1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United 1998–99 football season
Dundee United
1998–99 season
ChairmanJim McLean
ManagerTommy McLean (until 5 September 1998)
Paul Sturrock (from 5 September 1998)
Scottish Premier League9th
W:8 D:10 L:18 F:37 A:48 P:34
Tennent's Scottish CupSemi-finals
Coca-Cola CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Dodds (16)
All: Billy Dodds (17)
Highest home attendance12,788 (vs Rangers, (12 September 1998)
Lowest home attendance6,449 (vs Dunfermline, (23 September 1998)

Season review

United finished the 1998–99 SPL season in 9th place with 34 points, in the SPL's debut season.

The cup campaigns brought mixed fortunes: a League Cup 3rd round exit to Ross County was bettered by a Scottish Cup semi-final loss to Celtic.

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

Kilmarnock v Dundee United
1998-08-01 SPL 1 Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Dundee United Rugby Park
Wright 32'
Nevin 72'		 Attendance: 8,208
Referee: M McCurry
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
1998-08-16 SPL 2 Dundee United 0 - 0 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
Thompson Red card 89' Attendance: 9,629
Referee: S Dougal
Celtic v Dundee United
1998-08-22 SPL 3 Celtic 2 - 1 Dundee United Celtic Park
Burley 80'
Burchill 83'		 Winters 31' Attendance: 59,738
Referee: A Freeland
Motherwell v Dundee United
1998-08-30 SPL 4 Motherwell 1 - 0 Dundee United Fir Park
Nyyssonen 43' Attendance: 11,201
Referee: J McCluskey
Dundee United v Rangers
1998-09-12 SPL 5 Dundee United 0 - 0 Rangers Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,788
Referee: J Rowbotham
Dundee v Dundee United
1998-09-19 SPL 6 Dundee 2 - 2 Dundee United Dens Park
Annand 69'
Adamczuk 89'		 McSwegan 63'
Olofsson 67'		 Attendance: 12,081
Referee: W Young
St Johnstone v Dundee United
1998-09-26 SPL 8 St Johnstone 1 - 3 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
McCluskey Red card 35'
Grant 84'		 Dodds 16', 35' (p), 83'
Olofsson Red card 85'		 Attendance: 6,665
Referee: S Dougal
Dundee United v Aberdeen
1998-10-04 SPL 9 Dundee United 1 - 0 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
McSwegan 23' Attendance: 8,933
Referee: M McCurry
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
1998-10-17 SPL 10 Dundee United 0 - 2 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
McGowne 12'
Vareille 80'		 Attendance: 8,137
Referee: M McCurry
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United
1998-10-24 SPL 11 Heart of Midlothian 0 - 1 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
Mathie 84' Attendance: 13,124
Referee: G Simpson
Rangers v Dundee United
1998-10-31 SPL 12 Rangers 2 - 1 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium
Wallace 63'
Amoruso 84'		 Dodds 25' Attendance: 49,503
Referee: G Simpson
Dundee United v Motherwell
1998-11-07 SPL 13 Dundee United 2 - 2 Motherwell Tannadice Park
Dodds 48'
Jonsson 60'		 Coyle 4', 50' Attendance: 6,616
Referee: M McCurry
Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United
1998-11-15 SPL 14 Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 1 Dundee United East End Park
Tod 26'
McCulloch 35'		 Mathie 3' Attendance: 10,704
Referee: J Rowbotham
Dundee United v Dundee
1998-11-22 SPL 15 Dundee United 0 - 1 Dundee Tannadice Park
Grady 82' Attendance: 11,230
Referee: H Dallas
Aberdeen v Dundee United
1998-11-28 SPL 16 Aberdeen 0 - 3 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
Olofsson 17'
Miller 49'
Easton 56'		 Attendance: 11,964
Referee: J Rowbotham
Dundee United v St Johnstone
1998-12-05 SPL 17 Dundee United 1 - 1 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
Dodds 53' Grant 55' (pen.) Attendance: 7,293
Referee: G Simpson
Dundee United v Celtic
1998-12-12 SPL 18 Dundee United 1 - 1 Celtic Tannadice Park
Zetterlund 49' Larsson 85' Attendance: 11,612
Referee: J McCluskey
Kilmarnock v Dundee United
1998-12-20 SPL 19 Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Dundee United Rugby Park
Wright 30'
Durrant 87' (pen.)		 Attendance: 13,538
