| Club: | Dundee |
| Prevseason: | 1972–73 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Pattern Ra1: | _whiteborder |
| Socks1: | FF0000 |
| Cup2 Result: | Champions |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Season: | 1973–74 |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Rightarm1: | 000040 |
| Leftarm1: | 000040 |
| Body1: | 000040 |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League: | Division One |
| Pattern B1: | _dfc1973 |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Jocky Scott (22) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jocky Scott (29) |
| Nextseason: | 1974–75 |
| Pattern La1: | _whiteborder |
| Cup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | 1st round |
| Manager: | Davie White |
The 1973–74 season was the 72nd season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 5th place for the fourth consecutive season.[1] [2] Domestically, Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would get knocked out by Celtic in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup for the second straight year, but would defeat them to win the club's third League Cup. Despite the issues such as a miners' strike and blizzards causing attendances for games to be uncharacteristically low, a Gordon Wallace goal would give Dundee its fifth major title.[3] Dundee would also compete in the UEFA Cup, where they would be knocked out by FC Twente in the 1st round.
See main article: article and 1973–74 Scottish Division One. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
See main article: article, 1973–74 Scottish League Cup and 1973 Scottish League Cup Final. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | B. Wilson | 6,400 | |
| 2 | 15 August | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | Gray, Anderson, J. Scott | 6,000 | |
| 3 | 18 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Wallace, J. Scott | 8,052 | |
| 4 | 22 August | Partick Thistle | H | 4–0 | J. Scott, Gray, Wallace (2) | 6,000 | |
| 5 | 25 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 13,414 | ||
| 6 | 29 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 6,000 |
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd round, 1st leg | 12 September | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–2 | J. Scott, Gray, Lambie | 6,000 | |
| 2nd round, 2nd leg | 10 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | B. Wilson, Wallace | 4,868 | |
| Dundee win 5–4 on aggregate | |||||||
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | 31 October | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Duncan | 4,609 | |
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | 21 November | Clyde | A | 2–2 | J. Wilson, Wallace | 5,000 | |
| Dundee win 3–2 on aggregate | |||||||
| Semi-finals | 28 November | Kilmarnock | N | 1–0 | Gemmell | 4,682 | |
| Final | 15 December | Celtic | N | 1–0 | Wallace 76' | 27,924 | |
See main article: article and 1973–74 Scottish Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd round | 27 January | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | Johnston, Robinson | 23,574 | |
| 4th round | 17 February | Rangers | A | 3–0 | J. Scott, Duncan (2) | 64,672 | |
| Quarter-finals | 9 March | Hibernian | A | 3–3 | J. Scott, J. Wilson, Duncan | 28,236 | |
| QF replay | 18 March | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | J. Scott, Duncan, B. Wilson | 30,888 | |
| Semi-finals | 3 April | Celtic | N | 0–1 | 58,271 |
See main article: article and 1973–74 UEFA Cup.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round, 1st leg | 19 September | FC Twente | H | 1–3 | Stewart | 11,210 | |
| 1st round, 2nd leg | 3 October | FC Twente | A | 2–4 | Johnston, I. Scott | 15,000 | |
| Twente won 7–3 on aggregate | |||||||
Statistics provided by Dee Archive|}