1969–70 Dundee F.C. season
The 1969–70 season was the 68th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 6th place.[1][2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out in the League Cup group stages, and make it to the Scottish Cup semi-finals before being knocked out by Celtic.
| 1969–70 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | John Prentice | |
| Division One | 6th | |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
| League Cup | Group stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gordon Wallace (22) All: Gordon Wallace (24) | |
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Scottish Division One
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 August | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | 3,000 | |
| 2 | 3 September | Motherwell | H | 1–3 | Scott | 5,400 |
| 3 | 6 September | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Georgeson | 5,000 |
| 4 | 13 September | Raith Rovers | A | 0–0 | 4,000 | |
| 5 | 20 September | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | Wallace | 11,888 |
| 6 | 27 September | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | Wilson | 13,000 |
| 7 | 4 October | Airdrieonians | H | 4–2 | Scott (2), Gilroy (2) | 5,000 |
| 8 | 11 October | Kilmarnock | A | 0–3 | ||
| 9 | 18 October | Clyde | H | 3–0 | Murray (2), Wallace | 4,000 |
| 10 | 25 October | Greenock Morton | A | 1–0 | Wallace | 5,000 |
| 11 | 1 November | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Wallace | 30,000 |
| 12 | 8 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | Wallace | 7,000 |
| 13 | 15 November | St Johnstone | A | 4–1 | Wallace (3), Scott | 6,000 |
| 14 | 22 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Gilroy (2) | 4,727 |
| 15 | 29 November | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Wallace | 5,000 |
| 16 | 6 December | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 26,835 | |
| 17 | 20 December | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 4,500 |
| 18 | 27 December | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Houston | 10,466 |
| 19 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | Steele, Bryce | 12,000 |
| 20 | 3 January | Dundee United | A | 1–4 | Wallace | 16,891 |
| 21 | 17 January | Raith Rovers | H | 0–0 | 5,500 | |
| 22 | 31 January | Ayr United | A | 2–3 | Kinninmonth, Wallace | 5,000 |
| 23 | 9 February | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | Steele | 6,409 |
| 24 | 25 February | Airdrieonians | A | 1–0 | Kinninmonth | |
| 25 | 28 February | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | Houston, Scott, Wallace | 9,000 |
| 26 | 7 March | Clyde | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 2,000 |
| 27 | 11 March | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Scott | 4,800 |
| 28 | 21 March | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Wallace, Scott | 17,000 |
| 29 | 25 March | Greenock Morton | H | 2–1 | Wallace (2) | 6,000 |
| 30 | 28 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–3 | Wallace, Johnston | 4,000 |
| 31 | 1 April | Partick Thistle | H | 4–1 | Wallace, Scott, Bryce, Kinninmonth | 3,000 |
| 32 | 4 April | St Johnstone | H | 0–2 | 6,500 | |
| 33 | 8 April | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Wallace | 11,900 |
| 34 | 12 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–1 | Wallace (2), Scott | 7,544 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 38 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 38 |
| 6 | Dundee | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 36 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 35 |
Source: "1969-1970 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
Group 3
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | Scott | 6,600 |
| 2 | 13 August | Partick Thistle | H | 4–0 | Campbell, Gilroy (2), Stewart | 7,000 |
| 3 | 16 August | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 4 | 20 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–0 | Gilroy | 2,000 |
| 5 | 23 August | St Johnstone | H | 1–2 | Scott | 13,400 |
| 6 | 27 August | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 3,000 |
Group 3 table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johnstone | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3.667 | 12 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 7 |
| Dundee | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 5 |
| Partick Thistle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0.040 | 0 |
Source:
Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 24 January | Albion Rovers | A | 2–1 | Bryce, Kinninmonth | 2,710 |
| 2nd round | 7 February | Airdrieonians | H | 3–0 | Kinninmonth (2), Wallace | 10,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 21 February | East Fife | A | 1–0 | Bryce | 14,994 |
| Semi-finals | 14 March | Celtic | N | 1–2 | Wallace | 64,519 |
Player statistics
Statistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| MF |  SCO |
Alex Bryce | 38 | 4 | 27+1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
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Billy Campbell | 28 | 1 | 18+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| GK | SCO |
Ally Donaldson | 44 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
John Duncan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Jim Easton | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Jim Fraser | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
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Roddy Georgeson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Joe Gilroy | 20 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO |
Doug Houston | 40 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Davie Johnston | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Alex Kinninmonth | 38 | 6 | 26+3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Steve Murray | 34 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Jocky Scott | 42 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO |
Ron Selway | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Jim Steele | 29 | 2 | 23+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
George Stewart | 28 | 1 | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO |
Davie Swan | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Gordon Wallace | 34 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Bobby Wilson | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
See also
References
- "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- "Results for Dundee for 1969-70". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links
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