1973–74 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was the 65th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974. United finished in eighth place in the First Division and reached their first Scottish Cup final losing 3–0 to Celtic.

Dundee United
1973–74 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish First Division8th
W15 D7 L12 F55 A51 P37
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupGroup stage
Texaco CupSemi-finalists

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1973–74 season.[1]

Legend
Win
Draw
Loss

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

First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 September 1973DumbartonA2–13,741Fleming, Gray
8 September 1973St JohnstoneH2–04,671Gray, MacDonald
15 September 1973DundeeA1–012,092W Smith
29 September 1973MotherwellA0–44,973
6 October 1973ClydeH4–02,817Gray, Gardner, Rolland, Fleming
13 October 1973Greenock MortonA2–02,295Rolland, Gray
20 October 1973RangersH1–311,258Johnstone
27 October 1973AberdeenA1–38,089Gray
10 November 1973Heart of MidlothianA1–19,843Rolland
17 November 1973East FifeH0–02,971
21 November 1973FalkirkH2–11,302Cameron, Knox
24 November 1973Ayr UnitedA1–13,764White
8 December 1973CelticA3–317,314Gray, Fleming, Knox
22 December 1973Dunfermline AthleticA3–23,274Gray (2), Fleming
29 December 1973DumbartonH6–03,245Gray (4), Traynor, Kopel
2 January 1974St JohnstoneA1–16,707Gardner
5 January 1974DundeeH1–212,087Gardner
12 January 1974HibernianA1–310,394Edwards
19 January 1974MotherwellH0–13,550
2 February 1974ClydeA2–11,351Traynor, Knox
24 February 1974RangersA1–316,933Gardner
3 March 1974AberdeenH0–36,530
16 March 1974Heart of MidlothianH3–36,748Knox, D Smith (penalty), Gray
23 March 1974East FifeA2–02,596Traynor, Gray
30 March 1974Ayr UnitedH2–14,010D Smith (penalty), Gray
2 April 1974FalkirkA1–02,014Knox
13 April 1974CelticH0–216,877
17 April 1974ArbroathH3–14,001Rolland, Payne, D Smith (penalty)
20 April 1974ArbroathA2–13,392Knox, White
24 April 1974Partick ThistleH1–12,626Knox
27 April 1974Dunfermline AthleticH0–13,896
29 April 1974Partick ThistleA1–22,387Copland
8 May 1974HibernianH1–44,963Gray
10 May 1974Greenock MortonH4–21,437MacLeod (3 including 1 penalty), Narey

Scottish Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 January 1974R3AirdrieoniansH4–16,000Gardner (2), Traynor, D. Smith
17 February 1974R4Greenock MortonH1–07,000Rankin
10 March 1974QFDunfermline AthleticA1–18,928Traynor
12 March 1974QF RDunfermline AthleticH4–07,020Fleming, Copland, Traynor
6 April 1974SFHeart of MidlothianN1–122,725Gardner
9 April 1974SF RHeart of MidlothianN4–212,960D. Smith (penalty), Payne, Gray, Knox
4 May 1974FCelticN0–375,959

League Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1973G4East FifeA2–13,641Cameron, Rolland
15 August 1973G4AberdeenH0–06,401
18 August 1973G4MotherwellA0–44,783
22 August 1973G4AberdeenA2–08,663Knox, Cameron
25 August 1973G4MotherwellH0–34,507
29 August 1973G4East FifeH5–23,120Cameron, Gray, W. Smith, D. Smith (penalty), MacLeod

Texaco Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1973R1 1Sheffield UnitedA0–012,657
3 October 1973R1 2Sheffield UnitedH2–06,000Henry (2)
24 October 1973QF 1Leicester CityA1–19,036Kopel
7 November 1973QF 2Leicester CityH1–07,500Fleming
12 December 1973SF 1Newcastle UnitedH2–08,500Kopel, Knox
19 December 1973SF 2Newcastle UnitedA1–45,009Gray

References
  1. "Match results 1973/1974". Arab Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

See also


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