1976–77 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United

1976–77 season
Manager	Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division	4th (UEFA Cup) W16 D9 L11 F54 A45 P41
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	Group stage
Anglo-Scottish Cup	1st Round

The 1976–77 season was the 68th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1976–77 season.

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
4 September 1976	Hibernian	A	2-1	7,264
11 September 1976	Celtic	H	1-0	7,658
18 September 1976	Ayr United	A	4-1	17,082
25 September 1976	Partick Thistle	H	2-1	6,518
2 October 1976	Motherwell	H	2-0	2,853
20 October 1976	Celtic	A	1-5	7,810
23 October 1976	Heart of Midlothian	A	2-1	3,281
30 October 1976	Aberdeen	A	2-3	18,571
3 November 1976	Kilmarnock	H	3-0	4,657
6 November 1976	Hibernian	H	2-1	7,044
9 November 1976	Rangers	A	0-3	10,130
20 November 1976	Ayr United	H	2-2	9,528
27 November 1976	Partick Thistle	A	5-1	5,666
18 December 1976	Kilmarnock	A	0-1	4,069
27 December 1976	Heart of Midlothian	H	1-1	4,841
5 January 1977	Hibernian	A	0-0	21,075
8 January 1977	Celtic	H	1-2	5,098
7 February 1977	Ayr United	A	4-1	20,246
12 February 1977	Rangers	A	3-2	7,645
16 February 1977	Motherwell	H	1-1	24,208
19 February 1977	Kilmarnock	H	4-0	6,880
1 March 1977	Partick Thistle	H	0-0	3,231
5 March 1977	Heart of Midlothian	A	1-1	3,539
8 March 1977	Rangers	H	0-0	14,167
12 March 1977	Aberdeen	A	1-0	10,169
16 March 1977	Aberdeen	H	3-2	9,671
19 March 1977	Hibernian	H	1-0	8,354
26 March 1977	Celtic	A	0-2	4,654
2 April 1977	Ayr United	H	0-1	4,907
9 April 1977	Partick Thistle	A	0-0	3,550
13 April 1977	Aberdeen	H	2-3	4,107
17 April 1977	Motherwell	A	0-4	17,293
20 April 1977	Heart of Midlothian	H	1-2	30,239
23 April 1977	Rangers	H	0-1	2,735
30 April 1977	Kilmarnock	H	2-1	3,646	Sturrock
4 May 1977	Motherwell	A	1-1	1,030

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
29 January 1977	R3	St Mirren	A	1-4	25,619

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1976	G2	Celtic	H	0-1	3,128
18 August 1976	G2	Arbroath	A	3-1	1,030
21 August 1976	G2	Dumbarton	A	2-1	2,535
25 August 1976	G2	Arbroath	H	2-0	5,907
28 August 1976	G2	Celtic	A	1-1	3,482

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 August 1976	R1 1	Aberdeen	H	1-0	3,128
11 August 1976	R1 2	Aberdeen	A	1-3	1,030

See also

• 1976–77 in Scottish football