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1981–82 Dundee United F.C. season

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Dundee United
1981–82 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd (UEFA Cup)
W15 D10 L11 F61 A38 P40
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupFinalists
UEFA CupQuarter-final

The 1981–82 season was the 73rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 60 competitive matches during the 1981–82 season.[1]

Legend

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Win
Draw
Loss

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

Premier Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 August 1981 Aberdeen H 4–1 10,598 Sturrock, Holt, Pettigrew, Bannon
5 September 1981 Greenock Morton A 0–1 3,335
12 September 1981 Dundee H 5–2 15,696 Sturrock (2), Kirkwood, Milne, Bannon
19 September 1981 Airdrieonians A 1–2 2,687 Payne
3 October 1981 Hibernian A 1–1 5,384 Dodds
10 October 1981 Partick Thistle H 0–0 5,017
17 October 1981 Celtic A 1–1 22,635 Milne
24 October 1981 St Mirren H 0–2 6,364
31 October 1981 Aberdeen A 1–1 11,035 Milne (2)
7 November 1981 Greenock Morton H 3–0 6,264 Dodds (2), Kirkwood
11 November 1981 Rangers H 2–0 16,138 Sturrock, Bannon
14 November 1981 Dundee A 3–1 15,578 Sturrock (2), Milne
21 November 1981 Airdrieonians H 4–0 6,157 Sturrock (2), Dodds, Bannon (penalty)
5 December 1981 Hibernian H 1–0 7,257 Bannon (penalty)
16 January 1982 Rangers A 0–2 15,743
3 February 1982 St Mirren A 0–1 5,198
6 February 1982 Hibernian A 1–0 6,133 Bannon (penalty)
9 February 1982 Airdrieonians A 0–2 1,737
20 February 1982 Rangers H 1–1 12,965 Sturrock
27 February 1982 St Mirren H 1–1 7,663 Bannon (penalty)
10 March 1982 Dundee H 1–1 13,790 McKimmie
13 March 1982 Partick Thistle H 5–1 5,465 Dodds (3), McKinnon, Gough
20 March 1982 Aberdeen A 1–2 12,056 Dodds
27 March 1982 Greenock Morton H 5–0 5,333 Dodds (3),
31 March 1982 Celtic H 0–2 15,173
3 April 1982 Dundee A 2–0 12,602 Bannon, Sturrock
7 April 1982 Greenock Morton A 1–1 1,792 Milne
10 April 1982 Airdrieonians H 4–0 5,416 Bannon (2), Dodds, Milne
14 April 1982 Partick Thistle A 3–2 2,997 Dodds (3)
17 April 1982 Hibernian H 0–1 6,845
21 April 1982 Celtic A 1–3 14,392 Dodds
24 April 1982 Rangers A 1–1 9,415 Bannon (penalty)
1 May 1982 St Mirren A 2–2 3,404 Bannon (penalty), Dodds
5 May 1982 Aberdeen H 1–2 6,587 Hegarty
8 May 1982 Celtic H 3–0 16,761 Hegarty, Sturrock, Milne
15 May 1982 Partick Thistle A 2–1 2,680 Sturrock, Reilly

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 January 1982 R3 Brechin City A 4–2 4,348 Sturrock (2), Dodds, Kirkwood
13 February 1982 R4 Hibernian H 1–1 10,735 Holt
17 February 1982 R4 R Hibernian A 1–1 11,039 Kirkwood
22 February 1982 R4 2R Hibernian A 3–0 13,759 Holt, Dodds, Bannon (penalty)
6 March 1982 QF St Mirren A 0–1 9,245

League Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1981 R2 Ayr United A 4–3 3,341 Bannon (3), Sturrock
12 August 1981 R2 Partick Thistle H 2–0 5,926 Pettigrew, Sturrock
15 August 1981 G1 Motherwell A 2–1 2,884 Pettigrew, Gough
19 August 1981 G1 Partick Thistle A 2–1 1,805 Sturrock, Bannon
22 August 1981 G1 Ayr United H 2–1 5,847 Holt, Fleeting
26 August 1981 G1 Motherwell H 1–1 4,484 Pettigrew
2 September 1981 QF 1 Hamilton Academical A 4–0 5,381 Dodds (2), Bannon, Holt
23 September 1981 QF 2 Hamilton Academical H 5–0 3,512 Payne, Dodds, Sturrock, Reilly, Kirkwood
7 October 1981 SF 1 Aberdeen H 0–1 13,824
28 October 1981 SF 2 Aberdeen A 3–0 20,137 Sturrock (2), Milne
28 November 1981 F Rangers N 1–2 53,795 Milne

UEFA Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 September 1981 R1 1 France AS Monaco A 5–2 7,609 Dodds (2), Bannon (2), Kirkwood
30 September 1981 R1 2 France AS Monaco H 1–2 12,013 Milne
20 October 1981 R2 1 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach A 0–2 31,000
3 November 1981 R2 2 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach H 5–0 15,330 Milne, Kirkwood, Sturrock, Hegarty, Bannon
25 November 1981 R3 1 Belgium FC Winterslag A 0–0 9,500
9 December 1981 R3 2 Belgium FC Winterslag H 5–0 16,232 Milne (2), Bannon, Narey, Hegarty
3 March 1982 QF 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš H 2–0 16,029 Narey, Dodds
17 March 1982 QF 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš A 0–3 15,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Aberdeen 36 23 7 6 71 29 +42 53 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Rangers 36 16 11 9 57 45 +12 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 15 10 11 61 38 +23 40
5 St Mirren 36 14 9 13 49 52 −3 37
6 Hibernian 36 11 14 11 38 40 −2 36
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1981/1982". Arab Archivee. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

See also

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