2021–22 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Dundee United's 113th season. It is their second season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2019–20 season. The club will also participate in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Dundee United
2021–22 season
ChairmanMark Ogren
ManagerTam Courts
StadiumTannadice Park
Scottish Premiership4th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Clark (8)
All: Nicky Clark (9)
Highest home attendance12,806 vs. Dundee, Premiership, 19 September 2021
Lowest home attendance500 vs. Elgin City, League Cup, 14 July 2021
Average home league attendance6,500

Season summary

United finished their opening season back in the Scottish Premiership in 9th-place.[1] On 25 May 2021, it was reported that manager Micky Mellon had left the club by mutual consent,[2] and Tam Courts was appointed in June 2021.[3]

Competitions

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies
30 June 2021 Friendly Dundee United 1–1 Cowdenbeath Dundee
Shankland 33' Report Shankland 38'
3 July 2021 Friendly Brechin City 1–4 Dundee United Brechin
Report Clark
Pawlett 		Stadium: Glebe Park

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership
1 August 2021 1 Aberdeen 2–0 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Hayes 27'
Ramírez 51'		 Report Attendance: 6,305
Referee: Alan Muir
7 August 2021 2 Dundee United 1–0 Rangers Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Robson 64' Report Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Don Robertson
22 August 2021 3 St Johnstone 0–1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST Report Pawlett 60' Red card 78' Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Don Robertson
28 August 2021 4 Dundee United 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Report Boyce 45+1'
Gnanduillet 90'		 Attendance: 9,234
Referee: Greg Aitken
11 September 2021 5 St Mirren 0–0 Dundee United St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Report Attendance: 4,894
Referee: Colin Steven
19 September 2021 6 Dundee United 1–0 Dundee Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Report Attendance: 12,806
Referee: John Beaton
26 September 2021 7 Celtic 1–1 Dundee United Celtic Park
15:00 BST Abada 16' Report Harkes 18' Referee: Kevin Clancy
2 October 2021 8 Dundee United 1–0 Ross County Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Niskanen 31' Report Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Don Robertson
16 October 2021 9 Hibernian 0–3 Dundee United Easter Road
15:00 BST Report Clark 44'
Edwards 52'
Freeman 74'		 Attendance: 15,114
Referee: Alan Muir
23 October 2021 10 Dundee United 2–1 Motherwell Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Edwards 35'
Mulgrew 77'		 Report Watt 70 pen.' Attendance: 6,854
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 October 2021 11 Livingston 1–1 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BST Clark 36 o.g.'
Williamson Red card 45+1'		 Report Pawlett 43' Attendance: 2,586
Referee: Colin Steven
30 October 2021 12 Dundee United 0–1 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Report Crawford 17' Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Grant Irvine
6 November 2021 13 Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00 BST Woodburn 22', 50'
Cochrane 25'
Kingsley 76'
McEneff 86'		 Report Clark 34'
Edwards 62'		 Attendance: 18,129
Referee: John Beaton
20 November 2021 14 Dundee United 1–0 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Butcher Red card 42'
Harkes 80'		 Report Ojo Red card 45' Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 November 2021 15 Ross County 1–1 Dundee United Victoria Park
15:00 BST Clarke Red card 75'
Baldwin 90+3'		 Report Appéré 49' Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Greg Aitken
30 November 2021 16 Motherwell 1–0 Dundee United Fir Park
19:45 BST Watt 12'
Maguire Red card 82'		 Report Attendance: 4,287
Referee: Steven McLean
5 December 2021 17 Dundee United 0–3 Celtic Tannadice Park
12:30 BST Report Rogic 19'
Turnbull 40'
Scales 81'		 Attendance: 8,311
Referee: Don Robertson
11 December 2021 18 Dundee United 0–1 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Report Obileye 66 pen.' Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Gavin Duncan
