1991–92 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was the 83rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992. United finished in fourth place in what was Jim McLean's penultimate season as manager.

Dundee United
1991-92 season
ChairmanJim McLean
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division4th
W19 D13 L12 F66 A50 P51
Tennent's Scottish CupFourth round
Skol CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Duncan Ferguson (14)
All: Duncan Ferguson (16)
Highest home attendance16,535 (vs Celtic, 10 August)
Lowest home attendance4,746 (vs Motherwell, 22 February)

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1991–92 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the fourth round of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Celtic and lost in the Skol Cup quarter-finals to eventual finalists Dunfermline.

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 1991 Celtic H 3–4 16,535 M O'Neill (2), Ferguson
13 August 1991 St Mirren H 4–1 5,771 McKinlay, Jackson (2), M O'Neill
17 August 1991 St Johnstone A 1–1 7,700 Jackson
24 August 1991 Hibernian A 0–1 9,420
31 August 1991 Aberdeen H 0–0 11,962
7 September 1991 Dunfermline H 3–0 11,962 Bowman, Van der Hoorn, Ferguson
14 September 1991 Rangers A 1–1 36,347 Ferguson
21 September 1991 Hearts A 1–1 11,746 Ferguson
28 September 1991 Motherwell H 2–2 6,844 Bollan, Malpas
5 October 1991 Falkirk A 4–0 5,377 Ferreyra (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen
8 October 1991 Airdrieonians H 0–0 5,763
12 October 1991 Celtic A 1–4 28,745 M O'Neill
19 October 1991 St Johnstone H 1–2 7,700 French
26 October 1991 Airdrieonians A 3–1 3,500 Clark, Ferguson, Paatelainen
29 October 1991 Rangers H 3–2 14,397 McKinnon, Jackson, Ferguson
2 November 1991 Aberdeen A 1–0 13,728 McInally
6 November 1991 Dunfermline A 1–0 3,528 Jackson, Bowman
9 November 1991 Hibernian H 1–1 9,420 McKinnon
16 November 1991 Falkirk H 2–1 7,290 Ferreyra, Whittaker
23 November 1991 Hearts H 0–1 12,796
30 November 1991 St Mirren A 1–1 3,500 Cleland
3 December 1991 Motherwell A 1–1 4,023 Jackson
7 December 1991 Celtic H 1–1 11,145 Welsh
14 December 1991 Dunfermline H 0–0 4,835
21 December 1991 Rangers A 0–2 41,448
28 December 1991 Hibernian A 2–3 7,704 Malpas, Paatelainen
1 January 1992 Aberdeen H 4–0 7,608 Jackson (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen
4 January 1992 Falkirk A 3–1 5,186 McKinnon, Jackson (2)
11 January 1992 Airdrieonians H 2–1 6,056 Jackson, Ferreyra
18 January 1992 St Mirren H 1–3 4,933 McInally
1 February 1992 St Johnstone A 1–1 6,364 Ferguson
8 February 1992 Hearts A 0–1 10,516
22 February 1992 Motherwell H 2–2 4,746 Cleland, Ferguson
29 February 1992 Falkirk H 2–1 5,592 Paatelainen (2)
7 March 1992 Dunfermline A 0–1 3,042
14 March 1992 Hibernian H 1–0 5,588 Cleland
17 March 1992 Airdrieonians A 0–1 3,284
21 March 1992 Aberdeen A 2–0 10,500 McInally, Ferreyra
28 March 1992 Celtic A 1–3 22,522 Ferguson
4 April 1992 St Johnstone H 2–1 5,553 Cleland, Bowman
11 April 1992 Rangers H 1–2 11,391 McInally
18 April 1992 Hearts H 2–0 6,711 Malpas, Ferguson
25 April 1992 St Mirren A 1–0 1,871 Ferguson
2 May 1992 Motherwell A 2–1 3,151 Johnson, Ferguson

Tennent's Scottish Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
26 January Berwick Rangers H 6–0 5,263 Malpas, Ferguson (2), Ferreyra,
J O'Neil, Garner
11 February Celtic A 1–2 26,225 Paatelainen

Skol Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August Montrose H 3–2 4,256 Clark, M O'Neill, Paatelainen
27 August Falkirk H 1–0 6,737 French
3 September Dunfermline A 1–3 7,220 Paatelainen

Player details

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During the 1991–92 season, United used 27 different players comprising six nationalities. For the second successive season, 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Alan Main 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
GK   NED Guido van de Kamp 30 0 27 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO Gary Bollan 13 1 10 1 1 0 2 0
DF   SCO John Clark 39 2 34 1 2 0 3 1
DF   SCO Alex Cleland 34 4 32 4 1 0 1 0
DF   NED Fred van der Hoorn 46 1 41 1 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO Maurice Malpas 49 4 44 3 2 1 3 0
DF   GER Jochen Muller 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Dave Narey 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Brian Welsh 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Dave Bowman 46 3 41 3 2 0 3 0
MF   SCO Grant Johnson 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jim McInally 34 4 32 4 2 0 0 0
MF   SCO Billy McKinlay 25 1 22 1 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO Ray McKinnon 25 4 25 4 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Andy McLaren 16 0 13 0 0 0 3 0
MF   SCO John O'Neil 14 1 12 0 2 1 0 0
MF   NIR Michael O'Neill 10 5 8 4 0 0 2 1
MF   ARG Jose Luis Pochettino 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Allan Preston 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Paddy Connolly 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Christian Dailly 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson 41 16 38 14 2 2 1 0
FW   ARG Victor Ferreyra 25 6 23 5 2 1 0 0
FW   SCO Hamish French 8 2 6 1 0 0 2 1
FW   SCO Darren Jackson 31 11 28 11 2 0 1 0
FW   FIN Mixu Paatelainen 34 9 29 6 2 1 3 2

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Hearts 44 27 9 8 60 37 +23 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 44 26 10 8 88 42 +46 62
4 Dundee United 44 19 13 12 66 50 +16 51
5 Hibernian 44 16 17 11 53 45 +8 49 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Aberdeen 44 17 14 13 55 42 +13 48
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers

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Playing kit

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The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for the fifth and penultimate season.

See also

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References

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  7. ^ "Victor Ferreyra". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
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