1986–87 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee 1986–87 football 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.
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
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive .[ 2]
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
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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