# 1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season

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.

## Match results

Dundee United played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1982–83 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 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 | Teamvte | 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 |