1978–79 Dundee F.C. season

The 1978–79 season was the 77th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division for the third straight season.[1][2] In another tight title race, Dundee would prevail and win both promotion back to the top tier and the First Division title. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Celtic in the 1st round of the League Cup, and by Rangers in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee
1978–79 season
First Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie
& Ian Redford (16)
All: Billy Pirie (18)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Ayr United A 1–0 Redford
2 19 August Arbroath H 2–0 Sinclair, Pirie
3 26 August St Johnstone A 2–0 Pirie (2)
4 6 September Montrose H 1–1 Phillip
5 9 September Kilmarnock A 1–1 Lamb
6 13 September Raith Rovers A 4–2 Barr, McDougall, Redford (2)
7 16 September Clyde H 2–0 Redford, Williamson
8 23 September Clydebank H 2–0 Pirie (2)
9 27 September Dumbarton A 0–0 1,700
10 30 September Hamilton Academical A 2–1 Shirra, McGhee
11 7 October Queen of the South H 5–0 Redford, Williamson (2)
12 14 October Stirling Albion A 0–1
13 21 October Airdrieonians H 1–0 Shirra
14 28 October Arbroath A 1–0 Wells (o.g.)
15 4 November St Johnstone H 1–1 Caldwell
16 11 November Kilmarnock H 0–0
17 18 November Clyde A 1–2 Glennie
18 25 November Clydebank A 1–2 Sinclair
19 2 December Hamilton Academical H 1–1 Pirie
20 9 December Queen of the South A 1–3 Williamson
21 16 December Stirling Albion H 2–1 Pirie, Redford
22 23 December Airdrieonians A 2–0 Pirie, Murphy
23 21 February Clydebank H 2–1 Redford (2)
24 14 March Montrose A 2–0 Redford, Lamb
25 24 March Dumbarton H 2–0 Shirra, Pirie (pen.) 5,547
26 28 March Stirling Albion A 1–0 Pirie
27 31 March Ayr United A 2–1 Sinclair, Pirie (pen.)
28 4 April Queen of the South H 4–0 Sinclair (2), Pirie (2) (pen.)
29 7 April Dumbarton A 2–3 Pirie, Redford 1,500
30 11 April Raith Rovers A 2–1 MacLaren, Redford
31 14 April Hamilton Academical H 4–3 Sinclair (2), MacLaren, Shirra
32 18 April Clyde H 2–0 MacLaren, Pirie
33 21 April Airdrieonians A 4–2 Sinclair, Shirra, Redford (2)
34 25 April Kilmarnock A 1–2 Murphy
35 28 April Montrose H 1–0 Pirie (pen.)
36 2 May St Johnstone A 2–3 Sinclair, Schaedler
37 6 May Arbroath H 0–2
38 8 May Raith Rovers H 2–0 Redford, MacLaren
39 10 May Ayr United H 2–2 Redford (2)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 39 24 7 8 69 36 +33 55 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 22 10 7 72 36 +36 54
3 Clydebank 39 24 6 9 78 50 +28 54
4 Ayr United 39 21 5 13 73 54 +19 47
5 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 +2 43
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: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 16 August Celtic A 1–3 Sinclair 10,515
1st round, 2nd leg 23 August Celtic H 0–3 12,698
Celtic win 6–1 on aggregate

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 25 February Falkirk H 1–0 Pirie (pen.)
4th round 3 March St Mirren H 4–1 Lamb, Sinclair (2), Pirie (pen.)
Quarter-finals 10 March Rangers A 3–6 MacLaren (2), Shirra 28,000

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1978-79". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. "Scottish Division One 1978-1979 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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