Referee: H Dallas
Motherwell v Dundee United
1998-12-26 SPL 20 Motherwell 2 - 0 Dundee United Fir Park
McMillan 55'
Brannan 57'		 Attendance: 6,001
Referee: D McDonald
Dundee United v Rangers
1998-12-30 SPL 21 Dundee United 1 - 2 Rangers Tannadice Park
Dodds 43' Wilson 32'
Wallace 90'		 Attendance: 11,707
Referee: M McCurry
Dundee v Dundee United
1999-01-02 SPL 22 Dundee 1 - 3 Dundee United Dens Park
McSkimming 28' Dodds 10'
Thompson 16'
Olofsson 70'		 Attendance: 11,751
Referee: S Dougal
Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic
1999-01-30 SPL 23 Dundee United 1 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park
Olofsson 33' Smith 46' Attendance: 7,646
Referee: H Dallas
St Johnstone v Dundee United
1999-02-06 SPL 24 St Johnstone 1 - 0 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
Bollan 9' (pen.) Attendance: 5,771
Referee: J McCluskey
Dundee United v Aberdeen
1999-02-20 SPL 25 Dundee United 3 - 0 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
Olofsson 34'
Dodds 48'
Hannah 66'		 Attendance: 8,309
Referee: J McCluskey
Celtic v Dundee United
1999-02-27 SPL 26 Celtic 2 - 1 Dundee United Celtic Park
Burley 74'
Larsson 78'		 Dodds 25' Attendance: 59,902
Referee: M McCurry
Rangers v Dundee United
1999-03-20 SPL 27 Rangers 0 - 1 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium
Olofsson 44'
Skoldmark Red card 64'		 Attendance: 49,164
Referee: M Clark
Dundee United v Motherwell
1999-04-03 SPL 28 Dundee United 0 - 3 Motherwell Tannadice Park
Brannan 3'
Spencer 38', 60'		 Attendance: 8,110
Referee: M Clark
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
1999-04-06 SPL 29 Dundee United 1 - 3 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
Dodds 7' McSwegan 25', 45'
Cameron 60'		 Attendance: 10,648
Referee: J McCluskey
Aberdeen v Dundee United
1999-04-17 SPL 30 Aberdeen 0 - 4 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
Pepper Red card 72' Dodds 36', 56'
Miller 53'
Olofsson 54'		 Attendance: 11,603
Referee: Dallas
Dundee United v St Johnstone
1999-04-20 SPL 31 Dundee United 0 - 1 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
Dodds 53' Griffin 42'
Lowndes Yellow card 50' Red card		 Attendance: 6,741
Referee: M McCurry
Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United
1999-04-24 SPL 32 Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 2 Dundee United East End Park
Millar 46' (pen.)
Smith 5'		 Dodds 13', 18' (pen.) Attendance: 10,704
Referee: J Rowbotham
Dundee United v Dundee
1999-05-01 SPL 33 Dundee United 0 - 2 Dundee Tannadice Park
Patterson Yellow card 76' Red card Irvine 67'
Grady 90'		 Attendance: 12,280
Referee: H Dallas
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
1999-05-08 SPL 34 Dundee United 0 - 0 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,190
Referee: J Rowbotham
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United
1999-05-15 SPL 35 Heart of Midlothian 4 - 1 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
Ritchie 41'
McSwegan 50'
Adam 67'
Cameron 77'		 Eustace 90' Attendance: 13,187
Referee: D Smith
Dundee United v Celtic
1999-05-23 SPL 36 Dundee United 1 - 2 Celtic Tannadice Park
Dodds 59' (pen.) Burchill 34', Burchill 35' Attendance: 10,062
Referee: S Dougal

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Dundee United v Queen's Park
1999-02-09 Scottish Cup Third round replay Dundee United 1 - 0 Queen's Park Tannadice Park
Dodds 38' Attendance: 4,967
Referee: J Rowbotham
Clydebank v Dundee United
1999-03-03 Scottish Cup Fourth round Clydebank 2 - 2 Dundee United Kilbowie Park
Nicholls 13'
Gardner 68'		 Olofsson 51'
Patterson 79'		 Attendance: 1,299
Referee: K Clark
Dundee United v Ayr United
1999-03-16 Scottish Cup Quarter-final replay Dundee United 2 - 1 Ayr United Tannadice Park
Murray 42'
Skoldmark 51'		 Walker 46' Attendance: 7,313
Referee: S Dougal
Celtic v Dundee United
1999-04-10 Scottish Cup Semi-final Celtic 2 - 0 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium
Blinker 30'
Viduka 39'		 Attendance: 43,691
Referee: W Young

