The 1971–72 season was the 70th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the second consecutive season. Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out in the group stages of the League Cup, and by Celtic in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup. Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would reach the 3rd round before being eliminated by A.C. Milan.

For the first time since the 1945–46 season, and the first time in the Scottish Football League since the 1901–02 season, Dundee would switch their primary colours from navy blue to white. The change however proved unpopular, and it would be the last season to date where the club alternated from their traditional home colours.

Scottish Division One

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance14 SeptemberAberdeenA0–313,188211 SeptemberDundee UnitedH6–4Wallace (2), Bryce (2), J. Scott (2) (pen.)16,500318 SeptemberEast FifeA5–2Wallace (4), Johnston5,331425 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianH0–010,18552 OctoberAyr UnitedA0–06,00069 OctoberFalkirkH4–0Duncan, Wallace (2), Lambie7,500716 OctoberCelticA1–3Duncan31,460825 OctoberPartick ThistleH0–010,000930 OctoberMotherwellA3–1Wallace, Duncan (2)3,813106 NovemberGreenock MortonH0–16,0001113 NovemberRangersA3–2Kinninmonth, Wallace, Johnston33,2001220 NovemberClydeH0–04,7001327 NovemberDunfermline AthleticA2–1Wallace, Duncan5,000144 DecemberAirdrieoniansH4–1J. Scott (3), Duncan5,0001511 DecemberHibernianA0–111,3831618 DecemberKilmarnockH2–0J. Scott, Wallace4,8001725 DecemberSt JohnstoneA0–06,800181 JanuaryAberdeenH1–1Duncan19,000193 JanuaryDundee UnitedA1–1Steele16,954208 JanuaryEast FifeH0–06,5002115 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianA5–2Duncan (2), Wallace (2), I. Scott8,6672222 JanuaryAyr UnitedH5–1Duncan, J. Scott (2) (pen.), I. Scott (2)5,5002329 JanuaryFalkirkA1–1Duncan5,0002419 FebruaryPartick ThistleA0–07,000254 MarchMotherwellH2–0Wallace, Muir (o.g.)5,0002611 MarchGreenock MortonA2–2J. Scott, Wallace3,2002725 MarchClydeA1–1Johnston1,500281 AprilDunfermline AthleticH1–0J. Scott5,000298 AprilAirdrieoniansA2–4I. Scott, J. Scott4,2003010 AprilRangersH2–0I. Scott, Stewart13,0003117 AprilHibernianH1–2J. Wilson9,1373222 AprilKilmarnockA3–0Johnston, Duncan, J. Scott4,0003329 AprilSt JohnstoneH1–3Duncan5,500341 MayCelticH1–1I. Scott10,755

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Group 2 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance114 AugustAberdeenA1–1Duncan19,053218 AugustFalkirkH2–2Johnston, Wallace8,500321 AugustClydeA1–0B. Wilson2,000425 AugustFalkirkA0–16,000528 AugustAberdeenH3–1Wallace (2), Houston11,87561 SeptemberClydeH3–0J. Scott (2), Bryce6,030

Group 2 table

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round9 FebruaryQueen of the SouthH3–0B. Wilson, Johnston, J. Scott8,5004th round26 FebruaryCelticA0–447,500

UEFA Cup

Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg15 September ABH4–2Bryce (2), Wallace, Lambie10,0001st round, 2nd leg29 September ABA1–0Duncan2,000Dundee won 5–2 on aggregate2nd round, 1st leg19 October 1. FC KölnA1–2Kinninmonth16,0002nd round, 2nd leg3 November 1. FC KölnH4–2Duncan (3), B. Wilson15,500Dundee won 5–4 on aggregate3rd round, 1st leg24 November A.C. MilanA0–325,5003rd round, 2nd leg8 December A.C. MilanH2–0Wallace, Duncan15,500A.C. Milan won 3–2 on aggregate

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1971-72 Dundee season on Fitbastats