1996–97 Dundee United F.C. season

March 2012 July 2022 Dundee United 1996–97 Jim McLean Billy Kirkwood(until 10 September)Tommy McLean(from 10 September) Tannadice Park Premier Division Third place Scottish Cup Semi-finals League Cup Third round Kjell Olofsson (12) Kjell Olofsson (13) 12,600 vs. Celtic, Premier Division, 1 February 1997 6,387 (vs Raith Rovers, Premier Division, 22 March 1997 000000 FC6916 000000 000000 FC6916 000000 FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF 000000 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was the 88th year of football played by Dundee United, and covered the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997. United finished in third place in the league following their promotion from the First Division and qualified for the UEFA Cup in the process. The club lost in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup after a replay and were knocked out of the League Cup in a third round penalty shootout by rivals Dundee. Summary United finished the Scottish Premier Division 1996–97 season in third place with 60 points, in the first season back in the top flight after the single season in the First Division. Despite taking just one point from the first six games, United finished third, with the appointment of Tommy McLean starting an immediate six-game unbeaten run, bettered later by a thirteen-game unbeaten succession, which included eight straight league wins. Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1996–97 season.http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=126 Dundee Utd 1996/1997 results and fixtures Soccerbase 12 December 2007 25 February 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050225123336/http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=126 dead The team finished third in the Premier Division. The cup campaigns saw a 3rd round League Cup penalty shootout defeat to rivals Dundee and a semi-final Scottish Cup defeat (after a replay) to eventual winners Kilmarnock. Off the pitch, United started a four-year successive run of 'Premier League Programme of the Year'.http://www.pmfc.co.uk/awards_page.php Programme of the Year Awards Programme Monthly & Football Collectible 26 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930051230/http://www.pmfc.co.uk/awards_page.php 30 September 2007 live The club signed twelve players during the season with approximately £650k spent on transfer fees. In addition, three players were promoted from youth contracts: Paul Black, Craig Easton, Steven Thompson, with all three featuring at least once during the season. Ten players left the club during the season, with the club receiving over £1.35m in transfer sales, representing an overall transfer profit of around £700k. The jerseys were sponsored for the first time by Telewest. Fixtures and results All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Scottish Premier Division 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 1996 MotherwellH1–18,127McSwegan 17 August 1996 HibernianH0–18,589 24 August 1996 RangersA0–148,285 7 September 1996 Heart of MidlothianA0–111,858 14 September 1996 CelticH1–212,152McSwegan 21 September 1996 Raith RoversA2–35,077McSwegan, Hannah 28 September 1996 AberdeenH1–010,359McSwegan 12 October 1996 KilmarnockH0–07,365 19 October 1996 Dunfermline AthleticA1–16,982Winters 26 October 1996 Heart of MidlothianH1–09,353Winters 2 November 1996 MotherwellA3–15,814Olofsson, McKinnon, Winters 16 November 1996 AberdeenA3–313,800McLaren, Winters, Olofsson 23 November 1996 Raith RoversH1–28,028Duffy 30 November 1996 Dunfermline AthleticH1–17,646Winters 7 December 1996 KilmarnockA2–05,814Olofsson (2) 10 December 1996 RangersH1–012,529Gough 14 December 1996 HibernianA1–18,250McLaren 21 December 1996 CelticA0–146,590 26 December 1996 MotherwellH2–08,072McSwegan, Hannah 28 December 1996 Raith RoversA1–05,762Olofsson 1 January 1997 AberdeenH4–09,736Winters, Pressley (2), Olofsson 4 January 1997 KilmarnockH2–08,508Malpas, McKinnon 11 January 1997 Dunfermline AthleticA3–17,698Olofsson (2), McInally 18 January 1997 Heart of MidlothianA2–112,777Olofsson, McKinnon 1 February 1997 CelticH1–012,600McSwegan 8 February 1997 HibernianH0–09,219 22 February 1997 KilmarnockA3–26,054McKinnon (3) 1 March 1997 Dunfermline AthleticH2–18,160McLaren, Olofsson 12 March 1997 RangersA2–049,192Winters, Olofsson 15 March 1997 AberdeenA1–113,645Olofsson 22 March 1997 Raith RoversH2–16,387Winters (2) 5 April 1997 HibernianA0–211,010 19 April 1997 MotherwellA1–15,500Zetterlund 3 May 1997 Heart of MidlothianH1–07,405McSwegan 7 May 1997 RangersH0–112,180 10 May 1997 CelticA0–346,758 Scottish Cup 1996–97 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 January 1997 Third round Stirling AlbionA2–03,300Winters, McSwegan 16 February 1997 Fourth round Heart of MidlothianA1–114,833McManus 25 February 1997 Fourth round replay Heart of MidlothianH1–012,283Winters 8 March 1997 Quarter–finals MotherwellH4–112,283McLaren (2), Winters, Olofsson 14 April 1997 Semi–finals KilmarnockN0–012,391 22 April 1997 Semi–finals replay KilmarnockN0–19,225 Scottish League Cup 1996–97 Scottish League Cup DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 1996 Second round Stirling AlbionA2–11,683Winters, Coyle 3 September 1996 Third round DundeeH2–211,839Coyle, McSwegan Dundee beat United 4–3 on penalty kicks Player statistics During the 1996–97 season, United used 31 different players comprising five nationalities. