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 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. 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.

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003 HibernianH1–29,809Samuel
16 August 2003 CelticA0–557,658
23 August 2003 HeartsA0–311,395
31 August 2003 RangersH1–39,752Dodds
13 September 2003 LivingstonA0–05,344
20 September 2003 Partick ThistleA0–24,711Miller (2)
27 September 2003 KilmarnockH1–16,529McLaren
4 October 2003 MotherwellH0–26,194
18 October 2003 AberdeenA1–011,244McLaren
26 October 2003 DundeeH1–112,292McIntyre
1 November 2003 DunfermlineA0–25,078
8 November 2003 HibernianA2–28,756McLaren, Robson
22 November 2003 CelticH1–510,802
30 November 2003 HeartsH2–16,343Archibald, McInnes
6 December 2003 RangersA1–249,307Dodds
13 December 2003 LivingstonH2–05,421Dodds (2)
23 December 2003 Partick ThistleH0–06,440
27 December 2003 KilmarnockA2–06,062Dodds, McIntyre
3 January 2004 MotherwellA1–35,549Wilson
17 January 2004 AberdeenH3–26,666Robson, Miller, Dodds
24 January 2004 DundeeA1–210,747Dodds
31 January 2004 DunfermlineH1–05,564McIntyre
10 February 2004 HibernianH0–06,389
14 February 2004 CelticA1–258,698Achibald
21 February 2004 HeartsA1–310,265McIntyre
29 February 2004 RangersH2–010,496Kerr, McLaren
13 March 2004 Partick ThistleA1–13,510Robson
20 March 2004 KilmarnockH4–15,757McIntyre (3), Miller
24 March 2004 LivingstonA3–23,082Scotland, Samuel, McIntyre
27 March 2004 MotherwellH1–07,585Scotland
3 April 2004 AberdeenA0–38,449
11 April 2004 DundeeH2–29,571Dodds (2)
17 April 2004 DunfermlineA1–14,409McCracken
24 April 2004 RangersH3–310,496Dodds, Scotland (2)
1 May 2003 HeartsH0–26,620
8 May 2004 MotherwellA1–05,722Wilson
11 May 2004 DunfermlineH3–25,998Miller, Innes, Scotland
16 May 2004 CelticA1–258,386Wilson

Tennent's Scottish Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 January 2004 DunfermlineA1–35,078McInnes

CIS Insurance Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 September 2003 MortonH3–15,638McLaren, McIntyre (2)
29 October 2003 LivingstonH0–12,899

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. Pos Nat Player TotalBank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Paul Gallacher 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0
17 GK England Tony Bullock 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Danny Griffin 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Jim Paterson 19 0 16 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland Alan Archibald 41 2 38 2 1 0 2 0
6 DF Scotland Gary Bollan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Scotland Scott Paterson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland David McCracken 34 1 32 1 1 0 1 0
21 DF Scotland Mark Wilson 34 3 32 3 1 0 1 0
25 DF Scotland Chris Innes 31 1 29 1 0 0 2 0
4 MF Scotland Derek McInnes 37 2 35 1 1 1 1 0
7 MF Scotland Mark Kerr 35 1 33 1 0 0 2 0
8 MF Scotland Charlie Miller 28 5 26 5 1 0 1 0
11 MF Scotland Barry Robson 29 3 28 3 0 0 1 0
15 MF Scotland Stuart Duff 20 0 18 0 1 0 1 0
18 MF Scotland Craig Easton 24 0 22 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF Scotland Andy McLaren 30 5 27 4 1 0 2 1
27 MF Scotland Graeme Holmes 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Collin Samuel 29 2 26 2 1 0 2 0
10 FW Scotland Jim McIntyre 32 11 30 9 0 0 2 2
14 FW Scotland Billy Dodds 35 10 33 10 1 0 1 0
16 FW Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland 23 5 21 5 1 0 1 0
-- FW Scotland 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]

