1999–2000 Dundee United F.C. season
| 1999–2000 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim McLean |
| Manager | Paul Sturrock |
| Scottish Premier League | 8th W:11 D:6 L:19 F:34 A:57 P:39 |
| Tennent's Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals |
| CIS Insurance Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Billy Dodds (9) All: Billy Dodds (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,375 (vs Celtic, 15 August) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,908 (vs Motherwell, 13 May) |
The 1999–2000 season was the 91st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000. United finished in eighth place, an improvement on last year's ninth-place finish, despite accumulating fewer points in this campaign.
United were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions by Aberdeen – in the League Cup semi-finals and the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, both by a score of 1–0.
Review and events[edit]
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United sold top scorer Billy Dodds to Rangers at the start of December and immediately the club's fortunes changed. Sitting third in the league, the club would win only one of the next fourteen league games and three in total for the rest of the season. In fact, United lost 11 of the last 13 matches, consigning them to eighth place. Such was Dodds' impact that he finished top scorer, despite only playing the first four months of the season with the club.
Match results[edit]
Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1999–2000 season.[1] The team finished eighth in the Scottish Premier League.
In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the quarter-finals stage, losing 1–0 to Aberdeen. The same team knocked United out of the CIS Insurance Cup, this time at the semi-final stage. Both matches finished 1–0.
Legend[edit]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Bank of Scotland Premierleague[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 1999 | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 11,693 | Sköldmark, Ferraz |
| 7 August 1999 | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | 6,791 | Dodds, Ferraz |
| 15 August 1999 | Celtic | H | 2–1 | 12,375 | Easton, Dodds |
| 21 August 1999 | Rangers | A | 1–4 | 48,849 | de Vos |
| 29 August 1999 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | 6,621 | |
| 11 September 1999 | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | 8,167 | Talesnikov, Hannah, Dodds |
| 18 September 1999 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | 11,814 | Hannah, Dodds |
| 25 September 1999 | Hearts | H | 0–2 | 8,510 | |
| 17 October 1999 | Dundee | A | 2–0 | 9,484 | Dodds, Thompson |
| 23 October 1999 | Motherwell | H | 0–2 | 6,213 | |
| 27 October 1999 | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 4,236 | Dodds |
| 31 October 1999 | Hibernian | A | 2–3 | 11,073 | Dodds, Talesnikov |
| 6 November 1999 | Aberdeen | H | 3–1 | 8,170 | Dodds (2), Paterson |
| 20 November 1999 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 7,012 | Hannah |
| 27 November 1999 | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | 6,367 | Talesnikov |
| 5 December 1999 | Hearts | A | 0–3 | 10,598 | |
| 12 December 1999 | Dundee | H | 1–0 | 9,185 | Ferraz |
| 18 December 1999 | Celtic | A | 1–4 | 59,120 | Ferraz |
| 27 December 1999 | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | 16,686 | Hannah |
| 22 January 2000 | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | 7,457 | |
| 2 February 2000 | Rangers | H | 0–4 | 11,241 | |
| 26 February 2000 | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | 4,732 | |
| 4 March 2000 | Hearts | H | 0–1 | 6,928 | |
| 15 March 2000 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | 6,966 | Hannah, Ferraz |
| 25 March 2000 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 6,723 | Ferraz |
| 1 April 2000 | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 10,261 | |
| 4 April 2000 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 45,721 | |
| 8 April 2000 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 6,037 | |
| 15 April 2000 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 11,149 | |
| 19 April 2000 | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | 4,271 | Mathie, Hannah, de Vos |
| 22 April 2000 | Hearts | A | 2–1 | 12,604 | Mathie (2) |
| 29 April 2000 | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 6,243 | |
| 2 May 2000 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 7,449 | |
| 6 May 2000 | Dundee | A | 0–3 | 8,581 | |
| 13 May 2000 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 5,908 | Hamilton |
| 21 May 2000 | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 47,586 |
Tennent's Scottish Cup[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January 2000 | Airdrieonians | H | 4–1 | 5,172 | Hannah (2), Mathie, Ferraz |
| 19 February 2000 | Alloa | A | 2–2 | 2,570 | Hamilton (2) |
| 22 February 2000 | Alloa | H | 4–0 | 4,913 | Preget, Hamilton, Thompson (2) |
| 12 March 2000 | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | 6,733 |
CIS Insurance Cup[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1999 | Ross County | H | 3–1 | 4,682 | Ferraz, Thompson (2) |
| 12 October 1999 | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | 4,805 | Davidson, Talesnikov |
| 1 December 1999 | Motherwell | H | 3–2 | 5,086 | Dodds, Easton, Thompson |
| 13 February 2000 | Aberdeen | N | 0–1 | 9,500 |
Player details[edit]
During the 1999–00 season, United used 29 different players, with a further three named as substitutes who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bank of Scotland Premierleague | Scottish Cup | CIS Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
