1970–71 Dundee F.C. season
Appearance
1970–71 season | ||
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Manager | John Prentice | |
Division One | 5th | |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |
Texaco Cup | 1st round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Jocky Scott (16) All: Jocky Scott (21) | |
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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.[1][2] 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
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 29 August | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–0 | Duncan | 5,500 |
2 | 5 September | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Duncan | 9,000 |
3 | 12 September | Dundee United | A | 2–3 | Gilroy, Scott | 12,319 |
4 | 19 September | St Mirren | H | 2–2 | Wallace (2) | 5,000 |
5 | 26 September | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 25,665 | |
6 | 3 October | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | Scott | 4,000 |
7 | 10 October | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | Duncan | 5,500 |
8 | 17 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Scott | 4,121 |
9 | 24 October | St Johnstone | A | 3–3 | Wallace (2), Duncan | 6,500 |
10 | 31 October | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | Wallace, Johnston, Kinninmonth | 4,000 |
11 | 7 November | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | Wallace (2) | 7,210 |
12 | 14 November | Airdrieonians | A | 3–0 | Wallace, Scott (2) | 5,500 |
13 | 21 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–0 | 5,000 | |
14 | 28 November | Clyde | H | 1–3 | Scott | 5,500 |
15 | 5 December | Rangers | A | 0–0 | 25,420 | |
16 | 12 December | Greenock Morton | H | 2–0 | Scott, Gilroy | 4,000 |
17 | 19 December | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 7,000 |
18 | 26 December | Cowdenbeath | H | 5–1 | Wallace, Scott (2), Gilroy, Kinninmonth | 5,000 |
19 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 24,000 | |
20 | 9 January | St Mirren | A | 4–2 | Duncan (2), Scott (2) | 3,500 |
21 | 16 January | Celtic | H | 1–8 | Duncan | 20,169 |
22 | 30 January | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Duncan, B. Wilson | 6,000 |
23 | 6 February | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Wallace, B. Wilson | 4,500 |
24 | 20 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 7,268 | |
25 | 27 February | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 9,500 | |
26 | 9 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Scott | 3,003 |
27 | 13 March | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | B. Wilson | 5,758 |
28 | 20 March | Airdrieonians | A | 6–2 | Duncan (3), Scott, Bryce (2) | 1,000 |
29 | 27 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–0 | 6,500 | |
30 | 3 April | Clyde | A | 0–0 | 1,000 | |
31 | 5 April | Dundee United | H | 2–3 | Scott, Steele | 11,590 |
32 | 10 April | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Scott | 18,000 |
33 | 17 April | Greenock Morton | A | 0–1 | 2,500 | |
34 | 24 April | Motherwell | H | 4–0 | Easton, Kinninmonth, Scott, Wallace | 4,500 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | St Johnstone | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 44 |
4 | Rangers | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 41 |
5 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 38 |
6 | Dundee United | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 |
7 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 35 |
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Group 3
[edit]Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 8 August | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Kinninmonth | 6,000 |
2 | 12 August | Ayr United | A | 2–1 | Duncan | 6,500 |
3 | 15 August | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | Scott (2) | 8,000 |
4 | 19 August | Ayr United | H | 4–1 | Steele, Wallace, Scott, J. Wilson | 6,000 |
5 | 22 August | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Duncan, Scott | 4,000 |
6 | 26 August | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Duncan | 3,000 |
Group 3 table
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Dundee | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 |
Kilmarnock | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
Ayr United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
St Mirren | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
[edit]Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 9 September | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Kinninmonth, Scott | 20,933 |
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 23 September | Celtic | A | 1–5 | Wallace | 38,151 |
Celtic won 7–3 on aggregate |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1st round | 23 January | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | Johnston | 8,000 |
2nd round | 13 February | Stirling Albion | H | 2–0 | Johnston, B. Wilson | 6,000 |
Quarter-finals | 6 March | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 21,710 |
Texaco Cup
[edit]Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1st round, 1st leg | 16 September | ![]() |
H | 1–2 | Wallace | 11,500 |
1st round, 2nd leg | 29 September | ![]() |
A | 0–0 | 13,042 | |
Wolves won 2–1 on aggregate |
Player statistics
[edit]Statistics provided by Dee Archive
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Texaco Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Alex Bryce | 26 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Ally Donaldson | 42 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Duncan | 25 | 15 | 13+2 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Easton | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
George Falconer | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Fraser | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Joe Gilroy | 18 | 3 | 14+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Mike Hewitt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Doug Houston | 46 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Davie Johnston | 35 | 3 | 25+3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alex Kinninmonth | 36 | 5 | 25+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Duncan Lambie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Iain Phillip | 34 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jocky Scott | 45 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ron Selway | 22 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Dave Souter | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jim Steele | 40 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
George Stewart | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gordon Wallace | 46 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bobby Wilson | 44 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Wilson | 30 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1970-71". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 30 April 2021.