1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1982–83 season
Manager	Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division	1st (European Cup); W24 D8 L4 F90 A35 P56
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	Semi-final
UEFA Europa League	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Davie Dodds (22 goals); All: Davie Dodds (28 goals)
	← 1981–82 1983–84 →

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.^[1]

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season.^[2]

Legend

Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics

Premier Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 September 1982	Aberdeen	H	2–0	11,683	Malpas, Dodds
11 September 1982	Rangers	A	0–0	22,725
18 September 1982	Hibernian	A	0–0	5,562
25 September 1982	St Mirren	H	3–0	6,832	Sturrock (2), Milne
2 October 1982	Celtic	H	2–2	20,009	Dodds, Milne
9 October 1982	Kilmarnock	A	1–1	2,446	Milne (penalty)
16 October 1982	Greenock Morton	H	6–0	5,986	Dodds (3), Narey (2), Kirkwood
23 October 1982	Motherwell	A	2–0	4,455	Narey, Kirkwood
30 October 1982	Dundee	H	1–0	14,959	Dodds
6 November 1982	Aberdeen	A	1–5	13,958	Gough
13 November 1982	Rangers	H	4–2	16,470	Milne (2), Dodds, Gough
20 November 1982	Hibernian	H	3–0	7,374	Bannon, Reilly, Dodds
27 November 1982	St Mirren	A	2–0	16,972	Bannon, Dodds
11 December 1982	Kilmarnock	H	7–0	7,259	Reilly (2), Dodds (2), Bannon, Narey, Milne
18 December 1982	Greenock Morton	A	2–1	1,987	Reilly, Sturrock
27 December 1982	Motherwell	H	5–0	7,682	Milne, Bannon (penalty), Reilly, Hegarty, Sturrock
1 January 1983	Dundee	A	2–0	18,109	Milne (2)
3 January 1983	Aberdeen	H	0–3	17,831
8 January 1983	Rangers	A	1–2	15,434	Reilly
15 January 1983	Hibernian	A	0–0	5,043
22 January 1983	St Mirren	H	3–2	6,714	Dodds (2), Kirkwood
5 February 1983	Celtic	H	1–1	17,289	Dodds
12 February 1983	Kilmarnock	A	5–0	1,834	Holt (3), Bannon, Dodds
26 February 1983	Greenock Morton	H	1–1	5,986	Gough
5 March 1983	Motherwell	A	4–1	3,589	Gough (2), Dodds, Milne
12 March 1983	Dundee	H	5–3	13,448	Gough (2), Reilly, Hegarty, Dodds
19 March 1983	Aberdeen	A	2–1	23,001	Milne (2)
26 March 1983	Hibernian	H	3–3	7,279	Dodds, Britton, Gough
2 April 1983	Rangers	H	3–1	14,151	Sturrock (2), Milne
6 April 1983	Celtic	A	0–2	34,508
9 April 1983	St Mirren	A	2–1	4,617	Bannon (penalty), Sturrock
20 April 1983	Celtic	A	3–2	23,965	Hegarty, Bannon (penalty), Milne
23 April 1983	Kilmarnock	H	4–0	7,516	Stark (2), Holt, Sturrock
30 April 1983	Greenock Morton	A	4–0	6,920	Dodds (2), Narey, Milne
7 May 1983	Motherwell	H	4–0	11,933	Bannon (2 including 1 penalty), Dodds (2)
14 May 1983	Dundee	A	2–1	29,106	Milne, Bannon

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
29 January 1983	R1	St Mirren	A	0–1	7,020

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1982	G4	St Johnstone	H	3–0	7,001	Kirkwood, Dodds, Sturrock
18 August 1982	G4	Falkirk	A	4–0	2,128	Narey, Sturrock, Malpas, Milne
21 August 1982	G4	Raith Rovers	H	5–1	5,039	Narey (2), Payne, Britton, Milne
25 August 1982	G4	Falkirk	H	4–0	4,391	Dodds (2), Sturrock, Payne
28 August 1982	G4	St Johnstone	A	3–0	4,092	Dodds, Bannon, Kirkwood
1 September 1982	G4	Raith Rovers	A	3–1	1,934	Bannon, Dodds, Sturrock
22 September 1982	QF 1	Aberdeen	A	3–1	14,292	Gough, Bannon, Kirkwood
6 October 1982	QF 2	Aberdeen	H	1–0	11,753	Sturrock
27 October 1982	SF 1	Celtic	A	0–2	19,149
10 November 1982	SF 2	Celtic	H	2–1	15,522	Sturrock

UEFA Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 September 1982	R1 1	PSV Eindhoven	H	1–1	13,223	Dodds
29 September 1982	R1 2	PSV Eindhoven	A	2–0	12,500	Kirkwood, Hegarty
20 October 1982	R2 1	Viking FK	A	3–1	8,890	Milne (2 including penalty), Sturrock
2 November 1982	R2 2	Viking FK	H	0–0	10,611
24 November 1982	R3 1	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–1	10,827	Milne, Narey
8 December 1982	R3 2	SV Werder Bremen	A	1–1	37,500	Hegarty
2 March 1983	QF 1	Bohemians	A	0–1	16,000
16 March 1983	QF 2	Bohemians	H	0–0	21,336

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundee United (C)	36	24	8	4	90	35	+55	56	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	25	5	6	90	36	+54	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Aberdeen	36	25	5	6	76	25	+51	55	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	Rangers	36	13	12	11	53	41	+12	38	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	St Mirren	36	11	12	13	47	51	−4	34	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round