2018–19 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Dundee United's 110th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It was their third 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.
2018–19 season | |||
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Chairman | Mike Martin (Until 19 December) Mark Ogren (From 19 December) | ||
Manager | Csaba László (Until 30 September 2018) Robbie Neilson (From 8 October 2018) | ||
Stadium | Tannadice Park | ||
Championship | Runners Up | ||
Premiership play-off | Runners Up | ||
League Cup | Eliminated in Group Stage | ||
Challenge Cup | Second round, lost to Alloa Athletic | ||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Pavol Safranko (9) All: Nicky Clark (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 11,062 vs St Mirren | ||
Lowest home attendance | 700 vs St Johnstone U21s | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,078 | ||
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Summary
Management
United began the season under the management of Csaba László, who had signed an 18–month contract the previous season.[2] On 30 September 2018, following a 5–1 home defeat to promotion rivals Ross County, László left his position as manager by way of “mutual agreement".[3] On 8 October, former Hearts manager Robbie Neilson was appointed as United’s new head coach.[4] His first match in charge was a 2–1 victory away to Partick Thistle and Neilson stated that he felt he could replicate his success at Hearts and lead Dundee United back to the Scottish Premiership.[5]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
4 August 2018 1 | Dundee United | 2–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dundee |
15:00 BST | Clark Aird |
BBC Sport report | Thomson J. Longridge L. Longridge |
Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 6,532 Referee: Collum |
11 August 2018 2 | Queen of the South | 1–2 | Dundee United | Dumfries |
15:00 BST | Dobbie |
QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Arabs Photos |
Stanton Šafranko |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,960 [6] Referee: Kirkland |
25 August 2018 3 | Dundee United | 3–1 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
Watson Curran Robson |
Report | Storer Storey Erskine |
Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 5,219 Referee: David Munro |
1 September 2018 4 | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | Dundee United | Alloa |
Hetherington Flannigan |
Report | Curran Watson Murdoch Frans |
Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,616 Referee: Alan Muir |
15 September 2018 5 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
Bouhenna Barton Rabitsch Fyvie |
Report | Tidser MacLean Kilday |
Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 4,594 Referee: Colin Steven |
22 September 2018 6 | Falkirk | 0–2 | Dundee United | Falkirk |
Report | Safranko Curran |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,933 Referee: Alan Muir |
29 September 2018 7 | Dundee United | 1–5 | Ross County | Dundee |
15:00 BST | Safranko Curran Murdoch |
McKay Morris Watson Kelly Mullin |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,446 Referee: John Beaton |
6 October 2018 8 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Dundee United | Ayr |
Shankland Harvie Murdoch McDaid Geggan |
Report | Bouhenna |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Greg Aitken |
13 October 2018 9 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
Slater Quitongo Penrice McCarthy Bannigan |
Report | Aird Safranko Curran |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,087 Referee: William Collum |
20 October 2018 10 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dundee |
15:00 BST | Safranko |
Report | White Donaldson |
Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 5,628 Referee: Anderson |
27 October 2018 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Dundee United | Dunfermline |
15:00 BST | El Bakhtaoui |
Report | McMullan Frans Bouhenna King Clark Stanton Fyvie |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,349 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
3 November 2018 12 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Queen of the South | Dundee |
15:00 GMT | Šafranko Doyle |
Report | Mercer Doyle Norman Jr. Jacobs |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,171 Referee: Craig Thomson |
10 November 2018 13 | Ross County | 0–1 | Dundee United | Dingwall |
15:00 GMT | Mullin Kelly |
Report | Watson McMullan Fyvie Murdoch Rabitsch |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,565 Referee: Alan Newlands |
20 November 2018 14 | Dundee United | 4–2 | Alloa Athletic | Dundee |
19:45 GMT | Clark Šafranko Aird Curran |
Report | Trouten Robertson Flannigan Hetherington Graham Trouten |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,201 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
30 November 2018 15 | Dundee United | 0–5 | Ayr United | Dundee |
19:45 GMT | Report | Shankland Moffat |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Don Robertson |
8 December 2018 16 | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
Tumilty Buchanan |
Report | Frans Fyvie |
Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,916 Referee: David Munro |
15 December 2018 17 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Dundee United | Inverness |
15:00 | Walsh McKay |
Report | Bouhenna King |
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Willie Collum |
22 December 2018 18 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Falkirk | Dundee |
19:45 GMT | Stanton Šafranko Curran |
Report | Rudden Haber Buaben Paton Sammut Muirhead Harrison |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
29 December 2018 19 | Alloa Athletic | 2–1 | Dundee United | Alloa |
Roscoe Graham Zanatta |
Report | Booth Murdoch Bouhenna |
Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,859 Referee: Greg Aitken |
5 January 2019 20 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
Booth Fyvie |
Report | Doolan Cardle Spittal |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,282 Referee: Bobby Madden |
12 January 2019 21 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Dunfermline | Dundee |
Frans Clark |
Report | Hippolyte |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,913 Referee: Alan Muir |
25 January 2019 22 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Dundee United | Ayr |
Moore Rose Smith Moffat |
Report | Gomis |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Don Robertson |
2 February 2019 23 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
