2011–12 Dundee United F.C. season

April 2014 April 2014 Dundee United 2011–12 Peter Houston Stephen Thompson Tannadice Park SPL 4th Scottish Cup Quarter-finals, lost to Celtic League Cup Quarter-finals, lost to Falkirk Europa League Second qualifying round, lost to Śląsk Wrocław Jon Daly (19) Jon Daly (22) 11,471 v Aberdeen, 2 January 2012 5,232 v Kilmarnock, 21 February 2012 7,482 2010–11 2012–13 _chevron_black FF7700 FF7700 FF7700 FF7700 FF7700 _blackborder _blackborder _white_stripes _nike_2010_white FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 The 2011–12 season was the club's 103rd season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. Dundee United competed in the Scottish Premier League, Europa League, Scottish Cup and the League Cup. Results and fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Preseason ccffcc 26 June 2011 Friendly 1– 2 DUFC Report IRL Drogheda United White 30 Dundee United Russell 20 Goodwillie 84 Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda ffffcc 28 June 2011 Friendly 1–1 DUFC Report IRL Bohemian Burke 56 Dundee United Kenneth 9 Dalymount Park, Dublin ccffcc 2 July 2011 Friendly 0–2 DUFC Report Forfar Athletic Dundee United Bishop 33 o.g. Russell 64 Station Park, Forfar 957 Craig Charleston ccffcc 5 July 2011 Friendly (Closed-doors) 2–5 Falkirk FC Report Falkirk Higginbotham 80 Trialist 82 Dundee United Watson 10 22 45 Goodwillie 14 Russell 16 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk ffcccc 9 July 2011 Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament 1–0 DUFC Report Alloa Athletic Dundee United Mossfield Stadium, Oban ccffcc 9 July 2011 Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament 2–0 DUFC Report Dundee United St Johnstone Mossfield Stadium, Oban ccffcc 9 July 2011 Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament 2–1 DUFC Report Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Mossfield Stadium, Oban ccffcc 9 July 2011 Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament 0–1 DUFC Report Oban Saints Dundee United Mossfield Stadium, Oban ffffcc 9 July 2011 Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament 1–1 DUFC Report Dundee United Hamilton Accidemical Mossfield Stadium, Oban Scottish Premier League 2011–12 Scottish Premier League ffffcc 24 July 2011 1 1–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Swanson 70 Kilmarnock McKeown 46 Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,232 Alan Muir ccffcc 31 July 2011 2 0–1 BBC Sport Heart of Midlothian Dundee United Daly 39 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 13,821 Winter ffffcc 6 August 2011 3 1–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Daly 67 St Mirren Thompson 11 Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,594 Allan ffcccc 13 August 2011 4 5–1 BBC Sport Celtic Stokes 4 Hooper 33 Ki 58 Ledley 71 Forrest 90+1 Dundee United Russell 31 Celtic Park, Glasgow 50,589 Thomson ffcccc 20 August 2011 5 0–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Burns 85 Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,527 O'Reilly ffffcc 27 August 2011 6 3–3 BBC Report St Johnstone Sandaza 34 pen. 45Craig 37 Dundee United Douglas 2Mackay-Steven 80Gunning 83 McDiarmid Park 4,480 Richmond ffcccc 10 September 2011 7 0–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Russell 0 30 Rangers Lafferty 61 Tannadice Park, Dundee 10,156 Murray ccffcc 17 September 2011 8 3–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Dalla Valle 13Swanson 43Daly 71 Inverness Ross 16 Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,497 Conroy ffffcc 24 September 2011 9 3–3 BBC Sport Hibernian O'Connor 22 Robertson 72 o.g. Agogo 74 Dundee United Daly 28 68 Swanson 33 Easter Road, Edinburgh 9,360 Brian Winter ffcccc 1 October 2011 10 1–3 BBC Sport Dundee United Daly 77 Motherwell Lasley 14 Higdon 45 64 pen. Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,073 McLean ffcccc 15 October 2011 11 3–1 BBC Sport Aberdeen Árnason 14 Mawéné 51 Considine 60 Dundee United Dalla Valle 79 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 10,256 Collum ffffcc 22 October 2011 12 0–0 BBC Sport Dundee United St Johnstone Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,707 Muir ccffcc 29 October 2011 13 1–4 BBC Sport Dunfermline Athletic Mason 0 26 Kirk 55 Dundee United Dixon 13 Dalla Valle 18 Russell 75 Mackay-Steven 82 East End Park, Dunfermline 3,979 O'Reilly ffcccc 5 November 2011 14 3–1 BBC Sport Rangers Jelavić 19 63 pen. Kenneth 82 o.g. Wylde 0 90 Dundee United Daly 73 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 45,600 Winter ccffcc 19 November 2011 15 1–0 BBC Report Dundee United Robertson 24 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,925 Collum ffffcc 26 November 2011 16 0–0 BBC Sport Motherwell Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell 4,487 Brines ffcccc 4 December 2011 17 0–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Celtic Hooper 12 Tannadice Park, Dundee 10,980 Thomson ccffcc 10 December 2011 18 2–3 BBC Sport Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hayes 2 McKay 47 Davis 2 82 Dundee United Russell 51 78 Golobart 64 o.g. Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 3,142 McLean ffffcc 17 December 2011 19 1–1 BBC Sport Kilmarnock Dayton 51 Dundee United Dixon 90+1 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 4,007 Collum ccffcc 24 December 2011 20 3–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Russell 59 Daly 76 88 Hibernian Griffiths 23 Tannadice Park, Dundee 8,168 O'Reilly ffffcc 28 December 2011 21 2–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Thompson 27 Carey 32 Dundee United Daly 31 Armstrong 35 St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,811 Thomson ffcccc 2 January 2012 22 1–2 BBC Sport Dundee United Daly 6 Aberdeen Chalali 67 Árnason 86 Tannadice Park, Dundee 11,471 McLean ffcccc 14 January 2012 23 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic Hooper 12Wanyama 17 Dundee United Rankin 50 Celtic Park, Glasgow 50,139 Winter ffffcc 21 January 2012 24 1–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Craigan 28 o.g. Motherwell Higdon 85 Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,969 O'Reilly ccffcc 11 February 2012 25 1–5 BBC Sport St Johnstone Anderson 66 Dundee United Anderson 35 Own goal Davidson 61 Own goal Russell 84 Daly 89 Lacny 90 McDiarmid Park, Perth 4,319 Brines ffffcc 18 February 2012 26 0–0 BBC Sport Dundee United St Mirren Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,363 Winter ccffcc 21 February 2012 27 4–0 BBC Sport Dundee United Daly 56 Penalty Dixon 58 Rankin 70 Robertson 84 Kilmarnock Kelly 0 55 Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,232 Thomson ccffcc 25 February 2012 28 0–2 BBC Report Heart of Midlothian Dundee United Daly 41 Gunning 85 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 13,176 Murray ccffcc 5 March 2012 29 3–0 BBC Sport Dundee United Rankin 15 Robertson 52 Russell 78 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park, Dundee 5,994 Muir ccffcc 17 March 2012 30 2–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Watson 37 Daly 47 Rangers Rankin 60 Own goal Tannadice Park, Dundee 9,464 Winter ccffcc 24 March 2012 31 0–2 BBC Sport Hibernian Dundee United Russell 66 Mackay-Steven 73 Easter Road, Edinburgh 9,161 Salmond ccffcc 31 March 2012 32 3–0 BBC Sport Dundee United Daly 49 83 Robertson 80 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park, Dundee 6,654 Beaton ffcccc 7 April 2012 33 3–1 BBC Sport Aberdeen Mackie 12 Clark 68 Jack 78 Dundee United Daly 29 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 8,439 Murray ccffcc 21 April 2012 34 0–2 BBC Sport St Johnstone Sandaza 2 57 Dundee United Robertson 32 Rankin 90 McDiarmid Park, Perth 5,826 Norris ffffcc 28 April 2012 35 2–2 BBC Report Dundee United Flood 32 Mackay-Steven 65 Heart of Midlothian Rudi Skácel 35 Novikovas 83 Tannadice Park, Dundee 7,001 Collum ffcccc 2 May 2012 36 5–0 BBC Sport Rangers Whittaker 6 Aluko 17 20 Ness 57 Bedoya 84 Dundee United Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 43,383 Muir ccffcc 6 May 2012 37 1–0 BBC Sport Dundee United Robertson 21 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee 9,144 Brines ccffcc 13 May 2012 38 0–2 BBC Sport Motherwell Dundee United Russell 8 Daly 82 Fir Park, Motherwell 7,456 Norris Scottish League Cup 2011–12 Scottish League Cup ccffcc 20 September 2011 Third round 0–2 BBC Sport Airdrie United Dundee United Dow 11 Daly 76 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 1,252 Madden ffcccc 25 October 2011 Quarter-finals 2–2 y(4–5 pen.) BBC Report Dundee United Russell 73 Daly 96 Falkirk El Alagui 70 Graham 118 Tannadice Park, Dundee 4,188 Murray Scottish Cup 2011–12 Scottish Cup ccffcc 7 January 2012 Fourth round 2–6 BBC Sport Airdrie United Donnelly 85 90+2 Dundee United Rankin 17 Robertson 43 Russell 62 68 84 Mackay-Steven 71 Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 2,434 Charleston ccffcc 5 February 2012 Fifth round 0–2 BBC Sport Rangers Dundee United Gunning 16Russell 35 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 17,822 Collum ffcccc 11 March 2012 Quarter-finals 0–4 BBC Sport Dundee United Neilson 1 28 Celtic Ledley 53 Samaras 71 Stokes 86 Brown 90 pen. Tannadice Park, Dundee 12,270 Brines UEFA Europa League 2011–12 UEFA Europa League ffcccc 14 July 2011 Second qualifying round 1st leg 1–0 BBC Sport POL Śląsk Wrocław Voskamp 75 Dundee United Stadion Oporowska 8,000 Hagen ccffcc 21 July 2011 Second qualifying round 2nd leg 3–2 3–3 BBC Sport Dundee United Watson 2 Goodwillie 5 Daly 44 pen. POL Śląsk Wrocław Elsner 15 Dudek 75 Tannadice Park 11,306 Lahoz Player statistics Captains Jon Daly Republic of Ireland 9 FW 43 Club captain 14 May 2012 Squad information Last updated 14 May 2012 SPL Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League 1 Dušan Perniš GK Slovakia 38+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2 Sean Dillon DF Republic of Ireland 26+2 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3 Paul Dixon DF