1976–77 Dundee United F.C. season
Dundee United 1976–77 football season
The 1976–77 season was the 68th year of football played by Dundee United , and covers the period from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1976–77 season.[ 1]
Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Own goals in italics
Premier Division
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
4 September 1976
Hibernian
A
2–1
7,264
McAlpine (penalty), Wallace
11 September 1976
Celtic
H
1–0
13,454
Wallace
18 September 1976
Ayr United
A
4–1
4,445
McAdam , Hegarty , Sturrock , Wallace
25 September 1976
Partick Thistle
H
2–1
6,346
McAdam (2)
2 October 1976
Motherwell
H
2–0
6,348
Hegarty , Sturrock
20 October 1976
Celtic
A
1–5
22,251
Sturrock
23 October 1976
Heart of Midlothian
A
2–1
11,516
Sturrock , Wallace
30 October 1976
Aberdeen
A
2–3
19,577
Fraser , Wallace
3 November 1976
Kilmarnock
H
3–0
4,886
Sturrock , Hegarty , Rolland
6 November 1976
Hibernian
H
2–1
7,044
Wallace , McAdam
9 November 1976
Rangers
A
0–3
17,432
20 November 1976
Ayr United
H
2–2
4,773
Sturrock , Wallace
27 November 1976
Partick Thistle
A
5–1
4,105
Wallace (2), Sturrock (2), Fleming
18 December 1976
Kilmarnock
A
0–1
3,529
27 December 1976
Heart of Midlothian
H
1–1
9,615
Payne
5 January 1977
Hibernian
A
0–0
7,727
8 January 1977
Celtic
H
1–2
15,847
McAdam
7 February 1977
Ayr United
A
4–1
3,843
Wallace , Narey , Sturrock , Hegarty
12 February 1977
Rangers
A
3–2
18,656
Sturrock , McAlpine (penalty), Wallace
16 February 1977
Motherwell
H
1–1
6,081
Sturrock
19 February 1977
Kilmarnock
H
4–0
5,096
Wallace (2), McAdam (2)
1 March 1977
Partick Thistle
H
0–0
4,713
5 March 1977
Heart of Midlothian
A
1–1
7,820
Sturrock
8 March 1977
Rangers
H
0–0
10,743
12 March 1977
Aberdeen
A
1–0
13,592
Sturrock
16 March 1977
Aberdeen
H
3–2
7,176
Narey , Hegarty , McAdam
19 March 1977
Hibernian
H
1–0
6,130
Hegarty
26 March 1977
Celtic
A
0–2
35,899
2 April 1977
Ayr United
H
0–1
4,248
9 April 1977
Partick Thistle
A
0–0
4,427
13 April 1977
Aberdeen
H
2–3
4,613
Sturrock , Rolland
17 April 1977
Motherwell
A
0–4
5,821
20 April 1977
Heart of Midlothian
H
1–2
3,262
Kirkwood
23 April 1977
Rangers
H
0–1
7,919
30 April 1977
Kilmarnock
H
2–1
1,643
McAdam , Sturrock
4 May 1977
Motherwell
A
1–1
2,367
Williamson
Scottish Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
29 January 1977
R3
St Mirren
A
1–4
16,357
Sturrock
League Cup
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
7 August 1976
R1 1
Aberdeen
H
1–0
5,550
Hall
11 August 1976
R1 2
Aberdeen
A
1–3
10,709
McAdam
League table
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
See also
Club Home stadium Rivalries Statistics Decades Related articles
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division