# 1976–77 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was the 68th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

## Match results

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1976–77 season.

### 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 1976 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 7,264 | McAlpine (penalty), Wallace |
| 11 September 1976 | Celtic | H | 1–0 | 13,454 | Wallace |
| 18 September 1976 | Ayr United | A | 4–1 | 4,445 | McAdam, Hegarty, Sturrock, Wallace |
| 25 September 1976 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | 6,346 | McAdam (2) |
| 2 October 1976 | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 6,348 | Hegarty, Sturrock |
| 20 October 1976 | Celtic | A | 1–5 | 22,251 | Sturrock |
| 23 October 1976 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | 11,516 | Sturrock, Wallace |
| 30 October 1976 | Aberdeen | A | 2–3 | 19,577 | Fraser, Wallace |
| 3 November 1976 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 4,886 | Sturrock, Hegarty, Rolland |
| 6 November 1976 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 7,044 | Wallace, McAdam |
| 9 November 1976 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 17,432 | |
| 20 November 1976 | Ayr United | H | 2–2 | 4,773 | Sturrock, Wallace |
| 27 November 1976 | Partick Thistle | A | 5–1 | 4,105 | Wallace (2), Sturrock (2), Fleming |
| 18 December 1976 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 3,529 | |
| 27 December 1976 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 9,615 | Payne |
| 5 January 1977 | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 7,727 | |
| 8 January 1977 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 15,847 | McAdam |
| 7 February 1977 | Ayr United | A | 4–1 | 3,843 | Wallace, Narey, Sturrock, Hegarty |
| 12 February 1977 | Rangers | A | 3–2 | 18,656 | Sturrock, McAlpine (penalty), Wallace |
| 16 February 1977 | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | 6,081 | Sturrock |
| 19 February 1977 | Kilmarnock | H | 4–0 | 5,096 | Wallace (2), McAdam (2) |
| 1 March 1977 | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | 4,713 | |
| 5 March 1977 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 7,820 | Sturrock |
| 8 March 1977 | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 10,743 | |
| 12 March 1977 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 13,592 | Sturrock |
| 16 March 1977 | Aberdeen | H | 3–2 | 7,176 | Narey, Hegarty, McAdam |
| 19 March 1977 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 6,130 | Hegarty |
| 26 March 1977 | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 35,899 | |
| 2 April 1977 | Ayr United | H | 0–1 | 4,248 | |
| 9 April 1977 | Partick Thistle | A | 0–0 | 4,427 | |
| 13 April 1977 | Aberdeen | H | 2–3 | 4,613 | Sturrock, Rolland |
| 17 April 1977 | Motherwell | A | 0–4 | 5,821 | |
| 20 April 1977 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 3,262 | Kirkwood |
| 23 April 1977 | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 7,919 | |
| 30 April 1977 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | 1,643 | McAdam, Sturrock |
| 4 May 1977 | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 2,367 | Williamson |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 29 January 1977 | R3 | St Mirren | A | 1–4 | 16,357 | Sturrock |

### League Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1976 | G2 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 14,555 | |
| 18 August 1976 | G2 | Arbroath | A | 3–1 | 2,606 | Dodds (2), Sturrock |
| 21 August 1976 | G2 | Dumbarton | A | 2–1 | 1,756 | Reid, Hegarty |
| 25 August 1976 | G2 | Arbroath | H | 2–0 | 3,230 | Fleming, Hegarty |
| 28 August 1976 | G2 | Dumbarton | H | 1–1 | 3,932 | McAdam |
| 1 September 1976 | G2 | Celtic | A | 1–1 | 13,772 | Hegarty |

### Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1976 | R1 1 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 5,550 | Hall |
| 11 August 1976 | R1 2 | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | 10,709 | McAdam |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Rangers | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 46 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 35 | |
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 34 | |