1990–91 Dundee United F.C. season

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Dundee United
1990–91 season
Chairman Jim McLean
Manager Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division 4th
W17 D7 L12 F41 A29 P41
Tennent's Scottish Cup Runners-up
Skol Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Jackson (12)
All: Darren Jackson (18)
  1989–90
1991–92  

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.

Contents

Match results

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

WinDrawLoss

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

Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990 St Johnstone A 3–17,784 Jackson (2), Dailly
1 September 1990 Motherwell H 1–07,636 Cleland
8 September 1990 St Mirren H 1–06,968 Jackson
15 September 1990 Aberdeen A 1–117,400 McKinnon
22 September 1990 Rangers H 2–116,270 McKinlay, Butcher (o.g.)
29 September 1990 Hearts A 0–112,052
10 October 1990 Dunfermline H 3–09,025 Bowman, Steinmann, French
13 October 1990 Hibernian H 1–010,289 Miller (o.g.)
20 October 1990 Celtic A 0–034,363
27 October 1990 St Johnstone H 1–211,353 Jackson
3 November 1990 Motherwell A 2–08,117 Jackson, Dailly
10 November 1990 Rangers A 2–136,995 Jackson (2)
17 November 1990 Hearts H 1–110,821 Jackson
24 November 1990 Aberdeen H 2–312,344 McKimmie (o.g.), Malpas
1 December 1990 St Mirren A 1–14,581 Jackson
8 December 1990 Celtic H 3–114,895 Dailly, Jackson, Paatelainen
15 December 1990 Hibernian A 0–06,000
22 December 1990 Dunfermline A 0–18,018
29 December 1990 Rangers H 1–2178,853 Jackson
2 January 1991 Aberdeen A 1–017,400 Dailly
5 January 1991 St Mirren H 3–211,353 Clark, Dailly, Cleland
19 January 1991 Motherwell H 3–06,482 McKinlay, Connolly (2)
2 February 1991 Celtic A 0–126,172
9 February 1991 Hibernian H 0–06,114
16 February 1991 Hearts A 1–27,216 Clark
19 February 1991 St Johnstone A 1–06,910 French
2 March 1991 Dunfermline H 1–06,379 Ferguson
9 March 1991 St Mirren A 1–03,960 Jackson
23 March 1991 Aberdeen H 1–210,643 McInally
30 March 1991 St Johnstone H 0–07,794 Jackson
13 April 1991 Celtic H 2–112,603 Van der Hoorn, McKinnon
16 April 1991 Motherwell A 0–13,531
20 April 1991 Hibernian A 0–14,000
24 April 1991 Rangers A 0–132,397
4 May 1991 Hearts H 2–16,820 French (2)
11 May 1991 Dunfermline A 0–14,894

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 January 1990 East Fife A 1–14,947 Connolly
29 January 1990 East Fife H 2–17,190 Clark, Ferguson
23 February 1990 Airdrieonians H 2–08,648 French (2)
13 March 1990 Dundee TV-icon-2.svg H 3–116,228 McKinnon, Jackson, Ferguson
6 April 1991 St Johnstone N 2-116,560 Clark, Ferguson
18 May 1991 Motherwell N 3–457,319 Bowman, J O'Neil, Jackson

Skol Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1990 Alloa A 3–01,835 Welsh, Dailly, Jackson
28 August 1990 Partick Thistle A 3–14,000 Van der Hoorn, Dailly, Jackson
4 September 1990 Motherwell H 2–08,475 Jackson, McInally
25 September 1990 Celtic N 0–249,975

UEFA Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1990 Flag of Iceland.svg FH A 3–1263 Jackson, Cleland (2)
3 October 1990 Flag of Iceland.svg FH H 2–25,475 Connolly, Hjalmarson (o.g.)
24 October 1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vitesse Arnhem A0–18,331
7 November 1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vitesse Arnhem H 0–410,726

Player details

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.PosNatPlayerTotal Scottish Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Skol Cup UEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alan Main 400310601020
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Billy Thomson 10050003020
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gary Bollan 2020000000
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Clark 254182620010
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Cleland 294212004042
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Fred van der Hoorn 452321604130
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Scott Kopel 1000000010
DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  YUG Miodrag Krivokapić 340240603010
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Maurice Malpas 501361604040
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dave Narey 6040000020
DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Gijs Steinmann 141141000000
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Brian Welsh 261170204130
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dave Bowman 272201411020
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jim McInally 472331604140
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Billy McKinlay 462332504040
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ray McKinnon 243172412010
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John O'Neil 191150410000
MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Michael O'Neill 170120202010
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Allan Preston 7030002020
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Paddy Connolly 164102211031
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Christian Dailly 267185204220
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Duncan Ferguson 14491530000
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Hamish French 246194320020
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Darren Jackson 46183312624331
FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Mixu Paatelainen 261211002030

Team statistics

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
2 Aberdeen 3622956227+3553Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 36177125238+1441
4 Dundee United 36177124129+1241
5 Heart of Midlothian 36147154855735
6 Motherwell 36129155150+133Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers

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The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for the fourth season.

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