The 1977–78 season was the 76th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division for the second consecutive season. The club would again fail to achieve promotion, finishing in 3rd place for the second straight year. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Queen of the South in the 3rd round of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance113 AugustAirdrieoniansH3–0Hutchinson, Pirie (pen.), Sinclair5,467220 AugustHeart of MidlothianA1–2Pirie11,761327 AugustStirling AlbionH0–15,082410 SeptemberSt JohnstoneA2–1Sinclair, Pirie3,900514 SeptemberAlloa AthleticA5–3Pirie (3), Sinclair, Redford1,200617 SeptemberDumbartonH2–1Sinclair4,725724 SeptemberHamilton AcademicalH1–1Williamson2,500828 SeptemberQueen of the SouthA2–0Pirie, Williamson2,00091 OctoberKilmarnockH2–1Williamson (2)4,700108 OctoberMontroseA2–1Williamson, Pirie2,0001115 OctoberEast FifeH2–1Pirie, MacKinnon5,0001219 OctoberArbroathH2–3Pirie (2)4,1231322 OctoberAirdrieoniansA0–32,0001429 OctoberHeart of MidlothianH1–1Williamson9,074155 NovemberStirling AlbionA2–0Simpson, Pirie2,4791612 NovemberSt JohnstoneH5–3Pirie (3) (pen.), Sinclair5,7531719 NovemberDumbartonA0–01,7001826 NovemberHamilton AcademicalH3–0Williamson, Shirra, Sinclair6,686193 DecemberKilmarnockA0–14,5002010 DecemberMontroseH4–1Pirie (2), Sinclair, Williamson5,1082117 DecemberEast FifeA3–0Pirie, Williamson, Scott2,8602224 DecemberGreenock MortonH3–1Pirie (2), McLean (o.g.)12,4582331 DecemberStirling AlbionA3–2Pirie (2), Sinclair4,000242 JanuarySt JohnstoneH3–4Scott, Williamson (2)12,785257 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianA2–2Pirie, McDougall19,7202614 JanuaryAlloa AthleticH6–0Pirie (4), Scott, Shirra6,5822725 FebruaryEast FifeH2–0Pirie, Redford4,765281 MarchMontroseA3–0Williamson, MacKinnon, Redford1,450294 MarchAirdrieoniansA3–3Redford, McGeachie, Williamson4,000308 MarchHamilton AcademicalA1–0Pirie1,2003111 MarchQueen of the SouthH3–0Pirie (2), Redford5,2223218 MarchArbroathA0–04,1043322 MarchKilmarnockH5–2Redford (2), Williamson (2), Scott5,2953425 MarchArbroathH2–0Williamson, Sinclair6,605358 AprilGreenock MortonH1–1Redford12,3053612 AprilDumbartonA1–2Redford2,0003715 AprilAlloa AthleticA5–1Pirie (3), McGeachie, Sinclair2,0003822 AprilQueen of the SouthH3–0Sinclair, MacKinnon, Williamson6,1523929 AprilGreenock MortonA3–2Redford, Glennie, Pirie8,000

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg17 AugustMontroseA3–1Pirie, Strachan, Hutchinson2,1441st round, 2nd leg24 AugustMontroseH1–0Pirie (pen.)3,653Dundee win 4–1 on aggregate2nd round, 1st leg31 AugustBerwick RangersH4–0Sinclair (2), McDougall, Pirie3,1832nd round, 2nd leg3 SeptemberBerwick RangersA1–1McDougall1,000Dundee win 5–1 on aggregate3rd round, 1st leg5 OctoberQueen of the SouthH0–04,6473rd round, 2nd leg26 OctoberQueen of the SouthA0–63,500QoS win 6–0 on aggregate

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round6 FebruaryCelticA1–7Schaedler22,000

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1977-78 Dundee season on Fitbastats