Dundee United
2010–11 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson[1]
ManagerPeter Houston
StadiumTannadice Park
Premier League4th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals, lost to Motherwell
League CupQuarter-finals, lost to Motherwell
Europa LeaguePlay-off round, lost to AEK Athens
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Goodwillie (18)
All:
David Goodwillie (19)
Highest home attendance12,116 (v AEK Athens, 26 August 2010)
Lowest home attendance4,041 (v Ross County, 8 January 2011)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 7,389[2]

The 2010–11 season was the club's 102nd season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

[3]  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

The club continued their tradition of participating in the Keyline Cup, visiting Oban in mid July to win the tournament they previously won in 2008.[4] United have confirmed five pre-season friendlies, travelling to Austria for a small pre-season tour and visiting Irish side Glentoran and Championship side Hull City at the end of July. In August, FA Premier League side Wigan Athletic will visit Tannadice for the final pre-season friendly.

15 July 2010 Friendly Unirea Urziceni 1–0 Dundee United Rif, Salzburg
Onofraş 9'
31 July 2010 Friendly Hull City 2–1 Dundee United KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Cairney 10'
Trialist 49' (o.g.)		 Trialist 14'
3 August 2010 Friendly Forfar Athletic 1–4 Dundee United Station Park, Forfar
Sellars 10' Buaben 14'
Shala 24'
Goodwillie 69', 74'		 Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Brian Colvin

SPL

Dundee United began their SPL campaign on Saturday 14 August against St Mirren at St Mirren Park.

