1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1982–83 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division1st (European Cup)
W24 D8 L4 F90 A35 P56
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League CupSemi-final
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-final

The 1982–83 season was the 74th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983. The team won the Scottish league championship for the first and only time, securing European Cup football for the following season.[1]

Match results[edit]

Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season.[2]

Legend[edit]

Win
Draw
Loss

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

Premier Division[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 September 1982 Aberdeen H 2–0 11,683 Malpas, Dodds
11 September 1982 Rangers A 0–0 22,725
18 September 1982 Hibernian A 0–0 5,562
25 September 1982 St Mirren H 3–0 6,832 Sturrock (2), Milne
2 October 1982 Celtic H 2–2 20,009 Dodds, Milne
9 October 1982 Kilmarnock A 1–1 2,446 Milne (penalty)
16 October 1982 Greenock Morton H 6–0 5,986 Dodds (3), Narey (2), Kirkwood
23 October 1982 Motherwell A 2–0 4,455 Narey, Kirkwood
30 October 1982 Dundee H 1–0 14,959 Dodds
6 November 1982 Aberdeen A 1–5 13,958 Gough
13 November 1982 Rangers H 4–2 16,470 Milne (2), Dodds, Gough
20 November 1982 Hibernian H 3–0 7,374 Bannon, Reilly, Dodds
27 November 1982 St Mirren A 2–0 16,972 Bannon, Dodds
11 December 1982 Kilmarnock H 7–0 7,259 Reilly (2), Dodds (2), Bannon, Narey, Milne
18 December 1982 Greenock Morton A 2–1 1,987 Reilly, Sturrock
27 December 1982 Motherwell H 5–0 7,682 Milne, Bannon (penalty), Reilly, Hegarty, Sturrock
1 January 1983 Dundee A 2–0 18,109 Milne (2)
3 January 1983 Aberdeen H 0–3 17,831 Dodds (2)
8 January 1983 Rangers A 1–2 15,434 Reilly
15 January 1983 Hibernian A 0–0 5,043
22 January 1983 St Mirren H 3–2 6,714 Dodds (2), Kirkwood
5 February 1983 Celtic H 1–1 17,289 Dodds
12 February 1983 Kilmarnock A 5–0 1,834 Holt (3), Bannon, Dodds
26 February 1983 Greenock Morton H 1–1 5,986 Gough
5 March 1983 Motherwell A 4–1 3,589 Gough (2), Dodds, Milne
12 March 1983 Dundee H 5–3 13,448 Gough (2), Reilly, Hegarty, Dodds
19 March 1983 Aberdeen A 2–1 23,001 Milne (2)
26 March 1983 Hibernian H 3–3 7,279 Dodds, Britton, Gough
2 April 1983 Rangers H 3–1 14,151 Sturrock (2), Milne
6 April 1983 Celtic A 0–2 34,508
9 April 1983 St Mirren A 2–1 4,617 Bannon (penalty), Sturrock
20 April 1983 Celtic A 3–2 23,965 Hegarty, Bannon (penalty), Milne
23 April 1983 Kilmarnock H 4–0 7,516 Stark (2), Holt, Sturrock
30 April 1983 Greenock Morton A 4–0 6,920 Dodds (2), Narey, Milne
7 May 1983 Motherwell H 4–0 11,933 Bannon (2 including 1 penalty), Dodds (2)
14 May 1983 Dundee A 2–1 29,106 Milne, Bannon

Scottish Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 January 1983 R1 St Mirren A 0–1 7,020

League Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1982 G4 St Johnstone H 3–0 7,001 Kirkwood, Dodds, Sturrock
18 August 1982 G4 Falkirk A 4–0 2,128 Narey, Sturrock, Malpas, Milne
21 August 1982 G4 Raith Rovers H 5–1 5,039 Narey (2), Payne, Britton, Milne
25 August 1982 G4 Falkirk H 4–0 4,391 Dodds (2), Sturrock, Payne
28 August 1982 G4 St Johnstone A 3–0 4,092 Dodds, Bannon, Kirkwood
1 September 1982 G4 Raith Rovers A 3–1 1,934 Bannon, Dodds, Sturrock
22 September 1982 QF 1 Aberdeen A 3–1 14,292 Gough, Bannon, Kirkwood
6 October 1982 QF 2 Aberdeen H 1–0 11,753 Sturrock
27 October 1982 SF 1 Celtic A 0–2 19,149
10 November 1982 SF 2 Celtic H 2–1 15,522 Sturrock

UEFA Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 September 1982 R1 1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven H 1–1 13,223 Dodds
29 September 1982 R1 2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven A 2–0 12,500 Kirkwood, Hegarty
20 October 1982 R2 1 Norway Viking FK A 3–1 8,890 Milne (2 including penalty), Sturrock
2 November 1982 R2 2 Norway Viking FK H 0–0 10,611
24 November 1982 R3 1 West Germany SV Werder Bremen H 2–1 10,827 Milne, Narey
8 December 1982 R3 2 West Germany SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 37,500 Hegarty
2 March 1983 QF 1 Czechoslovakia Bohemians A 0–1 16,000
16 March 1983 QF 2 Czechoslovakia Bohemians H 0–0 21,336

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United (C) 36 24 8 4 90 35 +55 56 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 25 5 6 90 36 +54 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Aberdeen 36 25 5 6 76 25 +51 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Rangers 36 13 12 11 53 41 +12 38
5 St Mirren 36 11 12 13 47 51 −4 34 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References[edit]

  1. ^ Winton, Richard (28 December 2020). "Clocks, bridies & Jim McLean's pyjamas – Dundee Utd's 1983 title win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Match results 1982/1983". Arab Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

See also[edit]

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