1980–81 Dundee F.C. season

The 1980–81 season was the 79th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division after being relegated the previous season.[1][2] Dundee would finish in 2nd place, achieving immediate promotion back to the top tier. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Falkirk in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup, and made an impressive run to the final of the League Cup, before being defeated by inter-city rivals Dundee United.

Dundee
1980–81 season
First Division2nd (Promoted)
Scottish Cup3rd round
League CupFinalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Eric Sinclair (17)
All: Eric Sinclair (20)

Dundee would switch from Admiral to Umbro as their kit manufacturer, and would return to white shorts along with the famous diamond stripes.[3]

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1
2 16 August Ayr United H 0–0
3 23 August St Johnstone A 0–1
4 6 September Clydebank A 0–3
5 9 September Hibernian H 1–2 Scrimgeour 5,304
6 13 September Berwick Rangers H 2–2 Fraser, Shirra (pen.)
7 17 September Motherwell A 2–3 Fraser, McGeachie
8 20 September Falkirk H 4–0 Fletcher, Mackie, Sinclair
9 27 September Stirling Albion A 1–1 Shirra (pen.)
10 4 October Dumbarton H 3–1 Sinclair, Fleming, Shirra 3,553
11 11 October Raith Rovers A 0–0
12 14 October Hamilton Academical H 2–0 Fraser, Sinclair
13 18 October East Stirlingshire H 2–0 Murphy, Sinclair
14 25 October Berwick Rangers A 1–0 Sinclair
15 1 November Clydebank H 2–1 Fraser, Stephen
16 8 November Motherwell H 2–1 Ferguson (pen.), Shirra (pen.)
17 15 November Falkirk A 3–0 McGeachie, Sinclair 3,500
18 22 November Stirling Albion H 5–1 Stephen (2), Sinclair, Mackie 4,815
19 29 November Dumbarton A 2–1 Stephen (2) 800
20 13 December East Stirlingshire A 2–0 Geddes, Murphy
21 20 December Hibernian H 1–0 Sinclair 7,454
22 27 December Ayr United A 0–1
23 1 January St Johnstone H 2–2 Stephen, Sinclair 8,573
24 3 January Hamilton Academical A 2–4 Stephen, Geddes
25 31 January Ayr United H 2–4 Scrimgeour, Sinclair 4,724
26 7 February Hibernian A 0–0 4,619
27 21 February Motherwell A 1–4 Williamson
28 11 March Dumbarton H 2–1 Scrimgeour, Sinclair 2,812
29 14 March Raith Rovers H 3–1 Geddes (2), Scrimgeour
30 18 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Geddes
31 21 March Hamilton Academical A 3–1 Sinclair (2), Murphy
32 24 March Stirling Albion A 1–0 Murphy
33 28 March Berwick Rangers H 0–0
34 1 April Raith Rovers H 2–1 Sinclair, Fraser
35 4 April St Johnstone H 4–1 Sinclair (2), Scrimgeour, Mackie
36 11 April Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Mackie
37 18 April Clydebank H 1–0 Geddes
38 25 April Falkirk A 2–1 Murphy, Stephen
39 2 May East Stirlingshire A 1–0 Sinclair

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hibernian 39 24 9 6 67 24 +43 57 Promotion to the 1981–82 Premier Division
2 Dundee 39 22 8 9 64 40 +24 52
3 St Johnstone 39 21 10 8 64 44 +20 52
4 Raith Rovers 39 20 10 9 49 32 +17 50
5 Motherwell 39 19 11 9 65 51 +14 49
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup
Main articles: 1980–81 Scottish League Cup and 1980 Scottish League Cup Final

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1st round, 1st leg 26 August Arbroath H 2–0 Fletcher (2)
1st round, 2nd leg 30 August Arbroath A 3–0 MacLaren, Sinclair, Fletcher
Dundee win 5–0 on aggregate
2nd round, 1st leg 3 September Kilmarnock H 0–0
2nd round, 2nd leg 24 September Kilmarnock A 0–0
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Dundee win 5–4 on penalties
Quarter-finals, 1st leg 8 October Aberdeen H 0–0 10,500
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 29 October Aberdeen A 1–0 Fraser 14,060
Dundee win 1–0 on aggregate
Semi-finals, 1st leg 5 November Ayr United A 1–1 Sinclair
Semi-finals, 2nd leg 19 November Ayr United H 3–2 Williamson, Fraser, Sinclair 9,438
Dundee win 4–3 on aggregate
Final 6 December Dundee United H/N 0–3 24,446

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1980–81 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 24 January Falkirk A 0–1

See also

References
  1. "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. "Results for Dundee for 1980-81". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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