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Dundee
1987–88 season
Manager Jocky Scott
Premier Division 7th
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Coyne (33)
All: Tommy Coyne (37)

The 1987–88 season was the 86th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division. [1] [2] Dundee would finish in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Aberdeen in the semi-finals of the League Cup, and by inter-city rivals Dundee United in a second replay in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee would change kit manufacturers to Matchwinner, introducing white and red stripes to the top of their jersey. [3] Striker Tommy Coyne would top the Premier Division scoring charts with 33 goals in the league. [4]

Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Aberdeen H 1–1 Angus 10,223
2 12 August Falkirk A 3–0 Brown (2), Wright 3,750
3 15 August Hibernian A 4–0 Coyne (2) ( pen.), Wright, Brown 7,925
4 22 August St Mirren H 0–2 5,969
5 29 August Dunfermline Athletic H 5–0 Coyne (4) ( pen.), Wright 7,564
6 5 September Rangers A 1–2 Harvey 38,302
7 12 September Greenock Morton A 3–4 Angus, Coyne (2) ( pen.) 4,026
8 19 September Heart of Midlothian H 1–3 Smith 9,199
9 26 September Motherwell A 2–0 Harvey, Coyne 2,656
10 3 October Dundee United H 1–1 Coyne 11,497
11 7 October Celtic H 1–1 Angus 13,238
12 10 October Aberdeen A 0–0 12,500
13 17 October Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 Lawrence 6,890
14 28 October Greenock Morton H 1–0 Harvey 3,829
15 31 October Heart of Midlothian A 2–4 Coyne, Wright 13,806
16 7 November Falkirk H 3–1 Coyne (2) ( pen.), Wright 4,324
17 14 November Celtic A 0–5 31,684
18 18 November St Mirren A 2–1 Coyne ( pen.), Smith 3,328
19 21 November Hibernian H 2–1 Coyne (2) 6,586
20 24 November Motherwell H 2–0 Coyne, Mennie 3,695
21 28 November Dundee United A 3–1 Coyne (2), Wright 13,625
22 5 December Aberdeen H 1–2 Forsyth 8,799
23 12 December Falkirk A 6–0 Coyne (2), Wright (2), Manley (2x o.g.) 4,500
24 16 December Greenock Morton A 7–1 Wright (2), Coyne (3), McGeachie, Harvey 3,500
25 19 December Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 10,806
26 26 December Rangers A 0–2 40,938
27 1 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Coyne (2) ( pen.) 8,527
28 6 January Rangers H 0–1 17,450
29 9 January Motherwell A 3–3 Coyne (2) ( pen.), Angus 2,785
30 16 January Dundee United H 0–2 13,651
31 6 February Hibernian A 1–2 Wright 7,908
32 13 February Celtic H 1–2 Angus 17,106
33 27 February Aberdeen A 0–1 13,500
34 1 March St Mirren H 2–1 Coyne (2) ( pen.) 4,265
35 5 March Greenock Morton H 1–0 Coyne 4,319
36 19 March Dunfermline Athletic A 1–6 Wright 5,507
37 26 March Rangers H 2–3 Angus, Coyne 14,879
38 30 March Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 9,649
39 2 April Dundee United A 0–1 13,874
40 6 April Motherwell H 1–2 Campbell 3,732
41 16 April Falkirk H 4–1 Wright (3), Coyne 4,970
42 23 April Celtic A 0–3 61,927
43 30 April Hibernian H 0–0 4,609
44 7 May St Mirren A 0–1 5,746

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Dundee United 44 16 15 13 54 47 +7 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Hibernian 44 12 19 13 41 42 −1 43
7 Dundee 44 17 7 20 70 64 +6 41
8 Motherwell 44 13 10 21 37 56 −19 36
9 St Mirren 44 10 15 19 41 64 −23 35
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round 19 August Queen's Park A 3–0 McKinlay, Wright, Coyne 1,410
3rd round 26 August Meadowbank Thistle A 3–0 Coyne (2), Wright 2,500
Quarter-finals 2 September Dundee United H 2–1
( A.E.T.)
Coyne, Wright 19,817
Semi-finals 23 September Aberdeen N 0–2 22,034

