1979–80 Dundee United F.C. season

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.

Dundee United
1979–80 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd
W12 D13 L11 F43 A30 P37
Scottish Cup4th round
League CupWinners
UEFA Cup2nd round
Drybrough CupSemi-final

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1979–80 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
11 August 1979 Dundee H 3–0 17,968 Sturrock, Kirkwood, Stark
18 August 1979 Kilmarnock A 0–1 5,882
25 August 1979 Aberdeen H 1–3 10,982 Sturrock
8 September 1979 Celtic A 2–2 25,959 Pettigrew (penalty), Milne
15 September 1979 St Mirren A 2–3 6,276 Pettigrew (2)
22 September 1979 Partick Thistle H 2–1 6,786 Pettigrew, Kopel
29 September 1979 Greenock Morton A 1–4 6,558 Pettigrew
6 October 1979 Rangers H 0–0 19,464
13 October 1979 Hibernian H 2–0 7,487 Pettigrew, Milne
20 October 1979 Dundee A 0–1 16,305
27 October 1979 Kilmarnock H 4–0 6,403 Fleming (2), Pettigrew, Kirkwood
3 November 1979 Aberdeen A 3–0 13,432 Pettigrew, Phillip, Bannon
10 November 1979 Celtic H 0–1 18,630
17 November 1979 St Mirren H 0–0 6,281
28 November 1979 Partick Thistle A 1–1 2,830 Sturrock
15 December 1979 Rangers A 1–2 18,934 Dodds
22 December 1979 Dundee H 2–0 15,431 Holt, Pettigrew
29 December 1979 Kilmarnock A 0–0 4,515
5 January 1980 Celtic A 0–1 23,822
12 January 1980 St Mirren A 1–2 8,355 Narey
23 February 1980 Hibernian H 1–0 7,822 Pettigrew
1 March 1980 Dundee A 1–1 15,116 Sturrock
8 March 1980 Kilmarnock H 0–0 6,497
12 March 1980 Partick Thistle H 0–0 6,154
15 March 1980 Aberdeen A 1–2 7,836 Kirkwood
19 March 1980 Rangers H 0–0 9,533
29 March 1980 St Mirren H 0–0 6,292
2 April 1980 Hibernian A 2–0 5,919 Dodds, Pettigrew
5 April 1980 Partick Thistle A 2–2 3,354 Dodds, Holt
8 April 1980 Celtic H 3–0 14,616 Dodds (2), Holt
12 April 1980 Greenock Morton H 2–0 6,467
19 April 1980 Hibernian A 2–0 4,921 Pettigrew, Bannon (penalty)
23 April 1980 Greenock Morton H 2–0 4,687 Dodds, Bannon (penalty)
26 April 1980 Rangers A 1–2 16,343 Pettigrew
28 April 1980 Aberdeen H 1–1 12,764 Holt
1 May 1980 Greenock Morton A 0–0 2,614

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 January 1980 R3 Dundee H 5–1 18,064 Pettigrew (4 including 1 penalty), Sturrock
16 February 1980 R4 Rangers A 0–1 29,000

League Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 August 1979 R2 1 Airdrieonians A 1–2 2,570 Addison
1 September 1979 R2 2 Airdrieonians H 2–0 5,760 Sturrock, Payne
26 September 1979 R3 1 Queen's Park A 3–0 939 Pettigrew, Dodds, Sturrock
10 October 1979 R3 2 Queen's Park H 2–1 3,395 Sturrock (penalty), Dodds
31 October 1979 QF 1 Raith Rovers H 0–0 7,426
14 November 1979 QF 2 Raith Rovers A 1–0 6,838 Hegarty
24 November 1979 SF Hamilton Academical N 6–2 7,974 Sturrock (2), Kirkwood (2), Pettigrew, Hegarty
8 December 1979 F Aberdeen N 0–0 27,156
12 December 1979 F R Aberdeen N 3–0 28,984 Pettigrew (2), Sturrock

UEFA Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 September 1979 R1 1   R.S.C. Anderlecht H 0–0 12,282
2 October 1979 R1 2   R.S.C. Anderlecht Émile Versé Stadium A 1–1 25,000 Kopel
24 October 1979 R2 1   Diosgyori VTK H 0–1 10,500
7 November 1979 R2 2   Diosgyori VTK A 1–3 27,000 Kopel

Drybrough Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 July 1979 QF Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 4,480 Kopel, Sturrock, Milne
1 August 1979 SF Celtic N 2–3 21,000 Stewart (penalty), Payne

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 36 18 11 7 61 38 +23 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 St Mirren 36 15 12 9 56 49 +7 42 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 12 13 11 43 30 +13 37
5 Rangers 36 15 7 14 50 46 +4 37
6 Morton 36 14 8 14 51 46 +5 36
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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

See also

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