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.
^"Match results". deearchive.co.uk. from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ abc"Results for Dundee for 1978-79". londonhearts.com. from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^. statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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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 Dundee1978 79 seasonManagerTommy GemmellFirst Division1st champions Scottish CupQuarter finalsLeague Cup1st roundTop goalscorerLeague Billy Pirie amp Ian Redford 16 All Billy Pirie 18 Home colours 1977 781979 80 Contents 1 Scottish First Division 1 1 League table 2 Scottish League Cup 3 Scottish Cup 4 Player statistics 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksScottish First Division editMain article 1978 79 Scottish First Division Statistics provided by Dee Archive 2 Match Day Date Opponent H A Score Dundee Scorer s Attendance1 12 August Ayr United A 1 0 Redford 3 8752 19 August Arbroath H 2 0 Sinclair Pirie 6 8263 26 August St Johnstone A 2 0 Pirie 2 3 8754 6 September Montrose H 1 1 Phillip 4 7085 9 September Kilmarnock A 1 1 Lamb6 13 September Raith Rovers A 4 2 Barr McDougall Redford 2 4 4887 16 September Clyde H 2 0 Redford Williamson 6 8998 23 September Clydebank H 2 0 Pirie 2 7 2729 27 September Dumbarton A 0 0 1 70010 30 September Hamilton Academical A 2 1 Shirra McGhee 3 00011 7 October Queen of the South H 5 0 Redford Williamson 2 5 83712 14 October Stirling Albion A 0 1 2 00013 21 October Airdrieonians H 1 0 Shirra 5 60014 28 October Arbroath A 1 0 Wells o g 3 85215 4 November St Johnstone H 1 1 Caldwell 5 91816 11 November Kilmarnock H 0 0 5 62017 18 November Clyde A 1 2 Glennie 2 36818 25 November Clydebank A 1 2 Sinclair 2 24319 2 December Hamilton Academical H 1 1 Pirie 4 64620 9 December Queen of the South A 1 3 Williamson 1 35021 16 December Stirling Albion H 2 1 Pirie Redford 4 64122 23 December Airdrieonians A 2 0 Pirie Murphy23 21 February Clydebank H 2 1 Redford 2 5 90124 14 March Montrose A 2 0 Redford Lamb 1 80025 24 March Dumbarton H 2 0 Shirra Pirie pen 5 54726 28 March Stirling Albion A 1 0 Pirie 2 00027 31 March Ayr United A 2 1 Sinclair Pirie pen 2 97028 4 April Queen of the South H 4 0 Sinclair 2 Pirie 2 pen 4 54629 7 April Dumbarton A 2 3 Pirie Redford 1 50030 11 April Raith Rovers A 2 1 MacLaren Redford 2 76931 14 April Hamilton Academical H 4 3 Sinclair 2 MacLaren Shirra 5 80432 18 April Clyde H 2 0 MacLaren Pirie 5 22233 21 April Airdrieonians A 4 2 Sinclair Shirra Redford 2 2 50034 25 April Kilmarnock A 1 2 Murphy 5 00035 28 April Montrose H 1 0 Pirie pen 5 94136 2 May St Johnstone A 2 3 Sinclair Schaedler 5 84037 6 May Arbroath H 0 2 8 38538 8 May Raith Rovers H 2 0 Redford MacLaren 6 45039 10 May Ayr United H 2 2 Redford 2 7 692League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Dundee C P 39 24 7 8 69 36 33 55 Promotion to Premier Division2 Kilmarnock P 39 22 10 7 72 36 36 543 Clydebank 39 24 6 9 78 50 28 544 Ayr United 39 21 5 13 73 54 19 475 Hamilton Academical 39 17 9 13 63 61 2 43Source RSSSF and statto 3 Rules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions P PromotedScottish League Cup editMain article 1978 79 Scottish League Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive 2 Match Day Date Opponent H A Score Dundee Scorer s Attendance1st round 1st leg 16 August Celtic A 1 3 Sinclair 10 5151st round 2nd leg 23 August Celtic H 0 3 12 698Celtic win 6 1 on aggregateScottish Cup editMain article 1978 79 Scottish Cup Statistics provided by Dee Archive Match Day Date Opponent H A Score Dundee Scorer s Attendance3rd round 25 February Falkirk H 1 0 Pirie pen 9 6714th round 3 March St Mirren H 4 1 Lamb Sinclair 2 Pirie pen 11 140Quarter finals 10 March Rangers A 3 6 MacLaren 2 Shirra 23 000Player statistics editStatistics provided by Dee Archive No Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsDF nbsp SCO Les Barr 26 1 21 1 3 0 2 0FW nbsp SCO Chic Bradley 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0MF nbsp SCO Norrie Brown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0DF nbsp SCO Alex Caldwell 16 1 14 2 1 0 0 0 0FW nbsp SCO Gerry Davidson 7 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0GK nbsp SCO Ally Donaldson 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0DF nbsp SCO Bobby Glennie 42 1 36 1 1 3 0 2 0MF nbsp SCO Alan Lamb 29 3 22 2 2 3 1 2 0DF nbsp SCO Dave MacKinnon 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0DF nbsp SCO Stewart MacLaren 24 6 21 4 3 2 0 0DF nbsp SCO John MacPhail 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0MF nbsp SCO Ian McDougall 18 0 8 9 0 0 0 1 0DF nbsp SCO George McGeachie 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0FW nbsp SCO Alec McGhee 22 2 20 2 0 0 2 0DF nbsp SCO Peter Millar 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0MF nbsp SCO Jim Murphy 19 2 10 6 2 3 0 0 0DF nbsp SCO Iain Phillip 9 1 8 1 0 0 1 0FW nbsp SCO Billy Pirie 35 18 30 1 16 3 2 1 0MF nbsp SCO Ian Redford 41 16 33 4 16 1 1 0 2 0DF nbsp SCO Erich Schaedler 31 1 27 1 1 3 0 0 0FW nbsp SCO Jocky Scott 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0DF nbsp SCO Brian Scrimgeour 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0MF nbsp SCO Jim Shirra 37 6 30 2 5 3 1 1 1 0FW nbsp SCO Eric Sinclair 35 13 27 4 10 2 2 2 1MF nbsp SCO Gordon Strachan 14 1 5 4 0 0 0 4 1 1DF nbsp SCO Willie Watson 39 0 34 0 3 0 2 0FW nbsp SCO Billy Williamson 23 4 20 3 4 0 0 0 0See also editList of Dundee F C seasonsReferences edit Match results deearchive co uk Archived from the original on 2020 07 22 Retrieved 6 May 2021 a b c Results for Dundee for 1978 79 londonhearts com Archived from the original on 2021 05 06 Retrieved 6 May 2021 Scottish Division One 1978 1979 Season Summary statto com Archived from the original on 2014 12 18 Retrieved 2012 04 12 External links edit1978 79 Dundee season on Fitbastats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 79 Dundee F C season amp oldid 1167957609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