14 August 2010 SPL St Mirren 1–1 Dundee United St Mirren Park, Paisley
Lynch 73' Daly 90' Attendance: 5,618
Referee: Brian Winter
22 August 2010 SPL Dundee United 0–4 Inverness CT Tannadice Park, Dundee
McCann 34'
Rooney 51', 82' (pen.)
Duncan 53'		 Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Alan Muir
29 August 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Templeton 30' Gomis 85' Attendance: 12,898
Referee: Craig Thomson
11 September 2010 SPL Dundee United 3–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly 3'
Howard 6' (o.g.)
Goodwillie 9' (pen.)		 Vernon 26' Attendance: 7,973
Referee: Mike Tumilty
18 September 2010 SPL Rangers 4–0 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Dillon 9' (o.g.)
Miller 69', 82'
Naismith 77'		 Attendance: 44,786
Referee: Dougie McDonald
25 September 2010 SPL Dundee United 1–0 St Johnstone Tannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie 61' Attendance: 7,397
Referee: Brian Winter
2 October 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Dundee United Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Sammon 90' Goodwillie 15'
Daly 69'		 Attendance: 4,833
Referee: John McKendrick
17 October 2010 SPL Dundee United 1–2 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie 38' Hooper 13', 89' Attendance: 11,790
Referee: Dougie McDonald
23 October 2010 SPL Motherwell 2–1 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell
Severin 1' (o.g.)
Dillon 75' (o.g.)		 Goodwillie 50' (pen.) Attendance: 4,635
Referee: Steven McLean
30 October 2010 SPL Dundee United 1–0 Hibernian Tannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie 87' Attendance: 7,377
Referee: Stephen Finnie
10 November 2010 SPL Dundee United 1–2 St Mirren Tannadice Park, Dundee
Buaben 86' Higdon 41', 65' Attendance: 5,548
Referee: Euan Norris
13 November 2010 SPL Dundee United 1–1 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park, Dundee
Russell 23' Sammon 22' Attendance: 6,597
Referee: Alan Muir
20 November 2010 SPL Celtic 1–1 Dundee United Celtic Park, Glasgow
Hooper 23' Dillon 90' Attendance: 47,523
Referee: Mike Tumilty
29 December 2010 SPL Hibernian 2–2 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Bamba 44'
Hanlon 89'		 Goodwillie 2', 35' Attendance: 10,252
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
1 January 2011 SPL Aberdeen 1–1 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Maguire 36' Goodwillie 90' Attendance: 12,487
Referee: William Collum
12 January 2011 SPL Dundee United 2–0 Motherwell Tannadice Park, Dundee
Russell 53'
Goodwillie 90'		 Attendance: 4,918
Referee: Iain Brines
22 January 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1–1 Dundee United Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Sammon 41' Kenneth 90' Attendance: 5,120
Referee: George Salmond
26 January 2011 SPL St Mirren 1–1 Dundee United St Mirren Park, Paisley
McGregor 38' D.Robertson 88' Attendance: 2,268
Referee: Calum Murray
30 January 2011 SPL Dundee United 3–0 Hibernian Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly 13'
Conway 48'
Russell 81'		 Attendance: 6,215
Referee: Iain Brines
13 February 2011 SPL Dundee United 1–3 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie 64' Stokes 16'
Wilson 36'
Majstorović 78'		 Attendance: 11,414
Referee: Mike Tumilty
19 February 2011 SPL Hearts 2–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Skácel 45'
Žaliūkas 88'		 Douglas 6' Attendance: 15,473
Referee: Calum Murray
22 February 2011 SPL St Johnstone 0–0 Dundee United McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: John McKendrick
7 March 2011 SPL Dundee United 3–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park, Dundee
Douglas 29'
Conway 33'
Swanson 60'		 Magennis 51' Attendance: 7,416
Referee: Brian Winter
16 March 2011 SPL Dundee United 2–0 Hearts Tannadice Park, Dundee
Russell 83', 90' Attendance: 6,718
Referee: Iain Brines
2 April 2011 SPL Rangers 2–3 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Jelavić 19'
Naismith 52'		 D.Robertson 45'
Russell 77'
Goodwillie 89'		 Attendance: 46,697
Referee: Steve Conroy
6 April 2011 SPL Motherwell 2–1 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell
Murphy 26'
Humphrey 41'		 BBC SPORT Russell 79' Attendance: 3,435
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
19 April 2011 SPL Dundee United 0–4 Rangers Tannadice Park, Dundee
Kovacevic Red card 21'
Dillon Red card 59'
Gomis Red card 78'		 BBC SPORT Whittaker 22' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Jelavic 72'
Lafferty 83'		 Attendance: 11,626
Referee: William Collum
23 April 2011 SPL Dundee United 4–2 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park, Dundee
Severin 25'
Goodwillie 38', 47'
Conway 49'		 BBC SPORT Silva 70'
Pascali 87'		 Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Brian Winter
1 May 2011 SPL Celtic 4–1 Dundee United Celtic Park, Glasgow
Hooper 23'
Kayal 54'
Commons 85'
Murphy 90'		 BBC SPORT Russell 90' Attendance: 48,599
Referee: Iain Brines
7 May 2011 SPL Dundee United 4–0 Motherwell Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly 36', 43', 49'
Watson 88'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,951
Referee: Brian Winter
15 May 2011 SPL Dundee United 2–1 Hearts Tannadice Park, Dundee
Goodwillie 22'
Daly 71'		 BBC SPORT Glen 31' Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

UEFA Europa League

Dundee United entered the UEFA Europa League at the play-off round taking on AEK Athens.

19 August 2010 UEFA Europa League Play-Off 1st Leg Dundee United 0–1 AEK Athens Tannadice Park, Dundee
Djebbour 11' Attendance: 12,116
Referee: Marijo Strahonja
26 August 2010 UEFA Europa League Play-Off 2nd Leg AEK Athens 1–1 Dundee United Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Diop 23' Daly 78' Attendance: 600 (closed to AEK Athens fans)
Referee: Libor Kovařík

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Playing kit

The playing kit is sponsored for the first time by Calor Gas.[5] Nike continued with the second year of their four-year deal of kit production.[6] Dundee-based cosmetic car repair specialists Dents8 entered the second year of their two-year sponsorship of the home and away shorts and the first team's socks.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 716. ISBN 978-0755362318.
  2. ↑ "Scottish Premier League Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dundee United Fixtures & Results - 2010/11". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "United win Oban tournament". Dundee United FC. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "New sponsorship deal". Dundee United FC. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "United launch centenary strip". Evening Telegraph. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  7. ↑ "DENTS8 SUPPORTS DUNDEE UNITED". 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
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