1988–89 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1988–89 season
Chairman Jim McLean
Manager Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division 4th
W16 D12 L8 F44 A26 P44
Tennent's Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
Skol Cup Semi-finals
Cup Winners' Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Mixu Paatelainen (10)
All: Mixu Paatelainen (17)
Highest home attendance 20,071 (vs Rangers, 27 September)
Lowest home attendance 5,957 (vs St Mirren, 17 February)
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 season was the 80th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1988–89 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the quarter-finals of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to eventual runners-up Rangers and lost in the Skol Cup semi-finals to Aberdeen, who also finished as losers in the final. Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest knocked United out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the second round.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1988 St MirrenA1–05,832Clark
20 August 1988 CelticH1–018,769Gallacher
27 August 1988 AberdeenH2–213,128Clark, Meade
3 September 1988 DundeeA3–014,927Paatelainen (2), Gallacher
17 September 1988 HibernianH1–111,017Paatelainen
24 September 1988 MotherwellA2–13,559Redford (2)
27 September 1988 RangersH0–120,071
1 October 1988 HeartsH0–010,838
8 October 1988 HamiltonA4–03,538Meade, Paatelainen (2), McPhee
12 October 1988 CelticA0–136,870
22 October 1988 St MirrenH0–17,618
29 October 1988 MotherwellH1–16,266Paatelainen
2 November 1988 HibernianA1–110,000Meade
5 November 1988 DundeeH2–014,882Meade, Paatelainen
12 November 1988 AberdeenA1–115,000Preston
19 November 1988 HeartsA0–010,121
26 November 1988 HamiltonH1–06,357Bowman
3 December 1988 RangersA1–039,200Beaumont
10 December 1988 HibernianH4–19,963Own goal, French, Gallacher, McKinlay
17 December 1988 CelticH2–018,745Paatelainen, Baillie (o.g.)
31 December 1988 St MirrenA1–07,762Gallacher
3 January 1989 AberdeenH1–117,952French
7 January 1989 DundeeA1–016,332French
14 January 1989 HamiltonA5–04,000McInally, Gallacher (3), Paatelainen
21 January 1989 HeartsH0–013,674
11 February 1989 RangersH1–120,013Stevens (o.g.)
11 March 1989 St MirrenH1–48,320Malpas
14 March 1989 MotherwellA2–13,545Krivokapic, Gallacher
25 March 1989 CelticA0–136,870
1 April 1989 AberdeenA0–116,700
8 April 1989 DundeeH2–111,910Sturrock, Gallacher
22 April 1989 MotherwellH1–16,301Hegarty
29 April 1989 HibernianA2–17,700Irvine, Paatelainen
2 May 1989 RangersA0–239,058
6 May 1989 HeartsA0–08,613
13 May 1989 HamiltonH0–111,503

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 January 1989 DundeeA2–118,117Bowman, Meade
18 February 1989 AberdeenA1–123,600Paatelainen
22 February 1989 AberdeenH1–118,756Paatelainen
27 February 1989 AberdeenH1–021,095Paatelainen
21 March 1989 RangersA2–242,177Gallacher, Paatelainen
27 March 1989 RangersH0–121,872

Skol Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1988 Partick ThistleA2–04,500Paatelainen (2)
24 August 1988 St MirrenA3–15,970Paatelainen, Gallacher, Meade
31 August 1988 CelticH2–021,178Gallacher, Redford
20 September 1988 AberdeenN0–218,481

Cup Winners' Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 September 1988 Malta FlorianaA0–04,000
5 October 1988 Malta FlorianaH1–09,138Meade
26 October 1988 Romania Dinamo BucharestH1–110,594Beaumont
9 November 1988 Romania Dinamo BucharestA0–118,000

