The 1989–90 season was the 81st year of

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played by

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, and covers the period from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990. United finished in fourth place, securing European football on the final day of the season.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 1989–90 season. The team finished fourth in the

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. In the cup competitions, United lost in the semi-final of the

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and lost in the Skol Cup third round to

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Legend

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Premier Division

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Skol Cup

UEFA Cup

Player details

During the 1989–90 season, United used 25 different players comprising five nationalities.

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was the only player to play in every match. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Goalscorers

United had 13 players score with the team scoring 50 goals in total. The top goalscorer was

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, who finished the season with nine goals.

Discipline

During the 1989–90 season, one United player was sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.

Team statistics

League table

Transfers

In

The club signed three players during the season with a total public cost of just over £600,000.

Out

Four players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of just over £1m. The club made a profit of around £400k from transfers during the season.

Loans out

One player was loaned out during the season.

Playing kit

The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven for a third season.

References

External links

Glenrothes Arabs 1989–90 season review
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