2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
2010–11 season
Chairman	Stephen Thompson
Manager	Peter Houston
Stadium	Tannadice Park
Premier League	4th
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals, lost to Motherwell
League Cup	Quarter-finals, lost to Motherwell
Europa League	Play-off round, lost to AEK Athens
Top goalscorer	League: ; David Goodwillie (18); All: ; David Goodwillie (19)
Highest home attendance	12,116 (v AEK Athens, 26 August 2010)
Lowest home attendance	4,041 (v Ross County, 8 January 2011)
Average home league attendance	League: 7,389
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was the club's 102nd season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

^[3] Win Draw Loss

Friendlies

The club continued their tradition of participating in the Keyline Cup, visiting Oban in mid July to win the tournament they previously won in 2008.^[4] United have confirmed five pre-season friendlies, travelling to Austria for a small pre-season tour and visiting Irish side Glentoran and Championship side Hull City at the end of July. In August, FA Premier League side Wigan Athletic will visit Tannadice for the final pre-season friendly.

15 July 2010 Friendly	Unirea Urziceni	1–0	Dundee United	Rif, Salzburg
	Onofraş 9'

18 July 2010 Friendly

Arka Gdynia

0–0

Dundee United

Hallein

24 July 2010 Friendly	Glentoran	1–1	Dundee United	The Oval, Belfast
	Fordyce 62'		Casalinuovo 90'

27 July 2010 Friendly	Raith Rovers	0–5	Dundee United	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
			Goodwillie 6', 10' D.Robertson 23' Buaben 47' Dillon 80'	Referee: Brian Winter

31 July 2010 Friendly	Hull City	2–1	Dundee United	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
	Cairney 10' Trialist 49' (o.g.)		Trialist 14'

3 August 2010 Friendly	Forfar Athletic	1–4	Dundee United	Station Park, Forfar
	Sellars 10'		Buaben 14' Shala 24' Goodwillie 69', 74'	Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Brian Colvin

8 August 2010 Friendly	Dundee United	1–3	Wigan Athletic	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Cadamarteri 84'		Boselli 38', 48' Moses 82'	Referee: Mike Tumilty

SPL

Dundee United began their SPL campaign on Saturday 14 August against St Mirren at St Mirren Park.

14 August 2010 SPL	St Mirren	1–1	Dundee United	St Mirren Park, Paisley
	Lynch 73'		Daly 90'	Attendance: 5,618 Referee: Brian Winter

22 August 2010 SPL	Dundee United	0–4	Inverness CT	Tannadice Park, Dundee
			McCann 34' Rooney 51', 82' (pen.) Duncan 53'	Attendance: 6,575 Referee: Alan Muir

29 August 2010 SPL	Hearts	1–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
	Templeton 30'		Gomis 85'	Attendance: 12,898 Referee: Craig Thomson

11 September 2010 SPL	Dundee United	3–1	Aberdeen	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Daly 3' Howard 6' (o.g.) Goodwillie 9' (pen.)		Vernon 26'	Attendance: 7,973 Referee: Mike Tumilty

18 September 2010 SPL	Rangers	4–0	Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
	Dillon 9' (o.g.) Miller 69', 82' Naismith 77'			Attendance: 44,786 Referee: Dougie McDonald

25 September 2010 SPL	Dundee United	1–0	St Johnstone	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Goodwillie 61'			Attendance: 7,397 Referee: Brian Winter

2 October 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	1–2	Dundee United	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
	Sammon 90'		Goodwillie 15' Daly 69'	Attendance: 4,833 Referee: John McKendrick

17 October 2010 SPL	Dundee United	1–2	Celtic	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Goodwillie 38'		Hooper 13', 89'	Attendance: 11,790 Referee: Dougie McDonald

23 October 2010 SPL	Motherwell	2–1	Dundee United	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Severin 1' (o.g.) Dillon 75' (o.g.)		Goodwillie 50' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,635 Referee: Steven McLean

30 October 2010 SPL	Dundee United	1–0	Hibernian	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Goodwillie 87'			Attendance: 7,377 Referee: Stephen Finnie

6 November 2010 SPL	Hamilton Academical	0–1	Dundee United	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
			Goodwillie 76'	Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Calum Murray

