Dundee Utd 0
Aberdeen 0
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
0 - 00 - 0 |
AberdeenAberdeen |
 |
League (Premier Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Alex Ferguson |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Hamish McAlpine 3. Maurice Malpas 3. Iain Munro 4. Richard Gough 5. Paul Hegarty 6. Dave Narey 7. Eamonn Bannon 8. John Holt 9. Tommy Coyne 10. Paul Sturrock 11. Alex Taylor |
Jim Leighton Tommy McIntyre Doug Rougvie Neale Cooper Alex McLeish Willie Miller Gordon Strachan Stewart McKimmie Steve Cowan John Hewitt Peter Weir |
| Bench | |
|
12. Gary McGinnis 14. Davie Dodds |
Billy Stark Willie Falconer |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Billy Stark for Tommy McIntyre (46) Willie Falconer for John Hewitt (72) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | Doug Rougvie (30) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
David Syme (Rutherglen) (Referee) |
Match Report
United failed to topple the recently crowned League Champions but at least ended Aberdeen's run of total success at Tannadice, The hard pitch and windy conditions were not conducive to good football, but despite that, and the academic nature of the fixture, this was an entertaining game, especially in the second half.
It was in that second period that both sides came closest to scoring. Jim Leighton made, at least, five international class saves to keep United at bay. But Hamish McAlpine was also busy, especially when he palmed a Cowan header on to the post, before it was cleared to safety. The point gained by Aberdeen allowed them to equal our record Premier points total amassed the previous season.
Squad Statistics (as at May 7th, 1984)
| 1983-84 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 36 |
|
54 | - | 633 | 3 |
| Maurice Malpas | 21 |
|
52 | 2 | 128 | 4 |
| Paul Hegarty | 29 |
|
55 | 5 | 459 | 63 |
| Iain Munro | 32 |
|
7 | - | 7 | - |
| Dave Narey | 27 |
|
52 | 1 | 503 | 35 |
| John Holt | 27 |
|
51 | 3 | 285 | 23 |
| Richard Gough | 22 |
|
52 | 8 | 153 | 19 |
| Alex Taylor | 21 |
|
13 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Eamonn Bannon | 26 |
|
51 | 11 | 240 | 63 |
| Tommy Coyne | 21 |
|
19 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Paul Sturrock | 27 |
|
25 | 5 | 399 | 123 |
League Table (as at May 7th, 1984)
No league table has been added for this season.
Manager's Programme Notes
Aberdeen come to Tannadice as Premier League Champions and I for one would like to offer my own congratulations to them. If we can't win it then I am only too happy to see the Pittodrie side with so much talent at their disposal (even if their manager knows nothing about the game) take the title. The Dons are worthy champions, being the best team in Scotland. I. personally, have no complaints because they are a better side than us and will be again next season unless there are additions to our own staff. That however, is easier said than done. The necessary quality of players is hard to find and Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers and ourselves are all in the chase to sign such players, a race in which we will always be fourth.