1970–71 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1970–71 season was the 62nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971. United finished in sixth place in the First Division.

Dundee United

1971–72 season
Chairman	J. Johnston-Grant
Manager	Jerry Kerr
Scottish First Division	6th W14 D8 L12 F53 A54 P36
Scottish Cup	4th Round
League Cup	Group stage
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	2nd Round

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1970–71 season.

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

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

First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
29 August 1970	Hibernian	H	1–1	8,781	D. Smith (penalty)
5 September 1970	St Johnstone	A	1–1	5,021	McManus
12 September 1970	Dundee	H	3–2	12,319	K. Cameron, Gordon, Gillespie
19 September 1970	Greenock Morton	A	0–3	3,506
26 September 1970	Rangers	H	0–2	19,744
3 October 1970	Clyde	A	2–1	1,408	Wilson, Gordon
10 October 1970	Airdrieonians	H	2–2	5,599	Gordon (2)
17 October 1970	Kilmarnock	A	1–2	3,644	Gordon
24 October 1970	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–2	4,615	K. Cameron (2)
31 October 1970	Aberdeen	A	0–4	11,227
7 November 1970	Ayr United	H	4–2	3,219	Gordon, Quinn, K. Cameron, D. Smith (penalty)
14 November 1970	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–1	8,286
21 November 1970	Motherwell	H	2–2	4,700	Gordon (2)
28 November 1970	Cowdenbeath	A	2–0	1,615	Gordon, A. Reid
5 December 1970	Celtic	H	1–2	16,434	McNeill
12 December 1970	Falkirk	A	1–1	4,468	Traynor
19 December 1970	St Mirren	H	2–1	3,950	Stevenson (2)
26 December 1970	Hibernian	A	1–0	5,742	Copland
1 January 1971	St Johnstone	H	0–2	10,855
9 January 1971	Greenock Morton	H	2–3	4,243	Devlin, Copland
16 January 1971	Rangers	A	1–1	27,776	A. Reid
6 February 1971	Airdrieonians	A	2–1	2,372	Gordon (2)
20 February 1971	Kilmarnock	H	3–2	3,852	Gordon (2), Henry
27 February 1971	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–3	5,389	Devlin
10 March 1971	Aberdeen	H	0–2	6,178
13 March 1971	Ayr United	A	0–1	5,602
20 March 1971	Heart of Midlothian	H	4–1	4,106	A. Reid (2), Gordon, K. Cameron
27 March 1971	Motherwell	A	2–1	2,778	K. Cameron, Wilson
3 April 1971	Cowdenbeath	H	4–2	2,396	K. Cameron (3), D. Smith (penalty)
5 April 1971	Dundee	A	3–2	11,590	K. Cameron, Gordon, A. Reid
10 April 1971	Celtic	A	1–1	28,894	Rolland
14 April 1971	Clyde	H	1–0	3,584	D. Smith (penalty)
17 April 1971	Falkirk	H	3–1	4,172	K. Cameron, A. Reid, D. Smith (penalty)
24 April 1971	St Mirren	A	1–2	5,746	Gordon

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 January 1971	R3	Clydebank	A	0–0	4,967
27 January 1971	R3 R	Clydebank	H	5–1	5,831	Henry (2), Gordon, Wilson, A. Reid
13 February 1971	R4	Aberdeen	H	1–1	23,494	D. Smith (penalty)
17 February 1971	R4 R	Aberdeen	A	0–2	28,980

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1970	G4	Clyde	A	1–1	1,738	Wilson
12 August 1970	G4	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–1	7,245	I. Reid, Wilson
15 August 1970	G4	Celtic	A	2–2	37,622	I. Reid, Gordon
19 August 1970	G4	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0	7,088
22 August 1970	G4	Clyde	H	1–1	4,930	Henry
26 August 1970	G4	Celtic	H	2–2	11,539	Wilson, Gordon

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 September 1970	R1 1	Grasshoppers	H	3–2	8,400	I. Reid, Markland, A. Reid
30 September 1970	R1 2	Grasshoppers	A	0–0	4,500
21 October 1970	R2 1	Sparta Prague	A	1–3	17,600	Traynor
4 November 1970	R2 2	Sparta Prague	H	1–0	9,000	Gordon

See also

• 1970–71 in Scottish football