Dundee United F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

This article is about the side formed in 1909. For the similarly named club formed in 1893, see Dundee F.C.

Football club

Dundee United

Full name| Dundee United Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Terrors, The Tangerines
Founded| 24 May 1909; 113 years ago (1909-05-24)
(as Dundee Hibernian)
Ground| Tannadice Park
Capacity| 14,223[1]
Chairman| Mark Ogren
Head coach| Liam Fox
League| Scottish Premiership
2021–22| Scottish Premiership, 4th of 12
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian,[2] the club changed to the present name in 1923.[3] United are nicknamed The Terrors[4] or The Tangerines and the supporters are known as Arabs.[5]

The club have played in tangerine kits since August 1969, and have played at Tannadice Park since the club's foundation in 1909. United was a founding member of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in 1998, and was ever-present in the competition until it was abolished in 2013 to make way for the SPFL structure. United was relegated in 2016 to the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the SPFL, before being promoted back to the Scottish Premiership in 2020.

Domestically, the club has won the Scottish Premier Division on one occasion (1982–83), the Scottish Cup twice (1994 and 2010) and the Scottish League Cup twice (1979 and 1980). United appeared in European competition for the first time in the 1966–67 season, going on to appear in Europe in 14 successive seasons from 1976. They also reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1983–84 and the UEFA Cup final in 1987.

The club contest the Dundee derby with local rivals Dundee F.C.; this is the geographically closest derby in Britain, for Dens Park stadium is located virtually next door to Tannadice Park.[6] Dundee United have won the local derby 81 times, Dundee F.C. have won it 49 times, and there have been 44 draws between the close rivals.

## History[edit]

Main article: History of Dundee United F.C.

Chart of historic performance of Dundee United in the League.

### Beginning (1909–1959)[edit]

Manager Peter Houston celebrating Dundee United's 2010 Scottish Cup Final win

The club was formed as Dundee Hibernian in 1909, playing from the outset at Tannadice Park (previously known as Clepington Park), named after the street it's located on - Tannadice Street. They were voted into the Scottish Football League in 1910. After being saved from going out of business in October 1923, the club changed their name to Dundee United in order to widen their appeal. Between 1925 and 1932 United were promoted and relegated between the first and second tier three times, winning the Second Division title in 1925 and 1929.[7]

### Promotion to the top flight (1959–1971)[edit]

The club took significant strides forward when Jerry Kerr became manager in 1959. Kerr's team won promotion in his first season in charge and became an established team in the top flight, where they remained until 1995.[8]

A key characteristic of Kerr's reign was the strengthening of the playing squad with Scandinavian imports,[8] most notably with the signings of Lennart Wing, Finn Dossing, Mogens Berg, Finn Seemann and Orjan Persson.

It was during this period that United qualified for European competition for the first time, eliminating Inter-Cities Fairs Cup holders Barcelona on their European debut in 1966.

### Jim McLean era (1971–1993)[edit]

Jim McLean took over from Kerr in 1971 and under his management the club enjoyed the most successful era in its history. McLean's era became known for his youth policy and the offering of long-term contracts that would see future Scotland international players such as Dave Narey, Paul Sturrock, Paul Hegarty, Davie Dodds, Eamonn Bannon and Maurice Malpas spend the majority of their careers at the club.[9]

United won their first major honour under McLean, capturing the Scottish League Cup in 1979 and again in 1980.[10] They were crowned Premier Division champions in 1982–83.

The club were also successful in Europe, reaching the European Cup semi-finals in 1984 and the UEFA Cup Final in 1987,[10] the latter campaign involving another elimination of Barcelona during the earlier rounds (maintaining a 100% record over the Spaniards in competitive European ties).[11][12] Despite losing to IFK Gothenburg in the final, the club was awarded a FIFA Fair Play Award.[13]

McLean retired as manager in 1993, but remained as club chairman.[14]

### Scottish Cup wins and relegation (1993–2016)[edit]

United won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1994 under McLean's successor Ivan Golac, but were relegated in 1995, before returning to the Premier Division a year later.

Following a number of board changes, the club was purchased from McLean in 2002 by former Morning Noon and Night co-founder and chief executive Eddie Thompson.[15] A lifelong United fan, Thompson invested heavily in the team in a bid to compete with significant spending which had developed following the formation of the Scottish Premier League, however little progress was made until Craig Levein became manager in 2006. Levein established United as a top six club, regularly achieving European qualification before he left the club to take the post as Scotland men's national team manager in 2009.[16]

With the foundations of the side in place, United won the Scottish Cup for a second time in 2010 under the management of Peter Houston.

