1983–84 Dundee United F.C. season

November 2021 Dundee United 1983–84 George Fox Jim McLean Tannadice Park Premier Division Third place Scottish Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Semi-finals European Cup Semi-finals Davie Dodds (15) Davie Dodds (26) 20,543 vs. Roma, European Cup, 11 April 1984 4,441 vs. Ayr United, Scottish Cup, 6 February 1984 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 season was the 75th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1983 to 30 June 1984. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season. Summary Having won the Scottish Premier Division the previous season, the Terrors entered the European Cup for their first and only campaign in Europe's elite competition, reaching the semi-finals before narrowly losing to AS Roma, the Italian side later admitting to having attempted to bribe the match referee. Results and fixtures Dundee United played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1983–84 season.http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matches.php? Match results 1983/1984 Arab Archive 14 November 2016 The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division. All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics Scottish Premier Division 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers20 August 1983MotherwellH4–09,465Kirkwood (2), Hegarty, Taylor3 September 1983DundeeA4–113,651Reilly (2), Milne, Stark 10 September 1983HibernianH5–07,790Dodds (2), Milne (2), Kirkwood17 September 1983St JohnstoneA2–16,969Dodds, Holt24 September 1983AberdeenA2–121,093Bannon, Kirkwood1 October 1983RangersH0–216,7388 October 1983CelticH2–119,741Kirkwood, Gough22 October 1983Heart of MidlothianH1–013,157Dodds29 October 1983MotherwellA2–24,398Dodds (2)5 November 1983DundeeH0–114,81312 November 1983St JohnstoneH7–07,937Bannon (2 inc 1 pen), Dodds (2), Hegarty, Gough 19 November 1983RangersA0–027,84222 November 1983St MirrenA0–44,40826 November 1983AberdeenH0–216,9723 December 1983HibernianA2–06,978Milne, Stark10 December 1983Heart of MidlothianA0–09,19927 December 1983CelticA1–125,982Bannon (penalty)31 December 1983MotherwellH2–16,967Stark, Hegarty7 January 1984St JohnstoneA2–15,066Dodds (2) 11 February 1984HibernianH2–07,675Hegarty, Malpas25 February 1984St MirrenA2–24,007Kirkwood (2)3 March 1984CelticH3–115,236Bannon, Kirkwood, Dodds11 March 1984Heart of MidlothianH3–110,058Coyne (2), Bannon31 March 1984Heart of MidlothianA0–07,8522 April 1984DundeeA5–212,732Malpas, Reilly, Dodds, Bannon, Milne7 April 1984HibernianA0–14,26614 April 1984St JohnstoneH3–011,332Sturrock, Reilly, Coyne18 April 1984AberdeenA1–57,663Reilly21 April 1984DundeeH1–113,244Clark28 April 1984MotherwellA3–11,870Dodds, Gough, Reilly30 April 1984St MirrenH2–05,347Holt, Reilly2 May 1984RangersA2–27,354Sturrock, Dodds5 May 1984St MirrenH2–25,025Sturrock, Narey7 May 1984AberdeenH0–08,02912 May 1984CelticA1–110,281Sturrock14 May 1984RangersH0–16,473 Scottish Cup 1983–84 Scottish Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers6 February 1984Third roundAyr UnitedH1–04,441Sturrock18 February 1984Fourth roundHeart of MidlothianH2–114,731Sturrock, Dodds17 March 1984Quarter-finalsAberdeenA0–022,00028 March 1984Quarter-finals replayAberdeenH0–116,094 Scottish League Cup 1983–84 Scottish League Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers24 August 1983Second round 1st legDunfermline AthleticH6–15,324Gough (2), Holt, Taylor, Dodds, Bannon27 August 1983Second round 2nd legDunfermline AthleticA2–02,618Gough, Dodds30 August 1983Group stageAlloa AthleticH5–04,483Dodds (3), Reilly (2)7 September 1983Group stageGreenock MortonA1–12,500Houston5 October 1983Group stageMotherwellH4–25,731Gough (2), Reilly, Bannon26 October 1983Group stageGreenock MortonH3–06,645Johnstone (2), Milne9 November 1983Group stageAlloa AthleticA4–22,220Dodds, Reilly, Bannon, Milne30 November 1983Group stageMotherwellA3–01,319Milne, McGinnis, Reilly14 February 1984Semi-finals 1st legRangersH1–114,596Dodds22 February 1984Semi-finals 2nd legRangersA0–237,180 European Cup 1983–84 European Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers14 September 1983First round 1st legMalta Hamrun SpartansA3–012,300Reilly, Bannon, Stark28 September 1983First round 2nd legMalta Hamrun SpartansH3–08,213Milne (2), Kirkwood19 October 1983Second round 1st legBEL Standard LiègeA0–022,5002 November 1983Second round 2nd legBEL Standard LiègeH4–016,674Milne (2), Hegarty, Dodds7 March 1984Quarter-finals 1st legAUT Rapid WienA1–238,266Stark21 March 1984Quarter-finals 2nd legAUT Rapid WienH1–018,865Dodds11 April 1984Semi-finals 1st legITA RomaH2–020,543Dodds, Stark25 April 1984Semi-finals 1st legITA RomaA0–368,060 Competitions League table DNU League cup table main WDL Group 1 n 2 DNU Dundee United MOT Motherwell ALL Alloa Athletic GMO Morton 5 1 0 20 5 2 1 3 11 14 2 1 3 10 15 1 1 4 7 14 #cfc A complete References See also 1983–84 in Scottish football Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United