2016–17 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Dundee United's 108th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It marked their first season of play outside the top tier of Scottish football since season 1995–96 and their first season in the Scottish Championship. United also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish Premiership Play-offs.
2016–17 season | ||||
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Chairman | Stephen Thompson | |||
Manager | Ray McKinnon | |||
Stadium | Tannadice Park | |||
Championship | Third place | |||
Premiership play-off | Final, lost to Hamilton Academical | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals, lost to Morton | |||
Challenge Cup | Winners | |||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Ross County | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Andreu (13) All: Tony Andreu (19) | |||
Highest home attendance | 10,925 v Hibernian, Championship, 2 December 2016 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 3,360 v Cowdenbeath, League Cup, 19 July 2016 | |||
Average home league attendance | 6,584 | |||
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Summary
Season
United finished third in the Scottish Championship,[1] entering the Scottish Premiership play-offs.[2] They reached the Quarter-final of the League Cup,[3] the Fourth round of the Scottish Cup[4] and were crowned champions of the Challenge Cup beating St Mirren in the final.[5]
Management
United were managed by Ray McKinnon, during the 2016–17 season.[6] Following the club's relegation at the end of the previous season manager Mixu Paatelainen departed the club during the close season on 4 May 2016.[7] On 12 May 2016, McKinnon was appointed manager on a three-year contract,[8] after compensation was agreed with his previous club Raith Rovers.[9] He had resigned from Raith Rovers on 11 May.[10]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendlies
5 July 2016 Friendly | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Station Park |
19:45 | Cox 14' | Johnson 86' | Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Cook |
9 July 2016 Forfarshire Cup | Brechin City | 0 – 5 | Dundee United | Glebe Park |
14:00 | Johnson 6' Fraser 33' Spittal 40' Murray 42' Murray 77' |
Attendance: 923 Referee: Steven Traynor |
Scottish Championship
6 August 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | van der Velden 58' | QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report |
Millar 40' | Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Andrew Dallas Man of the Match: Millar |
13 August 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
15:00 | Docherty 54' (pen.) | SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Gavin Duncan Man of the Match: Mark Docherty |
20 August 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Murray 18' Robson 37' Flood 73' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,427 Referee: Greg Aitken Man of the Match: Jamie Robson |
27 August 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Flood 17' C.Smith 23' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Thompson 38' McHattie 72' |
Attendance: 7,434 Referee: Craig Thomson |
10 September 2016 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 3 | Dundee United | Dunfermline, Scotland |
15:00 | Paton 50' | SPFL Report | Murray 21' Andreu 45' 90+2' Dixon 61' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Beaton |
17 September 2016 Championship | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Baird 18' Hippolyte 87' Miller 89' |
BBC Report | Tope Obadeyi 33' | Attendance: 5,488 Referee: Crawford Allan Man of the Match: Willo Flood |
24 September 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Andreu 64', 90+1' | report | Dillon 90+4' (o.g.) | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,829 Referee: Barry Cook |
2 October 2016 Championship | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
12:00 | Keatings 35' | BBC Report | Edjenguele 68' | Attendance: 15,492 Referee: Thomson |
15 October 2016 Championship | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Fraser 38' Andreu 74' |
Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Nick Walsh |
22 October 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Buchanan 53' (o.g.) Edjenguélé 66' |
SPFL Report | Thomson 73' | Attendance: 5,979 Referee: Craig Charleston |
29 October 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Durnan 82' | BBC Report | Attendance: 7,079 Referee: Euan Anderson Man of the Match: Mark Durnan |
5 November 2016 Championship | Queen of the South | 1 – 4 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Anderson 45' | BBC Report | Durnan 14' Andreu 22' Fraser 57' Murray 77' |
Attendance: 2,316 Referee: McLean Man of the Match: Marshall |
8 November 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dundee, Scotland |
19:45 | Murray 79' | SPFL report | Wedderburn 39' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,996 Referee: Robertson |
19 November 2016 Championship | Greenock Morton | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Cappielow Park |
15:00 | report | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,578 Referee: Crawford Allan |
2 December 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Andreu 73' (pen.) | BBC Report | Attendance: 10.925 |
10 December 2016 Championship | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Somerset Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Obadeyi 6' | Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Willie Collum Man of the Match: Jamie Robson |
17 December 2016 Championship | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Stark's Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Toshney 55' | Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
24 December 2016 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Fraser 28' Murray 45' |
BBC Report | Sutton 27' | Attendance: 7,247 Referee: John McKendrick |
