The 2020–21 season was Dundee United's 112th season. It was their first season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2019–20 season.[1] United also competed in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mark Ogren | ||
| Manager | Micky Mellon | ||
| Stadium | Tannadice Park | ||
| Premiership | 9th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicky Clark (8) All: Nicky Clark (11) | ||
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Season summary edit
Dundee United were promoted back to the Premiership after the premature season ending due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland and spent majority of summer months fighting their case in the SPFL and ended up in court with Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers fighting their promotions against relegated teams Heart of Midlothian and Partick Thistle.[2] Also in the off-season, manager Robbie Neilson left for Hearts so Micky Mellon was hired as the new manager for United.[3]
Competitions edit
Results and fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 11 July 2020 Friendly | Motherwell | 1–0 | Dundee United | Motherwell |
White  55' |
Report |
| 18 July 2020 Friendly | Dundee United | 0–0 | Livingston | Dundee |
| Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park |
| 22 July 2020 Friendly | Rangers 'B' | 1–4 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| McPake 12' |
Report | Clark 4 pen.' Butcher 57'Shankland 60'Powers 80' |
Stadium: Rangers Training Ground |
| 25 July 2020 Friendly | Dundee United | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Dundee |
| Smith 1' |
Report | Kiltie 46' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Dundee United | Abandoned |  Sheffield United | Dundee |
| 15:00 | [1] [2] |
Sharp 43' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: Brian McLean | |
| Note: Abandoned after 45 minutes due to weather conditions | ||||
Scottish Premiership edit
| 1 August 2020[4] 1 | Dundee United | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 BST | Clark 6' (pen.) |
Report | Craig 55' |
Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 8 August 2020 2 | Motherwell | 0–1 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Reynolds 52' |
Referee: Steven McLean |
| 11 August 2020 3 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Doidge 65' |
Referee: Don Robertson |
| 15 August 2020 4 | Ross County | 1–2 | Dundee United | Global Energy Stadium |
| 15:00 | Paton  22' Donaldson 29' 87' |
Report | Appéré 34' Pawlett 40' Clark 79' |
Referee: Craig Napier |
| 22 August 2020 5 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Celtic | Tannadice Park |
| 17:30 | Report | Ajeti 83' |
Referee: Andrew Dallas | |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 29 August 2020 6 | Kilmarnock | 4–0 | Dundee United | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Kabamba 30', 79' Brophy 45+1'McKenzie 86' |
Report | Referee: David Munro |
| 12 September 2020 7 | Rangers | 4–0 | Dundee United | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kent 13' Tavernier 39'Roofe 68'Arfield 87' |
Report | Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 19 September 2020 8 | Dundee United | 2–1 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland 33' Sporle 52' |
Report | Tait  60'Connolly 64' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 26 September 2020 9 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Dundee United | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Odoffin 75' |
Report | Shankland 4' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Referee: Alan Muir |
| 2 October 2020 10 | Dundee United | 1–2 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Clark 18' |
Report | Guthrie 53' Forrest 90' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
| 17 October 2020 11 | Dundee United | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 24 October 2020 12 | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 31 October 2020 13 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Ross County | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Clark 19 pen.', 51' |
Report | Shaw 81' |
Attendance: 0 |
| 6 November 2020 14 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
| 21 November 2020 15 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Clark 76', 80' |
Report | Callachan 65' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Livingston | 2–0 | Dundee United | Almondvale |
| 15:00 | Pittman 57' Bartley 73' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 13 December 2020 17 | Dundee United | 1–2 | Rangers | Tannadice Park |
| 12:00 | Smith 33' |
Report | Tavernier 26' Goldson 44' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 19 December 2020 18 | Hibernian | 1–1 | Dundee United | Almondvale |
| 15:00 | Magennis 13' |
Report | Bolton 90+1' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 23 December 2020 19 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Tannadice Park |
| 18:30 | McNulty 25' Shankland 28' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Dundee United | 1–1 | Motherwell | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Clark 90+2' |
Report | Watt 9' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 30 December 2020 21 | Celtic | 3–0 | Dundee United | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Soro 23' Turnbull 40'Edouard 76' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 2 January 2021 22 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Dundee United | Pittodrie |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 12 January 2021 23 | Dundee United | 2–2 | St Johnstone | Tannadice Park |
| 18:00 | Appéré 9' Shankland 53' |
Report | Melamed 16' Kane 38' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 16 January 2021 24 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | Dundee United | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 27 January 2021 25 | Dundee United | 1–5 | St Mirren | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Harkes 54' |
Report | Shaughnessy 30' McGrath 42 pen.', 45+1 pen.'Connolly 80'Dennis 85' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
| 30 January 2021 26 | Dundee United | 0–2 | Hibernian | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | McGregor 21' Boyle 69' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 3 February 2021 27 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Dundee United | Motherwell |
| 18:00 | Cole 23' Long 28' |
Report | Edwards 80' |
Stadium: Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 6 February 2021 28 | Ross County | 0–2 | Dundee United | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Report | Shankland 63' Edwards 76' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 13 February 2021 29 | Dundee United | 3–0 | Livingston | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Sporle 1' Pawlett 31'Shankland 35', 83' |
Report | Fitzwater 61' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 21 February 2021 30 | Rangers | 4–1 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Hagi 35' Kent 38'Aribo 48'Morelos 64' |
Report | McNulty 86' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 27 February 2021 31 | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Dundee United | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Medley 64' |
Report | Spörle 18' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
| 7 March 2021 32 | Dundee United | 0–0 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 20 March 2021 33 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Spörle 61' |
Report | Stadium: Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 10 April 2021 34 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Dundee United | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Report | McNulty 6' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 21 April 2021 35 | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Dundee United | Kilmarnock |
| 19:45 | Lafferty 32', 35', 43 pen.' |
Report | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 1 May 2021 36 | Dundee United | 0–2 | Ross County | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | White 24' Iacovitti 28' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 12 May 2021 37 | Dundee United | 2–2 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Shankland 13' Meekison 34' |
Report | Long 54' Cole 90+1' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 0 |
| 16 May 2021 38 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Dundee United | Paisley |
| 12:00 | Report | Robson 71' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Scottish League Cup edit
Group stage edit
| 7 October 2020 | Brechin City | 2–6 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | Inglis 52 pen.' Currie 54' |
Report | Clark 15', 18' Butcher 40'Harkes 47'Smith 60', 90+3' |
Attendance: 0 |
| 10 October 2020 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Peterhead | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Boyd 51' |
Attendance: 0 |
