1996–97 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1996–97 season
Chairman Jim McLean
Manager Billy Kirkwood (until 10 September 1996)
Tommy McLean (from 10 September 1996)
Scottish Premier Division 3rd (UEFA Cup)
W17 D9 L10 F46 A33 P60
Tennent's Scottish Cup Semi-finals
Coca-Cola Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Kjell Olofsson (12)
All: Kjell Olofsson (13)
Highest home attendance 12,600 (vs Celtic, 1 February 1997)
Lowest home attendance 6,387 (vs Raith Rovers, 22 March 1997)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 season was the 85th year of football played by Dundee United, and covered the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997. United finished in third place in the league following their promotion from the First Division and qualified for the UEFA Cup in the process. The club lost in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup after a replay and were knocked out of the League Cup in a third round penalty shootout by rivals Dundee.

Season review

United finished the Scottish Premier Division 1996–97 season in 3rd place with 60 points, in the first season back in the top flight after the single season in the First Division. Despite taking just one point from the first six games, United finished third, with the appointment of Tommy McLean starting an immediate six-game unbeaten run, bettered later by a thirteen-game unbeaten succession, which included eight straight league wins.

The cup campaigns saw a 3rd round League Cup penalty shootout defeat to rivals Dundee and a semi-final Scottish Cup defeat (after a replay) to eventual winners Kilmarnock.

Off the pitch, United started a four-year successive run of 'Premier League Programme of the Year'.[1]

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1996–97 season.[2] The team finished third in the Premier Division.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1996 MotherwellH1–18,127McSwegan
17 August 1996 HibernianH0–18,589
24 August 1996 RangersA0–148,285
7 September 1996 HeartsA0–111,858
14 September 1996 CelticH1–212,152McSwegan
21 September 1996 Raith RoversA2–35,077McSwegan, Hannah
28 September 1996 AberdeenH1–010,359McSwegan
12 October 1996 KilmarnockH0–07,365
19 October 1996 DunfermlineA1–16,982Winters
26 October 1996 HeartsH1–09,353Winters
2 November 1996 MotherwellA3–15,814Olofsson, McKinnon, Winters
16 November 1996 AberdeenA3–313,800McLaren, Winters, Olofsson
23 November 1996 Raith RoversH1–28,028Duffy
30 November 1996 DunfermlineH1–17,646Winters
7 December 1996 KilmarnockA2–05,814Olofsson (2)
10 December 1996 RangersH1–012,529Gough
14 December 1996 HibernianA1–18,250McLaren
21 December 1996 CelticA0–146,590
26 December 1996 MotherwellH2–08,072McSwegan, Hannah
28 December 1996 Raith RoversA1–05,762Olofsson
1 January 1997 AberdeenH4–09,736Winters, Pressley (2), Olofsson
4 January 1997 KilmarnockH2–08,508Malpas, McKinnon
11 January 1997 DunfermlineA3–17,698Olofsson (2), McInally
18 January 1997 HeartsA2–112,777Olofsson, McKinnon
1 February 1997 CelticH1–012,600McSwegan
8 February 1997 HibernianH0–09,219
22 February 1997 KilmarnockA3–26,054McKinnon (3)
1 March 1997 DunfermlineH2–18,160McLaren, Olofsson
12 March 1997 RangersA2–049,192Winters, Olofsson
15 March 1997 AberdeenA1–113,645Olofsson
22 March 1997 Raith RoversH2–16,387Winters (2)
5 April 1997 HibernianA0–211,010
19 April 1997 MotherwellA1–15,500Zetterlund
3 May 1997 HeartsH1–07,405McSwegan
7 May 1997 RangersH0–112,180
10 May 1997 CelticA0–346,758

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 1997 StirlingA2–03,300Winters, McSwegan
16 February 1997 HeartsA1–114,833McManus
25 February 1997 HeartsH1–012,283Winters
8 March 1997 MotherwellH4–112,283McLaren (2), Winters, Olofsson
14 April 1997 KilmarnockN0–012,391
22 April 1997 KilmarnockN0–19,225

Coca-Cola Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1996 StirlingA2–11,683Winters, Coyle
3 September 1996 DundeeH2–211,839Coyle, McSwegan

Dundee beat United 4–3 on penalty kicks

Player details

During the 1996–97 season, United used 31 different players comprising five nationalities. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Coca-Cola Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Netherlands Sieb Dykstra 28 0 22 0 6 0 0 0
GK England Lance Key 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland Ally Maxwell 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
DF Netherlands Armand Benneker 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland Neil Duffy 17 1 13 1 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland Stewart McKimmie 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Jamie McQuilken 11 0 9 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland Maurice Malpas 32 1 26 1 6 0 0 0
DF Norway Erik Pedersen 31 0 25 0 6 0 0 0
DF Scotland Mark Perry 43 0 35 0 6 0 2 0
DF Scotland Steven Pressley 43 2 36 2 5 0 2 0
DF Scotland Rab Shannon 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Paul Black 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Dave Bowman 30 0 27 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland Jamie Dolan 19 0 13 0 6 0 0 0
MF Scotland Craig Easton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland David Hannah 11 2 11 2 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Grant Johnson 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Jim McInally 20 1 16 1 4 0 0 0
MF Scotland Ray McKinnon 31 6 24 6 5 0 2 0
MF Scotland Andy McLaren 41 6 34 4 6 2 1 0
MF Scotland Sandy Robertson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland David Sinclair 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland Paul Walker 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
MF Sweden Jonas Wirmola 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Sweden Lars Zetterlund 32 0 25 0 1 0 6 0
FW Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle 11 2 9 0 0 0 2 2
FW Scotland Gary McSwegan 38 9 30 7 6 1 2 1
FW Sweden Kjell Olofsson 31 13 25 12 6 1 0 0
FW Scotland Steven Thompson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Robbie Winters 43 12 36 8 5 3 2 1

Goalscorers

United had 12 players score with the team scoring 58 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Kjell Olofsson, who finished the season with 13 goals.[4]

NameLeagueCupsTotal
Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson121 13
Winters, RobbieRobbie Winters84 12
McSwegan, GaryGary McSwegan72 09
McKinnon, RayRay McKinnon6 06
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren32 05
goal, OwnOwn goal21 03
Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah2 02
Pressley, StevenSteven Pressley2 02
Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle2 02
Duffy, NeilNeil Duffy1 01
McInally, JimJim McInally1 01
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas1 01
Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund1 01

Discipline

United had three players sent off and seventeen players received at least one caution. In total, the team received three red cards and[3]

NameCautionsDismissals
Bowman, DaveDave BowmanYC 4 Red card 1
McKimmie, StewartStewart McKimmieYC 1 Red card 1
Pressley, StevenSteven Pressley Red card 1
McKinnon, RayRay McKinnon YC 7
Perry, MarkMark Perry YC 4
Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund YC 4
Pedersen, ErikErik Pedersen YC 3
Benneker, ArmandArmand Benneker YC 2
Dolan, JamieJamie Dolan YC 2
McInally, JimJim McInally YC 2
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren YC 2
McSwegan, GaryGary McSwegan YC 2
Dykstra, SiebSieb Dykstra YC 1
Easton, CraigCraig Easton YC 1
Johnson, GrantGrant Johnson YC 1
Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas YC 1
Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson YC 1
Wirmola, JonasJonas Wirmola YC 1

Note: disciplinary statistics are missing for Coca-Cola match vs Dundee and Scottish Cup matches vs Kilmarnock

Transfers

In

The club signed twelve players during the season with approximately £650k spent on transfer fees. In addition, three players were promoted from youth contracts: Paul Black, Craig Easton, Steven Thompson, with all three featuring at least once during the season.

Date Player From Fee (£)
26 July 1996 England Key, LanceLance Key Sheff Wed Free[5]
1 August 1996 Scotland Duffy, NeilNeil Duffy Dundee Unknown[6]
1 August 1996 Netherlands Benneker, ArmandArmand Benneker MVV Bosman[7]
3 October 1996 Scotland McInally, JimJim McInally Raith Rovers Unknown[8]
30 October 1996 Sweden Zetterlund, LarsLars Zetterlund Örebro £0,100,000[9]
1 November 1996 Sweden Olofsson, KjellKjell Olofsson Moss £0,400,000[10]
1 November 1996 Norway Pedersen, ErikErik Pedersen Viking Unknown[11]
4 December 1996 Netherlands Dykstra, SiebSieb Dykstra Q.P.R. £0,050,000[12]
7 January 1997 Scotland Dolan, JamieJamie Dolan Motherwell Swap[13]
1 January 1997 Sweden Wirmola, JonasJonas Wirmola Unattached Free[14]
31 January 1997 Scotland Sinclair, DavidDavid Sinclair Millwall £0,090,000[15]
19 March 1997 Scotland McKimmie, StewartStewart McKimmie Aberdeen Free[16]

Out

Ten players left the club during the season, with the club receiving over £1.35m in transfer sales, representing an overall transfer profit of around £700k.

Date Player To Fee
1 July 1996 Scotland Brewster, CraigCraig Brewster Ionikos Bosman[17]
7 August 1996 Scotland Welsh, BrianBrian Welsh Hibernian £0,200,000[18]
12 August 1996 Scotland Dailly, ChristianChristian Dailly Derby County £0,500,000[19]
6 September 1996 Republic of Ireland O'Hanlon, KelhamKelham O'Hanlon Preston North End £0,000,012[20]
20 October 1996 Scotland Shannon, RabRab Shannon Hibernian Unknown[21]
28 December 1996 Scotland Hannah, DavidDavid Hannah Celtic £0,650,000[22]
7 January 1997 Republic of Ireland Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle Motherwell Swap[23]
19 January 1997 Scotland Crabbe, ScottScott Crabbe Falkirk Unknown[24]
31 January 1997 Sweden Wirmola, JonasJonas Wirmola Released Free[14]
14 March 1997 England Key, LanceLance Key Sheffield United Free[25]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for the first time by Telewest.

References

  1. ↑ "Programme of the Year Awards". Programme Monthly & Football Collectible. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Dundee Utd 1996/1997 results and fixtures". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Dundee Utd 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
  4. ↑ "1996–97". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
  5. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Lance Key". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Duffy". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  7. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Armand Benneker". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  8. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Jim McInally". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Player A to Z: Lars Zetterlund". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  10. ↑ "Player A to Z: Kjell Olofsson". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  11. ↑ "Player A to Z: Erik Pedersen". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  12. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Sieb Dykstra". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  13. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Jamie Dolan". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  14. 1 2 "The Internet Soccer Database: Jonas Wirmola". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  15. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: David Sinclair". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  16. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Stewart McKimmie". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  17. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Craig Brewster". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  18. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Brian Welsh". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  19. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Christian Dailly". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  20. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Kelham O'Hanlon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  21. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Rab Shannon". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  22. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: David Hannah". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  23. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Owen Coyle". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  24. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Scott Crabbe". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  25. ↑ "The Internet Soccer Database: Lance Key". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
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