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Dundee United
1976–77 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division4th (UEFA Cup)
W16 D9 L11 F54 A45 P41
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League CupGroup stage
Anglo-Scottish Cup1st Round

The 1976–77 season was the 68th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results[edit]

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1976–77 season.[1]

Legend[edit]

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics

Premier Division[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
4 September 1976 Hibernian A 2–1 7,264 McAlpine (penalty), Wallace
11 September 1976 Celtic H 1–0 13,454 Wallace
18 September 1976 Ayr United A 4–1 4,445 McAdam, Hegarty, Sturrock, Wallace
25 September 1976 Partick Thistle H 2–1 6,346 McAdam (2)
2 October 1976 Motherwell H 2–0 6,348 Hegarty, Sturrock
20 October 1976 Celtic A 1–5 22,251 Sturrock
23 October 1976 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 11,516 Sturrock, Wallace
30 October 1976 Aberdeen A 2–3 19,577 Fraser, Wallace
3 November 1976 Kilmarnock H 3–0 4,886 Sturrock, Hegarty, Rolland
6 November 1976 Hibernian H 2–1 7,044 Wallace, McAdam
9 November 1976 Rangers A 0–3 17,432
20 November 1976 Ayr United H 2–2 4,773 Sturrock, Wallace
27 November 1976 Partick Thistle A 5–1 4,105 Wallace (2), Sturrock (2), Fleming
18 December 1976 Kilmarnock A 0–1 3,529
27 December 1976 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 9,615 Payne
5 January 1977 Hibernian A 0–0 7,727
8 January 1977 Celtic H 1–2 15,847 McAdam
7 February 1977 Ayr United A 4–1 3,843 Wallace, Narey, Sturrock, Hegarty
12 February 1977 Rangers A 3–2 18,656 Sturrock, McAlpine (penalty), Wallace
16 February 1977 Motherwell H 1–1 6,081 Sturrock
19 February 1977 Kilmarnock H 4–0 5,096 Wallace (2), McAdam (2)
1 March 1977 Partick Thistle H 0–0 4,713
5 March 1977 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 7,820 Sturrock
8 March 1977 Rangers H 0–0 10,743
12 March 1977 Aberdeen A 1–0 13,592 Sturrock
16 March 1977 Aberdeen H 3–2 7,176 Narey, Hegarty, McAdam
19 March 1977 Hibernian H 1–0 6,130 Hegarty
26 March 1977 Celtic A 0–2 35,899
2 April 1977 Ayr United H 0–1 4,248
9 April 1977 Partick Thistle A 0–0 4,427
13 April 1977 Aberdeen H 2–3 4,613 Sturrock, Rolland
17 April 1977 Motherwell A 0–4 5,821
20 April 1977 Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 3,262 Kirkwood
23 April 1977 Rangers H 0–1 7,919
30 April 1977 Kilmarnock H 2–1 1,643 McAdam, Sturrock
4 May 1977 Motherwell A 1–1 2,367 Williamson

Scottish Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 January 1977 R3 St Mirren A 1–4 16,357 Sturrock

League Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1976 G2 Celtic H 0–1 14,555
18 August 1976 G2 Arbroath A 3–1 2,606 Dodds (2), Sturrock
21 August 1976 G2 Dumbarton A 2–1 1,756 Reid, Hegarty
25 August 1976 G2 Arbroath H 2–0 3,230 Fleming, Hegarty
28 August 1976 G2 Dumbarton H 1–1 3,932 McAdam
1 September 1976 G2 Celtic A 1–1 13,772 Hegarty

Anglo-Scottish Cup[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1976 R1 1 Aberdeen H 1–0 5,550 Hall
11 August 1976 R1 2 Aberdeen A 1–3 10,709 McAdam

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Rangers 36 18 10 8 62 37 +25 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Aberdeen 36 16 11 9 56 42 +14 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 16 9 11 54 45 +9 41
5 Partick Thistle 36 11 13 12 40 44 −4 35
6 Hibernian 36 8 18 10 34 35 −1 34
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Match results 1976/1977". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

See also[edit]


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