The 1980–81 season was the 79th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the First Division after being relegated the previous season. Dundee would finish in 2nd place, achieving immediate promotion back to the top tier. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Falkirk in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup, and made an impressive run to the final of the League Cup, before being defeated by inter-city rivals Dundee United.

Dundee would switch from Admiral to Umbro as their kit manufacturer, and would return to white shorts along with the famous diamond stripes.

Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance19 AugustDunfermline AthleticA0–13,660216 AugustAyr UnitedH0–05,328323 AugustSt JohnstoneA0–14,19746 SeptemberClydebankA0–31,29659 SeptemberHibernianH1–2Scrimgeour5,304613 SeptemberBerwick RangersH2–2Fraser, Shirra (pen.)3,782717 SeptemberMotherwellA2–3Fraser, McGeachie2,300820 SeptemberFalkirkH4–0Fletcher, Mackie, Sinclair (2)3,993927 SeptemberStirling AlbionA1–1Shirra (pen.)1,557104 OctoberDumbartonH3–1Sinclair, Fleming, Shirra3,5531111 OctoberRaith RoversA0–03,2551214 OctoberHamilton AcademicalH2–0Fraser, Sinclair3,1701318 OctoberEast StirlingshireH2–0Murphy, Sinclair3,7711425 OctoberBerwick RangersA1–0Sinclair1,080151 NovemberClydebankH2–1Fraser, Stephen4,700168 NovemberMotherwellH2–1Ferguson (pen.), Shirra (pen.)5,1121715 NovemberFalkirkA3–0McGeachie, Sinclair (2)3,5001822 NovemberStirling AlbionH5–1Stephen (2), Sinclair, Mackie4,8151929 NovemberDumbartonA2–1Stephen (2)9582013 DecemberEast StirlingshireA2–0Geddes, Murphy1,0262120 DecemberHibernianH1–0Sinclair7,4542227 DecemberAyr UnitedA0–14,026231 JanuarySt JohnstoneH2–2Stephen, Sinclair8,573243 JanuaryHamilton AcademicalA2–4Stephen, Geddes2,3812531 JanuaryAyr UnitedH2–4Scrimgeour, Sinclair4,724267 FebruaryHibernianA0–04,9892721 FebruaryMotherwellA1–4Williamson2,0722811 MarchDumbartonH2–1Scrimgeour, Sinclair2,8122914 MarchRaith RoversH3–1Geddes (2), Scrimgeour6,3153018 MarchDunfermline AthleticH2–0Geddes3,1593121 MarchHamilton AcademicalA3–1Sinclair (2), Murphy1,4923224 MarchStirling AlbionA1–0Murphy7523328 MarchBerwick RangersH0–03,509341 AprilRaith RoversH2–1Sinclair, Fraser6,178354 AprilSt JohnstoneH4–1Sinclair (2), Scrimgeour, Mackie8,5863611 AprilDunfermline AthleticA1–1Mackie3,0003718 AprilClydebankH1–0Geddes4,7713825 AprilFalkirkA2–1Murphy, Stephen4,500392 MayEast StirlingshireA1–0Sinclair5,762

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round, 1st leg26 AugustArbroathH2–0Fletcher (2)3,7451st round, 2nd leg30 AugustArbroathA3–0MacLaren, Sinclair, Fletcher2,855Dundee win 5–0 on aggregate2nd round, 1st leg3 SeptemberKilmarnockH0–04,3882nd round, 2nd leg24 SeptemberKilmarnockA0–02,401Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Dundee win 5–4 on penaltiesQuarter-finals, 1st leg8 OctoberAberdeenH0–010,308Quarter-finals, 2nd leg29 OctoberAberdeenA1–0Fraser14,925Dundee win 1–0 on aggregateSemi-finals, 1st leg5 NovemberAyr UnitedA1–1Sinclair6,801Semi-finals, 2nd leg19 NovemberAyr UnitedH3–2Williamson, Fraser, Sinclair9,438Dundee win 4–3 on aggregateFinal6 DecemberDundee UnitedH/N0–324,446

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round24 JanuaryFalkirkA0–14,486

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1980-81 Dundee season on Fitbastats