1983–84 Dundee United F.C. season

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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.

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) Champion

References[]

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

See also[]

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