2019–20 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2019–20 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerRobbie Neilson
StadiumTannadice Park
ChampionshipWinners
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lawrence Shankland (24)
All: Lawrence Shankland (28)
Highest home attendance14,108 vs. Dundee
Lowest home attendance2,526 vs. Cowdenbeath
Average home league attendance8,496

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]

Competitions

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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 England 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

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship
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

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup
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

Main article: 2019–20 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

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup
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

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Switzerland SUI Benjamin Siegrist 33 0 28+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Liam Smith 34 0 28+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Argentina ARG Adrián Spörle 16 2 5+6 1 3+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
4 MF United States USA Dillon Powers 10 1 8+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Connolly 22 1 12+5 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 31 0 24+2 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Paul McMullan 28 3 18+4 3 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Peter Pawlett 20 1 13+4 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Sweden SWE Osman Sow 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Nicky Clark 22 7 15+3 7 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 22 3 13+4 3 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
13 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Mehmet 2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW England ENG Rakish Bingham 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Robson 29 0 22+1 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF England ENG Calum Butcher 28 3 22+0 2 3+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Kieran Freeman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF United States USA Ian Harkes 31 2 20+6 2 1+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
24 FW Scotland SCO Lawrence Shankland 33 28 26+0 24 4+0 2 2+0 2 0+1 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Adam King 11 0 1+8 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW Scotland SCO Louis Appéré 33 5 20+6 4 1+3 1 1+1 0 1+0 0
29 DF Scotland SCO Ross Graham 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Archie Meekison 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF Scotland SCO Chris Mochrie 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 DF Scotland 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 Scotland SCO Cammy Smith 12 1 1+9 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Matty Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Algeria ALG Rachid Bouhenna 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Wales WAL Troy Brown 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Logan Chalmers 5 1 0+3 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Sam Wardrop 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF Scotland SCO 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]
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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 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
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]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2019 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2019–20

See also

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