1974–75 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1974–75 season
ManagerDavie White
Division One6th
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupGroup stage
UEFA Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jocky Scott (8)
All: Jocky Scott (12)

The 1974–75 season was the 73rd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 6th place.[1][2] Domestically, 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 get knocked out by Celtic in semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the third straight year. Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would be knocked out by R.W.D. Molenbeek in the 1st round.

Scottish Division One

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 31 August Airdrieonians A 1–0 Lambie 5,000
2 7 September Aberdeen H 0–1 6,396
3 14 September Dundee United A 0–3 10,857
4 21 September Arbroath H 0–1 4,672
5 28 September Motherwell A 1–0 Robinson 3,939
6 5 October Hibernian H 0–0 8,252
7 12 October Kilmarnock A 1–1 Robinson 6,000
8 19 October Greenock Morton H 3–0 J. Scott (2) (pen.), I. Scott 4,578
9 26 October Dunfermline Athletic A 1–3 Robinson 4,500
10 2 November Clyde H 4–1 J. Scott (2) (pen.), Hutchinson, Hoggan 3,434
11 9 November Rangers A 0–1 26,744
12 16 November St Johnstone H 4–0 Hutchinson (2), Stewart, Robinson 5,933
13 23 November Dumbarton A 0–0 2,900
14 30 November Partick Thistle H 1–0 Hoggan 4,495
15 7 December Ayr United A 1–2 Hutchinson 3,900
16 14 December Celtic H 0–6 14,901
17 21 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 10,180
18 28 December Airdrieonians H 1–0 Gordon 5,500
19 1 January Aberdeen A 0–4 12,000
20 4 January Dundee United H 2–0 Wallace, Anderson 16,184
21 11 January Arbroath A 2–2 Gordon, Hutchinson 4,292
22 1 February Hibernian A 1–2 Anderson 9,788
23 8 February Kilmarnock H 4–1 Wallace (2), Gordon, J. Scott (pen.) 4,835
24 10 February Motherwell H 4–1 I. Scott (2), J. Scott, Wallace 5,347
25 22 February Greenock Morton A 2–1 Wallace (2) 3,000
26 1 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Ford, Gordon 4,491
27 15 March Rangers H 1–2 Hutchinson 22,738
28 18 March Clyde A 1–0 Robinson 2,500
29 22 March St Johnstone A 1–3 Smith (o.g.) 4,400
30 29 March Dumbarton H 2–1 Stewart, Hutchinson 4,411
31 5 April Partick Thistle A 2–2 Gordon, Hoggan 3,500
32 12 April Ayr United H 2–3 J. Scott, B. Wilson 3,599
33 19 April Celtic A 2–1 Robinson, Hoggan 12,355
34 23 April Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Anderson, J. Scott 4,949

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Dundee United 34 19 7 8 72 43 +29 45 Qualification to UEFA Cup First round
5 Aberdeen 34 16 9 9 66 43 +23 41
6 Dundee 34 16 6 12 48 42 +6 38
7 Ayr United 34 14 8 12 50 61 −11 36
8 Hearts 34 11 13 10 47 52 −5 35

Scottish League Cup

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 2

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August St Johnstone A 1–2 Duncan 4,000
2 14 August Hibernian H 2–1 J. Scott, Spalding (o.g.) 6,829
3 17 August Rangers H 0–2 18,548
4 21 August Hibernian A 2–4 I. Scott, Duncan 13,913
5 24 August Rangers A 0–4 35,000
6 28 August St Johnstone H 6–1 Hutchinson, I. Scott (2), Ford, J. Scott (2) (pen.) 2,903

Group 2 table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hibernian 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 10
Rangers 6 4 0 2 16 9 +7 8
Dundee 6 2 0 4 11 14 −3 4
St Johnstone 6 1 0 5 9 23 −14 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

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Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 25 January Clyde A 1–0 Gordon 4,500
4th round 15 February St Johnstone A 1–0 Anderson 11,840
Quarter-finals 8 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Wallace 22,197
QF replay 12 March Heart of Midlothian H 3–2 Stewart, Hutchinson, Robinson 16,228
Semi-finals 2 April Celtic N 0–1 40,720

UEFA Cup

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 18 September Belgium R.W.D. Molenbeek A 0–1 15,000
1st round, 2nd leg 2 October Belgium R.W.D. Molenbeek H 2–4 Duncan, J. Scott 12,000
Molenbeek won 5–2 on aggregate

Player statistics

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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
GK Scotland SCO Thomson Allan 47 0 34 0 5 0 6 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Anderson 22 4 13+2 3 5 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Caldwell 25 0 19+3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO John Duncan 9 3 4 0 0 0 3+1 2 1 1
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Ford 40 2 28 1 5 0 6 1 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Gemmell 38 0 25 0 5 0 4+2 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Gordon 19 6 13+3 5 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Wilson Hoggan 30 4 25 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Hutchinson 34 9 21+2 7 2+1 1 6 1 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Davie Johnston 34 0 22+3 0 1+1 0 4+1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek Laing 3 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Lambie 3 1 1+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Iain Phillip 23 0 17 0 0 0 4 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Robinson 46 7 33+1 6 5 1 5 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Scott 23 6 7+8 3 1 0 3+3 3 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Scott 45 12 32+1 8 4 0 6 3 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Eric Sinclair 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO George Stewart 40 3 28 2 5 1 6 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Wallace 20 7 13+2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Wilson 46 1 33 1 5 0 6 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Wilson 11 0 3+3 0 0 0 4 0 0+1 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 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1974-75". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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