Celtic Back Martin O'Neill After Painful Week
CEO Michael Nicholson pledges full support for O'Neill following the Rangers defeat and Champions League collapse, as focus turns to the Premiership and Europa League.
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Dundee Utd
Club · Scotland · Premiership
«The Terrors»
293
Matches
111
wins
73
draws
109
losses
379–384
Goals
−5
Difference
1.3
Scored per game
Form
L
15 Aug · Home Celtic · 0:4
L
22 Aug · Home Dundee · 0:2
W
29 Aug · Away Kilmarnock · 4:0
L
2 Sep · Away Motherwell · 0:3
D
5 Sep · Home Falkirk · 1:1
W
19 Sep · Away St. Mirren · 3:0
The one league title Dundee United hold came in the 1982/83 season, the peak of a run built under Jim McLean, who took charge in 1971 and stayed for 22 years. That side did not stop at the domestic table: it reached the semi-final of the European Cup in 1984 and the final of the UEFA Cup in 1986/87. Two League Cups arrived earlier in that period, beating Aberdeen in 1979/80.
The club started life in 1909 as Dundee Hibernian, a name aimed at the city's Irish Catholic community. It did not hold; in October 1923, with the books not balancing, the board renamed it Dundee United to widen the fanbase beyond one community. Tannadice Park, still home now, holds 14,223.
The Scottish Cup has come to Tannadice twice: in 1994, when Rangers were beaten in the final, and again in 2010 against Ross County. Between those two dates and since, the club has gone up through the Second Division and Championship four times — 1924/25, 1928/29, 2019/20 and 2023/24. The Hall of Fame, running since 2008, keeps McLean's name alongside Gerry Kerr, Paul Sturrock and Maurice Malpas.
Across the city sits Dundee, the other half of the Dundee Derby.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 19 Sep | Premiership |
St. Mirren
A
|
3:0 | W |
| 5 Sep | Premiership |
Falkirk
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 2 Sep | Premiership |
Motherwell
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 29 Aug | Premiership |
Kilmarnock
A
|
4:0 | W |
| 22 Aug | Premiership |
Dundee
H
|
0:2 | L |
| 15 Aug | League Cup |
Celtic
H
|
0:4 | L |
Standing
Premiership| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
 ST Johnstone
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:10 | 8 |
| 7 |
 Aberdeen
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7:8 | 8 |
| 8 |
 Dundee Utd
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:11 | 8 |
| 9 |
Motherwell
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:11 | 8 |
| 10 |
 Hibernian
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8:11 | 7 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 293
293
Matches
111
wins
73
draws
109
losses
379–384
Goals
−5
Difference
1.3
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 293 | 145 | 148 |
| Scored | 379 | 198 | 181 |
| Conceded | 384 | 178 | 206 |
| Scored per game | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Difference | −5 | +20 | −25 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Dundee Utd
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  |
 Zachary Albert Sapsford |
Midfielder | 24 | 25 |
| 20 |  |
 Neil Farrugia |
Forward | 27 | 23 |
| 4 |  |
 Iurie Iovu |
Defender | 24 | 23 |
| 8 |  |
 Panutche Amadu Pereira Camará |
Midfielder | 29 | 23 |
| 11 | |
 William Ferry |
Midfielder | 25 | 22 |
| 6 |  Ross Graham |
Defender | 25 | 22 | |
| 5 |  |
 Vicko Ševelj |
Defender | 26 | 20 |
| 3 |  |
 Bert Esselink |
Defender | 27 | 18 |
| 22 |  Dario Naamo |
Defender | 18 | ||
| 12 |  |
 E. Aghei |
Midfielder | 18 | |
| 14 |  |
 Julius Eskesen |
Midfielder | 27 | 18 |
| 36 |  Max James Watters |
Forward | 17 | ||
| 25 |  Dave Richards |
Goalkeeper | 17 | ||
| 23 |  |
 Krisztián Keresztes |
Defender | 26 | 17 |
| 37 |  Sam Cleall-Harding |
Defender | 17 | ||
| 2 | |
 Ryan Strain |
Midfielder | 29 | 16 |
| 19 | |
 Ivan Dolček |
Forward | 26 | 15 |
| 14 |  Craig Sibbald |
Midfielder | 31 | 11 | |
| 1 |  Ashley Maynard-Brewer |
Goalkeeper | 11 | ||
| 21 |  |
 Luca Stephenson |
Midfielder | 23 | 11 |
| 17 |  Amar Abdirahman Ahmed Fatah |
Forward | 9 | ||
| 1 | |
 Jack James Walton |
Goalkeeper | 28 | 8 |
| 18 |  Michael Forbes |
Defender | 22 | 8 | |
| 15 | |
 Lachlan Rose |
Forward | 27 | 8 |
| 30 | |
 Jordan Yamoah Amissah |
Goalkeeper | 25 | 8 |
| 23 | |
 Joshua James Rawlins |
Defender | 22 | 8 |
| 21 |  |
 Jesse Randall |
Forward | 24 | 8 |
| 77 |  Johnny Russell |
Forward | 8 | ||
| 7 |  Kristijan Trapanovski |
Midfielder | 8 | ||
| 93 |  |
 Idjessi Metsoko |
Forward | 24 | 7 |
| 10 |  Dylan Tait |
Midfielder | 24 | 7 | |
| 77 | |
 D. Benny |
Forward | 20 | 7 |
| 34 |  Owen Sturton |
Defender | 7 | ||
| 7 |  |
 Mehdi Merghem |
Forward | 29 | 6 |
| 31 |  Ruairidh Adams |
Goalkeeper | 6 | ||
| 19 |  Kevin Chubotar |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 26 |  A. Yoro |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 16 |  Lyall Cameron |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 14 |  |
 Zidane Aamar Iqbal |
Midfielder | 23 | 2 |
| 39 |  S. Constable |
Midfielder | 19 | 2 |
Fixtures of Dundee Utd
-
19 Sep
St. Mirren
A
3:0
W
-
5 Sep
Falkirk
H
1:1
D
-
2 Sep
Motherwell
A
0:3
L
-
29 Aug
Kilmarnock
A
4:0
W
-
22 Aug
Dundee
H
0:2
L
-
15 Aug
Celtic
H
0:4
L
-
9 Aug
Heart of Midlothian
A
0:4
L
-
31 Jul
Rangers FC
H
1:1
D
Honours of Dundee Utd
- Scottish Second Division 1925, 1929, 2020, 2024 4
- Scottish Cup 1994, 2010 2
- Scottish League Cup 1980, 1981 2
- Scottish Premiership 1983 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Mehdi Merghem SC Bastia 26/27
- Jordan Amissah Burton Albion 26/27
- Dylan Tait Falkirk 26/27
- Joshua Rawlins Melb. Victory 26/27
- Michael Forbes West Ham U21 26/27
- Lachlan Rose Newcastle 26/27
Departures
- Ashley Maynard Brewer Sheff Wed 26/27
- Johnny Russell No Club 26/27
- Julius Eskesen KuPS 26/27
- Kristijan Trapanovski No Club 26/27
- Owen Sturton Ayr United 26/27
- Ruairidh Adams Airdrieonians 26/27
Team news
Simon Jordan urges Martin O'Neill to fight for Celtic job
Jordan wants a more defiant response from O'Neill after Celtic lost three games in a week, including two Old Firm defeats to Rangers, leaving his future uncertain.