Brian Scrimgeour Player Profile

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Personal

  • Full Name: Brian Scrimgeour
  • Born: August 11th, 1959 (Dundee)
  • Height: 6' 1

Career

  • Position: Defender
  • Signed: November 0th, 1977
  • Date Left Club: May 16th, 1983
  • First Manager: Tommy Gemmell
  • Dundee Career Totals:
    69 first team competitive appearances
    7 first team competitive goals
  • Also Played For: Chesterfield, Falkirk, Partick Thistle


Dundee Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies Other (War)
1978-79 3 (1)-3 (1)- - -
1979-80 - -2 (1)- - -
1980-81 19 (5) 5 3 (2)- - -
1981-82 9 (8)-4 1 - -
1982-83 20 (4) 2 - (1)- - -
TOTAL 51 (18) 7 12 (5) 1 - -

NOTES:
Other Cups may include: Anglo-Scottish Cup, Challenge Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Drybrough Cup, International Soccer League, League Cup, Summer Cup, Texaco Cup.


Biography

Born and bred in the city, Brian made his debut for the club in the 1978-79 season against Clydebank in a 2-1 win. He was signed from St Columbus Boys Club.

Brian only made a total of sixty-nine appearances for the club between 1978 and 1983. He went onto play for Chesterfield, were he made one hundred and twenty one appearances scoring fifteen goals.

He would return north of the border to play for Falkirk for whom he made nine appearances, scoring one goal before finishing his senior career at Partick Thistle for whom he appeared twenty-one times, scoring once, retiring at the end of the 1987-88 season.

Debut

February 21st, 1979
Dundee 2 - 1 Clydebank

League (First Division)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)


Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 46 (14)717 2-
Scottish Cup 1 (1)-3 --
League Cup 4 (3)-1 --
Totals: 51 (18)721 2-

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 30/04/83 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (H) 0 - 2
 23/04/83 Premier Division vs. Hibernian (A) 0 - 0
 02/04/83 Premier Division vs. Morton (A) 0 - 1
 26/03/83 Premier Division vs. Motherwell (A) 1 - 1
 19/03/83 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H) 2 - 1