After several relatively successful seasons, a series of poor results in the Premiership led to United being relegated in 2016.[17]

### Scottish Championship and promotion battles (2016–2020)[edit]

Dundee United's first season in the Championship was under the management of Ray McKinnon. United won the Challenge Cup by beating St Mirren 2–1 in the final and they reached the play-off final for the Premiership. However they lost narrowly 1–0 to Hamilton. The second season in the second tier was less successful, as manager McKinnon was sacked and replaced with Csaba László; after a very disappointing season, United lost in the play-off semi-final to eventual promotion winners Livingston. After a poor start to the 2018–19 season the manager was once again sacked and replaced with Robbie Neilson. The team finished second in the Championship but lost in the play-offs to St Mirren, missing four penalty kicks in the process. United started the 2019–20 season in title winning form, maintaining the top spot since the opening weekend, but the season was postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic on 13 March 2020. On 15 April 2020, the SPFL plan proposing an end to the season was approved. A 14-point lead over second place Inverness CT saw United crowned champions and subsequently promoted back to the Premiership. On 21 June 2020, the club announced that they were parting ways with manager Robbie Neilson, who agreed a deal to return to newly relegated side Heart of Midlothian.

### Scottish Premiership return (2020 – present)[edit]

Prior to the start of the Premiership season, Dundee United hired Tranmere Rovers manager Micky Mellon to replace Neilson, and began their campaign at home to Tayside rivals St Johnstone, drawing 1–1. In their first season back in the top flight United finished in 9th place, whilst also making a Scottish Cup semi final appearance, losing to Hibernian.

In May 2021 Mellon departed the club, being replaced on 7 June by Tam Courts.[18] Courts first season as Dundee United manager saw the team finish 4th, their highest position since 2014, and qualify to play in the third qualification round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[19]

United were eliminated in the third qualification round by AZ Alkmaar after a 7–1 aggregate defeat, losing 7–0 away from home, equaling the record defeat for a Scottish club in European competition.[20] They started the league season equally poorly, and were beaten 9–0 at home by Celtic on 28 August 2022.[21]

## Colours and badge[edit]

Pre-1993 lion rampant club badge

1993–2022 club badge

United's playing kit consists of tangerine shirts and black shorts, first used when the team played under the Dallas Tornado moniker in the United Soccer Association competition of 1967, which they were invited to participate in after their first European excursion had created many headlines in the football world.[22] After persuasion by the wife of manager Jerry Kerr, the colour would soon be adopted as the club's own in 1969 to give the club a brighter, more modern image. The new colour was paraded for the first time in a pre-season friendly against Everton in August.

When founded as Dundee Hibernian, they had followed the example of other clubs of similar heritage by adopting the traditionally Irish colours of green shirts and white shorts. By the time the club became Dundee United in 1923, the colours had been changed to white shirts and black shorts as they sought to appeal to a wider cross-section of the community. These colours persisted in various forms up until 1969, sometimes using plain shirts, but also at various times including Celtic-style broad hoops, Queen's Park-style narrow hoops and an Airdrie-style "V" motif.

Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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1973–1976  | Bukta | none
1976–1985  | Adidas
1985–1987  | VG
1987–1989  | Belhaven
1989–1991  | ASICS
1991–1992  | Bukta
1992–1993  | Loki
1993–1994  | none
1994–1996  | Pony | Rover
1996–1998  | Telewest
1998–2000  | Olympic Sports
2000–2003  | TFG Sports
2003–2006  | Morning, Noon and Night
2006–2008  | Hummel | Anglian Home Improvements
2008–2009  | Carbrini Sportswear
2009–2010  | Nike
2010–2016  | Calor
2016–2018  | McEwan Fraser Legal
2018–2019  | Utilita
2019–2021  | Macron
2021–  | Eden Mill

The present club badge was introduced in 2022, and saw the previous lion rampant design updated in a new logo incorporating the club colours.[23] To mark the club's centenary in 2009, a special version of the badge with an added "1909 2009 Centenary" logo was introduced for the duration of the 2009–10 season, along with additional green trim on the badge, representing Dundee Hibernian's colours.

