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.

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
31 July 1999 DundeeH2–111,693Sköldmark, Ferraz
7 August 1999 MotherwellA2–26,791Dodds, Ferraz
15 August 1999 CelticH2–112,375Easton, Dodds
21 August 1999 RangersA1–448,849de Vos
29 August 1999 KilmarnockH0–06,621
11 September 1999 HibernianH3–18,167Talesnikov, Hannah, Dodds
18 September 1999 AberdeenA2–111,814Hannah, Dodds
25 September 1999 HeartsH0–28,510
17 October 1999 DundeeA2–09,484Dodds, Thompson
23 October 1999 MotherwellH0–26,213
27 October 1999 St. JohnstoneA0–14,236Dodds
31 October 1999 HibernianA2–311,073Dodds, Talesnikov
6 November 1999 AberdeenH3–18,170Dodds (2), Paterson
20 November 1999 KilmarnockA1–17,012Hannah
27 November 1999 St. JohnstoneH1–06,367Talesnikov
5 December 1999 HeartsA0–310,598
12 December 1999 DundeeH1–09,185Ferraz
18 December 1999 CelticA1–459,120Ferraz
27 December 1999 AberdeenA1–316,686Hannah
22 January 2000 HibernianH0–07,457
2 February 2000 RangersH0–411,241
26 February 2000 St. JohnstoneA0–24,732
4 March 2000 HeartsH0–16,928
15 March 2000 KilmarnockH2–26,966Hannah, Ferraz
25 March 2000 AberdeenH1–16,723Ferraz
1 April 2000 HibernianA0–110,261
4 April 2000 RangersA0–345,721
8 April 2000 KilmarnockA0–16,037
15 April 2000 RangersH0–211,149
19 April 2000 MotherwellA3–14,271Mathie, Hannah, de Vos
22 April 2000 HeartsA2–112,604Mathie (2)
29 April 2000 St. JohnstoneH0–16,243
2 May 2000 CelticH0–17,449
6 May 2000 DundeeA0–38,581
13 May 2000 MotherwellH1–25,908Hamilton
21 May 2000 CelticA0–247,586

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 January 2000 AirdrieoniansH4–15,172Hannah (2), Mathie, Ferraz
19 February 2000 AlloaA2–22,570Hamilton (2)
22 February 2000 AlloaH4–04,913Preget, Hamilton, Thompson (2)
12 March 2000 AberdeenH0–16,733

CIS Insurance Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 1999 Ross CountyH3-14,682Ferraz, Thompson (2)
12 October 1999 St. JohnstoneA2–14,805Davidson, Talesnikov
1 December 1999 MotherwellH3–25,086Dodds, Easton, Thompson
13 February 2000 AberdeenN0–19,500

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. Pos Nat Player TotalBank of Scotland Premierleague Scottish Cup CIS Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Alan Combe 43 0 35 0 4 0 4 0
2 DF France Bernard Pascual 39 0 32 0 3 0 4 0
3 DF Scotland Maurice Malpas 17 0 12 0 2 0 3 0
4 MF Scotland David Hannah 41 8 33 6 4 2 4 0
5 DF Canada Jason de Vos 40 2 35 2 2 0 3 0
6 DF Iceland Siggi Jonsson 16 0 14 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland Craig Easton 38 2 32 1 3 0 3 1
8 DF Sweden Magnus Sköldmark 14 1 11 1 2 0 1 0
9 FW Scotland Alex Mathie 17 4 12 3 3 1 2 0
10 FW Portugal Joaquim Ferraz 36 8 28 6 4 1 4 1
11 MF Scotland Tony Smith 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
12 DF Scotland Scott McCulloch 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK Scotland Paul Gallacher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland Billy Dodds 18 10 15 9 0 0 3 1
15 MF Israel Jan Talesnikov 30 4 25 3 2 0 3 1
16 DF Northern Ireland Iain Jenkins 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF Northern Ireland Darren Patterson 10 0 6 0 1 0 3 0
18 MF Scotland Jim Paterson 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 34 6 27 1 3 2 4 3
20 DF Republic of Ireland David Worrell 15 0 13 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF Wales David Partridge 37 0 29 0 4 0 4 0
24 DF France Jean-Pierre Delaunay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF France Antoine Preget 7 1 4 0 2 1 1 0
25 FW Scotland Stephen McConalogue 18 0 16 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF Scotland Hugh Davidson 29 1 23 0 3 0 3 1
27 MF Greece Tassos Venetis 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland David Byrne 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Australia Raphael Bove 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton 16 4 13 1 3 3 0 0
30 DF Scotland John McQuillan 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
31 FW England Sean O'Connor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Wales 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]

