1972–73 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1972–73 season
Chairman	J. Johnston-Grant
Manager	Jim McLean
Scottish First Division	7th ; W17 D5 L12 F56 A51 P39
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Texaco Cup	Quarter-finalists
	← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 season was the 64th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973. United finished in seventh place in the First Division.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1972–73 season.^[1]

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
2 September 1972	Airdrieonians	H	3–1	3,714	K. Cameron (2), White
9 September 1972	St Johnstone	A	3–1	4,033	Mitchell, Gardner, D. Smith (penalty)
16 September 1972	Dundee	H	2–1	12,071	Gardner, White
23 September 1972	Hibernian	A	1–3	10,372	Henry
30 September 1972	Greenock Morton	H	1–0	3,556	D. Smith (penalty)
7 October 1972	Motherwell	A	4–1	3,947	K. Cameron (2), Gardner (2)
14 October 1972	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–2	8,269	K. Cameron, Rolland, D. Smith (penalty)
21 October 1972	Falkirk	A	0–1	4,810
28 October 1972	Ayr United	H	2–1	4,888	White, D. Smith (penalty)
4 November 1972	Celtic	A	1–3	30,892	Gardner
11 November 1972	Partick Thistle	H	0–3	4,141
18 November 1972	East Fife	A	0–1	4,263
25 November 1972	Aberdeen	H	3–2	8,473	Gardner (2), Copland
2 December 1972	Arbroath	A	4–2	4,153	White (2), Kopel, Henry
9 December 1972	Rangers	H	1–4	11,241	Henry
16 December 1972	Kilmarnock	A	1–0	2,536	Mitchell
23 December 1972	Dumbarton	H	3–2	3,890	Gardner, Rolland, D. Smith (penalty)
30 December 1972	Airdrieonians	A	2–2	2,700	Gardner, K. Cameron
1 January 1973	St Johnstone	H	5–1	9,708	Knox, Rennie, Markland, K. Cameron, Gardner (penalty)
6 January 1973	Dundee	A	0–3	13,570
13 January 1973	Hibernian	H	1–0	10,832	Rolland
27 January 1973	Motherwell	H	1–2	4,433	Fleming
10 February 1973	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–0	4,831	Gardner, K. Cameron
21 February 1973	Greenock Morton	A	0–2	2,577
3 March 1973	Ayr United	A	1–2	5,478	Gardner
7 March 1973	Falkirk	H	1–0	2,951	Kennedy
10 March 1973	Celtic	H	2–2	17,661	Gardner, K. Cameron
21 March 1973	Partick Thistle	A	3–0	2,981	Reid, Traynor, K. Cameron
24 March 1973	East Fife	H	1–1	4,074	Traynor
31 March 1973	Aberdeen	A	0–0	9,603
7 April 1973	Arbroath	H	1–1	4,086	Winchester
14 April 1973	Rangers	A	1–2	32,090	Reid
21 April 1973	Kilmarnock	H	2–1	3,634	Fleming, W. Smith
28 April 1973	Dumbarton	A	1–4	4,719	Fleming

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
3 February 1973	R3	Rangers	A	0–1	35,657

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 1972	G4	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–0	4,947	K. Cameron, D. Smith (penalty)
16 August 1972	G4	Kilmarnock	A	3–2	3,548	D. Smith (penalty), White, Traynor
19 August 1972	G4	Stenhousemuir	H	5–0	3,628	D. Smith (penalty), Gardner, White, K. Cameron, Knox
23 August 1972	G4	Kilmarnock	H	2–1	4,012	Traynor, Kopel
26 August 1972	G4	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–0	2,999	K. Cameron
30 August 1972	G4	Stenhousemuir	A	0–2	759
20 September 1972	R2 1	Hibernian	H	2–5	6,500	Mitchell, Gardner
4 October 1972	R2 2	Hibernian	A	0–0	9,134

Texaco Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 September 1972	R1 1	Leicester City	A	1–1	7,256	White
27 September 1972	R1 2	Leicester City	H	2–2	8,000	K. Cameron, D. Smith

References

^ "Match results 1972/1973". Arab Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2017.