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Dundee United 1977–78 football 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.
Match results [ edit ]
Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1977–78 season.[1]
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Own goals in italics
Premier Division [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
League Cup [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
League table [ edit ]
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
References [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
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