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Dundee United
2018–19 season
ChairmanMike Martin
ManagerCsaba László
(Until 30 September 2018) Robbie Neilson
(From 8 October 2018)
StadiumTannadice Park
League CupEliminated in Group Stage
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Alloa Athletic
Scottish CupEnters in Fourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pavol Safranko (5)
All: Pavol Safranko (5)
← 2017-18
2019-20 →

The 2018–19 season is Dundee United's 110th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It is their third season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2015–16 season.[1] United will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C, P) 36 21 8 7 63 34 +29 71 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee United 36 19 8 9 49 40 +9 65 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 14 14 8 48 40 +8 56 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Ayr United 36 15 9 12 50 38 +12 54
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 13 12 36 45 −9 46
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Dundee United 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee
15:00 BST Clark 44'
Aird 89'		 BBC Sport report Thomson 59'
J. Longridge 67'
L. Longridge 84'		 Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 6,532
Referee: Collum
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Queen of the South 1–2 Dundee United Dumfries
15:00 BST Dobbie 67' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Arabs Photos		 Stanton 15'
Šafranko 27'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,960 [3]
Referee: Kirkland
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3 Dundee United 3–1 Partick Thistle Dundee
Watson 6', Yellow card 63', 78'
Curran 86'
Robson Yellow card 90'		 Report Storer Yellow card 53'
Storey Yellow card 34'
Erskine 90+2'		 Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: David Munro
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 4 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Dundee United Alloa
Hetherington Yellow card 51'
Flannigan 82'		 Report Curran Yellow card 56'
Watson 71'
Murdoch Yellow card 74'
Frans Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,616
Referee: Alan Muir
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5 Dundee United 1–1 Greenock Morton Dundee
Bouhenna Yellow card 11'
Barton Yellow card 57'
Rabitsch Yellow card 69'
Fyvie 90+3'		 Report Tidser 11' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'
MacLean Yellow card 41'
Kilday Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 4,594
Referee: Colin Steven
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 6 Falkirk 0–2 Dundee United Falkirk
Report Safranko 59'
Curran 86'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,933
Referee: Alan Muir
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7 Dundee United 1–5 Ross County Dundee
15:00 BST Safranko 17'
Curran Yellow card 37'
Murdoch Red card 59'		 [1] McKay 11', 29', 51'
Morris Yellow card 20'
Watson Yellow card 34'
Kelly 42'
Mullin 50'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,446
Referee: John Beaton
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8 Ayr United 2–0 Dundee United Ayr
Shankland 21'
Harvie Yellow card 30'
Murdoch Yellow card 64'
McDaid 74'
Geggan Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Bouhenna Yellow card 74' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 9 Partick Thistle 1–2 Dundee United Glasgow
Slater Yellow card 24'
Quitongo Yellow card 68', 77'
Penrice Yellow card 73'
McCarthy Yellow card 78'
Bannigan Yellow card 86'		 Report Aird 45'
Safranko 48'
Curran Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,087
Referee: William Collum
20 October 2018 10 Dundee United 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 BST Safranko 55' Report White 72'
Donaldson Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Tannadice Stadium
Attendance: 5,628
Referee: Anderson
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 11 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Dundee United Dunfermline
15:00 BST El Bakhtaoui Yellow card 25' Report McMullan 24'
Frans Yellow card 43'
Bouhenna Yellow card 46'
King 60'
Clark Yellow card 63'
Stanton Yellow card 82'
Fyvie Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,349
Referee: Steven Kirkland
3 November 2018 12 Dundee United – Queen of the South Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2018 1st Round Dundee United 3–2 St Johnstone U21s Dundee
19:45 BST Chalmers 64'
McMullan 78', 90+2'		 Report Hendry 21', 58' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Colin Steven
8 September 2018 2nd Round Dundee United 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Alloa Athletic Dundee
15:00 BST Smith 15' Report Trouten 78' (pen.) Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 1,040
Referee: Greg Aitken
Penalties

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

Group A Table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS ARB ALO DUN ELG
1 Ross County (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Qualification for the Second round — — — 1–0 2–0
2 Arbroath 4 2 1 0 1 9 6 +3 8 4–1 — — — 2–0
3 Alloa Athletic 4 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3 8 0–2 4–2 — — —
4 Dundee United 4 1 0 2 1 6 3 +3 5 — 1–1p 1–1p — —
5 Elgin City 4 0 0 0 4 0 11 −11 0 — — 0–3 0–4 —
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Group Stage Matches

14 July 2018 Dundee United 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Arbroath Dundee
15:00 BST Clark 77' Report Linn 82' (pen.) Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Bobby Madden
Penalties
17 July 2018 Ross County 1–0 Dundee United Dingwall
19:45 BST Lindsay 85' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Willie Collum
21 July 2018 Dundee United 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Alloa Athletic Dundee
15:00 BST Frans 24' Report Trouten 72' (pen.) Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties
28 July 2018 Elgin City 0–4 Dundee United Elgin
15:00 BST Report Clark 66', 73'
Barton 81' (pen.)
Glass 90+1'		 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: John McKendrick

Dundee United eliminated by table position within the group.[6]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup

As a top four finisher in the SPFL Championship for the 2017-18 season, Dundee United will enter the 2018-19 Scottish Cup in the fourth round, to be played over the weekend of 19 January 2019. [7]

References

  1. ^ "United relegated by rivals". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Championship 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ QosFC: Dundee United Attendance
  4. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Knock-out rounds". SPFL. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Cup format" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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