2012–13 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was the club's 104th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 15th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the Europa League,[2] League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Dundee United
2012–13 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson
ManagerPeter Houston
(Until 28 January 2013)
Jackie McNamara
(From 30 January 2013)
StadiumTannadice Park
Premier LeagueSixth place
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round, lost to
Dynamo Moscow
League CupQuarter-final, lost to
Heart of Midlothian
Scottish CupSemi-final, lost to
Celtic
Top goalscorerLeague:
Johnny Russell (13)

All:
Johnny Russell (20)
Highest home attendance13,538 vs. Dundee, 19 August 2012
Lowest home attendance5,117 vs. Ross County, 26 January 2013
Average home league attendanceLeague: 7,547[1]

Summary

Season

United finished sixth in the Scottish Premier League.[3] They reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League,[4] the Quarter-final of the League Cup[5] and the Semi-final of the Scottish Cup.[6]

Management

They began the season under the management of Peter Houston. But on 28 January 2013, Houston left the club by mutual consent,[7] having previously announced his decision to leave at the end of the season.[8] Stevie Campbell and Paul Hegarty were due to take over as caretaker manager's for their match against Motherwell the following day,[9] although the match was postponed.[10] Two days later Partick Thistle manager Jackie McNamara was appointed on a three-year contract,[11] with Simon Donnelly appointed as his assistant.[12]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

14 July 2012[14] Friendly Dundee 0 – 3 Dundee United Dens Park
15:00 Report
Daily Record Report
Daly  2', 84', 86' Attendance: 10,121
Referee: Madden
27 July 2012[19] Friendly Gateshead 1 – 3 Dundee United International Stadium
19:30 Odubade  55' (Penalty) Report
Record Report
Russell  37'
Mark Millar  71'
Gardyne  85'
Attendance: 326
Referee: Joyce

