1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season
Dundee United 1982–83 football season
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
Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season.[ 2]
Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Own goals in italics
Premier Division
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
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
29 January 1983
R1
St Mirren
A
0–1
7,020
League Cup
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
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
15 September 1982
R1 1
PSV Eindhoven
H
1–1
13,223
Dodds
29 September 1982
R1 2
PSV Eindhoven
A
2–0
12,500
Kirkwood , Hegarty
20 October 1982
R2 1
Viking FK
A
3–1
8,890
Milne (2 including penalty), Sturrock
2 November 1982
R2 2
Viking FK
H
0–0
10,611
24 November 1982
R3 1
SV Werder Bremen
H
2–1
10,827
Milne , Narey
8 December 1982
R3 2
SV Werder Bremen
A
1–1
37,500
Hegarty
2 March 1983
QF 1
Bohemians
A
0–1
16,000
16 March 1983
QF 2
Bohemians
H
0–0
21,336
League table
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
References
See also
Club Home stadium Rivalries Statistics Decades Related articles
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
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