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1990–91 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was the 82nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991. United finished in fourth place and missed out on European football for the first time in fifteen years.

Dundee United
1990–91 season
ChairmanJim McLean
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division4th
W17 D7 L12 F41 A29 P41
Tennent's Scottish CupRunners-up
Skol CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Jackson (12)
All: Darren Jackson (18)

Match results edit

Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1990–91 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the final of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Motherwell and lost in the Skol Cup semi-finals to eventual runners-up Celtic.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 St Johnstone A 3–1 7,784 Jackson (2), Dailly
1 September 1990 Motherwell H 1–0 7,636 Cleland
8 September 1990 St Mirren H 1–0 6,968 Jackson
15 September 1990 Aberdeen A 1–1 17,400 McKinnon
22 September 1990 Rangers H 2–1 16,270 McKinlay, Butcher (o.g.)
29 September 1990 Hearts A 0–1 12,052
10 October 1990 Dunfermline H 3–0 9,025 Bowman, Steinmann, French
13 October 1990 Hibernian H 1–0 10,289 Miller (o.g.)
20 October 1990 Celtic A 0–0 34,363
27 October 1990 St Johnstone H 1–2 11,353 Jackson
3 November 1990 Motherwell A 2–0 8,117 Jackson, Dailly
10 November 1990 Rangers A 2–1 36,995 Jackson (2)
17 November 1990 Hearts H 1–1 10,821 Jackson
24 November 1990 Aberdeen H 2–3 12,344 McKimmie (o.g.), Malpas
1 December 1990 St Mirren A 1–1 4,581 Jackson
8 December 1990 Celtic H 3–1 14,895 Dailly, Jackson, Paatelainen
15 December 1990 Hibernian A 0–0 6,000
22 December 1990 Dunfermline A 0–1 8,018
29 December 1990 Rangers H 1–2 178,853 Jackson
2 January 1991 Aberdeen A 1–0 17,400 Dailly
5 January 1991 St Mirren H 3–2 11,353 Clark, Dailly, Cleland
19 January 1991 Motherwell H 3–0 6,482 McKinlay, Connolly (2)
2 February 1991 Celtic A 0–1 26,172
9 February 1991 Hibernian H 0–0 6,114
16 February 1991 Hearts A 1–2 7,216 Clark
19 February 1991 St Johnstone A 1–0 6,910 French
2 March 1991 Dunfermline H 1–0 6,379 Ferguson
9 March 1991 St Mirren A 1–0 3,960 Jackson
23 March 1991 Aberdeen H 1–2 10,643 McInally
30 March 1991 St Johnstone H 0–0 7,794 Jackson
13 April 1991 Celtic H 2–1 12,603 Van der Hoorn, McKinnon
16 April 1991 Motherwell A 0–1 3,531
20 April 1991 Hibernian A 0–1 4,000
24 April 1991 Rangers A 0–1 32,397
4 May 1991 Hearts H 2–1 6,820 French (2)
11 May 1991 Dunfermline A 0–1 4,894

United were leading Dunfermline 2–1 on 6 October when the match was abandoned due to heavy rain. The match was replayed four days later.

Tennent's Scottish Cup edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
26 January 1990 East Fife A 1–1 4,947 Connolly
29 January 1990 East Fife H 2–1 7,190 Clark, Ferguson
23 February 1990 Airdrieonians H 2–0 8,648 French (2)
13 March 1990 Dundee   H 3–1 16,228 McKinnon, Jackson, Ferguson
6 April 1991 St Johnstone N 2-1 16,560 Clark, Ferguson
18 May 1991 Motherwell N 3–4 57,319 Bowman, J O'Neil, Jackson

Skol Cup edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 August 1990 Alloa A 3–0 1,835 Welsh, Dailly, Jackson
28 August 1990 Partick Thistle A 3–1 4,000 Van der Hoorn, Dailly, Jackson
4 September 1990 Motherwell H 2–0 8,475 Jackson, McInally
25 September 1990 Celtic N 0–2 49,975

UEFA Cup edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 September 1990   FH A 3–1 263 Jackson, Cleland (2)
3 October 1990   FH H 2–2 5,475 Connolly, Hjalmarson (o.g.)
24 October 1990   Vitesse Arnhem A 0–1 8,331
7 November 1990   Vitesse Arnhem H 0–4 10,726

Player details edit

During the 1990–91 season, United used 25 different players comprising five 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 Total Scottish Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Skol Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Alan Main 40 0 31 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
GK   SCO Billy Thomson 10 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
DF   SCO Gary Bollan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO John Clark 25 4 18 2 6 2 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Alex Cleland 29 4 21 2 0 0 4 0 4 2
DF   NED Fred van der Hoorn 45 2 32 1 6 0 4 1 3 0
DF   SCO Scott Kopel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   YUG Miodrag Krivokapić 34 0 24 0 6 0 3 0 1 0
DF   SCO Maurice Malpas 50 1 36 1 6 0 4 0 4 0
DF   SCO Dave Narey 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF   NED Gijs Steinmann 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Brian Welsh 26 1 17 0 2 0 4 1 3 0
MF   SCO Dave Bowman 27 2 20 1 4 1 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO Jim McInally 47 2 33 1 6 0 4 1 4 0
MF   SCO Billy McKinlay 46 2 33 2 5 0 4 0 4 0
MF   SCO Ray McKinnon 24 3 17 2 4 1 2 0 1 0
MF   SCO John O'Neil 19 1 15 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
MF   NIR Michael O'Neill 17 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
MF   SCO Allan Preston 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
FW   SCO Paddy Connolly 16 4 10 2 2 1 1 0 3 1
FW   SCO Christian Dailly 26 7 18 5 2 0 4 2 2 0
FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson 14 4 9 1 5 3 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Hamish French 24 6 19 4 3 2 0 0 2 0
FW   SCO Darren Jackson 46 18 33 12 6 2 4 3 3 1
FW   FIN Mixu Paatelainen 26 1 21 1 0 0 2 0 3 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Aberdeen 36 22 9 5 62 27 +35 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 36 17 7 12 52 38 +14 41
4 Dundee United 36 17 7 12 41 29 +12 41
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 14 7 15 48 55 −7 35
6 Motherwell 36 12 9 15 51 50 +1 33 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers edit

Playing kit edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for the fourth season.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dundee Utd 1990/1991 results and fixtures". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  2. ^ "1990–91". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  3. ^ "1990–91". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  4. ^ "1990/92". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Dundee United A-Z (H): Holland". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  6. ^ "Player A to Z: Peter Hinds". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.

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