1985–86 Dundee United F.C. season
Dundee United 1985–86 football season
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.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1985–86 season.[ 1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division .
In the cup competitions, United lost in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup to Hearts and to Aberdeen in the same round of the Skol Cup . Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup .
Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Premier Division
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
10 August 1985
Rangers
A
0–1
28,870
17 August 1985
Aberdeen
H
1–1
14,339
Sturrock
24 August 1985
Dundee
H
2–0
13,736
Beedie , Sturrock
31 August 1985
Motherwell
A
1–0
3,327
Clark
7 September 1985
Clydebank
H
2–1
5,336
Sturrock , Milne
14 September 1985
Hearts
A
0–2
7,617
28 September 1985
St Mirren
A
0–1
4,408
5 October 1985
Hibernian
H
2–2
6,951
Malpas (2)
12 October 1985
Rangers
H
1–1
16,657
Dodds
19 October 1985
Aberdeen
A
2–3
15,748
Sturrock , Redford
26 October 1985
Celtic
A
3–0
25,976
Dodds , Bannon (2)
2 November 1985
Hearts
H
1–1
10,142
Gough
9 November 1985
Motherwell
H
3–0
5,493
Hegarty , Gough , Dodds
16 November 1985
Dundee
A
3–0
11,736
Hegarty (2), Kirkwood
23 November 1985
Clydebank
A
2–1
1,839
Milne , Dodds
14 December 1985
Rangers
A
1–1
16,657
Dodds
21 December 1985
Aberdeen
H
2–1
9,990
Bannon , Sturrock
23 December 1985
Celtic
H
1–0
15,894
Bannon
28 December 1985
Dundee
H
0–0
14,869
4 January 1986
Celtic
H
4–2
16,668
Dodds (2), Bannon , Gallacher
11 January 1986
Hearts
A
1–1
19,043
Bannon
18 January 1986
Clydebank
H
4–0
6,214
Bannon , Dodds , Hegarty , Redford
1 February 1986
St Mirren
A
1–1
4,221
Hegarty
8 February 1986
Hibernian
H
4–0
8,504
Bannon , Coyne (2), Gallacher
22 February 1986
Rangers
H
1–1
14,644
Dodds
26 February 1986
Hibernian
A
1–0
7,137
Bannon
11 March 1986
Motherwell
A
0–2
2,823
15 March 1986
Celtic
A
1–1
20,965
Dodds
22 March 1986
Motherwell
H
4–0
5,710
Sturrock (2), Bannon , Dodds
29 March 1986
Dundee
A
1–0
15,079
Gough
8 April 1986
St Mirren
H
5–0
6,347
Sturrock , Dodds (2), Galaacher , Gough
12 April 1986
Hearts
H
0–3
19,878
16 April 1986
Aberdeen
A
1–0
7,278
Gough
19 April 1986
Clydebank
A
1–1
1,534
Redford
26 April 1986
St Mirren
H
1–2
4,986
Redford
3 May 1986
Hibernian
A
2–1
3,513
Fulton , Beedie
Scottish Cup
Skol Cup
UEFA Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
18 September 1985
R1 1
Bohemians
A
5–2
4,185
Sturrock (3), Bannon (2)
2 October 1985
R1 2
Bohemians
H
2–2
7,550
Milne , Redford
23 October 1985
R2 1
Vardar
H
2–0
9,129
Redford , Gough
6 November 1985
R2 2
Vardar
A
1–1
30,000
Hegarty
26 November 1985
R3 1
Neuchâtel Xamax
H
2–1
10,663
Dodds , Redford
10 December 1985
R3 2
Neuchâtel Xamax
A
1–3
21,821
Bannon
League table
Source:
Rsssf Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Transfers
In
The club signed one player during the season with a total public cost of £70,000. Two other players joined before the following season.
Out
Three players were sold by the club during the season.
Loans out
Playing kit
The shirts were sponsored for the first time – future chairman Eddie Thompson 's VG Foodstores were the inaugural sponsors.
Trivia
See also
References
Club Home stadium Rivalries Statistics Decades Related articles
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