1976–77 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
1976–77 season
ManagerDavie White
First Division3rd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie (38)
All: Billy Pirie (44)

The 1976–77 season was the 75th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the second tier for the first time since the 1946–47 season.[1][2] The club would fail to achieve promotion, finishing in 3rd place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup, and would reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup before being defeated by Celtic.

For the first time in their history, Dundee's kit would be made by an official manufacturer, namely Admiral, who brought their unique look to Dens Park with their curved stripes.[3]

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 1976–77 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Dumbarton H 2–1 Hutchinson, Pirie 4,619
2 8 September East Fife A 4–2 Strachan, Sinclair, Pirie (2) 2,083
3 11 September Greenock Morton A 2–2 Hutchinson, Sinclair 1,800
4 15 September Arbroath H 2–1 Carson (o.g.), Pirie 4,229
5 18 September Queen of the South H 1–1 Pirie 5,061
6 22 September Airdrieonians A 2–2 Pirie, Hutchinson 3,000
7 25 September Falkirk A 6–1 Hutchinson (2), Purdie, Pirie (2), Strachan 2,500
8 29 September Hamilton Academical H 5–1 Pirie (3) (pen.), Purdie, Hutchinson 3,500
9 2 October St Mirren A 0–4 4,000
10 6 October Hamilton Academical A 2–4 Pirie (pen.), Purdie 1,000
11 9 October Raith Rovers H 3–1 Ford, Pirie (2) 5,372
12 16 October Clydebank A 1–2 Pirie 2,000
13 23 October Montrose H 6–1 Sinclair (3), Pirie (2), Hutchinson 4,941
14 30 October St Johnstone A 1–0 Pirie 5,329
15 10 November Dumbarton A 1–1 Hutchinson 500
16 13 November Greenock Morton H 1–1 Gemmell (pen.) 4,948
17 20 November Queen of the South A 2–2 Purdie (2) 2,000
18 27 November Falkirk H 2–0 Sinclair, Ford 4,287
19 15 December Raith Rovers A 2–1 Hutchinson, Robinson 1,645
20 25 December Montrose A 1–0 Purdie 3,500
21 8 January Greenock Morton A 3–2 Pirie (2), Hoggan 2,000
22 22 January Falkirk A 8–0 Pirie (4), Sinclair (3), Purdie 2,500
23 5 February St Mirren A 1–3 Strachan 10,000
24 12 February Raith Rovers H 4–0 Hoggan, Pirie (2), Sinclair 5,088
25 15 February Queen of the South H 0–2 4,635
26 19 February Clydebank A 0–3 3,900
27 5 March Montrose H 3–2 Strachan (2), Pirie 4,333
28 15 March St Johnstone H 2–0 Gemmell (pen.), Laing 2,849
29 19 March Arbroath A 0–1 2,330
30 23 March Dumbarton H 4–0 Pirie (4) 2,401
31 26 March Arbroath H 5–2 Strachan, Pirie (3), Sinclair 4,006
32 30 March St Johnstone A 0–0 2,048
33 2 April Airdrieonians A 2–2 Pirie, Gemmell (pen.) 1,500
34 9 April Airdrieonians H 3–1 Phillip, Pirie, Strachan 3,926
35 12 April Clydebank H 2–3 Hutchinson, Ford 8,707
36 16 April East Fife H 2–2 Gemmell (pen.), Hutchinson 2,887
37 19 April St Mirren H 0–4 4,386
38 23 April East Fife A 2–0 Pirie, Robinson 2,263
39 30 April Hamilton Academical A 3–0 Hutchinson, Caldwell, Pirie 400

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 39 25 12 2 91 38 +53 62 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Clydebank (P) 39 24 10 5 89 38 +51 58
3 Dundee 39 21 9 9 90 55 +35 51
4 Morton 39 20 10 9 77 52 +25 50
5 Montrose 39 16 9 14 61 62 −1 41
Source: RSSSF and statto[4]
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: 1976–77 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 1

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 9,401
2 18 August Motherwell H 2–1 Sinclair, Hutchinson 6,000
3 21 August Partick Thistle H 0–2 5,837
4 25 August Motherwell A 3–3 Pirie (3) (pen.) 4,258
5 28 August Partick Thistle A 1–0 Hoggan 5,000
6 1 September Heart of Midlothian H 3–2 Robinson, Pirie, Purdie 4,733

Group 1 table

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Heart of Midlothian 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 9
Dundee 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 7
Partick Thistle 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 6
Motherwell 6 0 2 4 7 14 −7 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 7 February St Johnstone A 1–1 Purdie 7,000
3R replay 8 February St Johnstone H 4–2 Pirie (2), Purdie, Hutchinson 8,197
4th round 26 February Aberdeen H 0–0 16,999
4R replay 2 March Aberdeen A 2–1 Hutchinson (2) 18,373
Quarter-finals 12 March Arbroath A 3–1 Strachan, Sinclair (2) 9,558
Semi-finals 6 April Celtic N 0–2 29,900

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
GK Scotland SCO Thomson Allan 16 0 10 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Caldwell 46 1 31+3 1 5+1 0 5+1 0
GK Scotland SCO Ally Donaldson 35 0 29 0 6 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Ford 46 4 34+3 3 6 0 3 1
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Gemmell 25 4 20 4 2 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Wilson Hoggan 36 3 23+4 2 4 0 3+2 1
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Hutchinson 45 16 35 12 5 3 5 1
DF Scotland SCO Davie Johnston 28 0 21+1 0 5 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek Laing 13 1 2+8 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave MacKinnon 9 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
DF Scotland SCO John MacPhail 35 0 23+2 0 4 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO John Martin 21 0 12+2 0 1 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave McIntosh 5 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Paddy Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Iain Phillip 48 1 36 1 6 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie 44 44 33 38 6 2 5 4
FW Scotland SCO Ian Purdie 46 10 33+1 7 6 2 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Ian Redford 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Robinson 40 3 20+13 2 2+2 0 2+1 1
FW Scotland SCO Eric Sinclair 43 14 30+3 11 2+3 2 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 42 8 33+3 7 6 1 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 1976-77". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Scottish Division One 1976-1977 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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