Fun on the move ?

[TerryTheTerror]

Have United ever played a home league game at Dens? I can't think that's ever happened but you never know.

[Juicy Fruit]

if they were too help with funding though

do the DABS own the dump or has MMJ given that to another party ?

Oh! The Irony!

[GFLower]

Have United ever played a home league game at Dens? I can't think that's ever happened but you never know.

I'm sure I remember seeing United playing a couple of National Cup Finals there (perhaps Gotti remembers this) but can't remember us ever playing a home league game at Dens. Why would we? Home Sweet Home is just down the road.

[shedboy71]

Oh! The Irony!

[RAM1971]

I'm sure I remember seeing United playing a couple of National Cup Finals there (perhaps Gotti remembers this) but can't remember us ever playing a home league game at Dens. Why would we? Home Sweet Home is just down the road.

I'm sure we have been the 'home' team at Dens on at least one occasion, i.e. the 1979 League Cup replay v. Aberdeen. I'm not sure if we were the home team at Dens in the following year's final versus the 'home team?'

Edited with correction. We were the home team at Hampden v. Aberdeen in 1979, so they would have been the home team for the replay at Dens. However, we WERE the home team at Dens the following year against the Fun.

[GFLower]

We played a Scottish Cup semi final at Dens in April 1967. Not sure if we were the Home team but it was a 41,500 all ticket sell out.

Might have been the last time Dens had a 40,000+ crowd.

[RAM1971]

We played a Scottish Cup semi final at Dens in April 1967. Not sure if we were the Home team but it was a 41,500 all ticket sell out.

Might have been the last time Dens had a 40,000+ crowd.

I see it was against Aberdeen. They nailed the Shed 1-0. They are listed first so assume they were the 'home' team?

[GFLower]

Yup, 3 minutes in the ball came off United full back Tommy Millar and went in at the TC Keay end. United had a few chances after that but just couldn't get the ball in the poke. Was extremely optimistic in the lead up to the game as we'd beaten them up in Sheepland just the week before.

Sadly no long after that game Lenny Wing returned to Gothenburg which heralded the beginning of the end of the first Scandinavian wave at Tannadice. Sheep went on to lose 3-1 to Jock Steins all conquering Cellic side in the final.

[TerryTheTerror]

I asked about LEAGUE games of course.

[RAM1971]

I asked about LEAGUE games of course.

My sincerest apologies Trebs for the slight deviation. Further apologies for not being able to assist regarding league games. However, I think some Sheds will be interested in the strange twist in the 1980 League Cup Final, which was played at Dens Park, where the home team (Dundee FC)was actually the away team and the away team (DUFC) was actually the home team.

Bringing this unusual fact to remembrance (likely the only time it has happened in any competition) is all down to you, indirectly, for which I, for one, am very grateful!

Many thanks!