Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional

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club based in the city of

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. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nicknamed ''The Terrors'' or ''The Tangerines'' and the supporters are known as ''Arabs''. The club have played in tangerine kits since August 1969, and have played at

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since the club's foundation in 1909. United was a founding member of the

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(SPL) in 1998, and was ever-present in the competition until it was abolished in 2013 to make way for the

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structure. United was relegated in 2016 to the

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, the second tier of the SPFL, before being promoted back to the

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in 2020. Domestically, the club has won the

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on one occasion ( 1982–83), the

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and

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) and the

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twice (

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and

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). 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

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semi-finals in 1983–84 and the

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. The club contest the

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with local rivals Dundee F.C.; this is the geographically closest derby in Britain, for

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stadium is located virtually next door to Tannadice Park. 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

Beginning (1909–1959)

The club was formed as Dundee Hibernian in 1909, playing from the outset at

(previously known as Clepington Park), named after the street it's located on - Tannadice Street. They were voted into the

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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

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title in

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and

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Promotion to the Top Flight (1959–1971)

The club took significant strides forward when

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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. A key characteristic of Kerr's reign was the strengthening of the playing squad with Scandinavian imports, 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

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holders

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on their European debut in 1966.

Jim McLean era (1971–1993)

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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,

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, Davie Dodds,

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and

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spend the majority of their careers at the club. United won their first major honour under McLean, capturing the

and again in

. They were crowned Premier Division champions in 1982–83. The club were also successful in Europe, reaching the

semi-finals in

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and the

Final in

, the latter campaign involving another elimination of Barcelona during the earlier rounds (maintaining a 100% record over the Spaniards in competitive European ties). Despite losing to IFK Gothenburg in the final, the club was awarded a FIFA Fair Play Award. McLean retired as manager in 1993, but remained as club chairman.

Scottish Cup wins and relegation (1993–2016)

United won the

under McLean's successor

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, 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. 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

, however little progress was made until

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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. With the foundations of the side in place, United won the Scottish Cup for a second time in

under the management of

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

Scottish Championship and promotion battles (2016–2020)

Dundee United's first season in the

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was under the management of Ray McKinnon. United won the

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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

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. 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

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. After a poor start to the 2018–19 season the manager was once again sacked and replaced with

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. 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

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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)

Prior to the start of the Premiership season, Dundee United hired

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manager

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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

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. 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

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. United were eliminated in the third qualification round by

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after a 7–1 aggregate defeat, losing 7–0 away from home, equaling the record defeat for a Scottish club in European competition. They started the league season equally poorly, and were beaten 9–0 at home by

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on 28 August 2022.

Colours and badge

United's playing kit consists of tangerine shirts and black shorts, first used when the team played under the

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moniker in the

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competition of 1967, which they were invited to participate in after their first European excursion had created many headlines in the football world. 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

-style broad hoops, Queen's Park-style narrow hoops and an Airdrie-style "V" motif. The present club badge was introduced in 2022, and saw the previous

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design updated in a new logo incorporating the club colours. 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.

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began a two-year deal early in time for the 1994

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brand sponsored the club in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. United's shirt sponsor from the 2016–17 season was

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, 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

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, Hummel,

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and most recently Macron.

Historical home kits

Alternative

Stadium

Dundee United's home ground throughout their history has been

, located on Tannadice Street in the Coldside area of the city. It is situated a mere away from

, home of rivals

; The club has only ever played one home fixture at another venue. This was a

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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 . The Main Stand, built in 1962, was the first cantilever to be constructed at a Scottish football ground. 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. Dundee football grounds from Dundee Law, November 2014

Dundee football grounds from Dundee Law, November 2014

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

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championship, with several clubs seeking to benefit from a new stadium. With planning permission given to a proposed site at Caird Park, special dispensation was requested to proceed with the proposal, as rules at the time forbade SPL teams from groundsharing. Following Scotland's failed bid to host the tournament, the scheme was shelved, although it was resurrected in June 2008, following doubts about joint-host

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's ability to stage

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, and the SFA's keenness to act as an alternative host.

League Attendance

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. 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

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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. 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. The lowest attendance was set the season before. The table does not include playoff attendances.

Achievements

League

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. Another runners-up spot was claimed in 1959–60, in manager

's first season, and from then club remained in the top division for the next 35-years. Under

's management, the club won the Premier Division title for the only time, in 1982–83, resulting in

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

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

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, losing 3–0 to

. Towards the end of the 1970s, things began to change, with three successive appearances in the

Final. United won their first major trophy with a 3–0 replay victory over

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in the 1979–80 Scottish League Cup Final. The club reached both cup finals in the following season; while they retained the League Cup by winning 3–0 against rivals

, 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. 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. A three-year gap ensued before the

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Scottish Cup final, which pitted Jim McLean against his brother Tommy, at

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. The final was won 4–3 by 'Well, with United again losing in extra time. The sixth Cup Final loss was also the club's fifth final appearance in eleven years. These defeats in cup finals at

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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. When the club reached the

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, manager

dismissed talk of the hoodoo, even though opponents Rangers were strong favourites to complete a domestic treble in the 1993–94 season. United broke the supposed hoodoo and won the Scottish Cup for the first time when

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's goal gave them a 1–0 win. Eleven years passed until the next Scottish Cup final appearance, when United lost 1–0 to Celtic in

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. Sandwiched in the middle of these appearances was a defeat on penalties to Stenhousemuir in the

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. 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

, when First Division side Ross County were defeated 3–0 in the

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scored the first goal and Craig Conway scored the second and third goals in front of 28,000 Dundee United fans at Hampden Park. United's 10th appearance in the Scottish Cup final came in

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, but the team lost 2–0 to St Johnstone at

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. The Tangerines reached the League Cup final the following year, but lost to

in the

. Two years later, after the club's relegation from the

, they faced St Mirren in the

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. United won the game 2–1, marking the club's first silverware since

Europe

The club's first experience of Europe came in 1966–67 season when, helped by a clutch of Scandinavian players, United defeated

holders

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both home and away. Although

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proved too strong in the next round with a 3–1 aggregate victory, United made headlines and were asked to compete as

in the

league in North America during the summer of 1967. 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

in 1984, losing 3–2 on aggregate to

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. In 1987, the club went one better, reaching the final of the

beating

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

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for their supporters' sporting behaviour after the final defeat. Dundee United are famous for having a 100% record against

in European fixtures (4 wins out of 4 matches), and remain the only British team to have achieved this feat. The team entered the

at the third qualifying round, culminating in a 7–1 aggregate loss to

, the 7–0 second leg defeat matching the record greatest loss inflicted on a Scottish club in European competition.

Rivalries

Dundee United's traditional rivals are

, with whom they compete in the

. 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

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. 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

winner. Another intense fixture is that of the New Firm derby between United and North-East rivals

. 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

and Aberdeen's

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. St Johnstone also claim a rivalry due to the relatively close proximity of

and

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, known as the

Tayside derby The Tayside derby is a football rivalry based in Tayside. The matches are contested by the three professional clubs in the region: Dundee, Dundee United and St Johnstone. A match between Dundee and Dundee United, whose grounds are in the same s ...

. The most notable meeting between the two sides was in the

2014 Scottish Cup Final The 2014 Scottish Cup Final was the 129th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Celtic Park on 17 May 2014 and was contested by St Johnstone and Dundee United. After win ...

, when St Johnstone won 2–0 at

in United's tenth final appearance.

Honours

League

Scottish league The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km sout ...

, first tier: ** Winners: 1982–83 *

, second tier: **Winners: 1924–25, 1928–29, 2019–20

Cups

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1993–94, 2009–10 ** Runners-up (8): 1973–74, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88,

, 2004–05, 2013–14 *

: ** Winners: 1979–80, 1980–81 ** Runners-up (5): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2014–15 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2016–17 ** Runners-up: 1995–96 * Summer Cup: ** Runners-up: 1964–65

Europe

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

Other

Forfarshire Cup The Forfarshire Cup is a football competition in Scotland competed for by teams in the Forfarshire Football Association from Angus, Dundee and Perth. The name of the competition is often baffling to some, as "Forfarshire" is an archaic and angli ...

: ** 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 The Scottish War Emergency Cup was a temporary competition held at the start of the Second World War, due to the suspension of the Scottish Cup by the SFA. It was held between February and May in 1940, the competition involved all sixteen League cl ...

: ** Runners-up:

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* Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup: **Winners: 2005 **Runners-up: 2006

Youths

* SFL Youth League **Winners: 1996–97 **Runners-up: 1997–98, 1999–00 *

Scottish Youth Cup The Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams,

**Winners: 1990, 1991 **Runners-up: 1989, 1998

Coaching staff

Current squad

First-team squad

On loan

Noted players

International players

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 Patrick Stewart Onstad (born January 13, 1968) is a Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper who serves as the General Manager of the Houston Dynamo. During his career, Onstad played with a variety of clubs in Canada and the United States ...

(Canada) and

Kémoko Camara Kémoko Camara (born 4 May 1975) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Guinea national team between 1998 and 2013. Club career Camara was born in Conakry, Guinea. In early March 2008, Camara ...

(Guinea) – were both capped while at Tannadice yet never played a first-team game for United. ; Australia * 2014

Curtis Good Curtis Edward Good (born 23 March 1993) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for Melbourne City in the A-League. He began his career with the club (then called Melbourne Heart) before signing for Newcastle United in 2012. He su ...

* 2015

Ryan McGowan Ryan James McGowan (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for St Johnstone. He has previously played for Para Hills Knights, Heart of Midlothian, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Dundee United, Henan Jianye, Guizh ...

* 2022 Aziz Behich ; Canada * 1998

Jason de Vos Jason Richard de Vos (born January 2, 1974) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a central defender. An international for Canada, de Vos played in Canada and the United Kingdom – most notably with Wigan Athletic and Ips ...

* 2004

Lars Hirschfeld Lars Justin Hirschfeld (born 17 October 1978) is a Canadian retired soccer goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for FC Edmonton. Club career Born in Edmonton, Alberta, of German descent, Hirschfeld started his career with the Ed ...

; Estonia * 2015

Henri Anier Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United and the Estonia national team. Club career Flora Anier came through the Flora youth system. He moved to ...

; Finland * 1987 Mixu Paatelainen * 2021 Ilmari Niskanen ; Ghana * 2007

Prince Buaben Prince Christian Buaben Abankwah (born 23 April 1988), known as Prince Buaben, is a Ghanaian professional footballer. Buaben grew up in the Netherlands and was a youth player at AFC Ajax, but was forced to leave the club due to residency issues ...

; Iceland * 1997 Siggi Jónsson * 2002

Arnar Gunnlaugsson Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football coach managing Víkingur in the Úrvalsdeild. He is a retired international player. During his career he enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers, ...

; Israel * 1999

Jan Talesnikov Jan Talesnikov ( he, ז'אן טלסניקוב, russian: Ян Талесников, born December 11, 1972) is an Israeli retired footballer and current manager. Early life Talesnikov was born on 11 December 1972 in the Russian Republic of the So ...

; Latvia * 2010

Pāvels Mihadjuks Pāvels Mihadjuks (born 27 May 1980) is a Latvian retired professional association footballer. Club career Early career As a youth player Mihadjuks played for his local club Liepājas Metalurgs, passing his first training at the age of 7. He s ...

; Northern Ireland * 1989 Michael O'Neill * 1998

Iain Jenkins Iain Jenkins (born 24 November 1972) is a football player and coach, who works for the Scottish Football Association (SFA) as an Elite Performance Coach. He began his playing career with Everton, from where he was loaned to Bradford City. He t ...

* 1998

Darren Patterson Darren James Patterson (born 15 October 1969) is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional association football, footballer. As a player he was a Defender (association football), defender, notably playing in the Premier League ...

* 2000 Danny Griffin * 2008 Warren Feeney * 2013 Paul Paton * 2015

Billy Mckay William Robert Mckay (born 22 October 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He has represented the Northern Ireland national team. Mckay began his career with Lei ...

* 2021

Trevor Carson Trevor Carson (born 5 March 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Dundee. Born in Killyleagh, Northern Ireland, Carson started his youth career with Killyleagh Boys before movin ...

; Republic of Ireland * 2022 Jamie McGrath ; Scotland * 1973 Dave Narey * 1974

* 1974

* 1976 Davie Dodds * 1979

* 1981 Richard Gough * 1981

* 1985

Kevin Gallacher Kevin William Gallacher (born 23 November 1966) is a Scottish former professional footballer and football pundit and co-commentator. He played as a forward from 1983 until 2002, notably in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers where he was ...

* 1986 Dave Bowman * 1986

Jim McInally James Edward McInally (born 19 February 1964) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He played for Dundee United for 10 seasons in which he won the 1993–94 Scottish Cup and played in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. At United he was also ...

* 1986

Billy McKinlay William James Alexander McKinlay (born 22 April 1969) is a Scottish football manager and former professional footballer who is assistant manager of West Ham United. As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for ...

* 1990

Duncan Ferguson Duncan Cowan Ferguson (born 27 December 1971) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Ferguson was the caretaker manager of Everton in 2019 and 2022. He began his career at Dundee United in 1990, and moved to Rangers in 1993 for what was ...

* 1997 Steven Thompson * 1998

Billy Dodds William Dodds (born 5 February 1969) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is the manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle. His playing career started with English club Chelsea and the rest of his career was spent in Scotland with ...

* 2000

Paul Gallacher Paul James Gallacher (born 16 August 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer who currently is the goalkeeping coach for Heart of Midlothian. Gallacher made eight appearances for the Scottish national team between 2002 and 2004. He ...

* 2000

Charlie Miller Charles Miller (born 18 March 1976) is a Scottish retired footballer. He started his career at Rangers, and was voted the SPFA Young Player of the Year in 1995 during his time with the club. After spells with English Premier League clubs Leic ...

* 2003

Barry Robson Barry Gordon George Robson (born 7 November 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former player who currently works for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership. Robson played as a midfielder for several clubs in Scotland, England and Canada and r ...

* 2005 Garry Kenneth * 2005

Lee Miller Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose (April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977), was an American photographer and photojournalist. She was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, where she became a fashion and fine art ...

* 2005

* 2006 Craig Conway * 2008 Scott Robertson * 2009 Andy Webster * 2011 Gary Mackay-Steven * 2013 Andrew Robertson * 2019 Lawrence Shankland ; Senegal * 2007

Morgaro Gomis Morgaro Lima Gomis (born 14 July 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Kelantan United. Starting his career in France, Gomis spent most of his early career in English non-League football be ...

; Slovakia * 2010

Dušan Perniš Dušan Perniš (born 28 November 1984) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dubnica. Perniš has been capped for Slovakia at senior level. Club career Perniš began his professional football career at FC Nitra, in ...

* 2018 Pavol Šafranko ; Sweden * 1964 Örjan Persson * 1965 Lennart Wing ; Trinidad and Tobago * 1993

Jerren Nixon Jerren Kendall Nixon (born 25 June 1973) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. After beginning his career with Trinidadian clubs Airport Authority and ECM Motown, Nixon signed for Dundee United in 1993, where ...

* 2003

Collin Samuel Collin Andrew Samuel CM (born 27 August 1981) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker. He represented Trinidad and Tobago at senior international level and played in the 2006 World Cup. He p ...

* 2003 Jason Scotland ; Wales * 2021 Dylan Levitt ; Yugoslavia * 1988 Miodrag Krivokapić

Hall of Fame

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

Jimmy Briggs James Briggs (8 April 1937 – 9 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back. Briggs played the majority of his career with Dundee United, making nearly 400 appearances and captaining the side when they defea ...

* Finn Døssing *

Dennis Gillespie Dennis Gillespie (1936–2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Alloa Athletic, Dundee United, Dallas Tornado and Brechin City. He played for Jerry Kerr at Gillespie's first two clubs. He remains one of the Dundee United's ...

David Narey David Narey (born 12 June 1956) is a former Scottish international footballer who spent 21 years with Dundee United. With Narey United were Scottish champions once and league cup winners twice. He also played in numerous cup runs in Europe inc ...

* Doug Smith 2009: *

* Johnny Coyle *

Hamish McAlpine Hamish Robert McAlpine (born 21 January 1948) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Dundee United for twenty years, between 1966 and 1986. Whilst with the club, he won the Scottish Football League title once ...

* Peter McKay *

Ralph Milne Ralph Milne (13 May 1961 – 6 September 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. He played as both an attacking midfielder or a winger. He began his ...

Andy Rolland Andy Rolland (born 12 November 1942, in Cowdenbeath) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right back. Career Rolland began his senior career in 1961 with Cowdenbeath but was released at the end of the season. After a spell in junior ...

2010: * Dave Bowman * John Clark * Davie Dodds * Stewart Fraser * Billy Hainey * Ian Mitchell *

2011: * Kenny Cameron * John Holt * Duncan Hutchison * Frank Kopel *

Erik Pedersen Erik Stensrud Pedersen (born 11 October 1967) is a former Norwegian footballer who played as left back. Pedersen spent most of his career in Norway, but had a spell in Scotland with Dundee United. Playing career Pedersen played youth football ...

