1984–85 Dundee United F.C. season

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.

Dundee United
1984–85 season
ChairmanGeorge Fox
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd (UEFA Cup)
W20 D7 L9 F67 A33 P47
Tennent's Scottish CupRunners-up
Skol CupRunners-up
UEFA CupThird round

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
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1984HeartsH2–010,027Milne (2)
18 August 1984CelticA1–118,905Beedie
25 August 1984AberdennH0–213,033
1 September 1984St MirrenA0–13,704
8 September 1984DundeeH3–414,190Clark (2), Sturrock
15 September 1984Greenock MortonA3–02,219Dodds (2), Hegarty
22 September 1984HibernianH2–17,333Milne, Sturrock
29 September 1984RangersA0–129,232
6 October 1984DumbartonH1–05,852Coyne
13 October 1984HeartsA0–27,066
20 October 1984CelticH1–316,758Bannon
3 November 1984St MirrenH3–23,813Bannon (2), Sturrock
10 November 1984DundeeA2–014,423Gough, Coyne
17 November 1984Greenock MortonH7–08,562Taylor, Sturrock (5), Malpas
24 November 1984HibernianA0–05,271
1 December 1984RangersH1–116,477Sturrock
8 December 1984DumbartonA2–21,524Dodds, Bannon
15 December 1984HeartsH5–27,359Hegarty, Bannon, Beedie, Taylor, Own Goal
22 December 1984AberdeenA1–016,354Gough
29 December 1984CelticA2–122,924Sturrock, Gough
2 January 1985AberdeenH2–121,944Dodds, Gough
5 January 1985St MirrenA0–15,991
2 February 1985HibernianH2–07,308Kirkwood, Beaumont
9 February 1985RangersA0–019,730
23 February 1985DumbartonH4–05,693Milne, Reilly, Gough, Sturrock
2 March 1985CelticH0–016,493
13 March 1985Greenock MortonA3–0909Gough, Dodds (2)
16 March 1985HeartsA1–07,663Malpas
23 March 1985St MirrenH3–16,180Bannon (2), Dodds
30 March 1985AberdeenA2–415,575Bannon, Reilly
3 April 1985DundeeH4–015,167Bannon, Sturrock, Taylor, Dodds
6 April 1985Greenock MortonH5–05,543Taylor (2), Narey, Reilly, Bannon
20 April 1985HibernianA1–14,056Beedie
27 April 1985DumbartonA2–0818Coyne, Sturrock
4 May 1985RangersH2–110,251Sturrock, Clark
11 May 1985DundeeA0–113,426

Scottish Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
4 February 1985R3HibernianH3–010,125Sturrock, Bannon, Kirkwood
16 February 1985R4Queen of the SouthA3–03,400Dodds (2), Bannon
9 March 1985QFSt MirrenA4–110,518Gough, Dodds (2), Bannon
13 April 1985SFAberdeenN0–018,485
17 April 1985SFrAberdeenN2–110,771Sturrock, Beedie
18 May 1985FCelticN1–259,256Beedie

Skol Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1984R2ForfarH5–05,337Sturrock, Reilly, Beedie (2), Bannon
29 August 1984R3DumbartonA4–02,500Dodds (2), Milne (2)
5 September 1984R4CelticH2–1(aet)21,182Sturrock, Clark
26 September 1984SF 1HeartsA2–110,541Clark (2)
10 October 1984SF 2HeartsH3–113,468Bannon, Dodds, Kirkwood
28 October 1984FRangersN0–141,526

UEFA Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 September 1984R1 1AIK StockholmA0–15,721
3 October 1984R1 2AIK StockholmH3–011,427Sturrock, Milne (2)
24 October 1984R2 1LASK LinzA2–118,500Kirkwood, Bannon
7 November 1984R2 2LASK LinzH5–110,185Hegarty, Coyne (2), Gough, Beaumont
28 November 1984R3 1Manchester UnitedA2–248,278Hegarty, Sturrock
12 December 1984R3 2Manchester UnitedH2–321,821Dodds, 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) Champion.

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

See also
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