Dundee United 1982–83 football season
The1982–83 season was the 74th year offootball played byDundee United , and covers the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983. The team won theScottish league championship for the first and only time, securingEuropean Cup football for the following season.[ 1]
Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1982–83 season.[ 2]
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.Own goals in italics
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
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 29 January 1983 R1 St Mirren A 0–1 7,020
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
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
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Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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