2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season

December 2020 Dundee United 2010–11 Stephen Thompson Peter Houston Tannadice Park SPL Fourth place Scottish Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Quarter-finals UEFA Europa League Play-off round David Goodwillie (18) David Goodwillie (19) 12,116 vs. AEK Athens, Europa League, 26 August 2010 4,041 vs. Ross County, Scottish Cup, 8 January 2011 7,389 _nike_2010_black FF7700 FF7700 FF7700 _stripes_cut_white 000000 _nike_2010_black FF7700 _blackhalf FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF _stripes_cut_black FFFFFF _nike_2010_black 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 season was the club's 102nd season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Summary The club continued their tradition of participating in the Keyline Cup, visiting Oban in mid July to win the tournament they previously won in 2008.http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=3518&cd=2010 United win Oban tournament 10 July 2010 10 July 2010 Dundee United FC https://web.archive.org/web/20100713135920/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=3518&cd=2010 13 July 2010 live United have confirmed five pre-season friendlies, travelling to Austria for a small pre-season tour and visiting Northern Irish side Glentoran and Championship side Hull City at the end of July. In August, FA Premier League side Wigan Athletic will visit Tannadice Park for the final pre-season friendly. United began their SPL campaign on Saturday 14 August against St Mirren at St Mirren Park. They entered the UEFA Europa League at the play-off round taking on AEK Athens. The club's playing kits were sponsored by Calor Gas for the first time.http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=3508&cd=2010 New sponsorship deal 2010-06-10 Dundee United FC 2010-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613034205/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=3508&cd=2010 13 June 2010 live Nike continued with the second year of their four-year deal of kit production.http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2009/06/15/story13303485t0.shtm United launch centenary strip 2009-06-15 Evening Telegraph 2009-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618142450/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2009/06/15/story13303485t0.shtm 18 June 2009 dead Dundee-based cosmetic car repair specialists Dents8 entered the second year of their two-year sponsorship of the home and away shorts and the first team's socks.http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=3233&cd=2009 DENTS8 SUPPORTS DUNDEE UNITED 2009-06-18 2009-06-18 The club also had a third, centenary strip, to mark the club's foundation in 1909. Previously, the last third strip used was in the 2002–03 season. The strip was used in the November 2009 friendly against Dundee but remains unused in competitive competition. Results & fixtures Friendlies ffcccc 15 July 2010 Friendly 1–0 ROM Unirea Urziceni Onofraş 9 Dundee United Rif, Salzburg ffffcc 18 July 2010 Friendly 0–0 POL Arka Gdynia Dundee United Hallein ffffcc 24 July 2010 Friendly 1–1 NIR Glentoran Fordyce 62 Dundee United Casalinuovo 90 The Oval, Belfast ccffcc 27 July 2010 Friendly 0–5 Raith Rovers Dundee United Goodwillie 6, 10 D.Robertson 23 Buaben 47 Dillon 80 Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy Brian Winter ffcccc 31 July 2010 Friendly 2–1 ENG Hull City Cairney 10 Trialist 49 o.g. Dundee United Trialist 14 KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull ccffcc 3 August 2010 Friendly 1–4 Forfar Athletic Sellars 10 Dundee United Buaben 14 Shala 24 Goodwillie 69, 74 Station Park, Forfar 1,080 Brian