1979–80 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1979–80 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd
W12 D13 L11 F43 A30 P37
Scottish Cup4th round
League CupWinners
UEFA Cup2nd round
Drybrough CupSemi-final

The 1979–80 season was the 71st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1979 to 30 June 1980. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1979–80 season.[1]

Legend

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics

Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1979 Dundee H 3–0 17,968 Sturrock, Kirkwood, Stark
18 August 1979 Kilmarnock A 0–1 5,882
25 August 1979 Aberdeen H 1–3 10,982 Sturrock
8 September 1979 Celtic A 2–2 25,959 Pettigrew (penalty), Milne
15 September 1979 St Mirren A 2–3 6,276 Pettigrew (2)
22 September 1979 Partick Thistle H 2–1 6,786 Pettigrew, Kopel
29 September 1979 Greenock Morton A 1–4 6,558 Pettigrew
6 October 1979 Rangers H 0–0 19,464
13 October 1979 Hibernian H 2–0 7,487 Pettigrew, Milne
20 October 1979 Dundee A 0–1 16,305
27 October 1979 Kilmarnock H 4–0 6,403 Fleming (2), Pettigrew, Kirkwood
3 November 1979 Aberdeen A 3–0 13,432 Pettigrew, Phillip, Bannon
10 November 1979 Celtic H 0–1 18,630
17 November 1979 St Mirren H 0–0 6,281
28 November 1979 Partick Thistle A 1–1 2,830 Sturrock
15 December 1979 Rangers A 1–2 18,934 Dodds
22 December 1979 Dundee H 2–0 15,431 Holt, Pettigrew
29 December 1979 Kilmarnock A 0–0 4,515
5 January 1980 Celtic A 0–1 23,822
12 January 1980 St Mirren A 1–2 8,355 Narey
23 February 1980 Hibernian H 1–0 7,822 Pettigrew
1 March 1980 Dundee A 1–1 15,116 Sturrock
8 March 1980 Kilmarnock H 0–0 6,497
12 March 1980 Partick Thistle H 0–0 6,154
15 March 1980 Aberdeen A 1–2 7,836 Kirkwood
19 March 1980 Rangers H 0–0 9,533
29 March 1980 St Mirren H 0–0 6,292
2 April 1980 Hibernian A 2–0 5,919 Dodds, Pettigrew
5 April 1980 Partick Thistle A 2–2 3,354 Dodds, Holt
8 April 1980 Celtic H 3–0 14,616 Dodds (2), Holt
12 April 1980 Greenock Morton H 2–0 6,467
19 April 1980 Hibernian A 2–0 4,921 Pettigrew, Bannon (penalty)
23 April 1980 Greenock Morton H 2–0 4,687 Dodds, Bannon (penalty)
26 April 1980 Rangers A 1–2 16,343 Pettigrew
28 April 1980 Aberdeen H 1–1 12,764 Holt
1 May 1980 Greenock Morton A 0–0 2,614

Scottish Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 January 1980 R3 Dundee H 5–1 18,064 Pettigrew (4 including 1 penalty), Sturrock
16 February 1980 R4 Rangers A 0–1 29,000

League Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 August 1979 R2 1 Airdrieonians A 1–2 2,570 Addison
1 September 1979 R2 2 Airdrieonians H 2–0 5,760 Sturrock, Payne
26 September 1979 R3 1 Queen's Park A 3–0 939 Pettigrew, Dodds, Sturrock
10 October 1979 R3 2 Queen's Park H 2–1 3,395 Sturrock (penalty), Dodds
31 October 1979 QF 1 Raith Rovers H 0–0 7,426
14 November 1979 QF 2 Raith Rovers A 1–0 6,838 Hegarty
24 November 1979 SF Hamilton Academical N 6–2 7,974 Sturrock (2), Kirkwood (2), Pettigrew, Hegarty
8 December 1979 F Aberdeen N 0–0 27,156
12 December 1979 F R Aberdeen N 3–0 28,984 Pettigrew (2), Sturrock

UEFA Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 September 1979 R1 1 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht H 0–0 12,282
2 October 1979 R1 2 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht Émile Versé Stadium A 1–1 25,000 Kopel
24 October 1979 R2 1 Hungary Diosgyori VTK H 0–1 10,500
7 November 1979 R2 2 Hungary Diosgyori VTK A 1–3 27,000 Kopel

Drybrough Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 July 1979 QF Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 4,480 Kopel, Sturrock, Milne
1 August 1979 SF Celtic N 2–3 21,000 Stewart (penalty), Payne

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 36 18 11 7 61 38 +23 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 St Mirren 36 15 12 9 56 49 +7 42 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 12 13 11 43 30 +13 37
5 Rangers 36 15 7 14 50 46 +4 37
6 Morton 36 14 8 14 51 46 +5 36
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Match results 1979/1980". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

See also