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1996–97 Dundee United F.C. season

FieldValue
clubDundee United
season1996–97
managerBilly Kirkwood (until 10 September 1996)
Tommy McLean (from 10 September 1996)
chairmanJim McLean
stadiumTannadice Park
leagueScottish Premier Division
league result3rd (UEFA Cup)
W17 D9 L10 F46 A33 P60
cup1Tennent's Scottish Cupcup1 result = Semi-finals
cup2Coca-Cola Cupcup2 result = Third round
league topscorerKjell Olofsson (12)
season topscorerKjell Olofsson (13)
highest attendance12,600 (vs Celtic, 1 February 1997)
lowest attendance6,387 (vs Raith Rovers, 22 March 1997)
prevseason1995–96
nextseason1997–98

Tommy McLean (from 10 September 1996) W17 D9 L10 F46 A33 P60

The 1996–97 season was the 85th year of football played by Dundee United, and covered the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997. United finished in third place in the league following their promotion from the First Division and qualified for the UEFA Cup in the process. The club lost in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup after a replay and were knocked out of the League Cup in a third round penalty shootout by rivals Dundee.

Season review

United finished the Scottish Premier Division 1996–97 season in 3rd place with 60 points, in the first season back in the top flight after the single season in the First Division. Despite taking just one point from the first six games, United finished third, with the appointment of Tommy McLean starting an immediate six-game unbeaten run, bettered later by a thirteen-game unbeaten succession, which included eight straight league wins.

The cup campaigns saw a 3rd round League Cup penalty shootout defeat to rivals Dundee and a semi-final Scottish Cup defeat (after a replay) to eventual winners Kilmarnock.

Off the pitch, United started a four-year successive run of 'Premier League Programme of the Year'.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1996–97 season. The team finished third in the Premier Division.

Legend

WinDrawLoss

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

Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1996MotherwellH1–18,127McSwegan
17 August 1996HibernianH0–18,589
24 August 1996RangersA0–148,285
7 September 1996HeartsA0–111,858
14 September 1996CelticH1–212,152McSwegan
21 September 1996Raith RoversA2–35,077McSwegan, Hannah
28 September 1996AberdeenH1–010,359McSwegan
12 October 1996KilmarnockH0–07,365
19 October 1996DunfermlineA1–16,982Winters
26 October 1996HeartsH1–09,353Winters
2 November 1996MotherwellA3–15,814Olofsson, McKinnon, Winters
16 November 1996AberdeenA3–313,800McLaren, Winters, Olofsson
23 November 1996Raith RoversH1–28,028Duffy
30 November 1996DunfermlineH1–17,646Winters
7 December 1996KilmarnockA2–05,814Olofsson (2)
10 December 1996RangersH1–012,529Gough
14 December 1996HibernianA1–18,250McLaren
21 December 1996CelticA0–146,590
26 December 1996MotherwellH2–08,072McSwegan, Hannah
28 December 1996Raith RoversA1–05,762Olofsson
1 January 1997AberdeenH4–09,736Winters, Pressley (2), Olofsson
4 January 1997KilmarnockH2–08,508Malpas, McKinnon
11 January 1997DunfermlineA3–17,698Olofsson (2), McInally
18 January 1997HeartsA2–112,777Olofsson, McKinnon
1 February 1997CelticH1–012,600McSwegan
8 February 1997HibernianH0–09,219
22 February 1997KilmarnockA3–26,054McKinnon (3)
1 March 1997DunfermlineH2–18,160McLaren, Olofsson
12 March 1997RangersA2–049,192Winters, Olofsson
15 March 1997AberdeenA1–113,645Olofsson
22 March 1997Raith RoversH2–16,387Winters (2)
5 April 1997HibernianA0–211,010
19 April 1997MotherwellA1–15,500Zetterlund
3 May 1997HeartsH1–07,405McSwegan
7 May 1997RangersH0–112,180
10 May 1997CelticA0–346,758

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 1997StirlingA2–03,300Winters, McSwegan
16 February 1997HeartsA1–114,833McManus
25 February 1997HeartsH1–012,283Winters
8 March 1997MotherwellH4–112,283McLaren (2), Winters, Olofsson
14 April 1997KilmarnockN0–012,391
22 April 1997KilmarnockN0–19,225

Coca-Cola Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1996StirlingA2–11,683Winters, Coyle
3 September 1996DundeeH2–211,839Coyle, McSwegan

Dundee beat United 4–3 on penalty kicks

Player details

During the 1996–97 season, United used 31 different players comprising five nationalities. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. |}

Goalscorers

United had 12 players score with the team scoring 58 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Kjell Olofsson, who finished the season with 13 goals.

NameLeagueCupsTotal
12113
8412
729
66
325
**213
22
22
22
11
11
11
11

Discipline

United had three players sent off and seventeen players received at least one caution. In total, the team received three red cards and

NameCautionsDismissals
41
11
1
7
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

Note: disciplinary statistics are missing for Coca-Cola match vs Dundee and Scottish Cup matches vs Kilmarnock

Team statistics

League table

Transfers

In

The club signed twelve players during the season with approximately £650k spent on transfer fees. In addition, three players were promoted from youth contracts: Paul Black, Craig Easton, Steven Thompson, with all three featuring at least once during the season.

