United 5-2 Dundee 12th September 1981

In the first derby since United beat Dundee @ Dens to win the League Cup a year earlier, United run out 5-2 winners, goals from Kirkwood & Sturrock had Utd cruising before Dundee pulled one back from the panalty spot right on HT, a Hamish McAlpine mistake allowed Dundee to level before world class goals from Ralph Milne & Eamonn Bannon put Utd 4-2 infront before Sturrock makes its 5 on the break.

Date 12/09/1981
Season 1981/82

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• dundee
• united
• derby
• ftd
• easy
• shed
• arabs
• dees

[johnnyM809]

I'm a Hibs fan, but well do I remember how great this Dundee United team were at that time. Great players like Sturrock, Dodds, Narey, Milne, Hegarty and Bannon, and just look at that crowd. It's depressing to think of the state scottish football is in now when you think of the players and crowds that were rolling up back then.

[locorojo25]

i was behind the goal in the shed, was 13 at the time. spoke 2 davie dodds about 6 or 7 years ago and he said in those days in wasnt a case of if theyd beat dundee it was a case of by how much. les barr as well said he hated playin against bannon. wot year was the game at tannadice when scrimgeour had to go in the goal? some goals fae ralphy and eamonn. started goin 2 watch utd in 78, good timing or wot llf

[Aidankiwi]

First derby on one of the toads rare forays into the top division.

[rabkebab28]

Ralphie hates a chip against Le Fun :-)

[DundeeStreetPoet]

Wut a team!!!! Firgit how good we actually were! Days wull come again!

[DUNDEEWHITE]

fuck you yi cunt.

dundee united fc

[neildon123321]

prick

[DUNDEEWHITE]

the bnb will get the same if they are unlucky enough to get us in the next round of the scottish cup

[arabicred]

Eammon Bannon with hair? Feck!

[findusfunk]

(un)Baldy Bannon class! Them were the days :D