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Dundee United 1979β80 football season
The 1979β80 season was the 71st year of
football played by
Dundee United , and covers the period from 1 July 1979 to 30 June 1980. United finished in third place, securing
UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1979β80 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
11 August 1979
Dundee
H
3β0
17,968
Sturrock ,
Kirkwood ,
Stark
18 August 1979
Kilmarnock
A
0β1
5,882
25 August 1979
Aberdeen
H
1β3
10,982
Sturrock
8 September 1979
Celtic
A
2β2
25,959
Pettigrew (penalty),
Milne
15 September 1979
St Mirren
A
2β3
6,276
Pettigrew (2)
22 September 1979
Partick Thistle
H
2β1
6,786
Pettigrew ,
Kopel
29 September 1979
Greenock Morton
A
1β4
6,558
Pettigrew
6 October 1979
Rangers
H
0β0
19,464
13 October 1979
Hibernian
H
2β0
7,487
Pettigrew ,
Milne
20 October 1979
Dundee
A
0β1
16,305
27 October 1979
Kilmarnock
H
4β0
6,403
Fleming (2),
Pettigrew ,
Kirkwood
3 November 1979
Aberdeen
A
3β0
13,432
Pettigrew ,
Phillip ,
Bannon
10 November 1979
Celtic
H
0β1
18,630
17 November 1979
St Mirren
H
0β0
6,281
28 November 1979
Partick Thistle
A
1β1
2,830
Sturrock
15 December 1979
Rangers
A
1β2
18,934
Dodds
22 December 1979
Dundee
H
2β0
15,431
Holt ,
Pettigrew
29 December 1979
Kilmarnock
A
0β0
4,515
5 January 1980
Celtic
A
0β1
23,822
12 January 1980
St Mirren
A
1β2
8,355
Narey
23 February 1980
Hibernian
H
1β0
7,822
Pettigrew
1 March 1980
Dundee
A
1β1
15,116
Sturrock
8 March 1980
Kilmarnock
H
0β0
6,497
12 March 1980
Partick Thistle
H
0β0
6,154
15 March 1980
Aberdeen
A
1β2
7,836
Kirkwood
19 March 1980
Rangers
H
0β0
9,533
29 March 1980
St Mirren
H
0β0
6,292
2 April 1980
Hibernian
A
2β0
5,919
Dodds ,
Pettigrew
5 April 1980
Partick Thistle
A
2β2
3,354
Dodds ,
Holt
8 April 1980
Celtic
H
3β0
14,616
Dodds (2),
Holt
12 April 1980
Greenock Morton
H
2β0
6,467
19 April 1980
Hibernian
A
2β0
4,921
Pettigrew ,
Bannon (penalty)
23 April 1980
Greenock Morton
H
2β0
4,687
Dodds ,
Bannon (penalty)
26 April 1980
Rangers
A
1β2
16,343
Pettigrew
28 April 1980
Aberdeen
H
1β1
12,764
Holt
1 May 1980
Greenock Morton
A
0β0
2,614
Scottish Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
30 January 1980
R3
Dundee
H
5β1
18,064
Pettigrew (4 including 1 penalty),
Sturrock
16 February 1980
R4
Rangers
A
0β1
29,000
League Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
29 August 1979
R2 1
Airdrieonians
A
1β2
2,570
Addison
1 September 1979
R2 2
Airdrieonians
H
2β0
5,760
Sturrock ,
Payne
26 September 1979
R3 1
Queen's Park
A
3β0
939
Pettigrew ,
Dodds ,
Sturrock
10 October 1979
R3 2
Queen's Park
H
2β1
3,395
Sturrock (penalty),
Dodds
31 October 1979
QF 1
Raith Rovers
H
0β0
7,426
14 November 1979
QF 2
Raith Rovers
A
1β0
6,838
Hegarty
24 November 1979
SF
Hamilton Academical
N
6β2
7,974
Sturrock (2),
Kirkwood (2),
Pettigrew ,
Hegarty
8 December 1979
F
Aberdeen
N
0β0
27,156
12 December 1979
F R
Aberdeen
N
3β0
28,984
Pettigrew (2),
Sturrock
UEFA Cup
Drybrough Cup
League table
Source:
Statto and
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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