2019–20 Dundee United F.C. season

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]

Dundee United
2019–20 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerRobbie Neilson
StadiumTannadice Park
Championship1st (Champions)
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge Cup3rd Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shankland (24)
All: Shankland (28)
Highest home attendance14,108 vs Dundee
Lowest home attendance2,526 vs Cowdenbeath
Average home league attendance8,496

Competitions

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season
29 June 2019 FriendlyEast Fife1–1Dundee UnitedBayview Stadium
15:00 Smith  18' (o.g.) Report Clark  67' Attendance: 685
Referee: David Dickenson
5 July 2019 FriendlyBrechin City0–6Dundee UnitedGlebe Park
19:45 Report Stanton  14'
Sow  18'
Chalmers  27'
Appéré  60'
Smith  68'
Watson  85'		 Attendance: 838
Referee: Mike Roncone
6 July 2019 FriendlyDumbarton3–2Dundee UnitedC & G Systems Stadium
15:00 Muhammadu Faal  48'
McKee  65'
Zata  80'		 Report Shankland  58'
Appéré  77'		 Attendance: 411
Referee: Alan Newlands
27 July 2019 FriendlyShrewsbury Town2–1Dundee UnitedMontgomery Waters 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 1Dundee United4–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleTannadice Park
15:00 Shankland  7', 31', 53', 86' Report Walsh  29' Attendance: 7,023
Referee: Steven McLean
9 August 2019 2Partick Thistle1–2Dundee UnitedFirhill 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 3Dunfermline Athletic0–2Dundee UnitedEast End Park
15:00 Report Shankland  10', 30' Attendance: 6,480
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 August 2019 4Dundee United6–2DundeeTannadice 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 5Ayr United2–0Dundee UnitedSomerset Park
15:00 Harvie  9'
Forrest  75' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 September 2019 6Dundee United2–1ArbroathTannadice Park
15:00 Shankland  88', 90+2' Report Donnelly  52' Attendance: 7,877
Referee: Gavin Duncan
28 September 2019 7Dundee United6–0Greenock MortonTannadice Park
15:00 Shankland  1', 5', 56'
McMullan  41', 80'
Chalmers  84'		 Report Attendance: 7,404
Referee: Alan Muir
4 October 2019 8Alloa Athletic1–0Dundee UnitedRecreation Park
19:05 O'Hara  18' Report Attendance: 1,717
Referee: Greg Aitken
Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland
19 October 2019 9Queen of the South4–0Dundee UnitedPalmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie  18', 70'
Holt  28'
Paton  77'		 Report Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 October 2019 10Dundee United2–0Dunfermline AthleticTannadice Park
15:00 Shankland  9'
Clark  27'		 Report Attendance: 7,682
Referee: Steven Reid
29 October 2019 11Dundee United1–0Partick ThistleTannadice Park
19:45 Shankland  62' Report Attendance: 6,929
Referee: Greg Aitken
2 November 2019 12Inverness Caledonian Thistle0–3Dundee UnitedCaledonian Stadium
15:00 Report Rooney  20' (o.g.)
Clark  72'
Shankland  76' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,092
Referee: Grant Irvine
8 November 2019 13Dundee0–2Dundee UnitedDens 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 14Dundee United3–0Queen of the SouthTannadice Park
15:00 McMullan  22'
Clark  45+1'
Stanton  14'		 Report Attendance: 7,675
Referee: Willie Collum
7 December 2019 15Dundee United2–1Alloa AthleticTannadice Park
15:00 Clark  45+2'
Appéré  55'		 Report Reynolds  12' (o.g.) Attendance: 7,615
Referee: Andrew Dallas
10 December 2019 16Greenock Morton1–2Dundee UnitedCappielow Park
19:45 Sutton  25' Report Appéré  5'
Shankland  31'		 Attendance: 1,120
Referee: David Lowe
14 December 2019 17Arbroath0–1Dundee UnitedGayfield Park
15:00 Report Stanton  6' Attendance: 4,052
Referee: Graham Beaton
21 December 2019 18Dundee United4–0Ayr UnitedTannadice Park
15:00 Stanton  42'
Shankland  57' (pen.)
Clark  61'
Harkes  87'		 Report Attendance: 7,744
Referee: Greg Aitken
27 December 2019 19Dundee United1–1DundeeTannadice Park
19:45 Clark  5' Report Dorrans  50' Attendance: 14,007
Referee: Alan Muir
Note: Game televised on BT Sport
4 January 2020 20Queen of the South0–1Dundee UnitedPalmerston Park
15:00 Report Connolly  48' Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Colin Steven
11 January 2020 21Partick Thistle1–4Dundee UnitedFirhill Stadium
15:00 Miller  87' Report Shankland  38', 60', 65'
Sporle  45'		 Attendance: 4,101
Referee: Willie Collum
25 January 2020 22Dundee United1–1Greenock MortonTannadice Park
15:00 Shankland  90' Report Orsi  17' Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Andrew Dallas
1 February 2020 23Dundee United0–1ArbroathTannadice Park
15:00 Report Wighton  26' Attendance: 8,056
Referee: Alan Muir
14 February 2020 24Alloa Athletic0–0Dundee UnitedRecreation Park, Alloa
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,442
Referee: Steven McLean
Note: Game Televised on BBC Scotland
21 February 2020 25Dundee United2–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleTannadice 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 26Dunfermline Athletic2–0Dundee UnitedEast End Park
15:00 Nisbet  26' Afolabi  60' Report Attendance: 6,261
Referee: Graham Beaton
3 March 2020 27Ayr United0–0Dundee UnitedSomerset Park
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,674
Referee: David Munro
7 March 2020 28Dundee United1–1Partick ThistleTannadice Park
15:00 Powers  19' Report Bannigan  52' (.pen) Attendance: 7,603
Referee: Mike Roncone
14 March 2020 29Greenock MortonP – PDundee UnitedCappielow Park
15:00
21 March 2020 30Dundee UnitedP – PAlloa AthlticTannadice Park
15:00
27 March 2020 31ArbroathP – PDundee UnitedGayfield Park
19:45

