The 1982–83 season was the 74th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983. The team won the Scottish league championship for the first and only time, securing European Cup football for the following season.
Results and fixtures Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season.
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics
Scottish Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers4 September 1982AberdeenH2–011,683Malpas, Dodds11 September 1982RangersA0–022,725 18 September 1982HibernianA0–05,56225 September 1982St MirrenH3–06,832Sturrock (2), Milne2 October 1982CelticH2–220,009Dodds, Milne9 October 1982KilmarnockA1–12,446Milne (penalty)16 October 1982Greenock MortonH6–05,986Dodds (3), Narey (2), Kirkwood23 October 1982MotherwellA2–04,455Narey, Kirkwood30 October 1982DundeeH1–014,959Dodds6 November 1982AberdeenA1–513,958Gough 13 November 1982RangersH4–216,470Milne (2), Dodds, Gough20 November 1982HibernianH3–07,374Bannon, Reilly, Dodds27 November 1982St MirrenA2–016,972Bannon, Dodds11 December 1982KilmarnockH7–07,259Reilly (2), Dodds (2), Bannon, Narey, Milne18 December 1982Greenock MortonA2–11,987Reilly, Sturrock27 December 1982MotherwellH5–07,682Milne, Bannon (penalty), Reilly, Hegarty, Sturrock1 January 1983DundeeA2–018,109Milne (2)3 January 1983AberdeenH0–317,8318 January 1983RangersA1–215,434Reilly15 January 1983HibernianA0–05,04322 January 1983St MirrenH3–26,714Dodds (2), Kirkwood5 February 1983CelticH1–117,289Dodds12 February 1983KilmarnockA5–01,834Holt (3), Bannon, Dodds26 February 1983Greenock MortonH1–15,986Gough5 March 1983MotherwellA4–13,589Gough (2), Dodds, Milne 12 March 1983DundeeH5–313,448Gough (2), Reilly, Hegarty, Dodds19 March 1983AberdeenA2–123,001Milne (2)26 March 1983HibernianH3–37,279Dodds, Britton, Gough2 April 1983RangersH3–114,151Sturrock (2), Milne6 April 1983CelticA0–234,5089 April 1983St MirrenA2–14,617Bannon (penalty), Sturrock20 April 1983CelticA3–223,965Hegarty, Bannon (penalty), Milne23 April 1983KilmarnockH4–07,516Stark (2), Holt, Sturrock30 April 1983Greenock MortonA4–06,920Dodds (2), Narey, Milne7 May 1983MotherwellH4–011,933Bannon (2 including 1 penalty), Dodds (2)14 May 1983DundeeA2–129,106Milne, Bannon
Scottish Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers29 January 1983Third roundSt MirrenA0–17,020
Scottish League Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers14 August 1982Group stageSt JohnstoneH3–07,001Kirkwood, Dodds, Sturrock18 August 1982Group stageFalkirkA4–02,128Narey, Sturrock, Malpas, Milne21 August 1982Group stageRaith RoversH5–15,039Narey (2), Payne, Britton, Milne25 August 1982Group stageFalkirkH4–04,391Dodds (2), Sturrock, Payne28 August 1982Group stageSt JohnstoneA3–04,092Dodds, Bannon, Kirkwood1 September 1982Group stageRaith RoversA3–11,934Bannon, Dodds, Sturrock22 September 1982Quarter-finals 1st legAberdeenA3–114,292Gough, Bannon, Kirkwood6 October 1982Quarter-finals 2nd legAberdeenH1–011,753Sturrock27 October 1982Semi-finals 1st legCelticA0–219,14910 November 1982Semi-finals 2nd legCelticH2–115,522Sturrock
UEFA Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers15 September 1982First round 1st leg PSV EindhovenH1–113,223Dodds29 September 1982First round 2nd leg PSV EindhovenA2–012,500Kirkwood, Hegarty20 October 1982Second round 1st leg VikingA3–18,890Milne (2 including penalty), Sturrock2 November 1982Second round 2nd leg VikingH0–010,61124 November 1982Third round 1st leg Werder BremenH2–110,827Milne, Narey8 December 1982Third round 2nd leg Werder BremenA1–137,500Hegarty2 March 1983Quarter-finals 1st leg BohemiansA0–116,00016 March 1983Quarter-finals 2nd leg BohemiansH0–021,336
Competitions League table
League cup table
References
See also 1982–83 in Scottish football