1985–86 Dundee United F.C. season
| 1985–86 season | |||
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| Chairman | George Fox | ||
| Manager | Jim McLean | ||
| Scottish Premier Division | 3rd (UEFA Cup) W18 D11 L7 F59 A31 P47 |
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| Tennent's Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Skol Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Cup | Third round | ||
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The 1985–86 season was the 77th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.
Dundee United played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1985–86 season. The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.
In the cup competitions, United lost in the semi-final of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Hearts and to Aberdeen in the same round of the Skol Cup. Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax eliminated United in the third round of the UEFA Cup.
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
The club signed one player during the season with a total public cost of £70,000. Two other players joined before the following season.
Three players were sold by the club during the season.
The shirts were sponsored for the first time - future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores were the inaugural sponsors.
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