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Sieb Dykstra GK Netherlands 22 0 6 0 0 0 Lance Key GK England 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ally Maxwell GK Scotland 10 0 0 0 2 0 Armand Benneker DF Netherlands 7 0 0 0 2 0 Neil Duffy DF Scotland 13 1 2 0 2 0 Stewart McKimmie DF Scotland 6 0 1 0 0 0 Jamie McQuilken DF Scotland 9 0 0 0 2 0 Maurice Malpas DF Scotland 26 1 6 0 0 0 Erik Pedersen DF Norway 25 0 6 0 0 0 Mark Perry DF Scotland 35 0 6 0 2 0 Steven Pressley DF Scotland 36 2 5 0 2 0 Rab Shannon DF Scotland 9 0 0 0 1 0 Paul Black MF Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Bowman MF Scotland 27 0 1 0 2 0 Jamie Dolan MF Scotland 13 0 6 0 0 0 Craig Easton MF Scotland 2 0 0 0 0 0 David Hannah MF Scotland 11 2 0 0 0 0 Grant Johnson MF Scotland 8 0 0 0 1 0 Jim McInally MF Scotland 16 1 4 0 0 0 Ray McKinnon MF Scotland 24 6 5 0 2 0 Andy McLaren MF Scotland 34 4 6 2 1 0 Sandy Robertson MF Scotland 4 0 0 0 0 0 David Sinclair MF Scotland 6 0 2 0 0 0 Paul Walker MF Scotland 3 0 1 0 0 0 Jonas Wirmola MF Sweden 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lars Zetterlund MF Sweden 25 0 1 0 6 0 Owen Coyle FW Republic of Ireland 9 0 0 0 2 2 Gary McSwegan FW Scotland 30 7 6 1 2 1 Kjell Olofsson FW Sweden 25 12 6 1 0 0 Steven Thompson FW Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robbie Winters FW Scotland 36 8 5 3 2 1 |} Goalscorers United had 12 players score with the team scoring 58 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Kjell Olofsson, who finished the season with 13 goals.http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/1990s/1996-97/96-97page.htm 1996–97 Glenrothes Arabs 13 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080703194227/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/1990s/1996-97/96-97page.htm 3 July 2008 dead NameLeagueCupsTotalKjell Olofsson121 13Robbie Winters84 12Gary McSwegan72 9Ray McKinnon Ray McKinnon (footballer)6 6Andy McLaren32 5Own goal21 3David Hannah2 2Steven Pressley2 2Owen Coyle2 2Neil Duffy1 1Jim McInally1 1Maurice Malpas1 1Lars Zetterlund1 1 Discipline United had three players sent off and seventeen players received at least one caution. In total, the team received three red cards andhttp://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=196 https://archive.today/20120910063838/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=196 dead 10 September 2012 Dundee Utd 1996/1997 player appearances Soccerbase 13 December 2007 NameCautionsDismissalsDave Bowman David Bowman (footballer born 1964) 4 1Stewart McKimmie 1 1Steven Pressley 1Ray McKinnon Ray McKinnon (footballer) 7 Mark Perry Mark Perry (Scottish footballer) 4 Lars Zetterlund 4 Erik Pedersen 3 Armand Benneker 2 Jamie Dolan 2 Jim McInally 2 Andy McLaren 2 Gary McSwegan 2 Sieb Dykstra 1 Craig Easton footballer 1 Grant Johnson Grant Johnson (footballer) 1 Maurice Malpas 1 Kjell Olofsson 1 Jonas Wirmola 1 Note: disciplinary statistics are missing for Coca-Cola match vs Dundee and Scottish Cup matches vs Kilmarnock Competitions League table DNU Transfers In Date Player From Fee 26 July 1996 ENG Lance Key ENG Sheffield Wednesday Free 1 August 1996 SCO Neil Duffy SCO Dundee Unknownhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2191 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Duffy https://web.archive.org/web/20071001144222/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2191 1 October 2007 live 1 August 1996 NED Armand Benneker NED MVV Maastricht Freehttp://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=11096 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Armand Benneker 3 October 1996 SCO Jim McInally SCO Raith Rovers Unknownhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5144 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Jim McInally 28 February 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050228070038/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5144 live 30 October 1996 SWE Lars Zetterlund SWE Örebro SK £100,000http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Zetterlund%20L.htm Glenrothes Arabs 26 September 2007 Player A to Z: Lars Zetterlund