2014–15 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2014–15 season
Chairman Stephen Thompson
Manager Jackie McNamara
Stadium Tannadice Park
Premiership Fifth place
League Cup Final, lost to Celtic
Scottish Cup Quarter-final
Top goalscorer League: Nadir Çiftçi (14)
All: Nadir Çiftçi (16)
Highest home attendance 13,041 vs. Dundee
League Cup
24 September 2014
Lowest home attendance 5,243 vs. Hamilton
Premiership
11 April 2014
Average home league attendance 7,878
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2014–15 season is the club's 106th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their second season in the Scottish Premiership. United will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre season

Scottish Premiership

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad information

As of 4 March 2015(UTC)[6][7]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland Radosław Cierzniak 31 0 25+1 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Seán Dillon 25 1 21+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF England Conor Townsend 19 0 16+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Scotland Paul Dixon 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland John Souttar 5 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
5 DF Poland Jarosław Fojut 30 5 26+0 4 3+0 1 1+0 0
6 MF Northern Ireland Paul Paton 26 2 19+2 2 3+0 0 2+0 0
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 30 11 24+2 10 2+1 1 1+0 0
8 MF Scotland John Rankin 23 1 20+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland Brian Graham 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland Robbie Muirhead 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 24 5 17+3 5 2+1 0 1+0 0
11 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 25 5 14+7 5 2+1 0 1+0 0
12 DF Scotland Keith Watson 16 2 14+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 1
13 GK Scotland Marc McCallum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Northern Ireland Callum Morris 22 2 17+2 1 2+0 1 1+0 0
15 FW Scotland Michael Gardyne 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF Australia Ryan McGowan 6 1 4+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF Scotland Chris Erskine 29 7 19+6 5 1+1 1 2+0 1
18 MF Scotland Ryan Dow 28 5 17+6 2 2+1 1 2+0 2
19 FW Russia Mario Bilate 12 2 5+6 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 MF England Calum Butcher 13 1 10+0 1 1+0 0 1+1 0
21 MF Scotland Charlie Telfer 16 4 6+7 4 1+0 0 1+1 0
22 FW Scotland Aidan Connolly 13 2 5+6 1 1+0 1 0+1 0
23 MF Scotland Scott Smith 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
24 MF Scotland Blair Spittal 20 1 6+11 1 2+0 0 0+1 0
25 FW Scotland Jordan Moore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK Poland Michał Szromnik 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Scotland Scott Fraser 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Scotland Kudus Oyenuga 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Scotland Darren Petrie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Estonia Henri Anier 8 1 3+3 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
33 DF Scotland Euan Spark 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 FW England Ola Adeyemo 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
  • Source:

Disciplinary record

As of 4 March 2015 (UTC)
Position Nation Number Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 PolandGKRadosław Cierzniak00100010
2 Republic of IrelandDFSeán Dillon10000010
3 EnglandDFConor Townsend20001030
5 PolandDFJarosław Fojut60100070
6 Northern IrelandMFPaul Paton901010110
7 TurkeyMFNadir Çiftçi51100051
8 ScotlandMFJohn Rankin20100030
10 ScotlandMFStuart Armstrong10000010
11 ScotlandMFGary Mackay-Steven10000010
12 ScotlandDFKeith Watson50000050
14 Northern IrelandDFCallum Morris50000050
16 AustraliaDFRyan McGowan10001020
17 ScotlandMFChris Erskine10000010
18 ScotlandMFRyan Dow20002040
20 EnglandMFCalum Butcher40000040
21 ScotlandMFCharlie Telfer10000010
26 PolandGKMichał Szromnik01000001
30 EstoniaFWHenri Anier10000010
33 ScotlandDFEuan Spark10000010
49 EnglandFWOla Adeyemo10000010
Total 4925050592

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 19 8 11 52 42 +10 65 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 St Johnstone 38 16 9 13 34 34 0 57 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Dundee United 38 17 5 16 58 56 +2 56
6 Dundee[lower-alpha 2] 38 11 12 15 46 57 −11 45
7 Hamilton Academical 38 15 8 15 50 53 −3 53
Source: Scottish Premiership
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle have qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.
  2. ↑ Teams in the bottom six at the time of the split (33 games) cannot pass teams in the top six

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAH               
Result W W L W W D W W L W L W L W W L W L W D W D W                              
Position 1 1 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 4                              

Last updated: 30 January 2015.
Source: [8]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Management statistics

Last updated on 30 January 2015
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
McNamara, JackieJackie McNamara[9] 10 August 2014 Present 26 17 3 6 65.38

