1999–2000 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United F.C.
1999–2000 season
Chairman Jim McLean
Manager Paul Sturrock
Scottish Premier League 8th
W:11 D:6 L:19 F:34 A:57 P:39
Tennent's Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
CIS Insurance Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Billy Dodds (9)
All: Billy Dodds (10)
Highest home attendance 12,375 (vs Celtic, 15 August)
Lowest home attendance 5,908 (vs Motherwell, 13 May)
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 season was the 91st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1999-07-01 to 2000-06-30. United finished in eighth place, an improvement on last year's ninth-place finish, despite accumulating fewer points in this campaign.

United were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions by Aberdeen - in the League Cup semi-finals and the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, both by a score of 1–0.

Contents

Review and events

United sold top scorer Billy Dodds to Rangers at the start of December and immediately the club's fortunes changed. Sitting third in the league, the club would win only one of the next fourteen league games and three in total for the rest of the season. In fact, United lost 11 of the last 13 matches, consigning them to eighth place. Such was Dodds' impact that he finished top scorer, despite only playing the first four months of the season with the club.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1999–2000 season.[1] The team finished eighth in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the quarter-finals stage, losing 1–0 to Aberdeen. The same team knocked United out of the CIS Insurance Cup, this time at the semi-final stage. Both matches finished 1–0.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
31 July 1999 Dundee H 2–1 11,693 Sköldmark, Ferraz
7 August 1999 Motherwell A 2–2 6,791 Dodds, Ferraz
15 August 1999 Celtic H 2–1 12,375 Easton, Dodds
21 August 1999 Rangers A 1–4 48,849 de Vos
29 August 1999 Kilmarnock H 0–0 6,621
11 September 1999 Hibernian H 3–1 8,167 Talesnikov, Hannah, Dodds
18 September 1999 Aberdeen A 2–1 11,814 Hannah, Dodds
25 September 1999 Hearts H 0–2 8,510
17 October 1999 Dundee A 2–0 9,484 Dodds, Thompson
23 October 1999 Motherwell H 0–2 6,213
27 October 1999 St. Johnstone A 0–1 4,236 Dodds
31 October 1999 Hibernian A 2–3 11,073 Dodds, Talesnikov
6 November 1999 Aberdeen H 3–1 8,170 Dodds (2), Paterson
20 November 1999 Kilmarnock A 1–1 7,012 Hannah
27 November 1999 St. Johnstone H 1–0 6,367 Talesnikov
5 December 1999 Hearts A 0–3 10,598
12 December 1999 Dundee H 1–0 9,185 Ferraz
18 December 1999 Celtic A 1–4 59,120 Ferraz
27 December 1999 Aberdeen A 1–3 16,686 Hannah
22 January 2000 Hibernian H 0–0 7,457
2 February 2000 Rangers H 0–4 11,241
26 February 2000 St. Johnstone A 0–2 4,732
4 March 2000 Hearts H 0–1 6,928
15 March 2000 Kilmarnock H 2–2 6,966 Hannah, Ferraz
25 March 2000 Aberdeen H 1–1 6,723 Ferraz
1 April 2000 Hibernian A 0–1 10,261
4 April 2000 Rangers A 0–3 45,721
8 April 2000 Kilmarnock A 0–1 6,037
15 April 2000 Rangers H 0–2 11,149
19 April 2000 Motherwell A 3–1 4,271 Mathie, Hannah, de Vos
22 April 2000 Hearts A 2–1 12,604 Mathie (2)
29 April 2000 St. Johnstone H 0–1 6,243
2 May 2000 Celtic H 0–1 7,449
6 May 2000 Dundee A 0–3 8,581
13 May 2000 Motherwell H 1–2 5,908 Hamilton
21 May 2000 St. Johnstone A 0–2 47,586

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 January 2000 Airdrieonians H 4–1 5,172 Hannah (2), Mathie, Ferraz
19 February 2000 Alloa A 2–2 2,570 Hamilton (2)
22 February 2000 Alloa H 4–0 4,913 Preget, Hamilton, Thompson (2)
12 March 2000 Aberdeen H 0–1 6,733

CIS Insurance Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 1999 Ross County H 3-1 4,682 Ferraz, Thompson (2)
12 October 1999 St. Johnstone A 2–1 4,805 Davidson, Talesnikov
1 December 1999 Motherwell H 3–2 5,086 Dodds, Easton, Thompson
13 February 2000 Aberdeen N 0–1 9,500

Player details

During the 1999-00 season, United used 29 different players, with a further three named as substitutes who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]

