1983–84 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1983–84 season was the 75th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1983 to 30 June 1984. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1983–84 season.[1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.
Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Own goals in italics
Premier Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 20 August 1983 | Motherwell | H | 4-0 | 9,465 | Kirkwood (2), Hegarty, Taylor |
| 3 September 1983 | Dundee | A | 4-1 | 13,651 | Reilly (2), Milne, Stark |
| 10 September 1983 | Hibernian | H | 5-0 | 7,790 | Dodds (2), Milne (2), Kirkwood |
| 17 September 1983 | St Johnstone | A | 2-1 | 6,969 | Dodds, Holt |
| 24 September 1983 | Aberdeen | A | 2-1 | 21,093 | Bannon, Kirkwood |
| 1 October 1983 | Rangers | H | 0-2 | 16,738 | |
| 8 October 1983 | Celtic | H | 2-1 | 19,741 | Kirkwood, Gough |
| 22 October 1983 | Hearts | H | 1-0 | 13,157 | Dodds |
| 29 October 1983 | Motherwell | A | 2-2 | 4,398 | Dodds (2) |
| 5 November 1983 | Dundee | H | 0-1 | 14,813 | |
| 12 November 1983 | St Johnstone | H | 7-0 | 7,937 | Bannon (2 inc 1 pen), Dodds (2), Hegarty, Gough |
| 19 November 1983 | Rangers | A | 0-0 | 27,842 | |
| 22 November 1983 | St Mirren | A | 0-4 | 4,408 | |
| 26 November 1983 | Aberdeen | H | 0-2 | 16,972 | |
| 3 December 1983 | Hibernian | A | 2-0 | 6,978 | Milne, Stark |
| 10 December 1983 | Hearts | A | 0-0 | 9,199 | |
| 27 December 1983 | Celtic | A | 1-1 | 25,982 | Bannon (penalty) |
| 31 December 1983 | Motherwell | H | 2-1 | 6,967 | Stark, Hegarty |
| 7 January 1984 | St Johnstone | A | 2-1 | 5,066 | Dodds (2) |
| 11 February 1984 | Hibernian | H | 2-0 | 7,675 | Hegarty, Malpas |
| 25 February 1984 | St Mirren | A | 2-2 | 4,007 | Kirkwood (2) |
| 3 March 1984 | Celtic | H | 3-1 | 15,236 | Bannon, Kirkwood, Dodds |
| 11 March 1984 | Hearts | H | 3-1 | 10,058 | Coyne (2), Bannon |
| 31 March 1984 | Hearts | A | 0-0 | 7,852 | |
| 2 April 1984 | Dundee | A | 5-2 | 12,732 | Malpas, Reilly, Dodds, Bannon, Milne |
| 7 April 1984 | Hibernian | A | 0-1 | 4,266 | |
| 14 April 1984 | St Johnstone | H | 3-0 | 11,332 | Sturrock, Reilly, Coyne |
| 18 April 1984 | Aberdeen | A | 1-5 | 7,663 | Reilly |
| 21 April 1984 | Dundee | H | 1-1 | 13,244 | Clark |
| 28 April 1984 | Motherwell | A | 3-1 | 1,870 | Dodds, Gough, Reilly |
| 30 April 1984 | St Mirren | H | 2-0 | 5,347 | Holt, Reilly |
| 2 May 1984 | Rangers | A | 2-2 | 7,354 | Sturrock, Dodds |
| 5 May 1984 | St Mirren | H | 2-2 | 5,025 | Sturrock, Narey |
| 7 May 1984 | Aberdeen | H | 0-0 | 8,029 | |
| 12 May 1984 | Celtic | A | 1-1 | 10,281 | Sturrock |
| 14 May 1984 | Rangers | H | 0-1 | 6,473 | |
Scottish Cup
League Cup
| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 24 August 1983 | R2 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 6-1 | 5,324 | Gough (2), Holt, Taylor, Dodds, Bannon |
| 27 August 1983 | R2 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2-0 | 2,618 | Gough, Dodds |
| 30 August 1983 | G1 | Alloa Athletic | H | 5-0 | 4,483 | Dodds (3), Reilly (2) |
| 7 September 1983 | G1 | Greenock Morton | A | 1-1 | 2,500 | Houston |
| 5 October 1983 | G1 | Motherwell | H | 4-2 | 5,731 | Gough (2), Reilly, Bannon |
| 26 October 1983 | G1 | Greenock Morton | H | 3-0 | 6,645 | Johnstone (2), Milne |
| 9 November 1983 | G1 | Alloa Athletic | A | 4-2 | 2,220 | Dodds, Reilly, Bannon, Milne |
| 30 November 1983 | G1 | Motherwell | A | 3-0 | 1,319 | Milne, McGinnis, Reilly |
| 14 February 1984 | SF 1 | Rangers | H | 1-1 | 14,596 | Dodds |
| 22 February 1984 | SF 2 | Rangers | A | 0-2 | 37,180 | |
European Cup
| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 September 1983 | R1 1 | Hamrun Spartans | A | 3-0 | 12,300 | Reilly, Bannon, Stark |
| 28 September 1983 | R1 2 | Hamrun Spartans | H | 3-0 | 8,213 | Milne (2), Kirkwood |
| 19 October 1983 | R2 1 | Standard Liege | A | 0-0 | 22,500 | |
| 2 November 1983 | R2 2 | Standard Liege | H | 4-0 | 16,674 | Milne (2), Hegarty, Dodds |
| 7 March 1984 | QF 1 | Rapid Vienna | A | 1-2 | 38,266 | Stark |
| 21 March 1984 | QF 2 | Rapid Vienna | H | 1-0 | 18,865 | Dodds |
| 11 April 1984 | SF 1 | Roma | H | 2-0 | 20,543 | Dodds, Stark |
| 25 April 1984 | SF 2 | Roma | A | 0-3 | 68,060 | |
References
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