# 1974–75 Dundee F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was the 73rd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 6th place. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup, and get knocked out by Celtic in semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the third straight year. Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would be knocked out by R.W.D. Molenbeek in the 1st round.

## Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 31 August | Airdrieonians | A | 1–0 | Lambie | 5,000 |
| 2 | 7 September | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | | 6,396 |
| 3 | 14 September | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | | 10,857 |
| 4 | 21 September | Arbroath | H | 0–1 | | 4,672 |
| 5 | 28 September | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Robinson | 3,939 |
| 6 | 5 October | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | | 8,252 |
| 7 | 12 October | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Robinson | 6,000 |
| 8 | 19 October | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | J. Scott (2) (pen.), I. Scott | 4,578 |
| 9 | 26 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | Robinson | 4,500 |
| 10 | 2 November | Clyde | H | 4–1 | J. Scott (2) (pen.), Hutchinson, Hoggan | 3,434 |
| 11 | 9 November | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 26,744 |
| 12 | 16 November | St Johnstone | H | 4–0 | Hutchinson (2), Stewart, Robinson | 5,933 |
| 13 | 23 November | Dumbarton | A | 0–0 | | 2,900 |
| 14 | 30 November | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | Hoggan | 4,495 |
| 15 | 7 December | Ayr United | A | 1–2 | Hutchinson | 3,900 |
| 16 | 14 December | Celtic | H | 0–6 | | 14,901 |
| 17 | 21 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 10,180 |
| 18 | 28 December | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | Gordon | 5,500 |
| 19 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 0–4 | | 12,000 |
| 20 | 4 January | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | Wallace, Anderson | 16,184 |
| 21 | 11 January | Arbroath | A | 2–2 | Gordon, Hutchinson | 4,292 |
| 22 | 1 February | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Anderson | 9,788 |
| 23 | 8 February | Kilmarnock | H | 4–1 | Wallace (2), Gordon, J. Scott (pen.) | 4,835 |
| 24 | 10 February | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | I. Scott (2), J. Scott, Wallace | 5,347 |
| 25 | 22 February | Greenock Morton | A | 2–1 | Wallace (2) | 3,000 |
| 26 | 1 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Ford, Gordon | 4,491 |
| 27 | 15 March | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Hutchinson | 22,738 |
| 28 | 18 March | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Robinson | 2,500 |
| 29 | 22 March | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | Smith (o.g.) | 4,400 |
| 30 | 29 March | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | Stewart, Hutchinson | 4,411 |
| 31 | 5 April | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | Gordon, Hoggan | 3,500 |
| 32 | 12 April | Ayr United | H | 2–3 | J. Scott, B. Wilson | 3,599 |
| 33 | 19 April | Celtic | A | 2–1 | Robinson, Hoggan | 12,355 |
| 34 | 23 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Anderson, J. Scott | 4,949 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Dundee United | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup First round |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 41 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 36 | |
| 8 | Hearts | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 35 | |

## Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

### Group 2

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | Duncan | 4,000 |
| 2 | 14 August | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | J. Scott, Spalding (o.g.) | 6,829 |
| 3 | 17 August | Rangers | H | 0–2 | | 18,548 |
| 4 | 21 August | Hibernian | A | 2–4 | I. Scott, Duncan | 13,913 |
| 5 | 24 August | Rangers | A | 0–4 | | 35,000 |
| 6 | 28 August | St Johnstone | H | 6–1 | Hutchinson, I. Scott (2), Ford, J. Scott (2) (pen.) | 2,903 |

#### Group 2 table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hibernian | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 8 |
| Dundee | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4 |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 2 |

## Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 3rd round | 25 January | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Gordon | 4,500 |
| 4th round | 15 February | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | Anderson | 11,840 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 22,197 |
| QF replay | 12 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | Stewart, Hutchinson, Robinson | 16,228 |
| Semi-finals | 2 April | Celtic | N | 0–1 | | 40,720 |

## UEFA Cup

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1st round, 1st leg | 18 September | R.W.D. Molenbeek | A | 0–1 | | 15,000 |
| 1st round, 2nd leg | 2 October | R.W.D. Molenbeek | H | 2–4 | Duncan, J. Scott | 12,000 |
| Molenbeek won 5–2 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 | 47 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Anderson | 22 | 4 | 13+2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Caldwell | 25 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Duncan | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Ford | 40 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tommy Gemmell | 38 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alan Gordon | 19 | 6 | 13+3 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Wilson Hoggan | 30 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Hutchinson | 34 | 9 | 21+2 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Davie Johnston | 34 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Derek Laing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Lambie | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Iain Phillip | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Robinson | 46 | 7 | 33+1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Scott | 23 | 6 | 7+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jocky Scott | 45 | 12 | 32+1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Eric Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | George Stewart | 40 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gordon Strachan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Gordon Wallace | 20 | 7 | 13+2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 46 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 11 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |