1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
	1998–99 season
Chairman	Jim McLean
Manager	Tommy McLean (until 1998-09-05); Paul Sturrock (from 1998-09-05)
Scottish Premier League	9th; W:8 D:10 L:18 F:37 A:48 P:34
Tennent's Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
Coca-Cola Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Dodds (16); All: Billy Dodds (17)
Highest home attendance	12,788 (vs Rangers, (1998-09-12)
Lowest home attendance	6,449 (vs Dunfermline, (1998-09-23)
← 1997–98	1999–00 →

Season review

United finished the 1998–99 SPL season in 9th place with 34 points, in the SPL's debut season.

The cup campaigns brought mixed fortunes: a League Cup 3rd round exit to Ross County was bettered by a Scottish Cup semi-final loss to Celtic.

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

SPL 1	Kilmarnock		2 - 0		Dundee United	Rugby Park	1998-08-01
Wright 32' Nevin 72'						Attendance: 8,208 Referee: M McCurry

SPL 2	Dundee United		0 - 0		Heart of Midlothian	Tannadice Park	1998-08-16
Thompson 89'						Attendance: 9,629 Referee: S Dougal

SPL 3	Celtic		2 - 1		Dundee United	Celtic Park	1998-08-22
Burley 80' Burchill 83'					Winters 31'	Attendance: 59,738 Referee: A Freeland

SPL 4	Motherwell		1 - 0		Dundee United	Fir Park	1998-08-30
Nyyssonen 43'						Attendance: 11,201 Referee: J McCluskey

SPL 5	Dundee United		0 - 0		Rangers	Tannadice Park	1998-09-12
						Attendance: 12,788 Referee: J Rowbotham

SPL 6	Dundee		2 - 2		Dundee United	Dens Park	1998-09-19
Annand 69' Adamczuk 89'					McSwegan 63' Olofsson 67'	Attendance: 12,081 Referee: W Young

SPL 7	Dundee United		1 - 1		Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice Park	1998-09-23
McSwegan 27'					Squires 40'	Attendance: 6,449 Referee: J McCluskey

SPL 8	St. Johnstone		1 - 3		Dundee United	McDiarmid Park	1998-09-26
McCluskey 35' Grant 84'					Dodds 16', 35' (p), 83' Olofsson 85'	Attendance: 6,665 Referee: S Dougal

SPL 9	Dundee United		1 - 0		Aberdeen	Tannadice Park	1998-10-04
McSwegan 23'						Attendance: 8,933 Referee: M McCurry

SPL 10	Dundee United		0 - 2		Kilmarnock	Tannadice Park	1998-10-17
					McGowne 12' Vareille 80'	Attendance: 8,137 Referee: M McCurry

SPL 11	Heart of Midlothian		0 - 1		Dundee United	Tynecastle Park	1998-10-24
					Mathie 84'	Attendance: 13,124 Referee: G Simpson

SPL 12	Rangers		2 - 1		Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium	1998-10-31
Wallace 63' Amoruso 84'					Dodds 25'	Attendance: 49,503 Referee: G Simpson

SPL 13	Dundee United		2 - 2		Motherwell	Tannadice Park	1998-11-07
Dodds 48' Jonsson 60'					Coyle 4', 50'	Attendance: 6,616 Referee: M McCurry

SPL 14	Dunfermline Athletic		2 - 1		Dundee United	East End Park	1998-11-15
Tod 26' McCulloch 35'					Mathie 3'	Attendance: 10,704 Referee: J Rowbotham

SPL 15	Dundee United		0 - 1		Dundee	Tannadice Park	1998-11-22
Dodds 48' Jonsson 60'					Grady 82'	Attendance: 11,230 Referee: H Dallas

SPL 16	Aberdeen		0 - 3		Dundee United	Pittodrie Stadium	1998-11-28
					Olofsson 17' Miller 49' Easton 56'	Attendance: 11,964 Referee: J Rowbotham

SPL 17	Dundee United		1 - 1		St. Johnstone	Tannadice Park	1998-12-05
Dodds 53'					Grant 55' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,293 Referee: G Simpson

SPL 18	Dundee United		1 - 1		Celtic	Tannadice Park	1998-12-12
Zetterlund 49'					Larsson 85'	Attendance: 11,612 Referee: J McCluskey

