Texaco Cup · 1st Round 2nd Leg

Dundee Utd2–0Sheff Utd

Jim Henry 29′
Jim Henry 86′
3 Oct 1973Wednesday, 3 October 1973 · 7:30pmTannadice ParkAttendance: 6,000

Lineups

Dundee Utd

Sheff Utd

Dundee Utd · Starting XI

Sheff Utd · Starting XI

  • Tom McAlister
  • Len Badger
  • Steve Goulding
  • John Flynn
  • Eddie Colquhoun
  • Gary France
  • Alan Woodward
  • Geoff Salmons
  • Billy Dearden
  • Tony Currie
  • Jimmy Bone

Dundee Utd · Substitutes

Sheff Utd · Substitutes

  • Steve Cammack
  • John Connaughton

Dundee Utd · Substitutions

  • Not recorded

Sheff Utd · Substitutions

  • Steve Cammack for Gary France61′

Dundee Utd · Manager

Sheff Utd · Manager

  • John Harris

Dundee Utd · Cautions

Sheff Utd · Cautions

  • Steve Goulding
  • John Flynn
  • Gary France
  • Alan Woodward

Match report

Dundee United eased into the second round of the Texaco Cup against a Sheffield side who failed to perform. The tangerines scored first in 29 minutes when Jim Henry's shot from 30 yards beat the 'keeper who looked suspect to say the least. The game lacked flow in the second half and only a string of bookings provided the talking points. That was until the 96th minute when Dundee United doubled their lead. It was Traynor who made the goal, completing a mazy run down the wing and picking out Jim Henry who scored his second. These two goals from…Read moreRead less
Dundee United eased into the second round of the Texaco Cup against a Sheffield side who failed to perform. The tangerines scored first in 29 minutes when Jim Henry's shot from 30 yards beat the 'keeper who looked suspect to say the least.

The game lacked flow in the second half and only a string of bookings provided the talking points. That was until the 96th minute when Dundee United doubled their lead. It was Traynor who made the goal, completing a mazy run down the wing and picking out Jim Henry who scored his second.

These two goals from Henry turned out to be his last for the club.
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