1973–74 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
1973–74 season
ManagerDavie White
Scottish Division One5th
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupWinners
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jocky Scott (22)
All: Jocky Scott (29)

The 1973–74 season was the 72nd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the fourth consecutive season.[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 semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the second straight year, but would defeat them to win the club's third League Cup. Despite the issues such as a miners' strike and blizzards causing attendances for games to be uncharacteristically low, a Gordon Wallace goal would give Dundee its fifth major title.[3] Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would be knocked out by FC Twente in the 1st round.

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 September Falkirk H 4–0 J. Scott (2), Wallace, Lambie 4,500
2 8 September Aberdeen A 0–0 9,517
3 15 September Dundee United H 0–1 12,092
4 22 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Duncan, Lambie 13,348
5 29 September East Fife H 0–1 3,483
6 6 October Partick Thistle A 0–1 3,500
7 13 October Celtic A 0–1 17,434
8 20 October Arbroath A 4–2 Wallace, B. Wilson, J. Scott, Robinson 3,120
9 27 October Ayr United H 2–1 Duncan, J. Scott (pen.) 5,611
10 3 November St Johnstone A 4–1 J. Wilson, Wallace (2), Duncan 3,800
11 10 November Dumbarton H 2–1 Wallace (2) 4,465
12 17 November Hibernian A 1–2 Wallace 11,348
13 24 November Dunfermline Athletic H 1–5 J. Scott 3,550
14 22 December Motherwell H 0–1 6,000
15 29 December Falkirk A 3–3 J. Wilson, J. Scott, Lambie 2,500
16 1 January Aberdeen H 1–1 J. Wilson 9,451
17 5 January Dundee United A 2–1 Duncan (2) 12,087
18 19 January East Fife A 3–0 J. Scott (3) 2,927
19 3 February Partick Thistle H 4–1 Robinson, Lambie, Duncan, J. Scott 7,526
20 10 February Celtic A 2–1 Lambie, Duncan 38,734
21 23 February Arbroath H 5–2 J. Scott (4) (pen.), Lambie 7,676
22 2 March Ayr United A 2–4 J. Scott (pen.), Gemmell 6,500
23 30 March Dunfermline Athletic A 5–1 J. Scott (pen.), Ford, J. Wilson, Pringle, Wallace 4,000
24 6 April Greenock Morton H 2–1 J. Scott, Wallace 4,000
25 10 April Hibernian H 1–3 J. Scott 7,398
26 13 April Rangers A 2–1 J. Scott (2) 23,000
27 17 April Clyde A 2–0 Duncan, Wallace 1,000
28 20 April Clyde H 6–1 Robinson, Wallace (2), Duncan (2), J. Scott (pen.) 4,027
29 22 April St Johnstone H 2–2 Wallace, Duncan 5,184
30 27 April Motherwell A 2–2 Wallace, J. Scott 3,902
31 29 April Rangers H 2–3 Duncan (2) 10,578
32 3 May Greenock Morton A 1–0 Wallace 3,100
33 6 May Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 5,056
34 10 May Dumbarton A 0–2 1,000

League table

Scottish Division One
Season1973–74
ChampionsCeltic
29th title
RelegatedEast Fife
Falkirk

The 1973–74 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Hibernian. East Fife and Falkirk finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1974–75 Second Division.

This was Celtic's ninth title in a row, a record that would be equalled by Rangers in the 1996–97 season and again by Celtic themselves in 2019–20.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 34 23 7 4 82 27 +55 53 Champion
2 Hibernian 34 20 9 5 75 42 +33 49
3 Rangers 34 21 6 7 67 34 +33 48
4 Aberdeen 34 13 16 5 46 26 +20 42
5 Dundee 34 16 7 11 67 48 +19 39
6 Heart of Midlothian 34 14 10 10 54 43 +11 38
7 Ayr United 34 15 8 11 44 40 +4 38
8 Dundee United 34 15 7 12 55 51 +4 37 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
9 Motherwell 34 14 7 13 45 40 +5 35
10 Dumbarton 34 11 7 16 43 58 −15 29
11 Partick Thistle 34 9 10 15 33 46 −13 28
12 St Johnstone 34 9 10 15 41 60 −19 28
13 Arbroath 34 10 7 17 52 69 −17 27
14 Morton 34 8 10 16 37 49 −12 26
15 Clyde 34 8 9 17 29 65 −36 25
16 Dunfermline Athletic 34 8 8 18 43 65 −22 24
17 East Fife 34 9 6 19 26 51 −25 24 Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division
18 Falkirk 34 4 14 16 33 58 −25 22
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Results