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Alan Combe | 43 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  FRA
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Bernard Pascual | 39 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Maurice Malpas | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO
|
David Hannah | 41 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  CAN
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Jason de Vos | 40 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  ISL
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Siggi Jonsson | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
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Craig Easton | 38 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | DF |  SWE
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Magnus Sköldmark | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
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Alex Mathie | 17 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  POR
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Joaquim Ferraz | 36 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Tony Smith | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO
|
Scott McCulloch | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO
|
Paul Gallacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO
|
Billy Dodds | 18 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | MF |  ISR
|
Jan Talesnikov | 30 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | DF |  NIR
|
Iain Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NIR
|
Darren Patterson | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
|
Jim Paterson | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
|
Steven Thompson | 34 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | DF |  EIR
|
David Worrell | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  WAL
|
David Partridge | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA
|
Jean-Pierre Delaunay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA
|
Antoine Preget | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO
|
Stephen McConalogue | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO
|
Hugh Davidson | 29 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | MF |  GRE
|
Tassos Venetis | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | EIR
|
David Byrne | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF |  AUS
|
Raphael Bove | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO
|
Jim Hamilton | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO
|
John McQuillan | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW |  ENG
|
Sean O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | WAL
|
Leigh Jenkinson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers[edit]Thirteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 52 goals in total. Despite leaving the club in early December and playing only eighteen matches, Billy Dodds was the top goalscorer, scoring ten goals.[2]
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Discipline[edit]During the 1999–2000 season, eight United players were sent off, and twenty players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received eight dismissals and 70 cautions.[2]
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Team statistics[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 41 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 41 | |
| 8 | Dundee United | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 37 | |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 44 | 83 | −39 | 33 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Since Rangers, the winners of the 1999–2000 Scottish Cup, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Aberdeen, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup. As the bottom team, Aberdeen were also due to take part in a three-team play-off with Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, but as Falkirk's stadium did not meet SPL criteria, the play-off did not take place.[3]
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]Nine players were signed during the 1999–2000 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £750,000. The players that joined Dundee United during the 1999–00 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.
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Out[edit]Seven players left the club during the season with only one transfer – Billy Dodds to Rangers – bringing in a fee (£1.3m). The club made a transfer profit of around £500k for the season. Listed below are the players that were released during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.
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Playing kit[edit]
        Home colours
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   Away colours
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The jerseys were sponsored for the fourth consecutive season by Telewest.
Trivia[edit]
- Joaquim Ferraz's six league goals came in consecutive games – three times. He found the net in the first two matches of the season, had a fourteen-game gap until two in his next two games before taking six matches to fire his next two goals. He only finished on the losing side once after scoring in the league.
References[edit]
- ^ "Dundee Utd 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ a b c "Dundee Utd 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Falkirk stadium hopes boost". BBC News. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- ^ "United sign Hasney Aljofree". Dundee United F.C. 8 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Jamie Buchan joins United". Dundee United F.C. 8 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
External links[edit]
- Soccerbase