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1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season

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Chairman
  
Jim McLean

Coca-Cola Cup
  
Third round

Tennent's Scottish Cup
  
Semi-finals

Manager
  
Tommy McLean (until September 5, 1998) Paul Sturrock (from September 5, 1998)

Scottish Premier League
  
9th W:8 D:10 L:18 F:37 A:48 P:34

Top goalscorer
  
League: Billy Dodds (16) All: Billy Dodds (17)

Season review

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

Contents

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.

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.

Playing kit

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

    1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season Wikipedia
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