League · Division One

Dundee Utd0–2Aberdeen

Martin Buchan 23′

Jim Forrest 63′

10 Mar 1971Wednesday, 10 March 1971 · 3pmTannadice ParkAttendance: 6,178

Lineups

Dundee Utd

Aberdeen

Dundee Utd · Starting XI

Aberdeen · Starting XI

Bobby Clark
Henning Boel
Jim Hermiston
Martin Buchan
Tommy McMillan
Willie Young
Jim Forrest
Steve Murray
George Buchan
Ian Taylor
Arthur Graham

Dundee Utd · Substitutes

Jim Henry

Aberdeen · Substitutes

Alex Willoughby

Dundee Utd · Substitutions

Jim Henry for Tommy Traynor70′

Aberdeen · Substitutions

Alex Willoughby for Jim Forrest

Dundee Utd · Manager

Jerry Kerr

Aberdeen · Manager

Eddie Turnbull

Programme

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Programme Notes

Tonight we welcome back Aberdeen, our cup opponents of last month and this time vital League points are at stake. Since their 2-0 win over us in the replay at Pittodrie the Dons have not won in three outings and on Saturday past their interest in the cup ended at Ibrox.

Just the same they are still League leaders and Eddie Turnbull and his boys look certain to redouble their efforts to win an honour this season. At the same time we must get back among the and points ourselves, after a set-back at Dunfermline. Injuries badly upset the plans for East End Park, and last week at Firhill we were hit again with bad luck. Alan Devlin, Morris Stevenson and Joe White took knocks and Jim Henry was unwell, and long before the end we were well below strength. In addition Alan Gordon and Andy Rolland were our of action and this did little to help our cause.

However, the two games at Stark's Park and Firhill kept ihe players in action and this is quite important at this time of the season.

But if our luck was out in Glasgow, we certainly did nothing to help ourselves in the reserve game at Aberdeen on Saturday. Mistakes galore caused at
least seven of the nine goals against us and all over, a number of players will want to forget this one.

In the next month we have to pack in ten games, five at home, and if any claim for a place in an extra competition is to be made for next season we really must look for success in all the home games. And as our away programme features visits to grounds like Somerset Park, Fir Park and Love Street, we can surely look for some returns.

Back to this evening's game and it points to being another tense affair. The
Dons have dropped points in four of their last five League games and as we
have lost only two out of the last eight games, I feel we can take revenge for the cup defeat.

Match details

Referee: Eddie Pringle (Edinburgh)
Season: 1970-71
Opponent: Aberdeen

UK number one

Source: Official Charts

Pre-match form

5 Mar 1971Partick ThL0–2 (A)
2 Mar 1971Raith RoversD1–1 (A)
27 Feb 1971DunfermlineL1–3 (A)
20 Feb 1971KilmarnockW3–2 (H)
17 Feb 1971AberdeenL0–2 (A)

Previous meetings

Division One standings

As at 10 Mar 1971

Pos.	Team	P	GAv	Pts
1	Aberdeen	27	4.667	44
2	Celtic	25	3.813	41
3	St Johnstone	27	1.243	34
4	Rangers	26	1.667	31
5	Falkirk	26	1.059	28
6	Dundee	26	1.000	28
7	Hearts	26	1.185	27
8	Morton	27	1.054	27
9	Airdrie	26	0.875	26
10	Motherwell	25	1.000	25
11	Hibernian	27	0.868	25
12	Dundee Utd	25	0.791	23
13	Clyde	24	0.684	23
14	Ayr Utd	27	0.744	21
15	Kilmarnock	27	0.582	20
16	Dunfermline	26	0.766	17
17	St Mirren	27	0.652	17
18	Cowdenbeath	26	0.418	13

Teams level on points are separated by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded).

Other league results

Airdrie 4–3 Rangers
Hibernian 2–4 Morton