The 2019–20 season was Dundee United's 111th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It was their fourth season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2015–16 season.[1] United also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup. On 15 April, the SPFL voted to end the lower leagues in Scottish football due to the coronavirus pandemic and as a result Dundee United were declared champions and secured promotion to the Premiership after four years in the Championship.[2]
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mark Ogren | ||
| Manager | Robbie Neilson | ||
| Stadium | Tannadice Park | ||
| Championship | Winners | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Challenge Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lawrence Shankland (24) All: Lawrence Shankland (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 14,108 vs. Dundee | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,526 vs. Cowdenbeath | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,496 | ||
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Competitions
editResults & fixtures
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
edit| 29 June 2019 Friendly | East Fife | 1–1 | Dundee United | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Smith  18' (o.g.) |
Report | Clark 67' |
Attendance: 685 Referee: David Dickenson |
| 5 July 2019 Friendly | Brechin City | 0–6 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Stanton 14' Sow 18'Chalmers 27'Appéré 60'Smith 68'Watson 85' |
Attendance: 838 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 6 July 2019 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Muhammadu Faal 48' McKee 65'Zata 80' |
Report | Shankland 58' Appéré 77' |
Attendance: 411 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 27 July 2019 Friendly |  Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Dundee United | New Meadow |
| 15:00 | Okenabirhie 8' (pen.), 74' |
United Report | Appéré 5' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Peter Wright |
Scottish Championship
edit| 3 August 2019 1 | Dundee United | 4–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 7', 31', 53', 86' |
Report | Walsh 29' |
Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 9 August 2019 2 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:05 | Saunders 23' |
Report | Shankland 55' Pawlett 73' |
Attendance: 3,218 Referee: William Collum |
| Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 24 August 2019 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Dundee United | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Shankland 10', 30' |
Attendance: 6,480 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 30 August 2019 4 | Dundee United | 6–2 | Dundee | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Butcher 14', 40' Appéré 33'Shankland 36' (pen.)Harkes 46'Smith 83' |
Report | Hemmings 22' Nelson 70' |
Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| Note: Game televised on BT Sport | ||||
| 14 September 2019 5 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Harvie 9' Forrest 75' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 21 September 2019 6 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 88', 90+2' |
Report | Donnelly 52' |
Attendance: 7,877 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 28 September 2019 7 | Dundee United | 6–0 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 1', 5', 56' McMullan 41', 80'Chalmers 84' |
Report | Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 4 October 2019 8 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Dundee United | Recreation Park |
| 19:05 | O'Hara 18' |
Report | Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Greg Aitken | |
| Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 19 October 2019 9 | Queen of the South | 4–0 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 18', 70' Holt 28' Paton 77' |
Report | Attendance: 1,909 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 26 October 2019 10 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 9' Clark 27' |
Report | Attendance: 7,682 Referee: Steven Reid |
| 29 October 2019 11 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Shankland 62' |
Report | Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 2 November 2019 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–3 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Rooney 20' (o.g.) Clark 72'Shankland 76' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 8 November 2019 13 | Dundee | 0–2 | Dundee United | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Clark 56' (pen.) Shankland 64' |
Attendance: 11,243 Referee: Steven McLean | |
| Note: Game televised on BT Sport 2 | ||||
| 16 November 2019 14 | Dundee United | 3–0 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McMullan 22' Clark 45+1'Stanton 14' |
Report | Attendance: 7,675 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 7 December 2019 15 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Clark 45+2' Appéré 55' |
Report | Reynolds 12' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 7,615 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 10 December 2019 16 | Greenock Morton | 1–2 | Dundee United | Cappielow Park |
| 19:45 | Sutton 25' |
Report | Appéré 5' Shankland 31' |
Attendance: 1,120 Referee: David Lowe |
| 14 December 2019 17 | Arbroath | 0–1 | Dundee United | Gayfield Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Stanton 6' |
Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Graham Beaton |
| 21 December 2019 18 | Dundee United | 4–0 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Stanton 42' Shankland 57' (pen.)Clark 61'Harkes 87' |
Report | Attendance: 7,744 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 27 December 2019 19 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Dundee | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Clark 5' |
Report | Dorrans 50' |
Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Alan Muir |
| Note: Game televised on BT Sport | ||||
| 4 January 2020 20 | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Connolly 48' |
Attendance: 2,041 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 11 January 2020 21 | Partick Thistle | 1–4 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Miller 87' |
Report | Shankland 38', 60', 65' Sporle 45' |
Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 25 January 2020 22 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 90' |
Report | Orsi 17' |
Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 1 February 2020 23 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Wighton 26' |
Attendance: 8,056 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 14 February 2020 24 | Alloa Athletic | 0–0 | Dundee United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 1,442 Referee: Steven McLean | ||
| Note: Game Televised on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 21 February 2020 25 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Appéré 12' Shankland 59' |
Report | White 32' |
Attendance: 7,583 Referee: John Beaton |
| Note: Game Televised on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 29 February 2020 26 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Dundee United | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Nisbet 26' Afolabi 60' |
Report | Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Graham Beaton |
| 3 March 2020 27 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 1,674 Referee: David Munro |
| 7 March 2020 28 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Powers 19' |
Report | Bannigan 52' (.pen) |
Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Mike Roncone |
Scottish League Cup
edit| 12 July 2019 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Irving 44' |
Report | Shankland 9' |
Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| Penalties | ||||
| Note: Game televised on BT Sport | ||||
| 16 July 2019 | Stenhousemuir | 1–2 | Dundee United | Ochilview Park |
| 19:30 | A. Munro 70' |
Report | Watson 51' Butcher 54' |
Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 19 July 2019 | Dundee United | 3–0 | Cowdenbeath | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 2,526 Referee: David Lowe |
| 23 July 2019 | Dundee United | 0–2 | East Fife | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Dunsmore 38' Watt 51' |
Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Graham Beaton |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 7 September 2019 | Dundee United | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,568 Referee: Mike Roncone | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Scottish Cup
edit| 19 January 2020 Fourth round | Dundee United | 2—2 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 45+3'Appéré 74' |
Report | Doidge 8' Boyle 47' |
Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| Note: Live on BBC Scotland | ||||
| 28 January 2020 Fourth Round Replay | Hibernian | 4—2 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | Allan 40' (pen.) Doidge 60' 73' 90+1' |
Report | Shankland 10' Sporle 67' |
Attendance: 10,451 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Squad statistics
editThe table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]
Appearances
edit- As of 7 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SUI
|
Benjamin Siegrist | 33 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  SCO
|
Liam Smith | 34 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  ARG
|
Adrián Spörle | 16 | 2 | 5+6 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  USA
|
Dillon Powers | 10 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  IRL
|
Mark Connolly | 22 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO
|
Mark Reynolds | 31 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO
|
Paul McMullan | 28 | 3 | 18+4 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Peter Pawlett | 20 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  SWE
|
Osman Sow | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO
|
Nicky Clark | 22 | 7 | 15+3 | 7 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO
|
Sam Stanton | 22 | 3 | 13+4 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  TUR
|
Deniz Mehmet | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG
|
Rakish Bingham | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO
|
Jamie Robson | 29 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Calum Butcher | 28 | 3 | 22+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO
|
Kieran Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA
|
Ian Harkes | 31 | 2 | 20+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | SCO
|
Lawrence Shankland | 33 | 28 | 26+0 | 24 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO
|
Adam King | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
|
Louis Appéré | 33 | 5 | 20+6 | 4 | 1+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SCO
|
Ross Graham | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO
|
Archie Meekison | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | SCO
|
Chris Mochrie | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SCO
|
Paul Watson | 23 | 1 | 18+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2019–20 season | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Cammy Smith | 12 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Matty Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  ALG
|
Rachid Bouhenna | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  WAL
|
Troy Brown | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
|
Logan Chalmers | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO
|
Sam Wardrop | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SCO
|
Scott Banks | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Club statistics
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee United (C) | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 59 | 2.11 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 45 | 1.67 | |
| 3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 41 | 1.52 | |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | 1.48 | |
| 5 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 36 | 1.38 |
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[4]
League cup table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOM | EFI | DUN | STE | COW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | p1–1 | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | East Fife | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | p1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Dundee United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
Transfers
edit
Loans inedit
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Loans outedit
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See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Ayr Utd full-back Liam Smith to join Dundee Utd on two-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Mark Reynolds: Dundee United agree permanent switch for Aberdeen defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Adrin is a Tangerine". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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- ^ "Deniz Mehmet Signs Two-Year Deal". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Adam King: Dundee United sign winger from Swansea City". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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- ^ "United Add Powers to Squad". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Dundee United sign Dillon Powers from Orlando City and Kieran Freeman from Southampton". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "RAKISH BINGHAM IS TANGERINE". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United FC. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "THREE PLAYERS TO LEAVE UNITED". Dundee United FC. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Falkirk Morgaro Gomis!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk F.C. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "BREAKING: Aidan Nesbitt returns to Morton". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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- ^ "Freddy Frans Leaves". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Callum Booth: St Johnstone sign left-back on deal until January". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Adam King: Dundee United sign winger from Swansea City". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Scott Banks signs for Crystal Palace". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace F.C. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising Adds Midfielder Sam Stanton". phxrisingfc.com. Phoenix Rising F.C. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Matty Smith joins Waterford". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Cove Rangers add Declan Glass on loan from Dundee United until January". The Press and Journal. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Matty Smith joins Cove on loan". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Kilmarnock: Osman Sow, Connor Johnson and Harvey St Clair on loan". BBC. BBC Sport. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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