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

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
Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990St JohnstoneA3–17,784Jackson (2), Dailly
1 September 1990MotherwellH1–07,636Cleland
8 September 1990St MirrenH1–06,968Jackson
15 September 1990AberdeenA1–117,400McKinnon
22 September 1990RangersH2–116,270McKinlay, Butcher (o.g.)
29 September 1990HeartsA0–112,052
10 October 1990DunfermlineH3–09,025Bowman, Steinmann, French
13 October 1990HibernianH1–010,289Miller (o.g.)
20 October 1990CelticA0–034,363
27 October 1990St JohnstoneH1–211,353Jackson
3 November 1990MotherwellA2–08,117Jackson, Dailly
10 November 1990RangersA2–136,995Jackson (2)
17 November 1990HeartsH1–110,821Jackson
24 November 1990AberdeenH2–312,344McKimmie (o.g.), Malpas
1 December 1990St MirrenA1–14,581Jackson
8 December 1990CelticH3–114,895Dailly, Jackson, Paatelainen
15 December 1990HibernianA0–06,000
22 December 1990DunfermlineA0–18,018
29 December 1990RangersH1–2178,853Jackson
2 January 1991AberdeenA1–017,400Dailly
5 January 1991St MirrenH3–211,353Clark, Dailly, Cleland
19 January 1991MotherwellH3–06,482McKinlay, Connolly (2)
2 February 1991CelticA0–126,172
9 February 1991HibernianH0–06,114
16 February 1991HeartsA1–27,216Clark
19 February 1991St JohnstoneA1–06,910French
2 March 1991DunfermlineH1–06,379Ferguson
9 March 1991St MirrenA1–03,960Jackson
23 March 1991AberdeenH1–210,643McInally
30 March 1991St JohnstoneH0–07,794Jackson
13 April 1991CelticH2–112,603Van der Hoorn, McKinnon
16 April 1991MotherwellA0–13,531
20 April 1991HibernianA0–14,000
24 April 1991RangersA0–132,397
4 May 1991HeartsH2–16,820French (2)
11 May 1991DunfermlineA0–14,894

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 1990East FifeA1–14,947Connolly
29 January 1990East FifeH2–17,190Clark, Ferguson
23 February 1990AirdrieoniansH2–08,648French (2)
13 March 1990Dundee H3–116,228McKinnon, Jackson, Ferguson
6 April 1991St JohnstoneN2-116,560Clark, Ferguson
18 May 1991MotherwellN3–457,319Bowman, J O'Neil, Jackson

Skol Cup
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1990AlloaA3–01,835Welsh, Dailly, Jackson
28 August 1990Partick ThistleA3–14,000Van der Hoorn, Dailly, Jackson
4 September 1990MotherwellH2–08,475Jackson, McInally
25 September 1990CelticN0–249,975

UEFA Cup
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1990Iceland FHA3–1263Jackson, Cleland (2)
3 October 1990Iceland FHH2–25,475Connolly, Hjalmarson (o.g.)
24 October 1990Netherlands Vitesse ArnhemA0–18,331
7 November 1990Netherlands Vitesse ArnhemH0–410,726

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. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier DivisionTennent's Scottish CupSkol CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Alan Main 400310601020
GK Scotland SCO Billy Thomson 10050003020
DF Scotland SCO Gary Bollan 2020000000
DF Scotland SCO John Clark 254182620010
DF Scotland SCO Alex Cleland 294212004042
DF Netherlands NED Fred van der Hoorn 452321604130
DF Scotland SCO Scott Kopel 1000000010
DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Miodrag Krivokapić 340240603010
DF Scotland SCO Maurice Malpas 501361604040
DF Scotland SCO Dave Narey 6040000020
DF Netherlands NED Gijs Steinmann 141141000000
DF Scotland SCO Brian Welsh 261170204130
MF Scotland SCO Dave Bowman 272201411020
MF Scotland SCO Jim McInally 472331604140
MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay 462332504040
MF Scotland SCO Ray McKinnon 243172412010
MF Scotland SCO John O'Neil 191150410000
MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael O'Neill 170120202010
MF Scotland SCO Allan Preston 7030002020
FW Scotland SCO Paddy Connolly 164102211031
FW Scotland SCO Christian Dailly 267185204220
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson 14491530000
FW Scotland SCO Hamish French 246194320020
FW Scotland SCO Darren Jackson 46183312624331
FW Finland FIN Mixu Paatelainen 261211002030

Team statistics

League table
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

Playing kit
Home
colours
Away
colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for the fourth season.

See also

References
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  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.
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  5. "Dundee United A-Z (H): Holland". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
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