Home \ Away ABE ARB AYR CEL CLY DUM DND DNU DNF EFI FAL HOM HIB MOR MOT PAR RAN STJ
Aberdeen 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Arbroath 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 3–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–1
Ayr United 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–2
Celtic 2–0 1–0 4–0 5–0 3–3 1–2 3–3 6–0 4–2 6–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 7–0 1–0 3–0
Clyde 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–1
Dumbarton 0–1 5–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–5 0–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–1
Dundee 1–1 5–2 2–1 0–1 6–1 2–1 0–1 1–5 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–3 2–2
Dundee United 0–3 3–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 6–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–4 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 3–2 1–5 2–3 0–1 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 3–1
East Fife 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–6 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2
Falkirk 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Heart of Midlothian 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–4 0–2
Hibernian 3–1 2–1 4–2 2–4 5–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–3
Morton 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–3 0–3 4–3 0–0 2–3 1–1
Motherwell 0–0 3–4 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–1
Partick Thistle 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Rangers 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–1
St Johnstone 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Scottish League Cup

Main articles: 1973–74 Scottish League Cup and 1973 Scottish League Cup Final

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Group 3

Match day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August St Johnstone H 1–0 B. Wilson 6,400
2 15 August Partick Thistle A 3–0 Gray, Anderson, J. Scott 6,000
3 18 August Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Wallace, J. Scott 8,052
4 22 August Partick Thistle H 4–0 J. Scott, Gray, Wallace (2) 6,000
5 25 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 13,414
6 29 August St Johnstone A 1–1 Wallace 6,000

Group 3 table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dundee 6 4 2 0 11 2 +9 10
St Johnstone 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 7
Heart of Midlothian 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 6
Partick Thistle 6 0 1 5 2 17 −15 1
Source:

Knockout stage

Match day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round, 1st leg 12 September Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 J. Scott, Gray, Lambie 6,000
2nd round, 2nd leg 10 October Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 B. Wilson, Wallace 4,868
Dundee win 5–4 on aggregate
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 31 October Clyde H 1–0 Duncan 4,609
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 21 November Clyde A 2–2 J. Wilson, Wallace 5,000
Dundee win 3–2 on aggregate
Semi-finals 28 November Kilmarnock N 1–0 Gemmell 4,682
Final 15 December Celtic N 1–0 Wallace 76' 27,924

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 27 January Aberdeen A 2–0 Johnston, Robinson 23,574
4th round 17 February Rangers A 3–0 J. Scott, Duncan (2) 64,672
Quarter-finals 9 March Hibernian A 3–3 J. Scott, J. Wilson, Duncan 28,236
QF replay 18 March Hibernian H 3–0 J. Scott, Duncan, B. Wilson 30,888
Semi-finals 3 April Celtic N 0–1 58,271

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup
Match day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 19 September FC Twente H 1–3 Stewart 11,210
1st round, 2nd leg 3 October FC Twente A 2–4 Johnston, I. Scott 15,000
Twente won 7–3 on aggregate

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  SCO Thomson Allan 52 0 33 0 5 0 12 0 2 0
DF  SCO Ian Anderson 10 1 4 0 0 0 5 1 0+1 0
DF  SCO Alex Caldwell 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO John Duncan 38 18 29 13 5 4 4 1 0 0
MF  SCO Bobby Ford 50 1 31 1 5 0 12 0 2 0
DF  SCO Tommy Gemmell 49 2 30 1 5 0 12 1 2 0
FW  SCO John Gray 10 3 0+3 0 0 0 5 3 2 0
GK  SCO Mike Hewitt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  SCO Doug Houston 51 6 33 5 5 1 11 0 2 0
DF  SCO Davie Johnston 41 2 25+2 0 1 1 10+1 0 2 1
FW  SCO Duncan Lambie 47 7 24+7 6 5 0 8+1 1 2 0
DF  SCO Iain Phillip 35 0 26 0 5 0 4 0 0 0
DF  SCO Alex Pringle 21 1 5+6 1 0+1 0 7 0 1+1 0
MF  SCO Bobby Robinson 51 4 30+2 3 5 1 12 0 2 0
FW  SCO Ian Scott 21 1 9+6 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 1+1 1
FW  SCO Jocky Scott 48 29 30 22 5 3 11 4 2 0
FW  SCO Billy Semple 9 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
DF  SCO George Stewart 21 1 11 0 4 0 5 0 1 1
MF  SCO Gordon Strachan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
FW  SCO Gordon Wallace 37 22 23+1 15 0+1 0 11 7 1 0
DF  SCO Bobby Wilson 49 4 31+2 1 5 1 9 2 2 0
FW  SCO Jimmy Wilson 33 6 22+1 4 5 1 4+1 1 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1973-74". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ Ross, Kenny. "1973 - League Cup win". dundeefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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