Ian McPhee Player Profile
Player Details
- Full Name: Ian McPhee
- Born: January 31st, 1961 (Perth)
- Height: 5' 10
- Position: Midfielder
- Signed: August 14th, 1987
- First Manager: Jim McLean
- Career Totals: 20 appearances, 3 goals
- Also Played For: Airdrieonians, Celtic, Forfar Athletic
Playing History
| Season | Division |  |
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G2G |  |
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Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Premier Division | 3 (2) | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 1987-88 | Premier Division | 14 (1) | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 40.0% | 13.3% | 46.7% |
| Totals: | 17 (3) | 3 |
| Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals |
| GtGR = Goals 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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| Oct 29th, 1988 | 29/10/88 | League | Premier Division | vs. Motherwell (H) | 1 - 1 |
| Oct 26th, 1988 | 26/10/88 | Cup Winners' Cup | 2nd Round 1st Leg | vs. Din. Bucharest (H) | 0 - 1 |
| Oct 5th, 1988 | 05/10/88 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1st Round 2nd Leg | vs. Floriana (H) | 1 - 0 |
| Apr 16th, 1988 | 16/04/88 | League | Premier Division | vs. Motherwell (A) | 2 - 4 |
| Dec 19th, 1987 | 19/12/87 | League | Premier Division | vs. St Mirren (A) | 1 - 0 |
| Recent First Team Goals |
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| Oct 8th, 1988 | 08/10/88 | League | Premier Division | vs. Hamilton (A) | 4 - 0 |
| Dec 16th, 1987 | 16/12/87 | League | Premier Division | vs. Hibernian (H) | 1 - 2 |
| Aug 19th, 1987 | 19/08/87 | League Cup | 2nd Round | vs. Partick Th (H) | 4 - 1 |
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Biography
As a youth player Ian was with Celtic but never made a senior appearance before moving to Forfar Athletic in 1978. He spent nine years at Station Park, helping them win promotion to the First Division in 1984, and played in their well-known 2-2 draw with United at Tannadice in the Scottish Cup quarter finals - four days before the Terrors defeated Barcelona in Spain.
Jim McLean brought the midfielder to Tannadice in August 1987 for a fee of £45,000, and he made his debut five days later in a League Cup match at home to Partick Thistle where he scored the third goal in a 4-1 win. He had a short run in the side, appearing in two rounds of the UEFA Cup against Coleraine and Vitkovice, before picking up an injury at the turn of the year.
He found it difficult to regain his place in the first team, although he played a handful of games at the start of the 1988-89 season, including further European ties against Floriana and Dinamo Bucharest. After initially refusing a move to Airdrieonians, he moved there in November 1988.
He spent three years at Broomfield, with Airdrie winning promotion to the top flight in 1991, before returning to Forfar to finish his playing career, becoming player/manager in 1996. They won promotion to the Second Division three times during his second stay, twice when he was player/manager, before he resigned in November 2000.
Last updated on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 by B Orr.
Debut
August 19th, 1987
Dundee United 4 - 1 Partick Thistle
League Cup (2nd Round)
Timeline
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Date of Birth
Ian was born on this date in Perth.
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Signed For Dundee United
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First Team Debut
Dundee United 4 - 1 Partick Th
League Cup (2nd Round)
We progressed to a tie at Starks Park in fairly comfortable fashion. Partick posed little threat up front, but it wasn't until the closing stages that the Thistle defence began to creak. The first hal
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First Goal
Dundee United 4 - 1 Partick Th
League Cup (2nd Round)
We progressed to a tie at Starks Park in fairly comfortable fashion. Partick posed little threat up front, but it wasn't until the closing stages that the Thistle defence began to creak. The first hal
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League Debut
Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee United
League (Premier Division)
Two soft penalties, one for either side, told the story of this latest meeting with our great north east rivals. Taking everything into consideration a draw was probably a fair reflection of events. C
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First League Goal
Dundee United 1 - 2 Hibernian
League (Premier Division)
Hibs, who had only won once in twenty-two visits prior to this season, accomplished their second victory of the season by an identical scoreline. Yet we got off to the perfect start and finished stron
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Last Goal
Hamilton 0 - 4 Dundee United
League (Premier Division)
After the frustration of the European tie with Fioriana, there was no such agony for United supporters here as we dictated play from the start and got the tonic of a goal from which there was no way b
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Last Appearance
Dundee United 1 - 1 Motherwell
League (Premier Division)
Failure to convert our chances was undoubtedly the root cause of us dropping a point to a stuffy Motherwell side which earned its fifth consecutive draw. Evidence of our problem cropped up three times
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Left the Club
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