Dundee United F.C. season 1986-87

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Dundee United
Season 1986-87
Manager Jim McLean
Chairman George Fox
League Scottish Premier Division
Final league position 3rd (UEFA Cup)
W24 D12 L8 F66 A36 P60
Tennent's Scottish Cup Runners-up
Skol Cup Semi-finals
UEFA Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Iain Ferguson (16)
All: Iain Ferguson (28)
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1987-88

The 1986-87 season was the 78th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1986-07-01 to 1987-06-30. United finished in fifth place, securing Cup Winners' Cup football for the following season, despite their Scottish Cup final defeat to Celtic (Celtic qualified for European competition as league winners).

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[edit] Match results

Dundee United played a total of 67 competitive matches during the 1986-87 season.[1] The team finished third in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the final of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to St Mirren and lost in the Skol Cup semi-finals. Swedish side Gothenburg defeated United in the final of the UEFA Cup over two legs.

[edit] Legend

Win Draw Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

[edit] Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
09 Aug 1986 Aberdeen H 2-1 10,910 Gough, Redford
13 Aug 1986 Clydebank A 0-0 1,612
16 Aug 1986 Rangers A 3-2 43,995 Gallacher, Redford
23 Aug 1986 Hearts H 1-0 11,068 Hegarty
30 Aug 1986 St Mirren H 3-0 6,168 Ferguson, Gallacher, Bannon
06 Sep 1986 Dundee A 2-0 12,079 Milne, Bannon
13 Sep 1986 Celtic H 2-2 19,792 Ferguson, Gallacher
20 Sep 1986 Hamilton Academical A 5-1 2,876 Hegarty (2), Ferguson (2), Sturrock
27 Sep 1986 Hibernian A 1-1 5,407 Redford
04 Oct 1986 Falkirk H 2-0 5,957 Ferguson (2)
08 Oct 1986 Motherwell H 4-0 5,740 Own goal, Ferguson, Own goal, Coyne
11 Oct 1986 Aberdeen A 0-2 14,922
18 Oct 1986 Clydebank H 2-0 5,314 Own goal, Bannon
25 Oct 1986 Hearts A 2-2 14,320 Sturrock (2)
29 Oct 1986 Rangers H 0-0 20,171
01 Nov 1986 St Mirren A 1-0 3,930 Ferguson
08 Nov 1986 Dundee H 0-3 11,733
15 Nov 1986 Celtic A 0-1 34,319
19 Nov 1986 Hamilton Academical H 3-0 4,280 Clark, Ferguson, Sturrock
22 Nov 1986 Hibernian H 1-0 6,862 Bannon
29 Nov 1986 Falkirk A 1-2 4,500 Redford
03 Dec 1986 Motherwell A 2-0 2,312 Page, Redford
06 Dec 1986 Aberdeen H 0-0 10,242
13 Dec 1986 Clydebank A 2-1 1,396 Ferguson, Bannon
20 Dec 1986 Hearts H 3-1 11,749 Sturrock, Bannon, Ferguson
27 Dec 1986 Rangers A 0-2 42,165

[edit] Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
31 Jan 1987 R3 Airdrieonians H 1-1 9,169 Gallacher
09 Feb 1987 R3 Airdrieonians A 2-1 5,000 Ferguson, Gallacher
12 Feb 1987 R4 Brechin City A 1-0 19,355 Gallacher
14 Mar 1987 QF Forfar Athletic H 2-2 7,985 Malpas, Ferguson
24 Mar 1987 QF Forfar Athletic A 2-0 8,139 Holt, Ferguson
11 Apr 1987 SF Dundee N 3-2 13,913 Ferguson (2), Hegarty
14 May 1987 F St Mirren N 0-1 51,782

[edit] Skol Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 Aug 1986 R2 Queen of Sth A 1-0 4,212 Gallacher
27 Aug 1986 R3 Ayr United A 3-0 3,680 Ferguson (2), Gallacher
03 Sep 1986 QF Hibernian A 2-0 9,212 Ferguson (2)
24 Sep 1986 SF Rangers A 1-2 45,249 Ferguson

[edit] UEFA Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 Sep 1986 R1 1 Flag of France Lens A 0-1 11,330
01 Oct 1986 R1 2 Flag of France Lens H 2-0 11,645 Milne, Coyne
22 Oct 1986 R2 1 Flag of Romania Universitatea Craiova H 3-0 10,728 Redford (2), Clark
05 Nov 1986 R2 2 Flag of Romania Universitatea Craiova A 0-1 35,000
26 Nov 1986 R3 1 Flag of Yugoslavia Hadjuk Split H 2-0 11,569 McInally, Clark
10 Dec 1986 R3 2 Flag of Yugoslavia Hadjuk Split A 0-0 26,000
04 Mar 1987 QF 1 Flag of Spain Barcelona H 1-0 21,322 Gallacher
18 Mar 1987 QF 2 Flag of Spain Barcelona A 2-1 42,000 Clark, Ferguson
08 Apr 1987 SF 1 Flag of Germany Mönchengladbach H 0-0 15,789
22 Apr 1987 SF 2 Flag of Germany Mönchengladbach A 2-0 33,500 Ferguson, Redford
06 May 1987 F 1 Flag of Sweden Gothenburg A 0-1 50,053
20 May 1987 F 2 Flag of Sweden Gothenburg H 1-1 20,911 Clark

[edit] Player details

During the 1986-87 season, United used 29 different players comprising four nationalities. Billy Thomson was the only player to feature in every match of United's UEFA Cup run. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]

