2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was the club's 102nd season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Dundee United
2010–11 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson[1]
ManagerPeter Houston
StadiumTannadice Park
Premier LeagueFourth Place
League CupQuarter-final , lost to Motherwell
Scottish CupQuarter-final , lost to Motherwell
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Goodwillie (18)
All:
David Goodwillie (19)
Highest home attendance12,116 (v AEK Athens, 26 August 2010)
Lowest home attendance4,041 (v Ross County, 8 January 2011)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 7,389[2]

Results & fixtures

[3]  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

The club continued their tradition of participating in the Keyline Cup, visiting Oban in mid July to win the tournament they previously won in 2008.[4] United have confirmed five pre-season friendlies, travelling to Austria for a small pre-season tour and visiting Irish side Glentoran and Championship side Hull City at the end of July. In August, FA Premier League side Wigan Athletic will visit Tannadice for the final pre-season friendly.

15 July 2010 FriendlyUnirea Urziceni1 – 0Dundee UnitedRif, Salzburg
Onofraş  9'
18 July 2010 FriendlyArka Gdynia0 – 0Dundee UnitedHallein
24 July 2010 FriendlyGlentoran1 – 1Dundee UnitedThe Oval, Belfast
Fordyce  62' Casalinuovo  90'
27 July 2010 FriendlyRaith Rovers0 – 5Dundee UnitedStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Goodwillie  6',  10'
D.Robertson  23'
Buaben  47'
Dillon  80'		 Referee: Brian Winter
31 July 2010 FriendlyHull City2 – 1Dundee UnitedKC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Cairney  10'
Trialist  49' (o.g.)		 Trialist  14'
3 August 2010 FriendlyForfar Athletic1 – 4Dundee UnitedStation Park, Forfar
Sellars  10' Buaben  14'
Shala  24'
Goodwillie  69',  74'		 Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Brian Colvin
8 August 2010 FriendlyDundee United1 – 3Wigan AthleticTannadice Park, Dundee
Cadamarteri  84' Boselli  38',  48'
Moses  82'		 Referee: Mike Tumilty

SPL

Dundee United began their SPL campaign on Saturday 14 August against St Mirren at St Mirren Park.