SPL 19	Kilmarnock		2 - 0		Dundee United	Rugby Park	1998-12-20
Wright 30' Durrant 87' (pen.)						Attendance: 13,538 Referee: H Dallas

SPL 20	Motherwell		2 - 0		Dundee United	Fir Park	1998-12-26
McMillan 55' Brannan 57'						Attendance: 6,001 Referee: D McDonald

SPL 21	Dundee United		1 - 2		Rangers	Tannadice Park	1998-12-30
Dodds 43'					Wilson 32' Wallace 90'	Attendance: 11,707 Referee: M McCurry

SPL 22	Dundee		1 - 3		Dundee United	Dens Park	1999-01-02
McSkimming 28'					Dodds 10' Thompson 16' Olofsson 70'	Attendance: 11,751 Referee: S Dougal

SPL 23	Dundee United		1 - 1		Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice Park	1999-01-30
Olofsson 33'					Smith 46'	Attendance: 7,646 Referee: H Dallas

SPL 24	St. Johnstone		1 - 0		Dundee United	McDiarmid Park	1999-02-06
Bollan 9' (pen.)						Attendance: 5,771 Referee: J McCluskey

SPL 25	Dundee United		3 - 0		Aberdeen	Tannadice Park	1999-02-20
Olofsson 34' Dodds 48' Hannah 66'						Attendance: 8,309 Referee: J McCluskey

SPL 26	Celtic		2 - 1		Dundee United	Celtic Park	1999-02-27
Burley 74' Larsson 78'					Dodds 25'	Attendance: 59,902 Referee: M McCurry

SPL 27	Rangers		0 - 1		Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium	1999-03-20
					Olofsson 44' Skoldmark 64'	Attendance: 49,164 Referee: M Clark

SPL 28	Dundee United		0 - 3		Motherwell	Tannadice Park	1999-04-03
					Brannan 3' Spencer 38', 60'	Attendance: 8,110 Referee: M Clark

SPL 29	Dundee United		1 - 3		Heart of Midlothian	Tannadice Park	1999-04-06
Dodds 7'					McSwegan 25', 45' Cameron 60'	Attendance: 10,648 Referee: J McCluskey

SPL 30	Aberdeen		0 - 4		Dundee United	Pittodrie Stadium	1999-04-17
Pepper 72'					Dodds 36', 56' Miller 53' Olofsson 54'	Attendance: 11,603 Referee: Dallas

SPL 31	Dundee United		0 - 1		St. Johnstone	Tannadice Park	1999-04-20
Dodds 53'					Griffin 42' Lowndes 50'	Attendance: 6,741 Referee: M McCurry

SPL 32	Dunfermline Athletic		2 - 2		Dundee United	East End Park	1999-04-24
Millar 46' (pen.) Smith 5'					Dodds 13', 18' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,704 Referee: J Rowbotham

SPL 33	Dundee United		0 - 2		Dundee	Tannadice Park	1999-05-01
Patterson 76'					Irvine 67' Grady 90'	Attendance: 12,280 Referee: H Dallas

SPL 34	Dundee United		0 - 0		Kilmarnock	Tannadice Park	1999-05-08
						Attendance: 7,190 Referee: J Rowbotham

SPL 35	Heart of Midlothian		4 - 1		Dundee United	Tynecastle Park	1999-05-15
Ritchie 41' McSwegan 50' Adam 67' Cameron 77'					Eustace 90'	Attendance: 13,187 Referee: D Smith

SPL 36	Dundee United		1 - 2		Celtic	Tannadice Park	1999-05-23
Dodds 59' (pen.)					Burchill 34', Burchill 35'	Attendance: 10,062 Referee: S Dougal

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup Third round replay	Dundee United		1 - 0		Queen's Park	Tannadice Park	1999-02-09
Dodds 38'						Attendance: 4,967 Referee: J Rowbotham

Scottish Cup Fourth round	Clydebank		2 - 2		Dundee United	Kilbowie Park	1999-03-03
Nicholls 13' Gardner 68'					Olofsson 51' Patterson 79'	Attendance: 1,299 Referee: K Clark

Scottish Cup Fourth round replay	Dundee United		1 - 0		Queen's Park	Tannadice Park	1999-02-06
Duffy 14' Olofsson 62', 65'						Attendance: 5,570 Referee: K Clark

