# 1973–74 Dundee F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was the 72nd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the fourth consecutive season. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out by Celtic in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the second straight year, but would defeat them to win the club's third League Cup. Despite the issues such as a miners' strike and blizzards causing attendances for games to be uncharacteristically low, a Gordon Wallace goal would give Dundee its fifth major title. Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would be knocked out by FC Twente in the 1st round.

## Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 September | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | J. Scott (2), Wallace, Lambie | 4,500 |
| 2 | 8 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | | 9,517 |
| 3 | 15 September | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 12,092 |
| 4 | 22 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | Duncan, Lambie | 13,348 |
| 5 | 29 September | East Fife | H | 0–1 | | 3,483 |
| 6 | 6 October | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | | 3,500 |
| 7 | 13 October | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 17,434 |
| 8 | 20 October | Arbroath | A | 4–2 | Wallace, B. Wilson, J. Scott, Robinson | 3,120 |
| 9 | 27 October | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Duncan, J. Scott (pen.) | 5,611 |
| 10 | 3 November | St Johnstone | A | 4–1 | J. Wilson, Wallace (2), Duncan | 3,800 |
| 11 | 10 November | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | Wallace (2) | 4,465 |
| 12 | 17 November | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Wallace | 11,348 |
| 13 | 24 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–5 | J. Scott | 3,550 |
| 14 | 22 December | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | | 6,000 |
| 15 | 29 December | Falkirk | A | 3–3 | J. Wilson, J. Scott, Lambie | 2,500 |
| 16 | 1 January | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | J. Wilson | 9,451 |
| 17 | 5 January | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | Duncan (2) | 12,087 |
| 18 | 19 January | East Fife | A | 3–0 | J. Scott (3) | 2,927 |
| 19 | 3 February | Partick Thistle | H | 4–1 | Robinson, Lambie, Duncan, J. Scott | 7,526 |
| 20 | 10 February | Celtic | A | 2–1 | Lambie, Duncan | 38,734 |
| 21 | 23 February | Arbroath | H | 5–2 | J. Scott (4) (pen.), Lambie | 7,676 |
| 22 | 2 March | Ayr United | A | 2–4 | J. Scott (pen.), Gemmell | 6,500 |
| 23 | 30 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 5–1 | J. Scott (pen.), Ford, J. Wilson, Pringle, Wallace | 4,000 |
| 24 | 6 April | Greenock Morton | H | 2–1 | J. Scott, Wallace | 4,000 |
| 25 | 10 April | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | J. Scott | 7,398 |
| 26 | 13 April | Rangers | A | 2–1 | J. Scott (2) | 23,000 |
| 27 | 17 April | Clyde | A | 2–0 | Duncan, Wallace | 1,000 |
| 28 | 20 April | Clyde | H | 6–1 | Robinson, Wallace (2), Duncan (2), J. Scott (pen.) | 4,027 |
| 29 | 22 April | St Johnstone | H | 2–2 | Wallace, Duncan | 5,184 |
| 30 | 27 April | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | Wallace, J. Scott | 3,902 |
| 31 | 29 April | Rangers | H | 2–3 | Duncan (2) | 10,578 |
| 32 | 3 May | Greenock Morton | A | 1–0 | Wallace | 3,100 |
| 33 | 6 May | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 5,056 |
| 34 | 10 May | Dumbarton | A | 0–2 | | 1,000 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 53 | Champion |
| 2 | Hibernian | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 49 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 48 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 42 | |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 39 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Dundee United | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 37 | 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup First round |
| 9 | Motherwell | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Dumbarton | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 29 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 28 | |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 28 | |
| 13 | Arbroath | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 27 | |
| 14 | Morton | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 26 | |
| 15 | Clyde | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 25 | |
| 16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24 | |
| 17 | East Fife | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 24 | Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division |
| 18 | Falkirk | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 22 | Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division |

## Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

### Group 3

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 11 August | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | B. Wilson | 6,400 |
| 2 | 15 August | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | Gray, Anderson, J. Scott | 6,000 |
| 3 | 18 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Wallace, J. Scott | 8,052 |
| 4 | 22 August | Partick Thistle | H | 4–0 | J. Scott, Gray, Wallace (2) | 6,000 |
| 5 | 25 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 13,414 |
| 6 | 29 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 6,000 |

#### Group 3 table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dundee | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| Partick Thistle | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |

### Knockout stage

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 2nd round, 1st leg | 12 September | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–2 | J. Scott, Gray, Lambie | 6,000 |
| 2nd round, 2nd leg | 10 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | B. Wilson, Wallace | 4,868 |
| Dundee win 5–4 on aggregate |||||||
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 31 October | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Duncan | 4,609 |
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 21 November | Clyde | A | 2–2 | J. Wilson, Wallace | 5,000 |
| Dundee win 3–2 on aggregate |||||||
| Semi-finals | 28 November | Kilmarnock | N | 1–0 | Gemmell | 4,682 |
| Final | 15 December | Celtic | N | 1–0 | Wallace 76' | 27,924 |

## Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 3rd round | 27 January | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | Johnston, Robinson | 23,574 |
| 4th round | 17 February | Rangers | A | 3–0 | J. Scott, Duncan (2) | 64,672 |
| Quarter-finals | 9 March | Hibernian | A | 3–3 | J. Scott, J. Wilson, Duncan | 28,236 |
| QF replay | 18 March | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | J. Scott, Duncan, B. Wilson | 30,888 |
| Semi-finals | 3 April | Celtic | N | 0–1 | | 58,271 |

## UEFA Cup

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1st round, 1st leg | 19 September | FC Twente | H | 1–3 | Stewart | 11,210 |
| 1st round, 2nd leg | 3 October | FC Twente | A | 2–4 | Johnston, I. Scott | 15,000 |
| Twente won 7–3 on aggregate |||||||

## Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Thomson Allan | 52 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Anderson | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Caldwell | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Duncan | 38 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Ford | 50 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tommy Gemmell | 49 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Gray | 10 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Mike Hewitt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Doug Houston | 51 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Davie Johnston | 41 | 2 | 25+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Lambie | 47 | 7 | 24+7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Iain Phillip | 35 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Pringle | 21 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Robinson | 51 | 4 | 30+2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Scott | 21 | 1 | 9+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Jocky Scott | 48 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Semple | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | George Stewart | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Gordon Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Gordon Wallace | 37 | 22 | 23+1 | 15 | 0+1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 49 | 4 | 31+2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 33 | 6 | 22+1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |