1976–77 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was the 68th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Dundee United
1976–77 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division4th (UEFA Cup)
W16 D9 L11 F54 A45 P41
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League CupGroup stage
Anglo-Scottish Cup1st Round

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1976–77 season.[1]

Legend

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Win
Draw
Loss

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

Premier Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 September 1976 Hibernian A 2–1 7,264 McAlpine (penalty), Wallace
11 September 1976 Celtic H 1–0 13,454 Wallace
18 September 1976 Ayr United A 4–1 4,445 McAdam, Hegarty, Sturrock, Wallace
25 September 1976 Partick Thistle H 2–1 6,346 McAdam (2)
2 October 1976 Motherwell H 2–0 6,348 Hegarty, Sturrock
20 October 1976 Celtic A 1–5 22,251 Sturrock
23 October 1976 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 11,516 Sturrock, Wallace
30 October 1976 Aberdeen A 2–3 19,577 Fraser, Wallace
3 November 1976 Kilmarnock H 3–0 4,886 Sturrock, Hegarty, Rolland
6 November 1976 Hibernian H 2–1 7,044 Wallace, McAdam
9 November 1976 Rangers A 0–3 17,432
20 November 1976 Ayr United H 2–2 4,773 Sturrock, Wallace
27 November 1976 Partick Thistle A 5–1 4,105 Wallace (2), Sturrock (2), Fleming
18 December 1976 Kilmarnock A 0–1 3,529
27 December 1976 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 9,615 Payne
5 January 1977 Hibernian A 0–0 7,727
8 January 1977 Celtic H 1–2 15,847 McAdam
7 February 1977 Ayr United A 4–1 3,843 Wallace, Narey, Sturrock, Hegarty
12 February 1977 Rangers A 3–2 18,656 Sturrock, McAlpine (penalty), Wallace
16 February 1977 Motherwell H 1–1 6,081 Sturrock
19 February 1977 Kilmarnock H 4–0 5,096 Wallace (2), McAdam (2)
1 March 1977 Partick Thistle H 0–0 4,713
5 March 1977 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 7,820 Sturrock
8 March 1977 Rangers H 0–0 10,743
12 March 1977 Aberdeen A 1–0 13,592 Sturrock
16 March 1977 Aberdeen H 3–2 7,176 Narey, Hegarty, McAdam
19 March 1977 Hibernian H 1–0 6,130 Hegarty
26 March 1977 Celtic A 0–2 35,899
2 April 1977 Ayr United H 0–1 4,248
9 April 1977 Partick Thistle A 0–0 4,427
13 April 1977 Aberdeen H 2–3 4,613 Sturrock, Rolland
17 April 1977 Motherwell A 0–4 5,821
20 April 1977 Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 3,262 Kirkwood
23 April 1977 Rangers H 0–1 7,919
30 April 1977 Kilmarnock H 2–1 1,643 McAdam, Sturrock
4 May 1977 Motherwell A 1–1 2,367 Williamson

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 January 1977 R3 St Mirren A 1–4 16,357 Sturrock

League Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1976 G2 Celtic H 0–1 14,555
18 August 1976 G2 Arbroath A 3–1 2,606 Dodds (2), Sturrock
21 August 1976 G2 Dumbarton A 2–1 1,756 Reid, Hegarty
25 August 1976 G2 Arbroath H 2–0 3,230 Fleming, Hegarty
28 August 1976 G2 Dumbarton H 1–1 3,932 McAdam
1 September 1976 G2 Celtic A 1–1 13,772 Hegarty

Anglo-Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1976 R1 1 Aberdeen H 1–0 5,550 Hall
11 August 1976 R1 2 Aberdeen A 1–3 10,709 McAdam

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Rangers 36 18 10 8 62 37 +25 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Aberdeen 36 16 11 9 56 42 +14 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 16 9 11 54 45 +9 41
5 Partick Thistle 36 11 13 12 40 44 −4 35
6 Hibernian 36 8 18 10 34 35 −1 34
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1976/1977". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

See also

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