Search the Community

V Game Details BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park Scottish Gas Cup Sat,20th January 2024 3:00 pm kick-off Ticket Information Tickets are on sale for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup fourth-round tie against Kilmarnock on Saturday 20th January at The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park. Tickets are on sale online from Kilmarnock and all Dundee supporters can now purchase tickets for the away end, which will be in the Chadwick Stand. BUY TICKETS HERE Prices are: Adult: £20 Concessions (Over65/Student/Under21): £15 Under 18: £10 Under 16: £5 Under 5: £1 Ambulant Adult & Carer tickets: £15 Ambulant Under 18: £10 To purchase ambulant & carer tickets please contact the ticketing team – email [email protected] OR Tel: 01563 545311 Wheelchairs and carers can be purchased through our disabled supporters’ representatives, Peter & Mae Orr. PETER ORR 07759 616945 [email protected] MAE ORR 07909 713098 *Away End tickets will be available in the Chadwick Stand only, if an away supporter purchases a home-end ticket they will be denied entry. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable and T&Cs apply. Dundee FC Ticket Opening Hours Ticket Office: 01382 767039 Monday: 10 am – 5 pm Tuesday: 10 am – 5 pm Wednesday: 10 am – 5 pm Thursday: 10 am – 5 pm Friday: 10 am – 5 pm Saturday (Non-Match Day): 10 am-1 pm LIVE STREAM Live stream for international subscribers, audio for UK subscribers for the cinch Prem match against Kilmarnock - CLICK HERE TICKET EXCHANGE If you have a ticket you would like to sell or give away - CLICK HERE

Should be Saturday night after this weekends ties? Cannot find anywhere any jnfo re the draw. us Dees love a good cup away day!

https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/a-packed-saturday-third-round-action/?rid=2107 We are number unlucky 13....... Hmmmm, there seems to be a world-famous team missing from this list? Who would you like in the next round? Surely this has to be our year?

Since we played Hamilton last weekend, here is a Scottish Cup QF game against Hamilton in 2006. To think, the name Alan Kernaghan was synonymous with being the worst ever Dundee Manager. Then, up steps Mark McGhee and Jim McIntyre to say... "Hold my beer ya fuckers"!

Name: Dundee 6 - 2 Airdrieonians (Sat, 26th Nov 2022) Category: Match Highlights 2022 Date Added: 16/08/23 Submitter: TheDarkBlues The Dark Blues scored four goals in extra time against Airdrie to progress to the next round of the Scottish Cup. Dundee 6 - 2 Airdrieonians (Sat, 26th Nov 2022)

TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are on sale now for our Scottish Cup tie away to St. Mirren on the 21st of January. Tickets for the above fixture will be available online using the link. These seats will be in The North Stand of The SMiSA Stadium. PURCHASE HERE Ticket prices are as follows: Adults £20 Concessions* £12 U12s** £6 Wheelchair and PA £12 Ambulant Disabled tickets will be charged at age appropriate with Carer ticket free of charge. *Over-65, 13-17yrs and full-time students. **Must be bought with a full-paying adult** DUNDEE FC TICKET OFFICE OPENING HOURS Ticket Office: 01382 767039 Monday: 10am – 5pm Tuesday: 10am – 5pm Wednesday: 10am – 5pm Thursday: 10am – 5pm Friday: 10am – 5pm Saturday (Non-Match Day): 10am-1pm Home match days: 10am – 30 minutes after full time whistle (please note that the ticket office is closed during the match) Sunday: Closed, unless there is a home match For evening matches the ticket office will normally open at 10 am and close at kick off. TICKET EXCHANGE If you have a ticket you would like to sell, or give away please - CLICK HERE HEAD TO HEAD THE DEE ARCHIVE most comprehensive record of Dundee Football Club history available anywhere on the web. PREVIOUS GAMES Interview with Gary Bowyer and new signing Kwame Thomas. From - TWENTY FOUR SEVEN SCOTLAND MATCH PROGRAMME You can buy match programme - HERE

Tickets for our Scottish Cup round 4 against St Mirren on the 21st Jan 2023, are now on sale. View full news article

