1992–93 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1992–93 season
Chairman Jim McLean
Manager Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division 4th (UEFA Cup)
W19 D9 L16 F56 A49 P47
Tennent's Scottish Cup Fourth round
Skol Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Paddy Connolly (16)
All: Paddy Connolly (19)
Highest home attendance 13,515 (vs Rangers, 1992-09-26)
Lowest home attendance 4,200 (vs Airdrieonians, 1993-04-17)

The 1992-93 season was the 83rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1992-07-01 to 1993-06-30. United finished in fourth place in what was Jim McLean's final season as manager.

Contents

Season review

In February, Jim McLean announced he would resign as manager at the end of the season, ending 22 years in the post.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1992-93 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish 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 Skol Cup quarter-finals to Rangers.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Highlights
1 August 1992 Motherwell A 1–0 5,037 Ferguson
4 August 1992 Partick Thistle A 1–0 4,906 Connolly
8 August 1992 Hearts H 1–1 9,112 Ferguson
15 August 1992 Celtic A 0–2 30,520
22 August 1992 St. Johnstone H 2–1 7,353 O'Neil, Connolly
29 August 1992 Falkirk H 2–0 5,444 Ferguson (2)
2 September 1992 Hibernian A 1–2 7,752 Connolly
12 September 1992 Airdrieonians A 2–1 2,733 Ferguson (2)
19 September 1992 Dundee H 0–1 12,456
26 September 1992 Rangers H 0–4 13,515
3 October 1992 Aberdeen A 1–0 12,936 Ferguson
7 October 1992 Motherwell H 1–1 5,350 Connolly
17 October 1992 Hearts A 0–1 8,209
24 October 1992 Falkirk A 1–1 4,471 McInally
31 October 1992 Hibernian H 1–0 6,951 McInally
7 November 1992 St. Johnstone A 0–2 5,513
11 November 1992 Celtic H 1–1 11,096 Own goal
21 November 1992 Dundee A 3–1 12,018 Bollan, Connolly, Clark
28 November 1992 Airdrieonians H 0–0 5,178
1 December 1992 Partick Thistle H 2–1 5,241 McInally, O'Neil
12 December 1992 Aberdeen H 2–2 10,341 Crabbe, McKinlay
26 December 1992 Celtic A 1–0 22,852 Ferguson
2 January 1993 St. Johnstone H 1–2 10,318 Crabbe
5 January 1993 Rangers A 2–3 40,239 Welsh, Perry
16 January 1993 Hibernian A 1–2 5,531 McInally
23 January 1993 Falkirk H 2–1 5,626 Crabbe, Connolly
30 January 1993 Hearts H 0–1 7,723
2 February 1993 Motherwell A 0–2 3,783 Connolly
13 February 1993 Partick Thistle A 4–0 4,135 Crabbe, Connolly (2), Ferguson
20 February 1993 Rangers H 0–0 13,234
24 February 1993 Aberdeen A 0–0 12,500
27 February 1993 Dundee H 1–0 12,140 Ferguson
6 March 1993 Airdrieonians A 3–1 2,291 Ferguson, Connolly, Clark YouTube
9 March 1993 Motherwell H 0–0 5,134
13 March 1993 Hearts A 0–1 7,067
20 March 1993 St. Johnstone A 4–1 451 O'Neill, McInally, Connolly, O'Neil
27 March 1993 Celtic H 2–3 12,185 Connolly, Ferguson
8 April 1993 Falkirk A 2–1 3,599 Johnson, Connolly
12 April 1993 Hibernian H 0–3 5,167
17 April 1993 Airdrieonians H 3–0 4,200 Dailly, Bollan, Connolly
20 April 1993 Dundee A 4–0 9,589 Dailly (2), Bollan, Connolly
1 May 1993 Partick Thistle H 3–1 5,590 Connolly (2), O'Neill
8 May 1993 Rangers A 0–1 42,917
15 May 1993 Aberdeen H 1–4 9,078 Dailly

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 January Meadowbank Thistle H 3–1 5,263 Welsh, McKinlay, Ferguson
7 February Aberdeen A 0–1 14,155

