2017–18 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Dundee United's 109th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It is their second season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2015–16 season.[1] United will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Dundee United

2017–18 season
Chairman	Stephen Thompson
Manager	Ray McKinnon (Until 24 October 2017) Csaba László (From 8 November 2017)
Stadium	Tannadice Park
Championship	Third Place
Premiership play-off	Semi final, lost to Livingston
League Cup	Second round, lost to Dundee
Challenge Cup	Quarter final, lost to Crusaders
Scottish Cup	Fifth round, lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorer	League: Scott McDonald (15) All: Scott McDonald (16)
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Management

United began the season under the management of Ray 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 manager Laurie Ellis became caretaker manager.[5] On 8 November, United appointed former Heart of Midlothian manager Csaba László as manager on an 18 month contract.[6] Ellis continued as assistant manager.[7]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

5 August 2017 Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 1	Dundee United	Caledonian Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	McMullan  13' (Penalty)	Attendance: 3,415 Referee: Thomson

12 August 2017 Championship	Dundee United	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Tannadice Park
15:00	McDonald  18' McMullan  36' Fraser  68'	BBC Report	Fordyce  25'	Attendance: 5,842 Referee: Walsh

19 August 2017 Championship	Dundee United	1 – 0	Brechin City	Tannadice Park
15:00	McDonald  80'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,060 Referee: Anderson

26 August 2017 Championship	St Mirren	3 – 0	Dundee United	St Mirren Park
15:00	Morgan  26', 48' McShane  78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,768 Referee: Clancy

9 September 2017 Championship	Dundee United	1 – 1	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
15:00	Keatings  87'	BBC Report	Smith  4'	Attendance: 5,331 Referee: Aitken

16 September 2017 Championship	Falkirk	0 – 0	Dundee United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,874 Referee: Beaton

23 September 2017 Championship	Dundee United	2 – 1	Greenock Morton	Tannadice Park
15:00	Keatings  65' McDonald  83'	BBC Report	McHugh  75'	Attendance: 5,569 Referee: Muir

30 September 2017 Championship	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 3	Dundee United	East End Park
15:00	Smith  77'	BBC Report	Fyvie  35', 59' McDonald  43'	Attendance: 7,585 Referee: Robertson

14 October 2017 Championship	Livingston	2 – 0	Dundee United	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Mullen  7' Todorov  76'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Beaton

21 October 2017 Championship	Dundee United	0 – 2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Tannadice Park
15:00		BBC Report	Vigurs  28' Bell  36'	Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Collum

28 October 2017 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Dundee United	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Barr  63'	BBC Report	Stanton  2', 15'	Attendance: 968 Referee: Charleston

4 November 2017 Championship	Dundee United	2 – 1	St Mirren	Tannadice Park
15:00	Durnan  11' Stanton  79'	BBC Report	Eckersley  90+3'	Attendance: 6,936 Referee: Aitken

19 November 2017 Championship	Dundee United	3 – 0	Falkirk	Tannadice Park
15:00	McDonald  21' Robson  41' Flood  45'	BBC Report		Attendance: Muir Referee: 5,915

25 November 2017 Championship	Brechin City	1 – 1	Dundee United	Glebe Park
15:00	Crighton  47'	BBC Report	McDonald  29' Scobbie  90+2'	Attendance: 2,627 Referee: Cook

2 December 2017 Championship	Dundee United	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice Park
15:00	Fraser  15', 42'	BBC Report	McManus  75' (Penalty)	Attendance: 5,790 Referee: Anderson

9 December 2017 Championship	Greenock Morton	0 – 2	Dundee United	Cappielow
15:00		BBC Report	King  61', 90+4'	Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Duncan

16 December 2017 Championship	Queen of the South	A – A	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Match Abandoned at Half Time Due To Frozen Pitch

23 December 2017 Championship	Dundee United	3 – 0	Livingston	Tannadice Park
15:00	McMullan 22', 88' McDonald  37'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,221 Referee: Dallas

29 December 2017 Championship	St Mirren	2 – 0	Dundee United	St Mirren Park
19:45	Morgan  59', 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Robertson

2 January 2018 Championship	Dundee United	4 – 1	Brechin City	Tannadice Park
15:00	McDonald  1', 49' Stanton  7' Keatings 52' (Penalty) McMullan  57'	BBC Report	Sinclair 64' (Penalty)	Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Newlands

6 January 2018 Championship	Falkirk	6 – 1	Dundee United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Grant  21' Tumilty  41' Longridge  57', 73' Robson  65' Kidd  90'	BBC Report	King  6'	Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Walsh

13 January 2018 Championship	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Dundee United	East End Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Madden

27 January 2018 Championship	Dundee United	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Tannadice Park
15:00		BBC Report	O'Ware  35' Tiffoney  47' Iredale  80'	Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Cook

23 February 2018 Championship	Livingston	2 – 1	Dundee United	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Robinson  22' Hardie  90+1'	BBC Report	Smith  74'	Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Thomson

13 March 2018 Championship	Queen of the South	1 – 3	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
19:45	Thomas  21'	BBC Report	Mikkelsen  24' M. Smith  48', 57'	Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Muir

17 March 2018 Championship	Dundee United	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Tannadice Park
15:00	Mikkelsen  64'	BBC Report	Vigurs  30'	Attendance: 4772 Referee: Kirkland

20 March 2018 Championship	Dundee United	2 – 3	Queen of the South	Tannadice Park
19:45	Durnan  57' McDonald  68'	BBC Report	Thomson  21', 75' Jacobs  41' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,088 Referee: Duncan

24 March 2018 Championship	Dundee United	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice Park
15:00	McDonald  55'	BBC Report	Clark  52'	Attendance: 5,830 Referee: Anderson

27 March 2018 Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 0	Dundee United	Caledonian Stadium
19:45	Doran  44'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,328 Referee: Aitken

31 March 2018 Championship	Greenock Morton	1 – 1	Dundee United	Cappielow
15:00	Ross  90+3'	BBC Report	Mohsni  59'	Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Robertson

3 April 2018 Championship	Dundee United	2 – 0	Dumbarton	Tannadice Park
19:45	Ralston  19' McMullen  30' Mohsni  45+1' Smith  49'	Report	Hutton  45'	Attendance: 3,620 Referee: Kevin Clancy

7 April 2018 Championship	Dumbarton	3 – 2	Dundee United	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Gallagher  11' Dick  57' Barr  59',  79'	Report	Flood  5' Ralston  51' McDonald  70'	Attendance: 994 Referee: Steven McLean

10 April 2018 Championship	Dundee United	1 – 0	St Mirren	Tannadice Park
19:45	King  3' Mikkelsen  24' McMullan  41' Durnan  45' Gillespie  74'	BBC Sport	McGinn  24' Davis  65' Morgan  82'	Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Andrew Dallas

14 April 2018 Championship	Dundee United	1 – 0	Falkirk	Tannadice Park
15:00	Mikkelsen  7',  44'	Report	Watson  65' Kidd  75' Muirhead  89'	Attendance: 5,170 Referee: Craig Thomson

17 April 2018 Championship	Brechin City	0 – 5	Dundee United	Glebe Park
15:00	Dale  19' Spark  73' Tapping  76' McLean  80'	SPFL report	Gillespie  42' McDonald  51',  79' King  56' Fraser  81' Mohsni  88'	Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Craig Charleston

21 April 2018 Championship	Queen of the South	3 – 0	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dykes  9' Thomson  31' Mercer  62' Thomas  66' Murray  77' Marshall  83'	Report	Stanton  86' Murdoch  90+4'	Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Alan Newlands

28 April 2018 Championship	Dundee United	2 – 0	Livingston	Tannadice Park
15:00	Mohsni  35' Slater  54' McDonald  85'	Report		Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Greg Aitken

Premiership Play-off

1 May 2018	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Dundee United	East End Park
19:45	Ashcroft  55'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,474 Referee: Bobby Madden

4 May 2018	Dundee United	2 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice Park
19:45	McDonald  57' Stanton  70'	BBC Report	McManus  14'	Attendance: 7,994 Referee: Willie Collum

7 May 2018	Dundee United	2 – 3	Livingston	Tannadice Park
19:45	Mikkelsen  3' Ralston  28' Flood  87'	BBC Report	De Vita  2' Mullin  77' Pittman  80'	Attendance: 5,610 Referee: Nick Walsh

11 May 2018	Livingston	1 – 1 (4 – 3 agg.)	Dundee United	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Lithgow  6'	BBC Report	Fraser  21'	Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Don Robertson

League Cup

Matches

15 July 2017 League Cup Group C	Dundee United	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Tannadice Park
15:00	McMullen  59' Keatings  72' (Penalty)	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,753 Referee: McLean

19 July 2017 League Cup Group C	Buckie Thistle	0 – 3	Dundee United	Victoria Park
20:00		BBC Report	McMullan  17' King  21' Durnan  34'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Beaton

23 July 2017 League Cup Group C	Dundee United	4 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Tannadice Park
15:00	Stanton  30' King  46' Frazer  67' (Penalty) Smith  80'	BBC Report	Muirhead  76'	Attendance: 3,253 Referee: Newlands

30 July 2017 League Cup Group C	Dundee	1 – 1 (3 – 4 p)	Dundee United	Dens Park
15:00	O'Hara  60'	BBC Report	McMullan  45'	Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Clancy
	Penalties
	El Bakhtaoui Wolters Moussa O'Dea Deacon		McMullan King Toshney Chalmers McDonald

9 August 2017 League Cup Second round	Dundee	2 – 1	Dundee United	Dens Park
19:45	El Bakhtaoui  30' McGowan  64'	BBC Report	King  40'	Attendance: 10,472 Referee: McLean

Scottish Cup

20 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round	Alloa Athletic	0 – 2	Dundee United	Recreation Park
15:00		BBC Report	Durnan  44' Lyng  62'	Attendance: 1,615 Referee: Charleston

11 February 2018 Scottish Cup Fifth Round	Aberdeen	4 – 2	Dundee United	Pittodrie Stadium
16:30	Rooney  20' Mackay-Steven  27', 55' McLean  35'	BBC Report	Stanton  34' McMullan  70'	Attendance: 11,611 Referee: Willie Collum

Challenge Cup

15 August 2017 Challenge Cup First round	Dundee United	2 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Tannadice Park
19:45	N'Koyi  61', 67'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,655 Referee: Northcroft

2 September 2017 Challenge Cup Second round	Dundee United	3 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Tannadice Park
15:00	N'Koyi  72' (Penalty) McMullan  90+1' Flood  90+3'	SPFL Report	Cawley  78'	Attendance: 1,763 Referee: Collum

7 October 2017 Challenge Cup Third round	Dundee United	1 – 0	Linfield	Tannadice Park
17:15	Chalmers  90+5'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,967 Referee: Griffith

11 November 2017 Challenge Cup Quarter final	Dundee United	1 – 2	Crusaders	Tannadice Park
13:00	Fyvie  55'	SPFL Report	Cushley  67' Whyte  90+1'	Attendance: 2,048 Referee: Hennessy

Squad statistics

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]

Appearances

As of 11 May 2018

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		Patrick N'Koyi	14	3	0+8	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	4+0	3
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
18	MF		Scott Allardice	12	0	1+3	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	4+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
26	DF		Cammy Ballantyne	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	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
31	MF		Graham Taylor	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
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
39	DF		Jordan Hornby	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
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

• Source: [8]

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Club statistics

League table

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 the Premiership
2	Livingston (O, P)	36	17	11	8	56	37	+19	62	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Dundee United	36	18	7	11	52	42	+10	61	Qualification for the Premiership 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

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[9]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W
Position	3	1	1	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2018. Source: [10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

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	—	—

Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Management statistics

Last updated 21 March 2018

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

Transfers

In Player From Fee James Keatings Hibernian Free[16] Billy King Heart of Midlothian Free[17] Tam Scobbie St Johnstone Free[18] Paul McMullan Celtic Free[19] Patrick N'Koyi Sukhothai Free[20] Deniz Mehmet Port Vale Free[21] Sam Stanton Hibernian Loan[22] Harry Lewis Southampton Loan[23] Scott McDonald Motherwell Free[24] Fraser Fyvie Hibernian Free[25] Paul Quinn Ross County Free[26] Craig Slater Colchester United Loan[27] Brandon Mason Watford Loan[28] Emil Lyng Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar Free[29] Thomas Mikkelsen Ross County Loan[30] Idris Kadded Vaulx-en-Velin Free[31] Logan Martin Genoa Free[32] Grant Gillespie Hamilton Academical Free[33] Anthony Ralston Celtic Loan[34] Bilel Mohsni Free Agent Free[35]

Out Player To Fee Simon Murray Hibernian Free[36] Luis Zwick Hansa Rostock Free[37] Frank van der Struijk Unattached Free[37] Jordan Garden Unattached Free[37] Seán Dillon Montrose Free[38] Paul Dixon Grimsby Town Free[39] Charlie Telfer Almere City Free[40] Blair Spittal Partick Thistle Free[41] Ali Coote Brentford Undisclosed[42] Cammy Bell Kilmarnock Free[43] Coll Donaldson Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free[44] Brad Smith Cowdenbeath Free[45] Cammy Ballantyne Montrose Loan[46] Patrick N'Koyi Unattached Released[47]

See also

• List of Dundee United F.C. seasons

Notes

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

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