AIRDRIEONIANS Airdrieonians FC, long known to their fans and others as The Diamonds, has a unique place in Scottish football history. Formed in 1878, a decade earlier than Glasgow Celtic, Airdrieonians made their reputation locally in 1885 by winning a charity football tournament run by the local cricket club. The following year Airdrieonians furthered that reputation nationally by inflicting a 10-2 defeat upon Glasgow Rangers, that club's worst known loss on its own ground. The 1920s brought an era of resounding success, the culmination of which was victory over Hibernian in the Scottish FA Cup in 1924. From 1922 to 1926, only Rangers and Celtic prevented Airdrieonians from winning the Scottish League. Thanks to the daring cup runs that were the club's trademark, once in a lifetime occasions became commonplace for Diamond fans. In addition to their 1924 win, Airdrieonians appeared in no fewer than three other Scottish FA Cup Finals, and innumerable other semi-finals both in that tournament and in the Scottish League Cup. Airdrieonians won the Spring Cup in 1976, captained by the legendary Derek Whiteford, and the Bells Challenge Cup in both 2000 and 2001. The history of the Diamonds is littered with glittering achievements and football landmarks, beginning with the awarding of the game's first-ever penalty kick in 1891, and a 33-year unbroken run in Scotland's top division after winning what was then called the Second League in 1902-03. Hughie Gallacher, one of the all-time great centre-forwards, sprang to national and international prominence as an Airdrie player. Manchester United poached their manager in October 1921. Stanley Matthews played in the famous shirt in the 1940 War Cup semi-final replay. The first-ever international penalty shoot-out in football took place at Broomfield, as Airdrie dumped English top division leaders Nottingham Forest out of the inaugural British (Texaco) Cup in 1970. In the same competition a season later, three other English First Division clubs, Manchester City, Huddersfield Town and Derby County, experienced first hand how hard a Diamond can be. Managed by Brian Clough at the height of his powers, Derby scraped through to victory in the final on the narrowest of margins after a 0-0 first-leg draw at Broomfield. Derby became champions of the English Football League a matter of days later, demonstrating just how excellent that Airdrie team was. All this, and more, from a club where the players could train only for a couple of hours three times a week, at the end of the working day in their real jobs, as teachers, car salesmen, electricians, builders' labourers and dustbinmen. Having been driven into full liquidation in May 2002, Airdrieonians FC became even more famous for being the first Scottish senior club to go out of business since Third Lanark in 1967. The spirit lived on, though, as the town welcomed Airdrie United into being, and saw it win the Bells Challenge Cup in 2008. Thanks to the efforts of owner and chairman Jim Ballantyne, the name Airdrieonians was restored in time for the start of the 2013-14 season. We're at last back to two lions - and a cockerel - on the shirt. TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are on sale now both in-store at the Ticket Office and online. The prices are as follows – Adult – £15.00 Concession – £5.00 U12s – £2.00 when bought with Adult Buy online – BUY TICKETS HERE DUNDEE FC TICKET OFFICE OPENING HOURS Ticket Office: 01382 767039 Monday: 10am – 5pm Tuesday: 10am – 5pm Wednesday: 10am – 5pm Thursday: 10am – 5pm Friday: 10am – 5pm Saturday (Non-Match Day): 10am-1pm Home match days: 10am – 30 minutes after full time whistle (please note that the ticket office is closed during the match) Sunday: Closed, unless there is a home match For evening matches the ticket office will normally open at 10 am and close at kick off. TICKET EXCHANGE If you have a ticket you would like to sell, or give away please - EXCHANGE TICKETS HERE HOSPITALITY Hospitality places are on sale now for Saturday’s Scottish Cup tie against Airdrieonians at the Kilmac Stadium. The Charlie Cooke Lounge packages start from £65 plus VAT while the Legends Lounge starts at £120 plus VAT. Former players Alan Lawrence and Jim Smith are our guests in the lounge. To book contact 01382 767039 or email - commercial @ dundeefc.co.uk(no spaces) HEAD-TO-HEAD-SCOTTISH CUP THE DEE ARCHIVE most comprehensive record of Dundee Football Club history available anywhere on the web. PREVIOUS GAMES PREVIEW It’s Scottish Cup action this weekend as Dundee look to build on three league wins on the bounce with a victory over Airdrieonians at the Kilmac Stadium, kick off on Saturday is 3pm. It’s the first time the teams have met since 2010, that match ended up being Jocky Scott’s final one in charge as The Diamonds ran out 3-0 winners. The play in League One and currently sit 6th in the table. READ MORE HERE

I'm going to support the team even if I don't have much faith in the regime. I paid full whack but I don't think the club will be too fastidious when checking tickets so hopefully a few Dees will come along even if it is on a concession ticket. It's been a terribly disappointing season but I'd like to see McGhee try to encourage more fans to back the side in the press.

Consistency is the key for Dundee going forward, not just in the Scottish cup but for the rest of the season in the league. View full news article

Name: Dundee Host Rangers in the Scottish Cup Quarter Final This Sunday Category: News and Interviews Date Added: 16/08/23 Submitter: TheDarkBlues Consistency is the key for Dundee going forward, not just in the Scottish cup but for the rest of the season in the league. 'There were good signs of consistency and being solid in our last three games but we lack that killer threat up front' states assistant manager Simon Rusk. We have been missing some really big players recently, but it is alright to come out and sound bite excuses but these have been some real factors and when we get those players back hopefully it will give a little more of a footprint in being a bit more threat in the attacking point of view. Dundee Host Rangers in the Scottish Cup Quarter Final This Sunday

TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are on sale for our Scottish Cup match away to Peterhead next Monday evening. Supporters can purchase tickets from the Ticket Office inside Dundee Direct. Peterhead, Balmoor, 14th February, kick-off 7.45pm Ground Stand: Adult – £14 (with U12(free)) Concession/Disabled – £7 (carer Free) Child U12 – £7 Junior U16- £7 East Stand: Adult – £16 Conc/Disabled – £9 (carer Free) Junior U16 – £9 Child U12 – £2 Ticket Office: 01382 767039 TICKET OFFICE OPENING HOURS Monday: 10am – 5pm Tuesday: 10am – 5pm Wednesday: 10am – 5pm Thursday: 10am – 5pm Friday: 10am – 5pm Saturday (Non Match Day): 10am-1pm Home match days: 10am – 30 minutes after full time whistle (please note that the ticket office is closed during the match) Sunday: Closed, unless there is a home match For evening matches the ticket office will normally open at 10 am and close at kick off. STREAMING Please keep checking HERE for more information THE DEE ARCHIVE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCH PREVIEW Dundee will look to build on victory at Tynecastle last Wednesday when we take on Peterhead in the Scottish Cup on Monday evening, kick-off 7.45pm. The match takes place at Balmoor and is an opportunity to advance to the quarter-final of the competition. MORE HERE DUNDEE FC LINEUP Coming Soon

TICKET INFO Tickets are on General Sale instore only at the Ticket Office inside Dundee Direct. Attendance requirements Further to the Government announcement yesterday the JRG released a statement with requirements for matches with over 1000 attendees – While the attendance restrictions for football matches will be removed from next week, the entry requirements have been strengthened to ensure: That all supporters must either a) be fully vaccinated, which will include a booster vaccine for those who had a second dose more than four months ago; or b) provide proof of a negative Lateral Flow Test. That clubs must increase spot-checking from 20% of attendees prior to admittance, to at least 1000 supporters or 50% of the attendance, whichever number is greater. Further to the above, clubs are advised to recommend that all fans take a Lateral Flow Test before travelling to the match, regardless of their vaccination status OPENING TIMES TICKET OFFICE OPENING HOURS Monday: 10am – 5pm Tuesday: 10am – 5pm Wednesday: 10am – 5pm Thursday: 10am – 5pm Friday: 10am – 5pm Dee archive STREAMING Streaming is now available to purchase for this weeks Scottish Cup tie vs Dundee FC HERE PREMATCH INFO SUPPORTERS CLUBS Coming soon DUNDEE LINEUP DUMBARTON LINEUP Coming soon

