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Dundee United 1991-92 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1991–92 season was the 83rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992. United finished in fourth place in what was Jim McLean's penultimate season as manager.
1991-92 season | |
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Chairman | Jim McLean |
Manager | Jim McLean |
Scottish Premier Division | 4th W19 D13 L12 F66 A50 P51 |
Tennent's Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
Skol Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Duncan Ferguson (14) All: Duncan Ferguson (16) |
Highest home attendance | 16,535 (vs Celtic, 10 August) |
Lowest home attendance | 4,746 (vs Motherwell, 22 February) |
Dundee United played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1991–92 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division.
In the cup competitions, United lost in the fourth round of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Celtic and lost in the Skol Cup quarter-finals to eventual finalists Dunfermline.
Win | Draw | Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 August 1991 | Celtic | H | 3–4 | 16,535 | M O'Neill (2), Ferguson |
13 August 1991 | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | 5,771 | McKinlay, Jackson (2), M O'Neill |
17 August 1991 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 7,700 | Jackson |
24 August 1991 | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 9,420 | |
31 August 1991 | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 11,962 | |
7 September 1991 | Dunfermline | H | 3–0 | 11,962 | Bowman, Van der Hoorn, Ferguson |
14 September 1991 | Rangers | A | 1–1 | 36,347 | Ferguson |
21 September 1991 | Hearts | A | 1–1 | 11,746 | Ferguson |
28 September 1991 | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | 6,844 | Bollan, Malpas |
5 October 1991 | Falkirk | A | 4–0 | 5,377 | Ferreyra (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen |
8 October 1991 | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | 5,763 | |
12 October 1991 | Celtic | A | 1–4 | 28,745 | M O'Neill |
19 October 1991 | St Johnstone | H | 1–2 | 7,700 | French |
26 October 1991 | Airdrieonians | A | 3–1 | 3,500 | Clark, Ferguson, Paatelainen |
29 October 1991 | Rangers | H | 3–2 | 14,397 | McKinnon, Jackson, Ferguson |
2 November 1991 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 13,728 | McInally |
6 November 1991 | Dunfermline | A | 1–0 | 3,528 | Jackson, Bowman |
9 November 1991 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 9,420 | McKinnon |
16 November 1991 | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 7,290 | Ferreyra, Whittaker |
23 November 1991 | Hearts | H | 0–1 | 12,796 | |
30 November 1991 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 3,500 | Cleland |
3 December 1991 | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 4,023 | Jackson |
7 December 1991 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 11,145 | Welsh |
14 December 1991 | Dunfermline | H | 0–0 | 4,835 | |
21 December 1991 | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 41,448 | |
28 December 1991 | Hibernian | A | 2–3 | 7,704 | Malpas, Paatelainen |
1 January 1992 | Aberdeen | H | 4–0 | 7,608 | Jackson (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen |
4 January 1992 | Falkirk | A | 3–1 | 5,186 | McKinnon, Jackson (2) |
11 January 1992 | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | 6,056 | Jackson, Ferreyra |
18 January 1992 | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | 4,933 | McInally |
1 February 1992 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 6,364 | Ferguson |
8 February 1992 | Hearts | A | 0–1 | 10,516 | |
22 February 1992 | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | 4,746 | Cleland, Ferguson |
29 February 1992 | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 5,592 | Paatelainen (2) |
7 March 1992 | Dunfermline | A | 0–1 | 3,042 | |
14 March 1992 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 5,588 | Cleland |
17 March 1992 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | 3,284 | |
21 March 1992 | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | 10,500 | McInally, Ferreyra |
28 March 1992 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 22,522 | Ferguson |
4 April 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | 5,553 | Cleland, Bowman |
11 April 1992 | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 11,391 | McInally |
18 April 1992 | Hearts | H | 2–0 | 6,711 | Malpas, Ferguson |
25 April 1992 | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 1,871 | Ferguson |
2 May 1992 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 3,151 | Johnson, Ferguson |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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26 January | Berwick Rangers | H | 6–0 | 5,263 | Malpas, Ferguson (2), Ferreyra, J O'Neil, Garner |
11 February | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 26,225 | Paatelainen |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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20 August | Montrose | H | 3–2 | 4,256 | Clark, M O'Neill, Paatelainen |
27 August | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | 6,737 | French |
3 September | Dunfermline | A | 1–3 | 7,220 | Paatelainen |
During the 1991–92 season, United used 27 different players comprising six nationalities. For the second successive season, Maurice Malpas was the only player to play in every match. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Tennent's Scottish Cup | Skol Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Alan Main | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | NED | Guido van de Kamp | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Gary Bollan | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John Clark | 39 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Alex Cleland | 34 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | NED | Fred van der Hoorn | 46 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Maurice Malpas | 49 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | GER | Jochen Muller | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Dave Narey | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Brian Welsh | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Dave Bowman | 46 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Grant Johnson | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jim McInally | 34 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Billy McKinlay | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ray McKinnon | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Andy McLaren | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | John O'Neil | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | NIR | Michael O'Neill | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
MF | ARG | Jose Luis Pochettino | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Allan Preston | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Paddy Connolly | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Christian Dailly | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Duncan Ferguson | 41 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ARG | Victor Ferreyra | 25 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hamish French | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Darren Jackson | 31 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | FIN | Mixu Paatelainen | 34 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
GoalscorersUnited had 18 players score with the team scoring 78 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Duncan Ferguson, who finished the season with 16 goals.[3]
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DisciplineDuring the 1991–92 season, two United players were sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.[2]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Hearts | 44 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Celtic | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 42 | +46 | 62 | |
4 | Dundee United | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 51 | |
5 | Hibernian | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Aberdeen | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 48 |
InThe club signed five players during the season with a total public cost of nearly £400,000. In addition, one player played whilst on trial but left shortly afterwards.
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OutFour players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of £1.15m. The club made a profit of around £750k from transfers during the season.
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The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for the fifth and penultimate season.
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