Previously, the lion had been represented on a simpler shield design. Although this "classic" version had been used as the club crest on the cover of the matchday programme as early as 1956, it had never appeared on the players' strip prior to 1983. Since 1959, various other designs had been worn on the shirts, incorporating either the lion rampant or the letters DUFC, often on a circular badge.

The club first introduced shirt sponsorship in the 1985–86 season when future chairman Eddie Thompson's VG chain sponsored the club in the first of a two-year deal. A six-year association with Belhaven then ensued with a sponsorless 1993–94 season. Rover began a two-year deal early in time for the 1994 Scottish Cup final, sponsoring the club until the end of the 1995–96 season. Telewest took over sponsorship from 1996 for six years until Eddie Thompson's Morning, Noon and Night started sponsoring the club in 2002. This association continued until 2006 when Anglian Home Improvements began a two-year deal with an optional third year. At the same time, Ole International became the first shorts sponsors. JD Sports' Carbrini Sportswear brand sponsored the club in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. United's shirt sponsor from the 2016–17 season was McEwan Fraser Legal, before Utilita took over the sponsorship from 2018 until 2021. United's current shirt sponsors are Eden Mill, who took over before the 2021-22 season.

United have had a number of official kit suppliers, including Adidas, Hummel, Nike and most recently Macron.

### Historical home kits[edit]

c. 1909

c.1929–30

1986–87

1990–91

1993–94

1994–95

2006–07

2008–09

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2010–11

2011–12

2013–14

2014–15

2015–16

2016–17

2017–18

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2002–03

2009–10

2013–14

2014–15

2016–17

2020–21

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## Stadium[edit]

Dundee United's home ground throughout their history has been Tannadice Park, located on Tannadice Street in the Coldside area of the city. It is situated a mere 170 yards (160 m) away from Dens Park, home of rivals Dundee;[24] The club has only ever played one home fixture at another venue. This was a League Cup tie against Rangers in March 1947, when despite snow rendering Tannadice Park unplayable, the match was able to go ahead across the road at Dens Park.

Tannadice is currently an all-seater with a capacity of 14,223.[1] The Main Stand, built in 1962, was the first cantilever to be constructed at a Scottish football ground.[25] For long periods of its history, only a small proportion of the ground contained seated accommodation. In the late 1980s the ground had 2,252 seats out of a total capacity of 22,310.[25]

Tannadice Park is situated just 300 metres from Dens Park, home of neighbours Dundee

The comparative age and proximity of their stadiums has led to various discussions about the possibility of both Dundee clubs moving to a new, purpose-built shared stadium. The most recent proposal was put forward as part of Scotland's bid to jointly host the UEFA Euro 2008 championship,[26] with several clubs seeking to benefit from a new stadium.[27] With planning permission given to a proposed site at Caird Park,[28] special dispensation was requested to proceed with the proposal,[29] as rules at the time forbade SPL teams from groundsharing. Following Scotland's failed bid to host the tournament, the scheme was shelved,[30] although it was resurrected in June 2008, following doubts about joint-host Ukraine's ability to stage Euro 2012, and the SFA's keenness to act as an alternative host.[31]

### League Attendance[edit]

The table below displays Dundee United's league attendances over the past decade.

The highest attendance in that period came on 30 August 2019 when United beat their city rivals Dundee 6-2 in front a 14,108 crowd, their largest league attendance since 1998.[32][33] In the same season United also set their highest average attendance and highest low attendance of the decade, these records being set despite the club residing in the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League at the time. The lowest attendance of the 2019–20 season was larger than the highest attendance of the previous year, likely due to United's strong performance.[34][35]

Due to United's failure to gain promotion back to the Scottish Premiership over the previous seasons and growing mistrust of the club chairman and owner, 2018–19 saw the lowest average attendance of the decade.[36] The lowest attendance was set the season before.[37]

The table does not include playoff attendances.

