# 1972–73 Dundee F.C. season

The 1972–73 season was the 71st season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the third 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 both the quarter-finals of the League Cup and the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, with both ties requiring replays. Dundee would also compete in the Texaco Cup, where they would be knocked out by Norwich City in the 1st round.

## Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 2 September | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | J. Wilson, Duncan | 5,000 |
| 2 | 9 September | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | | 10,100 |
| 3 | 16 September | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | Ford | 12,071 |
| 4 | 23 September | Celtic | H | 2–0 | I. Scott, Gray | 18,226 |
| 5 | 30 September | Airdrieonians | A | 1–0 | Robinson | 2,500 |
| 6 | 7 October | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Ford | 11,618 |
| 7 | 14 October | Dumbarton | A | 2–2 | Wallace, Cushley (o.g.) | 4,000 |
| 8 | 21 October | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Duncan | 5,600 |
| 9 | 28 October | Greenock Morton | A | 2–5 | Rowan (o.g.), Duncan | 2,500 |
| 10 | 4 November | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Wallace | 19,600 |
| 11 | 11 November | Arbroath | A | 1–2 | Duncan | 5,149 |
| 12 | 18 November | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Duncan, Robinson, Houston | 6,000 |
| 13 | 25 November | Ayr United | A | 1–2 | Anderson | 5,000 |
| 14 | 2 December | East Fife | H | 4–0 | Duncan (2), Wallace, J. Scott | 5,300 |
| 15 | 9 December | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Duncan, I. Scott | 4,000 |
| 16 | 16 December | Partick Thistle | H | 4–1 | Duncan (3), Johnston | 3,900 |
| 17 | 23 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Stewart, Duncan | 8,366 |
| 18 | 30 December | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | Duncan, J. Scott | 5,600 |
| 19 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | J. Scott | 13,576 |
| 20 | 6 January | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | Duncan (2), Houston | 13,570 |
| 21 | 13 January | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Houston | 25,977 |
| 22 | 27 January | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Duncan | 15,896 |
| 23 | 10 February | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | J. Scott, Wallace | 4,500 |
| 24 | 20 February | Airdrieonians | H | 1–1 | Stewart | 3,650 |
| 25 | 27 February | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | I. Scott, J. Scott | 2,000 |
| 26 | 3 March | Greenock Morton | H | 6–0 | J. Wilson (2), J. Scott, Duncan (3) | 5,000 |
| 27 | 10 March | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Duncan | 32,500 |
| 28 | 21 March | Arbroath | H | 6–0 | J. Scott (3), Duncan (2), Wallace | 5,950 |
| 29 | 24 March | St Johnstone | A | 1–4 | Lambie (o.g.) | 4,500 |
| 30 | 31 March | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | J. Scott, Houston | 5,050 |
| 31 | 14 April | Falkirk | H | 5–3 | Wallace (2), Duncan, J. Scott (2) | 4,000 |
| 32 | 18 April | East Fife | A | 1–0 | Semple | 4,304 |
| 33 | 21 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 5,000 |
| 34 | 28 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–2 | Wallace, Houston | 6,348 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 45 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 43 |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 43 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 40 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 39 |

## Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

### Group 7

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 12 August | East Stirlingshire | A | 8–2 | Duncan (5), Robinson, J. Wilson, Stein (o.g.) | 1,500 |
| 2 | 16 August | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Duncan, I. Scott | 4,900 |
| 3 | 19 August | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | J. Wilson, Duncan (2) | 5,000 |
| 4 | 23 August | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Phillip | 2,000 |
| 5 | 26 August | East Stirlingshire | H | 3–0 | Duncan, J. Scott, Robinson | 4,700 |
| 6 | 30 August | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Wallace, Duncan | 4,000 |

#### Group 7 table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dundee | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 12 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 |
| Clyde | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| East Stirlingshire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 2nd round, 1st leg | 20 September | Dumbarton | A | 0–3 | | 4,000 |
| 2nd round, 2nd leg | 4 October | Dumbarton | H | 4–0 | I. Scott, Wallace (2), Duncan | 7,200 |
| Dundee won 4–3 on aggregate |||||||
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 11 October | Celtic | H | 1–0 | Wallace | 14,492 |
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 1 November | Celtic | A | 2–3 (A.E.T.) | Wallace, J. Scott | 36,416 |
| Aggregate tied at 3–3, replay required |||||||
| QF Replay | 20 November | Celtic | N | 1–4 | J. Scott | 36,483 |

## Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 3rd round | 3 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–0 | J. Wilson, Duncan, J. Scott | 10,618 |
| 4th round | 24 February | Stranraer | A | 9–2 | Duncan (4), Wallace (3), Houston, I. Scott | 3,350 |
| Quarter-finals | 17 March | Montrose | A | 4–1 | Wallace, J. Scott (2), Duncan | 8,893 |
| Semi-finals | 7 April | Celtic | N | 0–0 | | 53,428 |
| SF Replay | 11 April | Celtic | N | 0–3 | | 47,384 |

## Texaco Cup

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1st round, 1st leg | 13 September | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | I. Scott, Lambie | 8,000 |
| 1st round, 2nd leg | 27 September | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | | 18,339 |
| Norwich won 3–2 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 | Texaco Cup | Texaco Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Thomson Allan | 42 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Anderson | 12 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Duncan | 46 | 40 | 30+1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Ford | 35 | 2 | 19+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Gray | 9 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Mike Hewitt | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Doug Houston | 51 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Davie Johnston | 25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Lambie | 17 | 1 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Mathieson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Duncan MacLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Iain Phillip | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex Pringle | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Robinson | 49 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Scott | 42 | 7 | 25+1 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Jocky Scott | 50 | 18 | 31+1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Semple | 8 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | George Stewart | 47 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Gordon Wallace | 48 | 18 | 31+1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 50 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 37 | 5 | 20+1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |