2019–20 Dundee United F.C. season
Appearance
2019–20 season | |||
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Chairman | Mark Ogren | ||
Manager | Robbie Neilson | ||
Stadium | Tannadice Park | ||
Championship | 1st (Champions) | ||
League Cup | Group Stage | ||
Challenge Cup | 3rd Round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Shankland (24) All: Shankland (28) | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,108 vs Dundee | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,526 vs Cowdenbeath | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,496 | ||
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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]
Competitions
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
29 June 2019 Friendly | East Fife | 1–1 | Dundee United | Bayview Stadium |
15:00 | Smith ![]() |
Report | Clark ![]() |
Attendance: 685 Referee: David Dickenson |
5 July 2019 Friendly | Brechin City | 0–6 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
19:45 | Report | Stanton ![]() Sow ![]() Chalmers ![]() Appéré ![]() Smith ![]() Watson ![]() |
Attendance: 838 Referee: Mike Roncone |
6 July 2019 Friendly | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Dundee United | C & G Systems Stadium |
15:00 | Muhammadu Faal ![]() McKee ![]() Zata ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Appéré ![]() |
Attendance: 411 Referee: Alan Newlands |
27 July 2019 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Dundee United | Montgomery Waters Meadow |
15:00 | Okenabirhie ![]() |
United Report | Appéré ![]() |
Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Peter Wright |
Scottish Championship
3 August 2019 1 | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Walsh ![]() |
Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Steven McLean |
9 August 2019 2 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
19:05 | Saunders ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Pawlett ![]() |
Attendance: 3,218 Referee: William Collum |
Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland |
24 August 2019 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | East End Park |
15:00 | Report | Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 6,480 Referee: Euan Anderson |
30 August 2019 4 | Dundee United | 6 – 2 | Dundee | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Butcher ![]() Appéré ![]() Shankland ![]() Harkes ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Hemmings ![]() Nelson ![]() |
Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Note: Game televised on BT Sport |
14 September 2019 5 | Ayr United | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park |
15:00 | Harvie ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Bobby Madden |
21 September 2019 6 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Donnelly ![]() |
Attendance: 7,877 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
28 September 2019 7 | Dundee United | 6 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() McMullan ![]() Chalmers ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Alan Muir |
4 October 2019 8 | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Recreation Park |
19:05 | O'Hara ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Greg Aitken | |
Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland |
19 October 2019 9 | Queen of the South | 4 – 0 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Dobbie ![]() Holt ![]() Paton ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,909 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
26 October 2019 10 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() Clark ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,682 Referee: Steven Reid |
29 October 2019 11 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Greg Aitken |
2 November 2019 12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 3 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Report | Rooney ![]() Clark ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Grant Irvine |
8 November 2019 13 | Dundee | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Dens Park |
19:45 | Report | Clark ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 11,243 Referee: Steven McLean | |
Note: Game televised on BT Sport 2 |
16 November 2019 14 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | McMullan ![]() Clark ![]() Stanton ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,675 Referee: Willie Collum |
7 December 2019 15 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Clark ![]() Appéré ![]() |
Report | Reynolds ![]() |
Attendance: 7,615 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
10 December 2019 16 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Cappielow Park |
19:45 | Sutton ![]() |
Report | Appéré ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 1,120 Referee: David Lowe |
14 December 2019 17 | Arbroath | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Gayfield Park |
15:00 | Report | Stanton ![]() |
Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Graham Beaton |
21 December 2019 18 | Dundee United | 4 – 0 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Stanton ![]() Shankland ![]() Clark ![]() Harkes ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,744 Referee: Greg Aitken |
27 December 2019 19 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Clark ![]() |
Report | Dorrans ![]() |
Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Alan Muir |
Note: Game televised on BT Sport |
4 January 2020 20 | Queen of the South | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Report | Connolly ![]() |
Attendance: 2,041 Referee: Colin Steven |
11 January 2020 21 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 4 | Dundee United | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | Miller ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() Sporle ![]() |
Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Willie Collum |
25 January 2020 22 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() |
Report | Orsi ![]() |
Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
1 February 2020 23 | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Report | Wighton ![]() |
Attendance: 8,056 Referee: Alan Muir |
14 February 2020 24 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 1,442 Referee: Steven McLean | ||
Note: Game Televised on BBC Scotland |
21 February 2020 25 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Appéré ![]() ![]() |
Report | White ![]() |
Attendance: 7,583 Referee: John Beaton |
Note: Game Televised on BBC Scotland |
29 February 2020 26 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | East End Park |
15:00 | Nisbet ![]() ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Graham Beaton |
3 March 2020 27 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Somerset Park |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 1,674 Referee: David Munro |
7 March 2020 28 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Powers ![]() |
Report | Bannigan ![]() |
Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Mike Roncone |
14 March 2020 29 | Greenock Morton | P – P | Dundee United | Cappielow Park |
15:00 |
21 March 2020 30 | Dundee United | P – P | Alloa Athltic | Tannadice Park |
15:00 |
27 March 2020 31 | Arbroath | P – P | Dundee United | Gayfield Park |
19:45 |
Scottish Challenge Cup
7 September 2019 | Dundee United | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Arbroath | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,568 Referee: Mike Roncone | ||
Penalties | ||||
Scottish League Cup
12 July 2019 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Dundee United | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Irving ![]() |
[3][4] | Shankland ![]() |
Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Penalties | ||||
Note: Game televised on BT Sport |
16 July 2019 | Stenhousemuir | 1–2 | Dundee United | Ochilview Park |
19:30 | A. Munro ![]() |
[5] | Watson ![]() Butcher ![]() |
Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
19 July 2019 | Dundee United | 3–0 | Cowdenbeath | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | [6] | Attendance: 2,526 Referee: David Lowe |
23 July 2019 | Dundee United | 0–2 | East Fife | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | [7] | Dunsmore ![]() Watt ![]() |
Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Graham Beaton |
Scottish Cup
19 January 2020 Fourth Round | Dundee United | 2—2 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Shankland ![]() ![]() |
Report | Doidge ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Note: Live on BBC Scotland |
28 January 2020 Fourth Round Replay | Hibernian | 4—2 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
19:45 | Allan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Shankland ![]() ![]() |
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[a] |
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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 |
- ^ 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
Template:2019–20 Scottish League Cup Group A table
See also
References
- ^ "United relegated by rivals". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "United title 'brilliant' says Neilson". BBC Sport. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Betfred Cup Results". www.spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir v Dundee United". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Dundee United v Cowdenbeath". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Dundee United v East Fife". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.