1977–78 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee 1977–78 football season
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.[1] [2] 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
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .[2]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
13 August
Airdrieonians
H
3–0
Hutchinson , Pirie (pen. ), Sinclair
5,467
2
20 August
Heart of Midlothian
A
1–2
Pirie
11,761
3
27 August
Stirling Albion
H
0–1
5,082
4
10 September
St Johnstone
A
2–1
Sinclair , Pirie
3,900
5
14 September
Alloa Athletic
A
5–3
Pirie (3), Sinclair , Redford
1,200
6
17 September
Dumbarton
H
2–1
Sinclair
4,725
7
24 September
Hamilton Academical
H
1–1
Williamson
2,500
8
28 September
Queen of the South
A
2–0
Pirie , Williamson
2,000
9
1 October
Kilmarnock
H
2–1
Williamson (2)
4,700
10
8 October
Montrose
A
2–1
Williamson , Pirie
2,000
11
15 October
East Fife
H
2–1
Pirie , MacKinnon
5,000
12
19 October
Arbroath
H
2–3
Pirie (2)
4,123
13
22 October
Airdrieonians
A
0–3
2,000
14
29 October
Heart of Midlothian
H
1–1
Williamson
9,074
15
5 November
Stirling Albion
A
2–0
Simpson, Pirie
2,479
16
12 November
St Johnstone
H
5–3
Pirie (3) (pen. ), Sinclair
5,753
17
19 November
Dumbarton
A
0–0
1,700
18
26 November
Hamilton Academical
H
3–0
Williamson , Shirra , Sinclair
6,686
19
3 December
Kilmarnock
A
0–1
4,500
20
10 December
Montrose
H
4–1
Pirie (2), Sinclair , Williamson
5,108
21
17 December
East Fife
A
3–0
Pirie , Williamson , Scott
2,860
22
24 December
Greenock Morton
H
3–1
Pirie (2), McLean (o.g. )
12,458
23
31 December
Stirling Albion
A
3–2
Pirie (2), Sinclair
4,000
24
2 January
St Johnstone
H
3–4
Scott , Williamson (2)
12,785
25
7 January
Heart of Midlothian
A
2–2
Pirie , McDougall
19,720
26
14 January
Alloa Athletic
H
6–0
Pirie (4), Scott , Shirra
6,582
27
25 February
East Fife
H
2–0
Pirie , Redford
4,765
28
1 March
Montrose
A
3–0
Williamson , MacKinnon , Redford
1,450
29
4 March
Airdrieonians
A
3–3
Redford , McGeachie , Williamson
4,000
30
8 March
Hamilton Academical
A
1–0
Pirie
1,200
31
11 March
Queen of the South
H
3–0
Pirie (2), Redford
5,222
32
18 March
Arbroath
A
0–0
4,104
33
22 March
Kilmarnock
H
5–2
Redford (2), Williamson (2), Scott
5,295
34
25 March
Arbroath
H
2–0
Williamson , Sinclair
6,605
35
8 April
Greenock Morton
H
1–1
Redford
12,305
36
12 April
Dumbarton
A
1–2
Redford
2,000
37
15 April
Alloa Athletic
A
5–1
Pirie (3), McGeachie , Sinclair
2,000
38
22 April
Queen of the South
H
3–0
Sinclair , MacKinnon , Williamson
6,152
39
29 April
Greenock Morton
A
3–2
Redford , Glennie , Pirie
8,000
League table
Source:
RSSSF and statto
[3] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .[2]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
1st round, 1st leg
17 August
Montrose
A
3–1
Pirie , Strachan , Hutchinson
2,144
1st round, 2nd leg
24 August
Montrose
H
1–0
Pirie (pen. )
3,653
Dundee win 4–1 on aggregate
2nd round, 1st leg
31 August
Berwick Rangers
H
4–0
Sinclair (2), McDougall , Pirie
3,183
2nd round, 2nd leg
3 September
Berwick Rangers
A
1–1
McDougall
1,000
Dundee win 5–1 on aggregate
3rd round, 1st leg
5 October
Queen of the South
H
0–0
4,647
3rd round, 2nd leg
26 October
Queen of the South
A
0–6
3,500
QoS win 6–0 on aggregate
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Dundee Scorer(s)
Attendance
3rd round
6 February
Celtic
A
1–7
Schaedler
22,000
Player statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
See also
References
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
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