1968–69 Dundee F.C. season

The 1968–69 season was the 67th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 9th place for the 2nd consecutive season.[1][2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would reach the League Cup semi-finals before being defeated by Hibernian, and by Heart of Midlothian in the 1st round of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee
1968–69 season
Division One9th
Scottish Cup1st round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jocky Scott (10)
All: Jocky Scott (17)

Dundee would change their shirt style for the first time in over a decade, replacing their iconic v-neck shirt with a newer jersey.[3]

Scottish Division One
Main article: 1968–69 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 7 September Aberdeen H 4–4 Scott, Campbell, B. Wilson, Duncan
2 14 September Dundee United A 1–3 Georgeson 13,942
3 21 September St Johnstone H 2–3 Scott, Duncan
4 28 September Airdrieonians A 3–0 Campbell, Scott, Black (o.g.)
5 5 October Clyde H 2–3 Duncan, Bryce
6 12 October St Mirren H 0–0
7 19 October Arbroath A 2–1 McLean, Gilroy
8 26 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 Gilroy, Campbell, Kinninmonth 9,025
9 2 November Celtic A 1–3 Campbell 34,875
10 9 November Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 Gilroy
11 16 November Falkirk A 1–0 Campbell
12 23 November Kilmarnock A 0–1
13 30 November Partick Thistle H 1–1 Scott
14 7 December Greenock Morton A 1–2 Gilroy
15 14 December Hibernian H 0–0 7,137
16 1 January Aberdeen A 0–0 12,000
17 2 January Dundee United H 1–2 Bryce 19,549
18 4 January St Johnstone A 1–3 Kinninmonth
19 11 January Airdrieonians H 1–1 McLean
20 18 January Clyde A 0–0
21 1 February St Mirren A 3–2 Gilroy, Bryce, Stewart
22 8 February Arbroath H 3–0 Campbell, Bryce, Scott (pen.)
23 5 March Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2
24 8 March Falkirk H 0–0
25 12 March Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Kinninmonth, Scott 5,141
26 15 March Kilmarnock H 0–0
27 22 March Partick Thistle A 4–0 Scott (2), Kinninmonth, Bryce
28 26 March Raith Rovers H 2–2 Bryce, Duncan
29 29 March Greenock Morton H 0–2 3,983
30 8 April Hibernian A 3–1 Kinninmonth, Scott (2)
31 19 April Raith Rovers A 0–4
32 22 April Rangers H 3–2 Bryce (2), Gilroy
33 28 April Rangers A 1–1 Steele
34 30 April Celtic H 1–2 Murray 10,959

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Airdrieonians 34 13 11 10 46 44 +2 37
8 Heart of Midlothian 34 14 8 12 52 54 −2 36
9 Dundee 34 10 12 12 47 48 −1 32
10 Morton 34 12 8 14 58 68 −10 32
11 St Mirren 34 11 10 13 40 54 −14 32
Source: "1968-1969 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1968–69 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 2
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August Kilmarnock H 4–0 Scott (2), Duncan, Stuart
2 14 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Stuart 9,526
3 17 August Airdrieonians H 1–1 McLean
4 24 August Kilmarnock A 2–2 McLean, Stewart
5 28 August Heart of Midlothian H 4–0 Duncan (3), McLean 7,715
6 31 August Airdrieonians A 3–0 McLean (2), Duncan

Group 2 table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Dundee 6 3 2 1 15 5 3.000 8
Airdrieonians 6 3 1 2 10 7 1.429 7
Heart of Midlothian 6 2 2 2 8 12 0.667 6
Kilmarnock 6 0 3 3 5 14 0.357 3
Source:

Knockout stage
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 11 September Stranraer A 4–0 Duncan (2), Scott, Georgeson
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 18 September Stranraer H 6–0 Scott (3), McLean (3)
Dundee won 10–0 on aggregate
Semi-finals 9 October Hibernian N 1–2 McLean 19,752

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1968–69 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round 25 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Scott 14,000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1968-69". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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