14 August 2010 SPLSt Mirren1 – 1Dundee UnitedSt Mirren Park, Paisley
Lynch  73' Daly  90' Attendance: 5,618
Referee: Brian Winter
22 August 2010 SPLDundee United0 – 4Inverness CTTannadice Park, Dundee
McCann  34'
Rooney  51',  82' (pen.)
Duncan  53'		 Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Alan Muir
29 August 2010 SPLHearts1 – 1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Templeton  30' Gomis  85' Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Craig Thomson
11 September 2010 SPLDundee United3 – 1AberdeenTannadice Park, Dundee
Daly  3'
Howard  6' (o.g.)
Goodwillie  9' (pen.)		 Vernon  26' Attendance: 7,973
Referee: Mike Tumilty
18 September 2010 SPLRangers4 – 0Dundee UnitedIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
Dillon  9' (o.g.)
Miller  69',  82'
Naismith  77'		 Attendance: 44,786
Referee: Dougie McDonald
25 September 2010 SPLDundee United1 – 0St JohnstoneTannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie  61' Attendance: 7,397
Referee: Brian Winter
2 October 2010 SPLKilmarnock1 – 2Dundee UnitedRugby Park, Kilmarnock
Sammon  90' Goodwillie  15'
Daly  69'		 Attendance: 4,833
Referee: John McKendrick
17 October 2010 SPLDundee United1 – 2CelticTannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie  38' Hooper  13',  89' Attendance: 11,790
Referee: Dougie McDonald
23 October 2010 SPLMotherwell2 – 1Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell
Severin  1' (o.g.)
Dillon  75' (o.g.)		 Goodwillie  50' (pen.) Attendance: 4,635
Referee: Steven McLean
30 October 2010 SPLDundee United1 – 0HibernianTannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie  87' Attendance: 7,377
Referee: Stephen Finnie
6 November 2010 SPLHamilton Academical0 – 1Dundee UnitedNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Goodwillie  76' Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Calum Murray
10 November 2010 SPLDundee United1 – 2St MirrenTannadice Park, Dundee
Buaben  86' Higdon  41',  65' Attendance: 5,548
Referee: Euan Norris
13 November 2010 SPLDundee United1 – 1KilmarnockTannadice Park, Dundee
Russell  23' Sammon  22' Attendance: 6,597
Referee: Alan Muir
20 November 2010 SPLCeltic1 – 1Dundee UnitedCeltic Park, Glasgow
Hooper  23' Dillon  90' Attendance: 47,523
Referee: Mike Tumilty
29 December 2010 SPLHibernian2 – 2Dundee UnitedEaster Road, Edinburgh
Bamba  44'
Hanlon  89'		 Goodwillie  2',  35' Attendance: 10,252
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
1 January 2011 SPLAberdeen1 – 1Dundee UnitedPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Maguire  36' Goodwillie  90' Attendance: 12,487
Referee: William Collum
12 January 2011 SPLDundee United2 – 0MotherwellTannadice Park, Dundee
Russell  53'
Goodwillie  90'		 Attendance: 4,918
Referee: Iain Brines
22 January 2011 SPLKilmarnock1 – 1Dundee UnitedRugby Park, Kilmarnock
Sammon  41' Kenneth  90' Attendance: 5,120
Referee: George Salmond
26 January 2011 SPLSt Mirren1 – 1Dundee UnitedSt Mirren Park, Paisley
McGregor  38' D.Robertson  88' Attendance: 2,268
Referee: Calum Murray
30 January 2011 SPLDundee United3 – 0HibernianTannadice Park, Dundee
Daly  13'
Conway  48'
Russell  81'		 Attendance: 6,215
Referee: Iain Brines
13 February 2011 SPLDundee United1 – 3CelticTannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie  64' Stokes  16'
Wilson  36'
Majstorović  78'		 Attendance: 11,414
Referee: Mike Tumilty
19 February 2011 SPLHearts2 – 1Dundee UnitedTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Skácel  45'
Žaliūkas  88'		 Douglas  6' Attendance: 15,473
Referee: Calum Murray
22 February 2011 SPLSt Johnstone0 – 0Dundee UnitedMcDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: John McKendrick
26 February 2011 SPLHamilton Academical1 – 1Dundee UnitedNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Antoine-Curier  33' (pen.) Shala  83' Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Alan Muir
1 March 2011 SPLInverness CT0 – 2Dundee UnitedCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
Buaben  75'
D.Robertson  90'		 Attendance: 3,392
Referee: Steven McLean
7 March 2011 SPLDundee United3 – 1AberdeenTannadice Park, Dundee
Douglas  29'
Conway  33'
Swanson  60'		 Magennis  51' Attendance: 7,416
Referee: Brian Winter
10 March 2011 SPLDundee United2 – 1Hamilton AcademicalTannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie  42'
Daly  90'		 F.Paixão  26' Attendance: 5,766
Referee: William Collum
16 March 2011 SPLDundee United2 – 0HeartsTannadice Park, Dundee
Russell  83', 90' Attendance: 6,718
Referee: Iain Brines
19 March 2011 SPLDundee United1 – 0Inverness CTTannadice Park, Dundee
Swanson  43' Attendance: 6,548
Referee: George Salmond
2 April 2011 SPLRangers2 – 3Dundee UnitedIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
Jelavić  19'
Naismith  52'		 D.Robertson  45'
Russell  77'
Goodwillie  89'		 Attendance: 46,697
Referee: Steve Conroy
6 April 2011 SPLMotherwell2 – 1Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell
Murphy  26'
Humphrey  41'		 BBC SPORT Russell  79' Attendance: 3,435
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
9 April 2011 SPLDundee United2 – 0St JohnstoneTannadice Park, Dundee
Russell  45'
D.Robertson  85'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Mike Tumilty
19 April 2011 SPLDundee United0 – 4RangersTannadice Park, Dundee
Kovacevic  21'
Dillon  59'
Gomis  78'		 BBC SPORT Whittaker  22' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Jelavic  72'
Lafferty  83'		 Attendance: 11,626
Referee: William Collum
23 April 2011 SPLDundee United4 – 2KilmarnockTannadice Park, Dundee
Severin  25'
Goodwillie  38', 47'
Conway  49'		 BBC SPORT Silva  70'
Pascali  87'		 Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Brian Winter
1 May 2011 SPLCeltic4 – 1Dundee UnitedCeltic Park, Glasgow
Hooper  23'
Kayal  54'
Commons  85'
Murphy  90'		 BBC SPORT Russell  90' Attendance: 48,599
Referee: Iain Brines
7 May 2011 SPLDundee United4 – 0MotherwellTannadice Park, Dundee
Daly  36', 43', 49'
Watson  88'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,951
Referee: Brian Winter
10 May 2011 SPLRangers2 – 0Dundee UnitedIbrox Stadium, Glasgow
Jelavić  21'
Lafferty  25'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 49,267
Referee: Calum Murray
15 May 2011 SPLDundee United2 – 1HeartsTannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie  22'
Daly  71'		 BBC SPORT Glen  31' Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Scottish Cup
8 January 2011 SC Fourth RoundDundee United0 – 0Ross CountyTannadice Park, Dundee
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: William Collum
18 January 2011 SC Fourth Round ReplayRoss County0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Dundee UnitedVictoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: William Collum
5 February 2011 SC Fifth RoundHamilton Academical1 – 3Dundee UnitedNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Antoine-Curier  46' Daly  20'
Dixon  39'
Buaben  59'		 Attendance: 2,577
Referee: Craig Thomson
13 March 2011 SC Quarter-FinalDundee United2 – 2MotherwellTannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie  40'
Daly  73'		 Sutton  1', 72' Attendance: 7,358
Referee: Calum Murray
30 March 2011 SC Quarter-Final ReplayMotherwell3 – 0Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell
Murphy  8'
Humphrey  36'
Jeffers  63'		 Attendance: 8,337
Referee: Calum Murray