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
7 September 2019 Dundee United0–0
(3–4 p)		ArbroathTannadice Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,568
Referee: Mike Roncone
Penalties

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup
12 July 2019 Heart of Midlothian1–1
(5–3 p)		Dundee UnitedTynecastle Park
19:45 Irving  44' [3][4] Shankland  9' Attendance: 9,091
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Penalties
Note: Game televised on BT Sport
16 July 2019 Stenhousemuir1–2Dundee UnitedOchilview Park
19:30 A. Munro  70' [5] Watson  51'
Butcher  54'		 Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Steven Kirkland
19 July 2019 Dundee United3–0CowdenbeathTannadice Park
19:45
[6] Attendance: 2,526
Referee: David Lowe
23 July 2019 Dundee United0–2East FifeTannadice Park
19:45 [7] Dunsmore  38'
Watt  51'		 Attendance: 2,778
Referee: Graham Beaton

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup
19 January 2020 Fourth RoundDundee United2—2HibernianTannadice 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 ReplayHibernian4—2Dundee UnitedEaster Road
19:45 Allan  40' (pen.) Doidge  60'  73'  90+1' Report Shankland  10' Sporle  67' Attendance: 10,451
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Club statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[8]

Group A Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM EFI DUN STE COW
1 Heart of Midlothian (Q) 4 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 9 Qualification for the Second Round — — p1–1 2–1 —
2 East Fife (Q) 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: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]
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See also

References
  1. "United relegated by rivals". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. "United title 'brilliant' says Neilson". BBC Sport. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. Duncan, Thomas (12 July 2019). "Hearts 1–1 Dundee United: Premiership side earn bonus point after shootout". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. "Betfred Cup Results". www.spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. "Stenhousemuir v Dundee United". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "Dundee United v Cowdenbeath". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Dundee United v East Fife". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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