Scottish Premier League

5 August 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 3 – 0 Hibernian Tannadice
13:00 Russell  3'
Daly  74'
Gardyne  90'
BBC Report Attendance: 7,267
Referee: Thomson
19 August 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 3 – 0 Dundee Tannadice
12:45 Gunning  14'
Gardyne  24'
Russell  35', 38'  72'
Cierzniak  73'
Report Riley  51'
Benedictus  64'
O'Donnell  72'
Attendance: 13,538
Referee: Murray
25 August 2012 Scottish Premier League Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Dundee United Rugby Park
15:00 McKenzie  47'
Pérez  50' (Penalty)
Winchester  56'
BBC Report Daly  79' Attendance: 4,516
Referee: Allan
14 September 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 0 – 0 Ross County Tannadice
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 6,892
Referee: Collum
20 October 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 1 – 1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
15:15 Rankin  22' BBC Report McGinn  52' Attendance: 9,858
Referee: Brines
27 October 2012 Scottish Premier League St Mirren 0 – 1 Dundee United St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Russell  69' (pen.) Attendance: 4,333
Referee: Norris
4 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 2 – 2 Celtic Tannadice Park
12:45 Mackay-Steven  89'
Ambrose  90+2'
BBC Report Miku  69'
Watt  80'
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Collum
7 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Motherwell 0 – 1 Dundee United Fir Park
19:45 BBC Report Russell  84' Attendance: 3,941
Referee: Muir
11 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Hibernian 2 – 1 Dundee United Easter Road
12:45 Griffiths  19'
Doyle  51'
BBC Report Mackay-Steven  53' Attendance: 10,596
Referee: Thomson
16 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 3 – 3 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
19:45 Mackay-Steven  48'
Daly  56', 90+2'
BBC Report Sheridan  9', 30'
Heffernan  53'
Attendance: 6,287
Referee: Muir
24 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Ross County 1 – 2 Dundee United Victoria Park
15:00 Vigurs  49' BBC Report Russell  52'
Armstrong  64'
Attendance: 3,930
Referee: Brines
27 November 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 1 – 2 Motherwell Tannadice Park
19:45 Daly  37' BBC Report Higdon  7'
Humphrey  10'
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Madden
9 December 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee 0 – 3 Dundee United Dens Park
12:45 Sky Report Watson  17'
Daly  71' (pen.)
Flood  88'
Attendance: 11,419
Referee: Collum
15 December 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 4 – 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 Meekings  5' (Own goal)
Daly  6', 90+3'
Skacel  8'
BBC Report McKay  26', 28', 62' (Penalty)
Warren  86'
Attendance: 5,483
Referee: Beaton
30 December 2012 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 3 – 4 St Mirren Tannadice Park
15:00 Daly  43'
Armstrong  45'
McLean  69'
Douglas  90'
BBC Report
SKY Report
Dummett  16'
Thompson  50'
McAusland  66'
van Zanten  78'
Attendance: 6,386
Referee: Norris
2 January 2013 Scottish Premier League Aberdeen 2 – 2 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Vernon  11'
McGinn  53'
BBC Report Gunning  20'
Langfield  34' (Own goal)
Attendance: 13,176
Referee: Muir
19 January 2013 Scottish Premier League Kilmarnock 2 – 3 Dundee United Rugby Park
15:00 Pascali  18', 90+2' BBC Report Russell  43', 63', 88' Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Thomson
22 January 2013 Scottish Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Dundee United Celtic Park
19:45 Hooper  19', 80'
Wanyama  33'
Brown  84'
BBC Report Attendance: 42,596
Referee: Norris
29 January 2013 Scottish Premier League Motherwell P – P Dundee United Fir Park
19:45 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
16 February 2013 Scottish Premier League Celtic 6 – 2 Dundee United Celtic Park
15:00 Ambrose  11'
Commons  22', 55' (pen.)
Ledley  37'
Stokes  70', 82'
BBC Report Armstrong  10'
Russell  90'
Attendance: 46,496
Referee: Madden
19 February 2013 Scottish Premier League Motherwell 0 – 1 Dundee United Fir Park
19:45 BBC Report Russell  17' Attendance: 4,633
Referee: Finnie
24 February 2013 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 2 – 2 Hibernian Tannadice Park
16:00 Rankin  6'
Russell  86' (pen)
BBC Report McPake  27'
Griffiths  51'
Attendance: 6,160
Referee: Muir
17 March 2013 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 1 – 1 Dundee Tannadice Park
12:00 Gardyne  89' BBC Report Irvine  21'
Conroy  67'
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Madden
1 April 2013 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 1 – 1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
20:00 Craig  90+3' BBC Report Gauld  24'
Armstrong  79' 
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Brines
6 April 2013 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 1 – 0 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
15:00 Boulding  90+3' BBC Report Attendance: 8,577
Referee: Thomson
19 April 2013 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 1 – 3 Motherwell Tannadice Park
19:30 Daly  69' BBC Report Higdon  2', 55'
Ojamaa  8'
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Beaton
26 April 2013 Scottish Premier League Ross County 1 – 0 Dundee United Victoria Park
Sproule  54' BBC Report Douglas  65' Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Clancy
19 May 2013 Scottish Premier League Dundee United 0 – 4 Celtic Tannadice Park
12:45 BBC Report Commons  12'
Samaras  17', 27'
Stokes  85'
Attendance: 8,717
Referee: Beaton

Europa League

Dundee United entered at the Third qualifying round.

2 August 2012 Leg 1 Dundee United 2 – 2 Dynamo Moscow Tannadice
19:45 Flood  37'
Watson  76'
BBC Report Semshov  50'
Kokorin  90'
Attendance: 9,977
Referee: Avram
9 August 2012 Leg 2 Dynamo Moscow 5 – 0 Dundee United Arena Khimki
17:00 Semshov  3'
Kokorin  63'
Yusupov  40'
Sapeta  83', 88'
BBC Report Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Johannesson

