1983–84 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1983–84 season
ChairmanGeorge Fox
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd (UEFA Cup)
W18 D11 L7 F67 A39 P47
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupSemi-final
European CupSemi-final

The 1983–84 season was the 75th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1983 to 30 June 1984. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season. Having won the Scottish Premier Division the previous season, the Terrors entered the European Cup for their first and only campaign in Europe’s elite competition, reaching the semi-finals before narrowly losing to AS Roma, the Italian side later admitting to having attempted to bribe the match referee.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1983–84 season.[1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.

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
20 August 1983 Motherwell H 4–0 9,465 Kirkwood (2), Hegarty, Taylor
3 September 1983 Dundee A 4–1 13,651 Reilly (2), Milne, Stark
10 September 1983 Hibernian H 5–0 7,790 Dodds (2), Milne (2), Kirkwood
17 September 1983 St Johnstone A 2–1 6,969 Dodds, Holt
24 September 1983 Aberdeen A 2–1 21,093 Bannon, Kirkwood
1 October 1983 Rangers H 0–2 16,738
8 October 1983 Celtic H 2–1 19,741 Kirkwood, Gough
22 October 1983 Hearts H 1–0 13,157 Dodds
29 October 1983 Motherwell A 2–2 4,398 Dodds (2)
5 November 1983 Dundee H 0–1 14,813
12 November 1983 St Johnstone H 7–0 7,937 Bannon (2 inc 1 pen), Dodds (2), Hegarty, Gough
19 November 1983 Rangers A 0–0 27,842
22 November 1983 St Mirren A 0–4 4,408
26 November 1983 Aberdeen H 0–2 16,972
3 December 1983 Hibernian A 2–0 6,978 Milne, Stark
10 December 1983 Hearts A 0–0 9,199
27 December 1983 Celtic A 1–1 25,982 Bannon (penalty)
31 December 1983 Motherwell H 2–1 6,967 Stark, Hegarty
7 January 1984 St Johnstone A 2–1 5,066 Dodds (2)
11 February 1984 Hibernian H 2–0 7,675 Hegarty, Malpas
25 February 1984 St Mirren A 2–2 4,007 Kirkwood (2)
3 March 1984 Celtic H 3–1 15,236 Bannon, Kirkwood, Dodds
11 March 1984 Hearts H 3–1 10,058 Coyne (2), Bannon
31 March 1984 Hearts A 0–0 7,852
2 April 1984 Dundee A 5–2 12,732 Malpas, Reilly, Dodds, Bannon, Milne
7 April 1984 Hibernian A 0–1 4,266
14 April 1984 St Johnstone H 3–0 11,332 Sturrock, Reilly, Coyne
18 April 1984 Aberdeen A 1–5 7,663 Reilly
21 April 1984 Dundee H 1–1 13,244 Clark
28 April 1984 Motherwell A 3–1 1,870 Dodds, Gough, Reilly
30 April 1984 St Mirren H 2–0 5,347 Holt, Reilly
2 May 1984 Rangers A 2–2 7,354 Sturrock, Dodds
5 May 1984 St Mirren H 2–2 5,025 Sturrock, Narey
7 May 1984 Aberdeen H 0–0 8,029
12 May 1984 Celtic A 1–1 10,281 Sturrock
14 May 1984 Rangers H 0–1 6,473

Scottish Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 February 1984 R3 Ayr United H 1–0 4,441 Sturrock
18 February 1984 R4 Hearts H 2–1 14,731 Sturrock, Dodds
17 March 1984 QF Aberdeen A 0–0 22,000
28 March 1984 QFr Aberdeen H 0–1 16,094

League Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 August 1983 R2 Dunfermline Athletic H 6–1 5,324 Gough (2), Holt, Taylor, Dodds, Bannon
27 August 1983 R2 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–0 2,618 Gough, Dodds
30 August 1983 G1 Alloa Athletic H 5–0 4,483 Dodds (3), Reilly (2)
7 September 1983 G1 Greenock Morton A 1–1 2,500 Houston
5 October 1983 G1 Motherwell H 4–2 5,731 Gough (2), Reilly, Bannon
26 October 1983 G1 Greenock Morton H 3–0 6,645 Johnstone (2), Milne
9 November 1983 G1 Alloa Athletic A 4–2 2,220 Dodds, Reilly, Bannon, Milne
30 November 1983 G1 Motherwell A 3–0 1,319 Milne, McGinnis, Reilly
14 February 1984 SF 1 Rangers H 1–1 14,596 Dodds
22 February 1984 SF 2 Rangers A 0–2 37,180

European Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 September 1983 R1 1 MaltaHamrun Spartans A 3–0 12,300 Reilly, Bannon, Stark
28 September 1983 R1 2 MaltaHamrun Spartans H 3–0 8,213 Milne (2), Kirkwood
19 October 1983 R2 1 BelgiumStandard Liège A 0–0 22,500
2 November 1983 R2 2 BelgiumStandard Liège H 4–0 16,674 Milne (2), Hegarty, Dodds
7 March 1984 QF 1 AustriaRapid Vienna A 1–2 38,266 Stark
21 March 1984 QF 2 AustriaRapid Vienna H 1–0 18,865 Dodds
11 April 1984 SF 1 ItalyRoma H 2–0 20,543 Dodds, Stark
25 April 1984 SF 2 ItalyRoma A 0–3 68,060

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aberdeen (C) 36 25 7 4 78 21 +57 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 21 8 7 80 41 +39 50 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 18 11 7 67 39 +28 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Rangers 36 15 12 9 53 41 +12 42
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 10 16 10 38 47 −9 36
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ "Match results 1983/1984". Arab Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

See also