The 1979–80 season was the 78th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Premier Division after getting promoted the previous season.[1][2] Once again however, the club would find themselves relegated at the end of the season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Hamilton Academical in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, and by Dundee United in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. They would also compete in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, being eliminated by English side Sheffield United in the quarter-finals.
| 1979–80 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Tommy Gemmell (until Apr. 1980) Hugh Robertson (caretaker, from Apr. 1980) | |
| Premier Division | 9th (relegated) | |
| Scottish Cup | 3rd round | |
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Redford (9) All: Eric Sinclair (14) | |
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Scottish Premier Division
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | 17,968 | |
| 2 | 18 August | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | Redford (4) (pen.) | 8,350 |
| 3 | 25 August | Hibernian | A | 2–5 | Paterson (o.g.), Redford (pen.) | 7,344 |
| 4 | 8 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | Sinclair, Redford | 6,400 |
| 5 | 15 September | Greenock Morton | H | 4–3 | MacLaren, Sinclair, Murphy, Redford | 7,243 |
| 6 | 22 September | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 23,000 | |
| 7 | 29 September | Aberdeen | H | 0–4 | 11,817 | |
| 8 | 6 October | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3 | MacLaren | 5,500 |
| 9 | 13 October | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 23,483 | |
| 10 | 20 October | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Sinclair | 16,305 |
| 11 | 27 October | St Mirren | A | 2–4 | McGeachie, Murphy | 6,000 |
| 12 | 3 November | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Millar, Fletcher | 6,879 |
| 13 | 10 November | Partick Thistle | A | 3–2 | Millar, Pirie, Sinclair | 5,500 |
| 14 | 17 November | Greenock Morton | A | 0–2 | 6,500 | |
| 15 | 24 November | Rangers | H | 3–1 | Pirie, Sinclair, Shirra | 13,342 |
| 16 | 15 December | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Mackie, Ferguson, Pirie | 6,016 |
| 17 | 22 December | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | 15,431 | |
| 18 | 5 January | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Pirie | 6,788 |
| 19 | 12 January | Greenock Morton | H | 1–0 | Redford | 7,922 |
| 20 | 2 February | Aberdeen | H | 1–3 | Redford | 7,661 |
| 21 | 9 February | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Fleming | 4,500 |
| 22 | 23 February | Celtic | A | 2–2 | Murphy, Aitken (o.g.) | 21,371 |
| 23 | 1 March | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Shirra | 15,116 |
| 24 | 8 March | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Sinclair | 6,000 |
| 25 | 12 March | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 26 | 15 March | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Corrigan, Shirra, Ferguson | 8,065 |
| 27 | 19 March | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 7,000 | |
| 28 | 25 March | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 5,018 | |
| 29 | 29 March | Greenock Morton | H | 1–1 | MacLaren | 3,500 |
| 30 | 2 April | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | Ferguson | 6,031 |
| 31 | 5 April | Rangers | H | 1–4 | Sinclair | 12,948 |
| 32 | 9 April | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | Fleming | 11,600 |
| 33 | 12 April | Partick Thistle | A | 0–3 | 5,000 | |
| 34 | 19 April | Celtic | H | 5–1 | Ferguson (2) (pen.), Fleming, Sinclair, Mackie | 14,633 |
| 35 | 26 April | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | 4,600 | |
| 36 | 30 April | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 10,500 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Morton | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 36 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 33 | |
| 9 | Dundee (R) | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to the 1980–81 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 18 |
Scottish League Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round, 1st leg | 29 August | Cowdenbeath | A | 4–1 | Sinclair (2), Shirra, Redford (pen.) | 1,551 |
| 1st round, 2nd leg | 1 September | Cowdenbeath | H | 3–1 | Sinclair, Shirra (2) | 4,553 |
| Dundee win 7–2 on aggregate | ||||||
| 2nd round, 1st leg | 26 September | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Sinclair, Murphy | 5,133 |
| 2nd round, 2nd leg | 10 October | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | Redford | |
| Dundee win 3–1 on aggregate | ||||||
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 31 October | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–3 | Sinclair | 3,871 |
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 14 November | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–0 | Pirie | 5,696 |
| Hamilton Accies win 3–2 on aggregate | ||||||
Scottish Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd round | 30 January | Dundee United | A | 1–5 | Pirie | 18,064 |
Anglo-Scottish Cup
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round, 1st leg | 6 August | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Shirra | 3,832 |
| 1st round, 2nd leg | 8 August | Kilmarnock | A | 3–3 | Sinclair, Redford (2) (pen.) | 4,000 |
| Aggregate tied at 4–4, Dundee win on away goals | ||||||
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 4 September |  Sheffield United
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A | 1–2 | Williamson | 7,596 |
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 11 September | Sheffield United
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H | 0–1 | 6,866 | |
| Sheffield Utd win 3–1 on aggregate | ||||||
Player statistics
editStatistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Anglo-Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF |  SCO
|
Les Barr | 39 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Alex Caldwell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Dennis Corrigan | 7 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Gerry Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Ally Donaldson | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Iain Ferguson | 13 | 5 | 9+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Ian Fleming | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John Fletcher | 24 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Bobby Geddes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Bobby Glennie | 46 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Stewart MacLaren | 35 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Peter Mackie | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
George McGeachie | 36 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Alec McGhee | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Peter Millar | 33 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Murphy | 42 | 4 | 28+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Billy Pirie | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Ian Redford | 22 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Erich Schaedler | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jim Shirra | 41 | 7 | 27+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Eric Sinclair | 46 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| DF |  RSA
|
Stuart Turnball | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Willie Watson | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Billy Williamson | 14 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1979-80". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 7 May 2021.