1973–74 Dundee United F.C. season

November 2021 Dundee United 1973–74 Jim McLean Tannadice Park Scottish First Division 8th W15 D7 L12 F55 A51 P37 Scottish Cup Runners-up League Cup Group stage Texaco Cup Semi-finalists 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 season was the 65th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974. United finished in eighth place in the First Division and reached their first Scottish Cup final losing 3–0 to Celtic. Match results Dundee United played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1973–74 season.http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matches.php? Match results 1973/1974 Arab Archive 26 May 2017 Legend WinDrawLoss All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 September 1973DumbartonA2–13,741Fleming, Gray8 September 1973St JohnstoneH2–04,671Gray, MacDonald15 September 1973DundeeA1–012,092W Smith29 September 1973MotherwellA0–44,9736 October 1973ClydeH4–02,817Gray, Gardner, Rolland, Fleming13 October 1973Greenock MortonA2–02,295Rolland, Gray20 October 1973RangersH1–311,258Johnstone27 October 1973AberdeenA1–38,089Gray10 November 1973Heart of MidlothianA1–19,843Rolland17 November 1973East FifeH0–02,97121 November 1973FalkirkH2–11,302Cameron, Knox24 November 1973Ayr UnitedA1–13,764White8 December 1973CelticA3–317,314Gray, Fleming, Knox22 December 1973Dunfermline AthleticA3–23,274Gray (2), Fleming29 December 1973DumbartonH6–03,245Gray (4), Traynor, Kopel2 January 1974St JohnstoneA1–16,707Gardner5 January 1974DundeeH1–212,087Gardner12 January 1974HibernianA1–310,394Edwards19 January 1974MotherwellH0–13,550 2 February 1974ClydeA2–11,351Traynor, Knox24 February 1974RangersA1–316,933Gardner3 March 1974AberdeenH0–36,53016 March 1974Heart of MidlothianH3–36,748Knox, D Smith (penalty), Gray23 March 1974East FifeA2–02,596Traynor, Gray30 March 1974Ayr UnitedH2–14,010D Smith (penalty), Gray2 April 1974FalkirkA1–02,014Knox13 April 1974CelticH0–216,87717 April 1974ArbroathH3–14,001Rolland, Payne, D Smith (penalty)20 April 1974ArbroathA2–13,392Knox, White24 April 1974Partick ThistleH1–12,626Knox27 April 1974Dunfermline AthleticH0–13,89629 April 1974Partick ThistleA1–22,387Copland8 May 1974HibernianH1–44,963Gray10 May 1974Greenock MortonH4–21,437MacLeod (3 including 1 penalty), Narey Scottish Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers26 January 1974R3AirdrieoniansH4–16,000Gardner (2), Traynor, D. Smith17 February 1974R4Greenock MortonH1–07,000Rankin10 March 1974QFDunfermline AthleticA1–18,928Traynor12 March 1974QF RDunfermline AthleticH4–07,020 Fleming, Copland, Traynor6 April 1974SFHeart of MidlothianN1–122,725Gardner9 April 1974SF RHeart of MidlothianN4–212,960D. Smith (penalty), Payne, Gray, Knox4 May 1974FCelticN0–375,959 League Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers11 August 1973G4East FifeA2–13,641Cameron, Rolland15 August 1973G4AberdeenH0–06,40118 August 1973G4MotherwellA0–44,78322 August 1973G4AberdeenA2–08,663Knox, Cameron25 August 1973G4MotherwellH0–34,50729 August 1973G4East FifeH5–23,120Cameron, Gray, W. Smith, D. Smith (penalty), MacLeod Texaco Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers18 September 1973R1 1Sheffield UnitedA0–012,6573 October 1973R1 2Sheffield UnitedH2–06,000Henry (2)24 October 1973QF 1Leicester CityA1–19,036Kopel7 November 1973QF 2Leicester CityH1–07,500Fleming12 December 1973SF 1Newcastle UnitedH2–08,500Kopel, Knox19 December 1973SF 2Newcastle UnitedA1–45,009Gray References See also 1973–74 in Scottish football Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United