The club signed three players from Scandinavia for £0.5m, making a big impression - Kjell Olofsson, Erik Pedersen and Lars Zetterlund, with Olofsson finishing as top scorer.
Kilmarnock defeated the club in the Scottish Cup semi-final after a replay, going on to win the competition, and rivals Dundee knocked United out of the Coca-Cola Cup with a penalty shootout win in the third round.