- Dundee United F.C. records
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This page details Dundee United records.
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Player records
Appearances
- Most international appearances: Maurice Malpas (55 for Scotland)
- Most League appearances: Maurice Malpas (617, 1981–2000)
- Youngest player: Ian Mitchell, aged 16 years and four months (against Hibernian in Division One in September 1962)
- Youngest SPL player: Greg Cameron, aged 16 years and eight months (against Kilmarnock in the SPL in December 2004)
- Oldest player: Jimmy Brownlie, aged 40 years and eight months (against Hearts at Tynecastle in February 1926, as an emergency goalkeeper)
All-time appearances
As of 1 January 2007 (Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):
Name Games Goals 1 Dave Narey 865 35 2 Maurice Malpas 826 26 3 Paul Hegarty 704 83 4 Hamish McAlpine 677 3 5 Doug Smith 604 26 6 Paul Sturrock 571 170 7 Denis Gillespie 454 114 8 Eamonn Bannon 440 108 9 Andy Rolland 429 37 10 Dave Bowman 424 12 11 John Holt 403 24 12 Billy Kirkwood 394 69 12 Frank Kopel 394 9 14 Jim McInally 391 22 15 Jimmy Briggs 385 31 16 Davie Dodds 356 150 17 John Clark 327 37 18 George Fleming 326 36 19 Ian Mitchell 301 127 20 Graham Payne 288 20 21 Ralph Milne 286 73 Goalscorers
- Most League goals: Peter McKay (158 during 1947–1954)
- Most League goals in one season: Johnny Coyle (43 in 1955–56)
- Youngest scorer: David Goodwillie, aged 16 years and 11 months (against Hibernian)[1]
All-time goalscorers
As of 1 January 2007 (Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):
Name Goals Games Average 1 Peter McKay 201 - - 2 Paul Sturrock 170 571 0.30 3 Davie Dodds 150 356 0.45 4 Ian Mitchell 127 301 0.42 5 Denis Gillespie 114 454 0.25 6 Eamonn Bannon 108 440 0.25 7 Arthur Milne 85 81 1.05 8 Paul Hegarty 83 704 0.12 9 Collie Martin 80 92 0.87 10 Finn Dossing 76 115 0.66 Club records
Scores
- Biggest win: 14–0 v Nithsdale Wanderers, Scottish Cup 1st Round, 17 January 1931
- Biggest league win: 12–1 v East Stirlingshire, Scottish Football League Division Two, 13 April 1936
- Worst defeat: 1–12 v Motherwell, Scottish Football League Division Two, 23 January 1954
Goals
- Most league goals: 108 during 1935-36 in Division Two (3.2 per match)
- Fewest league goals: 21 during 1911–12 in Division Two (0.95 per match)
- Fastest goal: Finn Dossing, after 14 seconds into the Division One match against Hamilton Academical at Tannadice on 16 October 1965
- Most goals in one match: Albert Juliussen, with six of United's seven in a North Eastern League Cup match against St Bernard's on 15 November 1941
- Several players have scored five:
- Collie Martin in a Scottish Football League Division Two match in December 1914
- Tim Williamson in a Scottish Cup match in January 1931
- Willie Ouchterlonie in Division Two matches in November and December 1933
- Willie Black in the same competition in March 1939
- Paul Sturrock scored all five in a 5–0 Premier Division win against Morton in November 1984.
Wins
- Most consecutive wins: 10 during the last five matches of 1982–83 and the first five of the 1983–84
- Most league wins in a season: 24 from 36 games (1928–29 and 1982–83)
Attendances
- Highest home attendance: 28,000 v CF Barcelona, European Fairs Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg, 16 November 1966
- Largest crowd involving Dundee United: 100,000+ against Selangor for the formal opening of the Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia, in July 1994
Transfers
Record transfers as of 1 August 2008 (figures based on press reports). Where some records have been equalled, only the first instance is shown.
Bought
The current record signing is former Scotland international Steven Pressley, who was signed from Coventry City in July 1995 for £750,000.
Year Player From Fee 2006[2] 1959 Dennis Gillespie Alloa £3,000 £48,390 1968 Kenny Cameron Kilmarnock £10,000 £125,200 1974 Paul Hegarty Hamilton Academical £27,500 £229,075 1975 Tom McAdam Dumbarton £40,000 £287,200 1977 John Bourke Dumbarton £60,000 £297,600 1979 Willie Pettigrew Motherwell £100,000 £395,000 1979 Eamonn Bannon Chelsea £165,000 £651,750 1988 Miodrag Krivokapić Red Star £200,000 £386,000 1989 Michael O'Neill Newcastle United £350,000 £644,000 1993 Gordan Petric Partizan £600,000 £852,000 1995 Steven Pressley Coventry City £750,000 £1,027,500 Source: http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=302
Sold
The current record sale is former Scotland international Duncan Ferguson, who was sold to Rangers in July 1993 for £4,000,000.
Year Player From Fee 2006[2] 1925 Jimmy Howieson St. Mirren £1,000 £41,800 1927 Jimmy Simpson Rangers £1,250 £52,513 1929 Duncan Hutchison Newcastle United £4,050 £174,879 1957 Johnny Coyle Clyde £8,000 £137,760 1961 Ron Yeats Liverpool £30,000 £476,100 1970 Ian Mitchell Newcastle United £50,000 £567,500 1975 Andy Gray Aston Villa £100,000 £718,000 1979 Ray Stewart West Ham United £400,000 £1,580,000 1986 Richard Gough Tottenham Hotspur £750,000 £1,560,000 1990 Kevin Gallacher Coventry City £950,000 £1,624,500 1993 Duncan Ferguson Rangers £4,000,000 £5,680,000 Source: http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=302
Dundee United Football Club Club Derbies Decades References
- ^ "SPL - All Time Records". Scottish Premier League. http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Records/0,,10002,00.html. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
- ^ a b Modern day equivalent for inflation via http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/historic-inflation-calculator
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