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1986–87 Dundee F.C. season

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.

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

Scottish Premier Division

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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 35,443
2 13 August St Mirren H 2–1 Ferguson, Stephen 4,212
3 16 August Hibernian H 3–0 Ferguson, Angus, Harvey 7,216
4 23 August Falkirk A 1–0 Stephen 5,000
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 2,880
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 1,507
11 8 October Hamilton Academical A 3–0 Brown (pen.), Stephen, Harvey 1,941
12 11 October Celtic H 0–3 15,351
13 18 October St Mirren A 1–4 Hendry 3,032
14 25 October Falkirk H 3–0 Harvey, Angus, Hendry 3,715
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 4,167
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) 2,947
22 3 December Hamilton Academical H 3–3 Brown (2), Duffy (pen.) 2,525
23 6 December Celtic A 0–2 19,300
24 13 December St Mirren H 6–3 Wright (2), Brown, Duffy (pen.), Harvey (2) 3,498
25 27 December Hibernian H 2–0 Shannon, Angus 6,251
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 2,340
29 7 February Clydebank A 1–1 Coyne 1,037
30 14 February Hamilton Academical A 1–1 Coyne (pen.) 2,019
31 28 February Celtic H 4–1 Mennie, Shannon, Brown, Jack 12,455
32 7 March St Mirren A 1–0 McKinlay 2,294
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 2,997
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 42,472
40 18 April Motherwell H 4–1 Wright, McKinlay, Coyne (2) 3,080
41 21 April Falkirk A 0–0
42 25 April Clydebank H 4–1 Coyne (3), Wright 2,598
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 3,536

League table

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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

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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.) 3,851
Quarter-finals 3 September Rangers A 1–3
(A.E.T.) 		Forsyth 33,750

Scottish Cup

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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 4,856
3R replay 9 February East Fife A 4–1 Harvey, Wright, Coyne, Jack 4,958
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 4,000
4R 2nd replay 2 March Meadowbank Thistle H 2–0 Coyne (2) (pen.) 4,516
Quarter-finals 14 March Clydebank A 4–0 Wright, Coyne, Brown (2) 5,222
Semi-finals 11 April Dundee United N 2–3 Coyne, Wright 13,913

Player statistics

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   SCO Ian Angus 36 6 28+1 4 3+1 0 3 2
MF   SCO John Brown 39 13 31 10 4+1 2 3 1
DF   SCO Stevie Campbell 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Bobby Connor 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   IRL Tommy Coyne 27 15 20 9 7 6 0 0
FW   SCO Lee Davidson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jim Duffy 51 2 42 2 6 0 3 0
FW   SCO Iain Ferguson 3 2 2+1 2 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Stewart Forsyth 37 1 25+3 0 4+2 0 3 1
GK   SCO Bobby Geddes 54 0 44 0 7 0 3 0
DF   SCO Bobby Glennie 24 0 17+1 0 5+1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Graham Harvey 41 17 28+5 12 4+1 2 3 3
FW   SCO Colin Hendry 13 2 3+9 2 0+1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Ross Jack 36 7 21+7 4 4+1 2 1+2 1
FW   SCO Albert Kidd 9 0 6+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
FW   SCO Alan Lawrence 4 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO George McGeachie 30 0 23+4 0 0 0 2+1 0
DF   SCO Tosh McKinlay 41 2 32 2 6 0 3 0
MF   SCO Derek McWilliams 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   FRG Vince Mennie 25 1 13+7 1 5 0 0 0
MF   SCO Stuart Rafferty 44 4 28+8 4 5+2 0 1 0
DF   SCO Rab Shannon 49 6 39 5 7 0 3 1
MF   SCO Jim Smith 49 1 39 0 6 1 4 0
FW   SCO Ray Stephen 19 6 17 5 0 0 2 1
FW   SCO Keith Wright 25 13 15+5 10 4+1 3 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1986-87". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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