1971–72 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1971–72 season
ManagerJohn Prentice (1971)
Davie White (1972)
Division One5th
Scottish Cup4th round
League CupGroup stage
UEFA Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gordon Wallace (16)
All: Gordon Wallace (21)

The 1971–72 season was the 70th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the second consecutive season.[1][2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out in the group stages of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would reach the 3rd round before being eliminated by A.C. Milan.

For the first time since the 1945–46 season, and the first time in the Scottish Football League since the 1901–02 season, Dundee would switch their primary colours from navy blue to white. The change however proved unpopular, and it would be the last season to date where the club alternated from their traditional home colours.[3]

Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Aberdeen A 0–3 13,188
2 11 September Dundee United H 6–4 Wallace (2), Bryce (2), J. Scott (2) (pen.) 16,500
3 18 September East Fife A 5–2 Wallace (4), Johnston 5,331
4 25 September Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 10,185
5 2 October Ayr United A 0–0 6,000
6 9 October Falkirk H 4–0 Duncan, Wallace (2), Lambie 7,500
7 16 October Celtic A 1–3 Duncan 31,460
8 25 October Partick Thistle H 0–0 10,000
9 30 October Motherwell A 3–1 Wallace, Duncan (2) 3,813
10 6 November Greenock Morton H 0–1 6,000
11 13 November Rangers A 3–2 Kinninmonth, Wallace, Johnston 33,200
12 20 November Clyde H 0–0 4,700
13 27 November Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Wallace, Duncan 5,000
14 4 December Airdrieonians H 4–1 J. Scott (3), Duncan 5,000
15 11 December Hibernian A 0–1 11,383
16 18 December Kilmarnock H 2–0 J. Scott, Wallace 4,800
17 25 December St Johnstone A 0–0 6,800
18 1 January Aberdeen H 1–1 Duncan 19,000
19 3 January Dundee United A 1–1 Steele 16,954
20 8 January East Fife H 0–0 6,500
21 15 January Heart of Midlothian A 5–2 Duncan (2), Wallace (2), I. Scott 8,667
22 22 January Ayr United H 5–1 Duncan, J. Scott (2) (pen.), I. Scott (2) 5,500
23 29 January Falkirk A 1–1 Duncan 5,000
24 19 February Partick Thistle A 0–0 7,000
25 4 March Motherwell H 2–0 Wallace, Muir (o.g.) 5,000
26 11 March Greenock Morton A 2–2 J. Scott, Wallace 3,200
27 25 March Clyde A 1–1 Johnston 1,500
28 1 April Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 J. Scott 5,000
29 8 April Airdrieonians A 2–4 I. Scott, J. Scott 4,200
30 10 April Rangers H 2–0 I. Scott, Stewart 13,000
31 17 April Hibernian H 1–2 J. Wilson 9,137
32 22 April Kilmarnock A 3–0 Johnston, Duncan, J. Scott 4,000
33 29 April St Johnstone H 1–3 Duncan 5,500
34 1 May Celtic H 1–1 I. Scott 10,755

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Rangers 34 21 2 11 71 38 +33 44
4 Hibernian 34 19 6 9 62 34 +28 44
5 Dundee 34 14 13 7 59 38 +21 41
6 Heart of Midlothian 34 13 13 8 53 49 +4 39
7 Partick Thistle 34 12 10 12 53 54 −1 34

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 2

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Aberdeen A 1–1 Duncan 19,053
2 18 August Falkirk H 2–2 Johnston, Wallace 8,500
3 21 August Clyde A 1–0 B. Wilson 2,000
4 25 August Falkirk A 0–1 6,000
5 28 August Aberdeen H 3–1 Wallace (2), Houston 11,875
6 1 September Clyde H 3–0 J. Scott (2), Bryce 6,030

Group 2 table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Falkirk 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9
Dundee 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8
Aberdeen 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 7
Clyde 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 9 February Queen of the South H 3–0 B. Wilson, Johnston, J. Scott 8,500
4th round 26 February Celtic A 0–4 47,500

UEFA Cup

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 15 September Denmark AB H 4–2 Bryce (2), Wallace, Lambie 10,000
1st round, 2nd leg 29 September Denmark AB A 1–0 Duncan 2,000
Dundee won 5–2 on aggregate
2nd round, 1st leg 19 October Germany 1. FC Köln A 1–2 Kinninmonth 16,000
2nd round, 2nd leg 3 November Germany 1. FC Köln H 4–2 Duncan (3), B. Wilson 15,500
Dundee won 5–4 on aggregate
3rd round, 1st leg 24 November Italy A.C. Milan A 0–3 25,500
3rd round, 2nd leg 8 December Italy A.C. Milan H 2–0 Wallace, Duncan 15,500
A.C. Milan won 3–2 on aggregate

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Scotland SCO Alex Bryce 8 5 4+1 2 0 0 0+2 1 1 2
GK Scotland SCO Ally Donaldson 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO John Duncan 45 19 32 13 2 0 6 1 4+1 5
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Ford 22 0 19+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Mike Hewitt 42 0 31 0 2 0 6 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Houston 42 1 28 0 2 0 6 1 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Davie Johnston 47 6 33 4 2 1 6 1 5+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Kinninmonth 25 2 9+5 1 0+1 0 4+1 0 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Lambie 31 2 20+3 1 2 0 2 0 3+1 1
DF Scotland SCO Iain Phillip 45 0 32 0 2 0 6 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Scott 23 6 14+2 6 2 0 2 0 0+3 0
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Scott 48 15 34 12 2 1 6 2 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Ron Selway 6 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Steele 31 1 19 1 0 0 6 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO George Stewart 19 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Wallace 46 21 30+2 16 2 0 6 3 6 2
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Wilson 46 3 32 0 2 1 6 1 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Wilson 28 1 15+4 1 0 0 4 0 4+1 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1971-72". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 3 May 2021.