1979–80 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1979–80 season
Manager Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division 3rd
W12 D13 L11 F43 A30 P37
Scottish Cup 4th Round
League Cup Winners
UEFA Cup 2nd Round
Drybrough Cup Semi-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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1979DundeeH3-017,968Sturrock, Kirkwood, Stark
18 August 1979KilmarnockA0-15,882
25 August 1979AberdeenH1-310,982Sturrock
8 September 1979CelticA2-225,959Pettigrew (penalty), Milne
15 September 1979St MirrenA2-36,276Pettigrew (2)
22 September 1979Partick ThistleH2-16,786Pettigrew, Kopel
29 September 1979Greenock MortonA1-46,558Pettigrew
6 October 1979RangersH0-019,464
13 October 1979HibernianH2-07,487Pettigrew, Milne
20 October 1979DundeeA0-116,305
27 October 1979KilmarnockH4-06,403Fleming (2), Pettigrew, Kirkwood
3 November 1979AberdeenA3-013,432Pettigrew, Phillip, Bannon
10 November 1979CelticH0-118,630
17 November 1979St MirrenH0-06,281
28 November 1979Partick ThistleA1-12,830Sturrock
15 December 1979RangersA1-218,934Dodds
22 December 1979DundeeH2-015,431Holt, Pettigrew
29 December 1979KilmarnockA0-04,515
5 January 1980CelticA0-123,822
12 January 1980St MirrenA1-28,355Narey
23 February 1980HibernianH1-07,822Pettigrew
1 March 1980DundeeA1-115,116Sturrock
8 March 1980KilmarnockH0-06,497
12 March 1980Partick ThistleH0-06,154
15 March 1980AberdeenA1-27,836Kirkwood
19 March 1980RangersH0-09,533
29 March 1980St MirrenH0-06,292
2 April 1980HibernianA2-05,919Dodds, Pettigrew
5 April 1980Partick ThistleA2-23,354Dodds, Holt
8 April 1980CelticH3-014,616Dodds (2), Holt
12 April 1980Greenock MortonH2-06,467
19 April 1980HibernianA2-04,921Pettigrew, Bannon (penalty)
23 April 1980Greenock MortonH2-04,687Dodds, Bannon (penalty)
26 April 1980RangersA1-216,343Pettigrew
28 April 1980AberdeenH1-112,764Holt
1 May 1980Greenock MortonA0-02,614

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 January 1980R3DundeeH5-118,064Pettigrew (4 including 1 penalty), Sturrock
16 February 1980R4RangersA0-129,000

League Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 August 1979R2 1AirdrieoniansA1-22,570Addison
1 September 1979R2 2AirdrieoniansH2-05,760Sturrock, Payne
26 September 1979R3 1Queen's ParkA3-0939Pettigrew, Dodds, Sturrock
10 October 1979R3 2Queen's ParkH2-13,395Sturrock (penalty), Dodds
31 October 1979QF 1Raith RoversH0-07,426
14 November 1979QF 2Raith RoversA1-06,838Hegarty
24 November 1979SFHamilton AcademicalN6-27,974Sturrock (2), Kirkwood (2), Pettigrew, Hegarty
8 December 1979FAberdeenN0-027,156
12 December 1979F RAberdeenN3-028,984Pettigrew (2), Sturrock

UEFA Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 September 1979R1 1Belgium R.S.C. AnderlechtH0-012,282
2 October 1979R1 2Belgium R.S.C. AnderlechtA1-125,000Kopel
24 October 1979R2 1Hungary Diosgyori VTKH0-110,500
7 November 1979R2 2Hungary Diosgyori VTKA1-327,000Kopel

Drybrough Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 July 1979QFDunfermline AthleticH3-04,480Kopel, Sturrock, Milne
1 August 1979SFCelticN2-321,000Stewart (penalty), Payne

References

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

See also

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