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

1 December 2012 Round 4 Stranraer 0 – 5 Dundee United Stair Park
15:00 BBC Report Russell  13', 27', 69'
Daly  40', 61'
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Finnie
2 February 2013 Round 5 Dundee United 3 – 0 Rangers Tannadice Park
12:45 Russell  1', 79'
Daly  36'
BBC Report
Sky Report
Naismith  1'
Black  1'  88'
Attendance: 9,564
Referee: Norris
3 March 2013 QF Dundee 1 – 2 Dundee United Dens Park
12:45 McAlister  19' BBC Report McLean  11'
Mackay-Steven  35'
Attendance: 10,191
Referee: Brines
14 April 2013 SF Dundee United 3 – 4 Celtic Hampden Park
12:45 Mackay-Steven  24'
Daly  30', 71'
BBC Report
SKY Report
Commons  2', 60'
Wanyama  31'
Stokes  104'
Referee: Thomson

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
9 FW Jon Daly 41 Club captain

Last updated: 19 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information

Last updated 19 May 2013[20][21]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Radosław Cierzniak 46038+002+002+004+00
2 DF Sean Dillon 37031+001+002+003+00
3 DF Barry Douglas 34127+112+000+004+00
4 DF Brian McLean 34125+401+001+102+01
5 DF Gavin Gunning 31325+032+002+002+00
6 MF Willo Flood 45337+022+012+004+00
7 FW Johnny Russell 382030+2132+002+022+05
8 MF John Rankin 43235+022+002+004+00
9 FW Jon Daly 441535+1102+002+004+05
10 MF Richie Ryan 29012+1002+002+000+30
11 MF Gary Mackay-Steven 29719+452+000+103+02
12 DF Keith Watson 37329+022+012+004+00
13 GK Steve Banks 000+000+000+000+00
14 MF Mark Millar 20011+700+000+101+00
15 FW Michael Gardyne 37310+2030+102+001+30
16 MF Stuart Armstrong 43330+630+101+103+10
17 DF Marcus Törnstrand 100+100+000+000+00
18 FW Ryan Dow 1413+910+100+000+10
19 DF Grégory Vignal 000+000+000+000+00
19 FW Rory Boulding 913+510+000+000+10
20 FW Miloš Lačný 200+200+000+000+00
21 GK Filip Mentel 000+000+000+000+00
23 FW Dale Hilson 100+100+000+000+00
25 GK Marc McCallum 000+000+000+000+00
27 FW Robert Thomson 200+200+000+000+00
33 DF Luke Johnston 201+100+000+000+00
38 MF Ryan Gauld 1116+410+000+001+00
40 MF Darren Petrie 100+100+000+000+00
44 DF John Souttar 907+100+000+001+00
51 MF Rudolf Skácel 1615+910+000+101+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 19 May 2013
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1GKRadosław Cierzniak 2000000020
2DFSean Dillon 1000000010
3DFBarry Douglas 3100000031
4DFBrian McLean 4100000041
5DFGavin Gunning 1000001020
6MFWillo Flood 6000101080
7FWJohnny Russell 3110000041
8MFJohn Rankin 5100100061
9FWJon Daly 2000000020
10MFRichie Ryan 0000100010
11MFGary Mackay-Steven 2000001030
12DFKeith Watson 1010001030
13GKSteve Banks 0000000000
14MFMark Millar 7000001080
15FWMichael Gardyne 1000000010
16MFStuart Armstrong 4100001051
17DFMarcus Törnstrand 0000000000
18FWRyan Dow 0000000000
19DFGrégory Vignal 0000000000
19FWRory Boulding 0000000000
20FWMiloš Lačný 1000000010
21GKFilip Mentel 0000000000
23FWDale Hilson 0000000000
24DFRoss Smith 0000000000
25GKMarc McCallum 0000000000
27FWRobert Thomson 0000000000
33DFLuke Johnston 0000000000
38MFRyan Gauld 0000000000
40MFDarren Petrie 0000000000
44DFJohn Souttar 2000000020
51MFRudolf Skácel 2000000020

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 1 53
6 Dundee United 38 11 14 13 51 62 11 47[lower-alpha 1]
7 Hibernian 38 13 12 13 49 52 3 51[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Aberdeen 38 11 15 12 41 43 2 48[lower-alpha 1]
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
  2. Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in Europa League second qualifying round.

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWLDDLLDWDWLDWLWDLDLDWLDWLWDDDDDWLLLWL
Position113327111110107887776888877769898778666666
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: [22]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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