Dundee United Attendance 2010-2020  Season  | Division  | Tier  | Place  | Lowest Attendance  | Highest Attendance  | Average Attendance

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2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 2  | 1st  | 6,929  | 14,108  | 8,496
2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 2  | 2nd  | 4,201  | 6,532  | 5,079
2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 2  | 3rd  | 3,620  | 6,936  | 5,505
2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 2  | 4th  | 4,661  | 10,925  | 6,584
2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 1  | 12th  | 4,689  | 11,835  | 7,969
2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 1  | 5th  | 5,243  | 12,964  | 8,114
2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 1  | 4th  | 5,784  | 12,601  | 7,548
2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 1  | 6th  | 5,117  | 13,538  | 7,547
2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 1  | 4th  | 5,232  | 11,741  | 7,496
2010–11 | Scottish Premier League | 1  | 4th  | 4,918  | 11,790  | 7,389

## Achievements[edit]

### League[edit]

Dundee United's first trophy came in 1925, when they won the 1924–25 Division Two championship. After two seasons in the top tier, they were relegated, but they won the Division Two title for a second time in 1928–29. Immediate relegation followed and the club finished runners-up in 1931–32.[7] Another runners-up spot was claimed in 1959–60, in manager Jerry Kerr's first season, and from then club remained in the top division for the next 35-years.[8] Under Jim McLean's management, the club won the Premier Division title for the only time, in 1982–83, resulting in European Cup football the following season. The title win was United's last major league success, although they finished runners-up in the First Division in 1995–96, after nearly avoiding relegation the previous season, and in third place in their first season back in the Premier Division. A third lower league title was added in 2019–20, after the curtailment of the campaign with United clear in 1st place.

### Cups[edit]

The club had to wait several decades before their first realistic chance at cup silverware, when they began the first of a six-game losing streak of Scottish Cup Final appearances in 1974, losing 3–0 to Celtic. Towards the end of the 1970s, things began to change, with three successive appearances in the League Cup Final. United won their first major trophy with a 3–0 replay victory over Aberdeen in the 1979–80 Scottish League Cup Final.[38] The club reached both cup finals in the following season; while they retained the League Cup by winning 3–0 against rivals Dundee,[38] United lost out again in the Scottish Cup with a replay defeat to Rangers. United reached a third consecutive League Cup Final in 1981–82, but failed to make it a hat-trick of wins as they lost 2–1 to Rangers.[38]

United (in red) versus Kilmarnock at Tannadice in the 2013–14 Scottish Cup.

United suffered the agony of reaching three out of four Scottish Cup finals in the mid-1980s, only to lose them all by a single goal. First came a 2–1 defeat to Celtic in 1984–85, compounded by a 1–0 League Cup final loss to Rangers in the same season; then a 1–0 defeat in extra time to St Mirren in 1986–87; and finally, a last-minute 2–1 loss against Celtic the following year, despite being a goal ahead.[10] A three-year gap ensued before the 1990–91 Scottish Cup final, which pitted Jim McLean against his brother Tommy, at Motherwell. The final was won 4–3 by 'Well, with United again losing in extra time.[14] The sixth Cup Final loss was also the club's fifth final appearance in eleven years.

These defeats in cup finals at Hampden Park led to the Scottish football media claiming that United suffered from a Hampden hoodoo, as they had failed to win ten cup finals played at the ground between 1974 and 1991.[39] When the club reached the 1994 Scottish Cup Final, manager Ivan Golac dismissed talk of the hoodoo, even though opponents Rangers were strong favourites to complete a domestic treble in the 1993–94 season.[39] United broke the supposed hoodoo and won the Scottish Cup for the first time when Craig Brewster's goal gave them a 1–0 win.[14][39]

Eleven years passed until the next Scottish Cup final appearance, when United lost 1–0 to Celtic in 2005. Sandwiched in the middle of these appearances was a defeat on penalties to Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Challenge Cup (when United failed to concede a goal in the whole competition) and a 3–0 defeat to Celtic in the 1997 Scottish League Cup Final. United then lost the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final on penalties to Rangers after the match had finished 2–2 after extra time. Dundee United won their next major trophy in 2010, under the guidance of manager Peter Houston, when First Division side Ross County were defeated 3–0 in the 2010 Scottish Cup Final.[40] David Goodwillie scored the first goal and Craig Conway scored the second and third goals in front of 28,000 Dundee United fans at Hampden Park.[40]

United's 10th appearance in the Scottish Cup final came in 2014, but the team lost 2–0 to St Johnstone at Celtic Park. The Tangerines reached the League Cup final the following year, but lost to Celtic in the final.

Two years later, after the club's relegation from the Scottish Premiership, they faced St Mirren in the 2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final. United won the game 2–1, marking the club's first silverware since 2010.

