1982–83 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1982–83 season
ManagerDon Mackay
Premier Division6th
Scottish Cup4th round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Ferguson (9)
All: Iain Ferguson (16)

The 1982–83 season was the 81st season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division.[1][2] Dundee would finish in 6th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and eliminated by Aberdeen in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier Division

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Main article: 1982–83 Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Celtic A 0–2 19,122
2 11 September Motherwell H 3–1 Ferguson (2) (2x pen.), Stephen 4,621
3 18 September Greenock Morton H 2–0 Sinclair (2) 3,977
4 25 September Kilmarnock A 0–0 2,105
5 2 October Rangers A 1–1 Fraser 16,797
6 9 October Hibernian H 2–1 Smith, Ferguson 5,287
7 16 October Aberdeen A 0–1 10,863
8 23 October St Mirren H 1–1 Stephen 4,831
9 30 October Dundee United A 0–1 14,959
10 6 November Celtic H 2–3 Fraser (2) 11,681
11 13 November Motherwell A 0–1 3,295
12 20 November Greenock Morton A 2–1 Bell, Mackie 1,984
13 27 November Kilmarnock H 5–2 Fraser, Murphy (2), Bell, Mackie 4,311
14 11 December Hibernian A 1–1 Mackie 5,352
15 18 December Aberdeen H 0–2 6,528
16 27 December St Mirren A 0–0 4,412
17 1 January Dundee United H 0–2 18,109
18 3 January Celtic A 2–2 Sinclair (2) 16,615
19 8 January Motherwell H 3–1 Ferguson, Mackie, Stephen 5,131
20 15 January Greenock Morton H 3–3 Ferguson, Sinclair, Stephen 4,557
21 22 January Kilmarnock A 0–2 1,900
22 5 February Rangers A 1–1 Bell 7,096
23 22 February Hibernian H 0–1 4,363
24 26 February Aberdeen A 1–3 Stephen 11,314
25 2 March Rangers H 1–0 Kidd 6,624
26 5 March St Mirren H 2–5 Scrimgeour, Kidd 4,161
27 12 March Dundee United A 3–5 Fraser, Ferguson (pen.), Kidd 13,448
28 19 March Celtic H 2–1 Scrimgeour, Kidd 11,196
29 26 March Motherwell A 1–1 Ferguson 3,222
30 2 April Greenock Morton A 0–1 3,000
31 9 April Kilmarnock A 0–0 3,376
32 23 April Hibernian A 0–0 3,571
33 30 April Aberdeen H 0–2 10,076
34 4 May Rangers H 2–1 Ferguson, Sinclair 4,778
35 9 May St Mirren A 1–2 Mackie 6,000
36 14 May Dundee United H 1–2 Ferguson 29,106

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Rangers 36 13 12 11 53 41 +12 38 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 St Mirren 36 11 12 13 47 51 −4 34 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Dundee 36 9 11 16 42 53 −11 29
7 Hibernian 36 7 15 14 35 51 −16 29
8 Motherwell 36 11 5 20 39 73 −34 27
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1982–83 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 2

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Aberdeen A 3–3 Ferguson (2), Stephen 9,002
2 18 August Dumbarton H 3–2 Ferguson (2), Mackie 3,174
3 21 August Greenock Morton A 1–4 Davidson 1,992
4 25 August Dumbarton A 3–2 Sinclair, Stephen, Ferguson 433
5 28 August Aberdeen H 1–5 Stephen 6,977
6 1 September Greenock Morton H 3–3 Ferguson, Kidd, Mackie 1,888

Group 2 table

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Aberdeen 6 4 2 0 18 7 +11 10
Morton 6 3 2 1 16 11 +5 8
Dundee 6 2 2 2 14 19 −5 6
Dumbarton 6 0 0 6 7 18 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1982–83 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 29 January Brora Rangers H 2–1 Ferguson, Sinclair 5,823
4th round 5 February Aberdeen A 0–1 19,070

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
FW Scotland SCO Davie Bell 30 3 21+7 3 2 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Alan Blair 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Gerry Davidson 12 1 6+1 0 0 0 1+4 1
FW Scotland SCO Iain Ferguson 37 16 25+4 9 2 1 6 6
FW Scotland SCO Ian Fleming 12 0 8 0 0 0 0+4 0
MF Scotland SCO Cammy Fraser 42 5 34 5 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Geddes 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Geddes 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Glennie 33 0 23+2 0 1+1 0 6 0
GK England ENG Colin Kelly 38 0 35 0 2 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Albert Kidd 21 5 15+4 4 0 0 1+1 1
DF Scotland SCO Ian MacDonald 37 0 34 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Mackie 44 7 32+4 5 2 0 6 2
DF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 31 0 20+3 0 2 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Colin McGlashan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart McKimmie 39 0 28+3 0 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Tosh McKinlay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Chic McLelland 6 0 0+1 0 0 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Murphy 12 2 6+5 2 0+1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Scrimgeour 24 2 19+4 2 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Eric Sinclair 39 8 25+6 6 2 1 5+1 1
MF Scotland SCO Jim Smith 39 1 36 1 2 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Ray Stephen 38 8 27+3 5 2 0 6 3

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 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1982-83". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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