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 19/03/83 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H) 2 - 1
 05/03/83 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (H) 2 - 5
 04/04/81 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H) 4 - 1
 14/03/81 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (H) 3 - 1
 11/03/81 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H) 2 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 14/05/83 Premier Division vs. Dundee Utd (H)  1 - 2
 09/05/83 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 2
 30/04/83 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (H)  0 - 2
 23/04/83 Premier Division vs. Hibernian (A)  0 - 0
 09/04/83 Premier Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  0 - 0
 02/04/83 Premier Division vs. Morton (A)  0 - 1
 26/03/83 Premier Division vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 1
 19/03/83 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H)  2 - 1
 12/03/83 Premier Division vs. Dundee Utd (A)  3 - 5
 05/03/83 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (H)  2 - 5
 02/03/83 Premier Division vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 0
 26/02/83 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 3
 05/02/83 Division One vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 1
 29/01/83 3rd Round vs. Brora (N)  2 - 1
 22/01/83 Premier Division vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 2
 15/01/83 Premier Division vs. Morton (H)  3 - 3
 08/01/83 Premier Division vs. Motherwell (H)  3 - 1
 03/01/83 Premier Division vs. Celtic (A)  2 - 2
 01/01/83 Premier Division vs. Dundee Utd (H)  0 - 2
 11/12/82 Premier Division vs. Hibernian (A)  1 - 1
 27/11/82 Premier Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  5 - 2
 21/11/82 Premier Division vs. Morton (A)  2 - 1
 13/11/82 Premier Division vs. Motherwell (A)  0 - 1
 06/11/82 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H)  2 - 3
 30/10/82 Premier Division vs. Dundee Utd (A)  0 - 1
 16/10/82 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (A)  0 - 1
 02/10/82 Premier Division vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 1
 04/09/82 Premier Division vs. Celtic (A)  0 - 2
 21/08/82 Group 2 vs. Morton (A)  1 - 4
 01/05/82 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (H)  0 - 5
 25/04/82 Premier Division vs. Morton (H)  2 - 1
 21/04/82 Premier Division vs. Partick (H)  1 - 2
 17/04/82 Premier Division vs. Celtic (A)  2 - 4
 14/04/82 Premier Division vs. Rangers (H)  3 - 1
 10/04/82 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 0
 03/04/82 Premier Division vs. Dundee Utd (H)  0 - 2
 17/03/82 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (H)  0 - 3
 20/02/82 Premier Division vs. Morton (A)  0 - 2
 06/02/82 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H)  1 - 3
 30/01/82 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (H)  0 - 2
 23/01/82 3rd Round vs. Raith Rovers (H)  1 - 0
 12/12/81 Premier Division vs. Airdrie (1878) (H)  3 - 1
 05/12/81 Premier Division vs. Celtic (A)  1 - 3
 21/11/81 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 4
 14/11/81 Premier Division vs. Dundee Utd (H)  1 - 3
 07/11/81 Premier Division vs. Partick (A)  2 - 1
 31/10/81 Premier Division vs. Hibernian (H)  0 - 0
 24/10/81 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 2
 03/10/81 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H)  1 - 3
 22/08/81 Group 2 vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 1
 19/08/81 Group 2 vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 2
 15/08/81 Group 2 vs. Morton (H)  1 - 2
 12/08/81 Group 2 vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 4
 08/08/81 Group 2 vs. Raith Rovers (H)  1 - 2
 02/05/81 First Division vs. East Stirling (A)  1 - 0
 25/04/81 First Division vs. Falkirk (A)  2 - 1
 18/04/81 First Division vs. Clydebank (H)  1 - 0
 11/04/81 First Division vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 1
 04/04/81 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  4 - 1
 01/04/81 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  2 - 1
 28/03/81 First Division vs. Berwick (H)  0 - 0
 24/03/81 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  1 - 0
 21/03/81 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  3 - 1
 18/03/81 First Division vs. Dunfermline (H)  2 - 0
 14/03/81 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 1
 11/03/81 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 1
 28/02/81 Division One vs. Dumbarton (H)  0 - 0
 21/02/81 First Division vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 4
 07/02/81 First Division vs. Hibernian (A)  0 - 0
 31/01/81 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (H)  2 - 4
 03/01/81 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  2 - 4
 01/01/81 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 2
 06/12/80 Final vs. Dundee Utd (H)  0 - 3
 08/11/80 First Division vs. Motherwell (H)  2 - 1
 04/10/80 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  3 - 1
 27/09/80 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  1 - 1
 24/09/80 2nd Round 2nd Leg vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 0
 17/09/80 First Division vs. Motherwell (A)  2 - 3
 13/09/80 First Division vs. Berwick (H)  2 - 2
 09/09/80 First Division vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 2
 06/09/80 First Division vs. Clydebank (A)  0 - 3
 10/05/79 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (H)  2 - 2
 08/05/79 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  2 - 0
 28/03/79 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  1 - 0
 24/03/79 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 0
 14/03/79 First Division vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 0
 10/03/79 Quarter Final vs. Rangers (A)  3 - 6
 03/03/79 4th Round vs. St Mirren (H)  4 - 1
 25/02/79 3rd Round vs. Falkirk (H)  1 - 0
 21/02/79 First Division vs. Clydebank (H)  2 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored (click to expand)
 19/03/83 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H)  2 - 1
 05/03/83 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (H)  2 - 5
 04/04/81 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  4 - 1
 14/03/81 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 1
 11/03/81 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 1
 31/01/81 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (H)  2 - 4
 09/09/80 First Division vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 2

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


Timeline

  • Date of Birth

    Tuesday, August 11th, 1959

  • Signed For Dundee

    Monday, November 0th, 1977

  • First Non-Competitive Appearance (Friendly)

    Lossiemouth 3 - 0 Dundee
    Friendly

    Monday, July 31st, 1978

  • First Team Debut

    Dundee 2 - 1 Clydebank
    League (First Division)

    Wednesday, February 21st, 1979

  • First Goal

    Dundee 1 - 2 Hibernian
    League (First Division)

    Tuesday, September 9th, 1980

  • 50th Appearance

    Dundee 2 - 3 Celtic
    League (Premier Division)

    Saturday, November 6th, 1982

  • 50th League Appearance

    Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Dundee
    League (Premier Division)

    Saturday, January 22nd, 1983

  • Last Appearance

    Dundee 0 - 2 Aberdeen
    League (Premier Division)

    Saturday, April 30th, 1983

  • Left the Club

    Monday, May 16th, 1983