### Europe[edit]

Main article: Dundee United F.C. in European football

The club's first experience of Europe came in 1966–67 season when, helped by a clutch of Scandinavian players, United defeated Inter-Cities Fairs Cup holders FC Barcelona both home and away. Although Juventus proved too strong in the next round with a 3–1 aggregate victory, United made headlines and were asked to compete as Dallas Tornado in the United Soccer Association league in North America during the summer of 1967.[8]

In 1981–82 they began a period in which they were competitive in European competition. In a six-year spell they reached one UEFA final, another semi-final and two quarter finals. After their only Premier Division win in 1983, the team reached the resulting semi-final of the European Cup in 1984, losing 3–2 on aggregate to Roma. In 1987, the club went one better, reaching the final of the UEFA Cup beating FC Barcelona in both the home and away fixtures en route to the final. Despite the 2–1 aggregate loss to IFK Gothenburg in the final, the club won the first-ever FIFA Fair Play Award for their supporters' sporting behaviour after the final defeat.[13]

Dundee United are famous for having a 100% record against FC Barcelona in European fixtures (4 wins out of 4 matches), and remain the only British team to have achieved this feat.[41]

The team entered the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League at the third qualifying round, culminating in a 7–1 aggregate loss to AZ Alkmaar, the 7–0 second leg defeat matching the record greatest loss inflicted on a Scottish club in European competition.[42]

## Rivalries[edit]

Dundee United faced rivals St Johnstone in the 2014 Scottish Cup Final

Dundee United's traditional rivals are Dundee, with whom they compete in the Dundee derby. The fixture was lacking a competitive element for a number of years until Dundee's return to the top flight of the Scottish game. A unique element of the rivalry lies in the fact that the clubs' stadiums are located within 100 yards of one another.

In spite of their rivalry, the two sides previously contemplated ground-sharing as part of the SFA's unsuccessful bid to host Euro 2008. Perhaps the most notable meeting was the final game of the 1982–83 Premier Division season, where if United were victors at Dens Park, they would clinch the top flight title; United were victorious thanks to an Eamonn Bannon winner.

Another intense fixture is that of the New Firm derby between United and North-East rivals Aberdeen. The match itself became one of fierce competition due to the domestic and European success the two sides achieved in the late 1970s and 1980s under the stewardship of United's Jim McLean and Aberdeen's Alex Ferguson.

St Johnstone also claim a rivalry due to the relatively close proximity of Dundee and Perth, known as the Tayside derby. The most notable meeting between the two sides was in the 2014 Scottish Cup Final, when St Johnstone won 2–0 at Celtic Park in United's tenth final appearance.

## Honours[edit]

### League[edit]

* Scottish league, first tier:
* Winners: 1982–83[43]
* Scottish league, second tier:
* Winners: 1924–25, 1928–29, 2019–20[43]

### Cups[edit]

* Scottish Cup:
* Winners: 1993–94, 2009–10[43]
* Runners-up (8): 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2004–05, 2013–14
* Scottish League Cup:
* Winners: 1979–80, 1980–81[43]
* Runners-up (5): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2014–15
* Scottish Challenge Cup:
* Winners: 2016–17
* Runners-up: 1995–96
* Summer Cup:
* Runners-up: 1964–65

### Europe[edit]

* UEFA Cup (Europa League):
* Runners-up: 1986–87[43]
* European Cup (Champions League):
* Semi-finalists: 1983–84

### Other[edit]

* Forfarshire Cup:
* Winners (21): 1910–11, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2004–05
* Runners-up (12)
* Scottish War Emergency Cup:
* Runners-up: 1940
* Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup:
* Winners: 2005
* Runners-up: 2006

### Youths[edit]

* SFL Youth League
* Winners: 1996–97
* Runners-up: 1997–98, 1999–00
* Scottish Youth Cup
* Winners: 1990, 1991
* Runners-up: 1989, 1998