Do you remember the dark days of winter in season 1973/74? If you think we are in a recession now, back in that winter Britain was reeling under three-day working weeks, power cuts and enough doom and gloom to last a lifetime - except at Dens Park! SUNDAY SOCCER TREATS FOR DENS FANS! We venture back again with Billy Campbell's Ghost, this time his 1992 article on Dundee's 1974 Scottish cup run which ended in a 1-0 defeat to Celtic in the semi-finals. With the power cuts came early kick-offs to save on floodlighting and Dundee lifted the League Cup that season by defeating Celtic 1-0 at Hampden in a game that kicked off at 1pm and had such appalling weather that only around 30,000 were in attendance. Dundee also played a number of Sunday games then and became known as the 'Sunday Specials' as they won virtually every game they played including a fantastic Scottish Cup run and a couple of League wins - one which was a 2-1 victory at Parkhead. Having already won the League Cup that season, Dundee eagerly awaited the draw for the Scottish Cup and were paired with old north-east rivals Aberdeen at Pittodrie, a game immediately moved to the Sunday, 27 January 1974. The next round draw had been made after the Saturday ties and the winners had been drawn to meet rangers at Ibrox in the next round! So every incentive was there and the scene was set. A huge travelling support headed up to the Granite City that day hoping to douse the Northern Lights and set off on the trail for double cup glory. Around 24,000 were in Pittodrie that afternoon as the teams lined up: Aberdeen: Clark, Williamson and Hermiston; Smith, Young and Miller; Graham, Robb, Jarvie, Henry and Purdie. Dundee: Allan, R.Wilson and Johnston; Ford, Phillip and Gemmell; J. Wilson, Robinson, Duncan, Scott and Lambie. My memories are of sitting on a freezing cold day in the main stand witnessing a marvellous away performance surrounded by huge numbers of Dundee fans thoroughly enjoying the discomfort of the dispirited Dons fans. Davie Johnston, left back for the Dees that day has special memories as he scored one of his rare goals for the Dark Blues- a 25 yarder at that! 'Aberdeen had a hoodoo over Dundee and maybe still do, as they always seemed to dispose of us with relative ease for some unknown reason, but this day we were outstanding. We had the League Cup on the sideboard at Dens and were now a confident, good footballing side and as an Aberdeen lad I was always fired up for these derbies in particular!' 'I remember little detail of the match but my goal does stick in my mind (what a surprise Davie!). Bobby Ford had a shot blocked and I hit the rebound from around 25 yards and as Bobby Clark went one way, it struck Jim Henry and deflected into the other corner. I believe a paper put it down as an o.g. but take it from me - it was mine! The Dundee support were ecstatic and out sang the home fans so that it was almost like a home game for Dundee. 'Late in the second half, just after missing a sitter, Bobby 'Trigger' Robinson blasted one in the roof of the net to clinch it for us and our trip to Ibrox was confirmed'. This finally extinguished any flicker of hope in the Northern Lights and by this time the Dens fans were ready to sing “we're gonna win the cup” and as a fanatical 16-year old I was a leading light in the standites chorus much to my father’s embarrassment - he is a bit more reserved, but I'm sure he believed it as well! Dave, or Biffo, as he became to Dens diehards, due to his self-confessed robust approach to the game, has fond memories of his ten years at Dens especially that season, 'we then thrashed Rangers at Ibrox, again on a Sunday, 3-0 in front of 65,000 and hammered Hibs 3-0 after a 3-3 draw at Easter Road, only to play well below par in the semi against Celtic and lost 0-1' Dave remembers that Dundee had to do it the hard way, 'all our ties were away from home and some people were saying we had deserved the cup after winning the first three rounds. It was especially disappointing to lose the semi as it would have been United in the final and I don't think a cup could have been won by a tougher route, Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibs, Celtic and Dundee United -all away in effect! 'Still it was not to be and I still have my memories of great Dundee player such as Jocky, a complete footballer, Iain Philip and Jim Steele - all tremendous players to have in your side.' Dave recalls some of his most memorable opponents and rated two Celtic wingers as the ones who gave him the most bother, Jimmy Johnstone and after him, the late Johnny Doyle. 'Johnstone had his shimmy and Doyle had the pace, and both were tremendous players who always gave me a hard time.' After leaving Dens, Dave became player/coach at Montrose for a short time and then went into the financial side of the oil industry. He then returned to football as Commercial Manager at Dens and did a great job before being lured back to the world of industry. He has returned to football again and is here today as Commercial Manager of Aberdeen, his home town club - welcome back Biffo, although we hope to be putting out the Northern Lights again today!