Scottish Cup Quarter-final	Ayr United		0 - 0		Dundee United	Somerset Park	1999-03-13
						Attendance: 5,508 Referee: S Dougal

Scottish Cup Quarter-final replay	Dundee United		2 - 1		Ayr United	Tannadice Park	1999-03-16
Murray 42' Skoldmark 51'					Walker 46'	Attendance: 7,313 Referee: S Dougal

Scottish Cup Semi-final	Celtic		2 - 0		Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium	1999-04-10
Blinker 30' Viduka 39'						Attendance: 43,691 Referee: W Young

Coca-Cola Cup

Coca-Cola Cup Second round	Dundee United		2 - 2 aet (5 - 4 pen)		Stirling Albion	Tannadice Park	1998-08-08
McSwegan 24' Boli 36'					Bone 27', 71'	Attendance: 4,700 Referee: J McCluskey

Coca-Cola Cup Third round	Ross County		2 - 0 aet		Dundee United	Victoria Ground	1998-08-19
Adams 104', 118'						Attendance: 3,206 Referee: G Simpson

Player details

During the 1998-99 season, United used 35 different players comprising 11 nationalities, plus two unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bank of Scotland Premierleague		Tennent's Scottish Cup		Coca-Cola Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Sieb Dijkstra	36	0	27	0	7	0	2	0
13	GK		Alan Combe	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Iain Jenkins	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Maurice Malpas	37	0	31	0	4	0	2	0
4	DF		Siggi Jonsson	18	1	14	1	4	0	0	0
5	DF		Darren Patterson	28	1	24	0	3	1	1	0
6	DF		Erik Pedersen	8	0	6	0	2	0	0	0
16	DF		Mark McNally	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
18	DF		Neil Duffy	20	1	15	0	5	1	0	0
21	DF		Jason de Vos	31	0	25	0	6	0	0	0
35	DF		Bernard Pascual	18	0	16	0	0	0	2	0
36	DF		Scott McCulloch	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		David Partridge	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		David Worrell	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Lars Zetterlund	24	1	21	1	2	0	1	0
9	MF		David Hannah	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Jamie Dolan	8	0	5	0	1	0	2	0
15	MF		Joe Miller	33	2	24	2	7	0	2	0
20	MF		Magnus Sköldmark	33	1	25	0	6	1	2	0
23	MF		Tonny Mols	16	0	11	0	3	0	2	0
25	MF		Neil Murray	6	1	4	0	2	1	0	0
26	MF		John Eustace	13	1	11	1	2	0	0	0
30	MF		Jim Paterson	15	0	10	0	5	0	0	0
11	MF		Craig Easton	37	1	30	1	6	0	1	0
37	MF		Brian McLaughlin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF		Jose Valeriani	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Kjell Olofsson	43	10	34	7	7	3	2	0
9	FW		Roger Boli	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	1
12	FW		Gary McSwegan	7	4	5	3	0	0	2	1
12	FW		Alex Mathie	28	2	22	2	6	0	0	0
14	FW		Robbie Winters	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
14	FW		Billy Dodds	28	2	22	2	6	0	0	0
17	MF		Andy McLaren	12	0	8	0	3	0	1	0
19	FW		Steven Thompson	19	1	15	1	4	0	0	0
52	FW		Stephen McConalogue	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

United had 17 players score with the team scoring 47 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Billy Dodds, who finished the season with 17 goals.^[1]

Name	League	Cups	Total
Billy Dodds	16	1	17
Kjell Olofsson	7	3	10
Gary McSwegan	3	1	04
Alex Mathie	2	0	02
Joe Miller	2	0	02
Craig Easton	1	0	01
John Eustace	1	0	01
David Hannah	1	0	01
Siggi Jonsson	1	0	01
Steven Thompson	1	0	01
Robbie Winters	1	0	01
Lars Zetterlund	1	0	01
Roger Boli	0	1	01
Neil Duffy	0	1	01
Neil Murray	0	1	01
Darren Patterson	0	1	01
Magnus Sköldmark	0	1	01

Discipline

During the 1998–99 season, four United players were sent off and 23 players received at least one caution. In total, the team received four red cards and x yellows.^[1]