| 13 October 2020 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Kelty Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Edwards 45+3' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 10 November 2020 | St Johnstone | 0–0 (3-4 p) | Dundee United | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson | ||
| Note: Live on Premier Sports | ||||
Scottish Cup edit
| 3 April 2021 Third Round | Dundee United | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Shankland 78' Clark 90+1' |
Report | Tiffoney 25' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 16 April 2021 Fourth Round | Forfar Athletic | 0–1 | Dundee United | Forfar |
| 19:00 | Report | Pawlett 56' |
Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
Player statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 16 May 2020
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK |  Benjamin Siegrist
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32+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Liam Smith
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28+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |  Adrián Spörle
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15+10 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 4 | DF |  Dillon Powers
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6+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Mark Connolly
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23+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Mark Reynolds
|
33+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Peter Pawlett
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15+11 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Marc McNulty
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17+8 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 30 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | Nicky Clark
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23+7 | 8 | 4+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 38 | 11 |
| 12 | DF | Ryan Edwards
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23+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
| 15 | FW | Logan Chalmers
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8+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Jamie Robson
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33+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Calum Butcher
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27+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 19 | GK |  Deniz Mehmet
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4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Luke Bolton
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18+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Declan Glass
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0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Ian Harkes
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30+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 24 | FW | Lawrence Shankland
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30+2 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 36 | 8 |
| 27 | FW | Louis Appéré
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11+9 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | Jack Newman
|
3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Archie Meekison
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2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | FW | Darren Watson
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3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | Kerr Smith
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3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | GK | Neil Alexander
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0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | GK | Ross Doohan
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2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | MF |  Jeando Fuchs
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19+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season | ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Paul McMullan
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3+5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Cammy Smith
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0+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | MF |  Florent Hoti
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1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Adam King
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0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Kieran Freeman
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1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Kai Fotheringham
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0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Chris Mochrie
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0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Lewis Neilson
|
7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | St Mirren | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 45 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 44 | |
| 10 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 39 | |
| 11 | Kilmarnock (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 36 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
League Cup table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STJ | DUN | PET | KEL | BRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johnstone | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | Qualification for the Second round | — | 0–0p | — | — | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Dundee United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Peterhead | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Kelty Hearts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 1–1p | — | — | ||
| 5 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | — | 2–6 | — | 0–2 | — |
Transfers edit
Players in edit
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Players out edit
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Loans in edit
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Loans out edit
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See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Mark Ogren Statement: Dundee United Ladbrokes Championship Winners". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Club Statement". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Micky Mellon becomes United manager". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 Premiership Fixtures Revealed". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Dundee United snap up ex-Sunderland goalkeeper Jack Newman". Evening Telegraph. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Edwards is Tangerine". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United FC. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Dundee United: Midfielder Florent Hoti joins on two-year deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Jeando Fuchs: Dundee Utd sign Cameroon midfielder on two-year deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Paul Watson joins Dunfermline". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "SAM WARDROP IS BACK AT DUMBARTON!". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Fleet bring Bingham in". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. Ebbsfleet United FC. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Osman joins". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee FC. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Cammy Smith agrees deal". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United FC. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Dundee United sign Man City winger Luke Bolton on season-long loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "McNulty arrives at Tannadice". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United FC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Dundee United: Ross Doohan brought in on emergency loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "United midfielder joins the 'Loons'". forfarathletic.co.uk. Forfar Athletic FC. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "CHRIS MOCHRIE JOINS MONTROSE ON LOAN". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United FC. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Paul joins on loan". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Paul joins on loan". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee FC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "One in and one out at Raith Rovers". fifetoday.co.uk. Fife Today. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Dundee United youngsters Kai Fotheringham and Lewis Neilson join Falkirk on loan until the end of the season". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Dundee United youngsters Kai Fotheringham and Lewis Neilson join Falkirk on loan until the end of the season". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Dundee United youngster Nathan Cooney joins Raith Rovers on loan until the end of the season". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.