Skol Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August Queen of the South H 6–0 4,512 McKinlay, Connolly (2), Johnson (2), Ferreyra
18 August St. Mirren H 3–0 5,586 O'Neil, Ferguson (2)
26 August Rangers H 2–3 15,716 Ferreyra, Connolly

Player details

During the 1992-93 season, United used 25 different players comprising five nationalities. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]

No. Nat Pos Player Total Scottish Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Skol Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Alan Main 48 0 43 0 2 0 3 0
GK Guido van de Kamp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Gary Bollan 16 3 15 3 1 0 0 0
DF John Clark 41 2 37 2 1 0 3 0
DF Alex Cleland 28 0 24 0 1 0 3 0
DF Fred van der Hoorn 36 0 32 0 1 0 3 0
DF Miodrag Krivokapić 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
DF Maurice Malpas 42 0 37 0 2 0 3 0
DF Dave Narey 31 0 28 0 1 0 2 0
DF Mark Perry 20 1 18 1 2 0 0 0
DF Brian Welsh 17 2 15 1 1 1 1 0
MF Dave Bowman 25 0 24 0 1 0 0 0
MF David Hannah 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Grant Johnson 21 3 17 1 1 0 3 2
MF Jim McInally 37 5 33 5 1 0 3 0
MF Billy McKinlay 39 3 36 1 2 1 1 1
MF Andy McLaren 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
MF John O'Neil 32 4 28 3 1 0 3 1
MF Michael O'Neill 25 2 25 2 0 0 0 0
MF Allan Preston 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Paddy Connolly 47 19 42 16 2 0 3 3
FW Scott Crabbe 29 4 27 4 2 0 0 0
FW Christian Dailly 15 4 14 4 1 0 0 0
FW Duncan Ferguson 33 15 30 12 1 1 2 2
FW Victor Ferreyra 10 2 7 0 0 0 3 2

Goalscorers

United had 14 players score with the team scoring 70 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Paddy Connolly, who finished the season with 19 goals.[2]

Name League Cups Total
Connolly, PaddyPaddy Connolly 16 3 19
Ferguson, DuncanDuncan Ferguson 12 3 15
McInally, JimJim McInally 5 0 05
Crabbe, ScottScott Crabbe 4 0 04
Dailly, ChristianChristian Dailly 4 0 04
O'Neil, JohnJohn O'Neil 3 1 04
Bollan, GaryGary Bollan 3 0 03
Johnson, GrantGrant Johnson 1 2 03
McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay 1 2 03
Clark, JohnJohn Clark 2 0 02
O'Neill, MichaelMichael O'Neill 2 0 02
Welsh, BrianBrian Welsh 1 1 02
Ferreyra, VictorVictor Ferreyra 0 2 02
Perry, MarkMark Perry 1 0 01
goals, OwnOwn goals 1 0 01

Discipline

During the 1992-93 season, three United players were sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.[3]

Name Dismissals
Bollan, GaryGary Bollan 1
Ferguson, DuncanDuncan Ferguson 1
McInally, JimJim McInally 1

Transfers

In

The club signed only one player - Scott Crabbe - during the season, as part of a swap deal. No money was spent on transfer fees.

Date Player From Fee (£)
3 October Crabbe, ScottScott Crabbe Heart of Midlothian Swap[4]

Out

Five players were sold by the club during the season with one as part of a swap deal. The club raised over £1.25m in transfer sales.

Date Player To Fee
1 July Thomson, Scott Y.Scott Y. Thomson Forfar Athletic Unknown[5]
14 July Jackson, DarrenDarren Jackson Hibernian £0,400,000[5]
1 August McKinnon, RayRay McKinnon Nottingham Forest £0,750,000[4]
3 October Preston, AllanAllan Preston Heart of Midlothian Swap[6]
27 February Ferreyra, VictorVictor Ferreyra Mitsubishi £0,175,000[7]

Playing kit

Home
colours
Away
colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for the final time, ending six years of association with the brewers.

Trivia

See also

References

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