List of Dundee United F.C. records and statistics

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This page details Dundee United records.

Player records

Appearances

All-time appearances

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

Contents

NameGamesGoals
1 Dave Narey 86535
2 Maurice Malpas 82626
3 Paul Hegarty 70483
4 Hamish McAlpine 6773
5 Doug Smith 60426
6 Paul Sturrock 571170
7 Dennis Gillespie 454114
8 Eamonn Bannon 440108
9 Andy Rolland 42937
10 Dave Bowman 42412
11 John Holt 40324
12 Billy Kirkwood 39469
12 Frank Kopel 3949
14 Jim McInally 39122
15 Jimmy Briggs 38531
16 Davie Dodds 356150
17 John Clark 32737
18 George Fleming 32636
19 Ian Mitchell 301127
20 Graeme Payne 28820
21 Ralph Milne 28673

Goalscorers

All-time goalscorers

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

NameGoalsGamesAverage
1 Peter McKay 201--
2 Paul Sturrock 1705710.30
3 Davie Dodds 1503560.45
4 Ian Mitchell 1273010.42
5 Dennis Gillespie 1144540.25
6 Eamonn Bannon 1084400.25
7 Arthur Milne 85811.05
8 Paul Hegarty 837040.12
9 Collie Martin 80920.87
10 Finn Dossing 761150.66

Club records

Scores

Goals

Wins

Attendances

Transfers

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

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

YearPlayerFromFee2006[ citation needed ]
1959 Flag of Scotland.svg Dennis Gillespie Flag of Scotland.svg Alloa £3,000£48,390
1968 Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Cameron Flag of Scotland.svg Kilmarnock £10,000£125,200
1974 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Hegarty Flag of Scotland.svg Hamilton Academical £27,500£229,075
1975 Flag of Scotland.svg Tom McAdam Flag of Scotland.svg Dumbarton £40,000£287,200
1977 Flag of Scotland.svg John Bourke Flag of Scotland.svg Dumbarton £60,000£297,600
1979 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Pettigrew Flag of Scotland.svg Motherwell £100,000£395,000
1979 Flag of Scotland.svg Eamonn Bannon Flag of England.svg Chelsea £165,000£651,750
1988 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Miodrag Krivokapić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star £200,000£386,000
1989 Ulster Banner.svg Michael O'Neill Flag of England.svg Newcastle United £350,000£644,000
1993 Flag of Serbia.svg Gordan Petric Flag of the Netherlands.svg Partizan £600,000£852,000
1995 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Pressley Flag of Scotland.svg Coventry City £750,000£1,027,500

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

Sold

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

YearPlayerToFee2013[ citation needed ]
1925 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Howieson Flag of Scotland.svg St Mirren £1,000£51,456
1927 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Simpson Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers £1,250£66,437
1929 Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan Hutchison Flag of England.svg Newcastle United £4,050£218,135
1957 Flag of Scotland.svg Johnny Coyle Flag of Scotland.svg Clyde £8,000£163,430
1961 Flag of Scotland.svg Ron Yeats Flag of England.svg Liverpool £30,000£566,352
1970 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Mitchell Flag of England.svg Newcastle United £50,000£655,420
1975 Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Gray Flag of England.svg Aston Villa £100,000£711,120
1979 Flag of Scotland.svg Ray Stewart Flag of England.svg West Ham United £400,000£1,716,840
1986 Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Gough Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur £750,000£1,863,075
1990 Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Gallacher Flag of Scotland.svg Coventry City £950,000£1,829,035
1993 Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers £4,000,000£6,902,000

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

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