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1978–79 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1978–79 season
ManagerTommy Gemmell
First Division1st (champions)
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie
& Ian Redford (16)
All: Billy Pirie (18)

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.[1][2] 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

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Main article: 1978–79 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Ayr United A 1–0 Redford 3,875
2 19 August Arbroath H 2–0 Sinclair, Pirie 6,826
3 26 August St Johnstone A 2–0 Pirie (2) 3,875
4 6 September Montrose H 1–1 Phillip 4,708
5 9 September Kilmarnock A 1–1 Lamb
6 13 September Raith Rovers A 4–2 Barr, McDougall, Redford (2) 4,488
7 16 September Clyde H 2–0 Redford, Williamson 6,899
8 23 September Clydebank H 2–0 Pirie (2) 7,272
9 27 September Dumbarton A 0–0 1,700
10 30 September Hamilton Academical A 2–1 Shirra, McGhee 3,000
11 7 October Queen of the South H 5–0 Redford, Williamson (2) 5,837
12 14 October Stirling Albion A 0–1 2,000
13 21 October Airdrieonians H 1–0 Shirra 5,600
14 28 October Arbroath A 1–0 Wells (o.g.) 3,852
15 4 November St Johnstone H 1–1 Caldwell 5,918
16 11 November Kilmarnock H 0–0 5,620
17 18 November Clyde A 1–2 Glennie 2,368
18 25 November Clydebank A 1–2 Sinclair 2,243
19 2 December Hamilton Academical H 1–1 Pirie 4,646
20 9 December Queen of the South A 1–3 Williamson 1,350
21 16 December Stirling Albion H 2–1 Pirie, Redford 4,641
22 23 December Airdrieonians A 2–0 Pirie, Murphy
23 21 February Clydebank H 2–1 Redford (2) 5,901
24 14 March Montrose A 2–0 Redford, Lamb 1,800
25 24 March Dumbarton H 2–0 Shirra, Pirie (pen.) 5,547
26 28 March Stirling Albion A 1–0 Pirie 2,000
27 31 March Ayr United A 2–1 Sinclair, Pirie (pen.) 2,970
28 4 April Queen of the South H 4–0 Sinclair (2), Pirie (2) (pen.) 4,546
29 7 April Dumbarton A 2–3 Pirie, Redford 1,500
30 11 April Raith Rovers A 2–1 MacLaren, Redford 2,769
31 14 April Hamilton Academical H 4–3 Sinclair (2), MacLaren, Shirra 5,804
32 18 April Clyde H 2–0 MacLaren, Pirie 5,222
33 21 April Airdrieonians A 4–2 Sinclair, Shirra, Redford (2) 2,500
34 25 April Kilmarnock A 1–2 Murphy 5,000
35 28 April Montrose H 1–0 Pirie (pen.) 5,941
36 2 May St Johnstone A 2–3 Sinclair, Schaedler 5,840
37 6 May Arbroath H 0–2 8,385
38 8 May Raith Rovers H 2–0 Redford, MacLaren 6,450
39 10 May Ayr United H 2–2 Redford (2) 7,692

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 39 24 7 8 69 36 +33 55 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 22 10 7 72 36 +36 54
3 Clydebank 39 24 6 9 78 50 +28 54
4 Ayr United 39 21 5 13 73 54 +19 47
5 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 +2 43
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

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Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 16 August Celtic A 1–3 Sinclair 10,515
1st round, 2nd leg 23 August Celtic H 0–3 12,698
Celtic win 6–1 on aggregate

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 25 February Falkirk H 1–0 Pirie (pen.) 9,671
4th round 3 March St Mirren H 4–1 Lamb, Sinclair (2), Pirie (pen.) 11,140
Quarter-finals 10 March Rangers A 3–6 MacLaren (2), Shirra 23,000

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
DF Scotland SCO Les Barr 26 1 21 1 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Chic Bradley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Norrie Brown 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Caldwell 16 1 14+2 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gerry Davidson 7 0 3+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ally Donaldson 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Glennie 42 1 36+1 1 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Alan Lamb 29 3 22+2 2 3 1 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave MacKinnon 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart MacLaren 24 6 21 4 3 2 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John MacPhail 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian McDougall 18 0 8+9 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alec McGhee 22 2 20 2 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Peter Millar 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Murphy 19 2 10+6 2 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Iain Phillip 9 1 8 1 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie 35 18 30+1 16 3 2 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Redford 41 16 33+4 16 1+1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Erich Schaedler 31 1 27+1 1 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Scott 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Scrimgeour 4 0 3 0 0+1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Shirra 37 6 30+2 5 3 1 1+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Eric Sinclair 35 13 27+4 10 2 2 2 1
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 14 1 5+4 0 0 0 4+1 1
DF Scotland SCO Willie Watson 39 0 34 0 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Williamson 23 4 20+3 4 0 0 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 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1978-79". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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