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Deutsch1983–84 Dundee F.C. season
| 1983–84 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Don Mackay (until Dec. 1983) Archie Knox (from Dec. 1983) | |
| Premier Division | 8th | |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
| League Cup | Group stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Walker McCall (13) All: Iain Ferguson (20) | |
| | ||
The 1983–84 season was the 82nd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division.[1][2] Dundee would finish in 8th 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 would make it to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup before being defeated by Aberdeen.
Scottish Premier Division
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 14,304 | |
| 2 | 3 September | Dundee United | H | 1–4 | McCall | 13,656 |
| 3 | 10 September | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 2,808 | |
| 4 | 17 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Ferguson (pen.) | 6,765 |
| 5 | 24 September | Celtic | H | 2–6 | Ferguson (2) (2x pen.) | 11,467 |
| 6 | 1 October | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | McCall, MacLeod (o.g.), Carson (o.g.) | 2,931 |
| 7 | 8 October | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | McCall, Geddes | 3,709 |
| 8 | 15 October | Rangers | H | 3–2 | Ferguson (2), McCall | 11,945 |
| 9 | 22 October | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Mackie | 6,838 |
| 10 | 29 October | Aberdeen | H | 1–3 | Glennie | 7,849 |
| 11 | 5 November | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Mackie | 14,813 |
| 12 | 13 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–1 | McKinlay, McCall (2) | 12,271 |
| 13 | 19 November | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | Fraser, Stephen | 4,638 |
| 14 | 26 November | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 14,583 | |
| 15 | 3 December | St Mirren | H | 2–2 | McCall, Stephen | 4,572 |
| 16 | 10 December | Hibernian | H | 0–3 | 4,628 | |
| 17 | 17 December | Rangers | A | 1–2 | Geddes | 16,500 |
| 18 | 27 December | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 6,650 | |
| 19 | 31 December | Aberdeen | A | 2–5 | Mackie, Ferguson | 18,250 |
| 20 | 7 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | Glennie, McCall, Ferguson, Fraser | 5,960 |
| 21 | 11 February | St Mirren | A | 0–4 | 3,187 | |
| 22 | 25 February | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Harris | 11,750 |
| 23 | 29 February | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | McCall | 2,601 |
| 24 | 3 March | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 2,824 | |
| 25 | 20 March | Celtic | H | 3–2 | McCall (2), Stephen | 7,746 |
| 26 | 28 March | Motherwell | A | 4–2 | Kidd, MacDonald, McKinlay, Ferguson | 1,828 |
| 27 | 31 March | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | McInally | 4,355 |
| 28 | 2 April | Dundee United | H | 2–5 | Ferguson (2) (2x pen.) | 12,732 |
| 29 | 7 April | St Mirren | H | 2–5 | Harris, Fraser | 3,582 |
| 30 | 18 April | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | McGlashan | 4,190 |
| 31 | 21 April | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | McCall | 13,244 |
| 32 | 24 April | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 4,596 | |
| 33 | 28 April | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | 6,663 | |
| 34 | 5 May | Rangers | A | 2–2 | McKinlay, McCall | 17,000 |
| 35 | 9 May | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | McInally | 6,571 |
| 36 | 12 May | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | Ferguson (2) | 4,879 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 31 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 27 | |
| 9 | St Johnstone (R) | 36 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 23 | Relegation to the 1984–85 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Motherwell (R) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 15 |
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Knockout stage
[edit]| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd round, 1st leg | 23 August | Montrose | A | 3–1 | Kidd, Ferguson, MacDonald | 844 |
| 2nd round, 2nd leg | 27 August | Montrose | H | 4–1 | MacDonald (2), McCall, Ferguson (pen.) | 2,516 |
| Dundee win 7–2 on aggregate | ||||||
Group 3
[edit]| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | McCall, Mackie | 4,534 |
| 2 | 7 September | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 1–0 | McCall | 592 |
| 3 | 5 October | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 13,200 | |
| 4 | 25 October | Meadowbank Thistle | H | 1–1 | Fraser | 1,853 |
| 5 | 9 November | St Johnstone | A | 3–0 | Ferguson (2), McCall | 2,458 |
| 6 | 30 November | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Fraser | 11,019 |
Group 3 table
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 |
| Meadowbank Thistle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd round | 8 February | Cowdenbeath | A | 2–0 | McCall (2) | 1,500 |
| 4th round | 19 February | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | Stephen, Ferguson | 5,107 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 March | Rangers | H | 2–2 | Ferguson, Kidd | 17,097 |
| QF replay | 17 March | Rangers | A | 3–2 | Smith, Ferguson (2) | 25,000 |
| Semi-finals | 14 April | Aberdeen | N | 0–2 | 17,654 |
Player statistics
[edit]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 |  SCO | Alan Blair | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Iain Ferguson | 45 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| MF | SCO | Cammy Fraser | 42 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Andy Geddes | 15 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Bobby Geddes | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Bobby Glennie | 37 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Colin Harris | 17 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Colin Hendry | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  ENG | Colin Kelly | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Albert Kidd | 37 | 3 | 18+7 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Ian MacDonald | 28 | 4 | 17+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| MF | SCO | Peter Mackie | 39 | 4 | 18+10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Walker McCall | 40 | 19 | 30+1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| DF | SCO | George McGeachie | 33 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Colin McGlashan | 12 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jim McInally | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Stewart McKimmie | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Tosh McKinlay | 47 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Derek Paterson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Lex Richardson | 33 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Rab Shannon | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Eric Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jim Smith | 43 | 1 | 32+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Ray Stephen | 33 | 4 | 18+2 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1983-84". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 8 May 2021.