SUNDAY SOCCER TREATS FOR DENS FANS! We venture back again with Billy Campbell's Ghost, this time his 1992 article on Dundee's 1974 Scottish cup run which ended in a 1-0 defeat to Celtic in the semi-finals. With the power cuts came early kick-offs to save on floodlighting and Dundee lifted the League Cup that season by defeating Celtic 1-0 at Hampden in a game that kicked off at 1pm and had such appalling weather that only around 30,000 were in attendance. Dundee also played a number of Sunday games then and became known as the 'Sunday Specials' as they won virtually every game they played including a fantastic Scottish Cup run and a couple of League wins - one which was a 2-1 victory at Parkhead. Having already won the League Cup that season, Dundee eagerly awaited the draw for the Scottish Cup and were paired with old north-east rivals Aberdeen at Pittodrie, a game immediately moved to the Sunday, 27 January 1974. The next round draw had been made after the Saturday ties and the winners had been drawn to meet rangers at Ibrox in the next round! So every incentive was there and the scene was set. A huge travelling support headed up to the Granite City that day hoping to douse the Northern Lights and set off on the trail for double cup glory. Around 24,000 were in Pittodrie that afternoon as the teams lined up: Aberdeen: Clark, Williamson and Hermiston; Smith, Young and Miller; Graham, Robb, Jarvie, Henry and Purdie. Dundee: Allan, R.Wilson and Johnston; Ford, Phillip and Gemmell; J. Wilson, Robinson, Duncan, Scott and Lambie. My memories are of sitting on a freezing cold day in the main stand witnessing a marvellous away performance surrounded by huge numbers of Dundee fans thoroughly enjoying the discomfort of the dispirited Dons fans. Davie Johnston, left back for the Dees that day has special memories as he scored one of his rare goals for the Dark Blues- a 25 yarder at that! 'Aberdeen had a hoodoo over Dundee and maybe still do, as they always seemed to dispose of us with relative ease for some unknown reason, but this day we were outstanding. We had the League Cup on the sideboard at Dens and were now a confident, good footballing side and as an Aberdeen lad I was always fired up for these derbies in particular!' 'I remember little detail of the match but my goal does stick in my mind (what a surprise Davie!). Bobby Ford had a shot blocked and I hit the rebound from around 25 yards and as Bobby Clark went one way, it struck Jim Henry and deflected into the other corner. I believe a paper put it down as an o.g. but take it from me - it was mine! The Dundee support were ecstatic and out sang the home fans so that it was almost like a home game for Dundee. 'Late in the second half, just after missing a sitter, Bobby 'Trigger' Robinson blasted one in the roof of the net to clinch it for us and our trip to Ibrox was confirmed'. This finally extinguished any flicker of hope in the Northern Lights and by this time the Dens fans were ready to sing “we're gonna win the cup” and as a fanatical 16-year old I was a leading light in the standites chorus much to my father’s embarrassment - he is a bit more reserved, but I'm sure he believed it as well! Dave, or Biffo, as he became to Dens diehards, due to his self-confessed robust approach to the game, has fond memories of his ten years at Dens especially that season, 'we then thrashed Rangers at Ibrox, again on a Sunday, 3-0 in front of 65,000 and hammered Hibs 3-0 after a 3-3 draw at Easter Road, only to play well below par in the semi against Celtic and lost 0-1' Dave remembers that Dundee had to do it the hard way, 'all our ties were away from home and some people were saying we had deserved the cup after winning the first three rounds. It was especially disappointing to lose the semi as it would have been United in the final and I don't think a cup could have been won by a tougher route, Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibs, Celtic and Dundee United -all away in effect! 'Still it was not to be and I still have my memories of great Dundee player such as Jocky, a complete footballer, Iain Philip and Jim Steele - all tremendous players to have in your side.' Dave recalls some of his most memorable opponents and rated two Celtic wingers as the ones who gave him the most bother, Jimmy Johnstone and after him, the late Johnny Doyle. 'Johnstone had his shimmy and Doyle had the pace, and both were tremendous players who always gave me a hard time.' After leaving Dens, Dave became player/coach at Montrose for a short time and then went into the financial side of the oil industry. He then returned to football as Commercial Manager at Dens and did a great job before being lured back to the world of industry. He has returned to football again and is here today as Commercial Manager of Aberdeen, his home town club - welcome back Biffo, although we hope to be putting out the Northern Lights again today! View full blog

We look back at Billy Campbell's Ghost 1992 Dundee FC programme piece, which features The Dees games against Hibernian in the 1974 Scottish Cup.

It is interesting to note the great coverage in England of Arsenal's attempt to achieve a unique cup double in England this season and the more unusual circumstances of them playing the same opponents in both Wembley finals - Sheffield Wednesday. DUNDEE UP FOR THE CUP DOUBLE! We look back at Billy Campbell's Ghost 1992 Dundee FC programme piece which features our games against Hibernian in the 1974 Scottish Cup. This is not entirely new in Scotland with both old firm sides having won trebles over throughout their chequered histories and Aberdeen having achieved the cup double as recently as 1989/90. Even today's opponents, Hibs harboured dreams of a cup double last season when after securing the League Cup they felt their name was also on the Scottish Cup - unfortunately Airdrie had other ideas and duly sent them packing on their own patch at Easter Road! Dundee had an early opportunity to illuminate the history books in season 1951/52 when having already won the League Cup against Rangers, faced Motherwell in the Scottish Cup Final and were red hot favourites to pick up the second cup - this fell flat when they were crushed by four second half Motherwell goals to confound the bookies of the day! More recently, in 1973/74 Dundee had another glorious chance to achieve this fantastic double when they won the League Cup in December 1973 by beating Celtic 1 - 0 at Hampden and at the turn of the year embarked on a great Scottish Cup campaign that many felt just had to end in double glory! After beating Aberdeen 2 - 0 at Pittodrie and then Rangers 3 - 0 at Ibrox, Dundee were drawn against today's opponents Hibs again away from Dens Park. Hibs in those days were a terrific side regularly finishing runners up in the league and not too far away from finding the consistency desired to become real champions and players such as Pat Stanton, Alex Cropley, Alan Gordon and the late Erich Schaedlar were real quality and a tremendous test for Dundee's cup double ambitions. The roads and miles to Edinburgh on 16 March 1974 were clogged with dark blue scarves out of car windows and dozens of coaches headed for Edinburgh for the next test in Dundee' s road to Hampden. I can remember travelling regularly with my father, brother in law and mate in these days and the sense of anticipation was such that we fully expected Dundee to win games like these as we were more than a match for anyone that season - also having recently won at Parkhead in the league. Once inside Easter Road it was obvious the dark blue contingent was huge - with no segregation it was difficult to tell how many were there but estimates at the time put it at around 10-12,000! Once the teams had emerged the reception for Dundee was incredible - Dundee fans were everywhere - on all four sides of Easter Road and when the standites starting their foot-stomping and regular 'Dundee, Dundee' chants, the rest of Easter Road joined in and suddenly it became like a home game - it was awesome to a young lad like me. There was the by now familiar sight of the wee laddie of around six running on from the Dundee support to give Thomson Allan the Dundee good luck charm of a cardboard cup wrapped in silver foil to the great roar of approval of the dark blue fans - the wee soul would probably be frog-marched out of the ground nowadays for a night in some Edinburgh nick! The game itself was fantastic - the score see-sawing from 1 - 0 to Dundee to 2 - 1 to Hibs, then 3 - 2 Dundee, then finally a memorable 3 - 3 draw and a replay at Dens. Dundee's scorers were Jocky Scott, John Duncan and Jimmy Wilson while the Hibs trio came from a great hat-trick by Alan Gordon, who went on to play for both Dundee clubs as well as both Edinburgh clubs. I can still remember the TV highlights at night when, after Dundee went 3 - 2 up the BBC cameras focussed on the Dundee fans and it looked like a solid mass of joy and hysteria as thousands of Dee fans jigged with delight on Archie MacPherson’s Sportscene. The crowd that afternoon was around 28,000 and as the Dundee fans headed back across the forth bridge tooting their horns even they could not have foreseen what the midweek replay would bring. THE REPLAY The following Wednesday I headed up to Dens around 6:30 from Broughty Ferry and on a beautiful spring evening all I could see ahead of our car was a huge tailback of traffic not moving - surely everyone couldn't be going to Dens? Well they were, and luckily we got in around 7:20 where the ground was packed and evidently there were huge queues outside, as the first game at Easter road had caught everyone's imagination especially with it being on telly. When the game began no Dundee fan could have forecast the scenario as Dundee raced into a three goal half-time lead through Jocky Scott, John Duncan and Bobby Wilson. The second half was an anti-climax as Hibs settled and Dundee played out time having done the hard work so early. Hibs had brought a huge support to Dens and as in the first game the away fans must have numbered around 10,000. The official attendance was given as 30,388 with an estimate of 4,000 locked out or having given up in frustration and gone home! The receipts were £10,814 which illustrates the value of the pound then and now! This era was one of obvious great excitement and I can remember the Courier’s main news item the next day was all about the traffic jams through Fife to the Tay Bridge with Hibs fans pouring north and how thousands of fans of both sides did not get into dens until half-time and had missed all the goals. The teams in both ties were: Dundee: Allan, R.Wilson, Gemmell, Ford, Stewart, Phillip, J.Wilson, Robinson, Duncan, Scott, Lambie. Hibs: McArthur, Smith, Schaedler, Spalding, Black, Blackley, O’Rourke, Stanton, Gordon, Cropley, Duncan. At this time Dundee were becoming favourites for the cup and with Celtic in the semis it was a chance to avenge previous semi defeats. I was on a residential pre-university course at St.Andrews and five of us sneaked away to Hampden where we were again disappointed as Dundee fell to the Celts yet again by 1-0 with captain Tommy Gemmell caught dribbling on the edge of his box only for Ronnie Glavin to dispossess him and score the winner. This ended the Dundee dream of double cup honours but the quality of football then even moved a couple of journalists to forecast Dundee for league honours the following season - we all know they were wrong but the football and challenge made by this club then still gives me my greatest memories of supporting the Dees and as I mentioned earlier in this article wouldn’t it be just marvellous to see some of these old triumphs on a centenary video - what about it board members?

