1984–85 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1984–85 season
ChairmanGeorge Fox
ManagerJim McLean
StadiumTannadice Park
Scottish Premier Division3rd
Scottish CupRunners-up
Scottish League CupRunners-up
UEFA CupThird round

The 1984–85 season was the 76th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1984 to 30 June 1985. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1984–85 season.[1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the final of both the Scottish Cup and the Skol Cup to Celtic and Rangers respectively. Manchester United eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup.

Legend

Win
Draw
Loss

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

Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1984 Hearts H 2–0 10,027 Milne (2)
18 August 1984 Celtic A 1–1 18,905 Beedie
25 August 1984 Aberdenn H 0–2 13,033
1 September 1984 St Mirren A 0–1 3,704
8 September 1984 Dundee H 3–4 14,190 Clark (2), Sturrock
15 September 1984 Greenock Morton A 3–0 2,219 Dodds (2), Hegarty
22 September 1984 Hibernian H 2–1 7,333 Milne, Sturrock
29 September 1984 Rangers A 0–1 29,232
6 October 1984 Dumbarton H 1–0 5,852 Coyne
13 October 1984 Hearts A 0–2 7,066
20 October 1984 Celtic H 1–3 16,758 Bannon
3 November 1984 St Mirren H 3–2 3,813 Bannon (2), Sturrock
10 November 1984 Dundee A 2–0 14,423 Gough, Coyne
17 November 1984 Greenock Morton H 7–0 8,562 Taylor, Sturrock (5), Malpas
24 November 1984 Hibernian A 0–0 5,271
1 December 1984 Rangers H 1–1 16,477 Sturrock
8 December 1984 Dumbarton A 2–2 1,524 Dodds, Bannon
15 December 1984 Hearts H 5–2 7,359 Hegarty, Bannon, Beedie, Taylor, Own Goal
22 December 1984 Aberdeen A 1–0 16,354 Gough
29 December 1984 Celtic A 2–1 22,924 Sturrock, Gough
2 January 1985 Aberdeen H 2–1 21,944 Dodds, Gough
5 January 1985 St Mirren A 0–1 5,991
2 February 1985 Hibernian H 2–0 7,308 Kirkwood, Beaumont
9 February 1985 Rangers A 0–0 19,730
23 February 1985 Dumbarton H 4–0 5,693 Milne, Reilly, Gough, Sturrock
2 March 1985 Celtic H 0–0 16,493
13 March 1985 Greenock Morton A 3–0 909 Gough, Dodds (2)
16 March 1985 Hearts A 1–0 7,663 Malpas
23 March 1985 St Mirren H 3–1 6,180 Bannon (2), Dodds
30 March 1985 Aberdeen A 2–4 15,575 Bannon, Reilly
3 April 1985 Dundee H 4–0 15,167 Bannon, Sturrock, Taylor, Dodds
6 April 1985 Greenock Morton H 5–0 5,543 Taylor (2), Narey, Reilly, Bannon
20 April 1985 Hibernian A 1–1 4,056 Beedie
27 April 1985 Dumbarton A 2–0 818 Coyne, Sturrock
4 May 1985 Rangers H 2–1 10,251 Sturrock, Clark
11 May 1985 Dundee A 0–1 13,426

Scottish Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 February 1985 R3 Hibernian H 3–0 10,125 Sturrock, Bannon, Kirkwood
16 February 1985 R4 Queen of the South A 3–0 3,400 Dodds (2), Bannon
9 March 1985 QF St Mirren A 4–1 10,518 Gough, Dodds (2), Bannon
13 April 1985 SF Aberdeen N 0–0 18,485
17 April 1985 SFr Aberdeen N 2–1 10,771 Sturrock, Beedie
18 May 1985 F Celtic N 1–2 59,256 Beedie

Skol Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 August 1984 R2 Forfar H 5–0 5,337 Sturrock, Reilly, Beedie (2), Bannon
29 August 1984 R3 Dumbarton A 4–0 2,500 Dodds (2), Milne (2)
5 September 1984 R4 Celtic H 2–1(aet) 21,182 Sturrock, Clark
26 September 1984 SF 1 Hearts A 2–1 10,541 Clark (2)
10 October 1984 SF 2 Hearts H 3–1 13,468 Bannon, Dodds, Kirkwood
28 October 1984 F Rangers N 0–1 41,526

UEFA Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 September 1984 R1 1 SwedenAIK Stockholm A 0–1 5,721
3 October 1984 R1 2 SwedenAIK Stockholm H 3–0 11,427 Sturrock, Milne (2)
24 October 1984 R2 1 AustriaLASK Linz A 2–1 18,500 Kirkwood, Bannon
7 November 1984 R2 2 AustriaLASK Linz H 5–1 10,185 Hegarty, Coyne (2), Gough, Beaumont
28 November 1984 R3 1 EnglandManchester United A 2–2 48,278 Hegarty, Sturrock
12 December 1984 R3 2 EnglandManchester United H 2–3 21,821 Dodds, Hegarty

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aberdeen (C) 36 27 5 4 89 26 +63 59 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 22 8 6 77 30 +47 52 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 20 7 9 67 33 +34 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Rangers 36 13 12 11 47 38 +9 38
5 St Mirren 36 17 4 15 51 56 −5 38
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

  1. ^ "Match results 1984/1985". Arab Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

See also