1998–99 Dundee United F.C. season


Season review

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

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Coca-Cola Cup

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.

Goalscorers

United had 17 players score with the team scoring 47 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Billy Dodds, who finished the season with 17 goals.
NameLeagueCupsTotal
161 17
73 10
31 4
20 2
20 2
10 1
10 1
10 1
10 1
10 1
10 1
10 1
01 1
01 1
01 1
01 1
01 1

Discipline

During the 1998–99 season, four United players were sent off and 23 players received at least one caution. In total, the team received four red cards and x yellows.
NameCautionsDismissals
7 1
2 1
1
1
6
6
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Team statistics

League table

Transfers

In

Seventeen players were signed during the 1998–99 season, with a total transfer cost of over £1.75m. One loan signing was also made during the season.
The players that joined Dundee United during the 1998–99 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.
DatePlayerFromFee
12 June 1998 St MirrenBosman
1 July 1998 AberdeenFree
9 July 1998 Stoke CityFree
10 July 1998 Luton TownBosman
15 July 1998 Walsall£0,150,000
31 July 1998 LokerenFree
31 July 1998 UnattachedFree
6 August 1998 Le HavreBosman
23 September 1998 AberdeenSwap
12 October 1998 Darlington£0,400,000
16 October 1998 Ipswich Town£0,600,000
5 February 1999 Celtic£0,300,000
11 February 1999 Unattached (ex-RangersFree
26 February 1999 Dunfermline Athletic£0,300,000
11 March 1999 West Ham£0,040,000
29 March 1999 Blackburn Rovers£0,050,000
1 April 1999 Unattached (ex-CelticFree

Loans in

Out

Fourteen players left the club during and at the end of the 1998–99 season, with one player also going out on loan. The club received £900k in transfer fees, amounting to around half of the transfer expenditure.
Listed below are the players that left during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.
DatePlayerFromFee
31 August 1998 ReleasedFree
23 September 1998 Aberdeen£0,700,000
10 October 1998 Heart of MidlothianBosman
16 October 1998 FalkirkFree
22 October 1998 Bournemouth£0,100,000
5 November 1998 St MirrenReleased
1 February 1998 Chester CityReleased
26 February 1999 Dunfermline AthleticSwap
25 March 1999 Reading£0,100,000
2 June 1999 Ayr UnitedReleased
11 June 1999 Ipswich TownReleased
18 June 1999 MossReleased
23 June 1999 WiganReleased
30 June 1999 MainzReleased

Loans out

Playing kit

The jerseys were sponsored for a third time by Telewest.

Trivia