2011–12 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the club's 103rd season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. Dundee United competed in the Scottish Premier League, Europa League, Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Dundee United
2011–12 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson
ManagerPeter Houston
StadiumTannadice Park
SPL4th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals, lost to Celtic
League CupQuarter-finals, lost to Falkirk
Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round, lost to Śląsk Wrocław
Top goalscorerLeague: Jon Daly (19)
All: Jon Daly (22)
Highest home attendance11,471 v Aberdeen, 2 January 2012
Lowest home attendance5,232 v Kilmarnock, 21 February 2012
Average home league attendance7,482

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre season edit

26 June 2011 Friendly   Drogheda United 1– 2 Dundee United Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
White   30' DUFC Report Russell   20'
Goodwillie   84'
28 June 2011 Friendly   Bohemian 1–1 Dundee United Dalymount Park, Dublin
Burke   56' DUFC Report Kenneth   9'
2 July 2011 Friendly Forfar Athletic 0–2 Dundee United Station Park, Forfar
DUFC Report Bishop   33' (o.g.)
Russell   64'
Attendance: 957
Referee: Craig Charleston
5 July 2011 Friendly (Closed-doors) Falkirk 2–5 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Higginbotham   80'
Trialist   82'
Falkirk FC Report Watson   10'   22'   45'
Goodwillie   14'
Russell   16'
9 July 2011 Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament Oban Saints 0–1 Dundee United Mossfield Stadium, Oban
DUFC Report

Scottish Premier League edit

24 July 2011 1 Dundee United 1–1 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park, Dundee
Swanson   70' BBC Sport McKeown   46' Attendance: 6,232
Referee: Alan Muir
31 July 2011 2 Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
BBC Sport Daly   39' Attendance: 13,821
Referee: Winter
6 August 2011 3 Dundee United 1–1 St Mirren Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly   67' BBC Sport Thompson   11' Attendance: 6,594
Referee: Allan
13 August 2011 4 Celtic 5–1 Dundee United Celtic Park, Glasgow
Stokes   4'
Hooper   33'
Ki   58'
Ledley   71'
Forrest   90+1'
BBC Sport Russell   31' Attendance: 50,589
Referee: Thomson
20 August 2011 5 Dundee United 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park, Dundee
BBC Sport Burns   85' Attendance: 6,527
Referee: O'Reilly
27 August 2011 6 St Johnstone 3–3 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
Sandaza   34' (pen.), 45'
Craig   37'
BBC Report Douglas   2'
Mackay-Steven   80'
Gunning   83'
Attendance: 4,480
Referee: Richmond
10 September 2011 7 Dundee United 0–1 Rangers Tannadice Park, Dundee
Russell   30' BBC Sport Lafferty   61' Attendance: 10,156
Referee: Murray
17 September 2011 8 Dundee United 3–1 Inverness Tannadice Park, Dundee
Dalla Valle   13'
Swanson   43'
Daly   71'
BBC Sport Ross   16' Attendance: 6,497
Referee: Conroy
24 September 2011 9 Hibernian 3–3 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
O'Connor   22'
Robertson   72' (o.g.)
Agogo   74'
BBC Sport Daly   28', 68'
Swanson   33'
Attendance: 9,360
Referee: Brian Winter
1 October 2011 10 Dundee United 1–3 Motherwell Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly   77' BBC Sport Lasley   14'
Higdon   45', 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: McLean
15 October 2011 11 Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Árnason   14'
Mawéné   51'
Considine   60'
BBC Sport Dalla Valle   79' Attendance: 10,256
Referee: Collum
22 October 2011 12 Dundee United 0–0 St Johnstone Tannadice Park, Dundee
BBC Sport Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Muir
29 October 2011 13 Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 Dundee United East End Park, Dunfermline
Mason   26'
Kirk   55'
BBC Sport Dixon   13'
Dalla Valle   18'
Russell   75'
Mackay-Steven   82'
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: O'Reilly
5 November 2011 14 Rangers 3–1 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Jelavić   19', 63' (pen.)
Kenneth   82' (o.g.)
Wylde   90'
BBC Sport Daly   73' Attendance: 45,600
Referee: Winter
19 November 2011 15 Dundee United 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park, Dundee
Robertson   24' BBC Report Attendance: 6,925
Referee: Collum
26 November 2011 16 Motherwell 0–0 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell
BBC Sport Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Brines
4 December 2011 17 Dundee United 0–1 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee
BBC Sport Hooper   12' Attendance: 10,980
Referee: Thomson
10 December 2011 18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Hayes   2'
McKay   47'
Davis   82'  
BBC Sport Russell   51', 78'
Golobart   64' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,142
Referee: McLean
17 December 2011 19 Kilmarnock 1–1 Dundee United Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Dayton   51' BBC Sport Dixon   90+1' Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Collum
24 December 2011 20 Dundee United 3–1 Hibernian Tannadice Park, Dundee
Russell   59'
Daly   76', 88'
BBC Sport Griffiths   23' Attendance: 8,168
Referee: O'Reilly
28 December 2011 21 St Mirren 2–2 Dundee United St Mirren Park, Paisley
Thompson   27'
Carey   32'
BBC Sport Daly   31'
Armstrong   35'
Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Thomson
2 January 2012 22 Dundee United 1–2 Aberdeen Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly   6' BBC Sport Chalali   67'
Árnason   86'
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: McLean
14 January 2012 23 Celtic 2–1 Dundee United Celtic Park, Glasgow
Hooper   12'
Wanyama   17'
BBC Sport Rankin   50' Attendance: 50,139
Referee: Winter
21 January 2012 24 Dundee United 1–1 Motherwell Tannadice Park, Dundee
Craigan   28' (o.g.) BBC Sport Higdon   85' Attendance: 5,969
Referee: O'Reilly
11 February 2012 25 St Johnstone 1–5 Dundee United McDiarmid Park, Perth
Anderson   66' BBC Sport Anderson   35' (Own goal)
Davidson   61' (Own goal)
Russell   84'
Daly   89'
Lacny   90'
Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Brines
18 February 2012 26 Dundee United 0–0 St Mirren Tannadice Park, Dundee
BBC Sport Attendance: 6,363
Referee: Winter
21 February 2012 27 Dundee United 4–0 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly   56' (Penalty)
Dixon   58'
Rankin   70'
Robertson   84'
BBC Sport Kelly   55' Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Thomson
25 February 2012 28 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
BBC Report Daly   41'
Gunning   85'
Attendance: 13,176
Referee: Murray
5 March 2012 29 Dundee United 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park, Dundee
Rankin   15'
Robertson   52'
Russell   78'
BBC Sport Attendance: 5,994
Referee: Muir
17 March 2012 30 Dundee United 2–1 Rangers Tannadice Park, Dundee
Watson   37'
Daly   47'
BBC Sport Rankin   60' (Own goal) Attendance: 9,464
Referee: Winter
24 March 2012 31 Hibernian 0–2 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
BBC Sport Russell   66'
Mackay-Steven   73'
Attendance: 9,161
Referee: Salmond
31 March 2012 32 Dundee United 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly   49', 83'
Robertson   80'
BBC Sport Attendance: 6,654
Referee: Beaton
7 April 2012 33 Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Mackie   12'
Clark   68'
Jack   78'
BBC Sport Daly   29' Attendance: 8,439
Referee: Murray
21 April 2012 34 St Johnstone 0–2 Dundee United McDiarmid Park, Perth
Sandaza   57'   BBC Sport Robertson   32'
Rankin   90'
Attendance: 5,826
Referee: Norris
28 April 2012 35 Dundee United 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park, Dundee
Flood   32'
Mackay-Steven   65'
BBC Report Rudi Skácel   35'
Novikovas   83'
Attendance: 7,001
Referee: Collum
2 May 2012 36 Rangers 5–0 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Whittaker   6'
Aluko   17', 20'
Ness   57'
Bedoya   84'
BBC Sport Attendance: 43,383
Referee: Muir
6 May 2012 37 Dundee United 1–0 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee
Robertson   21' BBC Sport Attendance: 9,144
Referee: Brines
13 May 2012 38 Motherwell 0–2 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell
BBC Sport Russell   8'
Daly   82'
Attendance: 7,456
Referee: Norris

Scottish League Cup edit

20 September 2011 Third round Airdrie United 0–2 Dundee United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
BBC Sport Dow   11'
Daly   76'
Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Madden
25 October 2011 Quarter-finals Dundee United 2–2 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Tannadice Park, Dundee
Russell   73'
Daly   96'
BBC Report El Alagui   70'
Graham   118'
Attendance: 4,188
Referee: Murray

