List of Dundee United F.C. records and statistics

This page details Dundee United records.

Player records

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Appearances

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All-time appearances

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As of 1 January 2007 (Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):

Name Games Goals
1 Dave Narey 865 35
2 Maurice Malpas 826 26
3 Paul Hegarty 704 83
4 Hamish McAlpine 677 3
5 Doug Smith 604 26
6 Paul Sturrock 571 170
7 Dennis Gillespie 454 114
8 Eamonn Bannon 440 108
9 Andy Rolland 429 37
10 Dave Bowman 424 12
11 John Holt 403 24
12 Billy Kirkwood 394 69
12 Frank Kopel 394 9
14 Jim McInally 391 22
15 Jimmy Briggs 385 31
16 Davie Dodds 356 150
17 John Clark 327 37
18 George Fleming 326 36
19 Ian Mitchell 301 127
20 Graeme Payne 288 20
21 Ralph Milne 286 73

Goalscorers

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All-time goalscorers

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As of 1 January 2007 (Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):

Name Goals Games Average
1 Peter McKay 201 - -
2 Paul Sturrock 170 571 0.30
3 Davie Dodds 150 356 0.45
4 Ian Mitchell 127 301 0.42
5 Dennis Gillespie 114 454 0.25
6 Eamonn Bannon 108 440 0.25
7 Arthur Milne 85 81 1.05
8 Paul Hegarty 83 704 0.12
9 Collie Martin 80 92 0.87
10 Finn Dossing 76 115 0.66

Club records

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Scores

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Goals

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Wins

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Attendances

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Transfers

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Record transfers as of 1 August 2008 (figures based on press reports). Where some records have been equalled, only the first instance is shown.

Bought

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The current record signing is former Scotland international Steven Pressley, who was signed from Coventry City in July 1995 for £750,000.

Year Player From Fee 2006[citation needed]
1959   Dennis Gillespie   Alloa £3,000 £48,390
1968   Kenny Cameron   Kilmarnock £10,000 £125,200
1974   Paul Hegarty   Hamilton Academical £27,500 £229,075
1975   Tom McAdam   Dumbarton £40,000 £287,200
1977   John Bourke   Dumbarton £60,000 £297,600
1979   Willie Pettigrew   Motherwell £100,000 £395,000
1979   Eamonn Bannon   Chelsea £165,000 £651,750
1988   Miodrag Krivokapić   Red Star £200,000 £386,000
1989   Michael O'Neill   Newcastle United £350,000 £644,000
1993   Gordan Petric   Partizan £600,000 £852,000
1995   Steven Pressley   Coventry City £750,000 £1,027,500

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20081208045249/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=302

Sold

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The current record sale is former Scotland international Duncan Ferguson, who was sold to Rangers in July 1993 for £4,000,000.

Year Player To Fee 2013[citation needed]
1925   Jimmy Howieson   St Mirren £1,000 £51,456
1927   Jimmy Simpson   Rangers £1,250 £66,437
1929   Duncan Hutchison   Newcastle United £4,050 £218,135
1957   Johnny Coyle   Clyde £8,000 £163,430
1961   Ron Yeats   Liverpool £30,000 £566,352
1970   Ian Mitchell   Newcastle United £50,000 £655,420
1975   Andy Gray   Aston Villa £100,000 £711,120
1979   Ray Stewart   West Ham United £400,000 £1,716,840
1986   Richard Gough   Tottenham Hotspur £750,000 £1,863,075
1990   Kevin Gallacher   Coventry City £950,000 £1,829,035
1993   Duncan Ferguson   Rangers £4,000,000 £6,902,000

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20081208045249/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=302

References

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  1. ^ "SPL - All Time Records". Scottish Premier League. Archived from the original on 2 November 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2006.