1984–85 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1984–85 season was the 76th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1984 to 30 June 1985. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Dundee United

1984–85 season
Chairman	George Fox
Manager	Jim McLean
Stadium	Tannadice Park
Scottish Premier Division	3rd
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
Scottish League Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Cup	Third round

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1984–85 season. The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the final of both the Scottish Cup and the Skol Cup to Celtic and Rangers respectively. Manchester United eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup.

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Premier Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1984	Hearts	H	2–0	10,027	Milne (2)
18 August 1984	Celtic	A	1–1	18,905	Beedie
25 August 1984	Aberdenn	H	0–2	13,033
1 September 1984	St Mirren	A	0–1	3,704
8 September 1984	Dundee	H	3–4	14,190	Clark (2), Sturrock
15 September 1984	Greenock Morton	A	3–0	2,219	Dodds (2), Hegarty
22 September 1984	Hibernian	H	2–1	7,333	Milne, Sturrock
29 September 1984	Rangers	A	0–1	29,232
6 October 1984	Dumbarton	H	1–0	5,852	Coyne
13 October 1984	Hearts	A	0–2	7,066
20 October 1984	Celtic	H	1–3	16,758	Bannon
3 November 1984	St Mirren	H	3–2	3,813	Bannon (2), Sturrock
10 November 1984	Dundee	A	2–0	14,423	Gough, Coyne
17 November 1984	Greenock Morton	H	7–0	8,562	Taylor, Sturrock (5), Malpas
24 November 1984	Hibernian	A	0–0	5,271
1 December 1984	Rangers	H	1–1	16,477	Sturrock
8 December 1984	Dumbarton	A	2–2	1,524	Dodds, Bannon
15 December 1984	Hearts	H	5–2	7,359	Hegarty, Bannon, Beedie, Taylor, Own Goal
22 December 1984	Aberdeen	A	1–0	16,354	Gough
29 December 1984	Celtic	A	2–1	22,924	Sturrock, Gough
2 January 1985	Aberdeen	H	2–1	21,944	Dodds, Gough
5 January 1985	St Mirren	A	0–1	5,991
2 February 1985	Hibernian	H	2–0	7,308	Kirkwood, Beaumont
9 February 1985	Rangers	A	0–0	19,730
23 February 1985	Dumbarton	H	4–0	5,693	Milne, Reilly, Gough, Sturrock
2 March 1985	Celtic	H	0–0	16,493
13 March 1985	Greenock Morton	A	3–0	909	Gough, Dodds (2)
16 March 1985	Hearts	A	1–0	7,663	Malpas
23 March 1985	St Mirren	H	3–1	6,180	Bannon (2), Dodds
30 March 1985	Aberdeen	A	2–4	15,575	Bannon, Reilly
3 April 1985	Dundee	H	4–0	15,167	Bannon, Sturrock, Taylor, Dodds
6 April 1985	Greenock Morton	H	5–0	5,543	Taylor (2), Narey, Reilly, Bannon
20 April 1985	Hibernian	A	1–1	4,056	Beedie
27 April 1985	Dumbarton	A	2–0	818	Coyne, Sturrock
4 May 1985	Rangers	H	2–1	10,251	Sturrock, Clark
11 May 1985	Dundee	A	0–1	13,426

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 February 1985	R3	Hibernian	H	3–0	10,125	Sturrock, Bannon, Kirkwood
16 February 1985	R4	Queen of the South	A	3–0	3,400	Dodds (2), Bannon
9 March 1985	QF	St Mirren	A	4–1	10,518	Gough, Dodds (2), Bannon
13 April 1985	SF	Aberdeen	N	0–0	18,485
17 April 1985	SFr	Aberdeen	N	2–1	10,771	Sturrock, Beedie
18 May 1985	F	Celtic	N	1–2	59,256	Beedie

Skol Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1984	R2	Forfar	H	5–0	5,337	Sturrock, Reilly, Beedie (2), Bannon
29 August 1984	R3	Dumbarton	A	4–0	2,500	Dodds (2), Milne (2)
5 September 1984	R4	Celtic	H	2–1(aet)	21,182	Sturrock, Clark
26 September 1984	SF 1	Hearts	A	2–1	10,541	Clark (2)
10 October 1984	SF 2	Hearts	H	3–1	13,468	Bannon, Dodds, Kirkwood
28 October 1984	F	Rangers	N	0–1	41,526

UEFA Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 September 1984	R1 1	AIK Stockholm	A	0–1	5,721
3 October 1984	R1 2	AIK Stockholm	H	3–0	11,427	Sturrock, Milne (2)
24 October 1984	R2 1	LASK Linz	A	2–1	18,500	Kirkwood, Bannon
7 November 1984	R2 2	LASK Linz	H	5–1	10,185	Hegarty, Coyne (2), Gough, Beaumont
28 November 1984	R3 1	Manchester United	A	2–2	48,278	Hegarty, Sturrock
12 December 1984	R3 2	Manchester United	H	2–3	21,821	Dodds, Hegarty

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aberdeen (C)	36	27	5	4	89	26	+63	59	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	22	8	6	77	30	+47	52	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Dundee United	36	20	7	9	67	33	+34	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Rangers	36	13	12	11	47	38	+9	38
5	St Mirren	36	17	4	15	51	56	−5	38

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

See also

• 1984–85 in Scottish football