1977–78 Dundee F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was the 76th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division for the second consecutive season.[1][2] The club would again fail to achieve promotion, finishing in 3rd place for the second straight year. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Queen of the South in the 3rd round of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee
1977–78 season
First Division3rd
Scottish Cup3rd round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie (35)
All: Billy Pirie (38)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1977–78 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Airdrieonians H 3–0 Hutchinson, Pirie (pen.), Sinclair
2 20 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Pirie 11,761
3 27 August Stirling Albion H 0–1
4 10 September St Johnstone A 2–1 Sinclair, Pirie
5 14 September Alloa Athletic A 5–3 Pirie (3), Sinclair, Redford
6 17 September Dumbarton H 2–1 Sinclair 4,725
7 24 September Hamilton Academical H 1–1 Williamson
8 28 September Queen of the South A 2–0 Pirie, Williamson
9 1 October Kilmarnock H 2–1 Williamson (2)
10 8 October Montrose A 2–1 Williamson, Pirie
11 15 October East Fife H 2–1 Pirie, MacKinnon
12 19 October Arbroath H 2–3 Pirie (2)
13 22 October Airdrieonians A 0–3
14 29 October Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Williamson 9,074
15 5 November Stirling Albion A 2–0 Simpson, Pirie
16 12 November St Johnstone H 5–3 Pirie (3) (pen.), Sinclair
17 19 November Dumbarton A 0–0 3,500
18 26 November Hamilton Academical H 3–0 Williamson, Shirra, Sinclair
19 3 December Kilmarnock A 0–1
20 10 December Montrose H 4–1 Pirie (2), Sinclair, Williamson
21 17 December East Fife A 3–0 Pirie, Williamson, Scott
22 24 December Greenock Morton H 3–1 Pirie (2), McLean (o.g.)
23 31 December Stirling Albion A 3–2 Pirie (2), Sinclair
24 2 January St Johnstone H 3–4 Scott, Williamson (2)
25 7 January Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Pirie, McDougall 13,399
26 14 January Alloa Athletic H 6–0 Pirie (4), Scott, Shirra
27 25 February East Fife H 2–0 Pirie, Redford
28 1 March Montrose A 3–0 Williamson, MacKinnon, Redford
29 4 March Airdrieonians A 3–3 Redford, McGeachie, Williamson
30 8 March Hamilton Academical A 1–0 Pirie
31 11 March Queen of the South H 3–0 Pirie (2), Redford
32 18 March Arbroath A 0–0
33 22 March Kilmarnock H 5–2 Redford (2), Williamson (2), Scott
34 25 March Arbroath H 2–0 Williamson, Sinclair
35 8 April Greenock Morton H 1–1 Redford
36 12 April Dumbarton A 1–2 Redford
37 15 April Alloa Athletic A 5–1 Pirie (3), McGeachie, Sinclair
38 22 April Queen of the South H 3–0 Sinclair, MacKinnon, Williamson
39 29 April Greenock Morton A 3–2 Redford, Glennie, Pirie

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Morton (C, P) 39 25 8 6 85 42 +43 58 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Heart of Midlothian (P) 39 24 10 5 77 42 +35 58
3 Dundee 39 25 7 7 91 44 +47 57
4 Dumbarton 39 16 17 6 65 48 +17 49
5 Stirling Albion 39 15 12 12 60 52 +8 42
Source: RSSSF and statto[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1977–78 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 17 August Montrose A 3–1 Pirie, Strachan, Hutchinson
1st round, 2nd leg 24 August Montrose H 1–0 Pirie (pen.)
Dundee win 4–1 on aggregate
2nd round, 1st leg 31 August Berwick Rangers H 4–0 Sinclair (2), McDougall, Pirie
2nd round, 2nd leg 3 September Berwick Rangers A 1–1 McDougall
Dundee win 5–1 on aggregate
3rd round, 1st leg 5 October Queen of the South H 0–0
3rd round, 2nd leg 26 October Queen of the South A 0–6
QoS win 6–0 on aggregate

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 6 February Celtic A 1–7 Schaedler 22,000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1977-78". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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