The 1970–71 season was the 69th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out by Celtic in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, and by Hibernian in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the first edition of the Texaco Cup, being knocked out by English side Wolves in the 1st round.

Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance129 AugustCowdenbeathA1–0Duncan5,50025 SeptemberAberdeenH1–2Duncan9,000312 SeptemberDundee UnitedA2–3Gilroy, Scott12,319419 SeptemberSt MirrenH2–2Wallace (2)5,000526 SeptemberCelticA0–325,66563 OctoberFalkirkH1–2Scott4,000710 OctoberAyr UnitedA1–0Duncan5,500817 OctoberHeart of MidlothianH1–0Scott4,121924 OctoberSt JohnstoneA3–3Wallace (2), Duncan6,5001031 OctoberKilmarnockH3–0Wallace, Johnston, Kinninmonth4,000117 NovemberHibernianA2–1Wallace (2)7,2101214 NovemberAirdrieoniansA3–0Wallace, Scott (2)5,5001321 NovemberDunfermline AthleticH0–05,0001428 NovemberClydeH1–3Scott5,500155 DecemberRangersA0–025,4201612 DecemberGreenock MortonH2–0Scott, Gilroy4,0001719 DecemberMotherwellA1–1Wallace7,0001826 DecemberCowdenbeathH5–1Wallace, Scott (2), Gilroy, Kinninmonth5,000191 JanuaryAberdeenA0–324,000209 JanuarySt MirrenA4–2Duncan (2), Scott (2)3,5002116 JanuaryCelticH1–8Duncan20,1692230 JanuaryFalkirkA2–2Duncan, B. Wilson6,000236 FebruaryAyr UnitedH2–1Wallace, B. Wilson4,5002420 FebruaryHeart of MidlothianA0–07,2682527 FebruarySt JohnstoneH0–19,500269 MarchKilmarnockA1–1Scott3,0032713 MarchHibernianH1–0B. Wilson5,7582820 MarchAirdrieoniansA6–2Duncan (3), Scott, Bryce (2)1,0002927 MarchDunfermline AthleticH0–06,500303 AprilClydeA0–01,000315 AprilDundee UnitedH2–3Scott, Steele11,5903210 AprilRangersH1–0Scott18,0003317 AprilGreenock MortonA0–12,5003424 AprilMotherwellH4–0Easton, Kinninmonth, Scott, Wallace4,500

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Group 3 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance18 AugustSt MirrenH1–0Kinninmonth6,000212 AugustAyr UnitedA2–1Duncan6,500315 AugustKilmarnockH2–0Scott (2)8,000419 AugustAyr UnitedH4–1Steele, Wallace, Scott, J. Wilson6,000522 AugustSt MirrenA2–0Duncan, Scott4,000626 AugustKilmarnockA1–2Duncan3,000

Group 3 table

Knockout stage Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)AttendanceQuarter-finals, 1st leg9 SeptemberCelticH2–2Kinninmonth, Scott20,933Quarter-finals, 2nd leg23 SeptemberCelticA1–5Wallace38,151Celtic won 7–3 on aggregate

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round23 JanuaryPartick ThistleH1–0Johnston8,0002nd round13 FebruaryStirling AlbionH2–0Johnston, B. Wilson6,000Quarter-finals6 MarchHibernianA0–121,710

Texaco Cup

Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg16 September Wolverhampton WanderersH1–2Wallace11,5001st round, 2nd leg29 September Wolverhampton WanderersA0–013,042Wolves won 2–1 on aggregate

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1970-71 Dundee season on Fitbastats