1977–78 Dundee United F.C. season

November 2016November 2016 November 2021 Dundee United 1977–78 Jim McLean Tannadice Park Scottish Premier Division 3rd (UEFA Cup)W18 D8 L10 F42 A32 P44 Scottish Cup Semi-finalists League Cup Quarter-finalists UEFA Cup 1st Round 1976–77 1978–79 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 Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1977–78 season.http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matches.php? Match results 1977/1978 Arab Archive 7 February 2017 Legend WinDrawLoss All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers13 August 1977CelticA0–033,15920 August 1977St MirrenH2–17,658Wallace, Addison27 August 1977AberdeenA0–017,08210 September 1977HibernianH2–06,518Kirkwood, Rolland (penalty)17 September 1977ClydebankA3–02,853Sturrock, Bourke, Fleming24 September 1977MotherwellH3–17,810Fleming, Sturrock, Bourke1 October 1977Ayr UnitedA2–03,281Hegarty, McAnespie8 October 1977RangersH0–118,57115 October 1977Partick ThistleA1–24,657Sturrock22 October 1977CelticH1–217,198Fleming29 October 1977St MirrenA1–09,528Bourke5 November 1977AberdeenH0–110,13012 November 1977HibernianA0–05,66619 November 1977ClydebankH4–04,069Fleming, Bourke, Wallace, Hegarty26 November 1977MotherwellA0–04,84110 December 1977RangersA0–221,07517 December 1977Partick ThistleH2–25,098Wallace (2)24 December 1977CelticA0–120,246 31 December 1977St MirrenH2–17,645Dodds, Hegarty2 January 1978AberdeenA0–124,2087 January 1978HibernianH1–16,880Bourke4 February 1978Ayr UnitedA1–03,231Fleming25 February 1978Partick ThistleA2–03,539Fleming, Kirkwood4 March 1978CelticH0–114,16715 March 1978St MirrenA2–110,169Holt, Fleming18 March 1978AberdeenH0–09,67125 March 1978HibernianA1–38,354Payne29 March 1978MotherwellH1–14,654Holt8 April 1978MotherwelA1–04,907Fleming12 April 1978ClydebankH1–03,550Hegarty15 April 1978Ayr UnitedH1–04,107Kirkwood19 April 1978RangersH0–117,29322 April 1978RangersA0–330,23926 April 1978Ayr UnitedH3–12,735Holt, Fleming, Wallace29 April 1978Partick ThistleH5–23,646Addison (2), Wallace, Stewart, Kirkwood2 May 1978ClydebankA0–21,030 Scottish Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers28 January 1978R3Hamilton AcademicalA4–15,575Addison (2), Hegarty, Payne27 February 1978R4Queen of the SouthH3–08,000Fleming, Hegarty (penalty), Bourke 11 March 1978QFQueen's ParkH2–05,841Addison, Sturrock (penalty)5 April 1978SFRangersN0–225,619 League Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers17 August 1977R1 1Albion RoversH5–03,128Wallace, Sturrock, Kirkwood, Hegraty, Robinson23 August 1977R1 2Albion RoversA5–11,030Wallace, Narey, Kirkwood, Sturrock, Hegraty31 August 1977R2 1Partick ThistleA0–02,5353 September 1977R2 2Partick ThistleH1–05,907Dodds5 October 1977R3 1ArbroathA4–03,482Kirkwood (3), Holt26 October 1977R3 2ArbroathH2–13,107Kirkwood, Sturrock9 November 1977QF 1Heart of MidlothianH3–17,286Kirkwood, Hegarty, Wallace16 November 1977QF 2Heart of MidlothianA0–27,245 UEFA Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers14 September 1977R1 1DEN KB CopenhagenH1–08,500Sturrock27 September 1977R1 2DEN KB CopenhagenA0–39,000 League table DNU References See also 1977–78 in Scottish football Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United