1994–95 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was the 83rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from July 1, 1994, to June 30, 1995. United finished in bottom place and were relegated to the First Division, their first spell outside the Premier Division since its inception in 1975.

Dundee United
1994–95 season
ChairmanJim McLean
ManagerIvan Golac (until March 14, 1995)
Billy Kirkwood (from March 28, 1995)[1]
Scottish Premier Division10th
W9 D9 L18 F40 A56 P36
Tennent's Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Coca-Cola CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Brewster (7)
All: Jerren Nixon (9)
Highest home attendance10,845 (vs Celtic, 1995-05-13)
Lowest home attendance6,457 (vs Falkirk, 1995-02-21)

Season review

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United were relegated, the season after winning the Scottish Cup for the first time. Ivan Golac, the man who led them to the trophy, was sacked in March and replaced with Billy Kirkwood. Kirkwood's record was less than impressive and losing nine of the final eleven games meant relegation.

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1994–95 season.[2] The team finished tenth (bottom) in the Premier Division and were relegated.

In the cup competitions, United lost in the quarter-finals of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Hearts and lost narrowly in the Coca-Cola Cup quarter-finals to Celtic.

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

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

Premier Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August Hibernian A 0–5 8,849
20 August Celtic A 1–2 25,817 Nixon
27 August Aberdeen H 2–1 9,295 Welsh, Brewster
10 September Motherwell H 1–1 7,440 Ristic
17 September Hearts A 1–2 7,392 Nixon
24 September Falkirk H 1–0 6,899 Petrić
1 October Rangers A 0–2 43,330
8 October Kilmarnock A 2–0 7,179 Welsh, Ristic
15 October Partick Thistle H 0–1 6,687
22 October Hibernian H 0–0 7,983
29 October Aberdeen A 0–3 11,744
5 November Celtic H 2–2 10,393 Brewster, Dailly
8 November Motherwell A 1–1 6,136 Brewster
19 November Hearts H 5–2 7,717 Johnson, Brewster, McKinlay, Dailly (2)
26 November Falkirk A 3–1 5,933 Brewster, Nixon, McKinlay
4 December Rangers H 0–3 10,692
26 December Kilmarnock H 2–2 8,468 Hannah, Winters
31 December Hibernian A 0–4 7,763
2 January Aberdeen H 0–0 10,580
7 January Celtic A 1–1 21,429 Cleland
14 January Hearts A 0–2 8,656
21 January Motherwell H 6–1 7,062 McKinlay (2), Brewster, Dailly, Nixon (2)
4 February Rangers A 1–1 44,197 Nixon
21 February Falkirk H 1–0 6,457 Malpas
25 February Partick Thistle H 2–0 7,227 Brewster, Sergio
4 March Kilmarnock A 0–2 7,630
7 March Partick Thistle A 0–2 2,627
18 March Motherwell A 1–2 4,457 Malpas
21 March Hearts H 1–1 6,862 Gomes
1 April Rangers H 0–2 10,842
8 April Falkirk A 1–3 5,894 Gomes
15 April Kilmarnock H 1–2 8,723 Petrić
18 April Partick Thistle A 3–1 5,262 Welsh (2), Hannah
29 April Hibernian H 0–1 8,376
6 May Aberdeen A 1–2 21,364 Winters
13 May Celtic H 0–1 10,845

Tennent's Scottish Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 January Clyde H 0–0 7,413
7 February Clyde A 5–1 5,387 Hannah, Bowman, McKinlay, Craig, Nixon
18 February Huntly A 3–1 4,500 Brewster, Malpas, Hannah

Coca-Cola Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August St Mirren A 1–0 3,470 Ristic
31 August Hamilton A 2–2 2,180 Hannah (2)
21 September Celtic A 0–1 28,859

United beat Hamilton 5–3 on penalty kicks

Cup Winners' Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 September   Tatran Prešov H 3–2 9,454 Petric, Nixon, Hannah
29 September   Tatran Prešov A 1–3 8,184 McKinlay

Player details

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During the 1994–95 season, United used 25 different players comprising five nationalities. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Tennent's Scottish Cup Coca-Cola Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   DEN Henrik Jørgensen 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK   SCO Alan Main 10 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
GK   EIR Kelham O'Hanlon 33 0 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Gary Bollan 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Alex Cleland 21 1 18 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO David Craig 8 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Maurice Malpas 38 3 31 2 4 1 1 0 2 0
DF   SCO Mark Perry 11 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   YUG Gordan Petrić 42 3 33 2 4 0 3 0 2 1
DF   SCO Brian Welsh 35 4 28 4 3 0 2 0 2 0
MF   SCO Dave Bowman 38 1 31 0 4 1 2 0 1 0
MF   ARG Juan Ferreri 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO David Hannah 41 7 32 2 4 2 3 2 2 1
MF   SCO Grant Johnson 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jim McInally 33 0 25 0 3 0 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Billy McKinlay 34 5 26 4 4 1 2 0 2 0
MF   SCO Andy McLaren 22 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   WAL Andy Moule 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Chris Myers 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF   TRI Jerren Nixon 37 9 28 6 4 1 3 0 2 2
MF   YUG Dragutin Ristić 17 3 10 2 3 0 3 1 1 0
FW   SCO Craig Brewster 35 8 27 7 3 1 3 0 2 0
FW   SCO Paddy Connolly 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW   SCO Scott Crabbe 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Christian Dailly 40 4 33 4 4 0 1 0 2 0
FW   BRA Sérgio 16 4 14 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Robbie Winters 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 12 7 17 44 51 −7 43
7 Kilmarnock 36 11 10 15 40 48 −8 43
8 Partick Thistle 36 10 13 13 40 50 −10 43 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage[a]
9 Aberdeen (O) 36 10 11 15 43 46 −3 41 Qualification for the Play-off
10 Dundee United (R) 36 9 9 18 40 56 −16 36 Relegation to the 1995–96 Scottish First Division
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Partick Thistle qualified for the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest ranked Scottish club to apply for a place in the competition.

Transfers

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Playing kit

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The jerseys were sponsored by Rover for the first time in a two-year deal. The deal began in time for the Cup Final at the end of the previous season.

Trivia

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  • Celtic, who relegated United on the final day by beating them, actually scored the lowest number of league goals that season (39). United scored 40.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Pat (1998). Dundee United Who's Who. Edinburgh: John Donald. p. 191. ISBN 0-85976-502-4.
  2. ^ "Dundee Utd 1994/1995 results and fixtures". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  3. ^ "1994–95". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  4. ^ "1994–95". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Blether with Brown – 22 February 2005". The Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 April 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2005.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Dundee Utd's transfers in 1994/1995". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  7. ^ "Sergio Gomes". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  8. ^ "Gary Bollan". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  9. ^ "Alex Cleland". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
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