Christian Dailly Player Profile
Player Details
- Full Name: Christian Edward Dailly
- Born: October 23rd, 1973 (Dundee)
- Height: 6'
- Position: Centre Back
- Signed: August 1st, 1990
- First Manager: Jim McLean
- Career Totals: 177 appearances, 21 goals
- Also Played For: Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Portsmouth, Rangers, Southampton, Southend United, West Ham United
Playing History
| Season | Division |  |
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G2G |  |
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Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
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| 1995-96 | First Division | 29 (10) | 3 | 0.08 | 6 | 1 | 51.3% | 28.2% | 20.5% |
| 1994-95 | Premier Division | 36 (4) | 4 | 0.10 | 4 | 1 | 27.5% | 27.5% | 45.0% |
| 1993-94 | Premier Division | 39 (10) | 3 | 0.06 | 6 | 0 | 32.7% | 38.8% | 28.6% |
| 1992-93 | Premier Division | 9 (6) | 4 | 0.27 | 2 | 0 | 26.7% | 13.3% | 60.0% |
| 1991-92 | Premier Division | 5 (3) | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 37.5% | 37.5% | 25.0% |
| 1990-91 | Premier Division | 22 (4) | 7 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 23.1% | 26.9% |
| Totals: | 140 (37) | 21 |
| Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals |
| Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in |
| Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals |
| Recent First Team Starts |
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| May 16th, 1996 | 16/05/96 | League | Promotion Playoff 2nd Leg | vs. Partick Th (H) | 2 - 1 |
| May 12th, 1996 | 12/05/96 | League | Promotion Playoff 1st Leg | vs. Partick Th (A) | 1 - 1 |
| May 4th, 1996 | 04/05/96 | League | First Division | vs. Morton (A) | 2 - 2 |
| Feb 24th, 1996 | 24/02/96 | League | First Division | vs. Dunfermline (A) | 2 - 2 |
| Feb 17th, 1996 | 17/02/96 | Scottish Cup | 4th Round | vs. Dunfermline (H) | 1 - 0 |
| Recent First Team Goals |
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| May 12th, 1996 | 12/05/96 | League | Promotion Playoff 1st Leg | vs. Partick Th (A) | 1 - 1 |
| Apr 22nd, 1996 | 22/04/96 | League | First Division | vs. Hamilton (A) | 2 - 0 |
| Oct 4th, 1995 | 04/10/95 | Challenge Cup | Semi Final | vs. Dunfermline (A) | 4 - 0 |
| Jan 21st, 1995 | 21/01/95 | League | Premier Division | vs. Motherwell (H) | 6 - 1 |
| Nov 19th, 1994 | 19/11/94 | League | Premier Division | vs. Hearts (H) | 5 - 2 |
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Biography
An 'S' Form signing, Christian was already a Scotland schoolboy and Under-15 international, playing in the United reserve team when he signed professional terms in August 1990. The young striker made a scoring competitive debut in a League Cup match away to Alloa Athletic and became the youngest player to make a Scottish Premier Division debut four days later against St Johnstone. Still appearing sporadically at Youth level - he was in the successful BP Youth Cup sides in 1990 and 1991 - he became the youngest player to appear for his country at under-21 level when he featured at the age of 16 against Romania at Easter Road.
Injury side-lined him for a large part of 1991-92, but he gradually worked his way back into the first team and began appearing regularly again towards the end of the 1992-93 season. By the time Christian was too old to continue playing for the Scotland under-21 side, he had collected a World record number of caps for that level, and in May 1993 he was included in the full Scotland squad for the first time. Christian made a highly significant contribution in 1993-94. Having firmly established himself as a regular during the season, he was named in the starting eleven for the 1994 Scottish Cup final at Hampden. He stretched the Rangers defence throughout and it was his quick thinking which led to Craig Brewster’s winning goal, as United won the trophy for the first time in the Clubs history.