10 November 2010 SPL	Dundee United	1–2	St Mirren	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Buaben 86'		Higdon 41', 65'	Attendance: 5,548 Referee: Euan Norris

13 November 2010 SPL	Dundee United	1–1	Kilmarnock	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Russell 23'		Sammon 22'	Attendance: 6,597 Referee: Alan Muir

20 November 2010 SPL	Celtic	1–1	Dundee United	Celtic Park, Glasgow
	Hooper 23'		Dillon 90'	Attendance: 47,523 Referee: Mike Tumilty

29 December 2010 SPL	Hibernian	2–2	Dundee United	Easter Road, Edinburgh
	Bamba 44' Hanlon 89'		Goodwillie 2', 35'	Attendance: 10,252 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

1 January 2011 SPL	Aberdeen	1–1	Dundee United	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
	Maguire 36'		Goodwillie 90'	Attendance: 12,487 Referee: William Collum

12 January 2011 SPL	Dundee United	2–0	Motherwell	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Russell 53' Goodwillie 90'			Attendance: 4,918 Referee: Iain Brines

22 January 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	1–1	Dundee United	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
	Sammon 41'		Kenneth 90'	Attendance: 5,120 Referee: George Salmond

26 January 2011 SPL	St Mirren	1–1	Dundee United	St Mirren Park, Paisley
	McGregor 38'		D.Robertson 88'	Attendance: 2,268 Referee: Calum Murray

30 January 2011 SPL	Dundee United	3–0	Hibernian	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Daly 13' Conway 48' Russell 81'			Attendance: 6,215 Referee: Iain Brines

13 February 2011 SPL	Dundee United	1–3	Celtic	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Goodwillie 64'		Stokes 16' Wilson 36' Majstorović 78'	Attendance: 11,414 Referee: Mike Tumilty

19 February 2011 SPL	Hearts	2–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
	Skácel 45' Žaliūkas 88'		Douglas 6'	Attendance: 15,473 Referee: Calum Murray

22 February 2011 SPL	St Johnstone	0–0	Dundee United	McDiarmid Park, Perth
				Attendance: 3,507 Referee: John McKendrick

26 February 2011 SPL	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Dundee United	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	Antoine-Curier 33' (pen.)		Shala 83'	Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Alan Muir

1 March 2011 SPL	Inverness CT	0–2	Dundee United	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
			Buaben 75' D.Robertson 90'	Attendance: 3,392 Referee: Steven McLean

7 March 2011 SPL	Dundee United	3–1	Aberdeen	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Douglas 29' Conway 33' Swanson 60'		Magennis 51'	Attendance: 7,416 Referee: Brian Winter

10 March 2011 SPL	Dundee United	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Goodwillie 42' Daly 90'		F.Paixão 26'	Attendance: 5,766 Referee: William Collum

16 March 2011 SPL	Dundee United	2–0	Hearts	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Russell 83', 90'			Attendance: 6,718 Referee: Iain Brines

19 March 2011 SPL	Dundee United	1–0	Inverness CT	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Swanson 43'			Attendance: 6,548 Referee: George Salmond

2 April 2011 SPL	Rangers	2–3	Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
	Jelavić 19' Naismith 52'		D.Robertson 45' Russell 77' Goodwillie 89'	Attendance: 46,697 Referee: Steve Conroy

6 April 2011 SPL	Motherwell	2–1	Dundee United	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Murphy 26' Humphrey 41'	BBC SPORT	Russell 79'	Attendance: 3,435 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

9 April 2011 SPL	Dundee United	2–0	St Johnstone	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Russell 45' D.Robertson 85'	BBC SPORT		Attendance: 6,398 Referee: Mike Tumilty

19 April 2011 SPL	Dundee United	0–4	Rangers	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Kovacevic 21' Dillon 59' Gomis 78'	BBC SPORT	Whittaker 22' (pen.), 60' (pen.) Jelavic 72' Lafferty 83'	Attendance: 11,626 Referee: William Collum

23 April 2011 SPL	Dundee United	4–2	Kilmarnock	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Severin 25' Goodwillie 38', 47' Conway 49'	BBC SPORT	Silva 70' Pascali 87'	Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Brian Winter

