1973–74 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was the 65th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974. United finished in eighth place in the First Division and reached their first Scottish Cup final losing 3–0 to Celtic.

Dundee United
1973–74 season
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish First Division8th
W15 D7 L12 F55 A51 P37
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupGroup stage
Texaco CupSemi-finalists

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1973–74 season.[1]

Legend

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Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics

First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 September 1973 Dumbarton A 2–1 3,741 Fleming, Gray
8 September 1973 St Johnstone H 2–0 4,671 Gray, MacDonald
15 September 1973 Dundee A 1–0 12,092 W Smith
29 September 1973 Motherwell A 0–4 4,973
6 October 1973 Clyde H 4–0 2,817 Gray, Gardner, Rolland, Fleming
13 October 1973 Greenock Morton A 2–0 2,295 Rolland, Gray
20 October 1973 Rangers H 1–3 11,258 Johnstone
27 October 1973 Aberdeen A 1–3 8,089 Gray
10 November 1973 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 9,843 Rolland
17 November 1973 East Fife H 0–0 2,971
21 November 1973 Falkirk H 2–1 1,302 Cameron, Knox
24 November 1973 Ayr United A 1–1 3,764 White
8 December 1973 Celtic A 3–3 17,314 Gray, Fleming, Knox
22 December 1973 Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 3,274 Gray (2), Fleming
29 December 1973 Dumbarton H 6–0 3,245 Gray (4), Traynor, Kopel
2 January 1974 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,707 Gardner
5 January 1974 Dundee H 1–2 12,087 Gardner
12 January 1974 Hibernian A 1–3 10,394 Edwards
19 January 1974 Motherwell H 0–1 3,550
2 February 1974 Clyde A 2–1 1,351 Traynor, Knox
24 February 1974 Rangers A 1–3 16,933 Gardner
3 March 1974 Aberdeen H 0–3 6,530
16 March 1974 Heart of Midlothian H 3–3 6,748 Knox, D Smith (penalty), Gray
23 March 1974 East Fife A 2–0 2,596 Traynor, Gray
30 March 1974 Ayr United H 2–1 4,010 D Smith (penalty), Gray
2 April 1974 Falkirk A 1–0 2,014 Knox
13 April 1974 Celtic H 0–2 16,877
17 April 1974 Arbroath H 3–1 4,001 Rolland, Payne, D Smith (penalty)
20 April 1974 Arbroath A 2–1 3,392 Knox, White
24 April 1974 Partick Thistle H 1–1 2,626 Knox
27 April 1974 Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1 3,896
29 April 1974 Partick Thistle A 1–2 2,387 Copland
8 May 1974 Hibernian H 1–4 4,963 Gray
10 May 1974 Greenock Morton H 4–2 1,437 MacLeod (3 including 1 penalty), Narey

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
26 January 1974 R3 Airdrieonians H 4–1 6,000 Gardner (2), Traynor, D. Smith
17 February 1974 R4 Greenock Morton H 1–0 7,000 Rankin
10 March 1974 QF Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 8,928 Traynor
12 March 1974 QF R Dunfermline Athletic H 4–0 7,020 Fleming, Copland, Traynor
6 April 1974 SF Heart of Midlothian N 1–1 22,725 Gardner
9 April 1974 SF R Heart of Midlothian N 4–2 12,960 D. Smith (penalty), Payne, Gray, Knox
4 May 1974 F Celtic N 0–3 75,959

League Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1973 G4 East Fife A 2–1 3,641 Cameron, Rolland
15 August 1973 G4 Aberdeen H 0–0 6,401
18 August 1973 G4 Motherwell A 0–4 4,783
22 August 1973 G4 Aberdeen A 2–0 8,663 Knox, Cameron
25 August 1973 G4 Motherwell H 0–3 4,507
29 August 1973 G4 East Fife H 5–2 3,120 Cameron, Gray, W. Smith, D. Smith (penalty), MacLeod

Texaco Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 September 1973 R1 1 Sheffield United A 0–0 12,657
3 October 1973 R1 2 Sheffield United H 2–0 6,000 Henry (2)
24 October 1973 QF 1 Leicester City A 1–1 9,036 Kopel
7 November 1973 QF 2 Leicester City H 1–0 7,500 Fleming
12 December 1973 SF 1 Newcastle United H 2–0 8,500 Kopel, Knox
19 December 1973 SF 2 Newcastle United A 1–4 5,009 Gray

References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1973/1974". Arab Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

See also

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