2009–10 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2009–10 season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 and was the club's 101st season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909.

Dundee United
2009–10 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson
ManagerCraig Levein
(until 23 December 2009)
Peter Houston
Scottish Premier League3rd
Scottish CupWinners
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jon Daly (13)
All: David Goodwillie (15)
Highest home attendance11,100 vs. Celtic, 22 November 2009
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs. Hamilton, 17 October 2009
Centenary colours

Review and Events edit

A number of players joined and left the club in early pre-season. Striker Danny Cadamarteri signed on a Bosman transfer from Huddersfield Town, while goalkeeper Steve Banks arrived as player/goalkeeping coach after negotiating his release from Hearts. Former England under-18 cap Jennison Myrie-Williams arrived after leaving Bristol City while Michael McGovern, who had been signed as back-up on a one-year deal last summer, left the club after failing to make a first-team appearance. Warren Feeney's loan spell also came to an end and wasn't renewed, while a handful of under-19 players were either released or allowed to move to lower league clubs.

Chronological list of events edit

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

Match Results edit

Dundee United have played twelve competitive matches during the 2009–10 season.[7]

Friendlies edit

The club failed to retain the Keyline Cup they won last year by finishing third in the six-team tournament when they visited Oban in mid July. A series of domestic friendly matches sandwiched a trip to the Republic of Ireland before the club's centenary friendly draw at home to Newcastle United. A friendly win at home to FA Premier League side Blackburn Rovers was the club's last pre-season encounter, although in late July, the club confirmed a November friendly with rivals Dundee to mark the opening of the club's new floodlights. United ran out 3-1 winners with goals from Andis Shala, Danny Cadamarteri and Jon Daly.

14 July 2009 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Dundee United East End Park
S. Robertson  
Goodwillie  
17 July 2009 Friendly Arbroath 1–2 Dundee United XI Gayfield Park
Hislop   Casalinuovo  
Dow  
Referee: Neil Watters
18 July 2009 Friendly Stirling Albion 1–2 Dundee United Forthbank Stadium
Graham   43' Webster   19'
Goodwillie   54'
20 July 2009 Friendly   Drogheda United 2–2 Dundee United United Park
Crowley   11' (pen.)
Ryan   51'
Cadamarteri   67'
Kovacevic   80'
23 July 2009 Friendly   Kildare County 0–4 Dundee United Station Park
Shala   2', 27'
Webster   43'
Kenneth   71'
28 July 2009 Friendly Inverness CT 1–3 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
Sanchez   38' Goodwillie   10', 54'
Cadamarteri   79'
29 July 2009 Friendly Linlithgow Rose 1–2 Dundee United XI Prestonfield
Manson
2 August 2009 Friendly Dundee United 1–1   Newcastle United Tannadice Park
Swanson  
Goodwillie   85' (pen.)
Carroll   60' Attendance: 8,876
Referee: C Boyle
8 August 2009 Friendly Dundee United 2–0   Blackburn Rovers Tannadice Park
Goodwillie  
Shala   26'
Buaben   70'
Attendance: 3,137
Referee: B Winter
10 November 2009 Friendly Dundee United 3–1 Dundee Tannadice Park
Shala   18'
Cadamarteri   68'
Daly   75'
Clarke   34' Attendance: 7,774

Scottish Premier League edit

The 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season began on Saturday 15 August 2009 with United featuring in the first live SPL match on ESPN two days later, beating Heart of Midlothian. United failed to make it two wins from the opening two matches – last achieved in the 1992-93 season – when they were held to a goalless draw at St Mirren, although they followed up with a 2–1 win at home to Falkirk a week later. The first weekend in September saw an international break with United coming close to ending their seventeen-year wait for a victory at Celtic Park, drawing 1-1. The following week, United's unbeaten start to the season ended when Motherwell won 1–0 at Tannadice, although United responded with an away win against St Johnstone. Successive draws against Hibernian and Hamilton Academical followed before United won the first New Firm derby of the season. At the start of November, United's televised match at home to Rangers was abandoned at half-time due to torrential rain, with Rangers leading 1–0. In United's next match, two Damian Casalinuovo goals saw off Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, for the club's second successive away win; on 22 November, at the 39th time of asking, United finally defeated Celtic in a league match, winning 2–1. United continued their unbeaten run with a hard-fought 2–2 draw away to Motherwell, despite having two players sent off, and followed up with a home win against St Mirren. A 0–0 draw at Hearts preceded a defeat at home to Rangers, in what turned out to be Craig Levein's final match, before another 0–0 draw at home to Kilmarnock. United finally scored in the following match but incredibly lost 7–1 at Rangers, with Kris Boyd scoring a quintuple against United for the second time in his career. A further defeat to Aberdeen followed before a three-game winning streak against Hamilton, Hibernian and Falkirk. St Johnstone were the visitors to Tannadice in a 3–3 draw to close out January. United started February with a pulsating 4–4 draw at Kilmarnock, before a shock defeat at home to Hamilton. A further defeat at Celtic Park followed before a Morgaro Gomis double helped United to three points at home to basement club Falkirk.

