1985β86 season | |
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Chairman | George Fox |
Manager | Jim McLean |
Stadium | Tannadice Park |
Scottish Premier Division | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | Semi-finals |
Scottish League Cup | Semi-finals |
UEFA Cup | Third round |
The 1985β86 season was the 77th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Dundee United played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1985β86 season. [1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.
In the cup competitions, United lost in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup to Hearts and to Aberdeen in the same round of the Skol Cup. Swiss side NeuchΓ’tel Xamax eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup.
Win | Draw | Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 August 1985 | Rangers | A | 0β1 | 28,870 | |
17 August 1985 | Aberdeen | H | 1β1 | 14,339 | Sturrock |
24 August 1985 | Dundee | H | 2β0 | 13,736 | Beedie, Sturrock |
31 August 1985 | Motherwell | A | 1β0 | 3,327 | Clark |
7 September 1985 | Clydebank | H | 2β1 | 5,336 | Sturrock, Milne |
14 September 1985 | Hearts | A | 0β2 | 7,617 | |
28 September 1985 | St Mirren | A | 0β1 | 4,408 | |
5 October 1985 | Hibernian | H | 2β2 | 6,951 | Malpas (2) |
12 October 1985 | Rangers | H | 1β1 | 16,657 | Dodds |
19 October 1985 | Aberdeen | A | 2β3 | 15,748 | Sturrock, Redford |
26 October 1985 | Celtic | A | 3β0 | 25,976 | Dodds, Bannon (2) |
2 November 1985 | Hearts | H | 1β1 | 10,142 | Gough |
9 November 1985 | Motherwell | H | 3β0 | 5,493 | Hegarty, Gough, Dodds |
16 November 1985 | Dundee | A | 3β0 | 11,736 | Hegarty (2), Kirkwood |
23 November 1985 | Clydebank | A | 2β1 | 1,839 | Milne, Dodds |
14 December 1985 | Rangers | A | 1β1 | 16,657 | Dodds |
21 December 1985 | Aberdeen | H | 2β1 | 9,990 | Bannon, Sturrock |
23 December 1985 | Celtic | H | 1β0 | 15,894 | Bannon |
28 December 1985 | Dundee | H | 0β0 | 14,869 | |
4 January 1986 | Celtic | H | 4β2 | 16,668 | Dodds (2), Bannon, Gallacher |
11 January 1986 | Hearts | A | 1β1 | 19,043 | Bannon |
18 January 1986 | Clydebank | H | 4β0 | 6,214 | Bannon, Dodds, Hegarty, Redford |
1 February 1986 | St Mirren | A | 1β1 | 4,221 | Hegarty |
8 February 1986 | Hibernian | H | 4β0 | 8,504 | Bannon, Coyne (2), Gallacher |
22 February 1986 | Rangers | H | 1β1 | 14,644 | Dodds |
26 February 1986 | Hibernian | A | 1β0 | 7,137 | Bannon |
11 March 1986 | Motherwell | A | 0β2 | 2,823 | |
15 March 1986 | Celtic | A | 1β1 | 20,965 | Dodds |
22 March 1986 | Motherwell | H | 4β0 | 5,710 | Sturrock (2), Bannon, Dodds |
29 March 1986 | Dundee | A | 1β0 | 15,079 | Gough |
8 April 1986 | St Mirren | H | 5β0 | 6,347 | Sturrock, Dodds (2), Galaacher, Gough |
12 April 1986 | Hearts | H | 0β3 | 19,878 | |
16 April 1986 | Aberdeen | A | 1β0 | 7,278 | Gough |
19 April 1986 | Clydebank | A | 1β1 | 1,534 | Redford |
26 April 1986 | St Mirren | H | 1β2 | 4,986 | Redford |
3 May 1986 | Hibernian | A | 2β1 | 3,513 | Fulton, Beedie |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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25 January 1986 | R3 | Morton | H | 4β0 | 6,938 | Coyne (2), Redford, Bannon (penalty) |
15 February 1986 | R4 | Kilmarnock | H | 1β1 | 6,610 | Sturrock |
19 February 1986 | R4r | Kilmarnock | A | 1β0 | 9,054 | Sturrock |
8 March 1986 | QF | Motherwell | A | 1β0 | 6,822 | Gough |
5 April 1986 | SF | Heart of Midlothian | N | 0β1 | 30,872 |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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21 August 1985 | R2 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2β0 | 2,010 | Bannon, Gough |
28 August 1985 | R3 | Clydebank | H | 2β0 | 5,870 | Gough, Redford |
4 September 1985 | R4 | St Mirren | H | 2β1 | 7,682 | Milne (2) |
25 September 1985 | SF 1 | Aberdeen | A | 0β1 | 12,585 | |
9 October 1985 | SF 2 | Aberdeen | H | 0β1 | 20,119 |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18 September 1985 | R1 1 |
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A | 5β2 | 4,185 | Sturrock (3), Bannon (2) |
2 October 1985 | R1 2 |
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H | 2β2 | 7,550 | Milne, Redford |
23 October 1985 | R2 1 |
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H | 2β0 | 9,129 | Redford, Gough |
6 November 1985 | R2 2 |
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A | 1β1 | 30,000 | Hegarty |
26 November 1985 | R3 1 |
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H | 2β1 | 10,663 | Dodds, Redford |
10 December 1985 | R3 2 |
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A | 1β3 | 21,821 | Bannon |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 50 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 47 | |
4 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 44 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
5 | Rangers | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 35 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
InThe club signed one player during the season with a total public cost of Β£70,000. Two other players joined before the following season.
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OutThree players were sold by the club during the season.
Loans out
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The shirts were sponsored for the first time β future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores were the inaugural sponsors.
