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1985–86 Dundee United F.C. season

FieldValue
clubDundee United
season1985–86
managerJim McLean
chairmanGeorge Fox
stadiumTannadice Park
leagueScottish Premier Division
league result3rd
cup1Scottish Cupcup1 result = Semi-finals
cup2Scottish League Cupcup2 result = Semi-finals
cup3UEFA Cupcup3 result = Third round
prevseason1984–85
nextseason1986–87

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. 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

WinDrawLoss

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

Scottish Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 1986R3MortonH4–06,938Coyne (2), Redford, Bannon (penalty)
15 February 1986R4KilmarnockH1–16,610Sturrock
19 February 1986R4rKilmarnockA1–09,054Sturrock
8 March 1986QFMotherwellA1–06,822Gough
5 April 1986SFHeart of MidlothianN0–130,872

Skol Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1985R2Alloa AthleticA2–02,010Bannon, Gough
28 August 1985R3ClydebankH2–05,870Gough, Redford
4 September 1985R4St MirrenH2–17,682Milne (2)
25 September 1985SF 1AberdeenA0–112,585
9 October 1985SF 2AberdeenH0–120,119

UEFA Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1985R1 1IRL BohemiansA5–24,185Sturrock (3), Bannon (2)
2 October 1985R1 2IRL BohemiansH2–27,550Milne, Redford
23 October 1985R2 1YUG VardarH2–09,129Redford, Gough
6 November 1985R2 2YUG VardarA1–130,000Hegarty
26 November 1985R3 1SUI Neuchâtel XamaxH2–110,663Dodds, Redford
10 December 1985R3 2SUI Neuchâtel XamaxA1–321,821Bannon

League table

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.

DatePlayerFromFee (£)
15 August 1985SCORangersurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Redford%20I.htmtitle=Player A to Z: Ian Redfordpublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccessdate=15 February 2008}}
16 May 1986SCOCoventry Cityurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Bowman%20D.htmtitle=Player A to Z: Dave Bowmanpublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccessdate=8 February 2008archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828224958/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Bowman%20D.htmarchivedate = 28 August 2008url-status=dead}}
16 May 1986SCOCoventry Cityurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McInally%20J.htmtitle=Player A to Z: Jim McINallypublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccessdate=8 February 2008archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081015114947/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McInally%20J.htmarchivedate = 15 October 2008url-status=dead}}

Out

Three players were sold by the club during the season.

DatePlayerToFee
11 April 1986SCORaith Roversurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McAlpine%20H.htmtitle=Player A to Z: Hamish McAlpinepublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccessdate=15 February 2008archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080905050820/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/McAlpine%20H.htmarchivedate = 5 September 2008url-status=dead}}
May 1986SCOHibernianurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Beedie%20S.htmtitle=Player A to Z: Stuart Beediepublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccessdate=15 February 2008archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828230236/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Beedie%20S.htmarchivedate = 28 August 2008url-status=dead}}
May 1986SCOHibernianurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Kirkwood%20B.htmtitle=Player A to Z: Billy Kirkwoodpublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccessdate=15 February 2008archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828225920/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Kirkwood%20B.htmarchivedate = 28 August 2008url-status=dead}}

Loans out

PlayerTo
SCORaith Rovers

Playing kit

{{Football kitpattern_la = _blacklinepattern_b = _vneckblackpattern_ra = _blacklineleftarm = EE7700body = EE7700rightarm = EE7700shorts = 000000socks = EE7700title = Home
colours{{Football kitpattern_la = _blacklinepattern_b = _vneckblackpattern_ra = _blacklineleftarm = FFFFFFbody = FFFFFFrightarm = FFFFFFshorts = 000000socks = FFFFFFtitle = Away
colours

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

Trivia

  • Undersoil heating was used for the first time on 27 November 1985 in the UEFA Cup match against Neuchâtel Xamax

References

References

  1. "Match results 1985/1986". Arab Archive.
  2. (October 2010). "Player A to Z: Ian Redford". Glenrothes Arabs.
  3. "Player A to Z: Dave Bowman". Glenrothes Arabs.
  4. "Player A to Z: Jim McINally". Glenrothes Arabs.
  5. "Player A to Z: Hamish McAlpine". Glenrothes Arabs.
  6. "Player A to Z: Stuart Beedie". Glenrothes Arabs.
  7. "Player A to Z: Billy Kirkwood". Glenrothes Arabs.
  8. "Dundee United A-Z (U)". Dundee United F.C..
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