Dundee United
2015–16 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson
ManagerJackie McNamara
(Until 26 September)
Mixu Paatelainen
(From 14 October to 4 May)
Gordon Young
(Caretaker)
StadiumTannadice Park
Premiership12th (relegated)
Scottish CupSemi-final
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy McKay (12)
All: Billy McKay (12)
Highest home attendance11,835 vs Dundee, Premiership, 11 August 2015
Lowest home attendance5,174 vs Dunfermline Athletic, League Cup, 22 September 2015
Average home league attendance7,969

The 2015–16 season is Dundee United's 107th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their third season in the Scottish Premiership. United will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

They began the season under the management of Jackie McNamara, who was on a long term contract until 2017.[1] On 26 September 2015, following the club's defeat to St Johnstone, McNamara was relieved of his duties as manager of the club, however he still remained an employee of Dundee United.[2] The following day McNamara and his backroom staff Simon Donnelly, Darren Jackson and Craig Hinchcliffe officially left the club.[3] Assistant youth coach Dave Bowman became caretaker manager.[4]

On 14 October, United appointed former player Mixu Paatelainen as head coach.[5] His first game in charge was versus Heart of Midlothian on 18 October.[6] Paatelainen left his position as manager after United's relegation to the championship was confirmed in May 2016 with coach Gordon Young placed in charge for the remaining three games of the season.[7]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

7 July 2015 Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 2–0 Dundee United Arbroath
19:45 BST Jamie Reid 41'
Kane Hester 84'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
10 July 2015 Friendly Netherlands Vitesse 4–0 Dundee United Arnhem
19:30 BST Djurdjevic 14', 17'
Oliynyk 54'
Kazaishvili 68'		 Dundee United Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 1,824
14 July 2015 Friendly Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 3–1 Dundee United Alkmaar
19:00 BST Markus Henriksen 21'
Derrick Luckassen 57'
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 79'		 Dundee United Report Spittal 28' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
16 July 2015 Friendly Netherlands FC Utrecht 4–0 Dundee United Utrecht
19:00 BST Nacer Barazite 29'
Yannick Cortie 39'
Yassin Ayoub 61'
Yannick Cortie 90+2'		 Dundee United Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

Scottish Premiership

2 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
15:30 BBC Report McLean 82' Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Clancy
8 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Motherwell 0–2 Dundee United Fir Park
15:00 BBC Report Laing 83 o.g.'
Murray 90'		 Attendance: 4,859
Referee: Madden
11 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 2–2 Dundee Tannadice Park
19:45 Spittal 64', 67' BBC Report Stewart 81'
McPake 90+4'		 Attendance: 11,835
Referee: Beaton
22 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–3 Celtic Tannadice Park
15:00 Erskine 45' (pen.) BBC Report Griffiths 17'
Durnan 44' (o.g.)
McGregor 74'		 Attendance: 10,605
Referee: Collum
12 September 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–2 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
15:00 McKay 66' (pen.) BBC Report Higginbotham 44' (pen.)
McHattie 88'		 Attendance: 8,264
Referee: Colvin
26 September 2015 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 2–1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
15:00 Mannus Red card 23'
Cummins 63'
Lappin 80'		 BBC Report McKay 24' (pen.) Attendance: 4,634
Referee: Madden
7 November 2015 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 2–0 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 52'
Hayes 73'		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,805
Referee: McLean
21 November 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–2 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
15:00 McKay 33' BBC Report Kane 43'
Davidson 45+1'		 Attendance: 7,020
Referee: Thomson
5 December 2015 Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 1–1 Dundee United Rugby Park
15:00 Boyd 4'
Findlay Red card 23'		 BBC Report McKay 24' (pen.) Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Beaton
26 December 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United P – P Motherwell Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Dallas
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
2 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee 2–1 Dundee United Dens Park
Hemmings 41'
Ross 62'		 BBC Report Spittal 15'
Demel Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 11,025
Referee: Clancy
15 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–4 Celtic Tannadice Park
Murray 31' BBC Report Griffiths 21', 48'
Šimunović 27'
Commons 56'		 Attendance: 10,848
Referee: Madden
23 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 5–1 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
Spittal 8', 39'
Durnan 32'
Rankin 44'
Dillon 78'		 BBC Report Magennis 82' Attendance: 7,729
Referee: Anderson
30 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle P – P Dundee United Firhill Stadium
BBC Report Referee: Dallas
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
16 February 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–3 Motherwell Tannadice Park
BBC Report McManus 45+1'
McDonald 72', 80'		 Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Aitken
11 March 2016 Scottish Premiership Motherwell 2–1 Dundee United Fir Park
Johnson 45+1'
Lasley Yellow card 54'
Moult 65'		 Report Anier 22'
Donaldson Yellow card 42'
Dixon Yellow card 72'
Morris Yellow card 74'
Paton Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 4,210
Referee: Scotland Crawford Allan
20 March 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 2–2 Dundee Tannadice Park
Dixon Yellow card 44'
Mckay 53' (pen.) 90+1'
Ofere Yellow card 87'		 Report Hemmings 34' 45'
Bain Red card 51'
Holt Yellow card 90+5'		 Attendance: 11,603
Referee: Scotland Steven McLean (referee)
5 April 2016 Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle 1–0 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
Frans Yellow card 3'
Doolan 71'
Booth Yellow card 85'
Danny Seaborne Yellow card 90'		 Report Fraser Yellow card 90' Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Scotland Hugh Dallas
2 May 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee 2–1 Dundee United Dens Park
Gadzhalov 77'
Bain Yellow card 80'
Stewart Yellow card 84'
O'Dea Yellow card 86'
Wighton 90'		 Report Dixon Yellow card 4'
Ofere 54'
Kawashima Yellow card 84'
Paton Yellow card 86'
Dillon Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 10,088
Referee: Scotland Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup

4 November 2015 League Cup round 4 Hibernian 3–0 Dundee United Easter Road
19:45 Gray 20'
Cummings 61' (pen.)
Stevenson 90+4'		 BBC Report Attendance: 11,891
Referee: Collum

Scottish Cup

9 January 2016 Scottish Cup round 4 Airdrieonians 0–1 Dundee United Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Spittal 79' Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Aitken
5 March 2016 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Ross County 2–3 Dundee United Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 24'
Graham 60' (pen.)		 BBC Report Anier 57', 65'
Mckay 89'
Durnan Red card 59'		 Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Thomson
16 April 2016 Scottish Cup Semi Final Hibernian 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4-2 p)		 Dundee United Hampden Park
12:15 Report Donaldson Yellow card 30'
Dow Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 19,651
Referee: Scotland John Beaton

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Dundee United have used thirty-four different players in competitive games.

As of 14 May 2016 (UTC)[8]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Japan JPN Eiji Kawashima 19016+000+003+00
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Dillon 31222+421+004+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Paul Dixon 29027+100+001+00
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Morris 15113+001+011+00
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Paton 18213+120+003+10
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Billy Mckay 361228+1122+004+10
8 MF Scotland SCO John Rankin 41234+122+004+00
9 FW Nigeria NGA Edward Ofere 1336+730+000+00
11 MF Scotland SCO Chris Erskine 1818+710+002+10
12 DF England ENG Kyle Knoyle 1108+100+001+10
14 FW Scotland SCO Ryan Dow 21212+620+003+00
15 MF Scotland SCO Simon Murray 2579+1370+201+00
16 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Telfer 805+201+000+00
17 DF Scotland SCO Mark Durnan 33126+212+002+10
18 FW Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 1101+1000+000+00
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gavin Gunning 20019+000+001+00
20 MF Scotland SCO Blair Spittal 39727+651+114+01
21 GK Poland POL Michał Szromnik 1009+001+000+00
22 MF Scotland SCO Scott Fraser 36323+912+011+11
24 DF Scotland SCO Euan Spark 101+000+000+00
25 FW Finland FIN Riku Riski 401+200+000+10
28 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 22015+300+004+00
30 FW Austria AUT Darko Bodul 1207+401+000+00
32 GK Scotland SCO Scott Lochhead 000+000+000+00
33 FW Netherlands NED Justin Johnson 311+210+000+00
35 MF Scotland SCO Bradley Smith 200+200+000+00
36 DF Scotland SCO Cammy Ballantyne 200+200+000+00
38 DF Australia AUS Harry Souttar 211+110+000+00
40 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Robson 100+001+000+00
43 MF Scotland SCO Matty Smith 202+000+000+00
51 GK Germany GER Luis Zwick 15013+001+001+00
54 FW France FRA Florent Sinama Pongolle 404+000+000+00
55 DF Ivory Coast CIV Guy Demel 15112+010+002+10
Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season
4 DF Scotland SCO John Souttar 20017+300+000+00
7 MF Netherlands NED Rodney Sneijder 100+100+000+00
10 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Muirhead 301+200+000+00
12 DF Australia AUS Ryan McGowan 24022+002+000+00
19 FW Netherlands NED Mario Bilate 201+100+000+00
25 MF England ENG Aaron Kuhl 705+002+000+00
29 FW Australia AUS Adam Taggart 904+301+100+00

Disciplinary record

As of 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Position Nation Number Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1JapanGKEiji Kawashima10000010
2Republic of IrelandDFSeán Dillon20000020
3ScotlandDFPaul Dixon80000080
4ScotlandDFJohn Souttar10000010
5Republic of IrelandDFCallum Morris31100041
6ScotlandDFPaul Paton40001050
7Northern IrelandFWBilly McKay10000010
8ScotlandMFJohn Rankin50001060
9NigeriaFWEdward Ofere10000010
12AustraliaDFRyan McGowan50000050
14ScotlandDFRyan Dow30001040
15ScotlandMFSimon Murray20000020
16ScotlandMFCharlie Telfer00100010
17ScotlandDFMark Durnan912001112
18ScotlandFWAidan Connolly21000021
19Republic of IrelandDFGavin Gunning40000040
20ScotlandMFBlair Spittal21000021
21PolandGKMichał Szromnik10000010
22ScotlandMFScott Fraser60000060
26EstoniaFWHenri Anier31001041
28ScotlandDFColl Donaldson41001051
30AustriaFWDarko Bodul10000010
55Ivory CoastDFGuy Demel31000031
Total 6774061828

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[lower-alpha 2] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[10]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ↑ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[9]

Management statistics

Last updated on 14 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Jackie McNamara[11] 2 August 2015 28 September 2015 10 2 2 6 020.00
Dave Bowman[12] 28 September 2015 14 October 2015 1 0 0 1 000.00
Mixu Paatelainen[13] 14 October 2015 4 May 2016 25 5 4 16 020.00

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAAHHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHA
ResultLWDLLLLDLLLLWLLLDLDLLLWDLWWLLDWLLLLWDW
Position9557991111111212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: [14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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  2. ↑ "Jackie McNamara relieved of manager duties". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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  17. ↑ "Dundee United sign Austrian striker Darko Bodul". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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