Colvin ffcccc 8 August 2010 Friendly 1–3 Dundee United Cadamarteri 84 ENG Wigan Athletic Boselli 38, 48 Moses 82 Tannadice Park, Dundee Mike Tumilty Scottish Premier League 2010–11 Scottish Premier League ffffcc 14 August 2010 SPL 1–1 St Mirren Lynch 73 Dundee United Daly 90 St Mirren Park, Paisley 5,618 Brian Winter ffcccc 22 August 2010 SPL 0–4 Dundee United Inverness CT McCann 34 Rooney 51, 82 pen. Duncan 53 Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,575 Alan Muir ffffcc 29 August 2010 SPL 1–1 Hearts Templeton 30 Dundee United Gomis 85 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 12,898 Craig Thomson ccffcc 11 September 2010 SPL 3–1 Dundee United Daly 3 Howard 6 o.g. Goodwillie 9 pen. Aberdeen Vernon 26 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,973 Mike Tumilty ffcccc 18 September 2010 SPL 4–0 Rangers Dillon 9 o.g. Miller 69, 82 Naismith 77 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 44,786 Dougie McDonald ccffcc 25 September 2010 SPL 1–0 Dundee United Goodwillie 61 St Johnstone Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,397 Brian Winter ccffcc 2 October 2010 SPL 1–2 Kilmarnock Sammon 90 Dundee United Goodwillie 15 Daly 69 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 4,833 John McKendrick ffcccc 17 October 2010 SPL 1–2 Dundee United Goodwillie 38 Celtic Hooper 13, 89 Tannadice Park, Dundee 11,790 Dougie McDonald ffcccc 23 October 2010 SPL 2–1 Motherwell Severin 1 o.g. Dillon 75 o.g. Dundee United Goodwillie 50 pen. Fir Park, Motherwell 4,635 Steven McLean ccffcc 30 October 2010 SPL 1–0 Dundee United Goodwillie 87 Hibernian Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,377 Stephen Finnie ccffcc 6 November 2010 SPL 0–1 Hamilton Academical Dundee United Goodwillie 76 New Douglas Park, Hamilton 2,456 Calum Murray ffcccc 10 November 2010 SPL 1–2 Dundee United Buaben 86 St Mirren Higdon 41, 65 Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,548 Euan Norris ffffcc 13 November 2010 SPL 1–1 Dundee United Russell 23 Kilmarnock Sammon 22 Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,597 Alan Muir ffffcc 20 November 2010 SPL 1–1 Celtic Hooper 23 Dundee United Dillon 90 Celtic Park, Glasgow 47,523 Mike Tumilty ffffcc 29 December 2010 SPL 2–2 Hibernian Bamba 44 Hanlon 89 Dundee United Goodwillie 2, 35 Easter Road, Edinburgh 10,252 Stevie O'Reilly ffffcc 1 January 2011 SPL 1–1 Aberdeen Maguire 36 Dundee United Goodwillie 90 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 12,487 William Collum ccffcc 12 January 2011 SPL 2–0 Dundee United Russell 53 Goodwillie 90 Motherwell Tannadice Park, Dundee 4,918 Iain Brines ffffcc 22 January 2011 SPL 1–1 Kilmarnock Sammon 41 Dundee United Kenneth 90 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 5,120 George Salmond ffffcc 26 January 2011 SPL 1–1 St Mirren McGregor 38 Dundee United D.Robertson 88 St Mirren Park, Paisley 2,268 Calum Murray ccffcc 30 January 2011 SPL 3–0 Dundee United Daly 13 Conway 48 Russell 81 Hibernian Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,215 Iain Brines ffcccc 13 February 2011 SPL 1–3 Dundee United Goodwillie 64 Celtic Stokes 16 Wilson 36 Majstorović 78 Tannadice Park, Dundee 11,414 Mike Tumilty ffcccc 19 February 2011 SPL 2–1 Hearts Skácel 45 Žaliūkas 88 Dundee United Douglas 6 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 15,473 Calum Murray ffffcc 22 February 2011 SPL 0–0 St Johnstone Dundee United McDiarmid Park, Perth 3,507 John McKendrick ffffcc 26 February 2011 SPL 1–1 Hamilton Academical Antoine-Curier 33 pen. Dundee United Shala 83 New Douglas Park, Hamilton 2,011 Alan Muir ccffcc 1 March 2011 SPL 0–2 Inverness CT Dundee United Buaben 75 D.Robertson 90 Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 