17 August 2009 SPL 1 Dundee United 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
Cadamarteri   4' (pen.), 85' Stewart   51'   Attendance: 8,253
Referee: S Conroy
22 August 2009 SPL 2 St Mirren 0–0 Dundee United St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,775
Referee: D McDonald
29 August 2009 SPL 3 Dundee United 2–1 Falkirk Tannadice Park
Cadamarteri   49'
Goodwillie   56'
Finnbogason   75' Attendance: 6,979
Referee: C Thomson
12 September 2009 SPL 4 Celtic 1–1 Dundee United Celtic Park
McDonald   17' Goodwillie   6'
S Robertson   87'  
Attendance: 58,500
Referee: S Conroy
19 September 2009 SPL 5 Dundee United 0–1 Motherwell Tannadice Park
Forbes   66' (pen.) Attendance: 7,196
Referee: D Somers
26 September 2009 SPL 6 St Johnstone 2–3 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
Dods   37' (o.g.)
Hardie   72'
Cadamarteri   34' (pen.)
Webster   48'
Casalinuovo   77'
Swanson   87'
Attendance: 7,225
Referee: D McDonald
3 October 2009 SPL 7 Hibernian 1–1 Dundee United Easter Road
Zemmama   27' Webster   72' Attendance: 13,056
Referee: M Tumilty
17 October 2009 SPL 8 Dundee United 1–1 Hamilton Academical Tannadice Park
Kenneth   90' Antoine-Curier   65' Attendance: 5,944
Referee: I Brines
24 October 2009 SPL 9 Aberdeen 0–2 Dundee United Easter Road
Casalinuovo   31'
Gomis   36'
Attendance: 11,766
Referee: S Conroy
7 November 2009 SPL 10 Kilmarnock 0–2 Dundee United Rugby Park
Casalinuovo   22' (pen.), 57' Attendance: 4,753
Referee: S O'Reilly
22 November 2009 SPL 11 Dundee United 2–1 Celtic Tannadice Park
Daly   83'
Dods   90'
Robson   71' (pen.) Attendance: 11,098
Referee: D McDonald
28 November 2009 SPL 12 Motherwell 2–2 Dundee United Fir Park
Sutton   16'
Jutkiewicz   29'
Webster   14'
Buaben   67'  
Daly   83'
Swanson   87'
Attendance: 4,593
Referee: A Muir
5 December 2009 SPL 13 Dundee United 3–2 St Mirren Tannadice Park
Casalinuovo   29'
Conway   44'
Myrie-Williams   79'
Dods   61' (o.g.)
O'Donnell   85'
Attendance: 6,529
Referee: B Winter
12 December 2009 SPL 14 Hearts 0–0 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Cadamarteri   Attendance: 14,873
Referee: E Norris
15 December 2009 SPL 15 Dundee United 0–3 Rangers Tannadice Park
Beasley   26'
Miller   58', 75'
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: M Tumilty
26 December 2009 SPL 16 Dundee United 0–0 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
Attendance: 6,692
Referee: C Thomson
30 December 2009 SPL 17 Rangers 7–1 Dundee United Ibrox
Boyd   20' (pen.), 25', 29', 75', 80'
Miller   51'
Whittaker   68'
Bougherra   85'
Casalinuovo   46' Attendance: 48,721
Referee: W Collum
2 January 2010 SPL 18 Dundee United 0–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
Mulgrew   15'
Grassi   64'
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: C Murray
13 January 2010 SPL 19 Hamilton 0–1 Dundee United New Douglas Park
Goodwillie   75' Attendance: 2,033
Referee: I Brines
16 January 2010 SPL 20 Dundee United 1–0 Hibernian Tannadice Park
Swanson   39' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: S Conroy
24 January 2010 SPL 21 Falkirk 1–4 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium
Moutinho   90' Goodwillie   29'
Daly   45',   57',   88'
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: E Norris
27 January 2010 SPL 22 Dundee United 3–3 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
Daly   52'
Swanson   69'
Myrie-Williams   77'
MacDonald   6'
Craig   21'
Moon   77'
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: S O'Reilly
30 January 2010 SPL 23 Kilmarnock 4–4 Dundee United Rugby Park
Ford   20'
Kyle   41'
Pascali   55'
Bryson   64'
Buaben   16'
Conway   28',   33'
Daly   66' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,587
Referee: D McDonald
10 February 2010 SPL 24 Dundee United 0–2 Hamilton Tannadice Park
F.Paixão   23'
M.Paixão   45'
Attendance: 5,598
Referee: A Muir
13 February 2010 SPL 25 St Mirren 1–2 Dundee United St Mirren Park
Higdon   66' Swanson   83'
Goodwillie   90.'
Attendance: 3,944
Referee: E Norris
20 February 2010 SPL 26 Celtic 1–0 Dundee United Celtic Park
Keane   20' Attendance: 49,000
Referee: C Thomson
27 February 2010 SPL 27 Dundee United 3–0 Falkirk Tannadice Park
Goodwillie   17' (pen.)
Gomis   30', 87'
Attendance: 6,352
Referee: C Murray
7 March 2010 SPL 28 Dundee United 1–0 Hearts Tannadice Park
Gomis   78' Attendance: 6,683
Referee: M Tumilty
20 March 2010 SPL 29 Aberdeen 2–2 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
Diamond   32'
Paton   45' (pen.)
Daly   8',   24' Attendance: 9,316
Referee: I Brines
27 March 2010 SPL 30 Dundee United 3–0 Motherwell Tannadice Park
Goodwillie   38'
Buaben   43'
Swanson   72'
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: W Collum
31 March 2010 SPL 31 Hibernian 2–4 Dundee United Easter Road
Cregg   1'
Stokes   90'
Daly   20' (pen.)
Swanson   26'
Goodwillie   60'
Sandaza   88'
Attendance: 9,185
Referee: S O'Reilly
5 April 2010 SPL 32 St Johnstone 0–1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
Daly   83' Attendance: 5,769
Referee: S Conroy
14 April 2010 SPL 33 Dundee United 0–0 Rangers Tannadice Park
Kovačević   70' Attendance: 11,100
Referee: B Winter
18 April 2010 SPL 34 Motherwell 2–3 Dundee United Fir Park
Sutton   28',   81' Daly   5',   43'
Conway   49'
Attendance: 3,544
Referee: C Murray
25 April 2010 SPL 35 Dundee United 0–2 Celtic Tannadice Park
Myrie-Williams   77'   Kamara   30'
Keane   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,638
Referee: I Brines
1 May 2010 SPL 36 Dundee United 1–2 Rangers Tannadice Park
Casalinuovo   80' Boyd   2'
Novo   41'
Attendance: 10,003
Referee: S O'Reilly
5 May 2010 SPL 37 Hearts 0–0 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 12,325
Referee: S Finnie
9 May 2010 SPL 38 Dundee United 0–2 Hibernian Tannadice Park
Nish   12',   72' Attendance: 6,527
Referee: C Richmond

Scottish League Cup edit

Dundee United joined the League Cup 2009-10 campaign in the second round where they beat Alloa Athletic. United won at Ross County in the third round to progress to the quarter-finals, where they were handed a third successive away tie, losing to fellow SPL side St Johnstone.

