The 1979–80 season was the 78th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Premier Division after getting promoted the previous season. Once again however, the club would find themselves relegated at the end of the season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Hamilton Academical in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, and by Dundee United in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. They would also compete in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, being eliminated by English side Sheffield United in the quarter-finals.
Scottish Premier Division
Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance111 AugustDundee UnitedA0–317,968218 AugustSt MirrenH4–1Redford (4) (pen.)8,350325 AugustHibernianA2–5Paterson (o.g.), Redford (pen.)7,34448 SeptemberPartick ThistleH2–2Sinclair, Redford6,400515 SeptemberGreenock MortonH4–3MacLaren, Sinclair, Murphy, Redford7,243622 SeptemberRangersA0–223,000729 SeptemberAberdeenH0–411,81786 OctoberKilmarnockA1–3MacLaren5,500913 OctoberCelticA0–323,4831020 OctoberDundee UnitedH1–0Sinclair16,3051127 OctoberSt MirrenA2–4McGeachie, Murphy6,000123 NovemberHibernianH2–1Millar, Fletcher6,8791310 NovemberPartick ThistleA3–2Millar, Pirie, Sinclair5,5001417 NovemberGreenock MortonA0–26,5001524 NovemberRangersH3–1Pirie, Sinclair, Shirra13,3421615 DecemberKilmarnockH3–1Mackie, Ferguson, Pirie6,0161722 DecemberDundee UnitedA0–215,431185 JanuaryPartick ThistleH1–1Pirie6,7881912 JanuaryGreenock MortonH1–0Redford7,922202 FebruaryAberdeenH1–3Redford7,661219 FebruaryKilmarnockA1–1Fleming4,5002223 FebruaryCelticA2–2Murphy, Aitken (o.g.)21,371231 MarchDundee UnitedH1–1Shirra15,116248 MarchSt MirrenA1–2Sinclair6,0002512 MarchRangersA0–115,0002615 MarchHibernianH3–0Corrigan, Shirra, Ferguson8,0652719 MarchAberdeenA0–37,0002825 MarchHibernianA0–25,0182929 MarchGreenock MortonH1–1MacLaren3,500302 AprilSt MirrenH1–3Ferguson6,031315 AprilRangersH1–4Sinclair12,948329 AprilAberdeenA1–2Fleming11,6003312 AprilPartick ThistleA0–35,0003419 AprilCelticH5–1Ferguson (2) (pen.), Fleming, Sinclair, Mackie14,6333526 AprilKilmarnockA0–24,6003630 AprilCelticH0–210,500
League table
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg29 AugustCowdenbeathA4–1Sinclair (2), Shirra, Redford (pen.)1,5511st round, 2nd leg1 SeptemberCowdenbeathH3–1Sinclair, Shirra (2)4,553Dundee win 7–2 on aggregate2nd round, 1st leg26 SeptemberAyr UnitedH2–1Sinclair, Murphy5,1332nd round, 2nd leg10 OctoberAyr UnitedA1–0RedfordDundee win 3–1 on aggregateQuarter-finals, 1st leg31 OctoberHamilton AcademicalA1–3Sinclair3,871Quarter-finals, 2nd leg14 NovemberHamilton AcademicalH1–0Pirie5,696Hamilton Accies win 3–2 on aggregate
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round30 JanuaryDundee UnitedA1–5Pirie18,064
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg6 AugustKilmarnockH1–1Shirra3,8321st round, 2nd leg8 AugustKilmarnockA3–3Sinclair, Redford (2) (pen.)4,000Aggregate tied at 4–4, Dundee win on away goalsQuarter-finals, 1st leg4 September Sheffield UnitedA1–2Williamson7,596Quarter-finals, 2nd leg11 September Sheffield UnitedH0–16,866Sheffield Utd win 3–1 on aggregate
Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive
See also
List of Dundee F.C. seasons
References
External links
1979-80 Dundee season on Fitbastats