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Dundee United 1980β81 football season
The 1980β81 season was the 72nd year of
football played by
Dundee United , and covers the period from 1 July 1980 to 30 June 1981. United finished in third place, securing
UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1980β81 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
9 August 1980
Kilmarnock
H
2β2
5,788
Payne ,
Sturrock
16 August 1980
Aberdeen
A
1β1
12,948
Hegarty
23 August 1980
Greenock Morton
H
1β1
5,339
Bannon
6 September 1980
Rangers
H
2β4
16,269
Dodds ,
Payne
13 September 1980
Airdrieonians
A
0β0
2,721
20 September 1980
St Mirren
A
0β2
5,783
27 September 1980
Heart of Midlothian
H
1β1
6,263
Dodds
4 October 1980
Celitc
A
0β2
19,571
11 October 1980
Partick Thistle
H
0β0
4,706
18 October 1980
Kilmarnock
A
1β0
2,719
Pettigrew
25 October 1980
Aberdeen
H
1β3
10,043
Sturrock
1 November 1980
Greenock Morton
A
2β0
3,075
Kirkwood (2)
8 November 1980
Heart of Midlothian
H
3β0
5,875
Sturrock (2),
Hegarty
15 November 1980
St Mirren
H
2β0
5,024
Dodds ,
Sturrock
22 November 1980
Partick Thistle
A
3β2
3,089
Pettigrew ,
Sturrock ,
Bannon
29 November 1980
Celtic
H
0β3
13,080
13 December 1980
Airdrieonians
H
1β0
4,780
Dodds
20 December 1980
St Mirren
A
3β3
5,405
Dodds ,
Gibson ,
Pettigrew
27 December 1980
Heart of Midlothian
H
4β1
6,928
Sturrock (2),
Milne (2)
30 December 1980
Aberdeen
A
1β1
22,556
Dodds
3 January 1981
Kilmarnock
H
7β0
6,474
Kirkwood (2),
Gibson ,
Dodds ,
Milne ,
Addison ,
Bannon (penalty)
10 January 1981
Celtic
A
1β2
22,132
Milne
31 January 1981
Airdrieonians
A
5β0
2,264
Dodds (3),
Bannon (penalty),
Sturrock
7 February 1981
Rangers
H
2β1
14,528
Kirkwood ,
Dodds
21 February 1981
Greenock Morton
H
1β0
4,836
Hegarty
28 February 1981
Kilmarnock
A
1β0
2,102
Dodds
14 March 1981
Partick Thistle
A
2β0
2,754
Pettigrew ,
Milne
18 March 1981
Rangers
A
4β1
11,208
Bannon (2),
Kirkwood ,
Sturrock
21 March 1981
St Mirren
H
1β2
5,808
Pettigrew
28 March 1981
Heart of Midlothian
A
4β0
3,786
Sturrock (2),
Kirkwood
4 April 1981
Rangers
A
1β2
11,690
Milne
18 April 1981
Greenock Morton
A
0β2
2,262
22 April 1981
Celtic
H
2β3
15,349
Pettigrew ,
Sturrock
25 April 1981
Aberdeen
H
0β0
6,369
29 April 1981
Airdrieonians
H
4β1
3,133
Kirkwood (2),
Bannon ,
Milne
2 May 1981
Partick Thistle
H
3β2
4,124
Dodds (2),
Bannon (penalty)
Scottish Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
24 January 1981
R3
Brechin City
A
2β1
5,791
Dodds ,
Kirkwood
14 February 1981
R4
Partick Thistle
H
1β0
7,758
Addison
7 March 1981
QF
Motherwell
H
6β1
10,236
Dodds (3),
Sturrock ,
Kirkwood ,
Narey
11 April 1981
SF
Celtic
N
0β0
40,390
15 April 1981
SF R
Celtic
N
3β2
32,328
Hegarty (2),
Bannon
9 May 1981
F
Rangers
N
0β0
53,358
12 May 1981
F R
Rangers
N
1β4
42,004
Dodds
League Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
13 August 1980
R1
East Fife
A
5β2
2,028
Milne (2),
Ward ,
Sturrock (penalty),
Narey
20 August 1980
R1
East Fife
H
4β0
3,237
Ward (2),
Hegarty ,
Payne
27 August 1980
R2
Cowdenbeath
H
4β0
3,401
Bannon (2),
Sturrock ,
Hegarty
30 August 1980
R2
Cowdenbeath
A
2β1
1,238
Ward (2),
Hegarty ,
Sturrock
3 September 1980
R3
Motherwell
A
1β2
3,327
Addison
24 September 1980
R3
Motherwell
H
4β2
5,628
Sturrock (2),
Holt ,
Milne
8 October 1980
QF 1
Clydebank
A
1β2
1,653
Bannon
29 October 1980
QF 2
Clydebank
H
4β1
5,265
Ward (2),
Sturrock ,
Hegarty
12 November 1980
SF 1
Celtic
H
1β1
14,517
Bannon
19 November 1980
SF 2
Celtic
A
3β0
19,700
Pettigrew ,
Sturrock ,
Dodds
6 December 1980
F
Dundee
A
3β0
24,466
Sturrock (2),
Dodds
UEFA Cup
League table
Source:
Statto 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