Scottish Cup edit

7 January 2012 Fourth round Airdrie United 2–6 Dundee United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Donnelly   85', 90+2' BBC Sport Rankin   17'
Robertson   43'
Russell   62', 68', 84'
Mackay-Steven   71'
Attendance: 2,434
Referee: Charleston
5 February 2012 Fifth round Rangers 0–2 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Gunning   16'
Russell   35'
Attendance: 17,822
Referee: Collum
11 March 2012 Quarter-finals Dundee United 0–4 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee
Neilson   28'   BBC Sport Ledley   53'
Samaras   71'
Stokes   86'
Brown   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,270
Referee: Brines

UEFA Europa League edit

14 July 2011 Second qualifying round 1st leg   Śląsk Wrocław 1–0 Dundee United Stadion Oporowska
Voskamp   75' BBC Sport Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hagen
21 July 2011 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Dundee United 3–2
(3–3 agg.)
  Śląsk Wrocław Tannadice Park
Watson   2'
Goodwillie   5'
Daly   44' (pen.)
BBC Sport Elsner   15'
Dudek   75'
Attendance: 11,306
Referee: Lahoz

Player statistics edit

Captains edit

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
9 FW Jon Daly   43 Club captain

Last updated: 14 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information edit

Last updated 14 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SVK Dušan Perniš 45 0 38+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF   IRL Sean Dillon 33 0 26+2 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF   SCO Paul Dixon 44 3 37+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF   SCO Scott Severin 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF   SCO Garry Kenneth 31 0 21+4 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF   IRL Willo Flood 39 1 30+2 1 2+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
7 FW   SCO David Goodwillie 3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
7 MF   IRL Richie Ryan 15 0 2+12 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Robertson 41 8 34+3 7 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   IRL Jon Daly 43 22 35+1 19 3+0 0 1+1 2 2+0 1
10 MF   SCO Danny Swanson 16 3 6+8 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF   SCO John Rankin 45 5 38+0 4 3+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
12 DF   SCO Keith Watson 20 2 14+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
13 GK   ENG Steve Banks 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   SCO Barry Douglas 14 1 5+5 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
15 FW   SCO Johnny Russell 43 14 33+4 9 3+0 4 0+1 1 2+0 0
16 MF   SCO Stuart Armstrong 28 1 12+11 1 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF   SCO Gary Mackay-Steven 36 5 24+7 4 3+0 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
18 DF   IRL Gavin Gunning 35 2 29+2 1 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   FIN Lauri Dalla Valle 15 3 6+6 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   SCO Scott Allan 9 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 FW   CZE Miloš Lačný 6 1 0+4 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK   SVK Filip Mentel 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW   SCO Ryan Dow 11 1 3+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
23 FW   SCO Dale Hilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   SCO Ross Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK   SCO Marc McCallum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF   ENG Keanu Marsh-Brown 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   SCO Robbie Neilson 23 0 21+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
46 MF   SCO Ryan Gauld 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 14 May 2012
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
                   
1   GK Dušan Perniš 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2   DF Sean Dillon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3   DF Paul Dixon 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
4   DF Scott Severin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   DF Garry Kenneth 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6   MF Willo Flood 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
7   FW David Goodwillie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7   MF Richie Ryan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8   MF Scott Robertson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9   FW Jon Daly 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
10   MF Danny Swanson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11   MF John Rankin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
12   DF Keith Watson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
13   GK Steve Banks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14   DF Barry Douglas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
15   FW Johnny Russell 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
16   MF Stuart Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17   MF Gary Mackay-Steven 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18   DF Gavin Gunning 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19   FW Lauri Dalla Valle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
20   MF Scott Allan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20   FW Miloš Lačný 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21   GK Filip Mentel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22   FW Ryan Dow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23   FW Dale Hilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24   DF Ross Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25   GK Marc McCallum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26   MF Keanu Marsh-Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26   DF Robbie Neilson 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
46   MF Ryan Gauld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Rangers (D, R) 38 26 5 7 77 28 +49 73 [a]
3 Motherwell 38 18 8 12 49 44 +5 62 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 11 11 62 50 +12 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
6 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 43 50 −7 50 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1] As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club entered proceedings to be liquidated.[2] After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.[3]
  2. ^ a b Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Division summary edit

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GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultDWDLLDLWDLLDWLWDLWDWDLLDWDWWWWWWLWDLWW
Position331677987891088778776667667654444544444
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2012. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers edit

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