## Coaching staff[edit]

Position | Name

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Head Coach | Liam Fox
Assistant Head Coach | Stevie Crawford
First Team Coach | Charlie Mulgrew
Goalkeeping Coach | Craig Hinchliffe
Sporting Director | Tony Asghar
Head of Recruitment | David Byrne
Football Operations Manager | Ross Starke
Head of Talent ID & Recruitment | Sean McGee
Head of Football Research | Dr Daniel Parnell
Head of Player Pathway and Loans | Brian Grant
Player Transition Coach | Dave Bowman
Head of Player Development | Andy Payne
Lead Physical Performance Coach | Ewan Anderson
Academy Director | Paul Cowie
Head of Academy Analysis | Aaron Butters
Head of Academy and Regional Goalkeeeping | Daniel Hoban
Under 18s Head Coach | Ryan Moon
Individual Development Coach Analyst | Liam Ross
Position Development Coach Analyst | Andrew Steeves
Academy Operations Manager | Daniel Hiddleston
Head of Children’s | Scott Madden
Player Care and Support Manager | Niall Nicolson
Head of Medicine | Marcin Szostak
Club Sport Psychologist | Dr Gillian Cook
Head Academy Physiotherapist | Jeff Clarke
Kit Coordinator | Andy Bryan

## Current squad[edit]

### First-team squad[edit]

As of 31 January 2023[44]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  AUS | Mark Birighitti
2  | DF |  SCO | Liam Smith
3  | DF |  SCO | Scott McMann
4  | DF |  SCO | Charlie Mulgrew
6  | DF |  SCO | Ross Graham
7  | MF |  FIN | Ilmari Niskanen
8  | MF |  SCO | Peter Pawlett
9  | FW |  SCO | Steven Fletcher
10  | MF |  CMR | Arnaud Djoum
12  | DF |  ENG | Ryan Edwards (captain)
14  | MF |  SCO | Craig Sibbald
15  | MF |  SCO | Glenn Middleton
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16  | DF |  AUS | Aziz Behich
18  | MF |  IRL | Jamie McGrath (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
19  | MF |  WAL | Dylan Levitt
20  | FW |  UGA | Sadat Anaku
22  | DF |  SCO | Kieran Freeman
23  | MF |  USA | Ian Harkes
28  | MF |  GHA | Mathew Anim Cudjoe
31  | GK |  SCO | Jack Newman
39  | MF |  SCO | Miller Thomson
43  | MF |  SCO | Craig Moore
44  | FW |  SCO | Rory MacLeod

### On loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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11  | FW |  SCO | Logan Chalmers (on loan at Tranmere Rovers)
13  | GK |  FIN | Carljohan Eriksson (on loan at FC Nordsjælland)
17  | MF |  SCO | Archie Meekison (on loan at Falkirk)
21  | MF |  SCO | Declan Glass (on loan at Cove Rangers)
25  | FW |  SCO | Kai Fotheringham (on loan at Stirling Albion)
26  | MF |  SCO | Chris Mochrie (on loan at Dunfermline Athletic)
30  | FW |  SCO | Darren Watson (on loan at Forfar Athletic)
32  | FW |  SCO | Tony Watt (on loan at St Mirren)
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33  | DF |  SCO | Flynn Duffy (on loan at Stirling Albion)
35  | MF |  SCO | Finn Robson (on loan at Forfar Athletic)
37  | DF |  SCO | Adam Hutchinson (on loan at Forfar Athletic)
38  | DF |  SCO | Layton Bisland (on loan at Peterhead)
40  | DF |  SCO | Jacob Comerford (on loan at Cumbernauld Colts)
41  | GK |  SCO | Ruairidh Adams (on loan at Gala Fairydean Rovers)

## Noted players[edit]

For a full list of current and former players with articles, see Category:Dundee United F.C. players. For a list of players who have played 100 or more matches in major competitions for the club, see list of Dundee United F.C. players.

### International players[edit]

This is a list of former and current players who have played at full international level while with the club. They are ordered by nationality and year of United debut below. Additionally, two goalkeepers – Pat Onstad (Canada) and Kémoko Camara (Guinea) – were both capped while at Tannadice yet never played a first-team game for United.

Australia

* 2014 Curtis Good
* 2015 Ryan McGowan
* 2022 Aziz Behich

Canada

* 1998 Jason de Vos
* 2004 Lars Hirschfeld

Estonia

* 2015 Henri Anier

Finland

* 1987 Mixu Paatelainen
* 2021 Ilmari Niskanen

Ghana

* 2007 Prince Buaben

Iceland

* 1997 Siggi Jónsson
* 2002 Arnar Gunnlaugsson

Israel

* 1999 Jan Talesnikov

Latvia

* 2010 Pāvels Mihadjuks

Northern Ireland

* 1989 Michael O'Neill
* 1998 Iain Jenkins
* 1998 Darren Patterson
* 2000 Danny Griffin
* 2008 Warren Feeney
* 2013 Paul Paton
* 2015 Billy Mckay
* 2021 Trevor Carson

