Dundee United F.C. season 1996-97

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Dundee United
Season 1996-97
Manager Billy Kirkwood (until 1996-09-10)
Tommy McLean (from 1996-09-10)
Chairman Jim McLean
League Scottish Premier Division
Final league position 3rd (UEFA Cup)
W17 D9 L10 F46 A33 P60
Tennent's Scottish Cup Semi-finals
Coca-Cola Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Kjell Olofsson (12)
All: Kjell Olofsson (13)
Highest home attendance 12,600 (vs Celtic, 1997-02-01)
Lowest home attendance 6,387 (vs Raith Rovers, 1997-03-22)
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The 1996-97 season was the 85th year of football played by Dundee United, and covered the period from 1996-07-01 to 1997-06-30. 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.

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[edit] Season review

United finished the Scottish Premier Division 1996-97 season in 3rd 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.

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'.[1]

[edit] Match results

Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1996-97 season.[2] The team finished third in the Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the fourth round of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Aberdeen and lost narrowly in the Coca-Cola Cup quarter-finals to Rangers.

[edit] Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

[edit] Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 Aug 1996 Motherwell H 1-1 8,127 McSwegan
17 Aug 1996 Hibernian H 0-1 8,589
24 Aug 1996 Rangers A 0-1 48,285
07 Sep 1996 Hearts A 0-1 11,858
14 Sep 1996 Celtic H 1-2 12,152 McSwegan
21 Sep 1996 Raith Rovers A 2-3 5,077 McSwegan, Hannah
28 Sep 1996 Aberdeen H 1-0 10,359 McSwegan
12 Oct 1996 Kilmarnock H 0-0 7,365 McSwegan
19 Oct 1996 Dunfermline A 1-1 6,982 Winters
26 Oct 1996 Hearts H 1-0 9,353 Winters
02 Nov 1996 Motherwell A 3-1 5,814 Olofsson, McKinnon, Winters
16 Nov 1996 Aberdeen A 3-3 13,800 McLaren, Winters, Olofsson
23 Nov 1996 Raith Rovers H 1-2 8,028 Duffy
30 Nov 1996 Dunfermline H 1-1 7,646 Winters
07 Dec 1996 Kilmarnock A 2-0 5,814 Olofsson (2)
10 Dec 1996 Rangers H 1-0 12,529 Own goal (Gough)
14 Dec 1996 Hibernian A 1-1 8,250 McLaren
21 Dec 1996 Celtic A 0-1 46,590
26 Dec 1996 Motherwell H 2-0 8,072 McSwegan, Hannah
28 Dec 1996 Raith Rovers A 1-0 5,762 Olofsson
01 Jan 1997 Aberdeen H 4-0 9,736 Winters, Pressley (2), Olofsson
04 Jan 1997 Kilmarnock H 2-0 8,508 Malpas, McKinnon
11 Jan 1997 Dunfermline A 3-1 7,698 Olofsson (2), McInally
18 Jan 1997 Hearts A 2-1 12,777 Olofsson, McKinnon
01 Feb 1997 Celtic H 1-0 12,600 McSwegan
08 Feb 1997 Hibernian H 0-0 9,219
22 Feb 1997 Kilmarnock A 3-2 6,054 McKinnon (3)
01 Mar 1997 Dunfermline H 2-1 8,160 McLaren, Olofsson
12 Mar 1997 Rangers A 2-0 49,192 Winters, Olofsson
15 Mar 1997 Aberdeen A 1-1 13,645 Olofsson
22 Mar 1997 Raith Rovers H 2-1 6,387 Winters (2)
05 Apr 1997 Hibernian A 0-2 11,010
19 Apr 1997 Motherwell A 1-1 5,500 Zetterlund
03 May 1997 Hearts H 1-0 7,405 McSwegan
07 May 1997 Rangers H 0-1 12,180
10 May 1997 Celtic A 0-3 46,758