18 December 2021 19 Rangers 1–0 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium
15:00 BST Tavernier 71 pen.' Report Attendance: 49,252
Referee: Alan Muir
26 December 2021 20 Dundee United 1–3 Hibernian Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Glass 90' Report Nisbet 38'
Cadden 78'
Murphy 90+3'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: William Collum
18 January 2022 21 Dundee United 1–2 St Mirren Tannadice Park
19:45 BST Power 73 o.g.' Report Henderson 15'
Brophy 60'		 Attendance: 4,978
Referee: Alan Muir
26 January 2022 22 Dundee United 2–1 Ross County Tannadice Park
19:45 BST Clark 74 pen.', 90+1' Report Charles-Cook 53' Attendance: 4,519
Referee: David Munro
29 January 2022 23 Celtic 1–0 Dundee United Celtic Park
15:00 BST Bitton Red card 81'
Abada 90'		 Report Attendance: 58,188
Referee: Euan Anderson
1 February 2022 24 Dundee 0–0 Dundee United Dens Park
19:45 BST Report Attendance: 11,273
Referee: John Beaton
5 February 2022 25 St Johnstone 0–0 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST Hallberg Red card 53' Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Colin Steven
9 February 2022 26 Dundee United 2–0 Motherwell Tannadice Park
19:45 BST Levitt 29'
Watt 59'		 Report Attendance: 11,273
Referee: Alan Muir
20 February 2022 27 Dundee United 1–1 Rangers Tannadice Park
12:30 BST Graham 29' Report Aribo 76' Attendance: 9,993
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 February 2022 28 Aberdeen 1–1 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Edwards 16 o.g.' Report McNulty 4 pen.' Attendance: 18,719
Referee: David Munro
2 March 2022 29 Livingston 2–1 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
19:45 BST Pittman 23'
Edwards 83 o.g.'		 Report Smith 2' Referee: Colin Steven
5 March 2022 30 Dundee United 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Smith 46'
Clark 57 pen.'		 Report Boyce 1'
Halkett 81'		 Referee: William Collum
19 March 2022 31 St Mirren 1–2 Dundee United St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Henderson 3'
Alnwick Red card 89'		 Report Levitt 57'
McNulty 90+6'		 Attendance: 5,710
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 April 2022 32 Hibernian 1–1 Dundee United Easter Road
15:00 BST Clarke 45+1' Report Graham 10' Attendance: 16,707
Referee: Don Robertson
9 April 2022 33 Dundee United 2–2 Dundee Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Clark 12'
Mulgrew 55'		 Report Mullen 59'
Adam 61'		 Attendance: 10,307
Referee: Steven McLean
23 April 2022 34 Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Levitt 4'
Edwards 65'		 Report Boyce 44'
Ginnelly 59'
Simms 83'		 Attendance: 6,421
Referee: Colin Steven
30 April 2022 34 Dundee United 1–0 Motherwell Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Levitt 37' Report Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 May 2022 36 Rangers 2–0 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium
15:00 BST Tavernier 55 pen.'
Diallo 78'		 Report Attendance: 49,340
Referee: Steven McLean
11 May 2022 37 Dundee United 1–1 Celtic Tannadice Park
19:30 BST Levitt 72' Report Giakoumakis 53' Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Nick Walsh
14 May 2022 38 Ross County 1–2 Dundee United Victoria Park
12:15 BST Spittal 65' Report Clark 70 pen.', 89' Attendance: 5,165
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
9 July 2021 Group Stage Kelty Hearts 0–1 Dundee United New Central Park
19:45 Report Shankland 77' Attendance: 500
14 July 2021 Group Stage Dundee United 6–1 Elgin City Tannadice Park
19:45 Shankland 19', 32'
Clark 24'
Pawlett 40'
Freeman 54'
Mochrie 64'		 Report Hester 4' Attendance: 500
17 July 2021 Group Stage Dundee United 1–0 Arbroath Tannadice Park
19:45 Mulgrew 21' Report Attendance: 500
20 July 2021 Group Stage East Fife 0–1 Dundee United Bayview Stadium
19:45 Report Pawlett 40' Attendance: 500

Knockout round
14 August 2021 Second Round Ayr United 1–1
(3-4 p)		 Dundee United Somerset Park
15:00 Adeloye 56'
Baird Red card 80'		 Report Clark 80 pen.' Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 September 2021 Quarter-Final Dundee United 1–3 Hibernian Tannadice Park
19:45 Pawlett 58' Report Newell 3'
Allan 37'
Boyle 45+1 pen.'		 Attendance: 5,395
Referee: William Collum