Šafranko Pawlett Reynolds |
Report | McHugh Waddell Buchanan |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Gavin Ross |
16 February 2019 24 | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Dundee United | Dumfries |
15:00 GMT | Maguire |
Report | Clark |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
23 February 2019 25 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Dundee United | Falkirk |
15:00 GMT | McKenna McGhee Paton |
Report | Butcher Harkes C. Smith Sow |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,840 Referee: Greg Aitken |
26 February 2019 26 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dundee |
Connolly Pawlett Clark Šafranko |
Report | McHattie Rooney |
Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Barry Cook |
9 March 2019 27 | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Dundee United | Maryhill |
15:00 | McDonald Penrice Elliott McMillan Fitzpatrick |
Report | Connolly Stanton Clark |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Alan Newlands |
19 March 2019 28 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Ross County | Dundee |
19:45 | Butcher Connolly Clark |
Report | Stewart Lindsay |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Willie Collum |
23 March 2019 29 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dundee |
15:00 | Taggart Bouhenna Robson Clark Seaman |
Report | Kirkpatrick Hetherington |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,645 Referee: Nick Walsh |
26 March 2019 30 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Dundee United | Dunfermline |
19:45 | Report | Pawlett |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,096 Referee: Euan Anderson |
30 March 2019 31 | Dundee United | 1–2 | Queen of the South | Dundee |
15:00 | Clark |
Report | Dobbie Dykes |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,839 Referee: Alan Muir |
5 April 2019 32 | Ross County | 1–1 | Dundee United | Dingwall |
19:05 | Lindsay |
Report | Šafranko |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Steven McLean |
12 April 2019 33 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Ayr United | Dundee |
19:05 | Šafranko McMullan |
Report | Bell |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,392 Referee: Bobby Madden |
12 April 2019 34 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Dundee United | Inverness |
15:00 | McKay |
Report | Šafranko McMullan |
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,971 Referee: Greg Aitken |
27 April 2019 35 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Falkirk | Dundee |
15:00 | Bouhenna McMullan |
Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
4 May 2019 36 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Dundee United | Greenock |
15:00 | Tidser |
Report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Premiership Play-offs
14 May 2019 Play-off SF R1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Dundee United | Inverness |
19:45 | Polworth |
Report | McMullan |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,604 Referee: Nick Walsh |
18 May 2019 Play-off SF R2 | Dundee United | 3–0 (4–0 agg.) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dundee |
19:45 | Clark Sow Šafranko |
Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,540 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
23 May 2019 Play-off Final R1 | Dundee United | 0–0 | St Mirren | Dundee |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,062 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2018 1st Round | Dundee United | 3–2 | St Johnstone U21s | Dundee |
19:45 BST | Chalmers McMullan |
Report | Hendry |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Colin Steven |
Scottish League Cup
Group Stage Matches
14 July 2018 | Dundee United | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Arbroath | Dundee |
15:00 BST | Clark |
Report | Linn |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Penalties | ||||
17 July 2018 | Ross County | 1–0 | Dundee United | Dingwall |
19:45 BST | Lindsay |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Willie Collum |
21 July 2018 | Dundee United | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Alloa Athletic | Dundee |
15:00 BST | Frans |
Report | Trouten |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Steven McLean |
Penalties | ||||
28 July 2018 | Elgin City | 0–4 | Dundee United | Elgin |
15:00 BST | Report | Clark Barton Glass |
Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 1,104 Referee: John McKendrick |
Dundee United eliminated by table position within the group.[7]
Scottish Cup
As a top four finisher in the SPFL Championship for the 2017-18 season, Dundee United entered the 2018-19 Scottish Cup in the fourth round, played over the weekend of 19 January 2019.[8]
19 January 2019 Fourth Round | Montrose | 0–4 | Dundee United | Montrose |
Report | Šafranko Booth King Harkes |
Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 3,604 Referee: David Munro |
9 February 2019 Fifth Round | St Mirren | 1–2 | Dundee United | Paisley |
Nazon |
Report | Šafranko Clark Butcher |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,965 Referee: Willie Collum |
3 March 2019 Quarter-finals | Dundee United | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dundee |
Fyvie Clark Šafranko |
Report | Chalmers Donaldson Doran Rooney Austin |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,274 Referee: Steven McLean |
Team statistics
League Cup Group A table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | ARB | ALO | DUN | ELG | |
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1 | Ross County (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Arbroath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 4–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
3 | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | — | — | ||
4 | Dundee United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | — | 1–1p | 1–1p | — | — | ||
5 | Elgin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | — | — | 0–3 | 0–4 | — |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 71 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Dundee United | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 65 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Ayr United | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 54 | |
5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 46 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[11]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Transfers
Loans in
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Loans out
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