31 December 2016 Championship | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
13:30 | Docherty 27' | SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Stephen Finnie Man of the Match: Mark Docherty |
6 January 2017 Championship | Hibernian | 3 - 0 | Dundee United | Easter Road |
19:45 | Cummings 6' 26' Bartley 49' McGinn 81' Gray 85' |
BBC Report | Telfer 30' Murdoch 44' van der Velden 52' Durnan 79' Andreu 88' |
Attendance: 18,786 Referee: Willie Collum |
14 January 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 3 | Queen of the South | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Murray 4' 89' Murdoch 60' Fraser 77' |
BBC Report | Dobbie 28' Thomson 53' Thomas 65' 82' Dowie 67' |
Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Alan Muir |
28 January 2017 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | East End Park |
15:00 | Herron 28' | BBC Report | Andreu 18' | Attendance: 4,670 Referee: Dallas |
4 February 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Tannadice Park |
17:15 | Mikkelsen 45', 53' Andreu 48' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,232 Referee: Finnie |
11 February 2017 Championship | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Baird 5' Muirhead 53' (Penalty) Craigen 60' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Anderson |
25 February 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Durnan 83' | BBC Report | Kidlay 39' | Attendance: 6,065 Referee: Clancy |
10 March 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Toshney 31' | BBC Report | Cummings 39' Cummings 75' |
Attendance: 9,532 Referee: Robertson |
15 March 2017 Championship | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | Davis 2' Mallan 37' Morgan 59' |
BBC Report | Andreu 33', 69' | Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Aitken |
18 March 2017 Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Barr 41' Hardie 49' |
BBC Report | Murray 81' | Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Charleston |
28 March 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Tannadice Park |
Murray 23' Durnan 78' |
BBC Report | Harkins 51' (Penalty) | Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Cook |
1 April 2017 Championship | Queen of the South | 4 – 2 | Dundee United | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Lyle 19' Dobbie 43' Dykes 81' Hilson 89' |
BBC Report | Mikkelsen 27', 55' | Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Finnie |
8 April 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
Murray 50' | BBC Report | Leahy 83' | Attendance: 6,313 Referee: Anderson |
11 Apr 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Mikkelsen 30' | BBC report | Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Collum |
15 April 2017 Championship | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Allan Irvine |
22 April 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 3 – 2 | St Mirren | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Mikkelsen 7' Andreu 66' Spittal 90' |
BBC Report | MacKenzie 38' Todd 86' |
Attendance: 6,225 Referee: Charleston |
29 April 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Dumbarton | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Andreu 22' Mikkelsen 79' |
BBC Report | Thomson R 35' Vaughan 65' |
Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Walsh |
6 May 2017 Championship | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
15:00 | Oyenuga 52' | BBC Report | Spittal 63' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 2,158 Referee: Beaton |
Premiership Play-offs
9 May 2017 Play-offs QF R1 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Cappielow Park |
19:45 | O'Ware 7' | BBC Report | Murray 51' Spittal 65' |
Attendance: 3,306 Referee: Collum |
12 May 2017 Play-offs QF R2 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 (5 – 1 agg.) | Greenock Morton | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray 52' Kuaté 64' Spittal 81' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,606 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
16 May 2017 Play-offs SF R1 | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray 16' Spittal 53' |
BBC Report | Craigen 27' McKee 59' |
Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Madden |
19 May 2017 Play-offs SF R2 | Falkirk | 1 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.) | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
19:45 | Craigen 11' | BBC Report | Murray 76' Dixon 87' |
Attendance: 7,926 Referee: Clancy |
25 May 2017 Play-offs Final R1 | Dundee United | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray 77' | BBC Report | Attendance: 9,386 Referee: McLean |
28 May 2017 Play-offs Final R2 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.) | Dundee United | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Docherty 64' | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Thomson |
League Cup
Group C
15 July 2016 Group C | Arbroath | 1 – 1 (3 – 5 p) | Dundee United | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Hamilton 90+2' | SPFL Report | Anier 85' | Attendance: 5,036 Referee: McLean |
Penalties | ||||
19 July 2016 Group C | Dundee United | 6 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Murray 4', 32', 72' Toshney 9' Smith 21' Anier 88' |
BBC Report | Turner 25' | Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Allan |
23 July 2016 Group C | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 (1 – 4 p) | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
15:00 | Boden 35' | SPFL Report | Murdoch 45' | Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Anderson |
Penalties | ||||
31 July 2016 Group C | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Murray 49' Fraser 83' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 4,951 Referee: McKendrick |
Knockout phase
9 August 2016 Second round | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dundee |