There were 90 seconds to go in what would go down as the greatest Scottish Cup Final of all time at a wet and windy Hampden Park on Saturday 25 April 1964 in front of what seems now an incredible crowd of 120,982. 90 SECONDS TO GO! ....... DRAMA IN THE CUP FINAL It was Dundee versus Rangers, who incidentally were aiming for only the second domestic treble of their illustrious history. While Dundee, still displaying the artistry of the championship winning side of two years earlier were determined to continue their excellent form which had taken them to this, their first final since 1952 when they were rocked by an unfancied Motherwell side. The teams lined up as follows: Rangers: Ritchie, Shearer, Provan, Greig, McKinnon, Baxter, Henderson, McLean, Millar, Brand, Wilson. Dundee: Slater, Hamilton, Cox, Seith, Ryden, Stuart, Penman, Cousin, Cameron, Gilzean, Robertson. Rangers had most of the play in a first half full of excitement although Dundee showed they would always be dangerous with some intelligent breaks into attack, making sure the Gers were always on their toes. There were so many talented players on view that the football couldn't fail to be of the highest quality. Still, half-time was reached and stalemate, with the main talking point being the outstanding display from Dundee goalie Bert Slater and the general view that whatever the final outcome, his performance would be remembered by everyone who witnessed it that day. Bert, now living in Brechin has an incredible recollection for facts, figures, incidents and personalities from his playing career. 'I remember the game vividly. I had won a Scottish Cup winners medal with Falkirk in the 1957 final against Killie after a replay, and being only 20 at that time was enthralled by it all.' 'I was determined in 1964 to soak up the whole sense of occasion and instill in my memory the whole day and what it meant as one doesn't know if these days will happen again!' 'It was rare to reach two cup finals in these days with two so-called provincial clubs, as it probably is today, although Dundee were not really a provincial club, being champions two seasons earlier!' The second half was what most fans will remember about this marvellous cup final as in the 71st minute Rangers finally broke the deadlock with a simple goal from a Jimmy Millar looping header that Ralph Brand dummied and wrong-footed Bert. Before Bert had time to let this get to him Dundee had equalised straight from the kick-off as Alex Stuart sent a great ball through to Kenny Cameron and he struck a venomous hook shot scorching into the Rangers net that Billy Ritchie hardly saw! Back to square one and Rangers set about swarming around the Dundee goal for a late winner which seemed destined never to arrive. People were looking at their watches and making arrangements for the replay when with 90 seconds to go and ingenious switch paid the full dividend for the Light Blues. Their two superb wingers, Willie Henderson and Davie Wilson had been kept in check all afternoon by the Dundee full-back pairing of Hamilton and Cox and decided to swap wings in a final effort to swing the game. Dundee's fatal error was not to switch the full-backs with the wingers. Henderson for the first time got past his marker and chip a beauty into the Dundee goalmouth where Jimmy Millar was waiting unmarked and almost leisurely glanced the ball past Slater. The deadlock was broken and in injury time Rangers added an almost incidental third when Brand knocked a parried Wilson shot past Slater to really wrap it up for Rangers. What was to be ' Slater's Final' had suddenly become in the eyes of the Rangers fans 'Henderson's Final' although to this day I don't think anyone would take anything away from Bert's performance that day. Bert rates that display pretty highly in his career, ‘I would say that game and the European Cup tie against Anderlecht in Brussels were the two best games of my life, although if I had the chance to change anything in my career I don' t think I would. I had a fantastic footballing career from the moment I was signed for Falkirk from Broughton Star by Bob Shankly at the tender years of 17. I then joined Bob's brother Bill at Liverpool and won a Second Division winners medal at Anfield while Dundee were winning the Scottish title in 1961/62. One Shanks sold me to the other and I found myself playing European Cup football which brought another host of memories including being protected by the Black Watch in Cologne after a battle on the field with the Germans and photographers popping flash-guns about two inches from my face in Milan even when play was at the other end of the park! 'I played with and against some marvellous players and find it hard to single out any of the Dundee team who were all brilliant although Gilzean and Smith were immense. Gordon Smith had won three Scottish league medals with three different clubs, none of which were the old firm and that is a record that only he has achieved. I think that says it all about Gordon as a player. 'I played with Hunt, Yeats and St. John at Anfield and against the likes of Law and Charlton and these guys were all great players. My all time favourite though was the Falkirk full-back, Alex Parker, who represented Scotland in the World Cup in Sweden in 1958 and just oozed sheer class.' Bert could have talked all day if I had the time and I would have been a willing listener because what came over in my chat with him was the feelings and emotion he still had for the game and his memories which he obviously cherished so dearly. Something Bert told me that not many folk will know to this day is that the very next morning after the Rangers cup final, Jimmy Millar, the scorer of two of the Gers’ goals visited Bert's house and OFFERED Bert his WINNER' S medal - a gesture that Bert has not forgotten to this day. Jimmy felt Bert had earned it and this offer is surely the one of the greatest shows of respect any player could have had for his fellow professional. Unknown to Bert I spoke to Jimmy Millar, now Mine Host at the Duke's Head Bar in deepest Leith, and he recalled both the game and his wonderful gesture although he quipped 'You must be joking!' when I tried to ask him about the medal incident, which came over to me as modesty from another old timer only too happy to chat about the old days. The last word went to Jimmy Millar who although acknowledging that Bert Slater was the best man on the park that day observed that Rangers should have been 6 - 1 up at half-time! Maybe it's time to leave this story and start researching the next Memory match!

