1985–86 Dundee United F.C. season

November 2021 Dundee United 1985–86 George Fox Jim McLean Tannadice Park Premier Division Third place Scottish Cup Semi-finals League Cup Semi-finals UEFA Cup Third round Eamonn Bannon (11) Eamonn Bannon (15) 19,878 vs. Heart of Midlothian, Premier Division, 12 April 1986 4,986 vs. St Mirren, Premier Division, 26 April 1986 _blackline _vneckblack _blackline EE7700 EE7700 EE7700 000000 EE7700 _blackline _vneckblack _blackline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 season was the 77th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season. Summary Dundee United played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1985–86 season.http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matches.php? Match results 1985/1986 Arab Archive 14 November 2016 The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division. In the cup competitions, United lost in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup to Heart of Midlothian and to Aberdeen in the same round of the Scottish League Cup. Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup. The club signed one player during the season with a total public cost of £70,000. Two other players joined before the following season.Three players were sold by the club during the season. The clubs playing kits were sponsored by future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores. Undersoil heating was used for the first time on 27 November 1985 in the UEFA Cup match against Neuchâtel Xamaxhttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=303 Dundee United A-Z (U) Dundee United F.C. 15 February 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071025040844/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=303 25 October 2007 Results and fixtures All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Scottish Premier Division 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers10 August 1985RangersA0–128,87017 August 1985AberdeenH1–114,339Sturrock24 August 1985DundeeH2–013,736Beedie, Sturrock31 August 1985MotherwellA1–03,327Clark7 September 1985ClydebankH2–15,336Sturrock, Milne14 September 1985Heart of MidlothianA0–27,61728 September 1985St MirrenA0–14,4085 October 1985HibernianH2–26,951Malpas (2)12 October 1985RangersH1–116,657Dodds19 October 1985AberdeenA2–315,748Sturrock, Redford26 October 1985CelticA3–025,976Dodds, Bannon (2)2 November 1985Heart of MidlothianH1–110,142Gough9 November 1985MotherwellH3–05,493Hegarty, Gough, Dodds16 November 1985DundeeA3–011,736Hegarty (2), Kirkwood23 November 1985ClydebankA2–11,839Milne, Dodds14 December 1985RangersA1–116,657Dodds21 December 1985AberdeenH2–19,990Bannon, Sturrock23 December 1985CelticH1–015,894Bannon28 December 1985DundeeH0–014,8694 January 1986CelticH4–216,668Dodds (2), Bannon, Gallacher11 January 1986Heart of MidlothianA1–119,043Bannon18 January 1986ClydebankH4–06,214Bannon, Dodds, Hegarty, Redford1 February 1986St MirrenA1–14,221Hegarty8 February 1986HibernianH4–08,504Bannon, Coyne (2), Gallacher22 February 1986RangersH1–114,644Dodds26 February 1986HibernianA1–07,137Bannon11 March 1986MotherwellA0–22,82315 March 1986CelticA1–120,965Dodds22 March 1986MotherwellH4–05,710Sturrock (2), Bannon, Dodds29 March 1986DundeeA1–015,079Gough8 April 1986St MirrenH5–06,347Sturrock, Dodds (2), Galaacher, Gough12 April 1986Heart of MidlothianH0–319,87816 April 1986AberdeenA1–07,278Gough19 April 1986ClydebankA1–11,534Redford26 April 1986St MirrenH1–24,986Redford3 May 1986HibernianA2–13,513Fulton, Beedie Scottish Cup 1985–86 Scottish Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers25 January 1986Third roundGreenock MortonH4–06,938Coyne (2), Redford, Bannon (penalty)15 February 1986Fourth roundKilmarnockH1–16,610Sturrock19 February 1986Fourth round replayKilmarnockA1–09,054Sturrock8 March 1986Quarter-finalsMotherwellA1–06,822Gough5 April 1986Semi-finalsHeart of MidlothianN0–130,872 Scottish League Cup 1985–86 Scottish League Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers21 August 1985Second roundAlloa AthleticA2–02,010Bannon, Gough28 August 1985Third roundClydebankH2–05,870Gough, Redford4 September 1985Fourth roundSt MirrenH2–17,682Milne (2)25 September 1985Semi-finals 1st legAberdeenA0–112,5859 October 1985Semi-finals 2nd legAberdeenH0–120,119 UEFA Cup 1985–86 UEFA Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers18 September 1985First round 1st legIRL BohemiansA5–24,185Sturrock (3), Bannon (2)2 October 1985First round 2nd legIRL BohemiansH2–27,550Milne, Redford23 October 1985Second round 1st legYUG VardarH2–09,129Redford, Gough6 November 1985Second round 2nd legYUG VardarA1–130,000Hegarty26 November 1985Third round 1st legSUI Neuchâtel XamaxH2–110,663Dodds, Redford10 December 1985Third round 2nd legSUI Neuchâtel XamaxA1–321,821Bannon Competitions League table DNU Transfers In Date Player From Fee 15 August 1985 SCO Ian Redford footballer SCO Rangers £70,000http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Redford%20I.htm Player A to Z: Ian Redford Glenrothes Arabs 15 February 2008 October 2010 H3llBot 16 May 1986 SCO Dave Bowman David Bowman (footballer born 1964) ENG Coventry City £140,000*http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Bowman%20D.htm Player A to Z: Dave Bowman Glenrothes Arabs 8 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828224958/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Bowman%20D.htm 28 August 2008 dead 16 May 1986 SCO Jim McInally £140,000*http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McInally%20J.htm Player A to Z: Jim McINally Glenrothes Arabs 8 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081015114947/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McInally%20J.htm 15 October 2008 dead Out Date Player To Fee 11 April 1986 SCO Hamish McAlpine SCO Raith Rovers Freehttp://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McAlpine%20H.htm Player A to Z: Hamish McAlpine Glenrothes Arabs 15 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905050820/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McAlpine%20H.htm 5 September 2008 dead May 1986 SCO Stuart Beedie SCO Hibernian Unknownhttp://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Beedie%20S.htm Player A to Z: Stuart Beedie Glenrothes Arabs 15 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828230236/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Beedie%20S.htm 28 August 2008 dead May 1986 SCO Billy Kirkwood Unknownhttp://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Kirkwood%20B.htm Player A to Z: Billy Kirkwood Glenrothes Arabs 15 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828225920/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Kirkwood%20B.htm 28 August 2008 dead Loans out Player To SCO Scott Thomson Scott Y Thomson SCO Raith Rovers See also 1985–86 in Scottish 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