Dundee Utd 4
Kilmarnock 0
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
4 - 04 - 0 |
KilmarnockKilmarnock |
 |
League (Premier Division) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Willie Pettigrew (15) George Fleming (24) Billy Kirkwood (50) George Fleming (83) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Davie Sneddon |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Hamish McAlpine Dave Narey Iain Phillip Derek Stark Paul Hegarty Frank Kopel George Fleming Billy Kirkwood Paul Sturrock Willie Pettigrew Graeme Payne |
Alan McCulloch Stuart McLean Alan Robertson Jim Clark Paul Clarke Derrick McDicken Bobby Houston Ian Gibson Joe Cairney Alisatir Mauchlen John Bourke |
| Bench | |
|
Ralph Milne Davie Dodds |
George Maxwell Jim Docherty |
| Substitutions | |
|
Ralph Milne for Paul Sturrock (82) Davie Dodds for Graeme Payne (85) |
George Maxwell for Joe Cairney (55) Jim Docherty for Bobby Houston (65) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
George Smith (Edinburgh) (Referee) |
Match Report
A return to scoring form by United as the fans welcomed goals with a vengeance against a Kilmarnock side which had no answer to the Tannadice tide of attacks. Two well deserved points these for a United side which showed signs of returning to real form again after several setbacks. Willie Pettigrew and George Fleming notched in the first half. Billy Kirkwood made it three after 50 minutes and then George Fleming wrapped things up for the Tannadice men with seven minutes left.
Squad Statistics (as at October 27th, 1979)
| 1979-80 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 31 |
|
11 | - | 378 | 3 |
| Iain Phillip | 28 |
|
16 | - | 27 | - |
| Dave Narey | 23 |
|
19 | - | 252 | 19 |
| Paul Hegarty | 25 |
|
11 | - | 209 | 37 |
| Derek Stark | 20 |
|
18 | 1 | 51 | 2 |
| Frank Kopel | 30 |
|
19 | 3 | 312 | 12 |
| George Fleming | 31 |
|
17 | 2 | 317 | 37 |
| Billy Kirkwood | 21 |
|
18 | 2 | 101 | 25 |
| Willie Pettigrew | 26 |
|
18 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
| Graeme Payne | 23 |
|
20 | 2 | 216 | 13 |
| Paul Sturrock | 23 |
|
20 | 6 | 189 | 49 |
| Ralph Milne (sub) | 18 |
|
11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Davie Dodds (sub) | 21 |
|
12 | 2 | 58 | 16 |
League Table (as at October 27th, 1979)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Celtic | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +14 | 17 |
| 2. | Morton | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +12 | 16 |
| 3. | Aberdeen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +10 | 13 |
| 4. | Partick Th | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 5. | Rangers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 11 |
| 6. | Kilmarnock | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 7. | United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 8. | St Mirren | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| 9. | Dundee | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 7 |
| 10. | Hibernian | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 4 |