2016–17 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Dundee United's 108th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It marked their first season of play outside the top tier of Scottish football since season 1995–96 and their first season in the Scottish Championship. United also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish Premiership Play-offs.
2016–17 season | ||||
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Chairman | Stephen Thompson | |||
Manager | Ray McKinnon | |||
Stadium | Tannadice Park | |||
Championship | Third place | |||
Premiership play-off | Final, lost to Hamilton Academical | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals, lost to Morton | |||
Challenge Cup | Winners | |||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Ross County | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Andreu (13) All: Tony Andreu (19) | |||
Highest home attendance | 10,925 v Hibernian, Championship, 2 December 2016 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 3,360 v Cowdenbeath, League Cup, 19 July 2016 | |||
Average home league attendance | 6,584 | |||
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Summary
Season
United finished third in the Scottish Championship,[1] entering the Scottish Premiership play-offs.[2] They reached the Quarter-final of the League Cup,[3] the Fourth round of the Scottish Cup[4] and were crowned champions of the Challenge Cup beating St Mirren in the final.[5]
Management
United were managed by Ray McKinnon, during the 2016–17 season.[6] Following the club's relegation at the end of the previous season manager Mixu Paatelainen departed the club during the close season on 4 May 2016.[7] On 12 May 2016, McKinnon was appointed manager on a three-year contract,[8] after compensation was agreed with his previous club Raith Rovers.[9] He had resigned from Raith Rovers on 11 May.[10]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendlies
5 July 2016 Friendly | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Station Park |
19:45 | Cox |
Johnson |
Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Cook |
7 July 2016 Forfarshire Cup | Brechin City | 0 – 5 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
14:00 | Johnson Fraser Spittal Murray Murray |
Attendance: 923 Referee: Steven Traynor |
Scottish Championship
6 August 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | van der Velden |
QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report |
Millar |
Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Andrew Dallas Man of the Match: Millar |
13 August 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
15:00 | Docherty |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Gavin Duncan Man of the Match: Mark Docherty |
20 August 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Murray Robson Flood |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,427 Referee: Greg Aitken Man of the Match: Jamie Robson |
27 August 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Flood C.Smith |
BBC Report | Thompson McHattie |
Attendance: 7,434 Referee: Craig Thomson |
10 September 2016 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 3 | Dundee United | Dunfermline, Scotland |
15:00 | Paton |
SPFL Report | Murray Andreu Dixon |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Beaton |
17 September 2016 Championship | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Baird Hippolyte Miller |
BBC Report | Tope Obadeyi |
Attendance: 5,488 Referee: Crawford Allan Man of the Match: Willo Flood |
24 September 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Andreu |
report | Dillon |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,829 Referee: Barry Cook |
2 October 2016 Championship | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
12:00 | Keatings |
BBC Report | Edjenguele |
Attendance: 15,492 Referee: Thomson |
15 October 2016 Championship | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Fraser Andreu |
Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Nick Walsh |
22 October 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Buchanan Edjenguélé |
SPFL Report | Thomson |
Attendance: 5,979 Referee: Craig Charleston |
29 October 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Durnan |
BBC Report | Attendance: 7,079 Referee: Euan Anderson Man of the Match: Mark Durnan |
5 November 2016 Championship | Queen of the South | 1 – 4 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Anderson |
BBC Report | Durnan Andreu Fraser Murray |
Attendance: 2,316 Referee: McLean Man of the Match: Marshall |
8 November 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dundee, Scotland |
19:45 | Murray |
SPFL report | Wedderburn |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,996 Referee: Robertson |
19 November 2016 Championship | Greenock Morton | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Cappielow Park |
15:00 | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,578 Referee: Crawford Allan |
2 December 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Andreu |
BBC Report | Attendance: 10.925 |
10 December 2016 Championship | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Somerset Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Obadeyi |
Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Willie Collum Man of the Match: Jamie Robson |
17 December 2016 Championship | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Stark's Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Toshney |
Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
24 December 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Fraser Murray |
BBC Report | Sutton |
Attendance: 7,247 Referee: John McKendrick |
31 December 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
13:30 | Docherty |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Stephen Finnie Man of the Match: Mark Docherty |
6 January 2017 Championship | Hibernian | 3 - 0 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
19:45 | Cummings Bartley McGinn Gray |
BBC Report | Telfer Murdoch van der Velden Durnan Andreu |
Attendance: 18,786 Referee: |
14 January 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 3 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Murray Murdoch Fraser |
BBC Report | Dobbie Thomson Thomas Dowie |
Attendance: 6,136 Referee: |
28 January 2017 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | East End Park |
15:00 | Herron |
BBC Report | Andreu |
Attendance: 4,670 Referee: Dallas |
4 February 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Tannadice Park |
17:15 | Mikkelsen Andreu |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,232 Referee: Finnie |
11 February 2017 Championship | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Baird Muirhead Craigen |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Anderson |
25 February 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Durnan |
BBC Report | Kidlay |
Attendance: 6,065 Referee: Clancy |
10 March 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Toshney |
BBC Report | Cummings Cummings |
Attendance: 9,532 Referee: Robertson |
15 March 2017 Championship | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | Davis Mallan Morgan |
BBC Report | Andreu |
Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Aitken |
18 March 2017 Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Barr Hardie |
BBC Report | Murray |
Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Charleston |
28 March 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park |
Murray Durnan |
BBC Report | Harkins |
Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Cook |
1 April 2017 Championship | Queen of the South | 4 – 2 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Lyle Dobbie Dykes Hilson |
BBC Report | Mikkelsen |
Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Finnie |
8 April 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
Murray |
BBC Report | Leahy |
Attendance: 6,313 Referee: Anderson |
11 Apr 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Mikkelsen |
BBC report | Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Collum |
15 April 2017 Championship | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Allan Irvine |
22 April 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 2 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Mikkelsen Andreu Spittal |
BBC Report | MacKenzie Todd |
Attendance: 6,225 Referee: Charleston |
