1978–79 Dundee United F.C. season

November 2021 Dundee United 1978–79 Jim McLean Tannadice Park Scottish Premier Division 3rd (UEFA Cup)W12 D13 L11 F43 A30 P37 Scottish Cup 3rd Round League Cup 2nd Round UEFA Cup 1st Round 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 season was the 70th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1979. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season. Match results Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1978–79 season.http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matches.php? Match results 1978/1979 Arab Archive 7 February 2017 Legend WinDrawLoss All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers12 August 1978HibernianH0–05,87619 August 1978Partick ThistleA1–13,752Frye26 August 1978AberdeenH1–110,092Hegarty9 September 1978Greenock MortonH1–25,531Hegarty16 September 1978MotherwellA1–03,372Dodds23 September 1978St MirrenA3–17,544Dodds, Narey, Kirkwood30 September 1978Heart of MidlothainA3–16,312Kirkwood (2), Kopel7 October 1978RangersA1–126,040Kirkwood14 October 1978CelticH1–017,726Kopel21 October 1978HibernianA1–18,290Payne28 October 1978Partick ThistleH2–06,055Dodds, Narey 4 November 1978AberdeenA0–114,69211 November 1978Greenock MortonA1–36,298Addison18 November 1978MotherwellH2–15,876Stewart, Kirkwood25 November 1978St MirrenH1–16,896Kirkwood9 December 1978RangersH3–015,247Dodds, Fleming, Narey (penalty)16 December 1978CelticA1–119,868Narey23 December 1978HibernianH2–17,194McNamara, Payne 20 January 1979St MirrenA1–26,341Sturrock10 February 1979RangersA0–126,0773 March 1979HibernianA0–15,0457 March 1979MotherwellA4–02,643Sturrock (2), Narey, Stewart (penalty)10 March 1979Greenock MortonH4–16,033Sturrock (2), Stark, Kirkwood14 March 1979Partick ThistleH2–16,201Holt, Hegarty17 March 1979AberdeenA2–011,181Sturrock, Fleming24 March 1979Greenock MortonA1–35,357Dodds28 March 1979Partick ThistleA2–13,123Kirkwood, Fleming31 March 1979MotherwellH2–15,675Addison4 April 1979Heart of MidlothianA0–26,4807 April 1979St MirrenH2–06,608Hegarty, Kirkwood11 April 1979CelticH2–114,424Holt, Dodds14 April 1979Heart of MidlothianA3–07,564Dodds (2), Kirkwood21 April 1979RangersH1–224,264Stewart (penalty)25 April 1979Heart of MidlothianH2–16,005Dodds, Kirkwood28 April 1979CelticA1–235,807Dodds5 May 1979AberdeenH2–27,822Payne, Stewart Scottish Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers26 February 1979R3St MirrenH0–218,064 League Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers30 August 1978R2 1CelticH2–32,570Fleming, Sturrock2 September 1978R2 2CelticA0–15,760 UEFA Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers12 September 1978R1 1BEL Standard LiègeA0–112,28227 September 1978R1 2BEL Standard LiègeH0–025,000 League table DNU References See also 1978–79 in Scottish football Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United