Dundee United FC Season 2005-06

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Season kit



Home jersey



Away jersey



European jersey

Transfers
Date	Person in	From	Fee
Jun 3	Lee Miller	Bristol City	£225k
Jul 7	Derek Stillie	Dunfermline	Undisc.
Jul 29	Craig Samson	Kilmarnock	Free
Aug 14	David Fernandez	Celtic	Free
Sep 6	Peter Canero	Leicester City	Free
Jan 6	Charles Mulgrew	Celtic	Loan
Date	Person out	To	Fee
Jun 29	Tony Bullock	Gillingham	Free
Jul 1	Andy McLaren	Morton	Free
Aug 4	James Grady	Gretna	Free
Aug 27	Jason Scotland	St Johnstone	Free
Aug 31	Stevie Crawford	Aberdeen	Free
Aug 31	Scott Paterson	St Johnstone	Free
Nov 11	Graeme Holmes	Airdrie Utd	Free
Jan 1	Peter Canero	Red Bull New York	Free
Jan 16	Mark Wilson	Celtic	£500k
Jan 20	Billy Dodds	Partick Thistle	Free

Results
Date	Comp	Opponents	Result
Jul 30	SPL	Aberdeen	D	1-1
Aug 6	SPL	Celtic	L	2-0
Aug 11	UEFA	MyPa 47	D	0-0
Aug 14	SPL	Hearts	L	3-0
Aug 20	SPL	Motherwell	W	5-4
Aug 25	SPL	MyPa 47*	D	2-2
Aug 28	SPL	Inverness	D	1-1
Sep 10	SPL	Hibernian	L	2-1
Sep 17	SPL	Livingston	W	2-0
Sep 20	CIS	Inverness	L	2-0
Sep 24	SPL	Dunfermline	L	2-1
Oct 1	SPL	Kilmarnock	D	0-0
Oct 16	SPL	Rangers	D	0-0
Oct 22	SPL	Falkirk	W	3-1
Oct 25	SPL	Aberdeen	L	2-0
Oct 30	SPL	Celtic	L	4-2
Nov 5	SPL	Hearts	L	3-0
Nov 19	SPL	Motherwell	D	1-1
Nov 26	SPL	Inverness	D	1-1
Dec 3	SPL	Hibs	W	1-0
Dec 10	SPL	Livingston	L	1-0
Dec 20	SPL	Dunfermline	W	2-1
Dec 26	SPL	Kilmarnock	L	2-1
Jan 7	Cup	Aberdeen	L	3-2
Jan 15	SPL	Falkirk	W	2-1
Jan 21	SPL	Aberdeen	D	1-1
Jan 28	SPL	Celtic	D	3-3
Feb 7	SPL	Hearts	D	1-1
Feb 11	SPL	Motherwell	L	2-0
Feb 18	SPL	Inverness	L	4-2
Feb 25	SPL	Dunfermline	D	1-1
Mar 4	SPL	Hibernian	L	3-1
Mar 11	SPL	Livingston	W	3-1
Mar 25	SPL	Kilmarnock	D	2-2
Apr 2	SPL	Rangers	L	4-1
Apr 8	SPL	Falkirk	L	1-0
Apr 15	SPL	Livingston	L	3-1
Apr 22	SPL	Inverness	L	1-0
Apr 29	SPL	Falkirk	L	2-0
May 2	SPL	Dunfermline	L	1-0
May 6	SPL	Motherwell	D	1-1
* Lost on away goals

United finished the 2005/06 SPL season in 9th place with 33 points, narrowly beating Falkirk (10th) and Dunfermline Athletic (11th) on goal difference. United exited all three cup competitions at the first stage. Between April and early-May, United lost six consecutive games, including losses to the three clubs which finished below them in the league.

The much-anticpated UEFA Cup campaign ended in disappointment with an away-goals defeat to Finnish side MyPa (after United surrendered a two-goal lead), and a CIS Cup defeat to Inverness CT followed, although an incredible 5-4 away win over Motherwell brought some early-season cheer. United also exited the Scottish Cup at the first hurdle, bowing out 3-2 to Aberdeen after again throwing away a two-goal lead.

Little league success followed, and the Terrors finished ninth on goal difference, thanks to a late Collin Samuel equaliser against Motherwell on the season's final day. In mid-January, Gordon Chisholm was sacked, with United favourite Craig Brewster leaving Inverness CT to take over. Brewster would go on to win just one league game all season and leave United before 2006 was out.

1 Season review
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Goals
- 2.2 Assists
3 External link

[edit] Season review

[edit] Early season

Pre-season preparations went well, with United winning the inaugural City of Discovery Cup. The league season started disappointingly, however, with the surprise UEFA Cup exit in August to MyPa a notable downpoint. After drawing the away leg 0-0, United threw away a 2-0 first-half home lead, and went out on away goals. An incredible 5-4 win at Motherwell - in which United were two goals behind on three occasions - was the only high point in a disappointing month. United also lost to Celtic and Hearts in August.

Kick-off against Hearts

United lost at Hibernian and exited the CIS Cup in September, going out to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the second round. Prior to the cup exit, a 2-0 win over Livingston had brought the first home win. Immediately after going out of the cup, United lost at Dunfermline, to close out September in disappointing fashion.

[edit] Improvement?

In October, United a three-game unbeaten run, indicating a small improvement. The spell - which included a televised draw against Rangers and a win at Falkirk - was unfortunately followed by three successive defeats, which saw nine goals conceded. United then avoided defeat in four of the next five matches.

[edit] Management change

Boxing Day saw a last-minute defeat at Kilmarnock and United also lost heavily at Ibrox to Rangers. Incredibly, United exited the third cup tournament immediately, throwing away a two-goal home lead to lose 3-2 to Aberdeen. In the game in which on-loan Charles Mulgrew debuted, David Fernandez scored twice in the first half, only for ex-Tangerine Stevie Crawford to equalise. It proved to be the final straw and manager Gordon Chisholm left, with immediate rumours naming Craig Brewster as Eddie Thompson's man of choice for the hot seat. Brewster was appointed shortly after.

Caretaker-manager Billy Dodds took charge for his only game as United recovered to beat Falkirk 2-1, with newly-appointed Brewster watching from the stands. It would also be Mark Wilson's final match, as he moved to Celtic for £500,000 shortly afterwards.

[edit] Brewster

Brewster made his second United debut against Aberdeen but lasted under half an hour due to injury, which ended his playing season. He guided United to three draws in his first three matches but had to wait until his eighth match to secure his first win, at the expense of Livingston. During this time, on-loan Charlie Mulgrew won the Young Player of the Month award for February. United lost six of the final eight games to end a thoroughly disappointing season, which brought just one league win for the new manager.