1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1987–88 season
Chairman George Fox
Manager Jim McLean
Scottish Premier Division 5th (Cup Winners' Cup)
W16 D15 L13 F54 A47 P47
Tennent's Scottish Cup Runners-up
Skol Cup Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Iain Ferguson (11)
All: Iain Ferguson (16)
Highest home attendance 20,846 vs Rangers (27 February)
Lowest home attendance 5,703 vs Motherwell (12 December)

The 1987–88 season was the 79th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988. United finished in fifth place, securing UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football for the following season, despite their Scottish Cup final defeat to Celtic (Celtic qualified for European competition as league winners).

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 60 competitive matches during the 1987–88 season.[1] The team finished fifth in the Scottish Premier Division.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the final of the Scottish Cup to Celtic and lost in the Skol Cup quarter-finals to rivals Dundee. Czechoslovakian side Vítkovice ensured United wouldn't repeat last season's UEFA Cup run, beating them in the second round.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1987RangersA1–139,120Beaumont
12 August 1987MotherwellH1–16,633Redford
15 August 1987MortonH3–16,641McInally, Redford, Sturrock
22 August 1987HeartsA1–414,548Ferguson
29 August 1987AberdeenA1–116,000Redford
5 September 1987CelticH0–016,192
12 September 1987HibernianH1–27,920Hegarty
19 September 1987St MirrenA0–23,807
26 September 1987FalkirkH3–06,240G McLeod, Sturrock (2)
3 October 1987DundeeA1–111,497Ferguson
6 October 1987DunfermlineA0–07,558
10 October 1987RangersH1–018,214Ferguson
17 October 1987AberdeenH0–011,281
24 October 1987CelticA2–131,032Ferguson, Clark
28 October 1987HibernianA1–09,250McKinlay
31 October 1987St MirrenH2–37,607Ferguson, Paatelainen
7 November 1987MotherwellA1–22,927Ferguson
14 November 1987DunfermlineH1–08,699Paatelainen
18 November 1987HeartsH0–314,258
21 November 1987MortonA1–03,000Ferguson
24 November 1987FalkirkA1–44,000G McLeod
28 November 1987DundeeH1–313,625Clark
5 December 1987RangersA0–141,159
12 December 1987MotherwellH3–15,703G McLeod, Paatelainen, Ferguson
16 December 1987HibernianH1–26,095Ferguson
19 December 1987St MirrenA1–23,517McPhee
26 December 1987CelticH1–018,458French
2 January 1988AberdeenA0–021,500
9 January 1988FalkirkH0–06,617
16 January 1988DundeeA2–013,651Bannon, Paatelainen
3 February 1988HeartsA1–113,710Redford
6 February 1988MortonH2–06,566Redford (2)
13 February 1988DunfermlineA3–07,159Gallacher (3)
27 February 1988RangersH1–120,846Paatelainen
5 March 1988HibernianA0–08,401
19 March 1988AberdeenH0–210,403
26 March 1988CelticA0–034,933
30 March 1988St MirrenH5–16,294Bowman, Ferguson, French, Irvine (2)
2 April 1988DundeeH1–013,874French
16 April 1988MotherwellA2–43,822Clark, J McLeod
23 April 1988DunfermlineH2–28,263McInally, Ferguson
30 April 1988MortonA4–02,000Paatelainen (4)
4 May 1988FalkirkA2–14,500Welsh, Gallacher
7 May 1988HeartsH0–09,820

Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 January 1988ArbroathA7–05,905Malpas, Bannon, Irvine (2), Paatelainen
French, Redford
20 February 1988AirdrieoniansA2–06,727Hegarty, Bannon
12 March 1988DundeeA0–019,355
15 March 1988DundeeH2–217,055Bannon (2)
28 March 1988DundeeA3–019,152Redford, Ferguson, McLeod
9 April 1988AberdeenN0–020,488
13 April 1988AberdeenN1–117,288Paatelainen
20 April 1988AberdeenN1–019,048Ferguson
14 May 1988CelticN1–274,000Gallacher

Skol Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1987Partick ThistleH2–06,075McPhee, Ferguson, Gallacher, Sturrock
25 August 1987Raith RoversA2–16,500Sturrock, Malpas
2 September 1987DundeeA2–019,817Ferguson

UEFA Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 September 1987Northern Ireland ColeraineA1–06,500Sturrock
30 September 1987Northern Ireland ColeraineH3–18,430Clark, Gallacher, Sturrock
21 October 1987Czech Republic VítkoviceH1–28,938Ferguson
4 November 1987Czech Republic VítkoviceA1–112,549Clark

Player details

During the 1987–88 season, United used 31 different players comprising four nationalities. Maurice Malpas featured in all but one of United's 60 matches. 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 Winners' Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland Alan Main 10080200000
GK Scotland Billy Thomson 500360703040
DF Scotland Dave Beaumont 11191000020
DF Scotland John Clark 375273700032
DF Scotland Alex Cleland 1010000000
DF Scotland Paul Hegarty 572411913040
DF Scotland John Holt 9060003000
DF Scotland Gary McGinnis 150100100040
DF Scotland Maurice Malpas 592440813140
DF Scotland Dave Narey 540390903030
DF Scotland Brian Welsh 1111000000
MF Scotland Eamonn Bannon 405261942030
MF Scotland Dave Bowman 511381802030
MF Scotland Harry Curran 6060000000
MF Scotland Alan Irvine 194162121010
MF Scotland Paul Kinnaird 130110000020
MF Scotland Billy Kirkwood 1110010000
MF Scotland Jim McInally 462362900010
MF Scotland Billy McKinlay 131121000010
MF Scotland Gordon McLeod 133123000010
MF Scotland Joe McLeod 142101310010
MF Scotland Ian McPhee 142101301100
MF Scotland Allan Preston 2020000000
MF Scotland Ian Redford 388256823020
FW Scotland Iain Ferguson 52163811823231
FW Scotland Hamish French 264203510010
FW Scotland Kevin Gallacher 368263831210
FW Scotland Alan Irvine 8070001000
FW Finland Mixu Paatelainen 2711199820000
FW Scotland Paul Sturrock 15793003232

Transfers

Playing kit

Home
colours
Away
colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven Beers for the first time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Match results 1987/1988". Arab Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "1987–88". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "1987–88". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "1987–88". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Player A to Z: Alan Irvine". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Player A to Z: Mixu Paatelainen". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "Player A to Z: John Holt". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  8. ↑ "Player A to Z: Billy Kirkwood". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "Player A to Z: Paul Kinnaird". Glenrothes Arabs. Retrieved 6 February 2008.

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