- 1991–92 Dundee United F.C. season
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Dundee United 1991-92 season Chairman Jim McLean Manager Jim McLean Scottish Premier Division 4th
W19 D13 L12 F66 A50 P51Tennent's Scottish Cup Fourth round Skol Cup Quarter-finals Top goalscorer League: Duncan Ferguson (14)
All: Duncan Ferguson (16)Highest home attendance 16,535 (vs Celtic, 10 August) Lowest home attendance 4,746 (vs Motherwell, 22 February) ← 1990–91 1992–93 → The 1991-92 season was the 83rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1991-07-01 to 1992-06-30. United finished in fourth place in what was Jim McLean's penultimate season as manager.
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Match results
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
Win Draw Loss All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Premier Division
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, Own goal 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 02 May 1992 Motherwell A 2–1 3,151 Johnson, Ferguson Tennent's Scottish Cup
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 26 January Berwick Rangers H 6–0 5,263 Malpas, Ferguson (2), Ferreyra,
J O'Neil, Own goal11 February Celtic A 1–2 26,225 Paatelainen Skol Cup
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
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. Nat Pos Player Total Scottish Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Skol Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 
GK Alan Main 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 
GK Guido van de Kamp 30 0 27 0 2 0 1 0 DF Gary Bollan 13 1 10 1 1 0 2 0 DF John Clark 39 2 34 1 2 0 3 1 DF Alex Cleland 34 4 32 4 1 0 1 0 DF Fred van der Hoorn 46 1 41 1 2 0 3 0 DF Maurice Malpas 49 4 44 3 2 1 3 0 
DF Jochen Muller 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 DF Dave Narey 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0 DF Brian Welsh 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 MF Dave Bowman 46 3 41 3 2 0 3 0 MF Grant Johnson 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 MF Jim McInally 34 4 32 4 2 0 0 0 MF Billy McKinlay 25 1 22 1 0 0 3 0 MF Ray McKinnon 25 4 25 4 0 0 0 0 MF Andy McLaren 16 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 MF John O'Neil 14 1 12 0 2 1 0 0 
MF Michael O'Neill 10 5 8 4 0 0 2 1 
MF Jose Luis Pochettino 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 MF Allan Preston 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 FW Paddy Connolly 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 FW Christian Dailly 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 FW Duncan Ferguson 41 16 38 14 2 2 1 0 FW Victor Ferreyra 25 6 23 5 2 1 0 0 FW Hamish French 8 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 FW Darren Jackson 31 11 28 11 2 0 1 0 
FW Mixu Paatelainen 34 9 29 6 2 1 3 2 Goalscorers
United had 18 players score with the team scoring 78 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Duncan Ferguson, who finished the season with 16 goals.[3]
Name League Cups Total Duncan Ferguson 14 2 
16Darren Jackson 11 0 11Mixu Paatelainen 6 3 9Victor Ferreyra 5 1 6Michael O'Neill 4 1 5Alex Cleland 4 0 4Jim McInally 4 0 4Maurice Malpas 4 0 4Alex Cleland 3 1 4Dave Bowman 3 0 3John Clark 1 1 2Hamish French 1 1 2Own goals 1 1 2Gary Bollan 1 0 1Fred van der Hoorn 1 0 1Grant Johnson 1 0 1Billy McKinlay 1 0 1Brian Welsh 1 0 1John O'Neil 0 1 1Discipline
During the 1991-92 season, two United players were sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.[4]
Name Dismissals Alex Cleland 
1David Narey 1Transfers
In
The club signed five players during the season with a total public cost of nearly £400,000. In addition, one player played whilst on trial but left shortly afterwards.
Date Player From Fee (£) 11 July 1991 Jochen MüllerWaldhof Mannheim Unknown[5] 11 July 1991 Guido van de KampDen Bosch £0,040,000[6] 4 September 1991 David HannahHamilton Thistle Unknown[7] 26 September 1991 Victor FerreyraSan Lorenzo £0,350,000[8] 11 January 1992 Robbie WintersMuirend Amateurs Unknown[9] 2 April 1992 Jose Luis PochettinoCobras de Ciudad Juárez Trial[10] Out
Four players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of £1.15m. The club made a profit of around £750k from transfers during the season.
Date Player To Fee 10 July 1992 Billy ThomsonMotherwell Unknown[11] 23 October 1992 Hamish FrenchDunfermline Unknown[9] 28 March 1992 Mixu PaatelainenAberdeen £0,400,000[11] 23 April 1992 Jose Luis PochettinoCobras de Ciudad Juárez Trial[12] 26 June 1992 Ray McKinnonNottingham Forest £0,750,000[11] Playing kit
Home
coloursAway
coloursThe jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for the fifth and penultimate season.
References
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- ^ "This Week In History Archive". Soccerbase. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=111. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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- ^ "Victor Ferreyra". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on September 05, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080905050306/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Ferreyra%20V.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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See also
External links
Dundee United Football Club Club Derbies Decades Dundee United Football Club seasons 2010–11 · 2011–12Categories:- Dundee United F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 1991–92 season
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