League · Premier Division

Dundee0–3Dundee Utd

16 Nov 1985Saturday, 16 November 1985 · 3pmDens ParkAttendance: 11,736

Lineups

Dundee

Dundee Utd

Dundee · Starting XI

  • Bobby Geddes
  • Rab Shannon
  • Bobby Glennie
  • John McCormack
  • Jimmy Smith
  • Jim Duffy
  • Derek McWilliams
  • Stewart Forsyth
  • Ray Stephen
  • Robert Connor
  • Tosh McKinlay

Dundee Utd · Starting XI

Dundee · Substitutes

  • Albert Kidd
  • John Brown

Dundee Utd · Substitutes

Dundee · Substitutions

  • Albert Kidd for Jim Duffy65′
  • John Brown for John McCormack72′

Dundee Utd · Substitutions

  • Not recorded

Dundee · Manager

  • Archie Knox

Dundee Utd · Manager

Dundee · Cautions

  • Robert Connor81′

Dundee Utd · Cautions

  • Not recorded

Match report

Skipper Paul Hegarty was the hero of United's latest Dens Park success story. His goals either side of the interval swung the game in our favour after a robust if uninspired first half. In keeping with recent goals, the opener was a header from a set-piece. Paul Sturrock's free-kick on the right was met by Paul Hegarty whose downward header beat Geddes. The second goal was almost a replica of the first. This time an Ian Redford free from the left supplied the ammunition and Paul Hegarty's header soared high into the roof of the net. From then on it…Read moreRead less
Skipper Paul Hegarty was the hero of United's latest Dens Park success story. His goals either side of the interval swung the game in our favour after a robust if uninspired first half. In keeping with recent goals, the opener was a header from a set-piece. Paul Sturrock's free-kick on the right was met by Paul Hegarty whose downward header beat Geddes.

The second goal was almost a replica of the first. This time an Ian Redford free from the left supplied the ammunition and Paul Hegarty's header soared high into the roof of the net. From then on it was virtually one-way traffic and a third goal came when Maurice Malpas floated a free kick into the box, substitute John Brown failed to clear and Billy Kirkwood ran on to deliver a fierce angular volley, leaving Geddes helpless.
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