1965–66 Dundee F.C. season

The 1965–66 season was the 64th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 9th place.[1][2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out in the group stages of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 2nd round of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee
1965–66 season
Division One9th
Scottish Cup2nd round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Penman (15)
All: Andy Penman (19)

Scottish Division One
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Clyde A 2–0 Penman, Bertelsen
2 11 September Dundee United H 0–5 15,058
3 18 September Aberdeen A 3–2 Penman, Cooke, Bertelsen 8,000
4 25 September Rangers H 1–1 Bertelsen 21,451
5 2 October Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 11,605
6 9 October Falkirk H 2–0 McLean, Murray
7 16 October Kilmarnock A 3–5 McLean, Penman, Cameron
8 27 October Celtic H 1–2 Penman 15,551
9 30 October St Mirren A 5–2 Murray (2), Cameron, Stuart, Bertelsen
10 6 November Greenock Morton A 2–2 Cameron, Penman
11 13 November Hibernian H 4–3 Cooke, Houston, Bertelsen, Murray 11,948
12 20 November St Johnstone H 3–1 Cameron, Penman, Houston
13 27 November Stirling Albion A 4–1 Cameron, Penman, Houston, Murray
14 18 December Partick Thistle A 0–2
15 25 December Motherwell H 4–0 Cameron (3), Bertelsen
16 3 January Dundee United A 1–2 Murray 21,325
17 8 January Clyde H 1–4 Harvey
18 29 January Falkirk A 1–3 Penman (pen.)
19 12 February Kilmarnock H 0–2
20 26 February St Mirren H 3–2 Penman, Cameron (2)
21 28 February Celtic A 0–5 21,358
22 5 March Greenock Morton H 5–1 Stuart, McLean (2), Penman, Wilson
23 9 March Hamilton Academical H 2–1 McLean, Wilson
24 12 March Hibernian A 1–1 Wilson 8,302
25 19 March St Johnstone A 0–1
26 26 March Stirling Albion H 6–2 Penman (3), Cooke (2), Cameron
27 4 April Rangers A 0–1 12,421
28 9 April Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2 Stuart, Cameron
29 13 April Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Penman 5,157
30 16 April Hamilton Academical A 2–1 Murray, Penman
31 20 April Aberdeen H 1–2 Murray 5,500
32 23 April Partick Thistle H 1–1 McLean
33 27 April Dunfermline Athletic H 0–2
34 30 April Motherwell A 0–2

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Hearts 34 13 12 9 56 48 +8 38
8 Aberdeen 34 15 6 13 61 54 +7 36
9 Dundee 34 14 6 14 61 61 0 34
10 Falkirk 34 15 1 18 48 72 −24 31
11 Clyde 34 13 4 17 62 64 −2 30
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 1
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Motherwell A 0–1
2 18 August Dundee United H 0–0 23,095
3 21 August Celtic A 2–0 Cameron (2) 31,343
4 28 August Motherwell H 1–2 Cameron
5 1 September Dundee United A 3–1 Cameron (2), Murray 18,705
6 4 September Celtic H 1–3 Penman 22,262

Group 1 table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Celtic 6 4 0 2 11 7 1.571 8
Motherwell 6 3 0 3 9 11 0.818 6
Dundee 6 2 1 3 7 7 1.000 5
Dundee United 6 2 1 3 9 11 0.818 5
Source:

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 9 February East Fife H 9–1 Penman (3), Cox, McLean (2), Cameron, Stuart (2)
2nd round 23 February Celtic H 0–2 29,000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1965-66". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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