SCO 37+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 4 Scott Severin DF Scotland 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 5 Garry Kenneth DF SCO 21+4 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 6 Willo Flood MF Republic of Ireland 30+2 1 2+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 7 David Goodwillie FW SCO 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 7 Richie Ryan MF IRL 2+12 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 8 Scott Robertson MF SCO 34+3 7 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 9 Jon Daly FW Republic of Ireland 35+1 19 3+0 0 1+1 2 2+0 1 10 Danny Swanson MF SCO 6+8 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 11 John Rankin MF SCO 38+0 4 3+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 12 Keith Watson DF SCO 14+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 13 Steve Banks GK ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 14 Barry Douglas DF SCO 5+5 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 15 Johnny Russell FW SCO 33+4 9 3+0 4 0+1 1 2+0 0 16 Stuart Armstrong MF SCO 12+11 1 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 17 Gary Mackay-Steven MF SCO 24+7 4 3+0 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 18 Gavin Gunning DF IRL 29+2 1 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 19 Lauri Dalla Valle FW Finland 6+6 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 20 Scott Allan MF SCO 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 20 Miloš Lačný FW CZE 0+4 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 21 Filip Mentel GK Slovakia 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 22 Ryan Dow FW SCO 3+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 23 Dale Hilson FW SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 24 Ross Smith DF SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 25 Marc McCallum GK SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Keanu Marsh-Brown MF ENG 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Robbie Neilson DF SCO 21+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 46 Ryan Gauld MF SCO 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 14 May 2012 NumberNationPositionNameScottish Premier LeagueScottish Cup League CupEuropa LeagueTotal 1Slovakia GK Dušan Perniš0000000000 2IRL DF Sean Dillon3000000030 3SCO DF Paul Dixon7000002090 4Scotland DF Scott Severin0000000000 5Scotland DF Garry Kenneth3010000040 6Republic of IrelandMFWillo Flood5000002070 7SCO FW David Goodwillie0000000000 7IRL MF Richie Ryan1000000010 8SCO MF Scott Robertson2000000020 9Republic of Ireland FW Jon Daly3010100050 10SCO MF Danny Swanson2000000020 11SCO MF John Rankin5000000050 12SCO DF Keith Watson3000000030 13ENG GK Steve Banks0000000000 14SCO DF Barry Douglas0000100010 15SCO FW Johnny Russell2110001041 16SCO MF Stuart Armstrong0000000000 17SCOMFGary Mackay-Steven3010000040 18IRLDFGavin Gunning2000000020 19FinlandFWLauri Dalla Valle1000100020 20Scotland MF Scott Allan0000000000 20CZE FW Miloš Lačný0010000010 21Slovakia GK Filip Mentel0000000000 22SCO FW Ryan Dow0000000000 23SCO FW Dale Hilson0000000000 24SCO DF Ross Smith0000000000 25SCO GK Marc McCallum0000000000 26ENG MF Keanu Marsh-Brown0000000000 26SCO DF Robbie Neilson4021000061 46SCO MF Ryan Gauld0000000000 Team statistics League table DUN Division summary table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H /A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A Result D/W/D/L/L/D/L/W/D/L/L/D/W/L/W/D/L/W/D/W/D/L/L/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/L/W/W Position 3/3/1/6/7/7/9/8/7/8/9/10/8/8/7/7/8/7/7/6/6/6/7/6/6/7/6/5/4/4/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 14 May 2012 Statto.com August 2013 Transfers Players In PlayerFromFeeJohn RankinHibernianFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13427945 John Rankin Joins Dundee United 21 May 2011 BBC News 17 May 2011Willo FloodMiddlesbroughFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13486899 Dundee United confirm Willo Flood signing 24 May 2011 BBC News 24 May 2011 Gary Mackay-Steven Airdrie UnitedFreehttp://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7034113,00.html Tangerines deal for Mackay-Steven BSKYB Sky Sports 12 July 2011 13 July 2011 Gavin Gunning Blackburn RoversFreeDundee United sign Blackburn defender Gavin Gunning https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14495083 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 12 August 2011 13 August 2011 Lauri Dalla Valle Fulham LoanTangerines raid Cottagers http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7121439,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 24 August 2011 24 August 2011 Keanu Marsh-Brown Fulham Loanhttp://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=3987&cd=2011 UNITED CONFIRM LOAN CAPTURE OF MARSH-BROWN Dundee United F.C. 30 August 2011 30 August 2011 Robbie Neilson Leicester City FreeUNITED SIGN ROBBIE NEILSON http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4047 