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 30 January Brechin City H 0–0 5,040
3R replay 3 February Brechin City A 3–0 Harvey (2), Wright 3,012
4th round 20 February Motherwell H 2–0 Angus, Rafferty 7,243
Quarter-finals 12 March Dundee United H 0–0 19,355
QF replay 15 March Dundee United A 2–2
( A.E.T.)
Harvey (2) 17,055
QF 2nd replay 28 March Dundee United H 0–3 19,152

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Scotland  SCO Ian Angus 50 7 39+1 6 6 1 4 0
MF Scotland  SCO John Brown 22 3 19+1 3 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland  SCO Stevie Campbell 8 1 6+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
GK Scotland  SCO Tam Carson 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Gordon Chisholm 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland  IRL Tommy Coyne 53 37 43 33 6 0 4 4
DF Scotland  SCO Jim Duffy 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Stewart Forsyth 49 1 41 1 5 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Stephen Frail 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland  SCO Bobby Geddes 46 0 38 0 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland  SCO Bobby Glennie 25 0 19 0 2 0 4 0
FW Scotland  SCO Graham Harvey 35 8 11+18 4 2+2 4 1+1 0
MF Scotland  SCO Ross Jack 7 0 0+4 0 0 0 0+3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Billy Kirkwood 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Alan Lawrence 25 1 14+8 1 1+2 0 0 0
MF Scotland  SCO Dave MacFarlane 5 0 1+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO George McGeachie 16 1 12+2 1 0 0 1+1 0
DF Scotland  SCO Tosh McKinlay 28 1 19 0 5 0 4 1
MF Scotland  SCO Shaun McSkimming 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF West Germany  FRG Vince Mennie 37 1 27+2 1 5 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Stuart Rafferty 35 1 26+3 0 6 1 0 0
MF England  ENG Gary Rowell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England  ENG Wes Saunders 14 0 11 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Rab Shannon 39 0 31 0 5 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Jim Smith 50 2 39+1 2 6 0 4 0
FW Scotland  SCO Keith Wright 52 19 40+2 15 6 1 4 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1987-88". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Scotland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dundee
1987–88 season
Manager Jocky Scott
Premier Division 7th
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Coyne (33)
All: Tommy Coyne (37)

The 1987–88 season was the 86th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division. [1] [2] Dundee would finish in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Aberdeen in the semi-finals of the League Cup, and by inter-city rivals Dundee United in a second replay in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee would change kit manufacturers to Matchwinner, introducing white and red stripes to the top of their jersey. [3] Striker Tommy Coyne would top the Premier Division scoring charts with 33 goals in the league. [4]

Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Aberdeen H 1–1 Angus 10,223
2 12 August Falkirk A 3–0 Brown (2), Wright 3,750
3 15 August Hibernian A 4–0 Coyne (2) ( pen.), Wright, Brown 7,925
4 22 August St Mirren H 0–2 5,969
5 29 August Dunfermline Athletic H 5–0 Coyne (4) ( pen.), Wright 7,564
6 5 September Rangers A 1–2 Harvey 38,302
7 12 September Greenock Morton A 3–4 Angus, Coyne (2) ( pen.) 4,026
8 19 September Heart of Midlothian H 1–3 Smith 9,199
9 26 September Motherwell A 2–0 Harvey, Coyne 2,656
10 3 October Dundee United H 1–1 Coyne 11,497
11 7 October Celtic H 1–1 Angus 13,238
12 10 October Aberdeen A 0–0 12,500
13 17 October Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 Lawrence 6,890
14 28 October Greenock Morton H 1–0 Harvey 3,829
15 31 October Heart of Midlothian A 2–4 Coyne, Wright 13,806
16 7 November Falkirk H 3–1 Coyne (2) ( pen.), Wright 4,324
17 14 November Celtic A 0–5 31,684
18 18 November St Mirren A 2–1 Coyne ( pen.), Smith 3,328
19 21 November Hibernian H 2–1 Coyne (2) 6,586
20 24 November Motherwell H 2–0 Coyne, Mennie 3,695
21 28 November Dundee United A 3–1 Coyne (2), Wright 13,625
22 5 December Aberdeen H 1–2 Forsyth 8,799
23 12 December Falkirk A 6–0 Coyne (2), Wright (2), Manley (2x o.g.) 4,500
24 16 December Greenock Morton A 7–1 Wright (2), Coyne (3), McGeachie, Harvey 3,500
25 19 December Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 10,806
26 26 December Rangers A 0–2 40,938
27 1 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Coyne (2) ( pen.) 8,527
28 6 January Rangers H 0–1 17,450
29 9 January Motherwell A 3–3 Coyne (2) ( pen.), Angus 2,785
30 16 January Dundee United H 0–2 13,651
31 6 February Hibernian A 1–2 Wright 7,908
32 13 February Celtic H 1–2 Angus 17,106
33 27 February Aberdeen A 0–1 13,500
34 1 March St Mirren H 2–1 Coyne (2) ( pen.) 4,265
35 5 March Greenock Morton H 1–0 Coyne 4,319
36 19 March Dunfermline Athletic A 1–6 Wright 5,507
37 26 March Rangers H 2–3 Angus, Coyne 14,879
38 30 March Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 9,649
39 2 April Dundee United A 0–1 13,874
40 6 April Motherwell H 1–2 Campbell 3,732
41 16 April Falkirk H 4–1 Wright (3), Coyne 4,970
42 23 April Celtic A 0–3 61,927
43 30 April Hibernian H 0–0 4,609
44 7 May St Mirren A 0–1 5,746

