| Club: | Dundee |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Pattern Sh1: | _navybottom |
| Rightarm1: | FFFFFF |
| Leftarm1: | FFFFFF |
| Body1: | 000040 |
| Cup1 Result: | 4th round |
| Pattern Ra1: | _navyborder |
| League: | First Division |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Jerry O'Driscoll (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jerry O'Driscoll (11) |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
| Pattern La1: | _navyborder |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Pattern So1: | _whitetop |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 000040 |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Pattern B1: | _vneckwhite |
| Cup3: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Manager: | Jim Duffy (1996) John McCormack (1997) |
The 1996–97 season was the 95th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish First Division.[1] [2] 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.
See main article: article and 1996–97 Scottish First Division. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August | Partick Thistle | A | 0–0 | 3,160 | ||
| 2 | 24 August | Greenock Morton | H | 2–1 | Charnley, Tosh | 3,561 | |
| 3 | 31 August | Stirling Albion | A | 1–1 | Shaw | 1,791 | |
| 4 | 7 September | Airdrieonians | H | 0–1 | 2,756 | ||
| 5 | 14 September | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | Ferguson | 2,591 | |
| 6 | 21 September | East Fife | H | 2–0 | Raeside, Hamilton | 2,511 | |
| 7 | 28 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | Shaw | 5,112 | |
| 8 | 5 October | Clydebank | H | 2–1 | Shaw, Adamczuk | 2,585 | |
| 9 | 12 October | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | Raeside | 2,855 | |
| 10 | 19 October | Partick Thistle | H | 0–2 | 3,303 | ||
| 11 | 26 October | Greenock Morton | A | 0–0 | 3,320 | ||
| 12 | 2 November | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | 2,631 | ||
| 13 | 9 November | Airdrieonians | A | 0–0 | 2,173 | ||
| 14 | 16 November | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 3,840 | ||
| 15 | 30 November | Clydebank | A | 0–0 | 470 | ||
| 16 | 7 December | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Anderson, Rae | 2,198 | |
| 17 | 14 December | Stirling Albion | H | 1–1 | O'Driscoll | 1,828 | |
| 18 | 17 December | East Fife | A | 7–1 | Winnie, O'Driscoll, Rae, Anderson (2), Raeside, Tosh | 725 | |
| 19 | 26 December | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | Anderson, Tosh | 2,695 | |
| 20 | 28 December | East Fife | H | 6–0 | Tosh, Power (2), Charnley, O'Driscoll (2) | 2,312 | |
| 21 | 1 January | St Johnstone | A | 2–7 | Charnley, O'Driscoll (pen.) | 7,087 | |
| 22 | 11 January | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | O'Driscoll, Power | 2,469 | |
| 23 | 18 January | Clydebank | H | 1–0 | O'Driscoll | 1,954 | |
| 24 | 28 January | St Mirren | A | 2–3 | Shaw, Robertson | 2,407 | |
| 25 | 1 February | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | O'Driscoll | 2,502 | |
| 26 | 8 February | Stirling Albion | A | 1–0 | Shaw | 1,452 | |
| 27 | 22 February | Greenock Morton | H | 1–0 | O'Driscoll | 2,264 | |
| 28 | 1 March | East Fife | A | 1–1 | Power | 1,147 | |
| 29 | 15 March | St Johnstone | H | 0–0 | 5,634 | ||
| 30 | 22 March | Clydebank | A | 0–0 | 710 | ||
| 31 | 5 April | Falkirk | H | 0–2 | 3,474 | ||
| 32 | 12 April | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | 2,530 | ||
| 33 | 19 April | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Anderson, McKeown | 2,462 | |
| 34 | 26 April | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Annand | 2,416 | |
| 35 | 3 May | Greenock Morton | A | 1–1 | J. Anderson (o.g.) | 1,617 | |
| 36 | 10 May | Stirling Albion | H | 4–2 | Annand, Raeside, O'Driscoll, Tait (o.g.) | 2,089 |
See main article: article and 1996–97 Scottish League Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd round | 13 August | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | Raeside, Hamilton | 1,872 | |
| 3rd round | 3 September | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Hamilton (2) (pen.) | 11,902 | |
| Dundee win 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Quarter-finals | 17 September | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | Tosh, Hamilton | 8,650 | |
| Semi-finals | 23 October | Heart of Midlothian | N | 1–3 | Hamilton | 15,653 | |
See main article: article and 1996–97 Scottish Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd round | 25 January | Queen of the South | H | 3–1 | Power, O'Driscoll, Anderson | 2,391 | |
| 4th round | 15 February | Greenock Morton | A | 2–2 | Power, Anderson | 4,195 | |
| 4R replay | 18 February | Greenock Morton | H | 0–1 | 4,346 |
See main article: article and 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup. Statistics provided by Dee Archive.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Dundee Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 9 August | Stenhousemuir | A | 3–0 | McQueen, Magee, Tosh | 1,304 | |
| 2nd round | 27 August | Airdrieonians | A | 2–0 | Tosh, Shaw | 1,313 | |
| Quarter-finals | 10 September | St Johnstone | H | 1–5 | Farningham | 2,346 |
Statistics provided by Dee Archive|}