Although it seems rather belated to the extreme, as it is the first time we have played Motherwell since their Scottish cup triumph, I'm sure everyone at Dens would like to congratulate them on their wonderful efforts! DUNDEE v MOTHERWELL, SCOTTISH CUP FINAL 1952 I must add that this has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that they beat United to prevent them completing their full complement of domestic honours! (honest!) What is important about their victory, and that of Hibs in last season's Skol Cup is that it proves that Scottish football is not a two horse race, or three or four for that matter for the domestic honours in the game. Even recent beaten finalists such as Airdrie and Dunfermline show that honours are within the reach of perhaps around twelve teams realistically, although this probably excludes the league as resources and quality should shine through over a long 44-game programme. It is with this in mind that fans and more importantly players of so-called provincial clubs, and I include Dundee and Motherwell in this, should bear in mind at the start of each season. With a mix of endeavour, skill, luck and of course a decent cup draw, anything is possible as Airdrie will testify when they trot out in Prague for their first and never to be forgotten taste of European Football. I'm sure Motherwell fans would agree and I know that my Dens mates who are old enough to remember the Dee's glory days will testify these nights are extra-special! Todays’ opponents have one over us in that they have won the Scottish Cup twice by virtue of beating both city teams at Hampden in what is fair to say was the role of the underdog both times. The victory over United is recent enough for us all to remember but the one over the Dee way back in 1952 was a stunning result for its day due to both the manner of victory and the quality of Dundee' s team at that time. This was a Dundee team that contained a number of greats, household names such as the peerless Billy Steel, Tommy Gallacher, Doug Cowie and George ‘Pud’ Hill who my old man once said knocked big George Young of Rangers over - and Geordie was twice the size of our Pud ! I spoke to Pud whose nickname incidentally was changed from ‘Pod’ in his schooldays to ‘Pud’ by Tommy Gallacher, and he recalled the match with incredible clarity. He remembers George Young with great affection as someone who was a gentleman on the park and one of the fairest players in the game with no desire to be dirty or hurt a fellow professional. 'Dundee had already won the League Cup earlier in season 1951/52 defeating Rangers 3-2 in an incredible finish and were the hot favourites to lift the second domestic cup to round off the best season in their history.' 'I had missed our League Cup Final win earlier that season through injury and also the semi where we had thumped, by coincidence, Motherwell 5-1 at Ibrox! Not many people will know that no medals were awarded by the Scottish League for winning, and Dundee gave the players medals struck by themselves! 'I was determined to make up for that but as the history books show it was not to be although I have no regrets as after the war I didn't think I would even be playing football let alone be in a cup final. I had suffered a couple of bad injuries, a cartilage op and tendon trouble and had not been too optimistic about my career in football.' Post -war crowds were still phenomenal and around 136,000 were squashed into Hampden to see an intriguing match in April 1952 where the teams lined up as follows: Dundee: Henderson, Follon, Cowan, Gallacher, Cowie, Boyd, Hill, Pattillo, Flavell, Steel and Christie. Motherwell: Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Shaw, Cox, Paton, Redpath, Sloan, Humphries, Kelly, Watson and Aitkenhead. Motherwell had already been in four finals only to lose them all with the last defeat only the prior season, while Dundee had enjoyed two appearances with a 50% success rate as a result of victory over Clyde in 1910 where a winning goal from John ‘Sailor’ Hunter brought the trophy to Dens. By coincidence John Hunter had gone on to manage both Dundee and Motherwell and eventually by the time of the 1952 final had experienced four defeats in Scottish Cup Finals. George Stevenson was now in charge at Motherwell and ‘Sailor’ had opted to stay at home and listen to the match on the radio. In the first half it was all square although 'Well full back Willie Kilmarnock kicked the ball off the line twice with some people still to this day claiming one was over the line, although I'm not a great fan of hard luck stories as football will never be a game of 'if only ... '. Pud remembers that 'Billy Steel was in good form in the first half but perhaps played too many balls down the left and didn't vary it often enough'. 'The second half was a different story though and twice in two minute spells Motherwell stuck two past us to give an unbelievable scoreline of 0 - 4 with the goals being scored by Watson and Redpath in the 56th and 57th minutes and again near the end by Humphries and Kelly in the 84th and 85th minutes to really rub it in' 'My main outstanding memory is a feeling of emptiness and realising we had lost and I only had a runners up medal, although I knew later and still do that that was also an achievement. Dundee at that time had the best half-back line in Scotland with Gallacher, Cowie and Boyd the outstanding trio.' 'It would have been fantastic to have brought two trophies to Dens in one season but it was not to be. We had a great manager in George Anderson who liked players with character as his purchase of Billy Steel showed'. 'George was a gent and in fact I remember him only swearing once and even then he apologised before he said it!' 'He was fond of saying, “we’re not running a Sunday school here!” as he knew some players would step out of line now and again! He actually tried to get a Super League started in the early fifties so none of the current thinking is particularly new – in fact George Anderson was obviously way ahead of his time. He also knew how to use the press to his and the club's advantage and nowadays would probably be regarded as a great marketing guy! Pud still follows the fortunes of Dundee (and United!) and his son, George junior actually had a spell with Dundee in the early seventies but didn't quite make it. Pud still keeps in touch with his old mates and on the day I spoke to him was off to meet Tommy Gallacher in the Boar's Rock for a 'wee drink' where they meet regularly, no doubt to reminisce on great days. If anyone sees these fine gentlemen in there one night buy them a drink from a new generation of Dundee fans brought up on stories of glory days.

