Davie Wilson's first season as manager began well, and while always up with the leading pack, it was to be the case that too many draws rather than wins would prevent a serious challenge on the title.
In the Scottish Cup, Hearts were once again the opponents, but it was Dumbarton who were to progress this time after a drawn game.
In the League Cup, qualifying groups were dispensed with and replaced with straight knock-out ties on a home-and-away basis.
It was however to prove a bit of an embarrassment when in the first round, a 4–1 home win against Hamilton was followed by a 6–0 away drubbing.
He played in all seven matches, against Denmark (1-0 and 2–0), West Germany (1-0), Portugal (1-0), Italy (0-0), Yugoslavia (2-2) and Poland (1-3) - Scotland finished in 4th place.