| Club: | Dundee United |
| Season: | 1991-92 |
| Manager: | Jim McLean |
| Chairman: | Jim McLean |
| League: | Scottish Premier Division |
| League Result: | 4th W19 D13 L12 F66 A50 P51 |
| Cup1: | Tennent's Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Duncan Ferguson (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Duncan Ferguson (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 16,535 (vs Celtic, 10 August) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,746 (vs Motherwell, 22 February) |
| Prevseason: | 1990–91 |
| Nextseason: | 1992–93 |
The 1991–92 season was the 83rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992. United finished in fourth place in what was Jim McLean's penultimate season as manager.
Dundee United played a total of 49 competitive matches during the 1991–92 season.[1] The team finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division.
In the cup competitions, United lost in the fourth round of the Tennent's Scottish Cup to Celtic and lost in the Skol Cup quarter-finals to eventual finalists Dunfermline.
| Win | Draw | Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 1991 | Celtic | H | 3–4 | 16,535 | M O'Neill (2), Ferguson | |
| 13 August 1991 | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | 5,771 | McKinlay, Jackson (2), M O'Neill | |
| 17 August 1991 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 7,700 | Jackson | |
| 24 August 1991 | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 9,420 | ||
| 31 August 1991 | Aberdeen | H | 0–0 | 11,962 | ||
| 7 September 1991 | Dunfermline | H | 3–0 | 11,962 | Bowman, Van der Hoorn, Ferguson | |
| 14 September 1991 | Rangers | A | 1–1 | 36,347 | Ferguson | |
| 21 September 1991 | Hearts | A | 1–1 | 11,746 | Ferguson | |
| 28 September 1991 | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | 6,844 | Bollan, Malpas | |
| 5 October 1991 | Falkirk | A | 4–0 | 5,377 | Ferreyra (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen | |
| 8 October 1991 | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | 5,763 | ||
| 12 October 1991 | Celtic | A | 1–4 | 28,745 | M O'Neill | |
| 19 October 1991 | St Johnstone | H | 1–2 | 7,700 | French | |
| 26 October 1991 | Airdrieonians | A | 3–1 | 3,500 | Clark, Ferguson, Paatelainen | |
| 29 October 1991 | Rangers | H | 3–2 | 14,397 | McKinnon, Jackson, Ferguson | |
| 2 November 1991 | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | 13,728 | McInally | |
| 6 November 1991 | Dunfermline | A | 1–0 | 3,528 | Jackson, Bowman | |
| 9 November 1991 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 9,420 | McKinnon | |
| 16 November 1991 | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 7,290 | Ferreyra, Whittaker | |
| 23 November 1991 | Hearts | H | 0–1 | 12,796 | ||
| 30 November 1991 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 3,500 | Cleland | |
| 3 December 1991 | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 4,023 | Jackson | |
| 7 December 1991 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 11,145 | Welsh | |
| 14 December 1991 | Dunfermline | H | 0–0 | 4,835 | ||
| 21 December 1991 | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 41,448 | ||
| 28 December 1991 | Hibernian | A | 2–3 | 7,704 | Malpas, Paatelainen | |
| 1 January 1992 | Aberdeen | H | 4–0 | 7,608 | Jackson (2), Ferguson, Paatelainen | |
| 4 January 1992 | Falkirk | A | 3–1 | 5,186 | McKinnon, Jackson (2) | |
| 11 January 1992 | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | 6,056 | Jackson, Ferreyra | |
| 18 January 1992 | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | 4,933 | McInally | |
| 1 February 1992 | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | 6,364 | Ferguson | |
| 8 February 1992 | Hearts | A | 0–1 | 10,516 | ||
| 22 February 1992 | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | 4,746 | Cleland, Ferguson | |
| 29 February 1992 | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 5,592 | Paatelainen (2) | |
| 7 March 1992 | Dunfermline | A | 0–1 | 3,042 | ||
| 14 March 1992 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 5,588 | Cleland | |
| 17 March 1992 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | 3,284 | ||
| 21 March 1992 | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | 10,500 | McInally, Ferreyra | |
| 28 March 1992 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 22,522 | Ferguson | |
| 4 April 1992 | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | 5,553 | Cleland, Bowman | |
| 11 April 1992 | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 11,391 | McInally | |
| 18 April 1992 | Hearts | H | 2–0 | 6,711 | Malpas, Ferguson | |
| 25 April 1992 | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 1,871 | Ferguson | |
| 2 May 1992 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 3,151 | Johnson, Ferguson |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January | Berwick Rangers | H | 6–0 | 5,263 | Malpas, Ferguson (2), Ferreyra, J O'Neil, Garner | |
| 11 February | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 26,225 | Paatelainen |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August | Montrose | H | 3–2 | 4,256 | Clark, M O'Neill, Paatelainen | |
| 27 August | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | 6,737 | French | |
| 3 September | Dunfermline | A | 1–3 | 7,220 | Paatelainen |
During the 1991–92 season, United used 27 different players comprising six nationalities. For the second successive season, Maurice Malpas was the only player to play in every match. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.|}
United had 18 players score with the team scoring 78 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Duncan Ferguson, who finished the season with 16 goals.[2]
| Name | League | Cups | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
During the 1991–92 season, two United players were sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.[3]
| Name | Dismissals | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 1 |
The club signed five players during the season with a total public cost of nearly £400,000. In addition, one player played whilst on trial but left shortly afterwards.
| Date | Player | From | Fee (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 1991 |  | Unknown[4] | ||
| 11 July 1991 | £0,040,000[5] | |||
| 4 September 1991 | Unknown | |||
| 26 September 1991 |  | £0,350,000[6] | ||
| 11 January 1992 | Unknown[7] | |||
| 2 April 1992 | | Trial |
Four players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of £1.15m. The club made a profit of around £750k from transfers during the season.
| Date | Player | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 1992 | Unknown[8] | |||
| 23 October 1992 | Unknown | |||
| 28 March 1992 |  | £0,400,000 | ||
| 23 April 1992 | | Trial[9] | ||
| 26 June 1992 | £0,750,000 |