https://web.archive.org/web/20080828221453/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Zetterlund%20L.htm 28 August 2008 dead 1 November 1996 SWE Kjell Olofsson SWE Moss FK £400,000http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Olofsson%20K.htm Glenrothes Arabs 26 September 2007 Player A to Z: Kjell Olofsson https://web.archive.org/web/20081015115237/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Olofsson%20K.htm 15 October 2008 dead 1 November 1996 NOR Erik Pedersen NOR Viking Unknownhttp://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Pedersen%20E.htm Glenrothes Arabs 26 September 2007 Player A to Z: Erik Pedersen https://web.archive.org/web/20081015121438/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Pedersen%20E.htm 15 October 2008 dead 4 December 1996 NED Sieb Dijkstra ENG Queen's Park Rangers £50,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2245 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Sieb Dykstra https://web.archive.org/web/20071001212012/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2245 1 October 2007 live 7 January 1997 SCO Jamie Dolan SCO Motherwell Swaphttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9226 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Jamie Dolan https://web.archive.org/web/20071001143938/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9226 1 October 2007 live 1 January 1997 SWE Jonas Wirmola SWE Malmö FF Loan 31 January 1997 SCO David Sinclair David Sinclair (footballer born 1969) ENG Millwall £90,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7314 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: David Sinclair https://web.archive.org/web/20071001211914/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7314 1 October 2007 live 19 March 1997 SCO Stewart McKimmie SCO Aberdeen Freehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5181 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Stewart McKimmie https://web.archive.org/web/20071001195544/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5181 1 October 2007 live Out Date Player To Fee 1 July 1996 SCO Craig Brewster GRE Ionikos Freehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=970 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Craig Brewster https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061905/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=970 1 October 2007 live 7 August 1996 SCO Brian Welsh footballer SCO Hibernian £200,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8402 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Brian Welsh 12 August 1996 SCO Christian Dailly ENG Derby County £500,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1876 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Christian Dailly https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061409/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=1876 1 October 2007 live 6 September 1996 IRL Kelham O'Hanlon ENG Preston North End £30,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9394 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Kelham O'Hanlon 21 March 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050321154448/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9394 live 20 October 1996 SCO Rab Shannon SCO Hibernian Unknownhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9396 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Rab Shannon https://web.archive.org/web/20071001175250/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9396 1 October 2007 live 28 December 1996 SCO David Hannah SCO Celtic £650,000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3236 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: David Hannah 1 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064633/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3236 live 7 January 1997 IRL Owen Coyle SCO Motherwell Swaphttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1720 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Owen Coyle 26 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071126040758/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=1720 live 19 January 1997 SCO Scott Crabbe SCO Falkirk Unknownhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9386 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Scott Crabbe 26 April 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050426072813/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9386 live 14 March 1997 ENG Lance Key ENG Sheffield United Freehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4175 Soccerbase 26 September 2007 The Internet Soccer Database: Lance Key https://web.archive.org/web/20071001164644/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=4175 1 October 2007 live References External links Glenrothes Arabs season review Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United