DUNDEE v MOTHERWELL, SCOTTISH CUP FINAL 1952 I must add that this has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that they beat United to prevent them completing their full complement of domestic honours! (honest!) What is important about their victory, and that of Hibs in last season's Skol Cup is that it proves that Scottish football is not a two horse race, or three or four for that matter for the domestic honours in the game. Even recent beaten finalists such as Airdrie and Dunfermline show that honours are within the reach of perhaps around twelve teams realistically, although this probably excludes the league as resources and quality should shine through over a long 44-game programme. It is with this in mind that fans and more importantly players of so-called provincial clubs, and I include Dundee and Motherwell in this, should bear in mind at the start of each season. With a mix of endeavour, skill, luck and of course a decent cup draw, anything is possible as Airdrie will testify when they trot out in Prague for their first and never to be forgotten taste of European Football. I'm sure Motherwell fans would agree and I know that my Dens mates who are old enough to remember the Dee's glory days will testify these nights are extra-special! Todays’ opponents have one over us in that they have won the Scottish Cup twice by virtue of beating both city teams at Hampden in what is fair to say was the role of the underdog both times. The victory over United is recent enough for us all to remember but the one over the Dee way back in 1952 was a stunning result for its day due to both the manner of victory and the quality of Dundee' s team at that time. This was a Dundee team that contained a number of greats, household names such as the peerless Billy Steel, Tommy Gallacher, Doug Cowie and George ‘Pud’ Hill who my old man once said knocked big George Young of Rangers over - and Geordie was twice the size of our Pud ! I spoke to Pud whose nickname incidentally was changed from ‘Pod’ in his schooldays to ‘Pud’ by Tommy Gallacher, and he recalled the match with incredible clarity. He remembers George Young with great affection as someone who was a gentleman on the park and one of the fairest players in the game with no desire to be dirty or hurt a fellow professional. 'Dundee had already won the League Cup earlier in season 1951/52 defeating Rangers 3-2 in an incredible finish and were the hot favourites to lift the second domestic cup to round off the best season in their history.' 'I had missed our League Cup Final win earlier that season through injury and also the semi where we had thumped, by coincidence, Motherwell 5-1 at Ibrox! Not many people will know that no medals were awarded by the Scottish League for winning, and Dundee gave the players medals struck by themselves! 'I was determined to make up for that but as the history books show it was not to be although I have no regrets as after the war I didn't think I would even be playing football let alone be in a cup final. I had suffered a couple of bad injuries, a cartilage op and tendon trouble and had not been too optimistic about my career in football.' Post -war crowds were still phenomenal and around 136,000 were squashed into Hampden to see an intriguing match in April 1952 where the teams lined up as follows: Dundee: Henderson, Follon, Cowan, Gallacher, Cowie, Boyd, Hill, Pattillo, Flavell, Steel and Christie. Motherwell: Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Shaw, Cox, Paton, Redpath, Sloan, Humphries, Kelly, Watson and Aitkenhead. Motherwell had already been in four finals only to lose them all with the last defeat only the prior season, while Dundee had enjoyed two appearances with a 50% success rate as a result of victory over Clyde in 1910 where a winning goal from John ‘Sailor’ Hunter brought the trophy to Dens. By coincidence John Hunter had gone on to manage both Dundee and Motherwell and eventually by the time of the 1952 final had experienced four defeats in Scottish Cup Finals. George Stevenson was now in charge at Motherwell and ‘Sailor’ had opted to stay at home and listen to the match on the radio. In the first half it was all square although 'Well full back Willie Kilmarnock kicked the ball off the line twice with some people still to this day claiming one was over the line, although I'm not a great fan of hard luck stories as football will never be a game of 'if only ... '. Pud remembers that 'Billy Steel was in good form in the first half but perhaps played too many balls down the left and didn't vary it often enough'. 'The second half was a different story though and twice in two minute spells Motherwell stuck two past us to give an unbelievable scoreline of 0 - 4 with the goals being scored by Watson and Redpath in the 56th and 57th minutes and again near the end by Humphries and Kelly in the 84th and 85th minutes to really rub it in' 'My main outstanding memory is a feeling of emptiness and realising we had lost and I only had a runners up medal, although I knew later and still do that that was also an achievement. Dundee at that time had the best half-back line in Scotland with Gallacher, Cowie and Boyd the outstanding trio.' 'It would have been fantastic to have brought two trophies to Dens in one season but it was not to be. We had a great manager in George Anderson who liked players with character as his purchase of Billy Steel showed'. 'George was a gent and in fact I remember him only swearing once and even then he apologised before he said it!' 'He was fond of saying, “we’re not running a Sunday school here!” as he knew some players would step out of line now and again! He actually tried to get a Super League started in the early fifties so none of the current thinking is particularly new – in fact George Anderson was obviously way ahead of his time. He also knew how to use the press to his and the club's advantage and nowadays would probably be regarded as a great marketing guy! Pud still follows the fortunes of Dundee (and United!) and his son, George junior actually had a spell with Dundee in the early seventies but didn't quite make it. Pud still keeps in touch with his old mates and on the day I spoke to him was off to meet Tommy Gallacher in the Boar's Rock for a 'wee drink' where they meet regularly, no doubt to reminisce on great days. If anyone sees these fine gentlemen in there one night buy them a drink from a new generation of Dundee fans brought up on stories of glory days. View full blog

We have a home tie against Queen of the south in the 4th round of the William Hill Scottish Cup. Can we win it this year please and get this monkey off our back!

