2021–22 Dundee United F.C. season
| 2021–22 season | |||
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| Chairman | Mark Ogren | ||
| Manager | Tam Courts | ||
| Stadium | Tannadice Park | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 4th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicky Clark (8) All: Nicky Clark (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,806 vs. Dundee, Premiership, 19 September 2021 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 500 vs. Elgin City, League Cup, 14 July 2021 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,500 | ||
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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.
Season summary
United finished their opening season back in the Scottish Premiership in 9th-place. On 25 May 2021, it was reported that manager Micky Mellon had left the club by mutual consent, and Tam Courts was appointed in June 2021.
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
| 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'  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 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 42' Harkes 80' |
Report | Ojo 45' |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 27 November 2021 15 | Ross County | 1–1 | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 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 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 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 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 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
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 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
| 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. | Pos | Player | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Benjamin Siegrist | 34+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Liam Smith | 19+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Adrián Spörle | 7+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Charlie Mulgrew | 30+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Kevin McDonald | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ilmari Niskanen | 25+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 19+3 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Marc McNulty | 16+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | Nicky Clark | 26+11 | 8 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
| 12 | DF | Ryan Edwards | 35+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 13 | GK | Carljohan Eriksson | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Florent Hoti | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Archie Meekison | 7+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Calum Butcher | 14+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Dylan Levitt | 23+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 28 | 6 |
| 20 | DF | Lewis Neilson | 5+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Kieran Freeman | 17+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | Ian Harkes | 27+1 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| 25 | FW | Kai Fotheringham | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Chris Mochrie | 4+5 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Ross Graham | 13+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | Tony Watt | 15+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Scott McMann | 25+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Finn Robson | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Layton Bisland | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Flynn Duffy | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Lennon Walker | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | Miller Thomson | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | Craig Moore | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | Rory MacLeod | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | Mathew Anim Cudjoe | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | Maxime Biamou | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Mark Connolly | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Mark Reynolds | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Logan Chalmers | 2+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Tim Akinola | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Trevor Carson | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Jamie Robson | 4+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Declan Glass | 6+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Lawrence Shankland | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | FW | Louis Appéré | 3+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | Kerr Smith | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Darren Watson | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Jack Newman | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Rhys Caves | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | Jeando Fuchs | 16+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 80 | 31 | +49 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 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 |
| 6 | Ross County | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 41 |
Source:
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).
Notes:
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).
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
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:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.
Transfers
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