2007–08 Dundee F.C. season

The 2007–08 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish First Division after coming 3rd place the season prior.[1] Dundee finished in 2nd position with 69 points, 7 points behind eventual league winners Hamilton Academical.[2]

Dundee
ManagerScotland Alex Rae
Scottish First Division2nd
Scottish CupQuarter-Finals
Scottish League CupThird Round
Scottish Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: McDonald (9)
All: McDonald (10)
Highest home attendance8,203 (vs Celtic, 26 September 2007) (SLC)
Lowest home attendance1,471 (vs Ross County, 14 August 2007) (CC)
Average home league attendance4,264

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical (C, P) 36 23 7 6 62 27 +35 76 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee 36 20 9 7 58 30 +28 69
3 St Johnstone 36 15 13 8 60 45 +15 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 47 43 +4 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 13 12 11 36 41 −5 51
6 Partick Thistle 36 11 12 13 40 39 +1 45
7 Livingston 36 10 9 17 55 66 −11 39
8 Greenock Morton 36 9 10 17 40 58 −18 37
9 Clyde 36 9 10 17 40 59 −19 37 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 12 20 41 71 −30 24 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up
  2. The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division.

Results

Dundee's score comes first

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Scottish First Division
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish First Division
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 4 August 2007 Livingston A 2–0 2,872 Robertson (2) 17', 58'
2 11 August 2007 Queen of the South H 2–1 4,023 Davidson (2) 13' (pen), 75'
3 18 August 2007 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,079 Daquin 77', Žemlík Red card 90'
4 25 August 2007 Partick Thistle H 3–0 4,354 Swankie 8', Davidson 16', McDonald 56'
5 1 September 2007 Clyde A 2–1 1,606 McHale 52', O'Brien 64'
6 15 September 2007 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 5,173 McDonald 23'
7 22 September 2007 Stirling Albion A 2–2 1,595 Davidson 32', Páleník 69'
8 29 September 2007 Greenock Morton H 2–1 3,952 Páleník 2', Šturm 74'
9 6 October 2007 Hamilton Academical A 0–2 3,197
10 20 October 2007 Livingston H 4–1 3,639 Davidson (2) 20', 68', Žemlík 61', Lyle 73'
11 27 October 2006 Partick Thistle A 1–1 2,589 Lyle 55' (pen)
12 3 November 2007 St Johnstone H 2–1 5,518 Davidson 59', McDonald 90'
13 11 November 2007 Clyde A 0–1 3,727
14 24 November 2007 Hamilton Academical H 1–0 4,375 Robertson 12'
16 1 December 2007 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 4,113 McDonald 72'
17 8 December 2007 Stirling Albion H 3–1 3,590 Robertson 56', McDonald 60', Lyle 66'
18 15 December 2007 Greenock Morton A 2–0 2,526 McDonald 13', Lyle 89'
19 26 December 2007 Queen of the South A 1–2 1,980 Lyle Red card 7', Páleník 20'
20 29 December 2007 Partick Thistle H 1–0 4,548 McDonald 90'
21 2 January 2008 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,072 McDonald 49'
15 5 January 2008 Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 4,607
22 19 January 2008 Clyde A 1–1 1,328 Páleník 90'
23 26 January 2008 Queen of the South H 2–3 3,926 McMenamin (2) 9', 90'
24 9 February 2008 Livingston A 1–1 2,500 Antoine-Curier 44' (pen), Páleník Red card 86'
25 16 February 2008 Greenock Morton H 2–0 4,103 Antoine-Curier 6', Swankie 8'
26 23 February 2008 Stirling Albion A 6–1 1,430 Antoine-Curier (2) 14', 57', McMenamin 36', Ellis 49' (og), Davidson 66', Lyle 78'
27 1 March 2008 St Johnstone H 3–2 6,192 Antoine-Curier 40', McMenamin (2) 74', 90'
28 11 March 2008 Livingston H 2–0 3,715 Antoine-Curier (2) 48', 61'
29 15 March 2008 Hamilton Academical A 0–1 5,078 Antoine-Curier Red card 52'
31 22 March 2008 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 3,972 Daquin 50'
30 29 March 2008 Clyde H 2–0 4,037 O'Brien 8', McDonald 73'
33 1 April 2008 Partick Thistle A 0–1 2,426
32 5 April 2008 Greenock Morton A 2–1 3,478 Antoine-Curier 25', Lyle 80'
34 12 April 2008 Stirling Albion H 3–0 4,129 MacKenzie 55', Swankie 58', Robertson 90'
35 19 April 2008 Queen of the South A 0–1 3,005
36 26 April 2008 Hamilton Academical H 1–1 3,146 McMenamin 90'

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R4 15 January 2008 Huntly A 3–1 2,113 McDonald 29', Malone 81', Daquin 90'
R5 11 February 2008 Motherwell A 2–1 5,733 McHale 49', Robertson 55', McDonald Red card 83',

MacKenzie Red card 88'

QF 8 March 2008 Queen of the South A 0–2 6,278

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 7 August 2007 Greenock Morton H 2–0 2,942 Žemlík 47', Swankie 52'
R2 28 August 2007 Livingston H 2–2 (6–5 on pens) 2,355 Robertson 33', Lyle 86' (pen)
R3 26 September 2007 Celtic H 1–2 8,203 Robertson 71'

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 14 August 2007 Ross County H 1–2 1,471 Šturm 59', O'Brien Red card 90'

References
  1. "Scotland 2006/07". RSSSF.
  2. "Scotland 2007/08". RSSSF.
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