1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1998–99 season
Chairman Jim McLean
Manager Tommy McLean (until 1998-09-05)
Paul Sturrock (from 1998-09-05)
Scottish Premier League 9th
W:8 D:10 L:18 F:37 A:48 P:34
Tennent's Scottish Cup Semi-finals
Coca-Cola Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Billy Dodds (16)
All: Billy Dodds (17)
Highest home attendance 12,788 (vs Rangers, (1998-09-12)
Lowest home attendance 6,449 (vs Dunfermline, (1998-09-23)
← 1997–98 1999–00 →

Contents

Season review

United finished the 1998–99 SPL season in 9th place with 34 points, in the SPL's debut season.

The cup campaigns brought mixed fortunes: a League Cup 3rd round exit to Ross County was bettered by a Scottish Cup semi-final loss to Celtic.

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

Main article: Scottish Premier League 1998-99

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 1998-99

Coca-Cola Cup

Main article: Scottish League Cup 1998-99

Player details

During the 1998-99 season, United used 35 different players comprising 11 nationalities, plus two unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[1]

No. Nat Pos Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup Coca-Cola Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Sieb Dijkstra 36 0 27 0 7 0 2 0
13 GK Alan Combe 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Iain Jenkins 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Maurice Malpas 37 0 31 0 4 0 2 0
4 DF Siggi Jonsson 18 1 14 1 4 0 0 0
5 DF Darren Patterson 28 1 24 0 3 1 1 0
6 DF Erik Pedersen 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF Mark McNally 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Neil Duffy 20 1 15 0 5 1 0 0
21 DF Jason de Vos 31 0 25 0 6 0 0 0
35 DF Bernard Pascual 18 0 16 0 0 0 2 0
36 DF Scott McCulloch 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF David Partridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF David Worrell 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Lars Zetterlund 24 1 21 1 2 0 1 0
9 MF David Hannah 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Jamie Dolan 8 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
15 MF Joe Miller 33 2 24 2 7 0 2 0
20 MF Magnus Sköldmark 33 1 25 0 6 1 2 0
23 MF Tonny Mols 16 0 11 0 3 0 2 0
25 MF Neil Murray 6 1 4 0 2 1 0 0
26 MF John Eustace 13 1 11 1 2 0 0 0
30 MF Jim Paterson 15 0 10 0 5 0 0 0
11 MF Craig Easton 37 1 30 1 6 0 1 0
37 MF Brian McLaughlin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Jose Valeriani 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Kjell Olofsson 43 10 34 7 7 3 2 0
9 FW Roger Boli 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 1
12 FW Gary McSwegan 7 4 5 3 0 0 2 1
12 FW Alex Mathie 28 2 22 2 6 0 0 0
14 FW Robbie Winters 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
14 FW Billy Dodds 28 2 22 2 6 0 0 0
17 MF Andy McLaren 12 0 8 0 3 0 1 0
19 FW Steven Thompson 19 1 15 1 4 0 0 0
52 FW Stephen McConalogue 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

United had 17 players score with the team scoring 47 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Billy Dodds, who finished the season with 17 goals.[1]

Name League Cups Total
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 16 1 17
Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson 7 3 10
McSwegan, GaryGary McSwegan 3 1 04
Mathie, AlexAlex Mathie 2 0 02
Miller, JoeJoe Miller 2 0 02
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 1 0 01
Eustace, JohnJohn Eustace 1 0 01
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 1 0 01
Jonsson, SiggiSiggi Jonsson 1 0 01
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 1 0 01
Winters, RobbieRobbie Winters 1 0 01
Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund 1 0 01
Boli, RogerRoger Boli 0 1 01
Duffy, NeilNeil Duffy 0 1 01
Murray, NeilNeil Murray 0 1 01
Patterson, DarrenDarren Patterson 0 1 01
Skoldmark, MagnusMagnus Sköldmark 0 1 01

Discipline

During the 1998–99 season, four United players were sent off and 23 players received at least one caution. In total, the team received four red cards and x yellows.[1]

