Fans gather at the Provost Road end of at Dens Park in 1960.
A treasure trove of unseen photographs of Dundee’s Dens Park has been unearthed – and is set to be published in two new books on Scottish football stadiums in the black and white era.
Author Steve Finan has spent the past four years immersed in photo archives searching for never-before-published material.
Steve Finan’s latest books will be a treat for fans of Dundee and Scottish football.
Shots of young fans racing onto the terraces in the 1950s, images of new concrete terracing under construction in the 1960s and action shots from Dens Park of the 1970s and ’80s mingle in a pair of books that will delight any Scottish football fan.
Courier Sport has pulled together a selection of Dens Park shots from the books, which are available to order now.
Dundee’s players are put through their paces on the stairs between Dens Park’s Provost Road End and South Enclosure in 1950.
Chimney stacks dominate the skyline behind Dens Park amid a snow-covered scene in 1951.
Fans stand at the corner of the Provost Road End at Dens Park in 1960.
New concrete terracing was installed at Dens Park in the corner between the Provost Road End and the South Enclosure in 1962.
A view of Dens Park’s South Enclosure from the TC Keay end in the Scottish League winning season of 1962.
Action from Dundee’s European Cup clash with AC Milan at Dens Park in 1963.
The penalty areas were cleared of snow ahead of this shot being taken in 1976. Dundee United’s Tannadice Park is clearly visible in the background.
A Dens Park groundsman sweeps the South Enclosure terraces at Dens Park in 1980.
Dens Park was recalibrated to support greyhound racing in the early 1990s. This shot captures a meeting underway in 1994.
Racing staff walk greyhounds round the track at Dens Park before a race in 1994.
