United Debut: v. Hamilton (A) 5-1 20/9/86.
Signed From: Coventry City £140,000* 16/5/86.
Transferred to: Dundee as Player/Coach, 13/6/97.
McInally joined United from Coventry City in 1986, *in a joint transfer with fellow midfielder Dave Bowman, and in his first season played an important role in taking the club to the UEFA Cup Final. He missed only a handful of games in each of the following 7 seasons, and grabbed a couple of goals each year, with an incredible knack of scoring against Aberdeen! A tough tackling midfielder who was also good at going forward, he played a major part in the Scottish Cup run in 1994, scoring the goal against Aberdeen in the Semi-Final replay to take United to the Final. After the club were relegated the following season, he left for Starks Park in 1995, but returned a year later as Tommy McLean's first signing to add some bite in midfield, before going "across the road" to a coaching position the following year.
U.E.F.A. Cup Finalist 1986/87
11 Appearances 1 Goal
Scottish Cup Winner 1994
8 Appearances 1 Goal
| League | Scot Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | |
| 1986-87 | 32 | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 51 | 2 |
| 1987-88 | 36 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 46 | 2 |
| 1988-89 | 29 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 40 | 1 |
| 1989-90 | 35 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| 1990-91 | 33 | 1 | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 47 | 2 |
| 1991-92 | 32 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 4 |
| 1992-93 | 33 | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 37 | 5 |
| 1993-94 | 31 | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 41 | 1 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 33 | 0 |
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| 1996-97 | 14 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 |
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Total
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300 | 18 | 49 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 391 | 22 |
