2020–21 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Dundee United's 112th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It is their first season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2019–20 season.[1] United will also compete in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Dundee United

2020–21 season
Chairman	Mark Ogren
Manager	Micky Mellon
Stadium	Tannadice Park
Home colours Away colours

Season summary

Dundee United were promoted back to the Premiership after the premature season ending due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland and spent majority of summer months fighting their case in the SPFL and ended up in court with Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers fighting their promotions against relegated teams Heart of Midlothian and Partick Thistle.[2] Also in the off-season, manager Robbie Neilson left for Hearts so Micky Mellon was hired as the new manager for United.[3]

Competitions

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Motherwell v Dundee United

11 July 2020 Friendly	Motherwell	1–0	Dundee United	Motherwell
	White  55'	Report

Dundee United v Livingston

18 July 2020 Friendly	Dundee United	0–0	Livingston	Dundee
		Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park

Rangers 'B' v Dundee United

22 July 2020 Friendly	Rangers 'B'	1–4	Dundee United	Glasgow
	McPake  12'	Report	Clark  4 pen.' Butcher  57' Shankland  60' Powers  80'	Stadium: Rangers Training Ground

Dundee United v Kilmarnock

25 July 2020 Friendly	Dundee United	1–1	Kilmarnock	Dundee
	Smith  1'	Report	Kiltie  46'	Stadium: Tannadice Park

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership

Dundee United v St Johnstone

1 August 2020[4] 1	Dundee United	1–1	St Johnstone	Tannadice Park
15:00 BST	Clark  6' (pen.)	Report	Craig  55'	Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Dundee United

8 August 2020 2	Motherwell	0–1	Dundee United	Fir Park
15:00 BST		Report	Reynolds  52'	Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee United v Hibernian

11 August 2020 3	Dundee United	0–1	Hibernian	Tannadice Park
18:00 BST		Report	Doidge  65'	Referee: Don Robertson

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
2	Hibernian	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	10	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Ross County	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4	Dundee United	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7
5	St Mirren	3	2	0	1	2	3	−1	6
6	Celtic	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[5]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brechin City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Second Round
2	Dundee United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible Second Round
3	Kelty Hearts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Peterhead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	St Johnstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 6 October 2020. Source:
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]

See also

• List of Dundee United F.C. seasons

References

1. "Mark Ogren Statement: Dundee United Ladbrokes Championship Winners". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 15 April 2020.
2. "Club Statement". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
3. "Micky Mellon becomes United manager". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
4. "2020/21 Premiership Fixtures Revealed". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
5. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
6. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.