BILLY STEEL IN TARTAN - 1953

I isolated the Billy Steel image from the 1982-83 handbook and tidied it up a bit, because this is the only photo I have of him "in action" wearing the DFC tartan shirt. The picture would have been taken on Dundee's tour of South Africa in 1953.
Don't know if it's just a trick of the light, but when I was cleaning the photo I noticed it looked like Billy was wearing tartan/argyle socks too. If it is, then that's a piece of Dee strip trivia I never knew!

DUNDEE'S BRACES STRIP - LATE 70'S

This is the short sleeved version of Dundee's braces shirt the team wore in the 1976 - 79 era. Still looking pretty smart too!

Admiral made the original official strip back in the day, but you can still grab a replica top from retro sportswear outlets these days.

The photo underneath it is Jimmy Johnstone wearing the full kit in 1977.

Jinky was at the tale end of his career when he signed for DFC, and consequently only managed to play 2 full games in the Dee colours. I, however, saw him play a couple of extra games, because I used to go watch the reserves play too in this era, and I can tell you he actually played better in the reserves than he did in the big team. Not the wee wizard he once was, but still managing to run rings 'round the youngsters at times.

Thanks to JF & GK.

THE SHIRT WITH NO NAME

Dens Park, the 1993/94 season, and Jim Duffy poses while awaiting new shirt sponsors!

DFC CUP FINAL CREST - 1980

A nice close up of the badge on the players shirt for Cup Final day in 1980. This being the Scottish League Cup of course, played at Dens on 6th December that year. Not such a good result on the day though. All that fancy sewing and not a stitch to show for it..!!

KEEP YER SHIRT ON - #2

This doesn't look like a Dundee top but it almost became one.
Xara came up with the idea to have an alternative 3rd away strip and designed this effort, in green. Luckily, the concept wasn't approved and only prototype samples were ever made.
Ok for a goalie maybe. Some of the players ended up using the spares for training.

KEEP YER SHIRT ON - #1

This is the DFC away shirt for 2002-03 with most of the players from that season signing it - Gavin Rae, Nacho Novo, Barry Smith and them all.
The Dee made it through to the Scottish Cup Final that season.

BEST WISHES - FROM DENS

Yes...no kiddin'...it really is him! The best footballer the UK has ever produced, George Best, wearing a Dundee FC jersey. Alas, Georgie wasn't actually a Dundee player, this appearance at Dens Park in 1981/82 was for a charity match.
So, putting his best foot forward, he bestowed his talent upon the Dundee fans, and to the best of my knowledge played alongside a team that included Radio Tay's best known presenters.
Best not forget the supporters, who, taking advantage of the best of times, wore their Sunday best and did their best to get a memento of George Best, having waited around for the best part of an hour.
Your best bet to get hold of souvenirs from this event now is probably Ebay. I've read that they are some of Ebays bestsellers.
Best of luck!
Photo by David Martin - Fotopress.

DUNDEE'S MAGNERS KIT - 2003/05

Just before the 2003 Scottish Cup final, Dundee introduced new shirt sponsors - Magners.
What happened next was a cautionary tale in Dees history that mirrored what someone goes through when they fall victim to the demon drink.
It all started off fine, the Club enjoying a taste of the Cup final. Then a round of European games was making it even more pleasurable, and now starting to get a bit merry. Still keeping the high going, the Club are involved in another Euro round, getting a bit drunk on success at this stage. But this time it was one round too many. The Club couldn't handle it. As the fun disappears, the habit kicks in. To try and get the high back again, the Club now need to borrow money to feed the habit. Loans keep the Club ticking over for a short while but no highs with it. It gets indulgent, then out of control. Desperation sets in and the situation worsens as the Club now start to sell their valuables to survive. Then the inevitable happens...relegation, and one hell of a hangover to recover from. The Club seek counselling for help. The Club lose a lot of friends but there are still some charitable people who are willing to help. The Club is in seriously bad shape and go through a period of Deetox. After a lot of care and attention the Club are helped back on their feet again.
Photo by DC Thomson.

DUNDEE'S CLUNK CLICK STRIP - 1974

This was one of the kits Dundee played in around the 1973-75 period. We used to call it the "Clunk Click" strip because it looked like a car seat belt. For those of you too young to know, "Clunk Click" was a slogan used on a series of TV public info films on car safety in the early 70's, reminding drivers to always use their seat belts.
Here below is a snippet of one of the ads with Jimmy Savile giving the lowdown.