18 August, 1909
Dundee Hibernian 1 v 1 Edinburgh Hibernian
Dundee Hibs: Brady; Hannan, Gallacher; Strachan, Ramsey, Boland; Flood, McDermott, Docherty, Dailly and Brown.
This friendly was Dundee Hibernian's first ever match.
15 August, 1925
Raith Rovers 4 v 2 Dundee United
United: Paterson; Kay, McBride; Campbell, D. Walker, J. Walker; T. Simpson, J. Simpson, Howieson, Bauld and McDonald.
This was United's first ever match in the top division.
30 April, 1960
Dundee United 1 v 0 Berwick Rangers
United: Brown; Graham, MacFayden; Neilson, Yeats, Fraser; Norris, Gillespie, Campbell, Irvine and Ormond.
United clinched promotion to Division One for the first time in 28 years with this famous Tannadice victory, and never left the top division thereafter until 1995.
25 October, 1966
Barcelona 1 v 2 Dundee Unitedd
United: Davie; Millar, Briggs; Neilson, Smith, Wing; Seemann, Hainey, Mitchell, Gillespie, Persson.
16 November, 1966
Dundee United 2 v 0 Barcelona
United: Davie; Millar, Briggs; Neilson, Smith, Wing; Seeman, Hainey, Mitchell, Gilllespie, Persson.
These two Fairs Cup victories shocked the footballing world across Europe, and indeed United would repeat the double win some twenty-one years later!
12 December, 1979
Dundee United 3 v 0 Aberdeen
United: McAlpine; Stark, Kopel; Fleimng, Hegarty, Narey; Bannon, Sturrock, Holt, Hegarty, Kirkwood. Subs: Fleming, Murray.
The 1979-80 League Cup victory at Dens Park - United's first ever major trophy.
6 December, 1980
Dundee United 3 v 0 Dundee
United: McAlpine; Holt, Kopel; Phillip, Hegarty, Narey; Bannon, Payne, Pettigrew, Sturrock, Dodds. Subs: Kirkwood, Stark.
The League Cup retained, the club's second ever major trophy coming at the same ground within twelve months of the first.
3 November, 1981
Dundee United 5 v 0 Borussia Moenchengladbach
United: McAlpine; Holt, Murray; Gough, Hegarty, Narey; Bannon, Kirkwood, Milne, Sturrock, Dodds.
Regarded by many who were there as United's finest ever performance, with 5 goals to overcome a 2-0 first leg deficit,including a 45-yard solo goal by Eamonn Bannon to finish the match.
14 May, 1983
Dundee 1 v 2 Dundee United
United: McAlpine, Stark, Malpas, Gough, Hegarty, Narey, Bannon, Milne, Kirkwood, Sturrock, Dodds.
This victory clinched the league championship for the one and only time in United's history. With Celtic and Aberdeen in the running, United needed a victory - and got one, courtesy of two first half goals from Ralph Milne and Eamonn Bannon. Ferguson pulled one back before half time, but United hung on for a famous victory.
1986-1987 UEFA Cup run
This memorable European journey has a seperate page. Relive the victories over some of the biggest teams in Europe at this page:
21 May, 1994
Dundee United 1 v 0 Rangers
United: Van de Kamp, Cleland, Malpas, McInally, Petric, Welsh, Bowman, Hannah, MacLaren, Brewster, Dailly. Subs: Bollan, Nixon.
United's first ever Scottish Cup victory, humbling treble-chasing Rangers at Hampden thanks to Craig Brewster's 47th minute goal.
Whilst Tommy McLean's great season of 1996-97 sadly ended trophyless, one particularly sweet moment was the 2-0 victory in March over the team we all love to hate, Glasgow Rangers, or the Huns as they are more commonly known. There is a full website dedicated to that glorious Govan evening, with a link below.
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