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The 1986–87 season was the 78th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1987. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season. They reached the Scottish Cup final, only to lose after extra-time to St Mirren. The season is most notable for the club's run to the UEFA Cup Final, knocking out Barcelona and Borussia Mönchengladbach en route. United lost 2-1 on aggregate to IFK Gothenburg in the final.
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Match results
Dundee United played a total of 67 competitive matches during the 1986–87 season. The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.
In the cup competitions, United lost in the final of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to St Mirren and lost in the Skol Cup semi-finals. Swedish side Gothenburg defeated United in the final of the UEFA Cup over two legs.
Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Player details
During the 1986–87 season, United used 29 different players comprising four nationalities. Billy Thomson was the only player to feature in every match of United's UEFA Cup run. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
Playing kit
The shirts were sponsored by future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores for a second season.