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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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References
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See also
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