Jim McLean

James Yuille McLean 2 August 1937 26 December 2020 was a Scottish football player manager and director He managed Dundee United between 1971 and 1993 becoming the longestserving and most successful manager in the clubs history winning three major honours He was also parttime assistant manager to Jock Stein with the Scotland national team He led Dundee United to their only Scottish Football League title in 198283 following Scottish League Cup wins in 1979 and 1980 Under McLean the club also lost in a further eight domestic cup finals In European football McLeans Dundee United reached the European Cup semifinals in 1984 and the UEFA Cup final in 1987 He became a Dundee United director in 1984 and served as chairman between 1988 and 2000 when he resigned after punching a reporter His involvement with the club finally ended in 2002 when he sold his majority shareholding