NameLeagueCupsTotal
style="text-align:left"|Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds91 10
style="text-align:left"|Ferraz, JoaquimJoaquim Ferraz62 8
style="text-align:left"|Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah62 8
style="text-align:left"|Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson15 6
style="text-align:left"|Mathie, AlexAlex Mathie31 4
style="text-align:left"|Talesnikov, JanJan Talesnikov31 4
style="text-align:left"|Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton13 4
style="text-align:left"|Vos JasonJason de Vos20 2
style="text-align:left"|Easton, CraigCraig Easton02 2
style="text-align:left"|Paterson, JimJim Paterson10 1
style="text-align:left"|Skoldmark, MagnusMagnus Sköldmark10 1
style="text-align:left"|Davidson, HughHugh Davidson01 1
style="text-align:left"|Preget, AntoineAntoine Preget01 1

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]

NameCautionsDismissals
style="text-align:left"|Ferraz, JoaquimJoaquim Ferraz 6Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah 6Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|Easton, CraigCraig Easton 4Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|Pascual, BernardBernard Pascual 3Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|Patterson, DarrenDarren Patterson 3Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson 2Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|Preget, AntoineAntoine Preget 1Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken Red card 1
style="text-align:left"|Partridge, DavidDavid Partridge 12
style="text-align:left"|Talesnikov, JanJan Talesnikov 9
style="text-align:left"|Combe, AlanAlan Combe 5
style="text-align:left"|Jonsson, SiggiSiggi Jonsson 4
style="text-align:left"|Vos, JasonJason de Vos 4
style="text-align:left"|Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 3
style="text-align:left"|McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan 3
style="text-align:left"|Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton 1
style="text-align:left"|Jenkinson, LeighLeigh Jenkinson 1
style="text-align:left"|Mathie, AlexAlex Mathie 1
style="text-align:left"|Paterson, JimJim Paterson 1
style="text-align:left"|Skoldmark, MagnusMagnus Sköldmark 1
style="text-align:left"|Venetis, TassosTassos Venetis 1

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 Scotland Smith, TonyTony Smith Airdrie Bosman[3]
5 August 1999 Israel Telesnikov, JanJan Telesnikov Beitar Jerusalem £450,000[3]
17 August 1999 Republic of Ireland Byrne, DavidDavid Byrne Shelbourne Free[3]
23 September 1999 Australia Bove, RaphaelRaphael Bove Unattached (ex-Heerenveen) Free[3]
20 October 1999 Canada Onstad, PatPat Onstad Rochester Rhinos £60,000[3]
19 January 2000 Scotland Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton Aberdeen £150,000[3]
17 February 2000 Scotland McQuillan, JohnJohn McQuillan St. Johnstone £50,000[3]
1 March 2000 England O'Connor, SeanSean O'Connor Hednesford Town £30,000[3]
23 March 2000 Wales Jenkinson, LeighLeigh Jenkinson Unattached (ex-Hearts) Free[3]
8 June 2000 England Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree Bolton Wanderers Free[4]
8 June 2000 England 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 Belgium Mols, TonnyTonny Mols Clyde Released[3]
30 November 1999 Australia Bove, RaphaelRaphael Bove Livorno Released[3]
30 November 1999 France Delaunay, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Delaunay Released (Retired) Free[3]
5 December 1999 Scotland Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds Rangers £1,300,000[3]
20 December 1999 Scotland McNally, MarkMark McNally Ayr United Released[3]
11 April 2000 France Preget, AntoineAntoine Preget Panionios Released[3]
25 April 2000 Iceland 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. Retrieved 18 December 2000. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dundee Utd 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 November 2000. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "United sign Hasney Aljofree". Dundee United F.C. 8 June 2000.
  5. ↑ "Jamie Buchan joins United". Dundee United F.C. 8 June 2000.

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