2019–20 Dundee United F.C. season
Appearance
2019–20 season | |||
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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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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]
Competitions
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
29 June 2019 Friendly | East Fife | 1–1 | Dundee United | Bayview Stadium |
15:00 | Smith ![]() |
Report | Clark ![]() |
Attendance: 685 Referee: David Dickenson |
5 July 2019 Friendly | Brechin City | 0–6 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
19:45 | Report | Stanton ![]() Sow ![]() Chalmers ![]() Appéré ![]() Smith ![]() Watson ![]() |
Attendance: 838 Referee: Mike Roncone |
6 July 2019 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
15:00 | Muhammadu Faal ![]() McKee ![]() Zata ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Appéré ![]() |
Attendance: 411 Referee: Alan Newlands |
27 July 2019 Friendly | ![]() | 2–1 | Dundee United | New Meadow |
15:00 | Okenabirhie ![]() |
United Report | Appéré ![]() |
Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Peter Wright |
Scottish Championship
3 August 2019 1 | Dundee United | 4–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Walsh ![]() |
Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Steven McLean |
9 August 2019 2 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
19:05 | Saunders ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Pawlett ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Attendance: 6,480 Referee: Euan Anderson |
30 August 2019 4 | Dundee United | 6–2 | Dundee | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Butcher ![]() Appéré ![]() Shankland ![]() Harkes ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Hemmings ![]() Nelson ![]() |
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 ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Bobby Madden |
21 September 2019 6 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Donnelly ![]() |
Attendance: 7,877 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
28 September 2019 7 | Dundee United | 6–0 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() McMullan ![]() Chalmers ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Alan Muir |
4 October 2019 8 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Dundee United | Recreation Park |
19:05 | O'Hara ![]() |
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 ![]() Holt ![]() Paton ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,909 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
26 October 2019 10 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() Clark ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,682 Referee: Steven Reid |
29 October 2019 11 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Greg Aitken |
2 November 2019 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–3 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Report | Rooney ![]() Clark ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Grant Irvine |
8 November 2019 13 | Dundee | 0–2 | Dundee United | Dens Park |
19:45 | Report | Clark ![]() Shankland ![]() |
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 ![]() Clark ![]() Stanton ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,675 Referee: Willie Collum |
7 December 2019 15 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Clark ![]() Appéré ![]() |
Report | Reynolds ![]() |
Attendance: 7,615 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
10 December 2019 16 | Cappielow Park | |||
19:45 | Sutton ![]() |
Report | Appéré ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 1,120 Referee: David Lowe |
14 December 2019 17 | Arbroath | 0–1 | Dundee United | Gayfield Park |
15:00 | Report | Stanton ![]() |
Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Graham Beaton |
21 December 2019 18 | Dundee United | 4–0 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Stanton ![]() Shankland ![]() Clark ![]() Harkes ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,744 Referee: Greg Aitken |
27 December 2019 19 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Dundee | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Clark ![]() |
Report | Dorrans ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Attendance: 2,041 Referee: Colin Steven |
11 January 2020 21 | Partick Thistle | 1–4 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | Miller ![]() |
Report | Sporle ![]() |
Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Willie Collum |
25 January 2020 22 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Orsi ![]() |
Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
1 February 2020 23 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Report | Wighton ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() |
Report | White ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Bannigan ![]() |
Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Mike Roncone |
Scottish League Cup
12 July 2019 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Irving ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Watson ![]() Butcher ![]() |
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 ![]() Watt ![]() |
Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Graham Beaton |
Scottish Challenge Cup
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
19 January 2020 Fourth round | Dundee United | 2—2 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() ![]() |
Report | Doidge ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Sporle ![]() |
Attendance: 10,451 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Squad statistics
The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]
Appearances
- As of 7 March 2020
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Benjamin Siegrist | 33 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Liam Smith | 34 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Adrián Spörle | 16 | 2 | 5+6 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Dillon Powers | 10 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Connolly | 22 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Reynolds | 31 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Paul McMullan | 28 | 3 | 18+4 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Pawlett | 20 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Osman Sow | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Nicky Clark | 22 | 7 | 15+3 | 7 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Sam Stanton | 22 | 3 | 13+4 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Deniz Mehmet | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Rakish Bingham | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Jamie Robson | 29 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Calum Butcher | 28 | 3 | 22+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Kieran Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Ian Harkes | 31 | 2 | 20+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Lawrence Shankland | 33 | 28 | 26+0 | 24 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Adam King | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
Louis Appéré | 33 | 5 | 20+6 | 4 | 1+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
29 | DF | ![]() |
Ross Graham | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
37 | MF | ![]() |
Archie Meekison | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
40 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Mochrie | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
44 | DF | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Cammy Smith | 12 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Matty Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Rachid Bouhenna | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Troy Brown | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Logan Chalmers | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Sam Wardrop | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Banks | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Club statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation[a] |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOM | EFI | DUN | STE | COW | |
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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 | — | — | — |
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Transfers
Loans in
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Loans out
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See also
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