Dundee United F.C. season 1988-89

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Dundee United
Season 1988-89
Manager Jim McLean
Chairman Jim McLean
League Scottish Premier Division
Final league position 4th
W16 D12 L8 F44 A26 P44
Tennent's Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
Skol Cup Semi-finals
Cup Winners' Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Mixu Paatelainen (10)
All: Mixu Paatelainen (17)
Highest home attendance 20,071 (vs Rangers, 27 Sep)
Lowest home attendance 5,957 (vs St Mirren, 17 Feb)
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1989-90

The 1988-89 season was the 80th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1988-07-01 to 1989-06-30. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

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[edit] Match results

Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1988-89 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the quarter-finals of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to eventual runners-up Rangers and lost in the Skol Cup semi-finals to Aberdeen, who also finished as losers in the final. Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest knocked United out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the second round.

[edit] Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

[edit] Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 Aug 1988 St Mirren A 1-0 5,832 Clark
20 Aug 1988 Celtic H 1-0 18,769 Gallacher
27 Aug 1988 Aberdeen H 2-2 13,128 Clark, Meade
03 Sep 1988 Dundee A 3-0 14,927 Paatelainen (2), Gallacher
17 Sep 1988 Hibernian H 1-1 11,017 Paatelainen
24 Sep 1988 Motherwell A 2-1 3,559 Redford (2)
27 Sep 1988 Rangers H 0-1 20,071
01 Oct 1988 Hearts H 0-0 10,838
08 Oct 1988 Hamilton A 4-0 3,538 Meade, Paatelainen (2), McPhee
12 Oct 1988 Celtic A 0-1 36,870
22 Oct 1988 St Mirren H 0-1 7,618
29 Oct 1988 Motherwell H 1-1 6,266 Paatelainen
02 Nov 1988 Hibernian A 1-1 10,000 Meade
05 Nov 1988 Dundee H 2-0 14,882 Meade, Paatelainen
12 Nov 1988 Aberdeen A 1-1 15,000 Preston
19 Nov 1988 Hearts A 0-0 10,121
26 Nov 1988 Hamilton H 1-0 6,357 Bowman
03 Dec 1988 Rangers A 1-0 39,200 Beaumont
10 Dec 1988 Hibernian H 4-1 9,963 Own goal, French, Gallacher, McKinlay
17 Dec 1988 Celtic H 2-0 18,745 Paatelainen, Baillie (og)
31 Dec 1988 St Mirren A 1-0 7,762 Gallacher
03 Jan 1989 Aberdeen H 1-1 17,952 French
07 Jan 1989 Dundee A 1-0 16,332 French
14 Jan 1989 Hamilton A 5-0 4,000 McInally, Gallacher (3), Paatelainen
21 Jan 1989 Hearts H 0-0 13,674
11 Feb 1989 Rangers H 1-1 20,013 Stevens (og)
11 Mar 1989 St Mirren H 1-4 8,320 Malpas
14 Mar 1989 Motherwell A 2-1 3,545 Krivokapic, Gallacher
25 Mar 1989 Celtic A 0-1 36,870
01 Apr 1989 Aberdeen A 0-1 16,700
08 Apr 1989 Dundee H 2-1 11,910 Sturrock, Gallacher
22 Apr 1989 Motherwell H 1-1 6,301 Hegarty
29 Apr 1989 Hibernian A 2-1 7,700 Irvine, Paatelainen
02 May 1989 Rangers A 0-2 39,058
06 May 1989 Hearts A 0-0 8,613
13 May 1989 Hamilton H 0-1 11,503

[edit] Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 Jan 1989 Dundee A 2-1 18,117 Bowman, Meade
18 Feb 1989 Aberdeen A 1-1 23,600 Paatelainen
22 Feb 1989 Aberdeen H 1-1 18,756 Paatelainen
27 Feb 1989 Aberdeen H 1-0 21,095 Paatelainen
21 Mar 1989 Rangers A 2-2 42,177 Gallacher, Paatelainen
27 Mar 1989 Rangers H 0-1 21,872

[edit] Skol Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 Aug 1989 Partick Thistle A 2-0 4,500 Paatelainen (2)
24 Aug 1989 St Mirren A 3-1 5,970 Paatelainen, Gallacher, Meade
31 Aug 1989 Celtic H 2-0 21,178 Gallacher, Redford
20 Sep 1989 Aberdeen N 0-2 18,481

[edit] Cup Winners' Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
06 Sep 1988 Flag of Malta Floriana A 0-0 4,000
05 Oct 1988 Flag of Malta Floriana H 1-0 9,138 Meade
26 Oct 1988 Flag of Romania Dinamo Bucharest H 1-1 10,594 Beaumont
09 Nov 1988 Flag of Romania Dinamo Bucharest A 0-1 18,000

