| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stephen Thompson (Until 2 March) Mike Martin | ||
| Manager | Ray McKinnon (Until 24 October) Csaba László (From 8 November) | ||
| Stadium | Tannadice Park | ||
| Championship | Third place | ||
| Premiership play-off | Semi final | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Scott McDonald (15) All: Scott McDonald (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,994 vs.Dunfermline Athletic, Premiership play-off, 4 May 2018 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,655 vs.Cowdenbeath, Challenge Cup, 15 August 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,505 | ||
The2017–18 season is Dundee United's 109th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It is their second season in theScottish Championship, having been relegated from theScottish Premiership at the end of the2015–16 season.[1] United will also compete in theChallenge Cup,League Cup andScottish Cup.
United began the season under the management ofRay McKinnon, who has signed a three-year contract the previous season.[2] On 24 October 2017, following two consecutive defeats,[3] McKinnon left his position with immediate effect.[4] Assistant managerLaurie Ellis became caretaker manager.[5] On 8 November, United appointed formerHeart of Midlothian managerCsaba László as manager on an 18 month contract.[6] Ellis continued as assistant manager.[7]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 5 August 20171 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McMullan | Attendance: 3,415 Referee:Thomson |
| 12 August 20172 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald McMullan Fraser | BBC Report | Fordyce | Attendance: 5,842 Referee:Walsh |
| 19 August 20173 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Brechin City | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,060 Referee:Anderson |
| 26 August 20174 | St Mirren | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Morgan McShane | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,768 Referee:Clancy |
| 9 September 20175 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Keatings | BBC Report | Smith | Attendance: 5,331 Referee:Aitken |
| 16 September 20176 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,874 Referee:Beaton |
| 23 September 20177 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Keatings McDonald | BBC Report | McHugh | Attendance: 5,569 Referee:Muir |
| 30 September 20178 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 3 | Dundee United | East End Park |
| 15:00 | Smith | BBC Report | Fyvie McDonald | Attendance: 7,585 Referee: Robertson |
| 14 October 20179 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mullen Todorov | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,282 Referee:Beaton |
| 21 October 201710 | Dundee United | 0 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Vigurs Bell | Attendance: 5,560 Referee:Collum |
| 28 October 201711 | Dumbarton | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barr | BBC Report | Stanton | Attendance: 968 Referee:Charleston |
| 4 November 201712 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Durnan Stanton | BBC Report | Eckersley | Attendance: 6,936 Referee:Aitken |
| 19 November 201713 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald Robson Flood | BBC Report | Attendance:Muir Referee: 5,915 |
| 25 November 201714 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Crighton | BBC Report | McDonald Scobbie | Attendance: 2,627 Referee:Cook |
| 2 December 201715 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Fraser | BBC Report | McManus | Attendance: 5,790 Referee:Anderson |
| 9 December 201716 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | King | Attendance: 2,021 Referee:Duncan |
| 23 December 201717 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McMullan McDonald | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,221 Referee:Dallas |
| 29 December 201718 | St Mirren | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Morgan | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,214 Referee:Robertson |
| 2 January 201819 | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Brechin City | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald Stanton Keatings McMullan | BBC Report | Sinclair | Attendance: 5,532 Referee:Newlands |
| 6 January 201820 | Falkirk | 6 – 1 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Grant Tumilty Longridge Robson Kidd | BBC Report | King | Attendance: 5,326 Referee:Walsh |
| 13 January 201821 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | East End Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 7,139 Referee:Madden |
| 27 January 201822 | Dundee United | 0 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | O'Ware Tiffoney Iredale | Attendance: 5,730 Referee:Cook |
| 23 February 201823 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Robinson Hardie | BBC Report | Smith | Attendance: 1,604 Referee:Thomson |
| 13 March 201824 | Queen of the South | 1 – 3 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
| 19:45 | Thomas | BBC Report | Mikkelsen M. Smith | Attendance: 1,480 Referee:Muir |
| 17 March 201825 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Mikkelsen | BBC Report | Vigurs | Attendance: 4,772 Referee:Kirkland |
| 20 March 201826 | Dundee United | 2 – 3 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Durnan McDonald | BBC Report | Thomson Jacobs | Attendance: 4,088 Referee:Duncan |
| 24 March 201827 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald | BBC Report | Clark | Attendance: 5,830 Referee:Anderson |
| 27 March 201828 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | Doran | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,328 Referee:Aitken |
| 31 March 201829 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Ross | BBC Report | Mohsni | Attendance: 2,319 Referee:Robertson |
| 3 April 201830 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Ralston McMullen Mohsni Smith | Report | Hutton | Attendance: 3,620 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 7 April 201831 | Dumbarton | 3 – 2 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gallagher Dick Barr | Report | Flood Ralston McDonald | Attendance: 994 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 10 April 201832 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | King Mikkelsen McMullan Durnan Gillespie | BBC Sport | McGinn Davis Morgan | Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 14 April 201833 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Mikkelsen | Report | Watson Kidd Muirhead | Attendance: 5,170 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 17 April 201834 | Brechin City | 0 – 5 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Dale Spark Tapping McLean | SPFL report | Gillespie McDonald King Fraser Mohsni | Attendance: 1,427 Referee:Craig Charleston |
| 21 April 201835 | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Dykes Thomson Mercer Thomas Murray Marshall | Report | Stanton Murdoch | Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 28 April 201836 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Mohsni Slater McDonald | Report | Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 1 May 2018Quarter-final 1st Leg | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | East End Park |
| 19:45 | Ashcroft | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,474 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 4 May 2018Quarter-final 2nd Leg | Dundee United | 2 – 1 (2 – 1agg.) | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | McDonald Stanton | BBC Report | McManus | Attendance: 7,994 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 7 May 2018Semi-final 1st Leg | Dundee United | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Mikkelsen Ralston Flood | BBC Report | De Vita Mullin Pittman | Attendance: 5,610 Referee:Nick Walsh |
| 11 May 2018Semi-final 2nd Leg | Livingston | 1 – 1 (4 – 3agg.) | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Lithgow | BBC Report[dead link] | Fraser | Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 15 July 20171 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McMullen Keatings | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,753 Referee:McLean |
| 19 July 20172 | Buckie Thistle | 0 – 3 | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| 20:00 | BBC Report | McMullan King Durnan | Attendance: 1,200 Referee:Beaton |
| 23 July 20173 | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Stanton King Frazer Smith | BBC Report | Muirhead | Attendance: 3,253 Referee:Newlands |
| 30 July 20174 | Dundee | 1 – 1 (3 – 4p) | Dundee United | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | O'Hara | BBC Report | McMullan | Attendance: 10,460 Referee:Clancy |
| Penalties | ||||
| El Bakhtaoui Wolters Moussa O'Dea Deacon | ||||
| 9 August 2017Second round | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | El Bakhtaoui McGowan | BBC Report | King | Attendance: 10,472 Referee:McLean |
| 15 August 2017First round | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | N'Koyi | SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,655 Referee:Northcroft |
| 2 September 2017Second round | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | N'Koyi McMullan Flood | SPFL Report | Cawley | Attendance: 1,763 Referee:Collum |
| 7 October 2017Third round | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Tannadice Park | |
| 17:15 | Chalmers | SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,967 Referee:Griffith |
| 11 November 2017Quarter-final | Dundee United | 1 – 2 | Tannadice Park | |
| 13:00 | Fyvie | SPFL Report | Cushley Whyte | Attendance: 2,048 Referee:Hennessy |
| 20 January 2018Fourth round | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Durnan Lyng | Attendance: 1,615 Referee:Charleston |
| 11 February 2018Fifth Round | Aberdeen | 4 – 2 | Dundee United | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 16:30 | Rooney Mackay-Steven McLean | BBC Report | Stanton McMullan | Attendance: 11,611 Referee:Willie Collum |
During the 2017–18 season, United used forty players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[8]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | MF | Stewart Murdoch | 36 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Tam Scobbie | 24 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Mark Durnan | 36 | 4 | 26+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Paul Quinn | 19 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Lewis Toshney | 10 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Paul McMullan | 40 | 9 | 22+8 | 4 | 5+0 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Scott McDonald | 42 | 16 | 31+3 | 15 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Thomas Mikkelsen | 19 | 4 | 9+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Scott Fraser | 32 | 6 | 14+9 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Billy King | 48 | 8 | 32+3 | 5 | 5+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Sam Stanton | 48 | 7 | 32+3 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | |
| 14 | DF | William Edjenguélé | 20 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Craig Slater | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Willo Flood | 38 | 2 | 26+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | |
| 17 | DF | Jamie Robson | 38 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | James Keatings | 21 | 4 | 8+8 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jordie Briels | 16 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Deniz Mehmet | 13 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Idris Kadded | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Fraser Fyvie | 17 | 3 | 14+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| 24 | MF | Grant Gillespie | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | Harry Lewis | 39 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Logan Martin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Matty Smith | 22 | 5 | 8+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Anthony Ralston | 15 | 1 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 32 | DF | Brandon Mason | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Harvey Dailly | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Gavin Ritchie | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Scott Reekie | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 36 | FW | Louis Appéré | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 38 | FW | Logan Chalmers | 7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 43 | MF | Declan Glass | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Archie Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 46 | FW | Joe Piggott | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 58 | FW | Emil Lyng | 11 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 91 | DF | Bilel Mohsni | 14 | 3 | 10+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Patrick N'Koyi | 14 | 3 | 0+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 | |
| 18 | MF | Scott Allardice | 12 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Cammy Ballantyne | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Graham Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF | Jordan Hornby | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren(C, P) | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 74 | Promotion to thePremiership |
| 2 | Livingston(O, P) | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 62 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 61 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 57 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUN | DND | RAI | COW | BUC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee United(Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | |
| 2 | Dundee(Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | 1–1p | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | — | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | — | 0–3 | — | — | 4–2 | ||
| 5 | Buckie Thistle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 0–3 | — | 1–6 | — | — |
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray McKinnon[13] | 15 July 2017 | 22 October 2017 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 061.11 |
| Laurie Ellis[14] | 22 October 2017 | 8 November 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Csaba László[15] | 8 November 2017 | Present | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 045.83 |
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