1986–87_Dundee_F.C._season
1986–87 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee 1986–87 football season
The 1986–87 season was the 85th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division.[1][2] Dundee would finish in 6th place for the third consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the League Cup by Rangers in the quarter-finals, and by inter-city rivals Dundee United in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.
Quick Facts Manager, Premier Division ...
1986–87 season | ||
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Manager | Jocky Scott | |
Premier Division | 6th | |
Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |
Top goalscorer | League: Graham Harvey (12) All: Graham Harvey (17) | |
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Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
More information Match Day, Date ...
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 9 August | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 35,443 | |
2 | 13 August | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Ferguson, Stephen | 4,212 |
3 | 16 August | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Ferguson, Angus, Harvey | 7,216 |
4 | 23 August | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | Stephen | 5,000 |
5 | 30 August | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 12,486 | |
6 | 6 September | Dundee United | H | 0–2 | 12,079 | |
7 | 13 September | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | 2,880 | |
8 | 20 September | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Brown | 17,132 |
9 | 27 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 9,947 | |
10 | 4 October | Clydebank | A | 2–0 | Harvey, Stephen | 1,507 |
11 | 8 October | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–0 | Brown (pen.), Stephen, Harvey | 1,941 |
12 | 11 October | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 15,351 | |
13 | 18 October | St Mirren | A | 1–4 | Hendry | 3,032 |
14 | 25 October | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | Harvey, Angus, Hendry | 3,715 |
15 | 29 October | Hibernian | A | 3–0 | Jack, Stephen, Rafferty | 4,221 |
16 | 1 November | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | 8,200 | |
17 | 8 November | Dundee United | A | 3–0 | Harvey (2), Shannon | 11,733 |
18 | 15 November | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Harvey | 4,167 |
19 | 19 November | Rangers | A | 1–2 | Shannon | 22,992 |
20 | 22 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–3 | Angus | 12,094 |
21 | 29 November | Clydebank | H | 3–3 | Rafferty, Harvey (2) | 2,947 |
22 | 3 December | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–3 | Brown (2), Duffy (pen.) | 2,525 |
23 | 6 December | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 19,300 | |
24 | 13 December | St Mirren | H | 6–3 | Wright (2), Brown, Duffy (pen.), Harvey (2) | 3,498 |
25 | 27 December | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Shannon, Angus | 6,251 |
26 | 1 January | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | Jack | 11,000 |
27 | 24 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 8,387 | |
28 | 27 January | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | 2,340 | |
29 | 7 February | Clydebank | A | 1–1 | Coyne | 1,037 |
30 | 14 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–1 | Coyne (pen.) | 2,019 |
31 | 28 February | Celtic | H | 4–1 | Mennie, Shannon, Brown, Jack | 12,455 |
32 | 7 March | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | McKinlay | 2,294 |
33 | 10 March | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Brown | 11,615 |
34 | 17 March | Rangers | H | 0–4 | 18,723 | |
35 | 21 March | Hibernian | A | 2–2 | Coyne, Mitchell (o.g.) | 4,305 |
36 | 25 March | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | Lawrence, Jack (pen.), Wright, Brown | 2,997 |
37 | 28 March | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Rafferty | 12,220 |
38 | 4 April | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Brown | 4,346 |
39 | 14 April | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 42,472 | |
40 | 18 April | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | Wright, McKinlay, Coyne (2) | 3,080 |
41 | 21 April | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | ||
42 | 25 April | Clydebank | H | 4–1 | Coyne (3), Wright | 2,598 |
43 | 2 May | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–1 | Wright (2), Rafferty | 7,818 |
44 | 9 May | Hamilton Academical | H | 7–3 | Brown, Wright (3), Shannon, Coyne (pen.), Harvey | 3,536 |
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League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Aberdeen | 44 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 56 | |
6 | Dundee | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 48 | |
7 | St Mirren | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 36 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
8 | Motherwell | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 34 |
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Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Main article: 1986–87 Scottish League Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]
More information Match Day, Date ...
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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2nd round | 20 August | Greenock Morton | A | 5–2(A.E.T.) | Harvey (2), Stephen, Angus (2) | 2,097 |
3rd round | 27 August | Montrose | H | 4–0 | Jack, Shannon, Harvey, Brown (pen.) | 3,851 |
Quarter-finals | 3 September | Rangers | A | 1–3 (A.E.T.) |
Forsyth | 33,750 |
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Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Cup
Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
More information Match Day, Date ...
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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3rd round | 4 February | East Fife | H | 2–2 | Smith, Coyne | 4,856 |
3R replay | 9 February | East Fife | A | 4–1 | Harvey, Wright, Coyne, Jack | 4,958 |
4th round | 21 February | Meadowbank Thistle | H | 1–1 | Harvey | 3,592 |
4R replay | 25 February | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 1–1 (A.E.T.) |
Jack | 4,000 |
4R 2nd replay | 2 March | Meadowbank Thistle | H | 2–0 | Coyne (2) (pen.) | 4,516 |
Quarter-finals | 14 March | Clydebank | A | 4–0 | Wright, Coyne, Brown (2) | 5,222 |
Semi-finals | 11 April | Dundee United | N | 2–3 | Coyne, Wright | 13,913 |
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Statistics provided by Dee Archive
More information No., Pos ...
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | SCO | Ian Angus | 36 | 6 | 28+1 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | John Brown | 39 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 4+1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Stevie Campbell | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby Connor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | IRL | Tommy Coyne | 27 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Lee Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Duffy | 51 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Iain Ferguson | 3 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Stewart Forsyth | 37 | 1 | 25+3 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
GK | SCO | Bobby Geddes | 54 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Glennie | 24 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Graham Harvey | 41 | 17 | 28+5 | 12 | 4+1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Colin Hendry | 13 | 2 | 3+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ross Jack | 36 | 7 | 21+7 | 4 | 4+1 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Albert Kidd | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Alan Lawrence | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | George McGeachie | 30 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tosh McKinlay | 41 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Derek McWilliams | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | FRG | Vince Mennie | 25 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Stuart Rafferty | 44 | 4 | 28+8 | 4 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Rab Shannon | 49 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Jim Smith | 49 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ray Stephen | 19 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Keith Wright | 25 | 13 | 15+5 | 10 | 4+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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- "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "Results for Dundee for 1986-87". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 9 May 2021.