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Dundee United 1978β79 football season
The 1978β79 season was the 70th year of
football played by
Dundee United , and covers the period from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1979. United finished in third place, securing
UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1978β79 season.
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Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Own goals in italics
Premier Division
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 August 1978
Hibernian
H
0β0
5,876
19 August 1978
Partick Thistle
A
1β1
3,752
Frye
26 August 1978
Aberdeen
H
1β1
10,092
Hegarty
9 September 1978
Greenock Morton
H
1β2
5,531
Hegarty
16 September 1978
Motherwell
A
1β0
3,372
Dodds
23 September 1978
St Mirren
A
3β1
7,544
Dodds ,
Narey ,
Kirkwood
30 September 1978
Heart of Midlothain
A
3β1
6,312
Kirkwood (2),
Kopel
7 October 1978
Rangers
A
1β1
26,040
Kirkwood
14 October 1978
Celtic
H
1β0
17,726
Kopel
21 October 1978
Hibernian
A
1β1
8,290
Payne
28 October 1978
Partick Thistle
H
2β0
6,055
Dodds ,
Narey
4 November 1978
Aberdeen
A
0β1
14,692
11 November 1978
Greenock Morton
A
1β3
6,298
Addison
18 November 1978
Motherwell
H
2β1
5,876
Stewart ,
Kirkwood
25 November 1978
St Mirren
H
1β1
6,896
Kirkwood
9 December 1978
Rangers
H
3β0
15,247
Dodds ,
Fleming ,
Narey (penalty)
16 December 1978
Celtic
A
1β1
19,868
Narey
23 December 1978
Hibernian
H
2β1
7,194
McNamara ,
Payne
20 January 1979
St Mirren
A
1β2
6,341
Sturrock
10 February 1979
Rangers
A
0β1
26,077
3 March 1979
Hibernian
A
0β1
5,045
7 March 1979
Motherwell
A
4β0
2,643
Sturrock (2),
Narey ,
Stewart (penalty)
10 March 1979
Greenock Morton
H
4β1
6,033
Sturrock (2),
Stark ,
Kirkwood
14 March 1979
Partick Thistle
H
2β1
6,201
Holt ,
Hegarty
17 March 1979
Aberdeen
A
2β0
11,181
Sturrock ,
Fleming
24 March 1979
Greenock Morton
A
1β3
5,357
Dodds
28 March 1979
Partick Thistle
A
2β1
3,123
Kirkwood ,
Fleming
31 March 1979
Motherwell
H
2β1
5,675
Addison
4 April 1979
Heart of Midlothian
A
0β2
6,480
7 April 1979
St Mirren
H
2β0
6,608
Hegarty ,
Kirkwood
11 April 1979
Celtic
H
2β1
14,424
Holt ,
Dodds
14 April 1979
Heart of Midlothian
A
3β0
7,564
Dodds (2),
Kirkwood
21 April 1979
Rangers
H
1β2
24,264
Stewart (penalty)
25 April 1979
Heart of Midlothian
H
2β1
6,005
Dodds ,
Kirkwood
28 April 1979
Celtic
A
1β2
35,807
Dodds
5 May 1979
Aberdeen
H
2β2
7,822
Payne ,
Stewart
Scottish Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
26 February 1979
R3
St Mirren
H
0β2
18,064
League Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
30 August 1978
R2 1
Celtic
H
2β3
2,570
Fleming ,
Sturrock
2 September 1978
R2 2
Celtic
A
0β1
5,760
UEFA Cup
League table
Source:
Statto and
RSSSF 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
Premier Division First Division Second Division