The 1996–97 season was the 95th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish First Division. Dundee would finish in 3rd place, 2 points away from the promotion play-offs. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Challenge Cup, where they were knocked out by Greenock Morton in the 4th round of the Scottish Cup, by St Johnstone in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup, and by Heart of Midlothian in the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Scottish First Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance117 AugustPartick ThistleA0–03,160224 AugustGreenock MortonH2–1Charnley, Tosh3,561331 AugustStirling AlbionA1–1Shaw1,79147 SeptemberAirdrieoniansH0–12,756514 SeptemberSt MirrenA1–0Ferguson2,591621 SeptemberEast FifeH2–0Raeside, Hamilton2,511728 SeptemberSt JohnstoneA1–0Shaw5,11285 OctoberClydebankH2–1Shaw, Adamczuk2,585912 OctoberFalkirkA1–0Raeside2,8551019 OctoberPartick ThistleH0–23,3031126 OctoberGreenock MortonA0–03,320122 NovemberSt MirrenH0–12,631139 NovemberAirdrieoniansA0–02,1731416 NovemberSt JohnstoneH0–13,8401530 NovemberClydebankA0–0470167 DecemberFalkirkH2–0Anderson, Rae2,1981714 DecemberStirling AlbionH1–1O'Driscoll1,8281817 DecemberEast FifeA7–1Winnie, O'Driscoll, Rae, Anderson (2), Raeside, Tosh7251926 DecemberPartick ThistleA2–2Anderson, Tosh2,6952028 DecemberEast FifeH6–0Tosh, Power (2), Charnley, O'Driscoll (2)2,312211 JanuarySt JohnstoneA2–7Charnley, O'Driscoll (pen.)7,0872211 JanuaryAirdrieoniansH2–1O'Driscoll, Power2,4692318 JanuaryClydebankH1–0O'Driscoll1,9542428 JanuarySt MirrenA2–3Shaw, Robertson2,407251 FebruaryFalkirkA1–1O'Driscoll2,502268 FebruaryStirling AlbionA1–0Shaw1,4522722 FebruaryGreenock MortonH1–0O'Driscoll2,264281 MarchEast FifeA1–1Power1,1472915 MarchSt JohnstoneH0–05,6343022 MarchClydebankA0–0710315 AprilFalkirkH0–23,4743212 AprilAirdrieoniansA0–22,5303319 AprilSt MirrenH2–0Anderson, McKeown2,4623426 AprilPartick ThistleH1–1Annand2,416353 MayGreenock MortonA1–1J. Anderson (o.g.)1,6173610 MayStirling AlbionH4–2Annand, Raeside, O'Driscoll, Tait (o.g.)2,089

League table

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance2nd round13 AugustDumbartonH2–1Raeside, Hamilton1,8723rd round3 SeptemberDundee UnitedA2–2Hamilton (2) (pen.)11,902Dundee win 4–2 on penaltiesQuarter-finals17 SeptemberAberdeenH2–1Tosh, Hamilton8,650Semi-finals23 OctoberHeart of MidlothianN1–3Hamilton15,653

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance3rd round25 JanuaryQueen of the SouthH3–1Power, O'Driscoll, Anderson2,3914th round15 FebruaryGreenock MortonA2–2Power, Anderson4,1954R replay18 FebruaryGreenock MortonH0–14,346

Scottish Challenge Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreDundee scorer(s)Attendance1st round9 AugustStenhousemuirA3–0McQueen, Magee, Tosh1,3042nd round27 AugustAirdrieoniansA2–0Tosh, Shaw1,313Quarter-finals10 SeptemberSt JohnstoneH1–5Farningham2,346

Player statistics Statistics provided by Dee Archive

See also

List of Dundee F.C. seasons

References

External links

1996–97 Dundee season on Fitbastats