Name Cautions Dismissals
Patterson, DarrenDarren Patterson 7 1
Skoldmark, MagnusMagnus Sköldmark 2 1
Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson 1
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 1
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas 6
Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund 6
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 4
Jonsson, SiggiSiggi Jonsson 4
de Vos, JasonJason de Vos 4
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 3
Dolan, JamieJamie Dolan 2
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 2
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren 2
Pedersen, ErikErik Pedersen 2
Combe, AlanAlan Combe 1
Dykstra, SiebSieb Dykstra 1
Eustace, JohnJohn Eustace 1
Jenkins, IainIain Jenkins 1
McSwegan, GaryGary McSwegan 1
Miller, JoeJoe Miller 1
Mols, TonnyTonny Mols 1
Pascual, BernardBernard Pascual 1
Paterson, JimJim Paterson 1
Worrell, DavidDavid Worrell 1

Transfers

In

Seventeen players were signed during the 1998–99 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of over £1.75m. One loan signing was also made during the season.

The players that joined Dundee United during the 1998–99 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

Date Player From Fee (£)
12 June 1998 Combe, AlanAlan Combe St. Mirren Bosman[2]
1 July 1998 Miller, JoeJoe Miller Aberdeen Free[3]
9 July 1998 McNally, MarkMark McNally Stoke City Free[2]
10 July 1998 Patterson, DarrenDarren Patterson Luton Town Bosman[4]
15 July 1998 Boli, RogerRoger Boli Walsall £0,150,000[4]
31 July 1998 Mols, TonnyTonny Mols Lokeren Free[4]
31 July 1998 Valeriani, JoseJose Valeriani Unattached Free[4]
6 August 1998 Pascual, BernardBernard Pascual Le Havre Bosman[4]
23 September 1998 Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds Aberdeen Swap[4]
12 October 1998 VJason de Vos Darlington £0,400,000[4]
16 October 1998 Mathie, AlexAlex Mathie Ipswich Town £0,600,000[4]
5 February 1999 Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah Celtic £0,300,000[4]
11 February 1999 Murray, NeilNeil Murray Unattached (ex-Rangers Free[4]
26 February 1999 McCulloch, ScottScott McCulloch Dunfermline Athletic £0,300,000[4]
11 March 1999 Partridge, DavidDavid Partridge West Ham £0,040,000[4]
29 March 1999 Worrell, DavidDavid Worrell Blackburn Rovers £0,050,000[4]
1 April 1999 McLaughlin, BrianBrian McLaughlin Unattached (ex-Celtic Free[4]

Loans in

Date Player From Duration
19 February 1999 Eustace, JohnJohn Eustace Coventry City End of season[5]

Out

Fourteen players left the club during and at the end of the 1998–99 season, with one player also going out on loan. The club received £900k in transfer fees, amounting to around half of the transfer expenditure.

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

Date Player From Fee (£)
31 August 1998 Valeriani, JoseJose Valeriani Released Free[4]
23 September 1998 Winters, RobbieRobbie Winters Aberdeen £0,700,000[4]
10 October 1998 McSwegan, GaryGary McSwegan Heart of Midlothian Bosman[4]
16 October 1998 Sinclair, DavidDavid Sinclair Falkirk Free[4]
22 October 1998 Boli, RogerRoger Boli Bournemouth £0,100,000[4]
5 November 1998 Walker, PaulPaul Walker St. Mirren Released[4]
1 February 1998 Alsford, JulianJulian Alsford Chester City Released[4]
26 February 1999 Dolan, JamieJamie Dolan Dunfermline Athletic Swap[4]
25 March 1999 McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren Reading £0,100,000[4]
2 June 1999 Duffy, NeilNeil Duffy Ayr United Released[6]
11 June 1999 Dijkstra, SiebSieb Dijkstra Ipswich Town Released[7]
18 June 1999 Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson Moss Released[8]
23 June 1999 McLaughlin, BrianBrian McLaughlin Wigan Released[9]
30 June 1999 Murray, NeilNeil Murray Mainz Released[10]

Loans out

Date Player From Duration
18 September 1998 Alsford, JulianJulian Alsford Barnet 3 months[4]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for a third time by Telewest.

Trivia

References

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  2. ^ a b "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=127. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  3. ^ "Joe Miller". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5456. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/transfers_by_team.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=128. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  5. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: John Eustace". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=10543. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  6. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Duffy". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2191. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
  7. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Sieb Dykstra". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2245. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
  8. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Kjell Olofsson". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=11111. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
  9. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Brian McLaughlin". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5210. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
  10. ^ "The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Murray". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5732. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
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