This football tournament took place on 24 & 25 January 1988 and was held at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow.Here is the lowdown -Teams taking part : ABERDEEN - CELTIC - DUNDEE - DUNDEE UTD - DUNFERMLINE - FALKIRK - MORTON - HEARTS - HIBS - MOTHERWELL - NOTTINGHAM FOREST - ST MIRREN.They were split into 4 Groups each with 3 teams, with the winners & runners-up going through to the quarter finals.Sunday 24th had all the Group section games.Monday 25th had the quarter finals, semi's and final.Dundee were in Group 1 with Aberdeen and Morton.Dundee's results were as follows -Group stage: Dundee 9 v 3 Morton Aberdeen 1 v 2 DundeeQuarter final: Dundee 4 v 3 Dundee UtdSemi final: Dundee 4 v 1 AberdeenFinal: Motherwell 2 v 3 DundeeDundee win Tennents Sixes Trophy and are the tournament's top scorers.
Here is the official match programme from USA when Dundee played FC Seattle at their Memorial Stadium on 2nd June 1985.This was 1 of 4 matches Dundee took part in during a summer tour of America and Canada.The opening paragraph on the cover reads : "All of a sudden, our kids (Seattle) are playing the world's great soccer teams. On successive Sunday's at the Memorial Stadium, Dundee come in from Scotland, Santos arrive from Brazil and Universidad de Guadalajara of Mexico is next on June 16th".The Dees won the match 1-0 with McGeachie scoring. Crowd 4,500
It's now the semi-finals of the European Cup and Dundee's brilliant run is coming to an end. The result in the1st leg played at the San Siro was just too much of a gap for the Dees to recover from, the Italians winning 5-1.The dark blues weren't finished notching up victories however, as the 2nd leg at Dens on 1st May 1963 was yet another win. DFC 1 v 0 AC Milan.But the dream was over. The sensational run that stunned everyone, came so close to seeing Dundee be the first British team to lift the European Cup.Crowd at Dens 38,000. Crowd in Milan 78,000.
Trailing 1-0 from the 1st leg in Portugal, the return tie at Dens on the 31st October 1962 against Sporting Lisbon turned out to be another match with lots of goals, with Dundee coming out on top, 4-1. A Gilzean hat trick and a goal by Cousin was starting to make Dundee's progress in the European Cup seem easy!Crowd at Dens 32,000. Crowd in Lisbon 50,000.
This rare item is a programme from Dundee's tour of USA & Canada back in 1959. The tour lasted a month, mid May to mid June, and during the tour the Dees had many encounters with local teams as well as playing a couple games against clubs from Europe. One was Legia Warsaw (Poland), a 3-3 draw played in New York, and the other was England's West Bromwich Albion. As a matter of fact, DFC and West Brom played each other 3 times during this tour, twice in Canada, and this game (above) in New York. The above match took place at Ebbets Field, the home stadium of the famous Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. A crowd of 21,000 attended the game which ended in a 2-2 draw.
An atmospheric evening shot from Easter Road, taken on 18th September 1963. This game against Hibs was the 2nd leg of the Scottish League Cup Quarter final, which we lost 2-0. The week before in the 1st leg at Dens we drew 3-3, so it was a full house in Edinburgh to see who would go through. We did fair a bit better in the Scottish Cup that season, reaching the final, but losing out to Rangers in front of 120,000 at Hampden.The 2 main Dee players in the picture are, Stuart #6, with Ryden leaping up beside him.Photo by The Scotsman.Tints by GG.
What a goal machine oor Gillie was. I think he tops just about every goals record Dundee has. Here's the lowdown on his statistics:TOP OVERALL SCORER - 169 goals in 190 games.TOP SCORER IN 1 SEASON - 52 goals in 1963/64.TOP EUROPEAN SCORER - 9 goals.TOP SCORER IN 1 GAME - 7 goals against Q.O.S. in 1962.TOP SUCCESSIVE SCORER - 7 goals in 7 consecutive games.TOP HAT-TRICK SCORER - 17 hat-tricks. Amazing...I'd like to see someone TOP THAT..!!
Compiled by Dee expert, Norrie Price, this is THE book to have when you need to find out Dundee FC's statistics. Presented in chronological order ( 1893 to 2004 ), the layout is easy to follow and makes searching a sinch. You'll find a complete record of every DFC game, every result, every player, every goal and every goal scorer. It lists all competitions, including, the League, the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, every European tie, local Cups, friendlies, testimonials and all their pre-season tours around the world. Contains a complete guide to squad numbers, the seasons top scorers, all the Dee Managers, attendances, honours and so on. You'll be amazed by some of the facts it unveils, such as when Dundee beat Barcelona & Real Madrid....in Spain! Or the time when a game against Celtic was abandoned due to crowd trouble....back in 1920!!Great for clarifying all those blurry memories and very useful for settling arguments... it is an essential piece of kit, as they say these days.Fully illustrated, 260 pages.Available from the DFC Shop, Borders, Waterstones and other outlets at £9.99 or if delivered in Dundee :Tel (01224 639967).Also available direct from the author (UK only) - send a cheque for £14.99 (inc p&p) to N.Price, 68 Osborne Place, Aberdeen, AB25 2DB.
This football tournament took place on 24 & 25 January 1988 and was held at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow.
