1975–76 Dundee F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was the 74th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the rebranded Scottish Premier Division.[1][2] In a tight relegation scrap, Dundee were relegated for the first time since the 1937–38 season due to inferior goal average. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup, and by Falkirk in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out by Motherwell in the 1st round of the Scottish Group.

Dundee
1975–76 season
Premier Division9th (relegated)
Scottish Cup3rd round
League CupGroup stage
Anglo-Scottish Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gordon Wallace (12)
All: Gordon Wallace (14)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 30 August Aberdeen H 3–2 Ford, Gemmell (pen.), Hoggan 6,067
2 6 September Celtic A 0–4 24,504
3 13 September Heart of Midlothian H 2–3 Martin, Johnston 6,707
4 20 September Ayr United A 1–2 Wallace
5 27 September Rangers H 0–0 15,087
6 4 October Hibernian A 1–1 Wallace 8,708
7 11 October St Johnstone H 4–3 Hoggan (2) (pen.), Gordon, Wallace
8 18 October Dundee United A 2–1 Wallace, Hoggan (pen.) 11,327
9 25 October Motherwell H 3–6 Gordon, Strachan (pen.), Wallace
10 1 November Aberdeen A 0–2 6,312
11 8 November Celtic H 1–0 Robinson 16,456
12 15 November Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Strachan 9,304
13 22 November Ayr United H 2–2 Gordon, Strachan 5,132
14 29 November Rangers A 1–2 Wallace 16,500
15 6 December Hibernian H 2–0 Caldwell (2) 7,360
16 13 December St Johnstone A 3–1 Wallace (3)
17 20 December Dundee United H 0–0 9,957
18 27 December Motherwell A 2–3 Wallace, Laing
19 1 January Aberdeen H 1–3 Hutchinson 10,009
20 3 January Celtic A 3–3 Lynch (o.g.), Hoggan, McIntosh 19,968
21 10 January Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 Wallace, Martin, Hutchinson, Robinson 6,568
22 17 January Ayr United A 1–3 Hutchinson
23 31 January Rangers H 1–1 Johnston 14,407
24 7 February Hibernian A 0–4 9,241
25 21 February St Johnstone H 3–0 Strachan (2) (pen.), Wallace
26 28 February Dundee United A 0–1 10,199
27 13 March Aberdeen A 1–0 Hutchinson 6,460
28 20 March Celtic H 0–1 14,830
29 27 March Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 7,768
30 3 April Ayr United H 1–2 Strachan (pen.)
31 10 April Rangers A 0–3 25,000
32 14 April Hibernian H 1–1 Ford 6,054
33 17 April St Johnstone A 1–1 Gemmell (pen.)
34 21 April Dundee United H 2–1 Gemmell (pen.), Sinclair 13,768
35 24 April Motherwell A 1–1 Hutchinson
36 1 May Motherwell H 1–0 Sinclair

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Ayr United 36 14 5 17 46 59 −13 33
7 Aberdeen 36 11 10 15 49 50 −1 32
8 Dundee United 36 12 8 16 46 48 −2 32
9 Dundee (R) 36 11 10 15 49 62 −13 32 Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division
10 St Johnstone (R) 36 3 5 28 29 79 −50 11
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1975–76 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 2
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Hibernian A 0–2 10,851
2 13 August Dunfermline Athletic H 4–0 Gemmell (2) (pen.), Wallace, Gordon
3 16 August Ayr United A 1–1 Gordon
4 20 August Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Caldwell
5 23 August Ayr United H 2–4 Wallace, Hoggan
6 27 August Hibernian H 1–2 Munro (o.g.) 4,982

Group 2 table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hibernian 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 10
Ayr United 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 7
Dundee 6 1 2 3 9 10 −1 4
Dunfermline Athletic 6 0 3 3 4 15 −11 3
Source:

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 24 January Falkirk H 1–2 Laing

Anglo-Scottish Cup
Main article: 1975–76 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 4 August Motherwell A 1–1 Wilson 3,799
1st round, 2nd leg 6 August Motherwell H 0–1 4,881
Motherwell won 2–1 on aggregate

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1975-76". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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