29 April 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Andreu Mikkelsen |
BBC Report | Thomson R Vaughan |
Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Walsh |
6 May 2017 Championship | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
15:00 | Oyenuga |
BBC Report | Spittal |
Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,158 Referee: Beaton |
Premiership Play-offs
9 May 2017 Play-offs QF R1 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Cappielow Park |
19:45 | O'Ware |
BBC Report | Murray Spittal |
Attendance: 3,306 Referee: Collum |
12 May 2017 Play-offs QF R2 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 (5 – 1 agg.) | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray Kuaté Spittal |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,606 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
16 May 2017 Play-offs SF R1 | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray Spittal |
BBC Report | Craigen McKee |
Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Madden |
19 May 2017 Play-offs SF R2 | Falkirk | 1 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.) | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
19:45 | Craigen |
BBC Report | Murray Dixon |
Attendance: 7,926 Referee: Clancy |
25 May 2017 Play-offs Final R1 | Dundee United | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,386 Referee: McLean |
28 May 2017 Play-offs Final R2 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.) | Dundee United | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Docherty |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Thomson |
League Cup
Group C
15 July 2016 Group C | Arbroath | 1 – 1 (3 – 5 p) | Dundee United | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Hamilton |
SPFL Report | Anier |
Attendance: 5,036 Referee: McLean |
Penalties | ||||
19 July 2016 Group C | Dundee United | 6 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray Toshney Smith Anier |
BBC Report | Turner |
Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Allan |
23 July 2016 Group C | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 (1 – 4 p) | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Boden |
SPFL Report | Murdoch |
Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Anderson |
Penalties | ||||
31 July 2016 Group C | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Murray Fraser |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 4,951 Referee: McKendrick |
Knockout phase
9 August 2016 Second round | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
19:45 | C Smith |
SPFL Report | Welsh |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,036 Referee: Steven McLean |
20 September 2016 Quarter Finals | Morton | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
19:45 | Quitongo O'Ware |
SPFL Report | van der Velden |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Challenge Cup
3 September 2016 Third Round | Dundee United | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Peterhead | Dundee |
15:00 | Telfer van der Velden Andreu |
SPFL report | McAllister |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Nick Walsh |
8 October 2016 Fourth Round | Stranraer | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Stranraer |
14:00 | SPFL Report | Andreu |
Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 629 Referee: Greg Aitken |
12 November 2016 Quarter Finals | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Dunfermline |
12:30 | Martin |
SPFL report | Durnan |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Willie Collum |
18 February 2017 Semi Finals | Queen of the South | 2 – 3 | Dundee United | Dumfries |
17:15 | Dobbie Lyle |
Telfer Fraser Andreu |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Nick Walsh |
25 March 2017 Final | St. Mirren | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Motherwell |
12:30 | Loy |
Andreu Mikkelsen |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish Cup
21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round | Ross County | 6 – 2 | Dundee United | Global Energy Stadium |
15:00 | Routis Quinn Chow Boyce O'Brien |
BBC Report | Andreu |
Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Squad statistics
During the 2016–17 season, United used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[11][12]
- As of 28 May 2017 (UTC)
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Other[a] | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Cammy Bell | 49 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Seán Dillon | 21 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Paul Dixon | 28 | 1 | 17+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Mark Durnan | 45 | 5 | 31+0 | 4 | 9+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Coll Donaldson | 22 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Lewis Toshney | 28 | 1 | 18+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Blair Spittal | 40 | 5 | 18+6 | 2 | 9+0 | 3 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Stewart Murdoch | 30 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Simon Murray | 50 | 18 | 24+8 | 10 | 10+1 | 4 | 4+2 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Scott Fraser | 37 | 6 | 23+2 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Tope Obadeyi | 25 | 2 | 11+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Alex Nicholls | 13 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Charlie Telfer | 38 | 2 | 17+8 | 0 | 5+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | William Edjenguélé | 41 | 2 | 29+0 | 2 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Cammy Smith | 22 | 5 | 5+10 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Willo Flood | 46 | 2 | 32+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Justin Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Wato Kuaté | 8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Thomas Mikkelsen | 26 | 8 | 14+3 | 7 | 6+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Tony Andreu | 42 | 19 | 31+0 | 13 | 10+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
20 | DF | Frank van der Struijk | 20 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Henri Anier | 5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Luis Zwick | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ali Coote | 16 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Nick van der Velden | 31 | 3 | 14+10 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Jamie Robson | 29 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Brad Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
32 | DF | Harry Souttar | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
35 | MF | Scott Allardice | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
37 | MF | Graham Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: [11]
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hibernian (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 71 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
League Cup tables
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ICT | DUN | DNF | COW | ARB | |
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1 | Inverness CT (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 1–1p | — | — | 7–0 | |
2 | Dundee United (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | — | — | 2–0 | 6–1 | — | ||
3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1–5 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | — | — | ||
5 | Arbroath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | — | 1–1p | — | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Dundee United (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Qualification to the Second Round |
2 | Motherwell (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | Queen of the South (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | |
4 | Ayr United (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | |
5 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
6 | East Fife | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
7 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
8 | Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
Management statistics
- Last updated on 28 May 2017
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
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Ray McKinnon[14] | 14 July 2016 | Present | 54 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 48.15 |
Transfers
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