25 August 2009 League Cup R2 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Dundee United Recreation Park
Shala   23'
Goodwillie   39'
Attendance: 1,422
Referee: E Norris
22 September 2009 League Cup R3 Ross County 0–2 Dundee United Victoria Park
Scott   83' Wilkie   36'
Russell   77'
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: C Thomson
27 October 2009 League Cup QF St Johnstone 2–1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
Anderson   72'
Dods   76' (o.g.)
Buaben   82' Attendance: 5,146
Referee: S Conroy

Scottish Cup edit

Dundee United played Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup Fourth Round on Saturday 9 January 2010, winning 2–0. The fifth round draw gave United another away tie – against St Johnstone – for five consecutive cup ties this season. United gained revenge for the McDiarmid Park defeat in the League Cup, winning 1-0 before being drawn away again, this time to Rangers. After forcing a replay at Tannadice, they saw off Raith Rovers to proceed to the final at Hampden. A pair of goals from Craig Conway in the final against Ross County ensured Dundee United's first Scottish Cup title since 1994. The Ross County game had the most Arabs ever at one match.

14 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF Rangers 3–3 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Boyd   34' (pen.),   43' (pen.)
Novo   48'
Shala   24'
Whittaker   63' (o.g.)
Kovačević   80'
Attendance: 24,096
Referee: Dougie McDonald
15 May 2010 Scottish Cup Final Dundee United 3–0 Ross County Hampden Park, Glasgow
Goodwillie   61'
Conway   75',   86'
Attendance: 47,122
Referee: Dougie McDonald

Player stats edit

During the 2009–10 season, United have used 29 different players on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[8]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Nicky Weaver 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK   SVK Dusan Pernis 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF   IRL Sean Dillon 24 0 20 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF   SCO Andy Webster 21 3 18 3 1 0 2 0
4 DF   SCO Lee Wilkie 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
5 DF   SCO Darren Dods 23 1 20 1 1 0 2 0
6 MF   SCO Craig Conway 27 3 22 3 2 0 3 0
7 MF   ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams 20 2 18 2 0 0 2 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Robertson 11 0 9 0 0 0 2 0
9 ST   IRL Jon Daly 16 7 14 7 2 0 0 0
10 ST   ENG Danny Cadamarteri 18 4 16 4 0 0 2 0
11 ST   ESP Francisco Sandaza 32 10 28 10 1 0 3 0
12 MF   SCO David Robertson 10 2 8 1 2 1 0 0
13 GK   ENG Steve Banks 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF   SCO Danny Swanson 24 4 20 3 2 1 2 0
15 MF   GHA Prince Buaben 25 2 22 1 2 0 1 1
16 MF   SEN Morgaro Gomis 26 3 22 3 2 0 2 0
17 MF   SCO Mark Fotheringham 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF   LVA Pāvels Mihadjuks 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   SCO Garry Kenneth 20 1 16 1 2 0 2 0
19 DF   SUI Mihael Kovačević 23 0 20 0 1 0 2 0
20 ST   GER Andis Shala 8 1 7 0 0 0 1 1
21 ST   ARG Damián Casalinuovo 24 7 20 6 2 1 2 0
23 DF   SCO Paul Dixon 25 0 21 0 2 0 2 0
24 MF   SCO Greg Cameron 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 ST   SCO David Goodwillie 26 10 22 5 2 4 2 1
26 MF   SCO Ryan McCord 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 ST   SCO Johnny Russell 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
38 ST   SCO Dale Hilson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   SCO Ross Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
63 MF   ENG Ashley Hadden 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 26 9 3 82 28 +54 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Celtic 38 25 6 7 75 39 +36 81 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Dundee United 38 17 12 9 55 47 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
4 Hibernian 38 15 9 14 58 55 +3 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 13 14 11 52 54 −2 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ by winning the Scottish Cup.

Transfers edit

In edit

The club confirmed the pre-contract signings of three players in June, with Slovakian goalkeeper Dušan Perniš to follow in January. Scotland international Andy Webster followed on a season-long loan deal[9] - some eight years after nearly signing from Arbroath,[10] and former Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver signing on a short-term contract.[11] In late September 2009, midfielder Mark Fotheringham was signed on a three-month contract ahead of his January 2010 move to Anorthosis Famagusta. In February, Latvian defender Pāvels Mihadjuks signed a short-term deal until the end of the season.