No. Nat. Position Player Total Scottish Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Skol Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flag of Scotland GK Alan Main 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland GK Billy Thomson 61 0 39 0 6 0 4 0 12 0
Flag of Scotland GK Scott Thomson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Dave Beaumont 40 0 28 0 4 0 2 0 6 0
Flag of Scotland DF John Clark 47 7 30 3 6 0 1 0 10 4
Flag of Scotland DF Richard Gough 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Paul Hegarty 38 5 23 4 4 1 4 0 7 0
Flag of Scotland DF John Holt 31 1 18 0 4 1 2 0 7 0
Flag of Scotland DF Maurice Malpas 57 1 36 0 7 1 4 0 10 0
Flag of Scotland DF Gary McGinnis 25 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Flag of Scotland DF Dave Narey 54 0 33 0 7 0 4 0 10 0
Flag of England DF Chris Sulley 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland DF Brian Welsh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Eamonn Bannon 57 9 38 9 4 0 4 0 11 0
Flag of Scotland MF Dave Bowman 38 0 29 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
Flag of Scotland MF Harry Curran 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Alan Irvine 19 4 16 2 1 2 1 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Paul Kinnaird 11 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Billy Kirkwood 18 1 11 1 4 0 0 0 3 0
Flag of Scotland MF Jim McInally 51 2 32 1 7 0 1 0 11 1
Flag of Scotland MF Billy McKinlay 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Gordon McLeod 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Joe McLeod 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ralph Milne 22 2 14 1 0 0 2 0 6 1
Flag of Scotland MF Jimmy Page 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ian Redford 59 11 37 8 7 0 4 0 11 3
Flag of Scotland FW Tommy Coyne 14 2 10 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Flag of Scotland FW Iain Ferguson 51 28 36 16 7 5 3 5 5 2
Flag of Scotland FW Kevin Gallacher 57 16 37 10 6 3 4 2 10 1
Flag of Scotland FW Paul Sturrock 50 6 30 6 6 0 3 0 11 0

[edit] Goalscorers

United had 15 players score with the team scoring 97 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Iain Ferguson, who finished the season with 28 goals.[2]

Name League Cups Total
Ferguson, IainIain Ferguson 16 12 Scored 28
Gallacher, KevinKevin Gallacher 10 6 Scored 16
Redford, IanIan Redford 8 3 Scored 11
Bannon, EamonnEamonn Bannon 9 0 Scored 09
Clark, JohnJohn Clark 3 4 Scored 07
Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock 6 0 Scored 06
Hegarty, PaulPaul Hegarty 4 1 Scored 05
goals, OwnOwn goals 3 0 Scored 03
Coyne, TommyTommy Coyne 1 1 Scored 02
McInally, JimJim McInally 1 1 Scored 02
Milne, RalphRalph Milne 1 1 Scored 02
Gough, RichardRichard Gough 1 0 Scored 01
Kirkwood, BillyBilly Kirkwood 1 0 Scored 01
Page, JimmyJimmy Page 1 0 Scored 01
Holt, JohnJohn Holt 0 1 Scored 01
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas 0 1 Scored 01

[edit] Discipline

During the 1986-87 season, one United players was sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.[2]

Name Dismissals
Coyne, TommyTommy Coyne Sent off 1

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

The club signed five players during the season with a total public cost of at least £300,000 (some figures unknown). Two other players joined before the following season.

Date Player From Fee (£)
22 Aug 1986 Flag of Scotland Ferguson, IainIain Ferguson Rangers £0,145,000[3]
00 Sep 1986 Flag of England Sulley, ChrisChris Sulley Bournemouth Unknown
Flag of Scotland Curran, HarryHarry Curran Dumbarton Unknown
25 Nov 1986 Flag of Scotland Main, AlanAlan Main Elgin City £0,008,000[4]
00 Jan 1987 Flag of Scotland Kirkwood, BillyBilly Kirkwood Hibernian Unknown[5]
18 Jun 1987 Flag of Scotland French, HamishHamish French Keith £0,010,000[6]
00 Jun 1987 Flag of Scotland Irvine, AlanAlan Irvine Crystal Palace Unknown[7]

* Dave Bowman and Jim McInally were signed in a joint £140,000 deal

[edit] Out

Four players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of nearly £1,000,000. One player retired due to injury.

Date Player To Fee
01 Aug 1986 Flag of Scotland Gough, RichardRichard Gough Tottenham Hotspur £0,750,000[8]
13 Dec 1986 Flag of Scotland Coyne, TommyTommy Coyne Dundee £0,075,000[9]
00 Jan 1987 Flag of Scotland Milne, RalphRalph Milne Charlton Athletic £0,125,000[10]
Flag of England Sulley, ChrisChris Sulley Blackburn Rovers £0,015,000[11]
Flag of Scotland Page, JimmyJimmy Page Retired N/A

[edit] Loans out

Date Player To Duration
Flag of England Sulley, ChrisChris Sulley Blackburn Rovers Unknown[11]

[edit] Playing kit

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The shirts were sponsored by future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG Foodstores for a second season.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dundee Utd 1986/1987 results and fixtures. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ a b c 1986/87. Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  3. ^ Player A to Z: Iain Ferguson. Glenrothes Arabs.
  4. ^ Player A to Z: Alan Main. Glenrothes Arabs.
  5. ^ Player A to Z: Billy Kirkwood. Glenrothes Arabs.
  6. ^ Player A to Z: Hamish French. Glenrothes Arabs.
  7. ^ Player A to Z: Alan Irvine. Glenrothes Arabs.
  8. ^ Player A to Z: Richard Gough. Glenrothes Arabs.
  9. ^ Player A to Z: Tommy Coyne. Glenrothes Arabs.
  10. ^ Player A to Z: Ralph Milne. Glenrothes Arabs.
  11. ^ a b Rovers: Harford tracking Euro aces. This is Lancashire website (1996-08-14).

[edit] See also

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