1 May 2011 SPL	Celtic	4–1	Dundee United	Celtic Park, Glasgow
	Hooper 23' Kayal 54' Commons 85' Murphy 90'	BBC SPORT	Russell 90'	Attendance: 48,599 Referee: Iain Brines

7 May 2011 SPL	Dundee United	4–0	Motherwell	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Daly 36', 43', 49' Watson 88'	BBC SPORT		Attendance: 5,951 Referee: Brian Winter

10 May 2011 SPL	Rangers	2–0	Dundee United	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
	Jelavić 21' Lafferty 25'	BBC SPORT		Attendance: 49,267 Referee: Calum Murray

15 May 2011 SPL	Dundee United	2–1	Hearts	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Goodwillie 22' Daly 71'	BBC SPORT	Glen 31'	Attendance: 7,119 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

8 January 2011 SC Fourth Round	Dundee United	0–0	Ross County	Tannadice Park, Dundee
				Attendance: 4,041 Referee: William Collum

18 January 2011 SC Fourth Round Replay	Ross County	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Dundee United	Victoria Park, Dingwall
				Attendance: 2,430 Referee: William Collum

5 February 2011 SC Fifth Round	Hamilton Academical	1–3	Dundee United	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	Antoine-Curier 46'		Daly 20' Dixon 39' Buaben 59'	Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Craig Thomson

13 March 2011 SC Quarter-Final	Dundee United	2–2	Motherwell	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Goodwillie 40' Daly 73'		Sutton 1', 72'	Attendance: 7,358 Referee: Calum Murray

30 March 2011 SC Quarter-Final Replay	Motherwell	3–0	Dundee United	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Murphy 8' Humphrey 36' Jeffers 63'			Attendance: 8,337 Referee: Calum Murray

Scottish League Cup

22 September 2010 SLC Third Round	Ross County	1–2 (A.E.T.)	Dundee United	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	Vigurs 87'		Goodwillie 61' (pen.) Boyd 101' (o.g.)	Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Craig Thomson

26 October 2010 SLC Quarter-Final	Motherwell	1–0	Dundee United	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Gow 86'			Attendance: 4,838 Referee: William Collum

UEFA Europa League

Dundee United entered the UEFA Europa League at the play-off round taking on AEK Athens.

19 August 2010 UEFA Europa League Play-Off 1st Leg	Dundee United	0–1	AEK Athens	Tannadice Park, Dundee
			Djebbour 11'	Attendance: 12,116 Referee: Marijo Strahonja

26 August 2010 UEFA Europa League Play-Off 2nd Leg	AEK Athens	1–1	Dundee United	Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
	Diop 23'		Daly 78'	Attendance: 600 (closed to AEK Athens fans) Referee: Libor Kovařík

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Celtic	38	29	5	4	85	22	+63	92	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round^[a]
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	18	9	11	53	45	+8	63	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Dundee United	38	17	10	11	55	50	+5	61	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
5	Kilmarnock	38	13	10	15	53	55	−2	49
6	Motherwell	38	13	7	18	40	60	−20	46

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Playing kit

The playing kit is sponsored for the first time by Calor Gas.^[5] Nike continued with the second year of their four-year deal of kit production.^[6] Dundee-based cosmetic car repair specialists Dents8 entered the second year of their two-year sponsorship of the home and away shorts and the first team's socks.^[7]

References

^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 716. ISBN 978-0755362318.
^ "Scottish Premier League Stats: Team Attendance". ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Dundee United Fixtures & Results - 2010/11". ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "United win Oban tournament". Dundee United FC. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "New sponsorship deal". Dundee United FC. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "United launch centenary strip". Evening Telegraph. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
^ "DENTS8 SUPPORTS DUNDEE UNITED". 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.

[table_note_res_ELPR0.2500594245503-5] Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

[1] Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 716. ISBN 978-0755362318.

[2] "Scottish Premier League Stats: Team Attendance". ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Dundee United Fixtures & Results - 2010/11". ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "United win Oban tournament". Dundee United FC. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

[6] "New sponsorship deal". Dundee United FC. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[7] "United launch centenary strip". Evening Telegraph. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.

[8] "DENTS8 SUPPORTS DUNDEE UNITED". 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.

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