Dundee United F.C. records

This page details Dundee United F.C. records.

1 Player records
- 1.1 Appearances
  - 1.1.1 All-time appearances
- 1.2 Goalscorers
  - 1.2.1 All-time goalscorers
2 Club records
3 References

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 (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 January 1, 2007 (Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):

	Name	Games	Goals
1	Narey, DaveDave Narey	865	35
2	Malpas, MauriceMaurice Malpas	826	26
3	Hegarty, PaulPaul Hegarty	704	83
4	McAlpine, HamishHamish McAlpine	677	3
5	Smith, DougDoug Smith	604	26
6	Sturrock, PaulPaul Sturrock	571	170
7	Gillespie, DenisDenis Gillespie	454	114
8	Bannon, EamonnEamonn Bannon	440	108
9	Rolland, AndyAndy Rolland	429	37
10	Bowman, DaveDave Bowman	424	12
11	Holt, JohnJohn Holt	403	24
12	Kirkwood, BillyBilly Kirkwood	394	69
12	Kopel, FrankFrank Kopel	394	9
14	McInally, JimJim McInally	391	22
15	Briggs, JimmyJimmy Briggs	385	31
16	Dodds, DavieDavie Dodds	356	150
17	Clark, JohnJohn Clark	327	37
18	Fleming, GeorgeGeorge Fleming	326	36
19	Mitchell, IanIan Mitchell	301	127
20	Payne, GrahamGraham Payne	288	20
21	Milne, RalphRalph 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 on 4 March 2006; also the SPL's youngest scorer)^[1]

All-time goalscorers

As of January 1, 2007 (Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):

	Name	Goals	Games	Average
1	Peter McKay	201	-	-
2	Paul Sturrock	170	571	0. Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born August 3, 1962 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish football manager and former player The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born August 3, 1962 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish football manager and former player Ian Mitchell ( May 9, 1946 &ndash April 2 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Dundee United Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Greg Cameron (born April 10, 1988 in Dundee) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central midfield for Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. James Brownlie ( 15 May 1885 &ndash 29 December 1973) was a Scottish international footballer and manager, who Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in Edinburgh, Scotland. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. David Narey, MBE (born 12 June, 1956 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former Scottish international footballer Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born August 3, 1962 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish football manager and former player Paul Anthony Hegarty (born 25 July, 1954 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. Hamish Robert McAlpine (born 21 January 1948 is a Scottish former professional football Goalkeeper. Douglas Bryan Smith (born April 18, 1937 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former footballer who played his entire career as centre Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager. Dennis Gillespie (1936 – 2001 was a Scottish footballer, most notable for his time with Dundee United, where he remains one of the club's all-time top Eamonn John Bannon born (18 April 1958 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish football player who played in midfield Andy Rolland born ( 1943 in Cowdenbeath) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back. David Bowman (footballer may refer to David Bowman (footballer born 1960, English footballer David Bowman (footballer born 1964, English-born John Holt (born November 21, 1956 in Dundee) is a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back, most prominently for Billy Kirkwood (born 1 September, 1958) is a Scottish former footballer. Frank Kopel born ( 28 March 1949 in Falkirk) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left back. James (Jim Edward McInally (born February 19, 1964 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer and is currently manager of East James (Jimmy Briggs (born in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full-back. David Dodds (born September 23, 1958) is a former Scottish football player who played for Dundee United, Aberdeen and John Clark (born 22 September 1964 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer who played most prominently for Dundee United. George Fleming (born 22 September, 1948) is a Scottish former footballer who played in Midfield. Ian Mitchell ( May 9, 1946 &ndash April 2 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Dundee United Ralph Milne (born 13 May 1961) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the Canadian politician please refer to the article Peter MacKay Peter McKay (1925 &ndash 2000 was a Scottish footballer Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager. 30
3	Davie Dodds	150	356	0. David Dodds (born September 23, 1958) is a former Scottish football player who played for Dundee United, Aberdeen and 45
4	Ian Mitchell	127	301	0. Ian Mitchell ( May 9, 1946 &ndash April 2 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Dundee United 42
5	Denis Gillespie	114	454	0. Dennis Gillespie (1936 – 2001 was a Scottish footballer, most notable for his time with Dundee United, where he remains one of the club's all-time top 25
6	Eamonn Bannon	108	440	0. Eamonn John Bannon born (18 April 1958 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish football player who played in midfield 25
7	Arthur Milne	85	81	1. 05
8	Paul Hegarty	83	704	0. Paul Anthony Hegarty (born 25 July, 1954 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. 12
9	Finn Dossing	76	115	0. Finn Døssing Jensen (born 27 April, 1941 in Viborg, Jutland) is a former Danish football player most famous for his spell 66
10	Ralph Milne	73	286	0. Ralph Milne (born 13 May 1961) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol 26

Club records

Scores

Biggest win: 14-0 v Nithsdale Wanderers, Scottish Cup 1st Round, January 17, 1931
Biggest league win: 12–1 v East Stirlingshire, Scottish Football League Division Two, April 13, 1936
Worst defeat: 1-12 v Motherwell, Scottish Football League Division Two, January 23, 1954

Goals

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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 October 16, 1965

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, November 16, 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

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Bought

Year	Player	From	Fee
1959	Dennis Gillespie	Alloa	£3,000
1968	Kenny Cameron	Kilmarnock	£10,000
1974	Paul Hegarty	Hamilton Academical	£27,500
1975	Tom McAdam	Dumbarton	£40,000
1977	John Bourke	Dumbarton	£60,000
1979	Willie Pettigrew	Motherwell	£100,000
1979	Eamonn Bannon	Chelsea	£165,000
1988	Miodrag Krivokapić	Red Star	£200,000
1989	Michael O'Neill	Newcastle United	£350,000
1993	Gordan Petric	Partizan	£600,000
1995	Steven Pressley	Coventry City	£750,000

Year	Player	From	Fee (2006)
1959	Dennis Gillespie	Alloa	£48,390
1968	Kenny Cameron	Kilmarnock	£125,200
1974	Paul Hegarty	Hamilton Academical	£229,075
1975	Tom McAdam	Dumbarton	£287,200
1977	John Bourke	Dumbarton	£297,600
1979	Willie Pettigrew	Motherwell	£395,000
1979	Eamonn Bannon	Chelsea	£651,750
1993	Gordan Petric	Partizan	£852,000
1995	Steven Pressley	Coventry City	£1,027,500

Adjusted for 2006 figures only

Sold

Year	Player	From	Fee
1927	Jimmy Simpson	Rangers	£1,250
1929	Duncan Hutchison	Newcastle United	£4,050
1957	Johnny Coyle	Clyde	£8,000
1961	Ron Yeats	Liverpool	£30,000
1970	Ian Mitchell	Newcastle United	£50,000
1975	Andy Gray	Aston Villa	£100,000
1979	Ray Stewart	West Ham United	£400,000
1986	Richard Gough	Tottenham Hotspur	£750,000
1990	Kevin Gallacher	Coventry City	£950,000
1993	Duncan Ferguson	Rangers	£4,000,000

Year	Player	From	Fee (2006)
1927	Jimmy Simpson	Rangers	£52,510
1929	Duncan Hutchison	Newcastle United	£174,880
1961	Ron Yeats	Liverpool	£476,100
1970	Ian Mitchell	Newcastle United	£567,500
1975	Andy Gray	Aston Villa	£718,000
1979	Ray Stewart	West Ham United	£1,580,000
1990	Kevin Gallacher	Coventry City	£1,624,500
1993	Duncan Ferguson	Rangers	£5,680,000