19:45 | C Smith 10', 27', 30' (pen.) | SPFL Report | Welsh 65' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,036 Referee: Steven McLean |
20 September 2016 Quarter Finals | Morton | 2 – 1 | Dundee United | Greenock |
19:45 | Quitongo 24' O'Ware 31' |
SPFL Report | van der Velden 55' | Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Challenge Cup
3 September 2016 Third Round | Dundee United | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Peterhead | Dundee |
15:00 | Telfer 1' van der Velden 34' Andreu 116' |
SPFL report | McAllister 28', 35' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Nick Walsh |
8 October 2016 Fourth Round | Stranraer | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Stranraer |
14:00 | SPFL Report | Andreu 68' | Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 629 Referee: Greg Aitken |
12 November 2016 Quarter Finals | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Dundee United | Dunfermline |
12:30 | Martin 57' | SPFL report | Durnan 8' | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Willie Collum |
18 February 2017 Semi Finals | Queen of the South | 2 – 3 | Dundee United | Dumfries |
17:15 | Dobbie 51' Lyle 91' |
Telfer 3' Fraser 11' Andreu 35' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Nick Walsh |
25 March 2017 Final | St. Mirren | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Motherwell |
12:30 | Loy 38' | Andreu 37' Mikkelsen 75' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish Cup
21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round | Ross County | 6 – 2 | Dundee United | Global Energy Stadium |
15:00 | Routis 6' (76) Quinn 16' Chow 28' Boyce 30' O'Brien 90+2' |
BBC Report | Andreu 13' (47) | Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Squad statistics
During the 2016–17 season, United used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[11][12]
- As of 28 May 2017 (UTC)
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Other[a] | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Cammy Bell | 49 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Seán Dillon | 21 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Paul Dixon | 28 | 1 | 17+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Mark Durnan | 45 | 5 | 31+0 | 4 | 9+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Coll Donaldson | 22 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Lewis Toshney | 28 | 1 | 18+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Blair Spittal | 40 | 5 | 18+6 | 2 | 9+0 | 3 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Stewart Murdoch | 30 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Simon Murray | 50 | 18 | 24+8 | 10 | 10+1 | 4 | 4+2 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Scott Fraser | 37 | 6 | 23+2 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Tope Obadeyi | 25 | 2 | 11+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Alex Nicholls | 13 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Charlie Telfer | 38 | 2 | 17+8 | 0 | 5+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | William Edjenguélé | 41 | 2 | 29+0 | 2 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Cammy Smith | 22 | 5 | 5+10 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Willo Flood | 46 | 2 | 32+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Justin Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Wato Kuaté | 8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Thomas Mikkelsen | 26 | 8 | 14+3 | 7 | 6+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Tony Andreu | 42 | 19 | 31+0 | 13 | 10+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
20 | DF | Frank van der Struijk | 20 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Henri Anier | 5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Luis Zwick | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ali Coote | 16 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Nick van der Velden | 31 | 3 | 14+10 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Jamie Robson | 29 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Brad Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
32 | DF | Harry Souttar | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
35 | MF | Scott Allardice | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
37 | MF | Graham Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: [11]
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hibernian (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 71 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
League Cup tables
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ICT | DUN | DNF | COW | ARB | |
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1 | Inverness CT (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 1–1p | — | — | 7–0 | |
2 | Dundee United (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | — | — | 2–0 | 6–1 | — | ||
3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1–5 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | — | — | ||
5 | Arbroath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | — | 1–1p | — | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Dundee United (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Qualification to the Second Round |
2 | Motherwell (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | Queen of the South (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | |
4 | Ayr United (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | |
5 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
6 | East Fife | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
7 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
8 | Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
Management statistics
- Last updated on 28 May 2017
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
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Ray McKinnon[14] | 14 July 2016 | Present | 54 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 48.15 |
Transfers
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