The 1998–99 season was the 90th year of football played by Dundee United, and covered the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. United finished in ninth place with 34 points in the inaugural season of the Scottish Premier League.
Summary
The cup campaigns brought mixed fortunes: a third round League Cup exit to Ross County was bettered by a Scottish Cup semi-final loss to Celtic.
The club's playing kits were sponsored by Telewest for the third season in a row.
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.
Seventeen players were signed during the 1998–99 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of over £1.75m. One loan signing was also made during the season. 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.
Fixtures and results
Scottish Premier League
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Player statistics 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. NameLeagueCupsTotal161 1773 1031 420 220 210 110 110 110 110 110 110 101 101 101 101 101 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
Competitions
League table
Transfers
In Date Player From Fee 12 June 1998 St Mirren Free 1 July 1998 Aberdeen Free 9 July 1998 Stoke City Free 10 July 1998 Luton Town Free 15 July 1998 Walsall £150,000 31 July 1998 Lokeren Free Universitario Free 6 August 1998 Le Havre Free 23 September 1998 Aberdeen Swap 12 October 1998 Darlington £400,000 16 October 1998 Ipswich Town £600,000 5 February 1999 Celtic £300,000 11 February 1999 Rangers Free 26 February 1999 Dunfermline Athletic £300,000 11 March 1999 West Ham £40,000 29 March 1999 Blackburn Rovers £50,000 1 April 1999 Celtic Free
Out Date Player From Fee 31 August 1998 Sporting Cristal Free 23 September 1998 Aberdeen £700,000 10 October 1998 Heart of Midlothian Free 16 October 1998 Falkirk Free 22 October 1998 Bournemouth £100,000 5 November 1998 St Mirren Free 1 February 1998 Chester City Free 26 February 1999 Dunfermline Athletic Swap 25 March 1999 Reading £100,000 2 June 1999 Ayr United Free 11 June 1999 Ipswich Town Free 18 June 1999 Moss FK Free 23 June 1999 Wigan Athletic Free 30 June 1999 Mainz Free
Loans in Date Player From Duration 19 February 1999 Coventry City End of season
Loans out Date Player From Duration 18 September 1998 Barnet 3 months
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