The 1981–82 season was the 73rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Match results Dundee United played a total of 60 competitive matches during the 1981–82 season.
Legend WinDrawLoss
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics
Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers29 August 1981AberdeenH4–110,598Sturrock, Holt, Pettigrew, Bannon5 September 1981Greenock MortonA0–13,335 12 September 1981DundeeH5–215,696Sturrock (2), Kirkwood, Milne, Bannon19 September 1981AirdrieoniansA1–22,687Payne3 October 1981HibernianA1–15,384Dodds10 October 1981Partick ThistleH0–05,01717 October 1981CelticA1–122,635Milne24 October 1981St MirrenH0–26,36431 October 1981AberdeenA1–111,035Milne (2)7 November 1981Greenock MortonH3–06,264Dodds (2), Kirkwood11 November 1981RangersH2–016,138Sturrock, Bannon 14 November 1981DundeeA3–115,578Sturrock (2), Milne21 November 1981AirdrieoniansH4–06,157Sturrock (2), Dodds, Bannon (penalty)5 December 1981HibernianH1–07,257Bannon (penalty)16 January 1982RangersA0–215,7433 February 1982St MirrenA0–15,1986 February 1982HibernianA1–06,133Bannon (penalty)9 February 1982AirdrieoniansA0–21,73720 February 1982RangersH1–112,965Sturrock27 February 1982St MirrenH1–17,663Bannon (penalty)10 March 1982DundeeH1–113,790McKimmie13 March 1982Partick ThistleH5–15,465Dodds (3), McKinnon, Gough 20 March 1982AberdeenA1–212,056Dodds27 March 1982Greenock MortonH5–05,333Dodds (3), 31 March 1982CelticH0–215,1733 April 1982DundeeA2–012,602Bannon, Sturrock7 April 1982Greenock MortonA1–11,792Milne10 April 1982AirdrieoniansH4–05,416Bannon (2), Dodds, Milne 14 April 1982Partick ThistleA3–22,997Dodds (3)17 April 1982HibernianH0–16,84521 April 1982CelticA1–314,392Dodds24 April 1982RangersA1–19,415Bannon (penalty)1 May 1982St MirrenA2–23,404Bannon (penalty), Dodds 5 May 1982AberdeenH1–26,587Hegarty8 May 1982CelticH3–016,761Hegarty, Sturrock, Milne15 May 1982Partick ThistleA2–12,680Sturrock, Reilly
Scottish Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers30 January 1982R3Brechin CityA4–24,348Sturrock (2), Dodds, Kirkwood13 February 1982R4HibernianH1–110,735Holt17 February 1982R4 RHibernianA1–111,039Kirkwood22 February 1982R4 2RHibernianA3–013,759Holt, Dodds, Bannon (penalty)6 March 1982QFSt MirrenA0–19,245
League Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers8 August 1981R2Ayr UnitedA4–33,341Bannon (3), Sturrock12 August 1981R2Partick ThistleH2–05,926Pettigrew, Sturrock15 August 1981G1MotherwellA2–12,884Pettigrew, Gough 19 August 1981G1Partick ThistleA2–11,805Sturrock, Bannon22 August 1981G1Ayr UnitedH2–15,847Holt, Fleeting26 August 1981G1MotherwellH1–14,484Pettigrew2 September 1981QF 1Hamilton AcademicalA4–05,381Dodds (2), Bannon, Holt23 September 1981QF 2Hamilton AcademicalH5–03,512Payne, Dodds, Sturrock, Reilly, Kirkwood 7 October 1981SF 1AberdeenH0–113,82428 October 1981SF 2AberdeenA3–020,137Sturrock (2), Milne28 November 1981FRangersN1–253,795Milne
UEFA Cup DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers16 September 1981R1 1 AS MonacoA5–27,609Dodds (2), Bannon (2), Kirkwood30 September 1981R1 2 AS MonacoH1–212,013Milne20 October 1981R2 1 Borussia MönchengladbachA0–231,0003 November 1981R2 2 Borussia MönchengladbachH5–015,330Milne, Kirkwood, Sturrock, Hegarty, Bannon25 November 1981R3 1 FC WinterslagA0–09,5009 December 1981R3 2 FC WinterslagH5–016,232Milne (2), Bannon, Narey, Hegarty3 March 1982QF 1 Radnički NišH2–016,029Narey, Dodds17 March 1982QF 2 Radnički NišA0–315,000
League table
References
See also 1981–82 in Scottish football