1994–95 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1994–95 season was the 83rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995. United finished in bottom place and were relegated to the First Division, their first spell outside the Premier Division since its inception in 1975.
Season review
United were relegated, the season after winning the Scottish Cup for the first time. Ivan Golac, the man who led them to the trophy, was sacked in March and replaced with Billy Kirkwood. Kirkwood's record was less than impressive and losing nine of the final eleven games meant relegation.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1994–95 season.[1] The team finished tenth (bottom) in the Premier Division and were relegated.
In the cup competitions, United lost in the fourth round of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Aberdeen and lost narrowly in the Coca-Cola Cup quarter-finals to Rangers.
Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Premier Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
13 August | Hibernian | A | 0–5 | 8,849 | |
20 August | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 25,817 | Nixon |
27 August | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | 9,295 | Welsh, Brewster |
10 September | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | 7,440 | Ristic |
17 September | Hearts | A | 1–2 | 7,392 | Nixon |
24 September | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | 6,899 | Petrić |
1 October | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 43,330 | |
8 October | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | 7,179 | Welsh, Ristic |
15 October | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | 6,687 | |
22 October | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | 7,983 | |
29 October | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 11,744 | |
5 November | Celtic | H | 2–2 | 10,393 | Brewster, Dailly |
8 November | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 6,136 | Brewster |
19 November | Hearts | H | 5–2 | 7,717 | Johnson, Brewster, McKinlay, Dailly (2) |
26 November | Falkirk | A | 3–1 | 5,933 | Brewster, Nixon, McKinlay |
4 December | Rangers | H | 0–3 | 10,692 | |
26 December | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | 8,468 | Hannah, Winters |
31 December | Hibernian | A | 0–4 | 7,763 | |
2 January | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 10,580 | |
7 January | Celtic | A | 1–1 | 21,429 | Cleland |
14 January | Hearts | A | 0–2 | 8,656 | |
21 January | Motherwell | H | 6–1 | 7,062 | McKinlay (2), Brewster, Dailly, Nixon (2) |
4 February | Rangers | A | 1–1 | 44,197 | Nixon |
21 February | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | 6,457 | Malpas |
25 February | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | 7,227 | Brewster, Sergio |
4 March | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | 7,630 | Hannah, Winters |
7 March | Partick Thistle | A | 0–2 | 2,627 | Brewster, Gomes |
18 March | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 4,457 | Malpas |
21 March | Hearts | H | 1–1 | 6,862 | Gomes |
1 April | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 10,842 | |
8 April | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | 5,894 | Gomes |
15 April | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | 8,723 | Petrić |
18 April | Partick Thistle | A | 3–1 | 5,262 | Welsh (2), Hannah |
29 April | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | 8,376 | |
6 May | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 21,364 | Winters |
13 May | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 10,845 | |
Tennent's Scottish Cup
Coca-Cola Cup
United beat Hamilton 5–3 on penalty kicks
Cup Winners' Cup
Player details
During the 1994–95 season, United used 25 different players comprising five nationalities. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]
Goalscorers
United had 15 players score with the team scoring 56 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Jerren Nixon, who finished the season with 9 goals.[3]
Name | League | Cups | Total |
Nixon, JerrenJerren Nixon | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Brewster, CraigCraig Brewster | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah | 2 | 5 | 7 |
McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Dailly, ChristianChristian Dailly | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Welsh, BrianBrian Welsh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Gomes, SergioSergio Gomes | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Petric, GordanGordan Petric | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Ristic, DragutinDragutin Ristic | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Winters, RobbieRobbie Winters | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cleland, AlexAlex Cleland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Johnson, GrantGrant Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Craig, DavidDavid Craig | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Discipline
Full disciplinary statistics are unavailable.
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Transfers
In
The club signed four players during the season and one at the end, for next season. Approximately £600k was spent on transfer fees.
Date | Player | From | Fee (£) |
00 Jul 1994 | Ristic, DragutinDragutin Ristic | Falkirk | £0,050,000[4] |
1 August 1994 | Craig, DavidDavid Craig | East Stirlingshire | Unknown[5] |
14 September 1994 | O'Hanlon, KelhamKelham O'Hanlon | Preston | £0,030,000[5] |
20 January 1995 | Gomes, SergioSergio Gomes | Amora | £0,300,000[6] |
27 June 1995 | Maxwell, AllyAlly Maxwell | Rangers | £0,250,000[5] |
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Out
Five players were sold by the club during the season, with the club raising at least £750k in transfer sales, representing a small overall transfer profit.
* Cleland and Bollan were sold in a joint £750k deal
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Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Rover for the first time in a two-year deal. The deal began in time for the Cup Final at the end of the previous season.
Trivia
- Celtic, who relegated United on the final day by beating them, actually scored the lowest number of league goals that season (39). United scored 40.
See also
References
External links
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