[edit] Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 Jan 1997 Stirling A 2-0 3,300 Winters, McSwegan
16 Feb 1997 Hearts A 1-1 14,833 Own goal
25 Feb 1997 Hearts H 1-0 12,283 Winters
08 Mar 1997 Motherwell H 4-1 12,283 McLaren, Winters, Olofsson
14 Apr 1997 Kilmarnock N 0-0 12,391
22 Apr 1997 Kilmarnock N 0-1 9,225

[edit] Coca-Cola Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 Aug 1996 Stirling A 2-1 1,683 Winters, Coyle
03 Sep 1996 Dundee H 2-2 11,839 Coyle, McSwegan

Dundee beat United 4-3 on penalty kicks

[edit] Player details

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.[3]

No. Nat. Position Player Total Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Coca-Cola Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flag of the Netherlands GK Sieb Dykstra 28 0 22 0 6 0 0 0
Flag of England GK Lance Key 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland GK Ally Maxwell 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
Flag of the Netherlands DF Armand Benneker 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland DF Neil Duffy 17 1 13 1 2 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland DF Stewart McKimmie 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Jamie McQuilken 11 0 9 0 0 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland DF Maurice Malpas 32 1 26 1 6 0 0 0
Flag of Norway DF Erik Pedersen 31 0 25 0 6 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Mark Perry 43 0 35 0 6 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland DF Steven Pressley 43 2 36 2 5 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland DF Rab Shannon 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Paul Black 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Dave Bowman 30 0 27 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland MF Jamie Dolan 19 0 13 0 6 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Craig Easton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF David Hannah 11 2 11 2 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Grant Johnson 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Jim McInally 20 1 16 1 4 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ray McKinnon 31 6 24 6 5 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland MF Andy McLaren 41 6 34 4 6 2 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Sandy Robertson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF David Sinclair 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Paul Walker 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
Flag of Sweden MF Jonas Wirmola 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Sweden MF Lars Zetterlund 32 0 25 0 1 0 6 0
Flag of Ireland FW Owen Coyle 11 2 9 0 0 0 2 2
Flag of Scotland FW Gary McSwegan 38 9 30 7 6 1 2 1
Flag of Sweden FW Kjell Olofsson 31 13 25 12 6 1 0 0
Flag of Scotland FW Steven Thompson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland FW Robbie Winters 43 12 36 8 5 3 2 1

[edit] 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.[3]

Name League Cups Total
Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson 12 1 Scored 13
Winters, RobbieRobbie Winters 8 4 Scored 12
McSwegan, GaryGary McSwegan 7 2 Scored 09
McKinnon, RayRay McKinnon 6 Scored 06
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren 3 2 Scored 05
goal, OwnOwn goal 2 1 Scored 03
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 2 Scored 02
Pressley, StevenSteven Pressley 2 Scored 02
Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle 2 Scored 02
Duffy, NeilNeil Duffy 1 Scored 01
McInally, JimJim McInally 1 Scored 01
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas 1 Scored 01
Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund 1 Scored 01

[edit] Discipline

United had three players sent off and seventeen players received at least one caution. In total, the team received three red cards and [3]

Name Cautions Dismissals
Bowman, DaveDave Bowman Booked 4 Sent off 1
McKimmie, StewartStewart McKimmie Booked 1 Sent off 1
Pressley, StevenSteven Pressley Sent off 1
McKinnon, RayRay McKinnon Booked 7
Perry, MarkMark Perry Booked 4
Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund Booked 4
Pedersen, ErikErik Pedersen Booked 3
Benneker, ArmandArmand Benneker Booked 2
Dolan, JamieJamie Dolan Booked 2
McInally, JimJim McInally Booked 2
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren Booked 2
McSwegan, GaryGary McSwegan Booked 2
Dykstra, SiebSieb Dykstra Booked 1
Easton, CraigCraig Easton Booked 1
Johnson, GrantGrant Johnson Booked 1
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas Booked 1
Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson Booked 1
Wirmola, JonasJonas Wirmola Booked 1

Note: disciplinary statistics are missing for Coca-Cola match vs Dundee and Scottish Cup matches vs Kilmarnock

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

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.