No. Nat Pos Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Scottish Cup CIS Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Alan Combe 43 0 35 0 4 0 4 0
2 DF Bernard Pascual 39 0 32 0 3 0 4 0
3 DF Maurice Malpas 17 0 12 0 2 0 3 0
4 MF David Hannah 41 8 33 6 4 2 4 0
5 DF Jason de Vos 40 2 35 2 2 0 3 0
6 DF Siggi Jonsson 16 0 14 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF Craig Easton 38 2 32 1 3 0 3 1
8 DF Magnus Sköldmark 14 1 11 1 2 0 1 0
9 FW Alex Mathie 17 4 12 3 3 1 2 0
10 FW Joaquim Ferraz 36 8 28 6 4 1 4 1
11 MF Tony Smith 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
12 DF Scott McCulloch 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK Paul Gallacher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Billy Dodds 18 10 15 9 0 0 3 1
15 MF Jan Talesnikov 30 4 25 3 2 0 3 1
16 DF Iain Jenkins 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF Darren Patterson 10 0 6 0 1 0 3 0
18 MF Jim Paterson 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW Steven Thompson 34 6 27 1 3 2 4 3
20 DF David Worrell 15 0 13 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF David Partridge 37 0 29 0 4 0 4 0
24 DF Jean-Pierre Delaunay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Antoine Preget 7 1 4 0 2 1 1 0
25 FW Stephen McConalogue 18 0 16 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF Hugh Davidson 29 1 23 0 3 0 3 1
27 MF Tassos Venetis 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
28 MF David Byrne 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Raphael Bove 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW Jim Hamilton 16 4 13 1 3 3 0 0
30 DF John McQuillan 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
31 FW Sean O'Connor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Leigh Jenkinson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Thirteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 52 goals in total. Despite leaving the club in early December and playing only eighteen matches, Billy Dodds was the top goalscorer, scoring ten goals.[2]

Name League Cups Total
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 9 1 10
Ferraz, JoaquimJoaquim Ferraz 6 2 08
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 6 2 08
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 1 5 06
Mathie, AlexAlex Mathie 3 1 04
Talesnikov, JanJan Talesnikov 3 1 04
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton 1 3 04
Vos JasonJason de Vos 2 0 02
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 0 2 02
Paterson, JimJim Paterson 1 0 01
Skoldmark, MagnusMagnus Sköldmark 1 0 01
Davidson, HughHugh Davidson 0 1 01
Preget, AntoineAntoine Preget 0 1 01

Discipline

During the 1999–2000 season, eight United players were sent off, and twenty players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received eight dismissals and 70 cautions.[2]

Name Cautions Dismissals
Ferraz, JoaquimJoaquim Ferraz 06 1
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 06 1
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 04 1
Pascual, BernardBernard Pascual 03 1
Patterson, DarrenDarren Patterson 03 1
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 02 1
Preget, AntoineAntoine Preget 01 1
McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken 1
Partridge, DavidDavid Partridge 12
Talesnikov, JanJan Talesnikov 09
Combe, AlanAlan Combe 05
Jonsson, SiggiSiggi Jonsson 04
Vos, JasonJason de Vos 04
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 03
McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan 03
Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton 01
Jenkinson, LeighLeigh Jenkinson 01
Mathie, AlexAlex Mathie 01
Paterson, JimJim Paterson 01
Skoldmark, MagnusMagnus Sköldmark 01
Venetis, TassosTassos Venetis 01

Transfers

In

Nine players were signed during the 1999-2000 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £750,000.

The players that joined Dundee United during the 1999-07 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

Date Player From Fee (£)
1 July 1999 Smith, TonyTony Smith Airdrie Bosman[3]
5 August 1999 Telesnikov, JanJan Telesnikov Beitar Jerusalem £450,000[3]
17 August 1999 Byrne, DavidDavid Byrne Shelbourne Free[3]
23 September 1999 Bove, RaphaelRaphael Bove Unattached (ex-Heerenveen) Free[3]
20 October 1999 Onstad, PatPat Onstad Rochester Rhinos £60,000[3]
19 January 2000 Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton Aberdeen £150,000[3]
17 February 2000 McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan St. Johnstone £50,000[3]
1 March 2000 O'Connor, SeanSean O'Connor Hednesford Town £30,000[3]
23 March 2000 Jenkinson, LeighLeigh Jenkinson Unattached (ex-Hearts) Free[3]
8 June 2000 Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree Bolton Wanderers Free[4]
8 June 2000 Buchan, JamieJamie Buchan Aberdeen Free[5]

Out

Seven players left the club during the season with only one transfer - Billy Dodds to Rangers - bringing in a fee (£1.3m). The club made a transfer profit of around £500k for the season.

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

Date Player To Fee
1 October 1999 Mols, TonnyTonny Mols Clyde Released[3]
30 November 1999 Bove, RaphaelRaphael Bove Livorno Released[3]
30 November 1999 Delaunay, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Delaunay Released (Retired) Free[3]
5 December 1999 Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds Rangers £1,300,000[3]
20 December 1999 McNally, MarkMark McNally Ayr United Released[3]
11 April 2000 Preget, AntoineAntoine Preget Panionios Released[3]
25 April 2000 Jonsson, SiggiSiggi Jonsson ÍA Released[3]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for the fourth consecutive season by Telewest.

Trivia

References

  1. ^ "Dundee Utd 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=129. Retrieved 18 December 2000. 
  2. ^ a b c "Dundee Utd 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=136. Retrieved 23 November 2000. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=129. Retrieved 23 October 2007. 
  4. ^ "United sign Hasney Aljofree". Dundee United F.C.. 8 June 2000. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=498&cd=2000&cd1=6. 
  5. ^ "Jamie Buchan joins United". Dundee United F.C.. 8 June 2000. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=3&nID=499&cd=2000&cd1=6. 

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