* Lennart Wing 2012: *

Arthur Milne Edward Arthur Milne FRS (; 14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician. Biography Milne was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England. He attended Hymers College and from there he won an open scholarship ...

* Jim Irvine * Billy Kirkwood * Billy Thomson *

Brian Welsh Brian Welsh (born 23 February 1969) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently owner and head coach of American club Northern Virginia United. He began his playing career with Dundee United, where he made 140 league appe ...

Kjell Olofsson Kjell Olofsson (born 23 July 1965 in Gothenburg) is a former Swedish footballer who played as a striker. Career Dundee United 1996–97 season Olofsson joined Scottish club Dundee United during the 1996–97 season. Brought in by then mana ...

2013: *

Johnny Hart John Lewis Hart (February 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007) was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips '' B.C.'' and ''The Wizard of Id''. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated ''The Wizard of Id''. Hart was recognized ...

* Donald Mackay * Örjan Persson * George Fleming * John Reilly *

Alan Main Alan David Main (born 5 December 1967) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Dunfermline Athletic. Main began his senior football career in the Highland League, for whom he made his ...

2014: *

Willie Pettigrew William Haddow Pettigrew (born 2 October 1953) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a striker for Motherwell, Dundee United, Hearts, Morton and Hamilton Academical. Pettigrew also represented Scotland and the Scottish League XI. Clu ...

Graeme Payne Graeme Payne (born 13 February 1956) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger. At Dundee United he played in two Scottish League Cup final winning teams. He was the first winner of the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award. ...

Lee Wilkie Lee Wilkie (born 20 April 1980) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a central defender. Wilkie spent the majority of his career in Dundee, playing for both Dundee and Dundee United. Wilkie started his career with Dundee, making over 1 ...

* Tommy Millar *

2015: * Derek Stark *

* Mixu Paatelainen *

Christian Dailly Christian Eduard Dailly (born 23 October 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Dailly started his professional career as a teenager, playing as a striker for Dundee United. He helped them win the 199 ...

Pat Reilly Patrick Reilly (11 February 1873 – 6 April 1937) was a Scottish football manager, who was the first ever manager of Dundee Hibernian, forerunner of Dundee United. Early life and business career Reilly was born to Irish parents in Dundee, ...

2016: *

Sandy Davie Alexander Grimmond Davie (born 10 June 1945) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as goalkeeper. Davie spent most of his career with Dundee United and represented Scotland at under-23 level and New Zealand at senior level. In 1967, T ...

Andy McLaren Andy McLaren (born 5 June 1973 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish people, Scottish professional association football, footballer. He began his career in 1989 with Dundee United where he was for 10 years and was part of the team when they won the ...

* Frank Quinn * Richard Gough * Seán Dillon 2017: *

Davie Wilson David Wilson (10 January 1937 – 14 June 2022)Iain Phillip *

Guido van de Kamp Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido. It originated in Medieval Italy. Guido later became a male first name in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Switzerland. The mea ...

Ian Redford Ian Petrie Redford (5 April 1960 – 10 January 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He played for Dundee before joining Rangers for a then Scottish record transfer fee. At Rangers he won in three d ...

2019: *

Jimmy Brownlie James Brownlie (15 May 1885 – 29 December 1973) was a Scottish footballer and manager, who played as a goalkeeper. Career Brownlie was born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, and was an outstanding personality in Scottish football over many years, ...

Tommy Neilson Thomas Neilson (15 March 1935 – 10 February 2018) was a Scottish former footballer who played wing-half. Neilson played for East Fife, Dundee United and – briefly – Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh i ...

Managers

The first

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activitie ...

of Dundee Hibernian in 1909 was

. The club's longest serving and most successful manager,

, held the position from 1971 to 1993, winning three major honours – the

title in 1982–83 and the

twice in

and

. Two Dundee United managers have won the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Ivan Golac Ivan Golac ( sr-cyr, Иван Голац, ; born 15 June 1950) is a Yugoslav former professional football player and manager. A Yugoslav international right-back, he is best known as a player and manager of FK Partizan, of Belgrade. In the Un ...

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and

Women's team

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. Gavin Beith was appointed as the team's manager in June 2015.

Honours

Scottish Women's Premier League 2 The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL 1 and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of the Scottish Women's Football Leag ...

** 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

References

External links

Official Dundee United FC website

ArabTRUST – The Dundee United Supporters' Society

Federation of Dundee United Supporters' Clubs

Dundee United BBC My Club page
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