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Charlie Telfer Scotland Rangers £204,000[10][11]
Scotland Blair Spittal Scotland Queen's Park Free[12]
England Callum Morris Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free[13]
Poland Jarosław Fojut Norway Tromsø Free[14]
Russia Mario Bilate Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free[15]
England Conor Townsend England Hull City Loan[16]
Poland Michał Szromnik Poland Arka Gdynia Undisclosed[17]
Scotland Simon Murray Scotland Arbroath £50,000[18]
Estonia Henri Anier Germany Erzgebirge Aue Undisclosed[19]
Australia Ryan McGowan China Shandong Free[20]
Scotland Robbie Muirhead Scotland Kilmarnock £150,000
Scotland Paul Dixon England Huddersfield Town Free
Netherlands Justin Johnson England United of Manchester Free[21]

Players out

Player To Fee
Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning England Birmingham City End of contract[22][23]
Senegal Morgaro Gomis Scotland Heart of Midlothian End of contract[22][24]
Scotland Dale Hilson Scotland Forfar Athletic End of contract[22][25]
Scotland Mark Millar Scotland Peterhead Released[22][26]
Scotland Ryan Gauld Portugal Sporting CP £3,000,000[27]
Scotland Andy Robertson England Hull City £2,850,000[28]
England Kudus Oyenuga Scotland Cowdenbeath Loan[29]
Scotland Brian Graham Scotland St Johnstone Loan[30]
Scotland Michael Gardyne Scotland Ross County Loan[31]
Scotland Scott Fraser Scotland Airdrieonians Loan[32]
Northern Ireland Adam Harwood Scotland Montrose Loan[33]
Northern Ireland Joe McGovern Scotland Montrose Loan[34]
Scotland Scott Smith Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan[35]
Scotland Simon Murray Scotland Arbroath Loan[18]
Scotland Mark Wilson Unattached Released[36]
Scotland Keith Watson Scotland Hibernian Loan[37]
Scotland Darren Petrie Scotland Dumbarton Loan[38]
Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven Scotland Celtic £250,000
Scotland Stuart Armstrong Scotland Celtic £2,000,000

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "PRE SEASON INFO UPDATE". Dundee United F.C. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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  5. ↑ "LEEDS UNITED FRIENDLY CONFIRMED". Dundee United F.C. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Playing squad & statistics (2014/15)". Arab Archive. Arab Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Dundee United sign Rangers midfielder Charlie Telfer". BBC Sport. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dundee United chairman angered by £204,000 Charlie Telfer fee". BBC Sport. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "SPITTAL SIGNS ON". Dundee United. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Callum Morris joins Dundee United after leaving Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Dundee United sign Polish centre-back Jaroslaw Fojut from Tromso". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dundee United sign striker Mario Bilate from Sparta Rotterdam". BBC Sport. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Andrew Robertson completes transfer from Dundee United to Hull". STV Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Dundee United sign Polish goalkeeper Szromnik". BBC Sport. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  18. 1 2 Spence, Jim (4 January 2015). "Dundee United sign Arbroath striker Simon Murray". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Spence, Jim (15 January 2015). "Dundee United: Striker Henri Anier signs up at Tannadice". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  20. ↑ Spence, Jim (23 January 2015). "Dundee United: Ryan McGowan agrees deal at Tannadice". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Jackie McNamara's high hopes for Justin Johnson". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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  25. ↑ "Dale Hilson signs one-year deal with Forfar Athletic". Forfar Dispatch. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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  28. ↑ "Hull City sign defenders Andrew Robertson and Harry Maguire". BBC. BBC Sports. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  29. ↑ "Dundee United striker Kudus Oyenuga joins Cowdenbeath". BBC. BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  30. ↑ "Brian Graham: St Johnstone sign Dundee United striker on loan". BBC. BBC Sport. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  31. ↑ "Ross County: Three players sign on deadline day". BBC. BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "Airdrie add Fraser on loan". SPFL. SPFL. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  33. ↑ "Montrose move for Harwood". SPFL. SPFL. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  34. ↑ "Montrose bring in McGovern". SPFL. SPFL. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  35. ↑ "Scott Smith joins 'Loons' on loan". Forfar Athletic Football Club. Forfar Athletic Football Club. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  36. ↑ "Dundee United: Mark Wilson to leave club by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  37. ↑ Spence, Jim (28 January 2015). "Keith Watson joins Hibs as Dundee United target Paul Dixon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  38. ↑ Mullen, Scott (30 January 2015). "Petrie ready to rumble at the Rock". Evening Times. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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