1985β86 season | |
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Chairman | George Fox |
Manager | Jim McLean |
Stadium | Tannadice Park |
Scottish Premier Division | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | Semi-finals |
Scottish League Cup | Semi-finals |
UEFA Cup | Third round |
The 1985β86 season was the 77th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Dundee United played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1985β86 season. [1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.
In the cup competitions, United lost in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup to Hearts and to Aberdeen in the same round of the Skol Cup. Swiss side NeuchΓ’tel Xamax eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup.
Win | Draw | Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 August 1985 | Rangers | A | 0β1 | 28,870 | |
17 August 1985 | Aberdeen | H | 1β1 | 14,339 | Sturrock |
24 August 1985 | Dundee | H | 2β0 | 13,736 | Beedie, Sturrock |
31 August 1985 | Motherwell | A | 1β0 | 3,327 | Clark |
7 September 1985 | Clydebank | H | 2β1 | 5,336 | Sturrock, Milne |
14 September 1985 | Hearts | A | 0β2 | 7,617 | |
28 September 1985 | St Mirren | A | 0β1 | 4,408 | |
5 October 1985 | Hibernian | H | 2β2 | 6,951 | Malpas (2) |
12 October 1985 | Rangers | H | 1β1 | 16,657 | Dodds |
19 October 1985 | Aberdeen | A | 2β3 | 15,748 | Sturrock, Redford |
26 October 1985 | Celtic | A | 3β0 | 25,976 | Dodds, Bannon (2) |
2 November 1985 | Hearts | H | 1β1 | 10,142 | Gough |
9 November 1985 | Motherwell | H | 3β0 | 5,493 | Hegarty, Gough, Dodds |
16 November 1985 | Dundee | A | 3β0 | 11,736 | Hegarty (2), Kirkwood |
23 November 1985 | Clydebank | A | 2β1 | 1,839 | Milne, Dodds |
14 December 1985 | Rangers | A | 1β1 | 16,657 | Dodds |
21 December 1985 | Aberdeen | H | 2β1 | 9,990 | Bannon, Sturrock |
23 December 1985 | Celtic | H | 1β0 | 15,894 | Bannon |
28 December 1985 | Dundee | H | 0β0 | 14,869 | |
4 January 1986 | Celtic | H | 4β2 | 16,668 | Dodds (2), Bannon, Gallacher |
11 January 1986 | Hearts | A | 1β1 | 19,043 | Bannon |
18 January 1986 | Clydebank | H | 4β0 | 6,214 | Bannon, Dodds, Hegarty, Redford |
1 February 1986 | St Mirren | A | 1β1 | 4,221 | Hegarty |
8 February 1986 | Hibernian | H | 4β0 | 8,504 | Bannon, Coyne (2), Gallacher |
22 February 1986 | Rangers | H | 1β1 | 14,644 | Dodds |
26 February 1986 | Hibernian | A | 1β0 | 7,137 | Bannon |
11 March 1986 | Motherwell | A | 0β2 | 2,823 | |
15 March 1986 | Celtic | A | 1β1 | 20,965 | Dodds |
22 March 1986 | Motherwell | H | 4β0 | 5,710 | Sturrock (2), Bannon, Dodds |
29 March 1986 | Dundee | A | 1β0 | 15,079 | Gough |
8 April 1986 | St Mirren | H | 5β0 | 6,347 | Sturrock, Dodds (2), Galaacher, Gough |
12 April 1986 | Hearts | H | 0β3 | 19,878 | |
16 April 1986 | Aberdeen | A | 1β0 | 7,278 | Gough |
19 April 1986 | Clydebank | A | 1β1 | 1,534 | Redford |
26 April 1986 | St Mirren | H | 1β2 | 4,986 | Redford |
3 May 1986 | Hibernian | A | 2β1 | 3,513 | Fulton, Beedie |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 January 1986 | R3 | Morton | H | 4β0 | 6,938 | Coyne (2), Redford, Bannon (penalty) |
15 February 1986 | R4 | Kilmarnock | H | 1β1 | 6,610 | Sturrock |
19 February 1986 | R4r | Kilmarnock | A | 1β0 | 9,054 | Sturrock |
8 March 1986 | QF | Motherwell | A | 1β0 | 6,822 | Gough |
5 April 1986 | SF | Heart of Midlothian | N | 0β1 | 30,872 |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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21 August 1985 | R2 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2β0 | 2,010 | Bannon, Gough |
28 August 1985 | R3 | Clydebank | H | 2β0 | 5,870 | Gough, Redford |
4 September 1985 | R4 | St Mirren | H | 2β1 | 7,682 | Milne (2) |
25 September 1985 | SF 1 | Aberdeen | A | 0β1 | 12,585 | |
9 October 1985 | SF 2 | Aberdeen | H | 0β1 | 20,119 |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18 September 1985 | R1 1 |
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A | 5β2 | 4,185 | Sturrock (3), Bannon (2) |
2 October 1985 | R1 2 |
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H | 2β2 | 7,550 | Milne, Redford |
23 October 1985 | R2 1 |
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H | 2β0 | 9,129 | Redford, Gough |
6 November 1985 | R2 2 |
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A | 1β1 | 30,000 | Hegarty |
26 November 1985 | R3 1 |
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H | 2β1 | 10,663 | Dodds, Redford |
10 December 1985 | R3 2 |
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A | 1β3 | 21,821 | Bannon |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 50 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 47 | |
4 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 44 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
5 | Rangers | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 35 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
InThe club signed one player during the season with a total public cost of Β£70,000. Two other players joined before the following season.
|
OutThree players were sold by the club during the season.
Loans out
|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Home
colours |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Away
colours |
The shirts were sponsored for the first time β future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores were the inaugural sponsors.