1962–63 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1962–63 season
ManagerBob Shankly
Scottish Division One9th
W12 D9 L13 F60 A49 P33
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupGroup stage
European CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Gilzean (24)
All: Alan Gilzean (41)
Highest home attendance38,232 vs Anderlecht, 13 March 1963 (European Cup)

The 1962–63 season was the 61st season of competitive football played by Dundee. The club finished in ninth place in Division One, as well as competing in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and European Cup after winning the league the season prior.

Dundee's European Cup run was the main focus of the season, as the Dark Blues made it to the tournament's semi-finals. They recorded large victories throughout the campaign, including 8–1 against German champions 1. FC Köln, a 4–1 win over Portuguese side Sporting CP, home and away victories over R.S.C. Anderlecht, and an unlikely win over eventual European champions A.C. Milan.[1]

Alan Gilzean was Dundee's top scorer with 24 in the league and 41 overall, including a 7-goal game against Queen of the South which tied Albert Juliussen's club record for most goals in a single game.

Scottish Division One

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Date Opponent Venue Result Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
22 August 1962 Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Houston 14,399
8 September 1962 Aberdeen H 2–2 Penman, Gilzean 12,000
15 September 1962 Dundee United A 1–1 Cousin 15,627
22 September 1962 Clyde H 2–0 Penman (2) 12,000
29 September 1962 Rangers A 1–1 Robertson 57,000
6 October 1962 Falkirk H 2–1 Cousin, Gilzean 3,500
13 October 1962 Hibernian A 2–2 Penman, Cousin 10,739
20 October 1962 Kilmarnock H 1–0 Gilzean 16,000
27 October 1962 Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2 9,000
3 November 1962 Airdrieonians H 2–1 Houston, Gilzean 12,000
10 November 1962 Partick Thistle A 0–1 18,000
17 November 1962 Celtic H 0–0 16,951
24 November 1962 Third Lanark A 3–4 Cousin, Gilzean (2) 5,000
1 December 1962 Queen of the South H 10–2 Gilzean (7), Penman, Ryden, Houston 12,000
8 December 1962 St Mirren A 3–0 Campbell (o.g.), Cousin, Penman 4,711
15 December 1962 Motherwell H 2–2 Gilzean, Wishart 13,000
22 December 1962 Raith Rovers A 4–2 Gilzean (3), Penman 2,700
1 January 1963 Aberdeen A 0–1 10,597
5 January 1963 Clyde A 2–3 Gilzean (2) 7,000
9 March 1963 Airdrieonians A 0–1 3,000
16 March 1963 Partick Thistle H 2–1 Hogan (o.g.), Cameron 12,000
23 March 1963 Celtic A 1–4 Gilzean 40,710
5 April 1963 Queen of the South A 0–1 5,500
8 April 1963 Hibernian H 1–3 Penman 9,398
13 April 1963 St Mirren H 5–1 Houston, Waddell (3), Gilzean 10,000
17 April 1963 Dundee United H 1–2 Waddell 14,967
20 April 1963 Motherwell A 1–2 Gilzean 8,500
27 April 1963 Raith Rovers H 1–1 Gilzean 9,000
6 May 1963 Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 Penman (2) 9,141
11 May 1963 Kilmarnock A 0–1 6,000
13 May 1963 Third Lanark H 5–2 Smith (2), Cameron (2), Ryden 6,000
15 May 1963 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 Cousin 12,000
18 May 1963 Falkirk A 2–0 Gilzean, Smith 2,000
25 May 1963 Rangers H 0–0 17,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
7 Dundee United 34 15 11 8 67 52 1.288 41
8 Dunfermline 34 13 8 13 50 47 1.064 34
9 Dundee 34 12 9 13 60 49 1.224 33
10 Motherwell 34 10 11 13 60 63 0.952 31
11 Airdrieonians 34 14 2 18 52 76 0.684 30
Source: RSSSF

European Cup

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
5 September 1962 PR (1L) Germany Köln H 8–1 Hemmersbach (o.g.), Wishart, Robertson,
Gilzean (3), Smith, Penman
23,821
26 September 1962 PR (2L) Germany Köln A 0–4 37,998
Dundee won 8–5 on aggregate
24 October 1962 FR (1L) Portugal Sporting CP A 0–1 45,000
31 October 1962 FR (2L) Portugal Sporting CP H 4–1 Gilzean (3), Cousin 30,596
Dundee won 4–2 on aggregate
6 March 1963 QF (1L) Belgium Anderlecht A 4–1 Gilzean (2), Cousin, Smith 64,703
13 March 1963 QF (2L) Belgium Anderlecht H 2–1 Cousin, Smith 38,232
Dundee won 6–2 on aggregate
24 April 1963 SF (1L) Italy A.C. Milan A 1–5 Cousin 73,933
1 May 1963 SF (2L) Italy A.C. Milan H 1–0 Gilzean 35,169
Milan won 5–2 on aggregate

Scottish League Cup

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
11 August 1962 G2 Dundee United A 2–3 Gilzean (2) 22,917
15 August 1962 G2 Celtic H 1–0 Smith 19,807
18 August 1962 G2 Heart of Midlothian H 0–2 19,075
25 August 1962 G2 Dundee United H 2–1 Smith (2) 18,493
29 August 1962 G2 Celtic A 0–3 14,815
1 September 1962 G2 Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 18,843

Group 2 table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Heart of Midlothian (A) 6 4 0 2 11 8 1.375 8
Celtic 6 3 1 2 12 5 2.400 7
Dundee United 6 2 1 3 7 11 0.636 5
Dundee 6 2 0 4 5 11 0.455 4
Source: statto.com
(A) Advanced to Supplementary Round

Scottish Cup

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
12 January 1963 R1 Caledonian A 5–1 Penman (2), Robertson, Gilzean, Cousin 4,632
8 February 1963 R2 Montrose H 8–0 Cousin (2), Gilzean (2), Wishart, Robertson,
Waddell, Smith
12,062
18 March 1963 R3 Hibernian H 1–0 Gilzean 16,000
30 March 1963 QF Rangers H 1–1 Penman 36,839
3 April 1963 QF(r) Rangers A 2–3 Gilzean (2) 81,190

Squad and statistics

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Player statistics

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Scotland SCO Craig Brown 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Kenny Cameron 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Cousin 48 13 30 6 5 3 5 0 8 4
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Cox 44 0 27 0 5 0 6 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Gilzean 43 41 27 24 5 6 3 2 8 9
DF Scotland SCO Alex Hamilton 49 0 30 0 5 0 6 0 8 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Houston 23 4 17 4 0 0 3 0 3 0
GK Scotland SCO Pat Liney 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Mackle 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George McGeachie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Penman 52 14 34 10 4 3 6 0 8 1
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Reid 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 31 4 16 1 5 2 5 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO George Ryden 10 2 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Seith 46 0 28 0 5 0 5 0 8 0
GK Scotland SCO Bert Slater 51 0 32 0 5 0 6 0 8 0
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Smith 48 10 29 3 5 1 6 3 8 3
DF Scotland SCO Alex Stuart 11 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Ure 50 0 32 0 4 0 6 0 8 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Waddell 10 5 9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Wishart 47 3 29 1 5 1 5 0 8 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ross, Kenny. "1962/63 – European Cup run". Dundee FC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Results for Dundee for 1962-63". London Hearts. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2020.