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Dundee United 44 16 15 13 54 47 +7 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Hibernian 44 12 19 13 41 42 −1 43
7 Dundee 44 17 7 20 70 64 +6 41
8 Motherwell 44 13 10 21 37 56 −19 36
9 St Mirren 44 10 15 19 41 64 −23 35
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive. [2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round 19 August Queen's Park A 3–0 McKinlay, Wright, Coyne 1,410
3rd round 26 August Meadowbank Thistle A 3–0 Coyne (2), Wright 2,500
Quarter-finals 2 September Dundee United H 2–1
( A.E.T.)
Coyne, Wright 19,817
Semi-finals 23 September Aberdeen N 0–2 22,034

Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 30 January Brechin City H 0–0 5,040
3R replay 3 February Brechin City A 3–0 Harvey (2), Wright 3,012
4th round 20 February Motherwell H 2–0 Angus, Rafferty 7,243
Quarter-finals 12 March Dundee United H 0–0 19,355
QF replay 15 March Dundee United A 2–2
( A.E.T.)
Harvey (2) 17,055
QF 2nd replay 28 March Dundee United H 0–3 19,152

Player statistics

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Scotland  SCO Ian Angus 50 7 39+1 6 6 1 4 0
MF Scotland  SCO John Brown 22 3 19+1 3 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland  SCO Stevie Campbell 8 1 6+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
GK Scotland  SCO Tam Carson 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Gordon Chisholm 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland  IRL Tommy Coyne 53 37 43 33 6 0 4 4
DF Scotland  SCO Jim Duffy 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Stewart Forsyth 49 1 41 1 5 0 3 0
DF Scotland  SCO Stephen Frail 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland  SCO Bobby Geddes 46 0 38 0 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland  SCO Bobby Glennie 25 0 19 0 2 0 4 0
FW Scotland  SCO Graham Harvey 35 8 11+18 4 2+2 4 1+1 0
MF Scotland  SCO Ross Jack 7 0 0+4 0 0 0 0+3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Billy Kirkwood 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Alan Lawrence 25 1 14+8 1 1+2 0 0 0
MF Scotland  SCO Dave MacFarlane 5 0 1+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO George McGeachie 16 1 12+2 1 0 0 1+1 0
DF Scotland  SCO Tosh McKinlay 28 1 19 0 5 0 4 1
MF Scotland  SCO Shaun McSkimming 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF West Germany  FRG Vince Mennie 37 1 27+2 1 5 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Stuart Rafferty 35 1 26+3 0 6 1 0 0
MF England  ENG Gary Rowell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England  ENG Wes Saunders 14 0 11 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Rab Shannon 39 0 31 0 5 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Jim Smith 50 2 39+1 2 6 0 4 0
FW Scotland  SCO Keith Wright 52 19 40+2 15 6 1 4 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1987-88". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dundee - Historical Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Scotland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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