Name	Cautions	Dismissals
Darren Patterson	7	1
Magnus Sköldmark	2	1
Kjell Olofsson		1
Steven Thompson		1
Maurice Malpas	6
Lars Zetterlund	6
Billy Dodds	4
Siggi Jonsson	4
Jason de Vos	4
David Hannah	3
Jamie Dolan	2
Craig Easton	2
Andy McLaren	2
Erik Pedersen	2
Alan Combe	1
Sieb Dykstra	1
John Eustace	1
Iain Jenkins	1
Gary McSwegan	1
Joe Miller	1
Tonny Mols	1
Bernard Pascual	1
Jim Paterson	1
David Worrell	1

Transfers

In

Seventeen players were signed during the 1998–99 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of over £1.75m. One loan signing was also made during the season.

The players that joined Dundee United during the 1998–99 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

Date	Player	From	Fee (£)
12 June 1998	Alan Combe	St. Mirren	Bosman^[2]
1 July 1998	Joe Miller	Aberdeen	Free^[3]
9 July 1998	Mark McNally	Stoke City	Free^[2]
10 July 1998	Darren Patterson	Luton Town	Bosman^[4]
15 July 1998	Roger Boli	Walsall	£0,150,000^[4]
31 July 1998	Tonny Mols	Lokeren	Free^[4]
31 July 1998	Jose Valeriani	Unattached	Free^[4]
6 August 1998	Bernard Pascual	Le Havre	Bosman^[4]
23 September 1998	Billy Dodds	Aberdeen	Swap^[4]
12 October 1998	Jason de Vos	Darlington	£0,400,000^[4]
16 October 1998	Alex Mathie	Ipswich Town	£0,600,000^[4]
5 February 1999	David Hannah	Celtic	£0,300,000^[4]
11 February 1999	Neil Murray	Unattached (ex-Rangers	Free^[4]
26 February 1999	Scott McCulloch	Dunfermline Athletic	£0,300,000^[4]
11 March 1999	David Partridge	West Ham	£0,040,000^[4]
29 March 1999	David Worrell	Blackburn Rovers	£0,050,000^[4]
1 April 1999	Brian McLaughlin	Unattached (ex-Celtic	Free^[4]

Loans in

Date	Player	From	Duration
19 February 1999	John Eustace	Coventry City	End of season^[5]

Out

Fourteen players left the club during and at the end of the 1998–99 season, with one player also going out on loan. The club received £900k in transfer fees, amounting to around half of the transfer expenditure.

Listed below are the players that left during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.

Date	Player	From	Fee (£)
31 August 1998	Jose Valeriani	Released	Free^[4]
23 September 1998	Robbie Winters	Aberdeen	£0,700,000^[4]
10 October 1998	Gary McSwegan	Heart of Midlothian	Bosman^[4]
16 October 1998	David Sinclair	Falkirk	Free^[4]
22 October 1998	Roger Boli	Bournemouth	£0,100,000^[4]
5 November 1998	Paul Walker	St. Mirren	Released^[4]
1 February 1998	Julian Alsford	Chester City	Released^[4]
26 February 1999	Jamie Dolan	Dunfermline Athletic	Swap^[4]
25 March 1999	Andy McLaren	Reading	£0,100,000^[4]
2 June 1999	Neil Duffy	Ayr United	Released^[6]
11 June 1999	Sieb Dijkstra	Ipswich Town	Released^[7]
18 June 1999	Kjell Olofsson	Moss	Released^[8]
23 June 1999	Brian McLaughlin	Wigan	Released^[9]
30 June 1999	Neil Murray	Mainz	Released^[10]

Loans out

Date	Player	From	Duration
18 September 1998	Julian Alsford	Barnet	3 months^[4]

Playing kit

Home colours

Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for a third time by Telewest.

Trivia

Joe Miller, who signed from Aberdeen, scored two goals during his time with United - both against Aberdeen.
United led eventual champions Celtic in three of the four league matches in 1998–99 but only managed to take one point.
United's highest and lowest home attendances occurred in consecutive matches at Tannadice - nearly 13,000 watched United in a goalless draw against Rangers while less than 6,500 turned up eleven days later to watch them play Dunfermline. It was the second season in a row that United's lowest home attendance was against the Pars.

References

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