Scottish League Cup
22 September 2010 SLC Third RoundRoss County1 – 2 (A.E.T.)Dundee UnitedVictoria Park, Dingwall
Vigurs  87' Goodwillie  61' (pen.)
Boyd  101' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 October 2010 SLC Quarter-FinalMotherwell1 – 0Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell
Gow  86' Attendance: 4,838
Referee: William Collum

UEFA Europa League

Dundee United entered the UEFA Europa League at the play-off round taking on AEK Athens.

19 August 2010 UEFA Europa League Play-Off 1st LegDundee United0 – 1AEK AthensTannadice Park, Dundee
Djebbour  11' Attendance: 12,116
Referee: Marijo Strahonja
26 August 2010 UEFA Europa League Play-Off 2nd LegAEK Athens1 – 1Dundee UnitedKaraiskakis Stadium, Athens
Diop  23' Daly  78' Attendance: 600 (closed to AEK Athens fans)
Referee: Libor Kovařík

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Playing kit

The playing kit is sponsored for the first time by Calor Gas.[5] Nike continued with the second year of their four-year deal of kit production.[6] Dundee-based cosmetic car repair specialists Dents8 entered the second year of their two-year sponsorship of the home and away shorts and the first team's socks.[7]

References
  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 716. ISBN 0755362314.
  2. "Scottish Premier League Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Dundee United Fixtures & Results - 2010/11". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. "United win Oban tournament". Dundee United FC. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. "New sponsorship deal". Dundee United FC. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  6. "United launch centenary strip". Evening Telegraph. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  7. "DENTS8 SUPPORTS DUNDEE UNITED". 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
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