The cost to watch scottish football on the telly is about to become more expensive following the announcement that subscription-based channel premier sports had acquired the rights to showcase the scottish cup along with the bbc next season. The deal is supposed to be worth up to £20 million over six years and even with the BBC continuing to show free-to-air live matches and now including one match each from the first round to the third, does this announcement have the best interests of the fans? In my opinion, it doesn’t. This new deal brings the total number of channels that you will have to shell out a monthly fee on to a staggering three. We currently have Sky Sports showing Scottish football on their channels at £22 a month, BT Sports at £27.99 a month and it will now cost £9.99 to watch selected Scottish Cup ties on Premier Sports. In total, if you were keeping these channels for a year at their current rate, you would have to shell out a whopping £719.76. This figure doesn’t even include the cost of your own club’s TV channel which range from £49 to £96 depending on who you support. It also doesn’t consider the price of a season ticket and even the TV License we pay for. Sky Sports may be rumoured to be in the driving seat to net the rights to screen the Premiership in a three-year deal worth £100 million but to watch any Betfred League cup games, we will still need to subscribe to BT Sports until 2020. We all love to read about any new investment being brought into Scottish football but to now have our beautiful game scattered over three different channels you have to pay for is absolutely ludicrous. The news has been met with disapproval from Scottish football fans and rightly so. They are feeling aggrieved that it will cost much more now to watch football in their own county and are not ready to start paying through the nose to do so. With the poor standard of coverage also being scrutinised, there has been more negativity to this news than positive. Unsurprisingly, the SFA Chief Executive Ian Maxwell is proud as punch with this new partnership. "The William Hill Scottish Cup is a tournament that is steeped in history,” Said Maxwell. “In it, the clubs and players have created countless unforgettable memories and this deal will ensure that more action than ever before will be broadcast live to the nation. “It will also drive significant revenue back to all the clubs who participate in the competition, ensuring ongoing investment into the game. "We look forward to working with Premier Sports and the BBC to help us continue to tell the stories and cover the action of our top knockout competition.” Unfortunately, we have become used to this kind of shithousery from the smug boys at Hampden who think every action they make is for the good of our game and should be welcomed with a pat on the back. Luckily for us Dundee fans, cup runs are as rare as the TV in the Bobby Cox working so subscribing to a new channel will more than likely not affect us.

The cost to watch scottish football on the telly is about to become more expensive following the announcement that subscription-based channel premier sports had acquired the rights to showcase the scottish cup along with the bbc next season. View full news article

The first ‘Programmes from the Past’ this year looks back to when Dundee took part in their first Scottish Cup Semi Final since 1987, when they took on Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Hampden Park on the 20th April 2003. Dundee’s road to what would ultimately end in the team reaching the final started off with a 2-0 victory away to Partick Thistle. Georgi Nemsadze and Gavin Rae gave the Dee a deserved passage into the next round. Next up was a visit from struggling Aberdeen and goals from Steve Lovell and Nacho Novo once again ensured a safe route into the next round of the cup and our first back to back victories at home against the Granite City club since 1964. Falkirk would then be the opposition that stood between Dundee and a long overdue visit to the national stadium and they would push The Dee all the way. In what would be the last ever cup tie at Brockville, the match would end one a piece with Nacho Novo grabbing our equaliser to see this tie going the extra mile with a replay at Dens. A massive Dundee support of just under 10,000 fans turned out but Falkirk drew thirst blood by taking an early lead. Fabian Caballero would draw the teams level and yet again after ninety-minutes, the game was level with a goal apiece. Dundee flexed their muscle and in Extra-Time, Mark Burchill and a Steve Lovell double killed off the tie and sent the huge Dens Park crowd happy into the night. The scene was now set, Dundee would take on Inverness Caley Thistle who had seen off Raith Rovers, Hamilton and Celtic on route to Hampden. The tie was originally pencilled in to be played on a Monday night but both clubs protested to the SFA to bring the tie forward a day to the Sunday which was agreed. Of the 14,429 supporters there that day, around 10,000 of them were Dundee fans who hadn’t seen the Dee play in this venue since the 1995 League Cup Final. Dundee were understandably the strong favourites for this tie but Caley were the ones who threatened first through a Bobby Mann header and a Paul Ritchie whose shot went just passed the post. Then Julian Speroni pushed a long-range drive from Dennis Wyness on to the post. The Dark Blues would eventually find their feet and just before the half hour mark, nearly took the lead when Steve Lovells shot caught the legs of Mark Brown and went agonisingly past the post. In the second half, Dundee would have a marvellous chance to take the lead after Caballero broke the offside trap but his lobbed shot over the Caley keeper floated over the bar. It wouldn’t be long until Dundee would take the lead. Caballero waltzed past two defenders before teeing up Nemsadze on the edge of the box and despite scuffing his shot, it made its way in off the post to the keepers left hand side. The fans erupted into jubilant celebrations and when they finally died down, a sense of relief seemed to be in the air. Dundee had another opportunity to seal the win Zura Khizanishvili created and ran from his own half with the ball but his attempt whistled over the bar. It would not matter as the final whistle went and Dundee would participate in their first Scottish Cup Final since 1964 and against the same team from that year, Rangers. As the fans celebrated in the stand at Hamden, it soon dawned on may that the club would also be making a welcome return to a major European competition for the first time since 1974. One player who wouldn’t make the final would be towering defender Lee Wilkie whose booking meant he would have to sit in the stands for the game. “I remember it clearly to this day and I didn’t make a movement towards him and, even if the referee was giving a foul, it should never have been a booking. “Knowing that was me out of the final was hard to deal with and there was still a game to be won and I had to concentrate on that.” A jubilant Jim Duffy was quick to praise his players on reaching the final. “Dundee have had phenomenal sides since 1964 but for one reason or another, they never got to the Scottish Cup Final. “Now we are there and that speaks volumes for my players. Today they had to show a really determined mentality and dig out the result. We have had plaudits for playing good football this season, and deservedly so -today we deserve plaudits for perseverance.” "Inverness closed us down and deserve credit," said Duffy. "Georgi didn't play well today, but the fans will always thank him for that goal." The teams that day were: Dundee (4-3-3): Speroni; Mackay, Wilkie, Khizanishvili, Hernandez; Rae, Nemsadze, Brady; Milne (Novo, 62), Lovell (Mair, 88), Caballero. Substitutes not used: Langfield (gk), Beith, Robb. Inverness Caledonian Thistle (4-4-2): Brown; Tokely, McCaffrey (Christie, 83), Mann, Golabek; Hart, Duncan (Bagan, 83), McBain, Robson; Wyness, Ritchie. Substitutes not used: Fraser (gk), Stewart, Keogh.