Coca-Cola Cup

Ross County v Dundee United
1998-08-19 Coca-Cola Cup Third round Ross County 2 - 0 aet Dundee United Victoria Park
Adams 104', 118' Attendance: 3,206
Referee: G Simpson

Player details

During the 1998–99 season, United used 35 different players comprising 11 nationalities, plus two unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[1]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup Coca-Cola Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Sieb Dijkstra 36 0 27 0 7 0 2 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Alan Combe 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Iain Jenkins 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Maurice Malpas 37 0 31 0 4 0 2 0
4 DF Iceland ISL Siggi Jonsson 18 1 14 1 4 0 0 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Darren Patterson 28 1 24 0 3 1 1 0
6 DF Norway NOR Erik Pedersen 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Mark McNally 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Scotland SCO Neil Duffy 20 1 15 0 5 1 0 0
21 DF Canada CAN Jason de Vos 31 0 25 0 6 0 0 0
35 DF France FRA Bernard Pascual 18 0 16 0 0 0 2 0
36 DF Scotland SCO Scott McCulloch 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Wales WAL David Partridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Ireland EIR David Worrell 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Sweden SWE Lars Zetterlund 24 1 21 1 2 0 1 0
9 MF Scotland SCO David Hannah 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Dolan 8 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Joe Miller 33 2 24 2 7 0 2 0
20 MF Sweden SWE Magnus Sköldmark 33 1 25 0 6 1 2 0
23 MF Belgium BEL Tonny Mols 16 0 11 0 3 0 2 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Neil Murray 6 1 4 0 2 1 0 0
26 MF England ENG John Eustace 13 1 11 1 2 0 0 0
30 MF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 15 0 10 0 5 0 0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Craig Easton 37 1 30 1 6 0 1 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Brian McLaughlin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Peru PER Jose Valeriani 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Sweden SWE Kjell Olofsson 43 10 34 7 7 3 2 0
9 FW France FRA Roger Boli 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 1
12 FW Scotland SCO Gary McSwegan 7 4 5 3 0 0 2 1
12 FW Scotland SCO Alex Mathie 28 2 22 2 6 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Winters 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Billy Dodds 28 2 22 2 6 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Andy McLaren 12 0 8 0 3 0 1 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Steven Thompson 19 1 15 1 4 0 0 0
52 FW Scotland SCO Stephen McConalogue 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

United had 17 players score with the team scoring 47 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Billy Dodds, who finished the season with 17 goals.[1]

Name League Cups Total
Billy Dodds 16 1 17
Kjell Olofsson 7 3 10
Gary McSwegan 3 1 04
Alex Mathie 2 0 02
Joe Miller 2 0 02
Craig Easton 1 0 01
John Eustace 1 0 01
David Hannah 1 0 01
Siggi Jonsson 1 0 01
Steven Thompson 1 0 01
Robbie Winters 1 0 01
Lars Zetterlund 1 0 01
Roger Boli 0 1 01
Neil Duffy 0 1 01
Neil Murray 0 1 01
Darren Patterson 0 1 01
Magnus Sköldmark 0 1 01

Discipline

During the 1998–99 season, four United players were sent off and 23 players received at least one caution. In total, the team received four red cards and x yellows.[1]

Name Cautions Dismissals
Darren Patterson Yellow card 7 Red card 1
Magnus Sköldmark Yellow card 2 Red card 1
Kjell Olofsson Red card 1
Steven Thompson Red card 1
Maurice Malpas Yellow card 6
Lars Zetterlund Yellow card 6
Billy Dodds Yellow card 4
Siggi Jonsson Yellow card 4
Jason de Vos Yellow card 4
David Hannah Yellow card 3
Jamie Dolan Yellow card 2
Craig Easton Yellow card 2
Andy McLaren Yellow card 2
Erik Pedersen Yellow card 2
Alan Combe Yellow card 1
Sieb Dykstra Yellow card 1
John Eustace Yellow card 1
Iain Jenkins Yellow card 1
Gary McSwegan Yellow card 1
Joe Miller Yellow card 1
Tonny Mols Yellow card 1
Bernard Pascual Yellow card 1
Jim Paterson Yellow card 1
David Worrell Yellow card 1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 11 9 16 44 50 −6 42
7 Motherwell 36 10 11 15 35 54 −19 41
8 Aberdeen 36 10 7 19 43 71 −28 37
9 Dundee United 36 8 10 18 37 48 −11 34
10 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 36 4 16 16 28 59 −31 28 Relegation to the 1999–2000 Scottish First Division
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerway and SPL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated


Transfers

In

Seventeen players were signed during the 1998–99 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of over £1.75m. One loan signing was also made during the season.