dundeeunitedfc.co.uk Dundee United F.C. 15 November 2011 15 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140607003923/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4047 7 June 2014 Richie Ryan Sligo Rovers FreeRICHIE RYAN SIGNS FOR UNITED http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4060&cd=2011&cd1=11 dundeeunitedfc.co.uk Dundee United 23 November 2011 23 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140407143715/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=4060&cd=2011&cd1=11 7 April 2014 Miloš Lačný Sparta Prague LoanDundee United sign Slovak striker Milos Lacny on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16642461 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 30 January 2012 30 January 2012 Players Out PlayerToFee David Robertson St Johnstone Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13422534 David Robertson completes switch to St Johnstone 21 May 2011 BBC News 17 May 2011 Morgaro Gomis Birmingham City Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13765635 Birmingham City sign midfielder Morgaro Gomis BBC Sport 16 June 2011 16 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617030012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13765635.stm 17 June 2011 live Prince Buaben Watfordhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14153072 Watford sign up midfielder Prince Buaben British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 14 July 2011 14 July 2011 Freehttp://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hearts/249660-hearts-1-2-dundee-united/ Emotional goodbye from departing Dundee United stars 21 May 2011 Craig Conway Cardiff City Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13862181 Cardiff boss Malky Mackay secures Craig Conway signing BBC Sport 23 June 2011 23 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110624021744/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13862181.stm 24 June 2011 live Andis Shala Hallescher FC FreeChemnitzer FC: Striker comes out of Scotland's elite league http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1300343021497 mz-web.de (Central German Printing and Publishing House GmbH and Co. KG) 10 July 2011 1 August 2011 de Darren Dods Falkirk Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13755642 Darren Dods exits Dundee United for Falkirk BBC Sport 13 June 2011 13 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617034823/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13755642.stm 17 June 2011 liveRyan McCordAlloa Athletic FreeBrothers join Wasps http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=543&mid=2 alloaathletic.co.uk Alloa Athletic F.C. 13 June 2011 13 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613213810/http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=543&mid=2 13 June 2011 liveRoss McCordAlloa AthleticFree Kris Irvine ClydeFreehttp://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2011/07/13/3910/ Squad Taking Shape Clyde F.C. clydefc.co.uk 13 July 2011 14 July 2011 Filip Mentel ClydeLoanhttp://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2011/07/13/3909/ Duffy To Add 'Keeper Clyde F.C. clydefc.co.uk 13 July 2011 14 July 2011 David Goodwillie Blackburn Rovers £2,000,000Blackburn Rovers sign David Goodwillie from Dundee United https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14344125 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 3 August 2011 3 August 2011 Jordan Elfverson ArbroathFreeArbroath FC already looking ahead to next season http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/14374/arbroath-fc-already-looking-ahead-to-next-season.html The Courier D. C. Thomson & Co. 27 May 2011 1 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110529080348/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/14374/arbroath-fc-already-looking-ahead-to-next-season.html 29 May 2011 Dale Hilson Forfar Athletic LoanLoan Signings for Loons http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=6%3Anews&id=502%3Aloan-signings-for-loons&Itemid=27 forfarathletic.co.uk Forfar Athletic F.C. 1 January 2012 1 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610034642/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=6:news&id=502:loan-signings-for-loons&Itemid=27 10 June 2012 dead Marc McCallum Forfar Athletic Loan Scott Allan West Bromwich Albion Undisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16368881 Scott Allan joins West Bromwich Albion from Dundee Utd BBC BBC Sport 9 January 2012 9 January 2012 Ross Smith Ross Smith (Scottish footballer) Peterhead Loanhttp://www.peterheadfc.com/news/244-smith-arrives-from-arabs SMITH ARRIVES FROM ARABS Peterhead F.C. February 2012 13 February 2012 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Scott Severin Retiredhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17415112 Scott Severin forced to retire through injury BBC BBC Sport 17 March 2012 17 March 2012 References 2 Dundee United Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United