Date Player From Fee (£)
1 July 2009   Steve Banks Heart of Midlothian Free
1 July 2009   Danny Cadamarteri Huddersfield Town Free
1 July 2009   Jennison Myrie-Williams Bristol City Free
15 July 2009   Andy Webster Rangers Loan
18 July 2009   Damián Casalinuovo Free Agent Free
5 August 2009   Nicky Weaver Free Agent Free
25 September 2009   Mark Fotheringham Free Agent Free
1 January 2010   Dušan Perniš MŠK Žilina Free
8 February 2010   Pāvels Mihadjuks Free Agent Free

Out edit

Youngster Ross McCord joined Stirling Albion on loan (where older brother Ryan had a previous loan spell), while Danny Grainger joined rivals St Johnstone.[12] In late August, Damián Casalinuovo joined Raith Rovers on a month's loan deal, with Johnny Russell following suit upon the Argentine's return. Marco Andreoni and Conor Grant joined Forfar Athletic on short-term emergency loans in October, with Greg Cameron and Kevin Smith joining Raith on a similar deal. In December, Keith Watson also undertook a temporary move to Fife, joining East Fife.

Date Player To Fee (£)
1 July 2009   Ross McCord Stirling Albion Loan
15 July 2009   Danny Grainger St Johnstone £40,000[13]
27 August 2009   Damián Casalinuovo Raith Rovers Loan
26 September 2009   Johnny Russell Raith Rovers Loan
23 October 2009   Marco| Andreoni Forfar Athletic Loan
23 October 2009   Conor Grant Forfar Athletic Loan
20 November 2009   Greg Cameron Raith Rovers Loan
27 November 2009   Kevin Smith Raith Rovers Loan
3 December 2009   Keith Watson East Fife Loan

Awards edit

The club has received three awards during the 2009–10 season, with Craig Levein winning Manager of the Month, and Danny Cadamarteri and Andy Webster winning Player of the Month.

Manager of the Month edit

November 2009
April 2010

Player of the Month edit

September 2009
November 2009

Playing kit edit

 
 
 
 
 
Home colours
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away colours
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Centenary colours

The jerseys were sponsored for a second season by JD Sports' Carbrini Sportswear label,[14][15] with the firm also sponsoring the shorts. Nike began their four-year deal of kit production with the club's centenary home strip unveiled in mid-June,[16] with the away strip to follow on 24 July. Dundee-based cosmetic car repair specialists Dents8 began a two-year sponsorship of the home and away shorts and the first team's socks.[17]

The club has a third strip, a centenary strip, to mark the club's foundation in 1909. Previously, the last third strip used was in the 2002–03 season. The strip was used in the November 2009 friendly against Dundee but remains unused in competitive competition.

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Argentinian touch saves United's Irish opener". The Courier (Dundee). 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
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  4. ^ McDaid, David (6 October 2009). "Brown adds to Scotland casualties". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Craig Levein on brink of becoming new Scotland boss". BBC Sport. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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  7. ^ "2009-10 - First Team Fixtures & Results". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Dundee Utd 2009–10 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  9. ^ "United Sign Andy Webster on Loan Deal".
  10. ^ "WEBSTER BID PROGRESSES". Dundee United FC. 26 March 2001. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  11. ^ "NICKY WEAVER JOINS UNITED". Dundee United FC. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  12. ^ "Tuesday's Scottish gossip". BBC Sport. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  13. ^ Reoch, Paul (16 July 2009). "Grainger 'over the moon' at move". The Courier (Dundee). Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  14. ^ Roache, Ian (14 April 2008). "United unveil new sponsor". The Courier (Dundee). Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  15. ^ Wood, Zoe (13 April 2008). "JD Sports scores Scots shirt deal". London: The Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  16. ^ "United launch centenary strip". Evening Telegraph. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  17. ^ "DENTS8 SUPPORTS DUNDEE UNITED". 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.

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