DatePlayerFromFee (£)
26 July 1996ENGSheff WedFree
1 August 1996SCODundeeurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2191publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Duffyarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001144222/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2191archive-date= 1 October 2007url-status= live}}
1 August 1996NEDMVVBosman
3 October 1996SCORaith Roversurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5144publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Jim McInallyarchive-date=28 February 2005archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228070038/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5144url-status=live}}
30 October 1996SWEÖrebrourl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Zetterlund%20L.htmpublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccess-date=26 September 2007title=Player A to Z: Lars Zetterlundarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828221453/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Zetterlund%20L.htmarchive-date = 28 August 2008url-status=dead}}
1 November 1996SWEMossurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Olofsson%20K.htmpublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccess-date=26 September 2007title=Player A to Z: Kjell Olofssonarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081015115237/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Olofsson%20K.htmarchive-date = 15 October 2008url-status=dead}}
1 November 1996NORVikingurl=http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Pedersen%20E.htmpublisher=Glenrothes Arabsaccess-date=26 September 2007title=Player A to Z: Erik Pedersenarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081015121438/http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Pedersen%20E.htmarchive-date = 15 October 2008url-status=dead}}
4 December 1996NEDQ.P.R.url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2245publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Sieb Dykstraarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001212012/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2245archive-date= 1 October 2007url-status= live}}
7 January 1997SCOMotherwellurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9226publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Jamie Dolanarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001143938/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9226archive-date= 1 October 2007url-status= live}}
1 January 1997SWEUnattachedFree
31 January 1997SCOMillwallurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7314publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: David Sinclairarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001211914/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7314archive-date= 1 October 2007url-status= live}}
19 March 1997SCOAberdeenurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5181publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Stewart McKimmiearchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001195544/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5181archive-date= 1 October 2007url-status= live}}

Out

Ten players left the club during the season, with the club receiving over £1.35m in transfer sales, representing an overall transfer profit of around £700k.

DatePlayerToFee
1 July 1996SCOIonikosBosman
7 August 1996SCOHibernianurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8402publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Brian Welsh}}
12 August 1996SCODerby Countyurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1876publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Christian Daillyarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061409/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=1876archive-date=1 October 2007url-status=live}}
6 September 1996IRLPreston North Endurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9394publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Kelham O'Hanlonarchive-date=21 March 2005archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050321154448/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9394url-status=live}}
20 October 1996SCOHibernianurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9396publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Rab Shannonarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001175250/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9396archive-date= 1 October 2007url-status= live}}
28 December 1996SCOCelticurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3236publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: David Hannaharchive-date=1 October 2007archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064633/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3236url-status=live}}
7 January 1997IRLMotherwellurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1720publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Owen Coylearchive-date=26 November 2007archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126040758/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=1720url-status=live}}
19 January 1997SCOFalkirkurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9386publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Scott Crabbearchive-date=26 April 2005archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426072813/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9386url-status=live}}
31 January 1997SWEReleasedurl=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=11114publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Jonas Wirmola}}
14 March 1997ENGSheffield Unitedurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4175publisher=Soccerbaseaccess-date=26 September 2007title=The Internet Soccer Database: Lance Keyarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001164644/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=4175archive-date= 1 October 2007url-status= live}}

Playing kit

{{Football kitpattern_la =pattern_b =pattern_ra =leftarm = 000000body = FC6916rightarm = 000000shorts = 000000socks = FC6916title = Home colours{{Football kitpattern_la =pattern_b =pattern_ra =leftarm = 000000body = FFFFFFrightarm = 000000shorts = FFFFFFsocks = 000000title = Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored for the first time by Telewest.

References

References

  1. "Programme of the Year Awards". Programme Monthly & Football Collectible.
  2. "Dundee Utd 1996/1997 results and fixtures". Soccerbase.
  3. "1996–97". Glenrothes Arabs.
  4. "Dundee Utd 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase.
  5. "The Internet Soccer Database: Neil Duffy". Soccerbase.
  6. "The Internet Soccer Database: Armand Benneker". Soccerbase.
  7. "The Internet Soccer Database: Jim McInally". Soccerbase.
  8. "Player A to Z: Lars Zetterlund". Glenrothes Arabs.
  9. "Player A to Z: Kjell Olofsson". Glenrothes Arabs.
  10. "Player A to Z: Erik Pedersen". Glenrothes Arabs.
  11. "The Internet Soccer Database: Sieb Dykstra". Soccerbase.
  12. "The Internet Soccer Database: Jamie Dolan". Soccerbase.
  13. "The Internet Soccer Database: David Sinclair". Soccerbase.
  14. "The Internet Soccer Database: Stewart McKimmie". Soccerbase.
  15. "The Internet Soccer Database: Craig Brewster". Soccerbase.
  16. "The Internet Soccer Database: Brian Welsh". Soccerbase.
  17. "The Internet Soccer Database: Christian Dailly". Soccerbase.
  18. "The Internet Soccer Database: Kelham O'Hanlon". Soccerbase.
  19. "The Internet Soccer Database: Rab Shannon". Soccerbase.
  20. "The Internet Soccer Database: David Hannah". Soccerbase.
  21. "The Internet Soccer Database: Owen Coyle". Soccerbase.
  22. "The Internet Soccer Database: Scott Crabbe". Soccerbase.
  23. "The Internet Soccer Database: Jonas Wirmola". Soccerbase.
  24. "The Internet Soccer Database: Lance Key". Soccerbase.
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