NameLeagueCupsTotal
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre92 11
Dodds, BillyBilly Dodds100 10
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller50 05
Scotland, JasonJason Scotland50 05
McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren41 05
Robson, BarryBarry Robson30 03
Wilson, MarkMark Wilson30 03
Archibald, AlanAlan Archibald20 02
Samuel, CollinCollin Samuel20 02
McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes11 02
Innes, ChrisChris Innes10 01
Kerr, MarkMark Kerr10 01
McCracken, DavidDavid McCracken10 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]

NameCautionsDismissals
Paterson, ScottScott PatersonYC 8Red card 1
Robson, BarryBarry RobsonYC 6Red card 1
Dodds, BillyBilly DoddsYC 5Red card 1
McLaren, AndyAndy McLarenYC 9
Innes, ChrisChris InnesYC 7
McInnes, DerekDerek McInnesYC 7
Kerr, MarkMark KerrYC 5
Miller, CharlieCharlie MillerYC 5
Archibald, AlanAlan ArchibaldYC 3
Wilson, MarkMark WilsonYC 3
Duff, StuartStuart DuffYC 2
Easton, CraigCraig EastonYC 2
McCracken, DavidDavid McCrackenYC 2
Griffin, DannyDanny GriffinYC 1
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyreYC 1
Paterson, JimJim PatersonYC 1
Samuel, CollinCollin SamuelYC 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 (£)
1 July 2003 Scotland Kerr, MarkMark Kerr Falkirk Bosman[3]
11 July 2003 Republic of Ireland Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle Falkirk Free[4]
11 July 2003 Scotland McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes West Brom Free[4]
11 July 2003 Trinidad and Tobago Samuel, CollinCollin Samuel Falkirk £0,100,000[4]
15 July 2003 Trinidad and Tobago Scotland, JasonJason Scotland Unattached (ex-Defence Force) [5]
28 August 2003 Scotland McLaren, AndyAndy McLaren Unattached (ex-Kilmarnock) Free[6]
29 August 2003 Scotland Innes, ChrisChris Innes Kilmarnock £0,100,000[7]
2 June 2004 Scotland 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 February 2004 Scotland McGowan, StephenStephen McGowan Released Released[9]
14 February 2004 Scotland Ogunmade, DanielDaniel Ogunmade Ross County Released[9]
7 January 2004 Northern Ireland Griffin, DannyDanny Griffin Stockport County Released[10]
13 January 2004 Scotland Bollan, GaryGary Bollan Motherwell Released[11]
31 May 2004 Scotland Easton, CraigCraig Easton Livingston Released[12]
31 May 2004 Scotland Gallacher, PaulPaul Gallacher Livingston Released[13]
31 May 2004 Scotland Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller Brann Released[14]

Loans out

Date Player To Until
30 August 2003 Scotland Ogunmade, DannyDanny Ogunmade Forfar Athletic January[15]
24 November 2003 Republic of Ireland Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle Airdrie United Loan[16]

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

  1. ↑ "Dundee Utd 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dundee Utd 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "Dundee Utd land Kerr". BBC Sport website. 1 July 2003.
  4. 1 2 3 "Triple signing at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 11 July 2003.
  5. ↑ "Scotland gets signing all-clear". BBC Sport website. 16 July 2003.
  6. ↑ "McLaren agrees Tannadice deal". BBC Sport website. 28 August 2003.
  7. ↑ "Innes moves to Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 29 August 2003.
  8. ↑ "Grady in at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 2 June 2004.
  9. 1 2 "Transfer round-up". BBC Sport website. 14 February 2004.
  10. ↑ "Griffin moves to Stockport". BBC Sport website. 7 January 2004.
  11. ↑ "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport website. 13 January 2004.
  12. ↑ "Double signing for Livi". BBC Sport website. 3 July 2004.
  13. ↑ "Gallacher signs for Norwich". BBC Sport website. 2 June 2004.
  14. ↑ "Miller in Brann new start". BBC Sport website. 16 July 2004.
  15. ↑ "Saturday signing news". BBC Sport website. 30 August 2003.
  16. ↑ "Coyle is a Diamond again". BBC Sport website. 25 November 2003.

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