Dark Blues visited Dons on first day of Scottish Sunday football

to play a Scottish Cup third-round encounter against Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

The Dark Blues were very impressive when winning 2-0 with goals from defender Dave Johnston and midfielder Bobby Robinson.

The Dee were rewarded with a tie against Rangers at Ibrox in the next round.

Dundee United were not involved in the “experiment” as opponents Airdrie were given the choice and intimated they did not want to play on a Sunday.

The reason they gave was that many of the part-time players in their squad had voted against it.

As Sunday football wasn’t compulsory, it was left to the clubs to decide.

Going back to Dundee’s tie, the game was played in front of 23,574 spectators in the Granite City.

Aberdeen had just one bigger home attendance that season – against Tottenham Hotspur in a Uefa Cup tie.

SOME football stories are legend. The following, I’m assured, is true:

Marius Cioara was sold in Romanian football from UT Arad to Regal Hornia in 2006 for 15 kilograms of sausage meat.

However, Cioara left his new side after just one day at the club because he was relentlessly abused by team-mates in relation to the circumstances surrounding his move.

FROM THE ARCHIVES.

In December 1965…

Dundee have signed 17-year-old Derek McKay, a Banff schoolboy who has been on the Dens Park groundstaff for two months.

McKay, who can play outside-right or outsideleft equally, played for Highland League side Deveronvale prior to joining the Dens groundstaff.

He impressed manager Bobby Ancell playing for the reserves at Hamilton on Saturday and, with celebrating his 17th birthday, became eligible to sign a professional form.

Mick Butler, through his friend Neil Young, sent in this photo of his son Lee from 1988, when he was one of the stars of the St Ninian’s (35th) Boys’ Brigade football team. Back row, from left – David Brown, Paul Smith, Graham Brough, Bobby Cameron, Stewart Adam, Michael Carswell, Barry Farnan. Front row – Steven Maloney, Lee Butler, Brian Maloney, Ronnie Tippet, Paul Mill, Barry Bowland.

Dundee fan Ryan McInnes sent in this photo. He said: “On March 27 1999 two Dundee FC supporters groups took advantage of the club’s free week due to the European qualifiers to play on Dens Park against each another. “The Legendary Bobby Cox took on Breadalbane, with the ‘Bread’ winning 6-2. “Each member paid £20 to play, raising £500, which was donated to the club.”