2007–08 Dundee F.C. season

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Dundee
Manager Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Rae
Scottish First Division 2nd
Scottish Cup Quarter-Finals
Scottish League Cup Third Round
Scottish Challenge Cup First Round
Top goalscorerLeague: McDonald (9)
All: McDonald (10)
Highest home attendance8,203 (vs Celtic, 26 September 2007) (SLC)
Lowest home attendance1,471 (vs Ross County, 14 August 2007) (CC)
Average home league attendance4,264
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The 2007–08 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish First Division after coming 3rd place the season prior. [1] Dundee finished in 2nd position with 69 points, 7 points behind eventual league winners Hamilton Academical. [2]

Contents

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical (C, P)3623766227+3576Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee 3620975830+2869
3 St Johnstone 36151386045+1558
4 Queen of the South 361410124743+452Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
5 Dunfermline Athletic 361312113641−551
6 Partick Thistle 361112134039+145
7 Livingston 36109175566−1139
8 Greenock Morton 36910174058−1837
9 Clyde 36910174059−1937Qualification for the First Division Play-offs [lower-alpha 2]
10 Stirling Albion (R)36412204171−3024Relegation to the Second Division
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Queen of the South qualified for the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as Scottish Cup runners-up
  2. ↑ The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division.

Results

Dundee's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Scottish First Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 2007 Livingston A2–02,872 Robertson (2) 17', 58'
211 August 2007 Queen of the South H2–14,023 Davidson (2) 13' (pen), 75'
318 August 2007 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,079 Daquin 77', Žemlík Red card.svg 90'
425 August 2007 Partick Thistle H3–04,354 Swankie 8', Davidson 16', McDonald 56'
51 September 2007 Clyde A2–11,606 McHale 52', O'Brien 64'
615 September 2007 Dunfermline Athletic H1–15,173 McDonald 23'
722 September 2007 Stirling Albion A2–21,595 Davidson 32', Páleník 69'
829 September 2007 Greenock Morton H2–13,952 Páleník 2', Šturm 74'
96 October 2007 Hamilton Academical A0–23,197
1020 October 2007 Livingston H4–13,639 Davidson (2) 20', 68', Žemlík 61', Lyle 73'
1127 October 2006 Partick Thistle A1–12,589 Lyle 55' (pen)
123 November 2007 St Johnstone H 2–1 5,518 Davidson 59', McDonald 90'
1311 November 2007 Clyde A0–13,727
1424 November 2007 Hamilton Academical H1–04,375 Robertson 12'
161 December 2007 Dunfermline Athletic A1–04,113 McDonald 72'
178 December 2007 Stirling Albion H3–13,590 Robertson 56', McDonald 60', Lyle 66'
1815 December 2007 Greenock Morton A2–02,526 McDonald 13', Lyle 89'
1926 December 2007 Queen of the South A1–21,980 Lyle Red card.svg 7', Páleník 20'
2029 December 2007 Partick Thistle H1–04,548 McDonald 90'
212 January 2008 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,072 McDonald 49'
155 January 2008 Dunfermline Athletic H0–04,607
2219 January 2008 Clyde A1–11,328 Páleník 90'
2326 January 2008 Queen of the South H2–33,926 McMenamin (2) 9', 90'
249 February 2008 Livingston A1–12,500 Antoine-Curier 44' (pen), Páleník Red card.svg 86'
2516 February 2008 Greenock Morton H2–04,103 Antoine-Curier 6', Swankie 8'
2623 February 2008 Stirling Albion A6–11,430 Antoine-Curier (2) 14', 57', McMenamin 36', Ellis 49' (og), Davidson 66', Lyle 78'
271 March 2008 St Johnstone H 3–2 6,192 Antoine-Curier 40', McMenamin (2) 74', 90'
2811 March 2008 Livingston H2–03,715 Antoine-Curier (2) 48', 61'
2915 March 2008 Hamilton Academical A0–15,078 Antoine-Curier Red card.svg 52'
3122 March 2008 Dunfermline Athletic A1–03,972 Daquin 50'
3029 March 2008 Clyde H2–04,037 O'Brien 8', McDonald 73'
331 April 2008 Partick Thistle A0–12,426
325 April 2008 Greenock Morton A2–13,478 Antoine-Curier 25', Lyle 80'
3412 April 2008 Stirling Albion H3–04,129 MacKenzie 55', Swankie 58', Robertson 90'
3519 April 2008 Queen of the South A0–13,005
3626 April 2008 Hamilton Academical H1–13,146 McMenamin 90'

Scottish Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R415 January 2008 Huntly A3–12,113 McDonald 29', Malone 81', Daquin 90'
R511 February 2008 Motherwell A2–15,733 McHale 49', Robertson 55', McDonald Red card.svg 83',

MacKenzie Red card.svg 88'

QF8 March 2008 Queen of the South A0–26,278

Scottish League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R17 August 2007 Greenock Morton H2–02,942 Žemlík 47', Swankie 52'
R228 August 2007 Livingston H2–2 (6–5 on pens)2,355 Robertson 33', Lyle 86' (pen)
R326 September 2007 Celtic H1–28,203 Robertson 71'

Scottish Challenge Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R114 August 2007 Ross County H1–21,471 Šturm 59', O'Brien Red card.svg 90'

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References

  1. ↑ "Scotland 2006/07". RSSSF.
  2. ↑ "Scotland 2007/08". RSSSF.
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