Date Player From Fee (£)
26 Jul 1996 Flag of England Key, LanceLance Key Sheff Wed Free[4]
01 Aug 1996 Flag of Scotland Duffy, NeilNeil Duffy Dundee Unknown[5]
01 Aug 1996 Flag of the Netherlands Benneker, ArmandArmand Benneker MVV Bosman[6]
03 Oct 1996 Flag of Scotland McInally, JimJim McInally Raith Rovers Unknown[7]
30 Oct 1996 Flag of Sweden Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund Örebro £0,100,000[8]
01 Nov 1996 Flag of Sweden Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson Moss £0,400,000[9]
01 Nov 1996 Flag of Norway Pedersen, ErikErik Pedersen Viking Unknown[10]
04 Dec 1996 Flag of the Netherlands Dykstra, SiebSieb Dykstra Q.P.R. £0,050,000[11]
07 Jan 1997 Flag of Scotland Dolan, JamieJamie Dolan Motherwell Swap[12]
01 Jan 1997 Flag of Sweden Wirmola, JonasJonas Wirmola Unattached Free[13]
31 Jan 1997 Flag of Scotland Sinclair, DavidDavid Sinclair Millwall £0,090,000[14]
19 Mar 1997 Flag of Scotland McKimmie, StewartStewart McKimmie Aberdeen Free[15]

[edit] Out

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.

Date Player To Fee
01 Jul 1996 Flag of Scotland Brewster, CraigCraig Brewster Ionikos Bosman[16]
07 Aug 1996 Flag of Scotland Welsh, BrianBrian Welsh Hibernian £0,200,000[17]
12 Aug 1996 Flag of Scotland Dailly, ChristianChristian Dailly Derby County £0,500,000[18]
06 Sep 1996 Flag of Ireland O'Hanlon, KelhamKelham O'Hanlon Preston North End £0,000,012[19]
20 Oct 1996 Flag of Scotland Shannon, RabRab Shannon Hibernian Unknown[20]
28 Dec 1996 Flag of Scotland Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah Celtic £0,650,000[21]
07 Jan 1997 Flag of Ireland Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle Motherwell Swap[22]
19 Jan 1997 Flag of Scotland Crabbe, ScottScott Crabbe Falkirk Unknown[23]
31 Jan 1997 Flag of Sweden Wirmola, JonasJonas Wirmola Released Free[13]
14 Mar 1997 Flag of England Key, LanceLance Key Sheffield United Free[4]

[edit] Playing kit

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Home colours
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Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for the first time by Telewest Communications.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Programme of the Year Awards. Programme Monthly & Football Collectible.
  2. ^ Dundee Utd 1996/1997 results and fixtures (HTML). Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  3. ^ a b c Dundee Utd 1996/1997 player appearances (HTML). Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  4. ^ a b The Internet Soccer Database: Lance Key. Soccerbase.
  5. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Duffy. Soccerbase.
  6. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Armand Benneker. Soccerbase.
  7. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Jim McInally. Soccerbase.
  8. ^ Player A to Z: Lars Zetterlund. Glenrothes Arabs.
  9. ^ Player A to Z: Kjell Olofsson. Glenrothes Arabs.
  10. ^ Player A to Z: Erik Pedersen. Glenrothes Arabs.
  11. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Sieb Dykstra. Soccerbase.
  12. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Jamie Dolan. Soccerbase.
  13. ^ a b The Internet Soccer Database: Jonas Wirmola. Soccerbase.
  14. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: David Sinclair. Soccerbase.
  15. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Stewart McKimmie. Soccerbase.
  16. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Craig Brewster. Soccerbase.
  17. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Brian Welsh. Soccerbase.
  18. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Christian Dailly. Soccerbase.
  19. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Kelham O'Hanlon. Soccerbase.
  20. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Rab Shannon. Soccerbase.
  21. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: David Hannah. Soccerbase.
  22. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Owen Coyle. Soccerbase.
  23. ^ The Internet Soccer Database: Scott Crabbe. Soccerbase.

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