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Dundee United 1987/1988

CityDundee
Full nameDundee United FC
Diminutive Dundee U
Foundation1909
Stadium Tannadice Park
Official websitehttp://dufc.co

Roster Dundee United 1987/1988

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Goalkeepers

photo Billy Thomson

Billy Thomson

Goalkeeper

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1984

left on : 01/07/1991
B.date10/02/1958
Age30 years
Height1m88
Weight78 kg

Display stats

Played matches 50
First team matches 50
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 21
Goals against 50
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4530
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 40%
Draws 32%
Losses 28%
photo Alan Main

Alan Main

Goalkeeper

Scotland

Arrived on : 25/11/1986

left on : 05/01/1995
B.date05/12/1967
Age20 years
Height1m84
Weight78 kg

Display stats

Played matches 10
First team matches 10
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 5
Goals against 10
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 930
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 40%
Draws 40%
Losses 20%
photo Scott Thomson

Scott Thomson

Goalkeeper

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1986

left on : 01/07/1991
B.date08/11/1966
Age21 years

Defenders

photo Dave Narey

Dave Narey

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1973

left on : 01/07/1994
B.date12/06/1956
Age32 years
Height1m91
Weight80 kg

Display stats

Played matches 54
First team matches 54
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4920
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 43%
Draws 35%
Losses 22%
photo Paul Hegarty

Paul Hegarty

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1974

left on : 01/01/1990
B.date25/07/1954
Age33 years

Display stats

Played matches 57
First team matches 56
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 2509
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 5018
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 1
Victories 40%
Draws 35%
Losses 25%
photo Brian Welsh

Brian Welsh

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 24/06/1985

left on : 07/08/1996
B.date23/02/1969
Age19 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 1
Efficiency 90
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo John Clark

John Clark

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/08/1981

left on : 10/02/1994
B.date22/09/1964
Age23 years
Height1m83
Weight89 kg

Display stats

Played matches 39
First team matches 22
On the bench 17
Goals 5
Efficiency 441
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2206
Yellow cards 4
Red cards 0
Victories 33%
Draws 38%
Losses 28%
photo John Holt

John Holt

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1973

left on : 13/09/1987
B.date21/11/1956
Age31 years

Display stats

Played matches 9
First team matches 8
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 733
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 33%
Draws 33%
Losses 33%
photo David Bowman

David Bowman

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 28/05/1986

left on : 19/06/1998
B.date10/03/1964
Age24 years
Height1m78
Weight71 kg

Display stats

Played matches 52
First team matches 46
On the bench 6
Goals 1
Efficiency 4290
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4290
Yellow cards 6
Red cards 0
Victories 37%
Draws 35%
Losses 29%
photo Dave Beaumont

Dave Beaumont

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1981

left on : 08/01/1989
B.date10/12/1963
Age24 years

Display stats

Played matches 12
First team matches 8
On the bench 4
Goals 1
Efficiency 755
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 755
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 33%
Losses 42%
photo Gary McGinnis

Gary McGinnis

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1983

left on : 01/07/1990
B.date21/10/1963
Age24 years

Display stats

Played matches 17
First team matches 13
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1178
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 35%
Draws 29%
Losses 35%
photo Alex Cleland

Alex Cleland

Right full-back

Scotland

Arrived on : 18/06/1987

left on : 27/01/1995
B.date10/12/1970
Age17 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Maurice Malpas

Maurice Malpas

Left full-back

Scotland

Arrived on : 14/08/1979

left on : 01/06/2000
B.date03/08/1962
Age25 years
Height1m74
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 59
First team matches 59
On the bench 0
Goals 2
Efficiency 2653
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 5305
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 1
Victories 41%
Draws 32%
Losses 27%
photo Allan Preston

Allan Preston

Left full-back

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1985

left on : 01/07/1993
B.date16/08/1969
Age18 years

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 1
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 97
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 50%
Draws 50%
Losses 0%

Midfielders

photo Jim McInally

Jim McInally

Centre Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 21/05/1986

left on : 05/07/1995
B.date19/02/1964
Age24 years
Height1m72
Weight72 kg

Display stats

Played matches 46
First team matches 45
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 1979
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3957
Yellow cards 4
Red cards 0
Victories 39%
Draws 35%
Losses 26%
photo Harry Curran

Harry Curran

Centre Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/01/1987

left on : 12/08/1989
B.date09/10/1966
Age21 years
Height1m73
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 6
First team matches 1
On the bench 5
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 196
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 67%
Draws 0%
Losses 33%
photo Billy McKinlay

Billy McKinlay

Right central midfielder

Scotland

Arrived on : 24/06/1985

left on : 12/10/1995
B.date22/04/1969
Age19 years
Height1m73
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 14
First team matches 12
On the bench 2
Goals 1
Efficiency 1105
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1105
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 36%
Draws 21%
Losses 43%
photo James Alan Irvine

James Alan Irvine

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1987

left on : 13/08/1989
B.date12/07/1958
Age29 years

Display stats

Played matches 19
First team matches 13
On the bench 6
Goals 4
Efficiency 338
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1352
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 47%
Draws 37%
Losses 16%
photo Eamonn Bannon

