2013–14 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and came from behind to defeat Kilmarnock 5-2 to progress to the next stage. They followed this up with wins against St. Mirren and Inverness Caledonian Thistle to reach the semi-finals. They were drawn to face Rangers at Ibrox as the usual venue, Hampden Park, was being redeveloped for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[8] United were unhappy with this as they felt the game should be played a neutral venue, as is usually the case for semi-finals, but their request to move the game elsewhere was rejected.^[9] In spite of this, United went on to win 3-1 and faced St. Johnstone in the final. Demand for tickets was high with over 28,000 being sold,^[10] but the large support was ultimately left disappointed as United lost 2-0.

Round 4 29 November 2013	Dundee United	5 – 2	Kilmarnock	Tannadice Park
19:45	Robertson  27', 76' Armstrong  64' Graham  82' (pen.) Mackay-Steven  84'	BBC Report	Barr  48' Johnston  50'	Attendance: 6,979 Referee: Calum Murray

Round 5 9 February 2014	Dundee United	2 – 1	St. Mirren	Tannadice Park
12:00	Gauld  21' Çiftçi  51'	BBC Report	McLean  26' (pen)	Attendance: 4,952 Referee: Craig Thomson

Quarter Final 9 March 2014	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 5	Dundee United	Caledonian Stadium
12:30		Report	Çiftçi  16' (28) Gunning  36', pen' Mackay-Steven  49' Armstrong  57'	Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Willie Collum

Semi Final 12 April 2014	Rangers	1 – 3	Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium
12:45	Smith  42'	BBC Report	Armstrong  23' Mackay-Steven  36' Çiftçi  83'	Attendance: 41,059 Referee: Madden

Final 17 May 2014	Dundee United	0 – 2	St. Johnstone	Celtic Park
15:00		BBC Report	Anderson  45+1' MacLean  84'	Attendance: 47,345 Referee: Craig Thomson

Player statistics

Squad information

Last updated 6 June 2014^[11][12]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Radosław Cierzniak	45	0	37+0	0	3+0	0	5+0	0
2	DF		Sean Dillon	27	1	22+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF		Curtis Good	5	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		Calum Butcher	9	0	6+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Gavin Gunning	33	4	26+1	3	2+0	0	4+0	1
6	MF		Paul Paton	45	2	36+1	2	3+0	0	5+0	0
7	FW		David Goodwillie	22	6	10+9	3	2+0	3	0+1	0
8	MF		John Rankin	43	2	35+0	2	3+0	0	5+0	0
9	FW		Brian Graham	36	7	12+18	6	2+1	0	0+3	1
10	MF		Stuart Armstrong	43	11	32+4	8	2+0	0	5+0	3
11	MF		Gary Mackay-Steven	41	10	27+8	7	1+0	0	5+0	3
12	DF		Keith Watson	29	4	24+1	3	1+0	1	2+1	0
14	MF		Mark Millar	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	FW		Michael Gardyne	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Mark Wilson	19	0	14+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
17	MF		Chris Erskine	9	1	4+4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	FW		Ryan Dow	31	4	16+10	3	0+1	1	2+2	0
19	MF		Ryan Gauld	38	8	21+10	6	2+1	1	3+1	1
20	DF		John Souttar	27	1	21+1	1	1+1	0	3+0	0
21	FW		Nadir Çiftçi	40	17	27+5	11	2+1	2	5+0	4
23	FW		Dale Hilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK		Marc McCallum	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF		Andrew Robertson	44	5	36+0	3	3+0	0	5+0	2
27	MF		Morgaro Gomis	21	0	5+11	0	0+1	0	0+4	0
28	FW		Kudus Oyenuga	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Farid El Alagui	15	3	4+9	3	0+0	0	0+2	0
37	MF		Scott Smith	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW		Aidan Connolly	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	MF		Darren Petrie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF		Scott Fraser	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 6 June 2014

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
1		GK	Radosław Cierzniak	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Sean Dillon	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Curtis Good	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Calum Butcher	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
5		DF	Gavin Gunning	4	1	1	0	2	0	7	1
6		MF	Paul Paton	5	0	2	0	1	0	8	0
8		MF	John Rankin	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
9		FW	Brian Graham	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Stuart Armstrong	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
11		MF	Gary Mackay-Steven	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
12		DF	Keith Watson	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
16		DF	Mark Wilson	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
17		MF	Chris Erskine	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		FW	Ryan Dow	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		MF	Ryan Gauld	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		DF	John Souttar	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Nadir Çiftçi	6	0	0	1	2	0	8	1
26		DF	Andrew Robertson	6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
27		MF	Morgaro Gomis	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0

Team statistics

League table

Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration
² St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualify to second qualifying round of Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Division summary

Last updated: 6 June 2014.
Source: ^[13]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Paul Paton Partick Thistle Free[14] Chris Erskine Partick Thistle Free[14] Brian Graham Raith Rovers Free[15] Andrew Robertson Queen's Park Undisclosed[16] Aidan Connolly Queen's Park Undisclosed[16] David Goodwillie Blackburn Loan[17] Calum Butcher Hayes & Yeading United Free[18] Kudus Oyenuga Hayes & Yeading United Free[18] Nadir Çiftçi NAC Breda Free[19] Mark Wilson Bristol City Free[20] Morgaro Gomis Birmingham City Free[21] Farid El Alagui Brentford Loan[22]

Players out Player To Fee Johnny Russell Derby County £750,000[23] Jon Daly Rangers Free[24] Willo Flood Aberdeen Free[25] Steve Banks St Johnstone Free[26] Barry Douglas Lech Poznań Free[27] Marcus Törnstrand Östersunds Free[28] Brian McLean Ross County Free[29] Richie Ryan Shamrock Rovers Free[30] Ryan Ferguson Dunfermline Athletic Loan[31] Luke Johnston Dunfermline Athletic Loan[32] Jordan Moore Dunfermline Athletic Loan[32] Dale Hilson Forfar Athletic Loan[33] Michael Gardyne Kilmarnock Loan[34] Aidan Connolly Brechin City Loan[35] Darren Petrie Brechin City Loan[36] Mark Millar Falkirk Loan[37] Ross Gilmour Airdrieonians Loan[38] Luke Johnston Montrose Loan[38] Joe McGovern Clyde Loan[39] Chris Erskine Partick Thistle Loan[40] Ryan Ferguson Brechin City[41] Free[42]

References

{{2013–14 in Scottish football}}