1988–89 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was the 80th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989. United finished in fourth place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.

Dundee United
1988–89 season
ChairmanJim McLean
ManagerJim McLean
Scottish Premier Division4th
W16 D12 L8 F44 A26 P44
Tennent's Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Skol CupSemi-finals
Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mixu Paatelainen (10)
All: Mixu Paatelainen (17)
Highest home attendance20,071 (vs Rangers, 27 September)
Lowest home attendance5,957 (vs St Mirren, 17 February)

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1988–89 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup to eventual runners-up Rangers and lost in the Skol Cup semi-finals to Aberdeen, who also finished as losers in the final. Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest knocked United out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the second round.

Legend
Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1988St MirrenA1–05,832Clark
20 August 1988CelticH1–018,769Gallacher
27 August 1988AberdeenH2–213,128Clark, Meade
3 September 1988DundeeA3–014,927Paatelainen (2), Gallacher
17 September 1988HibernianH1–111,017Paatelainen
24 September 1988MotherwellA2–13,559Redford (2)
27 September 1988RangersH0–120,071
1 October 1988HeartsH0–010,838
8 October 1988HamiltonA4–03,538Meade, Paatelainen (2), McPhee
12 October 1988CelticA0–136,870
22 October 1988St MirrenH0–17,618
29 October 1988MotherwellH1–16,266Paatelainen
2 November 1988HibernianA1–110,000Meade
5 November 1988DundeeH2–014,882Meade, Paatelainen
12 November 1988AberdeenA1–115,000Preston
19 November 1988HeartsA0–010,121
26 November 1988HamiltonH1–06,357Bowman
3 December 1988RangersA1–039,200Beaumont
10 December 1988HibernianH4–19,963Mitchell, French, Gallacher, McKinlay
17 December 1988CelticH2–018,745Paatelainen, Baillie
31 December 1988St MirrenA1–07,762Gallacher
3 January 1989AberdeenH1–117,952French
7 January 1989DundeeA1–016,332French
14 January 1989HamiltonA5–04,000McInally, Gallacher (3), Paatelainen
21 January 1989HeartsH0–013,674
11 February 1989RangersH1–120,013Stevens
11 March 1989St MirrenH1–48,320Malpas
14 March 1989MotherwellA2–13,545Krivokapic, Gallacher
25 March 1989CelticA0–136,870
1 April 1989AberdeenA0–116,700
8 April 1989DundeeH2–111,910Sturrock, Gallacher
22 April 1989MotherwellH1–16,301Hegarty
29 April 1989HibernianA2–17,700Irvine, Paatelainen
2 May 1989RangersA0–239,058
6 May 1989HeartsA0–08,613
13 May 1989HamiltonH0–111,503

Scottish Cup
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 January 1989DundeeA2–118,117Bowman, Meade
18 February 1989AberdeenA1–123,600Paatelainen
22 February 1989AberdeenH1–118,756Paatelainen
27 February 1989AberdeenH1–021,095Paatelainen
21 March 1989RangersA2–242,177Gallacher, Paatelainen
27 March 1989RangersH0–121,872

Skol Cup
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 1988Partick ThistleA2–04,500Paatelainen (2)
24 August 1988St MirrenA3–15,970Paatelainen, Gallacher, Meade
31 August 1988CelticH2–021,178Gallacher, Redford
20 September 1988AberdeenN0–218,481

Cup Winners' Cup
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 September 1988 FlorianaA0–04,000
5 October 1988 FlorianaH1–09,138Meade
26 October 1988 Dinamo BucharestH1–110,594Beaumont
9 November 1988 Dinamo BucharestA0–118,000

Player details

During the 1988–89 season, United used 31 different players comprising four 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 CupCup Winners' Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Billy Thomson 490350604040
GK Scott Y. Thomson 1010000000
DF Dave Beaumont 223181002121
DF John Clark 302202403030
DF Alex Cleland 12090002010
DF Paul Hegarty 411291602040
DF Miodrag Krivokapić 291221601000
DF Gary McGinnis 160110401000
DF Maurice Malpas 501361604040
DF Dave Narey 460330604030
DF Brian Welsh 1010000000
MF Charlie Adam 6060000000
MF Dave Bowman 392281314040
MF Harry Curran 6060000000
MF Alan Irvine 7371010100
MF Jim McInally 401291602030
MF Billy McKinlay 411301404030
MF Ray McKinnon 1010000000
MF Gordon McLeod 1010000000
MF Joe McLeod 5030200000
MF Ian McPhee 5121001020
MF John O'Neil 1010000000
MF Allan Preston 10181000020
MF Ian Redford 15392003130
FW Paddy Connolly 2020000000
FW Hamish French 253183203020
FW Kevin Gallacher 4412319514240
FW Raphael Meade 227114413141
FW Darren Jackson 1010000000
FW Mixu Paatelainen 45173310643330
FW Paul Sturrock 14191500000

Goalscorers

United had 17 players score with the team scoring 60 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Mixu Paatelainen, who finished the season with 17 goals.[3]

NameLeagueCupsTotal
Mixu Paatelainen107 17
Kevin Gallacher93 12
Raphael Meade43 07
Hamish French30 03
Ian Redford21 03
Own goals30 03
John Clark20 02
Dave Beaumont11 02
Dave Bowman11 02
Paul Hegarty10 01
Alan Irvine10 01
Miodrag Krivokapic10 01
Jim McInally10 01
Billy McKinlay10 01
Ian McPhee10 01
Maurice Malpas10 01
Allan Preston10 01
Paul Sturrock10 01

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Aberdeen 36 18 14 4 51 25 +26 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 36 21 4 11 66 44 +22 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Dundee United 36 16 12 8 44 26 +18 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Hibernian 36 13 9 14 37 36 +1 35
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 9 13 14 35 42 −7 31
Source: Statto
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 a second season.

Trivia
  • All four of United's matches against Hearts finished 0–0.
gollark: Might it not also select for weirdly low probability system failures?
gollark: There's that xkcd what-if about moving the moon with giant lasers... you might be able to do that, too.
gollark: Or just, you know, metal but melted.
gollark: Technically, we've had liquid metal for thousands of years.
gollark: https://rot13.com/ because 3rot13 is basically the same as rot13 but fancier-sounding.

See also

References
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  2. "1988–89". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  3. "1988–89". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  4. "Player A to Z: Miodrag Krivokapic". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  5. "Player A to Z: Raphael Meade". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  6. "Player A to Z: Darren Jackson". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  7. "Player A to Z: Eamonn Bannon". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  8. "Player A to Z: Iain Ferguson". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  9. "Player A to Z: Ian Redford". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  10. "Player A to Z: Gordon McLeod". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 August 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  11. "Player A to Z: Dave Beaumont". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.

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