The players that joined Dundee United during the 1998–99 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

Date Player From Fee (£)
12 June 1998 Scotland Alan Combe St Mirren Bosman[2]
1 July 1998 Scotland Joe Miller Aberdeen Free[3]
9 July 1998 Scotland Mark McNally Stoke City Free[2]
10 July 1998 Northern Ireland Darren Patterson Luton Town Bosman[4]
15 July 1998 France Roger Boli Walsall £0,150,000[4]
31 July 1998 Belgium Tonny Mols Lokeren Free[4]
31 July 1998 Peru Jose Valeriani Unattached Free[4]
6 August 1998 France Bernard Pascual Le Havre Bosman[4]
23 September 1998 Scotland Billy Dodds Aberdeen Swap[4]
12 October 1998 Canada Jason de Vos Darlington £0,400,000[4]
16 October 1998 Scotland Alex Mathie Ipswich Town £0,600,000[4]
5 February 1999 Scotland David Hannah Celtic £0,300,000[4]
11 February 1999 Scotland Neil Murray Unattached (ex-Rangers Free[4]
26 February 1999 Scotland Scott McCulloch Dunfermline Athletic £0,300,000[4]
11 March 1999 Wales David Partridge West Ham £0,040,000[4]
29 March 1999 Republic of Ireland David Worrell Blackburn Rovers £0,050,000[4]
1 April 1999 Scotland Brian McLaughlin Unattached (ex-Celtic Free[4]

Loans in

Date Player From Duration
19 February 1999 England John Eustace Coventry City End of season[5]

Out

Fourteen players left the club during and at the end of the 1998–99 season, with one player also going out on loan. The club received £900k in transfer fees, amounting to around half of the transfer expenditure.

Listed below are the players that left during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.

Date Player From Fee (£)
31 August 1998 Peru Jose Valeriani Released Free[4]
23 September 1998 Scotland Robbie Winters Aberdeen £0,700,000[4]
10 October 1998 Scotland Gary McSwegan Heart of Midlothian Bosman[4]
16 October 1998 Scotland David Sinclair Falkirk Free[4]
22 October 1998 France Roger Boli AFC Bournemouth £0,100,000[4]
5 November 1998 Scotland Paul Walker St Mirren Released[4]
1 February 1998 England Julian Alsford Chester City Released[4]
26 February 1999 Scotland Jamie Dolan Dunfermline Athletic Swap[4]
25 March 1999 Scotland Andy McLaren Reading £0,100,000[4]
2 June 1999 Scotland Neil Duffy Ayr United Released[6]
11 June 1999 Netherlands Sieb Dijkstra Ipswich Town Released[7]
18 June 1999 Sweden Kjell Olofsson Moss Released[8]
23 June 1999 Scotland Brian McLaughlin Wigan Released[9]
30 June 1999 Scotland Neil Murray Mainz Released[10]

Loans out

Date Player From Duration
18 September 1998 England Julian Alsford Barnet 3 months[4]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for a third time by Telewest.

Trivia

  • Joe Miller, who signed from Aberdeen, scored two goals during his time with United - both against Aberdeen.
  • United led eventual champions Celtic in three of the four league matches in 1998–99 but only managed to take one point.
  • United's highest and lowest home attendances occurred in consecutive matches at Tannadice - nearly 13,000 watched United in a goalless draw against Rangers while less than 6,500 turned up eleven days later to watch them play Dunfermline. It was the second season in a row that United's lowest home attendance was against the Pars.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dundee Utd 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Joe Miller". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  5. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: John Eustace". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  6. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Duffy". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  7. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Sieb Dykstra". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  8. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Kjell Olofsson". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  9. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Brian McLaughlin". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  10. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Murray". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
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