1980–81 Dundee United F.C. season

November 2021 Dundee United 1980–81 Jim McLean Tannadice Park Scottish Premier Division 3rd (UEFA Cup)W18 D11 L7 F67 A39 P47 Scottish Cup Runners-up League Cup Winners UEFA Cup Round 2 1979–80 1981–82 The 1980–81 season was the 72nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1980 to 30 June 1981. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season. Match results Dundee United played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1980–81 season.http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matches.php? Match results 1980/1981 Arab Archive 14 November 2016 Legend WinDrawLoss All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers9 August 1980KilmarnockH2–25,788Payne, Sturrock16 August 1980AberdeenA1–112,948Hegarty23 August 1980Greenock MortonH1–15,339Bannon6 September 1980RangersH2–416,269Dodds, Payne13 September 1980AirdrieoniansA0–02,72120 September 1980St MirrenA0–25,78327 September 1980Heart of MidlothianH1–16,263Dodds4 October 1980CelitcA0–219,57111 October 1980Partick ThistleH0–04,70618 October 1980KilmarnockA1–02,719Pettigrew25 October 1980AberdeenH1–310,043Sturrock 1 November 1980Greenock MortonA2–03,075Kirkwood (2)8 November 1980Heart of MidlothianH3–05,875Sturrock (2), Hegarty15 November 1980St MirrenH2–05,024Dodds, Sturrock22 November 1980Partick ThistleA3–23,089Pettigrew, Sturrock, Bannon29 November 1980CelticH0–313,08013 December 1980AirdrieoniansH1–04,780Dodds20 December 1980St MirrenA3–35,405Dodds, Gibson, Pettigrew27 December 1980Heart of MidlothianH4–16,928Sturrock (2), Milne (2)30 December 1980AberdeenA1–122,556Dodds3 January 1981KilmarnockH7–06,474Kirkwood (2), Gibson, Dodds, Milne, Addison, Bannon (penalty)10 January 1981CelticA1–222,132Milne31 January 1981AirdrieoniansA5–02,264Dodds (3), Bannon (penalty), Sturrock 7 February 1981RangersH2–114,528Kirkwood, Dodds21 February 1981Greenock MortonH1–04,836Hegarty28 February 1981KilmarnockA1–02,102Dodds14 March 1981Partick ThistleA2–02,754Pettigrew, Milne18 March 1981RangersA4–111,208Bannon (2), Kirkwood, Sturrock 21 March 1981St MirrenH1–25,808Pettigrew28 March 1981Heart of MidlothianA4–03,786Sturrock (2), Kirkwood4 April 1981RangersA1–211,690Milne18 April 1981Greenock MortonA0–22,26222 April 1981CelticH2–315,349Pettigrew, Sturrock25 April 1981AberdeenH0–06,36929 April 1981AirdrieoniansH4–13,133Kirkwood (2), Bannon, Milne2 May 1981Partick ThistleH3–24,124Dodds (2), Bannon (penalty) Scottish Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers24 January 1981R3Brechin CityA2–15,791Dodds, Kirkwood 14 February 1981R4Partick ThistleH1–07,758Addison7 March 1981QFMotherwellH6–110,236Dodds (3), Sturrock, Kirkwood, Narey11 April 1981SFCelticN0–040,39015 April 1981SF RCelticN3–232,328Hegarty (2), Bannon9 May 1981FRangersN0–053,35812 May 1981F RRangersN1–442,004Dodds League Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers13 August 1980R1East FifeA5–22,028Milne (2), Ward, Sturrock (penalty), Narey20 August 1980R1East FifeH4–03,237Ward (2), Hegarty, Payne 27 August 1980R2CowdenbeathH4–03,401Bannon (2), Sturrock, Hegarty30 August 1980R2CowdenbeathA2–11,238Ward (2), Hegarty, Sturrock3 September 1980R3MotherwellA1–23,327Addison24 September 1980R3MotherwellH4–25,628Sturrock (2), Holt, Milne8 October 1980QF 1ClydebankA1–21,653Bannon29 October 1980QF 2ClydebankH4–15,265Ward (2), Sturrock, Hegarty12 November 1980SF 1CelticH1–114,517Bannon19 November 1980SF 2CelticA3–019,700Pettigrew, Sturrock, Dodds6 December 1980FDundeeA3–024,466Sturrock (2), Dodds UEFA Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers17 September 1980R1 1POL Slask WroclawA0–010,0001 October 1980R1 2POL Slask WroclawH7–28,415Pettigrew (2), Dodds (2), Stark, Hegarty, Payne 22 October 1980R2 1BEL KSC LokerenH1–17,663Pettigrew5 November 1980R2 2BEL KSC LokerenA0–09,000 League table DNU References See also 1980–81 in Scottish football Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United