1971–72 season | |
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Chairman | J. Johnston-Grant |
Manager | Jerry Kerr (to December) Jim McLean (from December) |
Scottish First Division | 9th W12 D7 L15 F55 A70 P31 |
Scottish Cup | 3rd Round |
League Cup | Group stage |
Texaco Cup | 1st Round |
The 1971–72 season was the 63rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1971 to 30 June 1972. United finished in ninth place in the First Division.
Match results
[edit]Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1971–72 season.[1]
Legend
[edit]Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics
First Division
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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4 September 1971 | St Johnstone | H | 3–3 | 7,540 | Gordon, A. Reid, Rolland |
11 September 1971 | Dundee | A | 4–6 | 13,818 | Rolland (2), Gordon, D. Smith (penalty) |
18 September 1971 | Hibernian | H | 1–4 | 6,674 | K. Cameron |
25 September 1971 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | 3,012 | |
2 October 1971 | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | 4,855 | Copland (3), Devlin, Rolland |
9 October 1971 | Greenock Morton | A | 2–1 | 4,331 | Rolland, Copland |
16 October 1971 | Rangers | H | 1–5 | 16,000 | Copland |
23 October 1971 | Clyde | A | 3–0 | 1,277 | Copland, White, Henry |
30 October 1971 | Falkirk | H | 3–5 | 4,373 | Gray, Gordon, Copland |
6 November 1971 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | 8,925 | I. Reid |
13 November 1971 | Celtic | H | 1–5 | 18,187 | Gordon |
20 November 1971 | East Fife | A | 1–0 | 3,558 | Traynor |
27 November 1971 | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 3,832 | Gordon, Copland |
4 December 1971 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | 9,391 | Gordon, Traynor |
11 December 1971 | Ayr United | H | 2–2 | 3,554 | K. Cameron, Traynor |
18 December 1971 | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 14,570 | |
25 December 1971 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–2 | 3,998 | Gordon, J. Cameron, K. Cameron |
1 January 1972 | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | 7,923 | |
3 January 1972 | Dundee | H | 1–1 | 16,954 | K. Cameron |
8 January 1972 | Hibernian | A | 0–3 | 8,364 | |
15 January 1972 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | 3,255 | Traynor |
29 January 1972 | Greenock Morton | H | 2–1 | 3,726 | Mitchell, Copland |
12 February 1972 | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 25,267 | |
19 February 1972 | Clyde | H | 3–3 | 4,183 | Knox, Fleming, K. Cameron |
4 March 1972 | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | 3,949 | Knox |
11 March 1972 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 4,540 | White |
25 March 1972 | East Fife | H | 2–2 | 4,267 | Mitchell (2) |
29 March 1972 | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | 3,247 | Knox |
1 April 1972 | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | 3,324 | Knox |
8 April 1972 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | 4,550 | Cameron, White, Kopel |
15 April 1972 | Ayr United | A | 2–4 | 4,203 | White, Mitchell |
22 April 1972 | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | 5,133 | Mitchell, D. Smith |
25 April 1972 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 11,036 | |
29 April 1972 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–0 | 7,274 | K. Cameron |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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5 February 1972 | R3 | Aberdeen | H | 0–4 | 12,974 |
League Cup
[edit]Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 August 1971 | G4 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | 6,613 | A. Reid |
18 August 1971 | G4 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 12,701 | |
21 August 1971 | G4 | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | 5,799 | K. Cameron, Traynor |
25 August 1971 | G4 | Hibernian | H | 1–4 | 7,783 | Gordon |
28 August 1971 | G4 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–4 | 3,053 | K. Cameron, Gordon |
1 September 1971 | G4 | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | 2,760 | Rolland (2), A. Reid |
Texaco Cup
[edit]Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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15 September 1971 | R1 1 | Derby County | A | 2–6 | 20,059 | Gordon, Rolland |
29 September 1971 | R1 2 | Derby County | H | 3–2 | 6,000 | Copland, Devlin |
References
[edit]- ^ "Match results 1971/1972". Arab Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
See also
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