2024–25 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2024–25 season
Chairman	Mark Ogren
Manager	Jim Goodwin
Stadium	Tannadice Park
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season will be Dundee United's 115th season. It will be their first season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

22 June 2024 Friendly	Brechin City	0–2	Dundee United	Brechin
14:00		Report	Fotheringham 12' Watt 85'	Stadium: Glebe Park

29 June 2024 Friendly	Dundee United	2–0	Annan Athletic	St Andrews
14:00				Stadium: St Andrews Training Centre

26 July 2024 Friendly	Dundee United	v	Luton Town	Dundee
19:45				Stadium: Tannadice Park

Scottish Premiership

4 August 2024 1	Dundee United	v	Dundee	Dundee
13:30				Stadium: Tannadice Park

10 August 2024 2	Ross County	v	Dundee United	Dingwall
				Stadium: Victoria Park

24 August 2024 3	Dundee United	v	St Johnstone	Dundee
15:00				Stadium: Tannadice Park

31 August 2024 4	Heart of Midlothian	v	Dundee United	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

13 July 2024 1	Falkirk	v	Dundee United	Falkirk
15:00				Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

16 July 2024 2	Dundee United	v	Stenhousemuir	Dundee
19:45				Stadium: Tannadice Park

20 July 2024 3	Dundee United	v	Ayr United	Dundee
17:15				Stadium: Tannadice Park

23 July 2024 4	Buckie Thistle	v	Dundee United	Buckie
20:00				Stadium: Victoria Park

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 May 2024

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Jack Walton	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
4	DF	Kevin Holt	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
5	DF	Vicko Ševelj	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
6	DF	Ross Graham	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
7	MF	Kristijan Trapanovski	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
8	MF	Liam Grimshaw	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
9	FW	Louis Moult	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
11	DF	Will Ferry	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
14	MF	Craig Sibbald	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
15	MF	Glenn Middleton	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
18	FW	Kai Fotheringham	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
23	MF	Ross Docherty	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
27	FW	Rory MacLeod	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
28	MF	Mathew Anim Cudjoe	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
29	MF	Miller Thomson	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
30	MF	Lewis O'Donnell	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
31	DF	Declan Gallagher	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
32	FW	Tony Watt	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
36	MF	Bryan Mwangi	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
41	GK	Ruairidh Adams	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
43	DF	Samuel Cleall-Harding	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
47	MF	Sean Borland	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
48	DF	Adam Carnwath	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
50	MF	Scott Constable	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
53	FW	Owen Stirton	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season
13	GK	Jack Newman	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation^[a]
2	Celtic	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Dundee	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]
4	Dundee United	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Heart of Midlothian
6	Hibernian

First match(es) will be played: 3 August 2024. Source: ^[1]^[2]
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).^[3]
Notes:

^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

League cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	DUN	AYR	FAL	STE	BUC
1	Dundee United	Qualification for the second round	—	20 Jul	—	16 Jul	—
2	Ayr United	Possible qualification for the second round	—	—	16 Jul	—	27 Jul
3	Falkirk		13 Jul	—	—	27 Jul	—
4	Stenhousemuir		—	23 Jul	—	—	13 Jul
5	Buckie Thistle		23 Jul	—	20 Jul	—	—

First match(es) will be played: 13 July 2024. Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Will Ferry	Cheltenham Town	Free^[6]
Dave Richards	Crewe Alexandra	Free^[7]
Vicko Ševelj	NK Radomlje	Free^[8]
Ryan Strain	St Mirren	Free^[9]
Kristijan Trapanovski	KF Shkupi	Free^[10]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Sadat Anaku		Free^[11]
Mark Birighitti		Free^[11]
Layton Bisland	Arbroath	Free^[11]^[12]
Logan Chalmers	Partick Thistle	Free^[11]^[13]
Flynn Duffy		Free^[11]
Declan Glass	Cove Rangers	Free^[11]^[14]
Scott McMann	Ayr United	Free^[11]^[15]
Archie Meekison		Free^[11]
Chris Mochrie		Free^[11]
Craig Moore		Free^[11]
David Wotherspoon		Free^[11]

Loans in

Player	From	Fee
Jack Walton	Luton Town	Free^[16]

Loans out

Player	To	Fee
Jack Newman	Inverness CT	Free^[17]

References

^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Ferry becomes United's first summer signing". BBC Sport. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Dave Richards Arrives". Dundee United FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "United secure Croatian defender Vicko Ševelj on two-year deal". Dundee United FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "Ryan Strain makes Terrors switch". Dundee United FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ "Kristijan Trapanovski unveiled as United's Number Seven". Dundee United FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Squad Update May 2024". Dundee United FC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ "Layton Bisland Signs!". x.com. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Logan Chalmers joins on a pre-contract". Partick Thistle FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Declan delighted to be back". Cove Rangers FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Scott McMann joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ "Championship winning stopper Jack Walton returns". Dundee United FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Jack Newman joins Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan". Dundee United FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[1] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.13733413635629-2] The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

[3] "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.

[4] "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[5] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[6] "Summary - League Cup Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[format-7] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[8] "Ferry becomes United's first summer signing". BBC Sport. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[9] "Dave Richards Arrives". Dundee United FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[10] "United secure Croatian defender Vicko Ševelj on two-year deal". Dundee United FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[11] "Ryan Strain makes Terrors switch". Dundee United FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[12] "Kristijan Trapanovski unveiled as United's Number Seven". Dundee United FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[Squad_Update-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Squad Update May 2024". Dundee United FC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

[14] "Layton Bisland Signs!". x.com. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[15] "Logan Chalmers joins on a pre-contract". Partick Thistle FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[16] "Declan delighted to be back". Cove Rangers FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[17] "Scott McMann joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[18] "Championship winning stopper Jack Walton returns". Dundee United FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[19] "Jack Newman joins Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan". Dundee United FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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