1977–78 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was the 69th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Dundee United
1977–78 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division3rd (UEFA Cup)
W18 D8 L10 F42 A32 P44
Scottish CupSemi-finalists
League CupQuarter-finalists
UEFA Cup1st Round

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1977–78 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
13 August 1977 Celtic A 0–0 33,159
20 August 1977 St Mirren H 2–1 7,658 Wallace, Addison
27 August 1977 Aberdeen A 0–0 17,082
10 September 1977 Hibernian H 2–0 6,518 Kirkwood, Rolland (penalty)
17 September 1977 Clydebank A 3–0 2,853 Sturrock, Bourke, Fleming
24 September 1977 Motherwell H 3–1 7,810 Fleming, Sturrock, Bourke
1 October 1977 Ayr United A 2–0 3,281 Hegarty, McAnespie
8 October 1977 Rangers H 0–1 18,571
15 October 1977 Partick Thistle A 1–2 4,657 Sturrock
22 October 1977 Celtic H 1–2 17,198 Fleming
29 October 1977 St Mirren A 1–0 9,528 Bourke
5 November 1977 Aberdeen H 0–1 10,130
12 November 1977 Hibernian A 0–0 5,666
19 November 1977 Clydebank H 4–0 4,069 Fleming, Bourke, Wallace, Hegarty
26 November 1977 Motherwell A 0–0 4,841
10 December 1977 Rangers A 0–2 21,075
17 December 1977 Partick Thistle H 2–2 5,098 Wallace (2)
24 December 1977 Celtic A 0–1 20,246
31 December 1977 St Mirren H 2–1 7,645 Dodds, Hegarty
2 January 1978 Aberdeen A 0–1 24,208
7 January 1978 Hibernian H 1–1 6,880 Bourke
4 February 1978 Ayr United A 1–0 3,231 Fleming
25 February 1978 Partick Thistle A 2–0 3,539 Fleming, Kirkwood
4 March 1978 Celtic H 0–1 14,167
15 March 1978 St Mirren A 2–1 10,169 Holt, Fleming
18 March 1978 Aberdeen H 0–0 9,671
25 March 1978 Hibernian A 1–3 8,354 Payne
29 March 1978 Motherwell H 1–1 4,654 Holt
8 April 1978 Motherwel A 1–0 4,907 Fleming
12 April 1978 Clydebank H 1–0 3,550 Hegarty
15 April 1978 Ayr United H 1–0 4,107 Kirkwood
19 April 1978 Rangers H 0–1 17,293
22 April 1978 Rangers A 0–3 30,239
26 April 1978 Ayr United H 3–1 2,735 Holt, Fleming, Wallace
29 April 1978 Partick Thistle H 5–2 3,646 Addison (2), Wallace, Stewart, Kirkwood
2 May 1978 Clydebank A 0–2 1,030

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 January 1978 R3 Hamilton Academical A 4–1 5,575 Addison (2), Hegarty, Payne
27 February 1978 R4 Queen of the South H 3–0 8,000 Fleming, Hegarty (penalty), Bourke
11 March 1978 QF Queen's Park H 2–0 5,841 Addison, Sturrock (penalty)
5 April 1978 SF Rangers N 0–2 25,619

League Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1977 R1 1 Albion Rovers H 5–0 3,128 Wallace, Sturrock, Kirkwood, Hegraty, Robinson
23 August 1977 R1 2 Albion Rovers A 5–1 1,030 Wallace, Narey, Kirkwood, Sturrock, Hegraty
31 August 1977 R2 1 Partick Thistle A 0–0 2,535
3 September 1977 R2 2 Partick Thistle H 1–0 5,907 Dodds
5 October 1977 R3 1 Arbroath A 4–0 3,482 Kirkwood (3), Holt
26 October 1977 R3 2 Arbroath H 2–1 3,107 Kirkwood, Sturrock
9 November 1977 QF 1 Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 7,286 Kirkwood, Hegarty, Wallace
16 November 1977 QF 2 Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 7,245

UEFA Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 September 1977 R1 1   KB Copenhagen H 1–0 8,500 Sturrock
27 September 1977 R1 2   KB Copenhagen A 0–3 9,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 24 7 5 76 39 +37 55 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Aberdeen 36 22 9 5 68 29 +39 53 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 16 8 12 42 32 +10 40 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Hibernian 36 15 7 14 51 43 +8 37
5 Celtic 36 15 6 15 63 54 +9 36
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1977/1978". Arab Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

See also

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