO 30+1 16 3 2 1 0 Billy Pirie FW SCO 33+4 16 1+1 0 2 0 Ian Redford MF SCO 27+1 1 3 0 0 0 Erich Schaedler DF SCO 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 Jocky Scott FW SCO 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 Brian Scrimgeour DF SCO 30+2 5 3 1 1+1 0 Jim Shirra MF SCO 27+4 10 2 2 2 1 Eric Sinclair FW SCO 5+4 0 0 0 4+1 1 Gordon Strachan MF SCO 34 0 3 0 2 0 Willie Watson DF SCO 20+3 4 0 0 0 0 Billy Williamson FW SCO |} See also List of Dundee F.C. seasons References External links 1978-79 Dundee season on Fitbastats Category:Dundee F.C. seasons Dundee