1978–79 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1978–79 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd (UEFA Cup)
W12 D13 L11 F43 A30 P37
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League Cup2nd Round
UEFA Cup1st Round

The 1978–79 season was the 70th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1979. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1978–79 season.[1]

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
12 August 1978 Hibernian H 0–0 5,876
19 August 1978 Partick Thistle A 1–1 3,752 Frye
26 August 1978 Aberdeen H 1–1 10,092 Hegarty
9 September 1978 Greenock Morton H 1–2 5,531 Hegarty
16 September 1978 Motherwell A 1–0 3,372 Dodds
23 September 1978 St Mirren A 3–1 7,544 Dodds, Narey, Kirkwood
30 September 1978 Heart of Midlothain A 3–1 6,312 Kirkwood (2), Kopel
7 October 1978 Rangers A 1–1 26,040 Kirkwood
14 October 1978 Celtic H 1–0 17,726 Kopel
21 October 1978 Hibernian A 1–1 8,290 Payne
28 October 1978 Partick Thistle H 2–0 6,055 Dodds, Narey
4 November 1978 Aberdeen A 0–1 14,692
11 November 1978 Greenock Morton A 1–3 6,298 Addison
18 November 1978 Motherwell H 2–1 5,876 Stewart, Kirkwood
25 November 1978 St Mirren H 1–1 6,896 Kirkwood
9 December 1978 Rangers H 3–0 15,247 Dodds, Fleming, Narey (penalty)
16 December 1978 Celtic A 1–1 19,868 Narey
23 December 1978 Hibernian H 2–1 7,194 McNamara, Payne
20 January 1979 St Mirren A 1–2 6,341 Sturrock
10 February 1979 Rangers A 0–1 26,077
3 March 1979 Hibernian A 0–1 5,045
7 March 1979 Motherwell A 4–0 2,643 Sturrock (2), Narey, Stewart (penalty)
10 March 1979 Greenock Morton H 4–1 6,033 Sturrock (2), Stark, Kirkwood
14 March 1979 Partick Thistle H 2–1 6,201 Holt, Hegarty
17 March 1979 Aberdeen A 2–0 11,181 Sturrock, Fleming
24 March 1979 Greenock Morton A 1–3 5,357 Dodds
28 March 1979 Partick Thistle A 2–1 3,123 Kirkwood, Fleming
31 March 1979 Motherwell H 2–1 5,675 Addison
4 April 1979 Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 6,480
7 April 1979 St Mirren H 2–0 6,608 Hegarty, Kirkwood
11 April 1979 Celtic H 2–1 14,424 Holt, Dodds
14 April 1979 Heart of Midlothian A 3–0 7,564 Dodds (2), Kirkwood
21 April 1979 Rangers H 1–2 24,264 Stewart (penalty)
25 April 1979 Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 6,005 Dodds, Kirkwood
28 April 1979 Celtic A 1–2 35,807 Dodds
5 May 1979 Aberdeen H 2–2 7,822 Payne, Stewart

Scottish Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
26 February 1979 R3 St Mirren H 0–2 18,064

League Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 August 1978 R2 1 Celtic H 2–3 2,570 Fleming, Sturrock
2 September 1978 R2 2 Celtic A 0–1 5,760

UEFA Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 September 1978 R1 1 Belgium Standard Liège A 0–1 12,282
27 September 1978 R1 2 Belgium Standard Liège H 0–0 25,000

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 36 21 6 9 61 37 +24 48 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rangers 36 18 9 9 52 35 +17 45 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 18 8 10 56 37 +19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 36 13 14 9 59 36 +23 40
5 Hibernian 36 12 13 11 44 48 −4 37
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ "Match results 1978/1979". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

See also