Eamonn Bannon

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1979

left on : 01/07/1988
B.date18/04/1958
Age30 years

Display stats

Played matches 40
First team matches 38
On the bench 2
Goals 5
Efficiency 692
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3458
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 40%
Draws 38%
Losses 23%
photo William Kirkwood

William Kirkwood

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/01/1987

left on : 01/09/1987
B.date01/09/1958
Age29 years

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 1
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 95
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 50%
Draws 50%
Losses 0%
photo David MacFarlane

David MacFarlane

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/01/1988

left on : 01/03/1988
B.date16/01/1967
Age21 years
photo Ian McPhee

Ian McPhee

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1987

left on : 01/11/1988
B.date31/01/1961
Age27 years

Display stats

Played matches 15
First team matches 14
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 601
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1202
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 40%
Draws 13%
Losses 47%
photo Scott Kopel

Scott Kopel

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1987

left on : 01/07/1993
B.date25/02/1970
Age18 years
photo Gordon McLeod

Gordon McLeod

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1984

left on : 09/10/1988
B.date02/09/1967
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 13
First team matches 11
On the bench 2
Goals 3
Efficiency 339
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1017
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 38%
Draws 23%
Losses 38%

Forwards

photo Paul Sturrock

Paul Sturrock

Striker

Scotland

Arrived on : 29/11/1973

left on : 01/07/1989
B.date10/10/1956
Age31 years

Display stats

Played matches 15
First team matches 13
On the bench 2
Goals 7
Efficiency 163
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1142
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 53%
Draws 20%
Losses 27%
photo Kevin Gallacher

Kevin Gallacher

Right Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1983

left on : 29/01/1990
B.date23/11/1966
Age21 years
Height1m70
Weight62 kg

Display stats

Played matches 39
First team matches 37
On the bench 2
Goals 7
Efficiency 487
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3407
Yellow cards 5
Red cards 0
Victories 36%
Draws 38%
Losses 26%
photo Joseph McLeod

Joseph McLeod

Left Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1985

left on : 01/07/1990
B.date30/12/1967
Age20 years
Height1m70
Weight71 kg

Display stats

Played matches 14
First team matches 8
On the bench 6
Goals 2
Efficiency 355
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 709
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 14%
Draws 43%
Losses 43%
photo Paul Kinnaird

Paul Kinnaird

Left Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1986

left on : 19/11/1987
B.date11/11/1966
Age21 years

Display stats

Played matches 13
First team matches 8
On the bench 5
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 824
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 31%
Draws 38%
Losses 31%
photo Mixu Paatelainen

Mixu Paatelainen

Forward

Finland

Arrived on : 01/07/1987

left on : 31/03/1992
B.date03/02/1967
Age21 years
Height1m83
Weight90 kg

Display stats

Played matches 26
First team matches 24
On the bench 2
Goals 11
Efficiency 182
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2006
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 38%
Draws 31%
Losses 31%
photo Alan Irvine

Alan Irvine

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1987

left on : 10/02/1988
B.date29/11/1962
Age25 years

Display stats

Played matches 8
First team matches 4
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 455
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 38%
Draws 38%
Losses 25%
photo Ian Redford

Ian Redford

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1985

left on : 02/12/1988
B.date05/04/1960
Age28 years

Display stats

Played matches 38
First team matches 34
On the bench 4
Goals 8
Efficiency 379
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3034
Yellow cards 4
Red cards 0
Victories 42%
Draws 39%
Losses 18%
photo Iain Ferguson

Iain Ferguson

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1986

left on : 01/07/1988
B.date04/08/1962
Age25 years

Display stats

Played matches 53
First team matches 42
On the bench 11
Goals 16
Efficiency 244
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3906
Yellow cards 4
Red cards 0
Victories 38%
Draws 32%
Losses 30%
photo Hamish French

Hamish French

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1987

left on : 01/01/1992
B.date07/02/1969
Age19 years

Display stats

Played matches 26
First team matches 26
On the bench 0
Goals 4
Efficiency 533
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2131
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 38%
Draws 42%
Losses 19%

Manager

photo Jim McLean

Jim McLean

Manager

B.date 02/08/1937

Age 50 years

Arrived on : 01/12/1971

Left on : 01/07/1993

60 Games
24 Victories
16 Losses

Success rate in this team:

48 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

48 %

Staff members

Doug SmithArrived on : 01/07/1983
Board MemberLeft on : 05/07/1992

Games list

04/0504/05/1988Premier DivisionPDRound 37R37Falkirk1 2Dundee United
07/0507/05/1988Premier DivisionPDRound 44R44Dundee United0 0Hearts
14/0514/05/1988Scottish FA CupSFACFinalFinalCeltic Glasgow2 1Dundee United