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
22 January 2022 Fourth Round Kilmarnock 1–2 (a.e.t.) Dundee United Rugby Park
15:00 BST McKenzie 20' Report McNulty 4'
Levitt 111'		 Attendance: 5,380
Referee: William Collum
12 February 2022 Fifth Round Partick Thistle 0–1 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
15:00 BST Report Harkes 34' Attendance: 4,632
Referee: John Beaton
12 March 2022 Quarter-final Dundee United 0–3 Celtic Tannadice Park
15:00 BST Report McGregor 12'
Giakoumakis 58', 88'		 Attendance: 8,553
Referee: John Beaton

Player statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 14 May 2022
No.PosPlayerPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Switzerland Benjamin Siegrist 34+004+003+00 410
2DF Scotland Liam Smith 19+122+002+00 242
3DF Argentina Adrián Spörle 7+800+001+10 170
4DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 30+123+011+00 353
6MF Scotland Kevin McDonald 6+300+001+10 110
7MF Finland Ilmari Niskanen 25+810+002+10 361
8MF Scotland Peter Pawlett 19+323+020+10 264
9FW Scotland Marc McNulty 16+320+003+01 223
10FW Scotland Nicky Clark 26+1183+112+10 449
12DF England Ryan Edwards 35+043+003+00 414
13GK Finland Carljohan Eriksson 0+000+000+00 00
14MF Kosovo Florent Hoti 2+301+100+00 70
17MF Scotland Archie Meekison 7+200+100+20 120
18MF England Calum Butcher 14+303+103+00 240
19MF Wales Dylan Levitt 23+250+003+01 286
20DF Scotland Lewis Neilson 5+101+200+00 90
22DF Scotland Kieran Freeman 17+613+112+00 292
23MF United States Ian Harkes 27+133+102+11 354
25FW Scotland Kai Fotheringham 0+000+000+00 00
26MF Scotland Chris Mochrie 4+501+210+00 121
29DF Scotland Ross Graham 13+220+002+00 172
32FW Scotland Tony Watt 15+210+002+00 191
33DF Scotland Scott McMann 25+400+001+10 310
35MF Scotland Finn Robson 0+000+000+00 00
38DF Scotland Layton Bisland 0+000+000+00 00
40DF Scotland Flynn Duffy 0+003+000+00 30
43MF Scotland Lennon Walker 0+000+000+00 00
46MF Scotland Miller Thomson 1+000+000+10 20
52MF Scotland Craig Moore 1+000+000+00 10
53FW Scotland Rory MacLeod 1+200+000+00 30
58MF Ghana Mathew Anim Cudjoe 1+100+000+00 20
94FW France Maxime Biamou 0+300+000+00 30
Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season
5DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 0+100+000+00 10
6DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 1+002+100+00 40
11FW Scotland Logan Chalmers 2+301+200+00 80
15MF Nigeria Tim Akinola 1+000+000+00 10
16GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson 4+000+000+00 40
17DF Scotland Jamie Robson 4+011+100+00 61
21MF Scotland Declan Glass 6+410+000+00 101
24FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 1+003+130+00 53
27FW Scotland Louis Appéré 3+1010+000+10 141
28DF Scotland Kerr Smith 3+201+100+00 70
30FW Scotland Darren Watson 2+300+100+00 60
31GK Scotland Jack Newman 0+000+000+00 00
36MF Scotland Rhys Caves 0+000+000+00 00
66MF Cameroon Jeando Fuchs 16+203+000+00 210

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
2 Rangers 38 27 8 3 80 31 +49 89 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 54 44 +10 61 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 3]
6 Ross County 38 10 11 17 47 61 −14 41
Source: [4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[6]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. Due to the suspension of Russian teams from UEFA club competitions, the Scottish Premiership runners-up will enter the Champions League third qualifying round.
  3. As the winners of the 2021–22 Scottish Cup, Rangers, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spare Europa Conference League berth was transferred to the fifth-placed team.

League Cup table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN ARB KEL ELG EFI
1 Dundee United 4 4 0 0 0 9 1 +8 12 Qualification for the second round — 1–0 — 6–1 —
2 Arbroath 4 3 0 0 1 6 3 +3 9 — — 3–2 — 2–0
3 Kelty Hearts 4 2 0 0 2 8 5 +3 6 0–1 — — — 3–0
4 Elgin City 4 1 0 0 3 5 12 −7 3 — 0–1 1–3 — —
5 East Fife 4 0 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 0–1 — — 2–3 —
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[8]

Transfers

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