The 1985–86 season was the 84th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division. Dundee would finish in 6th place for the second consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out of the League Cup by Hamilton Academical in the 3rd round, and were defeated by Aberdeen in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

During this season, the club would incorporate a single stripe onto their classic navy shirts, diagonally split displaying red and white. This season would be most memorable for Dundee's final game of the league season, where a late double from substitute Albert Kidd would help Dundee defeat Heart of Midlothian, inadvertently ending their title hopes and allowing Celtic to win instead, resulting in Kidd becoming a cult figure for the Celtic fanbase, as well as for those of Hibernian faith.

Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance110 AugustSt MirrenH2–1Connor (2) (pen.)6,474217 AugustClydebankA0–42,500324 AugustDundee UnitedA0–213,736431 AugustAberdeenH1–3Black7,59257 SeptemberMotherwellA3–1McCormack, Brown, Harvey2,607614 SeptemberHibernianH1–0Brown5,410721 SeptemberRangersA1–0Rafferty23,600828 SeptemberCelticH0–215,38795 OctoberHeart of MidlothianA1–1McWilliams8,5121012 OctoberSt MirrenA0–14,2501119 OctoberClydebankH2–0Stephen (2)4,1601226 OctoberMotherwellH3–1Harvey, Stephen, McCormack4,628132 NovemberHibernianA1–2Glennie6,474149 NovemberAberdeenA1–4Stephen12,8001516 NovemberDundee UnitedH0–311,7361623 NovemberRangersH3–2Brown (3) (pen.)10,798177 DecemberHeart of MidlothianH1–1Brown10,7801814 DecemberSt MirrenH3–1Brown, Harvey, Stephen4,2901923 DecemberClydebankA0–01,3502028 DecemberDundee UnitedA0–014,869211 JanuaryAberdeenH0–09,096224 JanuaryRangersA0–513,9542311 JanuaryHibernianH3–1Brown (pen.), Stephen (2)5,0732418 JanuaryMotherwellA2–2Rafferty, Brown (pen.)2,204251 FebruaryCelticH1–3Stephen (pen.)12,295268 FebruaryHeart of MidlothianA1–3Mennie15,3652722 FebruarySt MirrenA2–1Stephen (2)3,123281 MarchClydebankH4–0Harvey, Stephen (3)4,0332915 MarchRangersH2–1Brown (pen.), Harvey10,9653022 MarchAberdeenA0–013,0133129 MarchDundee UnitedH0–115,079322 AprilCelticA1–2Stephen12,5063312 AprilHibernianA0–14,4773419 AprilMotherwellH4–0Forsyth, Glennie, Rafferty3,7453526 AprilCelticH0–213,5213611 MayHeart of MidlothianH2–0Kidd (2)19,567

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance2nd round21 AugustStranraerA3–2Smith, Stephen (2)1,5543rd round28 AugustHamilton AcademicalA1–2(A.E.T.)Kidd2,234

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round25 JanuaryNairn CountyA7–0Rafferty, Shannon (2), Harvey (3), Hendry3,6004th round19 FebruaryAirdrieoniansH2–0Stephen, Mennie4,010Quarter-finals8 MarchAberdeenH2–2Brown, Harvey13,188QF replay12 MarchAberdeenA1–2(A.E.T.)Stephen21,000

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1985–86 Dundee season on Fitbastats