Competitions overview 1987/1988Last updated on 07/09/2024 at 06:54

Premier Division

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4416151354477

Scottish League Cup

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3201743

(C3) UEFA Cup

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4211642

Scottish FA Cup

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944117512

Total

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60242016846024

Transfers: In

Players in

18/0618/06/1987photo Alex Cleland Alex Cleland
01/0701/07/1987photo Hamish French Hamish FrenchKeith
01/0701/07/1987photo James Alan Irvine J. A. IrvinePalace
01/0701/07/1987photo Alan Irvine Alan IrvineLiverpool
01/0701/07/1987photo Scott Kopel Scott Kopel
01/0701/07/1987photo Ian McPhee Ian McPheeForfar
01/0701/07/1987photo Mixu Paatelainen M. PaatelainenFC Haka

Players loaned in

01/0101/01/1988photo David MacFarlane D. MacFarlaneKilmarnockLoan

Transfers: Out

Players out

01/0901/09/1987photo William Kirkwood W. KirkwoodDunfermline
13/0913/09/1987photo John Holt John HoltDunfermline
19/1119/11/1987photo Paul Kinnaird Paul KinnairdMotherwell
10/0210/02/1988photo Alan Irvine Alan IrvineShrewsbury
01/0301/03/1988photo David MacFarlane D. MacFarlaneRangersReturn from loan

Players released

01/0701/07/1987photo Jimmy Page Jimmy PageFree

Trophy room

Victories

Championship 42024202019291925
Scottish Challenge Cup 12017
Scottish FA Cup 220101994
Premiership 11983
Scottish League Cup 219811980

Runner-ups

Championship 42019199619601931
Scottish League Cup 520152008199819851982
Scottish FA Cup 820142005199119881987198519811974
Ligue Europa 11987
Data verified since 1910/1911

Club overall statsLast updated on 07/09/2024 at 06:54

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

27%

27%

27%

All competitions

23%

23%

23%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

41%

45%

43%

All competitions

35%

50%

43%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

50%

36%

43%

All competitions

58%

40%

47%

Number of times the team scores first

League

68%

73%

70%

All competitions

73%

77%

75%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

5%

5%

5%

All competitions

4%

3%

3%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

38

46

36

All competitions

36

39

39

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

52

57

52

All competitions

52

57

58

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
1 - 12 times2 times
3 - 12 times3 times
4 - 10 times1 times
0 - 04 times4 times
1 - 23 times4 times
3 - 01 times1 times
1 - 03 times3 times
2 - 31 times1 times
0 - 31 times1 times
1 - 31 times1 times
2 - 01 times1 times
2 - 21 times2 times
0 - 21 times1 times
5 - 11 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
1 - 14 times5 times
4 - 12 times2 times
1 - 22 times3 times
2 - 11 times2 times
0 - 13 times4 times
2 - 01 times1 times
0 - 04 times5 times
1 - 01 times1 times
0 - 21 times2 times
0 - 70 times1 times
0 - 31 times2 times
4 - 21 times1 times
0 - 41 times1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

53.33%

20%

26.67%

Away

50%

25%

25%

Total

51.61%

22.58%

25.81%

All competitions

Home

52.63%

21.05%

26.32%

Away

56.52%

21.74%

21.74%

Total

53.33%

22.22%

24.44%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

100%

Away

100%

Total

100%

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

100%

Total

100%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

40%

59%

1%

36

53

1

Min./Match

34%

62%

4%

31

55

4

Min./Match

37%

60%

3%

33

54

2

Min./Match

All competitions

44%

54%

1%

40

49

1

Min./Match

42%

55%

3%

38

49

3

Min./Match

41%

57%

2%

37

51

2

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 07/09/2024 at 06:54

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 20/09/2024 at 21:55

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 1514
1
Best scorer : Iain Ferguson - 6 Goals
16 - 3011
0
Best scorer : Kevin Gallacher - 3 Goals
31 - 4515
1
Best scorer : Mixu Paatelainen - 4 Goals
46 - 6012
0
Best scorer : Kevin Gallacher - 4 Goals
61 - 7517
2
Best scorer : Ian Redford - 5 Goals
76 - 9015
4
Best scorer : Iain Ferguson - 9 Goals

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 31/08/2024 at 12:24

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1978 and 1988 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.
1Celtic Glasgow2.08 pts/m
2Aberdeen1.94 pts/m
3Dundee United1.73 pts/m
4Glasgow Rangers1.67 pts/m
5St. Mirren1.33 pts/m
6Hearts1.55 pts/m
7Dundee FC1.38 pts/m
8Hibernian1.2 pts/m
9Greenock Morton1.17 pts/m
10Motherwell1.25 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/08/1978. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 19/09/2024 at 22:52

Best club streaksLast updated on 07/09/2024 at 06:54

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins323
League222
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses223
League223
consecutive matches without a win336
League365
consecutive matches without a draw8511
League7714
consecutive matches without a loss41112
League478
matches with at least one goal scored468
League456
matches with at least one goal conceded558
League555
matches without scoring any goal132
League123
matches without conceding any goal264
League333

Running streaksLast updated on 07/09/2024 at 06:54

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins2
League2
consecutive losses1
League
consecutive matches without a win22
League21
consecutive matches without a draw41
League3
consecutive matches without a loss42
League424
matches with at least one goal scored41
League3
matches with at least one goal conceded11
League1
matches without scoring any goal1
League11
matches without conceding any goal1
League11

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