1991–92 Dundee United F.C. season

January 2021 Dundee United 1991-92 Jim McLean Jim McLean Tannadice Park Premier Division Fourth place Scottish Cup Fourth round League Cup Quarter-finals Duncan Ferguson (14) Duncan Ferguson (16) 16,535 vs. Celtic, Premier Division, 10 August 1991 4,256 vs. Montrose, League Cup, 20 August 1991 _blackflair _collarblack _blackflair EE7700 EE7700 EE7700 000000 EE7700 _blackflair _collarblack _blackflair FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1990–91 1992–93 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. Summary Dundee United played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1991–92 season.http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=121 Dundee Utd 1991/1992 results and fixtures Soccerbase 14 January 2008 The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division. In the cup competitions, United lost in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup to Celtic and lost in the League Cup quarter-finals to eventual finalists Dunfermline Athletic. The 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. Four 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. The club's playing kits were sponsored by Belhaven Brewery for the fifth and penultimate season. Results and fixtures WinDrawLoss All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Scottish Premier Division 1991-92 Scottish Premier Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 1991 CelticH3–416,535M O'Neill (2), Ferguson 13 August 1991 St MirrenH4–15,771McKinlay, Jackson (2), M O'Neill 17 August 1991 St JohnstoneA1–17,700Jackson 24 August 1991 HibernianA0–19,420 31 August 1991 AberdeenH0–011,962 7 September 1991 Dunfermline AthleticH3–011,962Bowman, Van der Hoorn, Ferguson 14 September 1991 RangersA1–136,347Ferguson 21 September 1991 Heart of MidlothianA1–111,746Ferguson 28 September 1991 MotherwellH2–26,844Bollan, Malpas 5 October 1991 FalkirkA4–05,377Ferreyra (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen 8 October 1991 AirdrieoniansH0–05,763 12 October 1991 CelticA1–428,745M O'Neill 19 October 1991 St JohnstoneH1–27,700French 26 October 1991 AirdrieoniansA3–13,500Clark, Ferguson, Paatelainen 29 October 1991 RangersH3–214,397McKinnon, Jackson, Ferguson 2 November 1991 AberdeenA1–013,728McInally 6 November 1991 Dunfermline AthleticA1–03,528Jackson, Bowman 9 November 1991 HibernianH1–19,420McKinnon 16 November 1991 FalkirkH2–17,290Ferreyra, Whittaker 23 November 1991 Heart of MidlothianH0–112,796 30 November 1991 St MirrenA1–13,500Cleland 3 December 1991 MotherwellA1–14,023Jackson 7 December 1991 CelticH1–111,145Welsh 14 December 1991 Dunfermline AthleticH0–04,835 21 December 1991 RangersA0–241,448 28 December 1991 HibernianA2–37,704Malpas, Paatelainen 1 January 1992 AberdeenH4–07,608Jackson (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen 4 January 1992 FalkirkA3–15,186McKinnon, Jackson (2) 11 January 1992 AirdrieoniansH2–16,056Jackson, Ferreyra 18 January 1992 St MirrenH1–34,933McInally 1 February 1992 St JohnstoneA1–16,364Ferguson 8 February 1992 Heart of MidlothianA0–110,516 22 February 1992 MotherwellH2–24,746Cleland, Ferguson 29 February 1992 FalkirkH2–15,592Paatelainen (2) 7 March 1992 Dunfermline AthleticA0–13,042 14 March 1992 HibernianH1–05,588Cleland 17 March 1992 AirdrieoniansA0–13,284 21 March 1992 AberdeenA2–010,500McInally, Ferreyra 28 March 1992 CelticA1–322,522Ferguson 4 April 1992 St JohnstoneH2–15,553Cleland, Bowman 11 April 1992 RangersH1–211,391McInally 18 April 1992 Heart of MidlothianH2–06,711Malpas, Ferguson 25 April 1992 St MirrenA1–01,871Ferguson 2 May 1992 MotherwellA2–13,151Johnson, Ferguson Scottish Cup 1991-92 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 26 January 1992 Third round Berwick RangersH6–05,263Malpas, Ferguson (2), Ferreyra,J O'Neil, Garner 11 February 1992 Fourth round CelticA1–226,225Paatelainen Scottish League Cup 1991-92 Scottish League Cup DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1991 Second round MontroseH3–24,256Clark, M O'Neill, Paatelainen 27 August 1991 Third round FalkirkH1–06,737French 3 September 1991 Quarter–finals Dunfermline AthleticA1–37,220Paatelainen Player statistics 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. Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Alan Main GK Scotland 17 0 0 0 2 0 Guido van de Kamp GK Netherlands 27 0 2 0 1 0 Gary Bollan DF Scotland 10 1 1 0 2 0 John Clark DF Scotland 34 1 2 0 3 1 Alex Cleland DF Scotland 32 4 1 0 1 0 Fred van der Hoorn DF Netherlands 41 1 2 0 3 0 Maurice Malpas DF Scotland 44 3 2 1 3 0 Jochen Müller DF Germany 5 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Narey DF Scotland 24 0 0 0 2 0 Brian Welsh DF Scotland 11 1 0 0 0 0 Dave Bowman MF Scotland 41 3 2 0 3 0 Grant Johnson MF Scotland 10 1 0 0 0 0 Jim McInally MF Scotland 32 4 2 0 0 0 Billy McKinlay MF Scotland 22 1 0 0 3 0 Ray McKinnon MF Scotland 25 4 0 0 0 0 Andy McLaren MF Scotland 13 0 0 0 3 0 John O'Neil MF Scotland 12 0 2 1 0 0 Michael O'Neill MF Northern Ireland 8 4 0 0 2 1 José Luis Pochettino MF Argentina 2 0 0 0 0 0 Allan Preston MF Scotland 2 0 0 0 0 0 Paddy Connolly FW Scotland 5 0 1 0 0 0 Christian Dailly FW Scotland 8 0 0 0 0 0 Duncan Ferguson FW Scotland 38 14 2 2 1 0 Victor Ferreyra FW Argentina 23 5 2 1 0 0 Hamish French FW Scotland 6 1 0 0 2 1 Darren Jackson FW Scotland 28 11 2 0 1 0 Mixu Paatelainen FW Finland 29 6 2 1 3 2 |} Goalscorers United 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.http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/1990s/1991-92/91-92page.htm 1991–92 Glenrothes Arabs 14 January 2008 3 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080703194355/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/1990s/1991-92/91-92page.htm NameLeagueCupsTotalDuncan Ferguson142 16Darren Jackson Scottish footballer110 11Mixu Paatelainen63 9Victor Ferreyra51 6Michael O'Neill Michael O'Neill (footballer)41 5Alex Cleland40 4Jim McInally40 4Maurice Malpas40 4Alex Cleland31 4Dave Bowman David Bowman (footballer born 1964)30 3John Clark John Clark (footballer born 1964)11 2Hamish French11 2Own goals Own goal11 2Gary Bollan10 1Fred van der Hoorn Fred van der Hoorn Hoorn10 1Grant Johnson Grant Johnson (footballer)10 1Billy McKinlay10 1Brian Welsh footballer10 1John O'Neil John O'Neil (footballer)01 1 Discipline During the 1991–92 season, two United players were sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/1990s/1991-92/91-92page.htm 1991–92 Glenrothes Arabs 14 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080703194355/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/1990s/1991-92/91-92page.htm 3 July 2008 dead NameDismissalsAlex Cleland 1David Narey 1 Competitions League table DNU Transfers In Date Player From Fee 11 July 1991 GER Jochen Müller GER Waldhof Mannheim Unknownhttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=284 Dundee United A-Z (G): Germany Soccerbase 9 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071025041226/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=284 25 October 2007 dead 11 July 1991 NED Guido van de Kamp Guido van de Kamp Kamp NED Den Bosch £40,000http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=111 This Week in History Archive Soccerbase 9 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071214112659/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=111 14 December 2007 dead 4 September 1991 SCO David Hannah SCO Hamilton Thistle Unknown 26 September 1991 ARG Victor Ferreyra ARG San Lorenzo £350,000http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Ferreyra%20V.htm Victor Ferreyra Glenrothes Arabs 9 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905050306/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Ferreyra%20V.htm 5 September 2008 dead 11 January 1992 SCO Robbie Winters SCO Muirend Amateurs Unknownhttp://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=121 Dundee Utd's transfers in 1991–92 Soccerbase 9 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071001191925/http://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740 1 October 2007 dead 2 April 1992 ARG José Luis Pochettino MEX Cobras de Querétaro Trial Out Date Player To Fee 10 July 1992 SCO Billy Thomson Billy Thomson (footballer, born 1958) SCO Motherwell Unknownhttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=111 This Week in History Archive Dundee United F.C. 9 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071214112659/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=111 14 December 2007 dead 23 October 1992 SCO Hamish French SCO Dunfermline Athletic Unknown 28 March 1992 FIN Mixu Paatelainen SCO Aberdeen £400,000 See also 1991–92 in Scottish football References 30em External links Glenrothes Arabs 1991–92 season review Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United