Tayside derby

The Tayside derby is a term referring to a football rivalry based in Tayside, Scotland. The matches are contested by the three professional clubs in the region: Dundee United, Dundee and St Johnstone.[1][2][3]

Tayside derby
Banner and card display by fans of St Johnstone (left) and Dundee United (right) at the 2014 Scottish Cup Final
LocaleTayside, Scotland
Teams
First meeting23 September 1911
St Johnstone 1–0 Dundee Hibernian
1911–12 Scottish Division Two
Stadiums
Statistics
Meetings total511 (January 2021)
Most winsDundee United (150)[lower-alpha 1]
All-time record

A match between Dundee and Dundee United, whose grounds are in the same street, is referred to as a Dundee derby. St Johnstone are based in Perth, 20 miles from Dundee.

In seasons where local derby matches were traditionally held on the same weekend, (including at New Year), the Dundee derby would take precedence if all three clubs were in the same league, and any uneven number of Tayside teams would lead to one usually playing Aberdeen, who had no closer rivals geographically.

Achievements

Between them, the three clubs have won eleven major trophies (as well as finishing runners-up/beaten finalists 26 times across the three competitions), with St Johnstone's single Scottish Cup win in 2014 the most recent, but they are some way behind the Dundee clubs who have each won four cups and one national league championship.

In the season following their title wins, the Dundee clubs each progressed to the semi-final stage of the European Cup (Dundee in 1962–63, United in 1983–84). Dundee also reached the semi-finals of the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, while Dundee United were runners-up in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. St Johnstone have never made a major impact in European football although they have qualified for the Europa League more than either Dundee club since the tournament's rebranding in 2009.

All three clubs have endured spells in the lower divisions. Between them, they have won the second tier championship 14 times, and have lifted the minor Scottish Challenge Cup on four occasions up to 2017–18.

Achievements by Tayside clubs

Up to and including season 2020–21.

ClubTop tier
seasons[4]		Scottish League (level 1)[5]Scottish League (level 2)[6]Scottish League (level 3)[7]Scottish League (level 4)[8]Scottish Cup[9]League Cup[10]Challenge Cup[11]
WRU3rdWRUWRUWRUWRUWRUWRU
Dundee United60108220000282511
Dundee97141540000143321
St Johnstone50003730100100211

Dundee United vs St Johnstone

Perhaps the most famous meeting between the Terrors and the Saints was the 2014 Scottish Cup Final at Celtic Park, won 2–0 by St Johnstone to secure the first major trophy in their long history.[12]

In 1991, the clubs met in the semi-final stage of the same tournament, Dundee United winning that match at East End Park[13][14][15] to set up a final against Motherwell which they lost 4–3 after extra time.

Results table

As of: 2020–21 season[16]

Competition[lower-alpha 2]GPDUTDrSTJDUTGSTJG
League[lower-alpha 3]152564254218215
Scottish Cup420267
League Cup1712324324
Total173704558267246

Dundee vs St Johnstone
Dundee host St Johnstone at Dens Park, 2006

The two clubs met in the semi-final of the 1967–68 Scottish League Cup at Tannadice. Dundee won 3–1,[17][18] but went on to lose the final to Celtic. St Johnstone also lost out (in a replay) at the same stage of that season's Scottish Cup to eventual winners Dunfermline Athletic.[13]

Prior to that, Dundee's greatest triumph – winning the 1961–62 Scottish Division One, the only league title in their history – also involved heartbreak for St Johnstone, as the Dark Blues, needing only a draw to secure the championship, won 3–0 at Muirton Park on the final day, a result which saw the home club relegated on goal average.[3][19]

Saints gained some form of revenge many years later, with both teams in the second tier, when they won 1–0 at Dens Park to all but confirm their return to the top flight by winning the 2008–09 Scottish First Division[3][20] (it was not mathematically certain at that point, although they eventually held a 10-point margin by the season's end).

Results table

As of: end of 2018–19 season.[21]

Competition[lower-alpha 2]GPDFCDrSTJDFCGSTJG
League[lower-alpha 3]146583652214186
Scottish Cup9621229
League Cup116232313
Challenge Cup100115
Total167704057260213

Dundee United vs Dundee
Main article: Dundee derby

The city rivals contested the 1980 Scottish League Cup Final, held at Dens Park after lots were drawn. United's 3–0 victory was one of the early signs of them becoming a force in Scottish football along with Aberdeen, with the two clubs' spell of success and relative geographical proximity leading to them being dubbed the New Firm, challenging Glasgow's Old Firm. Previously existing in Dundee's shadow, the United team built by Jim McLean had won the previous edition of the League Cup too, their victory over Aberdeen also played at Dens in a replay after a draw at Hampden Park; Paul Sturrock was a scorer in both years.

Dundee United would win the league title in 1983, and once again it was Dens Park which was the scene of their victory, winning 2–1 over Dundee thanks to a memorable chipped goal from Ralph Milne to top the table by one point from Celtic and Aberdeen.[22] They also came out on top 3–2 in the semi-final of the 1986–87 Scottish Cup between the teams played at Tynecastle Park,[23][24] although lost the final to St Mirren.

The Tangerines' good fortune at Dens Park ran out in May 2016, however, as Dundee won the city derby 2–1 to confirm United's descent to the second tier.[25]

Results table

As of: 27 December 2019.[26]

Competition[lower-alpha 2]GPDUTDrDFCDUTGDFCG
League[lower-alpha 3]137653141229174
Scottish Cup188733021
League Cup1674[lower-alpha 4]52726
Total171804249286221

Totals for three teams

As of: 12 January 2021.[16][21][26]

Competition[lower-alpha 2]GPDUTDFCSTJDrDUTGDFCGSTJG
League[lower-alpha 3]435121[lower-alpha 1]99106109447438401
Scottish Cup3110939364316
League Cup44191168[lower-alpha 4]704937
Challenge Cup10010015
Total511150119115127553529459
Total goals:1541

Notes
  1. Includes fixtures played under the Dundee Hibernian name
  2. Does not include unofficial wartime competitions, or regional tournaments like the Forfarshire Cup.
  3. Includes matches in different divisions, and from the different eras: SFL, SPL, SPFL
  4. Includes 1 penalty shootout victory for Dundee in 2017 following a draw, counted as a win in the source but usually considered a draw

References
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  2. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/st-johnstone-injury-worries-ahead-7647250
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  22. "Dundee 1 Dundee United 2". The Blizzard. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  23. "Played for Dundee and Hamilton – John Brown". Dundee F.C. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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