1980–81 Dundee United F.C. season

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Dundee United
1980–81 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd (UEFA Cup)
W18 D11 L7 F67 A39 P47
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupWinners
UEFA CupRound 2

The 1980–81 season was the 72nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1980 to 30 June 1981. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results[edit]

Dundee United played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1980–81 season.[1]

Legend[edit]

Win
Draw
Loss

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

Premier Division[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1980 Kilmarnock H 2–2 5,788 Payne, Sturrock
16 August 1980 Aberdeen A 1–1 12,948 Hegarty
23 August 1980 Greenock Morton H 1–1 5,339 Bannon
6 September 1980 Rangers H 2–4 16,269 Dodds, Payne
13 September 1980 Airdrieonians A 0–0 2,721
20 September 1980 St Mirren A 0–2 5,783
27 September 1980 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 6,263 Dodds
4 October 1980 Celitc A 0–2 19,571
11 October 1980 Partick Thistle H 0–0 4,706
18 October 1980 Kilmarnock A 1–0 2,719 Pettigrew
25 October 1980 Aberdeen H 1–3 10,043 Sturrock
1 November 1980 Greenock Morton A 2–0 3,075 Kirkwood (2)
8 November 1980 Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 5,875 Sturrock (2), Hegarty
15 November 1980 St Mirren H 2–0 5,024 Dodds, Sturrock
22 November 1980 Partick Thistle A 3–2 3,089 Pettigrew, Sturrock, Bannon
29 November 1980 Celtic H 0–3 13,080
13 December 1980 Airdrieonians H 1–0 4,780 Dodds
20 December 1980 St Mirren A 3–3 5,405 Dodds, Gibson, Pettigrew
27 December 1980 Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 6,928 Sturrock (2), Milne (2)
30 December 1980 Aberdeen A 1–1 22,556 Dodds
3 January 1981 Kilmarnock H 7–0 6,474 Kirkwood (2), Gibson, Dodds, Milne, Addison, Bannon (penalty)
10 January 1981 Celtic A 1–2 22,132 Milne
31 January 1981 Airdrieonians A 5–0 2,264 Dodds (3), Bannon (penalty), Sturrock
7 February 1981 Rangers H 2–1 14,528 Kirkwood, Dodds
21 February 1981 Greenock Morton H 1–0 4,836 Hegarty
28 February 1981 Kilmarnock A 1–0 2,102 Dodds
14 March 1981 Partick Thistle A 2–0 2,754 Pettigrew, Milne
18 March 1981 Rangers A 4–1 11,208 Bannon (2), Kirkwood, Sturrock
21 March 1981 St Mirren H 1–2 5,808 Pettigrew
28 March 1981 Heart of Midlothian A 4–0 3,786 Sturrock (2), Kirkwood
4 April 1981 Rangers A 1–2 11,690 Milne
18 April 1981 Greenock Morton A 0–2 2,262
22 April 1981 Celtic H 2–3 15,349 Pettigrew, Sturrock
25 April 1981 Aberdeen H 0–0 6,369
29 April 1981 Airdrieonians H 4–1 3,133 Kirkwood (2), Bannon, Milne
2 May 1981 Partick Thistle H 3–2 4,124 Dodds (2), Bannon (penalty)

Scottish Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 January 1981 R3 Brechin City A 2–1 5,791 Dodds, Kirkwood
14 February 1981 R4 Partick Thistle H 1–0 7,758 Addison
7 March 1981 QF Motherwell H 6–1 10,236 Dodds (3), Sturrock, Kirkwood, Narey
11 April 1981 SF Celtic N 0–0 40,390
15 April 1981 SF R Celtic N 3–2 32,328 Hegarty (2), Bannon
9 May 1981 F Rangers N 0–0 53,358
12 May 1981 F R Rangers N 1–4 42,004 Dodds

League Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1980 R1 East Fife A 5–2 2,028 Milne (2), Ward, Sturrock (penalty), Narey
20 August 1980 R1 East Fife H 4–0 3,237 Ward (2), Hegarty, Payne
27 August 1980 R2 Cowdenbeath H 4–0 3,401 Bannon (2), Sturrock, Hegarty
30 August 1980 R2 Cowdenbeath A 2–1 1,238 Ward (2), Hegarty, Sturrock
3 September 1980 R3 Motherwell A 1–2 3,327 Addison
24 September 1980 R3 Motherwell H 4–2 5,628 Sturrock (2), Holt, Milne
8 October 1980 QF 1 Clydebank A 1–2 1,653 Bannon
29 October 1980 QF 2 Clydebank H 4–1 5,265 Ward (2), Sturrock, Hegarty
12 November 1980 SF 1 Celtic H 1–1 14,517 Bannon
19 November 1980 SF 2 Celtic A 3–0 19,700 Pettigrew, Sturrock, Dodds
6 December 1980 F Dundee A 3–0 24,466 Sturrock (2), Dodds

UEFA Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 September 1980 R1 1 Poland Slask Wroclaw A 0–0 10,000
1 October 1980 R1 2 Poland Slask Wroclaw H 7–2 8,415 Pettigrew (2), Dodds (2), Stark, Hegarty, Payne
22 October 1980 R2 1 Belgium KSC Lokeren H 1–1 7,663 Pettigrew
5 November 1980 R2 2 Belgium KSC Lokeren A 0–0 9,000

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Rangers 36 16 12 8 60 32 +28 44 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 St Mirren 36 18 8 10 56 47 +9 44
5 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 66 42 +24 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Partick Thistle 36 10 10 16 32 48 −16 30
7 Airdrieonians 36 10 9 17 36 55 −19 29
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Match results 1980/1981". Arab Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

See also[edit]

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