Player details

During the 1988–89 season, United used 31 different players comprising four nationalities. Maurice Malpas was the only player to play in every match. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Skol Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Billy Thomson 49 0 35 0 6 0 4 0 4 0
GK Scotland Scott Y. Thomson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Dave Beaumont 22 3 18 1 0 0 2 1 2 1
DF Scotland John Clark 30 2 20 2 4 0 3 0 3 0
DF Scotland Alex Cleland 12 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland Paul Hegarty 41 1 29 1 6 0 2 0 4 0
DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miodrag Krivokapić 29 1 22 1 6 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Gary McGinnis 16 0 11 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Maurice Malpas 50 1 36 1 6 0 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland Dave Narey 46 0 33 0 6 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland Brian Welsh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Charlie Adam 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Dave Bowman 39 2 28 1 3 1 4 0 4 0
MF Scotland Harry Curran 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Alan Irvine 7 3 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
MF Scotland Jim McInally 40 1 29 1 6 0 2 0 3 0
MF Scotland Billy McKinlay 41 1 30 1 4 0 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland Ray McKinnon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Gordon McLeod 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Joe McLeod 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Ian McPhee 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland John O'Neil 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Allan Preston 10 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland Ian Redford 15 3 9 2 0 0 3 1 3 0
FW Scotland Paddy Connolly 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Hamish French 25 3 18 3 2 0 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland Kevin Gallacher 44 12 31 9 5 1 4 2 4 0
FW England Raphael Meade 22 7 11 4 4 1 3 1 4 1
FW Scotland Darren Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Finland Mixu Paatelainen 45 17 33 10 6 4 3 3 3 0
FW Scotland Paul Sturrock 14 1 9 1 5 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

United had 17 players score with the team scoring 60 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Mixu Paatelainen, who finished the season with 17 goals.[3]

NameLeagueCupsTotal
Paatelainen, MixuMixu Paatelainen107 17
Gallacher, KevinKevin Gallacher93 12
Meade, RaphaelRaphael Meade43 7
French, HamishHamish French30 3
Redford, IanIan Redford21 3
goals, OwnOwn goals30 3
Clark, JohnJohn Clark20 2
Beaumont, DaveDave Beaumont11 2
Bowman, DaveDave Bowman11 2
Hegarty, PaulPaul Hegarty10 1
Irvine, AlanAlan Irvine10 1
Krivokapic, MiodragMiodrag Krivokapic10 1
McInally, JimJim McInally10 1
McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay10 1
McPhee, IanIan McPhee10 1
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas10 1
Preston, AllanAllan Preston10 1
Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock10 1

Transfers

In

The club signed four players during the season with a total public cost of at least £450,000 (one figure unknown).

Date Player From Fee (£)
3 August 1988 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krivokapic, MiodragMiodrag Krivokapic Red Star £0,250,000[4]
3 August 1988 England Meade, RaphaelRaphael Meade Unattached Free[5]
16 December 1988 Scotland Jackson, DarrenDarren Jackson Newcastle United £0,200,000[6]
00 April 1989 Scotland Adam, CharlieCharlie Adam Brechin City Unknown

Out

Seven players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of at least £1.1m (some figures unavailable). One player also retired.

Date Player To Fee
13 July 1988 Scotland Bannon, EamonnEamonn Bannon Heart of Midlothian £0,225,000[7]
00 July 1988 Scotland Ferguson, IainIain Ferguson Heart of Midlothian £0,320,000[8]
00 November 1988 Scotland McPhee, IanIan McPhee Airdrieonians Unknown
14 November 1988 Scotland Redford, IanIan Redford Ipswich Town £0,200,000[9]
16 November 1988 Scotland McLeod, GordonGordon McLeod Airdrieonians £0,100,000[10]
12 January 1989 Scotland Beaumont, DaveDave Beaumont Luton Town £0,150,000[11]
00 000 1989 Scotland Curran, HarryHarry Curran St Johnstone Unknown
00 April 1989 Scotland Meade, RaphaelRaphael Meade Luton Town £0,150,000[5]
13 May 1989 Scotland Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock Retired N/A

Playing kit

Home
colours
Away
colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for a second season.

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dundee Utd 1988/1989 results and fixtures". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "1988–89". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "1988–89". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Player A to Z: Miodrag Krivokapic". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Player A to Z: Raphael Meade". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Player A to Z: Darren Jackson". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "Player A to Z: Eamonn Bannon". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  8. ↑ "Player A to Z: Iain Ferguson". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "Player A to Z: Ian Redford". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  10. ↑ "Player A to Z: Gordon McLeod". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  11. ↑ "Player A to Z: Dave Beaumont". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.

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