1985–86 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1985–86 season
Chairman George Fox
Manager Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division 3rd (UEFA Cup)
W18 D11 L7 F59 A31 P47
Tennent's Scottish Cup Semi-finals
Skol Cup Semi-finals
UEFA Cup Third round
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

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 Tennent's 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

Win Draw Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1985RangersA0-128,870
17 August 1985AberdeenH1-114,339Sturrock
24 August 1985DundeeH2-013,736Beedie, Sturrock
31 August 1985MotherwellA1-03,327Clark
7 September 1985ClydebankH2-15,336Sturrock, Milne
14 September 1985HeartsA0-27,617
28 September 1985St MirrenA0-14,408
5 October 1985HibernianH2-26,951Malpas (2)
12 October 1985RangersH1-116,657Dodds
19 October 1985AberdeenA2-315,748Sturrock, Redford
26 October 1985CelticA3-025,976Dodds, Bannon (2)
2 November 1985HeartsH1-110,142Gough
9 November 1985MotherwellH3-05,493Hegarty, Gough, Dodds
16 November 1985DundeeA3-011,736Hegarty (2), Kirkwood
23 November 1985ClydebankA2-11,839Milne, Dodds
14 December 1985RangersA1-116,657Dodds
21 December 1985AberdeenH2-19,990Bannon, Sturrock
23 December 1985CelticH1-015,894Bannon
28 December 1985DundeeH0-014,869
4 January 1986CelticH4-216,668Dodds (2), Bannon, Gallacher
11 January 1986HeartsA1-119,043Bannon
18 January 1986ClydebankH4-06,214Bannon, Dodds, Hegarty, Redford
1 February 1986St MirrenA1-14,221Hegarty
8 February 1986HibernianH4-08,504Bannon, Coyne (2), Gallacher
22 February 1986RangersH1-114,644Dodds
26 February 1986HibernianA1-07,137Bannon
11 March 1986MotherwellA0-22,823
15 March 1986CelticA1-120,965Dodds
22 March 1986MotherwellH4-05,710Sturrock (2), Bannon, Dodds
29 March 1986DundeeA1-015,079Gough
8 April 1986St MirrenH5-06,347Sturrock, Dodds (2), Galaacher, Gough
12 April 1986HeartsH0-319,878
16 April 1986AberdeenA1-07,278Gough
19 April 1986ClydebankA1-11,534Redford
26 April 1986St MirrenH1-24,986Redford
3 May 1986HibernianA2-13,513Fulton, Beedie

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendance
25 January 1986 R3 MortonH4–06,938
15 February 1986 R4 KilmarnockH1–16,610
19 February 1986 R4r KilmarnockA1–09,054
8 March 1986 QF MotherwellA1–06,822
5 April 1986 SF HeartsN0–130,872

Skol Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendance
21 August 1985 R2 AlloaA2–02,010
28 August 1985 R3 ClydebankH2–07,250
4 September 1985 QF St MirrenH2–19,650
25 September 1985 SF 1 AberdeenH0–112,837
9 October 1985 SF 2 AberdeenA0–120,000

UEFA Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultScorers
18 September 1985 R1 1 Republic of Ireland BohemiansA5–2Sturrock (3), Bannon (2)
2 October 1985 R1 2 Republic of Ireland BohemiansH2–2Milne, Redford
23 October 1985 R2 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia VardarH2–0Redford, Gough
6 November 1985 R2 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia VardarA1–1Hegarty
26 November 1985 R3 1 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax H2–1Dodds, Redford
10 December 1985 R3 2 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax A1–3Bannon

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.

Date Player From Fee (£)
15 August 1985 Scotland Redford, IanIan Redford Rangers £0,070,000[2]
16 May 1986 Scotland Bowman, DaveDave Bowman Coventry City £0,140,000*[3]
16 May 1986 Scotland McInally, JimJim McInally Coventry City £0,140,000*[4]

Out

Three players were sold by the club during the season.

Date Player To Fee
11 April 1986 Scotland McAlpine, HamishHamish McAlpine Raith Rovers Free[5]
00 May 1986 Scotland Beedie, StuartStuart Beedie Hibernian Unknown[6]
00 May 1986 Scotland Kirkwood, BillyBilly Kirkwood Hibernian Unknown[7]

Loans out

Player To
Scotland Thomson, ScottScott Thomson Raith Rovers

Playing kit

Home
colours
Away
colours

The shirts were sponsored for the first time - future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores were the inaugural sponsors.

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ "Match results 1985/1986". DUFC Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Player A to Z: Ian Redford". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Player A to Z: Dave Bowman". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Player A to Z: Jim McINally". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Player A to Z: Hamish McAlpine". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Player A to Z: Stuart Beedie". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "Player A to Z: Billy Kirkwood". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  8. ↑ "Dundee United A-Z (U)". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.

See also

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