Playing History
| Season |
Division |
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G2G |
 |
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Win % |
Draw % |
Loss % |
| 1988-89 |
Premier Division |
16 (6) |
7 |
0.32
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6 |
0 |
31.8%
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50.0%
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18.2%
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| Totals: |
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16 (6) |
7 |
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| Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals |
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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 |
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List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
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List of Games Played (click to expand)
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Feb 27th, 1989
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27/02/89
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Scottish Cup |
4th Round 2nd Replay |
vs. Aberdeen (H)
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1 - 0 |
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Feb 22nd, 1989
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22/02/89
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Scottish Cup |
4th Round Replay |
vs. Aberdeen (H)
|
1 - 1 |
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Feb 18th, 1989
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18/02/89
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Scottish Cup |
4th Round |
vs. Aberdeen (A)
|
1 - 1 |
(sub)
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Feb 11th, 1989
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11/02/89
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Rangers (H)
|
1 - 1 |
(sub)
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Jan 28th, 1989
|
28/01/89
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Scottish Cup |
3rd Round |
vs. Dundee (A)
|
2 - 1 |
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Nov 19th, 1988
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19/11/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Hearts (A)
|
0 - 0 |
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Nov 12th, 1988
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12/11/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Aberdeen (A)
|
1 - 1 |
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Nov 9th, 1988
|
09/11/88
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Cup Winners' Cup |
2nd Round 2nd Leg |
vs. Din. Bucharest (A)
|
1 - 1 |
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Nov 5th, 1988
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05/11/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Dundee (H)
|
2 - 0 |
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Nov 2nd, 1988
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02/11/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Hibernian (A)
|
1 - 1 |
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Oct 26th, 1988
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26/10/88
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Cup Winners' Cup |
2nd Round 1st Leg |
vs. Din. Bucharest (H)
|
0 - 1 |
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Oct 12th, 1988
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12/10/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Celtic (A)
|
0 - 1 |
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Oct 8th, 1988
|
08/10/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Hamilton (A)
|
4 - 0 |
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Oct 5th, 1988
|
05/10/88
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Cup Winners' Cup |
1st Round 2nd Leg |
vs. Floriana (H)
|
1 - 0 |
(sub)
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Oct 1st, 1988
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01/10/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Hearts (H)
|
0 - 0 |
(sub)
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Sep 27th, 1988
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27/09/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Rangers (H)
|
0 - 1 |
(sub)
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Sep 20th, 1988
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20/09/88
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League Cup |
Semi Final |
vs. Aberdeen (N)
|
0 - 2 |
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Sep 17th, 1988
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17/09/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Hibernian (H)
|
1 - 1 |
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Sep 6th, 1988
|
06/09/88
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Cup Winners' Cup |
1st Round 1st Leg |
vs. Floriana (A)
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0 - 0 |
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Aug 31st, 1988
|
31/08/88
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League Cup |
Quarter Final |
vs. Celtic (H)
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2 - 0 |
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Aug 27th, 1988
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27/08/88
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League |
Premier Division |
vs. Aberdeen (H)
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2 - 2 |
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Aug 24th, 1988
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24/08/88
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League Cup |
3rd Round |
vs. St Mirren (A)
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3 - 1 |
(sub)
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Biography
Islington born Raphael played for his local Boys Club before signing as a schoolboy for Arsenal in 1977. Turning professional in June 1980, he was prolific for the reserve side before making his first team debut in September 1981 in a UEFA Cup tie against Panathinaikos, scoring a bicycle kick with is first touch of the ball. After also scoring on his League debut against Manchester City, the striker appeared occasionally over the next few seasons, but was pushed down the pecking order after the arrival of Charlie Nicholas and Paul Mariner.
Sold to Sporting Lisbon in the summer of 1985, he was again prolific when he played - although fitness was always a problem. Falling out of favour in his third year in Portugal he was loaned out to Real Betis for the second half of the 1987-88 season.
In August 1988 he arrived at Tannadice for a fee of around £150,000 and made a scoring debut against St Mirren in the League Cup at Love Street. Just like the start of his career at Arsenal, Raphael also scored on his League debut in a 2-2 draw with Aberdeen a few days later, and again on his first Scottish Cup match later that season, against Dundee at Dens park in January. The striker was with United for just eight months, leaving to join Luton Town for a reported £250,000 in March 1989, picking up a League Cup runners-up medal as an unused substitute.
Thereafter he became a much-travelled player, with spells at Oldklub Odense in Denmark, Ipswich Town, Plymouth Argyle, Brighton & Hove Albion and Ernest Borel in Hong Kong. On his return to England he played with non-League Dover Athletic, Southwick, Crawley Town and Sittingbourne.
Last updated on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 by B Orr.
Debut (as sub)
August 24th, 1988
St Mirren 1 - 3 Dundee United
League Cup (3rd Round)
Full Debut
August 27th, 1988
Dundee United 2 - 2 Aberdeen
League (Premier Division)
Timeline
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Date of Birth
Raphael was born on this date in Islington, England.
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First Team Debut
St Mirren 1 - 3 Dundee United
League Cup (3rd Round)
This was the sixth time that we have met St. Mirren in the League Cup and we maintained our 100% record with this convincing win, our second of the season at Paisley. Apart from a twenty minute spell
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First Goal
St Mirren 1 - 3 Dundee United
League Cup (3rd Round)
This was the sixth time that we have met St. Mirren in the League Cup and we maintained our 100% record with this convincing win, our second of the season at Paisley. Apart from a twenty minute spell
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League Debut
Dundee United 2 - 2 Aberdeen
League (Premier Division)
Aberdeen dented our 100% record, coming back to equalise twice, but all things considered a draw was probably a fair result. By the standards of past encounters this was a high scoring affair, but the
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First League Goal
Dundee United 2 - 2 Aberdeen
League (Premier Division)
Aberdeen dented our 100% record, coming back to equalise twice, but all things considered a draw was probably a fair result. By the standards of past encounters this was a high scoring affair, but the
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Last Goal
Dundee 1 - 2 Dundee United
Scottish Cup (3rd Round)
For the third year running we eliminated our City rivals from the Scottish Cup and this was undoubtedly, achieved with greater ease than the scorelines indicate. All the early exchanges were i
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Last Appearance
Dundee United 1 - 0 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup (4th Round 2nd Replay)
From the moment that it was known that we were to meet Aberdeen in the Cup, the general opinion was that it would take something special to separate the two members of the New Firm. The third attempt
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