2019–20 Dundee United F.C. season

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Dundee United
2019–20 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerRobbie Neilson
StadiumTannadice Park
Championship1st (champions)
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lawrence Shankland (24)
All: Lawrence Shankland (28)
Highest home attendance14,108 vs Dundee
Lowest home attendance2,526 vs Cowdenbeath
Average home league attendance8,496
Away colours

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 Goal 18' (o.g.) Report Clark Goal 67' Attendance: 685
Referee: David Dickenson
5 July 2019 Friendly Brechin City 0–6 Dundee United Glebe Park
19:45 Report Stanton Goal 14'
Sow Goal 18'
Chalmers Goal 27'
Appéré Goal 60'
Smith Goal 68'
Watson Goal 85'		 Attendance: 838
Referee: Mike Roncone
6 July 2019 Friendly Dumbarton 3–2 Dundee United C & G Systems Stadium
15:00 Muhammadu Faal Goal 48'
McKee Goal 65'
Zata Goal 80'		 Report Shankland Goal 58'
Appéré Goal 77'		 Attendance: 411
Referee: Alan Newlands
27 July 2019 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Dundee United Montgomery Waters Meadow
15:00 Okenabirhie Goal 8' (pen.), 74' United Report Appéré Goal 5' (pen.) Attendance: 2,687
Referee: Peter Wright

Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Championship
3 August 2019 1 Dundee United 4–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 Shankland Goal 7', 31', 53', 86' Report Walsh Goal 29' Attendance: 7,023
Referee: Steven McLean
9 August 2019 2 Partick Thistle 1–2 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
19:05 Saunders Goal 23' Report Shankland Goal 55'
Pawlett Goal 73'		 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 Goal 10', 30' Attendance: 6,480
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 August 2019 4 Dundee United 6–2 Dundee Tannadice Park
19:45 Butcher Goal 14', 40'
Appéré Goal 33'
Shankland Goal 36' (pen.)
Harkes Goal 46'
Smith Goal 83'		 Report Hemmings Goal 22'
Nelson Goal 70'		 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 Goal 9'
Forrest Goal 75' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 September 2019 6 Dundee United 2–1 Arbroath Tannadice Park
15:00 Shankland Goal 88', 90+2' Report Donnelly Goal 52' Attendance: 7,877
Referee: Gavin Duncan
28 September 2019 7 Dundee United 6–0 Greenock Morton Tannadice Park
15:00 Shankland Goal 1', 5', 56'
McMullan Goal 41', 80'
Chalmers Goal 84'		 Report Attendance: 7,404
Referee: Alan Muir
4 October 2019 8 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Dundee United Recreation Park
19:05 O'Hara Goal 18' 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 Goal 18', 70'
Holt Goal 28'
Paton Goal 77'		 Report Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 October 2019 10 Dundee United 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park
15:00 Shankland Goal 9'
Clark Goal 27'		 Report Attendance: 7,682
Referee: Steven Reid
29 October 2019 11 Dundee United 1–0 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park
19:45 Shankland Goal 62' Report Attendance: 6,929
Referee: Greg Aitken
2 November 2019 12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–3 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Report Rooney Goal 20' (o.g.)
Clark Goal 72'
Shankland Goal 76' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,092
Referee: Grant Irvine
8 November 2019 13 Dundee 0–2 Dundee United Dens Park
19:45 Report Clark Goal 56' (pen.)
Shankland Goal 64'		 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 Goal 22'
Clark Goal 45+1'
Stanton Goal 14'		 Report Attendance: 7,675
Referee: Willie Collum
7 December 2019 15 Dundee United 2–1 Alloa Athletic Tannadice Park
15:00 Clark Goal 45+2'
Appéré Goal 55'		 Report Reynolds Goal 12' (o.g.) Attendance: 7,615
Referee: Andrew Dallas
10 December 2019 16 Greenock Morton 1–2 Dundee United Cappielow Park
19:45 Sutton Goal 25' Report Appéré Goal 5'
Shankland Goal 31'		 Attendance: 1,120
Referee: David Lowe
14 December 2019 17 Arbroath 0–1 Dundee United Gayfield Park
15:00 Report Stanton Goal 6' Attendance: 4,052
Referee: Graham Beaton
21 December 2019 18 Dundee United 4–0 Ayr United Tannadice Park
15:00 Stanton Goal 42'
Shankland Goal 57' (pen.)
Clark Goal 61'
Harkes Goal 87'		 Report Attendance: 7,744
Referee: Greg Aitken
27 December 2019 19 Dundee United 1–1 Dundee Tannadice Park
19:45 Clark Goal 5' Report Dorrans Goal 50' 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 Goal 48' Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Colin Steven
11 January 2020 21 Partick Thistle 1–4 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
15:00 Miller Goal 87' Report Shankland Goal 38', 60', 65'
Sporle Goal 45'		 Attendance: 4,101
Referee: Willie Collum
25 January 2020 22 Dundee United 1–1 Greenock Morton Tannadice Park
15:00 Shankland Goal 90' Report Orsi Goal 17' Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Andrew Dallas
1 February 2020 23 Dundee United 0–1 Arbroath Tannadice Park
15:00 Report Wighton Goal 26' 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 Goal 12' Shankland Goal 59' Report White Goal 32' 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 Goal 26' Afolabi Goal 60' 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 Goal 19' Report Bannigan Goal 52' (.pen) 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 League Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup
12 July 2019 Heart of Midlothian 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
19:45 Irving Goal 44' [3][4] Shankland Goal 9' 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 Goal 70' [5] Watson Goal 51'
Butcher Goal 54'		 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 Goal 38'
Watt Goal 51'		 Attendance: 2,778
Referee: Graham Beaton

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 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 Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup
19 January 2020 Fourth Round Dundee United 2—2 Hibernian Tannadice Park
15:00 Shankland Goal 45+3'Appéré Goal 74' Report Doidge Goal 8' Boyle Goal 47' 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 Goal 40' (pen.) Doidge Goal 60' Goal 73' Goal 90+1' Report Shankland Goal 10' Sporle Goal 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[a]
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 4 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 9 Qualification for the Second Round — — p1–1 2–1 —
2 East Fife 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]

Transfers[]

See also[]

  • List of Dundee United F.C. seasons

References[]

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