# 1964–65 Dundee F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was the 63rd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 6th place for the second consecutive season. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be knocked out in the group stages of the League Cup, and by St Johnstone in the 1st round of the Scottish Cup. The club would return to European football, playing in the European Cup Winner's Cup, where they would be eliminated in the 2nd round by Spanish side Real Zaragoza. They would also compete in the Summer Cup. Dundee's long-time, league-winning manager Bob Shankly resigned in February 1965 to take the Hibernian job, and was replaced by former Dundee player Bobby Ancell a month later.

## Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 August | Greenock Morton | A | 2–3 | Cousin, Penman | 15,000 |
| 2 | 5 September | Aberdeen | H | 3–1 | Penman (2), Stuart | 8,000 |
| 3 | 12 September | Dundee United | A | 4–1 | Cousin, Waddell, Scott (2) | 16,838 |
| 4 | 19 September | Rangers | H | 4–1 | Stuart, Cousin, Robertson (2) | 21,451 |
| 5 | 26 September | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Penman | 7,000 |
| 6 | 3 October | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Cameron | 10,000 |
| 7 | 10 October | Falkirk | A | 2–4 | Stuart, Cameron | 4,000 |
| 8 | 17 October | Kilmarnock | H | 1–3 | Murray | 14,000 |
| 9 | 24 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Waddell | 14,629 |
| 10 | 31 October | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Gilzean (2) | 2,500 |
| 11 | 7 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–1 | Penman (2), Cousin | 14,000 |
| 12 | 14 November | Celtic | A | 2–0 | Penman, Murray | 13,578 |
| 13 | 21 November | Partick Thistle | H | 3–3 | Penman, Stuart, Robertson | 11,000 |
| 14 | 28 November | Hibernian | A | 2–2 | Murray, Penman | 11,622 |
| 15 | 5 December | St Johnstone | H | 4–4 | Gilzean (3), Penman | 12,000 |
| 16 | 12 December | Third Lanark | A | 1–0 | Baillie (o.g.) | 2,500 |
| 17 | 19 December | Airdrieonians | H | 4–0 | Harley (3), Cooke | 9,000 |
| 18 | 26 December | Greenock Morton | H | 1–1 | Harley | 10,000 |
| 19 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | Penman | 8,000 |
| 20 | 9 January | Rangers | A | 0–4 | | 28,000 |
| 21 | 16 January | Motherwell | H | 4–2 | Cousin, Cooke, Cameron, Robertson | 10,500 |
| 22 | 10 February | Falkirk | H | 3–2 | Penman (2), Cooke | 5,300 |
| 23 | 13 February | Kilmarnock | A | 4–1 | Cooke (2), Murray, Robertson | 6,000 |
| 24 | 20 February | Clyde | A | 0–1 | | 4,500 |
| 25 | 27 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 7–1 | Penman (3) (pen.), Cameron (3), Cousin | 13,393 |
| 26 | 6 March | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Penman (2) | 11,000 |
| 27 | 13 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–3 | Murray, Cameron, Cousin | 10,000 |
| 28 | 20 March | Celtic | H | 3–3 | Cameron (2), Murdoch (o.g.) | 16,935 |
| 29 | 24 March | Dundee United | H | 2–4 | Cooke, Cameron | 16,598 |
| 30 | 27 March | Partick Thistle | A | 4–4 | Cameron (2), Penman (2) | 6,000 |
| 31 | 3 April | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Scott (2) | 15,813 |
| 32 | 9 April | St Johnstone | A | 2–2 | Penman (2) (pen.) | 7,500 |
| 33 | 17 April | Third Lanark | H | 6–1 | Scott (2), Penman (2), Cousin, Cooke | 8,000 |
| 34 | 24 April | Airdrieonians | A | 2–2 | Cameron (2) | 1,000 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 4 | Hibernian | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 75 | 47 | 1.596 | 46 |
| 5 | Rangers | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 44 |
| 6 | Dundee | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 40 |
| 7 | Clyde | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 40 |
| 8 | Celtic | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 76 | 57 | 1.333 | 37 |

## Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

### Group 4

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 8 August | Dundee United | H | 2–3 | Penman (pen.), Waddell | 16,773 |
| 2 | 12 August | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | | 8,000 |
| 3 | 15 August | Falkirk | H | 4–1 | Penman, Houston, Waddell, Kinninmonth | 9,000 |
| 4 | 22 August | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | Stuart | 14,519 |
| 5 | 26 August | Motherwell | H | 6–0 | Waddell (3), Penman (2), Cousin | 9,000 |
| 6 | 29 August | Falkirk | A | 3–1 | Penman, Waddell, Cousin | 3,500 |

#### Group 4 table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Dundee United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 10 |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 1.600 | 6 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 5 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0.563 | 3 |

## Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1st round | 6 February | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | | 17,000 |

## European Cup Winners' Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Dundee would receive a bye in the 1st round.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 2nd round, 1st leg | 18 November | Real Zaragoza | H | 2–2 | Murray, Houston | 21,000 |
| 2nd round, 2nd leg | 8 December | Real Zaragoza | A | 1–2 | Robertson | 23,000 |
| Real Zaragoza won 4–3 on aggregate |||||||

## Summer Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

### Group 2

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 May | Dundee United | A | 1–4 | Stuart | 12,000 |
| 2 | 5 May | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | Cameron | 5,000 |
| 3 | 8 May | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | Cameron, Penman | 5,000 |
| 4 | 12 May | Dundee United | H | 2–3 | Penman (2) | 12,000 |
| 5 | 15 May | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Penman | 4,000 |
| 6 | 19 May | St Johnstone | A | 3–2 | Cameron (2), Richmond (o.g.) | 2,000 |

#### Group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dundee United | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Dundee | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 |

## 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 | Cup Winners' Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Summer Cup | Summer Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | SCO | Norrie Beattie | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Kenny Cameron | 26 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 25 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alan Cousin | 44 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Cox | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ally Donaldson | 40 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Easton | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alan Gilzean | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Hamilton | 40 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alex Harley | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tony Harvey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Doug Houston | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alex Kinninmonth | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Steve Murray | 27 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Andy Penman | 49 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| | MF | SCO | John Phillips | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Hugh Reid | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Hugh Robertson | 42 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Ryden | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jocky Scott | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Seith | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Bert Slater | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Stuart | 49 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Totten | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Waddell | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |