2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United F.C.
2003–04 season
Chairman Eddie Thompson
Manager Ian McCall
Bank of Scotland Premierleague 5th
W:13 D:10 L:15 F:47 A:60 P:49
Tennent's Scottish Cup Third round
CIS Insurance Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Billy Dodds (10)
All: Jim McIntyre (11)
Highest home attendance 12,292 (vs Dundee, 26 October)
Lowest home attendance 5,421 (vs Livingston, 13 December)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 95th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 2003-07-01 to 2004-06-30. United finished the season in fifth place.

United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup by Dunfermline in the third round and were beaten by Livingston in the CIS Insurance Cup third round.

Contents

Season review

A host of new signings arrived at the club with Ian McCall securing deals from the lower divisions. Mark Kerr, Owen Coyle and Collin Samuel arrived from Falkirk, McCall's former club. Barry Robson also arrived from Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Scotland international Derek McInnes was purchased from recently relegated Premiership club West Brom.

Early season

United got off to a poor start in the league. The first match against Hibs at home ended in a disappointing defeat. The following week, United were thrashed 5–0 away against Celtic. The team didn't end up winning a game till mid-September when United defeated Partick Thistle 2–0 with Charlie Miller scoring a brace.

The team began their Scottish League Cup campaign with a 3–1 home victory over Morton but yet the team's league form was patchy. The first Dundee derby of the season ended in a poor 1–1 draw and then United lost to eventual winners Livingston at the end of October to end the team's league cup campaign. By the end of November, United had picked up just 12 points and were already out of the Cup.

Winter/New Year

December was a lot brighter for United with victories over Kilmarnock 2–0 away and a 2–0 home win over Livingston along with a bright performance away at Ibrox in an unlucky 2–1 defeat to Rangers.

However, in the New Year, United crashed out of the Scottish Cup third round away to Dunfermline who would go on to be finalists that season. The team then enjoyed a 3–2 win over Aberdeen and this would start a memorable unbeaten home record that would stretch out until April.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 2003–04 season.[1] The team finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup in the third round for the second successive season, losing to Dunfermline. Livingston knocked United out of the CIS Cup in the third round.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
09 Aug 2003 Hibernian H 1-2 9,809 Samuel
16 Aug 2003 Celtic A 0-5 57,658
23 Aug 2003 Hearts A 0-3 11,395
31 Aug 2003 Rangers H 1-3 9,752 Dodds
13 Sep 2003 Livingston A 0-0 5,344
20 Sep 2003 Partick Thistle A 0-2 4,711 Miller (2)
27 Sep 2003 Kilmarnock H 1-1 6,529 McLaren
04 Oct 2003 Motherwell H 0-2 6,194
18 Oct 2003 Aberdeen A 1-0 11,244 McLaren
26 Oct 2003 Dundee H 1-1 12,292 McIntyre
01 Nov 2003 Dunfermline A 0-2 5,078
08 Nov 2003 Hibernian A 2-2 8,756 McLaren, Robson
22 Nov 2003 Celtic H 1-5 10,802
30 Nov 2003 Hearts H 2-1 6,343 Archibald, McInnes
06 Dec 2003 Rangers A 1-2 49,307 Dodds
13 Dec 2003 Livingston H 2-0 5,421 Dodds (2)
23 Dec 2003 Partick Thistle H 0-0 6,440
27 Dec 2003 Kilmarnock A 2-0 6,062 Dodds, McIntyre
03 Jan 2004 Motherwell A 1-3 5,549 Wilson
17 Jan 2004 Aberdeen H 3-2 6,666 Robson, Miller, Dodds
24 Jan 2004 Dundee A 1-2 10,747 Dodds
31 Jan 2004 Dunfermline H 1-0 5,564 McIntyre
10 Feb 2004 Hibernian H 0-0 6,389
14 Feb 2004 Celtic A 1-2 58,698 Achibald
21 Feb 2004 Hearts A 1-3 10,265 McIntyre
29 Feb 2004 Rangers H 2-0 10,496 Kerr, McLaren
13 Mar 2004 Partick Thistle A 1-1 3,510 Robson
20 Mar 2004 Kilmarnock H 4-1 5,757 McIntyre (3), Miller
24 Mar 2004 Livingston A 3-2 3,082 Scotland, Samuel, McIntyre
27 Mar 2004 Motherwell H 1-0 7,585 Scotland
03 Apr 2004 Aberdeen A 0-3 8,449
11 Apr 2004 Dundee H 2-2 9,571 Dodds (2)
17 Apr 2004 Dunfermline A 1-1 4,409 McCracken
24 Apr 2004 Rangers H 3-3 10,496 Dodds, Scotland (2)
1 May 2003 Hearts H 0-2 6,620
8 May 2004 Motherwell A 1-0 5,722 Wilson
11 May 2004 Dunfermline H 3-2 5,998 Miller, Innes, Scotland
16 May 2004 Celtic A 1-2 58,386 Wilson

Tennent's Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 Jan 2004 Dunfermline A 1-3 5,078 McInnes

CIS Insurance Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 Sep 2003 Morton H 3-1 5,638 McLaren, McIntyre (2)
29 Oct 2003 Livingston H 0-1 2,899

Player details

During the 2003–04 season, United used 24 different players, with a further three players named as a substitute who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]

No. Nat Pos Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Paul Gallacher 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0
17 GK Tony Bullock 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Danny Griffin 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Jim Paterson 19 0 16 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Alan Archibald 41 2 38 2 1 0 2 0
6 DF Gary Bollan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Scott Paterson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF David McCracken 34 1 32 1 1 0 1 0
21 DF Mark Wilson 34 3 32 3 1 0 1 0
25 DF Chris Innes 31 1 29 1 0 0 2 0
4 MF Derek McInnes 37 2 35 1 1 1 1 0
7 MF Mark Kerr 35 1 33 1 0 0 2 0
8 MF Charlie Miller 28 5 26 5 1 0 1 0
11 MF Barry Robson 29 3 28 3 0 0 1 0
15 MF Stuart Duff 20 0 18 0 1 0 1 0
18 MF Craig Easton 24 0 22 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF Andy McLaren 30 5 27 4 1 0 2 1
27 MF Graeme Holmes 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Collin Samuel 29 2 26 2 1 0 2 0
10 FW Jim McIntyre 32 11 30 9 0 0 2 2
14 FW Billy Dodds 35 10 33 10 1 0 1 0
16 FW Owen Coyle 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Jason Scotland 23 5 21 5 1 0 1 0
-- FW Aaron Conway 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Thirteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 51 goals in total. Jim McIntyre was the top goalscorer with eleven goals.[2]

Name League Cups Total
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre 9 2 11
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 10 0 10
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 5 0 05
Scotland, JasonJason Scotland 5 0 05
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren 4 1 05
Robson, BarryBarry Robson 3 0 03
Wilson, MarkMark Wilson 3 0 03
Archibald, AlanAlan Archibald 2 0 02
Samuel, CollinCollin Samuel 2 0 02
McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes 1 1 02
Innes, ChrisChris Innes 1 0 01
Kerr, MarkMark Kerr 1 0 01
McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken 1 0 01

Discipline

During the 2003–04 season, three United players were sent off, and 18 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received three dismissals and 69 cautions.[2]

Name Cautions Dismissals
Paterson, ScottScott Paterson 8 1
Robson, BarryBarry Robson 6 1
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds 5 1
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren 9
Innes, ChrisChris Innes 7
McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes 7
Kerr, MarkMark Kerr 5
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller 5
Archibald, AlanAlan Archibald 3
Wilson, MarkMark Wilson 3
Duff, StuartStuart Duff 2
Easton, CraigCraig Easton 2
McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken 2
Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin 1
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre 1
Paterson, JimJim Paterson 1
Samuel, CollinCollin Samuel 1

Transfers

In

Seven players were signed during the 2003–04 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £200,000. Another player was signed before the start of next season.

The players that joined Dundee United during the 2003–04 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.

Date Player From Fee (£)
01 Jul 2003 Kerr, MarkMark Kerr Falkirk Bosman[3]
11 Jul 2003 Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle Falkirk Free[4]
11 Jul 2003 McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes West Brom Free[4]
11 Jul 2003 Samuel, CollinCollin Samuel Falkirk £0,100,000[4]
15 Jul 2003 Scotland, JasonJason Scotland Unattached (ex-Defence Force) [5]
28 Aug 2003 McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren Unattached (ex-Kilmarnock) Free[6]
29 Aug 2003 Innes, ChrisChris Innes Kilmarnock £0,100,000[7]
02 Jun 2004 Grady, JamesJames Grady Partick Thistle Bosman[8]

Out

Five players left the club during the season with no transfer involving a fee. Two players were loaned out during the season with three players also released before next season.

Listed below are the players that were released during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.

Date Player To Fee
14 Feb 2004 McGowan, StephenStephen McGowan Released Released[9]
14 Feb 2004 Ogunmade, DanielDaniel Ogunmade Ross County Released[9]
07 Jan 2004 Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin Stockport County Released[10]
13 Jan 2004 Bollan, GaryGary Bollan Motherwell Released[11]
31 May 2004 Easton, CraigCraig Easton Livingston Released[12]
31 May 2004 Gallacher, PaulPaul Gallacher Livingston Released[12]
31 May 2004 Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller Brann Released[13]

Loans out

Date Player To Until
30 Aug 2003 Ogunmade, DannyDanny Ogunmade Forfar Athletic January[14]
24 Nov 2003 Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle Airdrie United Loan[15]

Playing kit

Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for the first time.

Awards

March 2004

See also

References

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  8. ^ "Grady in at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 2004-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3767081.stm. 
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  11. ^ "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport website. 2004-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3367739.stm. 
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  15. ^ "Coyle is a Diamond again". BBC Sport website. 2003-11-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/3235848.stm. 

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