Christian evolved into a defensive player over the next two seasons, as United suffered the disappointment of relegation, and became club captain at the start of United's bid to gain promotion back to the top league. His vital goal in the away leg of the play-off against Partick Thistle was instrumental in United gaining promotion at the first opportunity. This proved to be his final game for United, as in July 1996 he moved to Derby County for a fee reported to be around £1 million.
He had two seasons as a regular in the Derby side, and gained the first of 67 caps for Scotland when he made his debut against Wales in May 1997. He moved on to Blackburn Rovers in August 1998 and then to West Ham United in January 2001. He was in the Hammers side that won the Championship pay-off in 2005 and collected an FA Cup runners up medal in 2006. A loan spell with Southampton in September 2007 was followed by a move to Rangers in January 2008, winning a League Cup medal after a penalty shoot-out against United at Hampden. He gained further Scottish Cup winners medals in May 2008 and May 2009, and a Premier League winners medal in 2008-09. After spells with Charlton Athletic, Portsmouth and Southend United, Christian retired from professional football in July 2012.
In 2015 Christian was inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame due to his role in the Club's first ever Scottish Cup win.
Last updated on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 by B Orr.
Debut
August 21st, 1990
Alloa Athletic 0 - 3 Dundee United
League Cup (2nd Round)
Timeline
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Date of Birth
Christian was born on this date in Dundee.
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Signed For Dundee United
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First Non-Competitive Appearance (Friendly)
Montrose 1 - 3 Dundee United
Friendly
It was a mixture of youth and experience which took on Montrose in the opening match in preparation for the new season. However, it was the combination of two youngsters which brought us the opening g
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First Team Debut
Alloa Athletic 0 - 3 Dundee United
League Cup (2nd Round)
The new season began in fine style and by half time we had already surpassed our best result of the whole of the previous season! By then we had established a 3-0 lead and effectively killed the tie a
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First Goal
Alloa Athletic 0 - 3 Dundee United
League Cup (2nd Round)
The new season began in fine style and by half time we had already surpassed our best result of the whole of the previous season! By then we had established a 3-0 lead and effectively killed the tie a
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League Debut
St Johnstone 1 - 3 Dundee United
League (Premier Division)
This was Premier Division football at Scotland's most modern stadium and it could hardly have contrasted more vividly with the portable stands at Alloa in mid-week. Fortunately our performance was con
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First League Goal
St Johnstone 1 - 3 Dundee United
League (Premier Division)
This was Premier Division football at Scotland's most modern stadium and it could hardly have contrasted more vividly with the portable stands at Alloa in mid-week. Fortunately our performance was con
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50th Appearance
Dundee United 1 - 1 Aberdeen
League (Premier Division)
Manager Ivan Golac maintained his record of never having lost the first game in charge of any of the clubs he has managed and a draw was probably just about the right result. The kick-off was delayed
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50th League Appearance
Kilmarnock 1 - 1 Dundee United
League (Premier Division)
There was a sharp contrast in styles between United's more patient waiting game and Killie's all action style. In truth, however, this was a game in which United always looked the likelier side to sco
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100th Appearance
Hamilton 2 - 2 Dundee United
League Cup (3rd Round)
If United are to win the Coca-Cola Cup then they are going to have to do it the hard way without a home tie in sight. They also made hard work of this tie. Only four minutes had gone when United shou
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100th League Appearance
Kilmarnock 2 - 0 Dundee United
League (Premier Division)
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Last Goal
Partick Th 1 - 1 Dundee United
League (Promotion Playoff 1st Leg)
For United's first and hopefully last venture into the unchartered waters of the play-offs, Manager Billy Kirkwood made three changes. Mark Perry as expected was ruled out because of injury and with M
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Last Appearance
Dundee United 2 - 1 Partick Th
League (Promotion Playoff 2nd Leg)
For the neutral this was pure theatre, with United fans having to endure agony before the ecstasy of Owen Coyle's extra-time winner which brought Premier Division football back to Tannadice. Backed by
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Left the Club