[edit] Player details

During the 1988-89 season, United used 31 different players comprising four nationalities. 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. Nat. Position Player Total Scottish Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Skol Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flag of Scotland GK Billy Thomson 49 0 35 0 6 0 4 0 4 0
Flag of Scotland GK Scott Thomson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Dave Beaumont 22 3 18 1 0 0 2 1 2 1
Flag of Scotland DF John Clark 30 2 20 2 4 0 3 0 3 0
Flag of Scotland DF Alex Cleland 12 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland DF Paul Hegarty 41 1 29 1 6 0 2 0 4 0
Flag of Yugoslavia DF Miodrag Krivokapić 29 1 22 1 6 0 1 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Gary McGinnis 16 0 11 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Maurice Malpas 50 1 36 1 6 0 4 0 4 0
Flag of Scotland DF Dave Narey 46 0 33 0 6 0 4 0 3 0
Flag of Scotland DF Brian Welsh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Charlie Adam 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Dave Bowman 39 2 28 1 3 1 4 0 4 0
Flag of Scotland MF Harry Curran 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Alan Irvine 7 3 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Jim McInally 40 1 29 1 6 0 2 0 3 0
Flag of Scotland MF Billy McKinlay 41 1 30 1 4 0 4 0 3 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ray McKinnon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Gordon McLeod 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Joe McLeod 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ian McPhee 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland MF John O'Neil 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Allan Preston 10 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ian Redford 15 3 9 2 0 0 3 1 3 0
Flag of Scotland FW Paddy Connolly 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland FW Hamish French 25 3 18 3 2 0 3 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland FW Kevin Gallacher 44 12 31 9 5 1 4 2 4 0
Flag of England FW Raphael Meade 22 7 11 4 4 1 3 1 4 1
Flag of Scotland FW Darren Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Finland FW Mixu Paatelainen 45 17 33 10 6 4 3 3 3 0
Flag of Scotland FW Paul Sturrock 14 1 9 1 5 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Goalscorers

United had 17 players score with the team scoring 60 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Mixu Paatelainen, who finished the season with 17 goals.[2]

Name League Cups Total
Paatelainen, MixuMixu Paatelainen 10 7 Scored 17
Gallacher, KevinKevin Gallacher 9 3 Scored 12
Meade, RaphaelRaphael Meade 4 3 Scored 07
French, HamishHamish French 3 0 Scored 03
Redford, IanIan Redford 2 1 Scored 03
goals, OwnOwn goals 3 0 Scored 03
Clark, JohnJohn Clark 2 0 Scored 02
Beaumont, DaveDave Beaumont 1 1 Scored 02
Bowman, DaveDave Bowman 1 1 Scored 02
Hegarty, PaulPaul Hegarty 1 0 Scored 01
Irvine, AlanAlan Irvine 1 0 Scored 01
Krivokapic, MiodragMiodrag Krivokapic 1 0 Scored 01
McInally, JimJim McInally 1 0 Scored 01
McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay 1 0 Scored 01
McPhee, IanIan McPhee 1 0 Scored 01
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas 1 0 Scored 01
Preston, AllanAllan Preston 1 0 Scored 01
Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock 1 0 Scored 01

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

The club signed four players during the season with a total public cost of at least £450,000 (one figure unknown).

Date Player From Fee (£)
03 Aug 1988 Flag of Yugoslavia Krivokapic, MiodragMiodrag Krivokapic Red Star £0,250,000[3]
03 Aug 1988 Flag of the Netherlands Meade, RaphaelRaphael Meade Unattached Free[4]
16 Dec 1988 Flag of Scotland Jackson, DarrenDarren Jackson Newcastle United £0,200,000[5]
00 Apr 1989 Flag of Scotland Adam, CharlieCharlie Adam Brechin City Unknown

[edit] Out

Seven players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of at least £1.1m (some figures unavailable). One player also retired.

Date Player To Fee
13 Jul 1988 Flag of Scotland Bannon, EamonnEamonn Bannon Hearts £0,225,000[6]
00 Jul 1988 Flag of Scotland Ferguson, IainIain Ferguson Hearts £0,320,000[7]
00 Nov 1988 Flag of the Netherlands McPhee, IanIan McPhee Airdrieonians Unknown
14 Nov 1988 Flag of Scotland Redford, IanIan Redford Ipswich Town £0,200,000[8]
16 Nov 1988 Flag of the Netherlands McLeod, GordonGordon McLeod Airdrieonians £0,100,000[9]
12 Jan 1989 Flag of Scotland Beaumont, DaveDave Beaumont Luton Town £0,150,000[10]
00 000 1989 Flag of Scotland Curran, HarryHarry Curran St Johnstone Unknown
00 Apr 1989 Flag of Scotland Meade, RaphaelRaphael Meade Luton Town £0,150,000[4]
13 May 1989 Flag of Scotland Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock Retired N/A

[edit] Playing kit

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The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for a second season.

[edit] Trivia

  • All four of United's matches against Hearts finished 0-0.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dundee Utd 1988/1989 results and fixtures. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  2. ^ a b 1988/89. Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  3. ^ Player A to Z: Miodrag Krivokapic. Glenrothes Arabs.
  4. ^ a b Player A to Z: Raphael Meade. Glenrothes Arabs.
  5. ^ Player A to Z: Darren Jackson. Glenrothes Arabs.
  6. ^ Player A to Z: Eamonn Bannon. Glenrothes Arabs.
  7. ^ Player A to Z: Iain Ferguson. Glenrothes Arabs.
  8. ^ Player A to Z: Ian Redford. Glenrothes Arabs.
  9. ^ Player A to Z: Gordon McLeod. Glenrothes Arabs.
  10. ^ Player A to Z: Dave Beaumont. Glenrothes Arabs.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


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