1981–82 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United

1981–82 season
Manager	Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division	3rd (UEFA Cup) W15 D10 L11 F61 A38 P40
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Finalists
UEFA Cup	Quarter-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

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

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

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

Premier Division

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

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

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

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

League table

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.

See also

• 1981–82 in Scottish football