| 1976–77 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Davie White | |
| First Division | 3rd | |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
| League Cup | Group stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Billy Pirie (38) All: Billy Pirie (44) | |
The 1976–77 season was the 75th season in whichDundee competed at aScottish national level, playing in thesecond tier for the first time since the1946–47 season.[1][2] The club would fail to achieve promotion, finishing in 3rd place. Dundee would also compete in both theScottish League Cup and theScottish Cup, where they would be eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup, and would reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup before being defeated byCeltic.
For the first time in their history, Dundee's kit would be made by an official manufacturer, namelyAdmiral, who brought their unique look to Dens Park with their curved stripes.[3]
Statistics provided byDee Archive.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren(C, P) | 39 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 91 | 38 | +53 | 62 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Clydebank(P) | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 58 | |
| 3 | Dundee | 39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 90 | 55 | +35 | 51 | |
| 4 | Morton | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 50 | |
| 5 | Montrose | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 41 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive.[2]
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 9,401 | |
| 2 | 18 August | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Sinclair,Hutchinson | 6,000 |
| 3 | 21 August | Partick Thistle | H | 0–2 | 5,837 | |
| 4 | 25 August | Motherwell | A | 3–3 | Pirie (3) (pen.) | 4,258 |
| 5 | 28 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–0 | Hoggan | 5,000 |
| 6 | 1 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | Robinson,Pirie,Purdie | 4,733 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
| Partick Thistle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 2 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive.
| Match day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd round | 7 February | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Purdie | 7,000 |
| 3R replay | 8 February | St Johnstone | H | 4–2 | Pirie (2),Purdie,Hutchinson | 8,197 |
| 4th round | 26 February | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 16,999 | |
| 4R replay | 2 March | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | Hutchinson (2) | 18,373 |
| Quarter-finals | 12 March | Arbroath | A | 3–1 | Strachan,Sinclair (2) | 9,558 |
| Semi-finals | 6 April | Celtic | N | 0–2 | 29,900 |
Statistics provided byDee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Thomson Allan | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Alex Caldwell | 46 | 1 | 31+3 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Ally Donaldson | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bobby Ford | 46 | 4 | 34+3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| DF | Tommy Gemmell | 25 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Wilson Hoggan | 36 | 3 | 23+4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | ||
| MF | Bobby Hutchinson | 45 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| DF | Davie Johnston | 28 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Derek Laing | 13 | 1 | 2+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Dave MacKinnon | 9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | John MacPhail | 35 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Martin | 21 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | Dave McIntosh | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Paddy Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Iain Phillip | 48 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| FW | Billy Pirie | 44 | 44 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| FW | Ian Purdie | 46 | 10 | 33+1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| MF | Ian Redford | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bobby Robinson | 40 | 3 | 20+13 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| FW | Eric Sinclair | 43 | 14 | 30+3 | 11 | 2+3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| MF | Gordon Strachan | 42 | 8 | 33+3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||