A number of players who were out of contract left the club following the end of the 2006–07 season. Lee Mair signed a pre-contract deal with Aberdeen and Derek Stillie moved to England to pursue a law career. David McCracken and Collin Samuel were both released. Also leaving the club were a number of younger players who had failed to earn extensions to their contracts. These were Gregg Burnett, Barry Callaghan and Ross Gardiner. All had played at least once for the first team.
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
Dundee United played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 2007–08 season,[19] as well as four first team pre-season friendlies. The team finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.
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During the 2007–08 season, United used 30 different players on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[20]
Goalscorers
Fifteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 64 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Noel Hunt with 18 goals.[20]
Name |
League |
Cups |
Total |
Hunt, NoelNoel Hunt |
13 |
5 |
18 |
Robson, BarryBarry Robson |
11 |
1 |
12 |
Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson |
6 |
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06 |
Robertson, JordanJordan Robertson |
3 |
1 |
04 |
Wilkie, LeeLee Wilkie |
3 |
1 |
04 |
Buaben, PrincePrince Buaben |
3 |
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03 |
de Vries, MarkMark de Vries |
2 |
1 |
03 |
Dillon, SeanSean Dillon |
2 |
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02 |
Dods, DarrenDarren Dods |
2 |
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02 |
Swanson, DannyDanny Swanson |
2 |
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02 |
Conway, CraigCraig Conway |
1 |
1 |
02 |
Kalvenes, ChristianChristian Kalvenes |
1 |
1 |
02 |
Gomis, MorgaroMorgaro Gomis |
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2 |
02 |
Flood, WilloWillo Flood |
1 |
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01 |
Kenneth, GarryGarry Kenneth |
1 |
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01 |
Own goals |
1 |
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01 |
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Discipline
During the 2007–08 season, nine United players were sent off and 15 received at least one caution. In total, the team received nine red cards and 56 yellow cards.[20]
Name |
Cautions |
Dismissals |
Wilkie, LeeLee Wilkie |
10 |
1 |
Kenneth, GarryGarry Kenneth |
05 |
1 |
Gomis, MorgaroMorgaro Gomis |
04 |
1 |
Flood, WilloWillo Flood |
03 |
1 |
Robson, BarryBarry Robson |
03 |
1 |
Robertson, JordanJordan Robertson |
02 |
1 |
Dillon, SeanSean Dillon |
01 |
1 |
Swanson, DannyDanny Swanson |
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1 |
Szamotulski, GrzegorzGrzegorz Szamotulski |
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1 |
Dods, DarrenDarren Dods |
10 |
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Hunt, NoelNoel Hunt |
05 |
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Kerr, MarkMark Kerr |
05 |
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Buaben, PrincePrince Buaben |
04 |
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de Vries, MarkMark de Vries |
02 |
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Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson |
02 |
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Daly, JonJon Daly |
01 |
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Grainger, DannyDanny Grainger |
01 |
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Kalvenes, ChristianChristian Kalvenes |
01 |
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O'Brien, JimJim O'Brien |
01 |
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In
United signed ten players during the season with an eleventh after the season had finished. Four players were signed on loan.
Date |
Player |
From |
Fee (£) |
11 Jun 2007 |
Załuska, ŁukaszŁukasz Załuska |
Korona Kielce |
Nominal[21] |
12 Jun 2007 |
Flood, WilloWillo Flood |
Cardiff City |
Loan[22] |
22 Jun 2007 |
Dods, DarrenDarren Dods |
Inverness CT |
Bosman[23] |
20 Jul 2007 |
Buaben, PrincePrince Buaben |
Unattached (ex-Ajax) |
Free[24] |
25 Jul 2007 |
Szamotulski, GrzegorzGrzegorz Szamotulski |
Unattached (ex-Sturm Graz) |
Free[25] |
28 Aug 2007 |
Robertson, JordanJordan Robertson |
Sheffield United |
Loan[10][26] |
01 Jan 2008 |
Swanson, DannyDanny Swanson |
Berwick Rangers |
£0,040,000[27][28] |
01 Jan 2008 |
Grainger, DanielDaniel Grainger |
Gretna |
£0,015,000[28][29] |
01 Jan 2008 |
Odhiambo, EricEric Odhiambo |
Leicester City |
Loan[30] |
18 Jan 2008 |
Kovačević, MihaelMihael Kovačević |
Koper |
£0,040,000[28][31] |
25 Jan 2008 |
de Vries, MarkMark de Vries |
Unattached (ex-Leicester City) |
Free[32] |
31 Jan 2008 |
O'Brien, JimJim O'Brien |
Celtic |
Loan[33] |
03 Mar 2008 |
Camara, KémokoKémoko Camara |
Unattached |
Free[34] |
15 Apr 2008 |
Kevin Smith |
Unattached (ex-Aldershot) |
Free[35] |
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Five players left United during the season, with a number of young players spending time on loan with lower league clubs. Two player also agreed moves at the end of the season.
Date |
Player |
To |
Fee |
28 Aug 2007 |
Andreoni, MarcoMarco Andreoni |
Montrose |
Loan[26] |
28 Aug 2007 |
Easton, WilliamWilliam Easton |
Stirling Albion |
Loan[26] |
31 Aug 2007 |
Proctor, DavidDavid Proctor |
Inverness CT |
Released[36] |
26 Oct 2007 |
Cameron, GregGreg Cameron |
Partick Thistle |
Loan[37] |
02 Nov 2007 |
Goodwillie, DavidDavid Goodwillie |
Raith Rovers |
Loan[38] |
02 Jan 2008 |
Andreoni, MarcoMarco Andreoni |
Airdrie United |
Loan[39] |
03 Jan 2008 |
Easton, WilliamWilliam Easton |
Ayr United |
Released[40] |
17 Jan 2008 |
Duff, StuartStuart Duff |
Aberdeen |
Released[41] |
18 Jan 2008 |
Cameron, GregGreg Cameron |
St. Johnstone |
Loan[42] |
31 Jan 2008 |
Szamotulski, GrzegorzGrzegorz Szamotulski |
Preston |
Contract expiry[7] |
31 Jan 2008 |
Robson, BarryBarry Robson |
Celtic |
£1,250,000[43] |
15 May 2008 |
McLean, EuanEuan McLean |
St. Johnstone |
Free[44] |
27 May 2008 |
Robb, StevenSteven Robb |
St. Mirren |
Free[45] |
30 Jun 2008 |
Kalvenes, ChristianChristian Kalvenes |
Contract expiry |
Free |
30 Jun 2008 |
Kerr, MarkMark Kerr |
Contract expiry |
Free |
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