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 dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance12 SeptemberMotherwellA2–2J. Wilson, Duncan5,00029 SeptemberAberdeenH0–010,100316 SeptemberDundee UnitedA1–2Ford12,071423 SeptemberCelticH2–0I. Scott, Gray18,226530 SeptemberAirdrieoniansA1–0Robinson2,50067 OctoberHibernianH1–0Ford11,618714 OctoberDumbartonA2–2Wallace, Cushley (o.g.)4,000821 OctoberKilmarnockH1–0Duncan5,600928 OctoberGreenock MortonA2–5Rowan (o.g.), Duncan2,500104 NovemberRangersH1–1Wallace19,6001111 NovemberArbroathA1–2Duncan5,1491218 NovemberSt JohnstoneH3–0Duncan, Robinson, Houston6,0001325 NovemberAyr UnitedA1–2Anderson5,000142 DecemberEast FifeH4–0Duncan (2), Wallace, J. Scott5,300159 DecemberFalkirkA2–2Duncan, I. Scott4,0001616 DecemberPartick ThistleH4–1Duncan (3), Johnston3,9001723 DecemberHeart of MidlothianA2–1Stewart, Duncan8,3661830 DecemberMotherwellH2–0Duncan, J. Scott5,600191 JanuaryAberdeenA1–3J. Scott13,576206 JanuaryDundee UnitedH3–0Duncan (2), Houston13,5702113 JanuaryCelticA1–2Houston25,9772227 JanuaryHibernianA1–1Duncan15,8962310 FebruaryDumbartonH2–1J. Scott, Wallace4,5002420 FebruaryAirdrieoniansH1–1Stewart3,6502527 FebruaryKilmarnockA2–1I. Scott, J. Scott2,000263 MarchGreenock MortonH6–0J. Wilson (2), J. Scott, Duncan (3)5,0002710 MarchRangersA1–3Duncan32,5002821 MarchArbroathH6–0J. Scott (3), Duncan (2), Wallace5,9502924 MarchSt JohnstoneA1–4Lambie (o.g.)4,5003031 MarchAyr UnitedH2–1J. Scott, Houston5,0503114 AprilFalkirkH5–3Wallace (2), Duncan, J. Scott (2)4,0003218 AprilEast FifeA1–0Semple4,3043321 AprilPartick ThistleA1–1Wallace5,0003428 AprilHeart of MidlothianH2–2Wallace, Houston6,348

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Group 7 Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance112 AugustEast StirlingshireA8–2Duncan (5), Robinson, J. Wilson, Stein (o.g.)1,500216 AugustClydeH2–1Duncan, I. Scott4,900319 AugustMotherwellA3–1J. Wilson, Duncan (2)5,000423 AugustClydeA1–0Phillip2,000526 AugustEast StirlingshireH3–0Duncan, J. Scott, Robinson4,700630 AugustMotherwellH2–1Wallace, Duncan4,000

Group 7 table

Knockout stage Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance2nd round, 1st leg20 SeptemberDumbartonA0–34,0002nd round, 2nd leg4 OctoberDumbartonH4–0I. Scott, Wallace (2), Duncan7,200Dundee won 4–3 on aggregateQuarter-finals, 1st leg11 OctoberCelticH1–0Wallace14,492Quarter-finals, 2nd leg1 NovemberCelticA2–3(A.E.T.)Wallace, J. Scott36,416Aggregate tied at 3–3, replay requiredQF Replay20 NovemberCelticN1–4J. Scott36,483

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round3 FebruaryDunfermline AthleticA3–0J. Wilson, Duncan, J. Scott10,6184th round24 FebruaryStranraerA9–2Duncan (4), Wallace (3), Houston, I. Scott3,350Quarter-finals17 MarchMontroseA4–1Wallace, J. Scott (2), Duncan8,893Semi-finals7 AprilCelticN0–053,428SF Replay11 AprilCelticN0–347,384

Texaco Cup

Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg13 September Norwich CityH2–1I. Scott, Lambie8,0001st round, 2nd leg27 September Norwich CityA0–218,339Norwich won 3–2 on aggregate

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1972-73 Dundee season on Fitbastats