1985–86 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1985–86 season
ChairmanGeorge Fox
ManagerJim McLean
StadiumTannadice Park
Scottish Premier Division3rd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Scottish League CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupThird round

The 1985–86 season was the 77th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986. 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 52 competitive matches during the 1985–86 season.[1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup to Hearts and to Aberdeen in the same round of the Skol Cup. Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup.

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Premier Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 1985 Rangers A 0–1 28,870
17 August 1985 Aberdeen H 1–1 14,339 Sturrock
24 August 1985 Dundee H 2–0 13,736 Beedie, Sturrock
31 August 1985 Motherwell A 1–0 3,327 Clark
7 September 1985 Clydebank H 2–1 5,336 Sturrock, Milne
14 September 1985 Hearts A 0–2 7,617
28 September 1985 St Mirren A 0–1 4,408
5 October 1985 Hibernian H 2–2 6,951 Malpas (2)
12 October 1985 Rangers H 1–1 16,657 Dodds
19 October 1985 Aberdeen A 2–3 15,748 Sturrock, Redford
26 October 1985 Celtic A 3–0 25,976 Dodds, Bannon (2)
2 November 1985 Hearts H 1–1 10,142 Gough
9 November 1985 Motherwell H 3–0 5,493 Hegarty, Gough, Dodds
16 November 1985 Dundee A 3–0 11,736 Hegarty (2), Kirkwood
23 November 1985 Clydebank A 2–1 1,839 Milne, Dodds
14 December 1985 Rangers A 1–1 16,657 Dodds
21 December 1985 Aberdeen H 2–1 9,990 Bannon, Sturrock
23 December 1985 Celtic H 1–0 15,894 Bannon
28 December 1985 Dundee H 0–0 14,869
4 January 1986 Celtic H 4–2 16,668 Dodds (2), Bannon, Gallacher
11 January 1986 Hearts A 1–1 19,043 Bannon
18 January 1986 Clydebank H 4–0 6,214 Bannon, Dodds, Hegarty, Redford
1 February 1986 St Mirren A 1–1 4,221 Hegarty
8 February 1986 Hibernian H 4–0 8,504 Bannon, Coyne (2), Gallacher
22 February 1986 Rangers H 1–1 14,644 Dodds
26 February 1986 Hibernian A 1–0 7,137 Bannon
11 March 1986 Motherwell A 0–2 2,823
15 March 1986 Celtic A 1–1 20,965 Dodds
22 March 1986 Motherwell H 4–0 5,710 Sturrock (2), Bannon, Dodds
29 March 1986 Dundee A 1–0 15,079 Gough
8 April 1986 St Mirren H 5–0 6,347 Sturrock, Dodds (2), Galaacher, Gough
12 April 1986 Hearts H 0–3 19,878
16 April 1986 Aberdeen A 1–0 7,278 Gough
19 April 1986 Clydebank A 1–1 1,534 Redford
26 April 1986 St Mirren H 1–2 4,986 Redford
3 May 1986 Hibernian A 2–1 3,513 Fulton, Beedie

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 January 1986 R3 Morton H 4–0 6,938 Coyne (2), Redford, Bannon (penalty)
15 February 1986 R4 Kilmarnock H 1–1 6,610 Sturrock
19 February 1986 R4r Kilmarnock A 1–0 9,054 Sturrock
8 March 1986 QF Motherwell A 1–0 6,822 Gough
5 April 1986 SF Heart of Midlothian N 0–1 30,872

Skol Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 August 1985 R2 Alloa Athletic A 2–0 2,010 Bannon, Gough
28 August 1985 R3 Clydebank H 2–0 5,870 Gough, Redford
4 September 1985 R4 St Mirren H 2–1 7,682 Milne (2)
25 September 1985 SF 1 Aberdeen A 0–1 12,585
9 October 1985 SF 2 Aberdeen H 0–1 20,119

UEFA Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 September 1985 R1 1 Republic of Ireland Bohemians A 5–2 4,185 Sturrock (3), Bannon (2)
2 October 1985 R1 2 Republic of Ireland Bohemians H 2–2 7,550 Milne, Redford
23 October 1985 R2 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vardar H 2–0 9,129 Redford, Gough
6 November 1985 R2 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vardar A 1–1 30,000 Hegarty
26 November 1985 R3 1 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax H 2–1 10,663 Dodds, Redford
10 December 1985 R3 2 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax A 1–3 21,821 Bannon

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Celtic (C) 36 20 10 6 67 38 +29 50 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Heart of Midlothian 36 20 10 6 59 33 +26 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 18 11 7 59 31 +28 47
4 Aberdeen 36 16 12 8 62 31 +31 44 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Rangers 36 13 9 14 53 45 +8 35 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Transfers

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Playing kit

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Home
colours
Away
colours

The shirts were sponsored for the first time – future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores were the inaugural sponsors.

Trivia

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Player A to Z: Ian Redford". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 15 February 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Player A to Z: Dave Bowman". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Player A to Z: Jim McINally". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Player A to Z: Hamish McAlpine". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Player A to Z: Stuart Beedie". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  7. ^ "Player A to Z: Billy Kirkwood". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  8. ^ "Dundee United A-Z (U)". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
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