3,392 Steven McLean ccffcc 7 March 2011 SPL 3–1 Dundee United Douglas 29 Conway 33 Swanson 60 Aberdeen Magennis 51 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,416 Brian Winter ccffcc 10 March 2011 SPL 2–1 Dundee United Goodwillie 42 Daly 90 Hamilton Academical F.Paixão 26 Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,766 William Collum ccffcc 16 March 2011 SPL 2–0 Dundee United Russell 83 90 Hearts Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,718 Iain Brines ccffcc 19 March 2011 SPL 1–0 Dundee United Swanson 43 Inverness CT Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,548 George Salmond ccffcc 2 April 2011 SPL 2–3 Rangers Jelavić 19 Naismith 52 Dundee United D.Robertson 45 Russell 77 Goodwillie 89 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 46,697 Steve Conroy ffcccc 6 April 2011 SPL 2–1 BBC SPORT Motherwell Murphy 26 Humphrey 41 Dundee United Russell 79 Fir Park, Motherwell 3,435 Stevie O'Reilly ccffcc 9 April 2011 SPL 2–0 BBC SPORT Dundee United Russell 45 D.Robertson 85 St Johnstone Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,398 Mike Tumilty ffcccc 19 April 2011 SPL 0–4 BBC SPORT Dundee United Kovacevic 0 21Dillon 0 59Gomis 0 78 Rangers Whittaker 22 pen. 60 pen.Jelavic 72Lafferty 83 Tannadice Park, Dundee 11,626 William Collum ccffcc 23 April 2011 SPL 4–2 BBC SPORT Dundee United Severin 25Goodwillie 38 47Conway 49 Kilmarnock Silva 70Pascali 87 Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,225 Brian Winter ffcccc 1 May 2011 SPL 4–1 BBC SPORT Celtic Hooper 23Kayal 54Commons 85Murphy 90 Dundee United Russell 90 Celtic Park, Glasgow 48,599 Iain Brines ccffcc 7 May 2011 SPL 4–0 BBC SPORT Dundee United Daly 36 43 49Watson 88 Motherwell Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,951 Brian Winter ffcccc 10 May 2011 SPL 2–0 BBC SPORT Rangers Jelavić 21Lafferty 25 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 49,267 Calum Murray ccffcc 15 May 2011 SPL 2–1 BBC SPORT Dundee United Goodwillie 22Daly 71 Hearts Glen 31 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,119 Stevie O'Reilly Scottish Cup 2010–11 Scottish Cup ffffcc 8 January 2011 Fourth round 0–0 Dundee United Ross County Tannadice Park, Dundee 4,041 William Collum ffffcc 18 January 2011 Fourth round replay 0–0 y 3–4 Ross County Dundee United Victoria Park, Dingwall 2,430 William Collum ccffcc 5 February 2011 Fifth round 1–3 Hamilton Academical Antoine-Curier 46 Dundee United Daly 20 Dixon 39 Buaben 59 New Douglas Park, Hamilton 2,577 Craig Thomson ffffcc 13 March 2011 Quarter–finals 2–2 Dundee United Goodwillie 40 Daly 73 Motherwell Sutton 1 72 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,358 Calum Murray ffcccc 30 March 2011 Quarter-final replay 3–0 Motherwell Murphy 8 Humphrey 36 Jeffers 63 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell 8,337 Calum Murray Scottish League Cup 2010–11 Scottish League Cup ccffcc 22 September 2010 Third round 1–2 y Ross County Vigurs 87 Dundee United Goodwillie 61 pen. Boyd 101 o.g. Victoria Park, Dingwall 2,269 Craig Thomson ffcccc 26 October 2010 Quarter-finals 1–0 Motherwell Gow 86 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell 4,838 William Collum UEFA Europa League 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play–off round ffcccc 19 August 2010 Play–off round 0–1 SCO Dundee United GRE AEK Athens Djebbour 11 Tannadice Park, Dundee 12,116 Marijo Strahonja ffffcc 26 August 2010 Play–off round 1–1 2–1 GRE AEK Athens Diop 23 SCO Dundee United Daly 78 Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens 600 (closed to AEK Athens fans) Libor Kovařík Competitions League table DUN References Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United