Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
2 - 02 - 0 |
HeartsHearts |
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League (Premier Division) |
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Goalscorers | |
Ralph Milne (16) Ralph Milne (79) |
None. |
Team Managers | |
Jim McLean |
Alex MacDonald |
Starting Eleven | |
Billy Thomson John Holt Maurice Malpas Paul Hegarty Dave Narey Gary McGinnis Richard Gough Eamonn Bannon Ralph Milne Tommy Coyne Paul Sturrock |
Henry Smith Walter Kidd Brian Whittaker Sandy Jardine Roddie MacDonald Stewart MacLaren Donald Park John Robertson Jimmy Bone Alex MacDonald Kenny Black |
Bench | |
John Reilly Alex Taylor |
Craig Levein Willie Johnston |
Substitutions | |
John Reilly for Tommy Coyne (69) |
Craig Levein for Donald Park (46) Willie Johnston for Stewart McLaren (71) |
Cautions | |
None. | Roddie McDonald (11) |
Red Cards | |
None. | None. |
Match Officials | |
Douglas Hope (Erskine) (Referee) |
On one of the hottest opening days to the season for many a long day. United repeated their mid-week victory over Nottingham Forest, even down to Ralph Milne scoring both goals.
The first threat on either goal came in 11 minutes when a Whittaker shot went just over. United, however, took the lead with their first serious assault on the Hearts' goal. Maurice Malpas won the ball in his own half, broke clear before parting to Eamonn Bannon on the left. Eamonn's perfect centre was headed down past Henry Smith by Ralph Milne.
Billy Thomson, making his debut, had to react quickly when he diverted a snap shot from Alex MacDonald to retain United's one goal advantage. Despite having the lion's share of the play. United couldn't extend their lead. Billy Thomson once again came to the rescue with a great save from a Whittaker header. Three minutes later Ralph Milne latched on to a touch from Paul Sturrock and raced on, beating MacDonald before lobbing over the advancing Smith from the edge of the box to clinch the points.
1984-85 | All Time | |||||
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Billy Thomson (GK) | 26 |
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1 | - | 1 | - |
Richard Gough | 22 |
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1 | - | 156 | 19 |
Paul Hegarty | 30 |
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1 | - | 462 | 63 |
Gary McGinnis | 20 |
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1 | - | 7 | 1 |
John Holt | 27 |
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1 | - | 288 | 23 |
Dave Narey | 28 |
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1 | - | 506 | 35 |
Maurice Malpas | 22 |
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1 | - | 131 | 4 |
Ralph Milne | 23 |
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1 | 2 | 206 | 62 |
Eamonn Bannon | 26 |
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1 | - | 243 | 63 |
Tommy Coyne | 21 |
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1 | - | 22 | 3 |
Paul Sturrock | 27 |
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1 | - | 402 | 124 |
John Reilly (sub) | 22 |
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1 | - | 65 | 22 |
No league table has been added for this season.