1st season back in the Premier Division... Knocked out of the League Cup by First Division Dundee on penalties... Kirkwood out, Tommy McLean in... New manager brings in Olofsson, Pedersen, Zetterlund and Dykstra... 1-0 victories over the Old Firm at Tannadice... A 2-0 shock win at Ibrox... A 17 game unbeaten run sees United climb to 3rd in the League and reach the sem-finals of the Scottish Cup... First win at Tynecastle in 12 years... Knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Kilmarnock in the semi-finals... 3rd place finish sees United qualify for the UEFA Cup for the first time in 4 years....CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW
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Comp.
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League
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Sco
Cup
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Lge
Cup
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LCC
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TOTAL
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| Players |
A
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G
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A
|
G
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A
|
G
|
A
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G
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A
|
G
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| Benneker |
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
0
|
| Black |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
| Bowman |
27
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
0
|
| Coyle |
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
2
|
| Dolan |
13
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
0
|
| Duffy |
13
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
1
|
| Dykstra |
22
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
28
|
0
|
| Easton |
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
0
|
| Hannah |
11
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
2
|
| Johnson |
8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
0
|
| Key |
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
0
|
|
McInally
|
16
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
1
|
|
McKimmie
|
6
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
0
|
|
McKinnon
|
24
|
6
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31
|
6
|
|
McLaren
|
34
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
41
|
5
|
|
McQuilken
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
0
|
|
McSwegan
|
30
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
38
|
9
|
|
Malpas
|
26
|
1
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
32
|
1
|
|
Maxwell
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
0
|
|
Olofsson
|
25
|
12
|
6
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31
|
13
|
|
Pedersen
|
25
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31
|
0
|
|
Perry
|
35
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
2
|
|
Pressley
|
36
|
2
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
2
|
|
Robertson
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
0
|
|
Shannon
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
0
|
|
Sinclair
|
6
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
0
|
|
Thompson
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
|
Walker
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
0
|
|
Winters
|
36
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
12
|
|
Wirmola
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
0
|
|
Zetterlund
|
25
|
1
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31
|
1
|
|
Own
Goals
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
Total
Goals
|
-
|
46
|
-
|
8
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
58
|
| 1996/97 |
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Pts
|
GD
|
|
| Rangers |
36
|
25
|
5
|
6
|
85
|
33
|
80
|
+52
|
|
| Celtic |
36
|
23
|
6
|
7
|
78
|
32
|
75
|
+46
|
|
| United |
36
|
17
|
9
|
10
|
46
|
33
|
60
|
+13
|
3rd |
| Hearts |
36
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
46
|
43
|
52
|
+3
|
|
| Dunfermline |
36
|
12
|
9
|
15
|
52
|
65
|
45
|
-13
|
|
| Aberdeen |
36
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
45
|
54
|
44
|
-9
|
|
| Kilmarnock |
36
|
11
|
6
|
19
|
41
|
61
|
39
|
-20
|
|
| Motherwell |
36
|
9
|
11
|
16
|
44
|
55
|
38
|
-11
|
|
| Hibs |
36
|
9
|
11
|
16
|
38
|
55
|
38
|
-17
|
|
| Raith Rovers |
36
|
6
|
7
|
23
|
29
|
73
|
25
|
-44
|
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| Team |
-
|
-
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-
|
-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Team |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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League Cup Final:
United's Top Scorers: Kjell Olofsson (13), Robbie Winters (12), Gary McSwegan (9).
Players In: Lance Key, Neil Duffy, Armand Benneker, Jim McInally, Kjell Olofsson, Eric Pedersen, Lars Zetterlund, Sieb Dykstra, Jamie Dolan, Jonas Wirmola, Davie Sinlcair, Stewart McKimmie.
Through the Ranks: Paul Black, Craig Easton, Steven Thompson.
Players Out: Christian Dailly, Craig Brewster, Kelham O'Hanlon, Brian Welsh, Rab Shannon, David Hannah, Owen Coyle, Scott Crabbe, Lance Key, Sandy Robertson.