Republic of Ireland

* 2022 Jamie McGrath

Scotland

* 1973 Dave Narey
* 1974 Paul Hegarty
* 1974 Paul Sturrock
* 1976 Davie Dodds
* 1979 Eamonn Bannon
* 1981 Richard Gough
* 1981 Maurice Malpas
* 1985 Kevin Gallacher
* 1986 Dave Bowman
* 1986 Jim McInally
* 1986 Billy McKinlay
* 1990 Duncan Ferguson
* 1997 Steven Thompson
* 1998 Billy Dodds
* 2000 Paul Gallacher
* 2000 Charlie Miller
* 2003 Barry Robson
* 2005 Garry Kenneth
* 2005 Lee Miller
* 2005 David Goodwillie
* 2006 Craig Conway
* 2008 Scott Robertson
* 2009 Andy Webster
* 2011 Gary Mackay-Steven
* 2013 Andrew Robertson
* 2019 Lawrence Shankland

Senegal

* 2007 Morgaro Gomis

Slovakia

* 2010 Dušan Perniš
* 2018 Pavol Šafranko

Sweden

* 1964 Örjan Persson
* 1965 Lennart Wing

Trinidad and Tobago

* 1993 Jerren Nixon
* 2003 Collin Samuel
* 2003 Jason Scotland

Wales

* 2021 Dylan Levitt

Yugoslavia

* 1988 Miodrag Krivokapić

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### Hall of Fame[edit]

The club launched its official Hall of Fame in 2008, with seven inaugural members. A further six players were inducted in January 2009[45] and seven more in January 2010. Since then six players have been inducted each year.

2008:

* Jimmy Briggs
* Finn Døssing
* Dennis Gillespie
* Paul Hegarty
* Maurice Malpas
* David Narey
* Doug Smith

2009:

* Eamonn Bannon
* Johnny Coyle
* Hamish McAlpine
* Peter McKay
* Ralph Milne
* Andy Rolland

2010:

* Dave Bowman
* John Clark
* Davie Dodds
* Stewart Fraser
* Billy Hainey
* Ian Mitchell
* Paul Sturrock

2011:

* Kenny Cameron
* John Holt
* Duncan Hutchison
* Frank Kopel
* Erik Pedersen
* Lennart Wing

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2012:

* Arthur Milne
* Jim Irvine
* Billy Kirkwood
* Billy Thomson
* Brian Welsh
* Kjell Olofsson

2013:

* Johnny Hart
* Donald Mackay
* Örjan Persson
* George Fleming
* John Reilly
* Alan Main

2014:[46]

* Billy McKinlay
* Willie Pettigrew
* Graeme Payne
* Lee Wilkie
* Tommy Millar
* Kevin Gallacher

2015:

* Derek Stark
* Jim McInally
* Mixu Paatelainen
* Christian Dailly
* Pat Reilly
* Jim McLean

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2016:

* Sandy Davie
* Jerry Kerr
* Andy McLaren
* Frank Quinn
* Richard Gough
* Seán Dillon

2017:[47]

* Davie Wilson
* Iain Phillip
* Guido van de Kamp
* Ian Redford

2019:[48]

* Craig Brewster
* Ivan Golac
* Jimmy Brownlie
* Tommy Neilson

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## Managers[edit]

Main article: List of Dundee United F.C. managers

The first manager of Dundee Hibernian in 1909 was Pat Reilly. The club's longest serving and most successful manager, Jim McLean, held the position from 1971 to 1993, winning three major honours – the Scottish Premier Division title in 1982–83 and the Scottish League Cup twice in 1979 and 1980. Two Dundee United managers have won the Scottish Cup – Ivan Golac in 1994 and Peter Houston in 2010.

## Women's team[edit]

Main article: Dundee United W.F.C.

Dundee United announced in April 2015 that the club would be launching a women's team, with the aim of entering the Scottish league structure in 2016.[49] Gavin Beith was appointed as the team's manager in June 2015.[50]

### Honours[edit]

* Scottish Women's Premier League 2
* Winners (1): 2021–22
* SWFL First Division (North)
* Winners (1): 2017–2018
* SWFL Division 2 East
* Winners (1): 2016–2017
* SWFL Division 2 Cup:
* Winners (2): 2008, 2016

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