2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United 2003–04 Eddie Thompson Ian McCall Tannadice Park SPL Fifth place Scottish Cup Third round League Cup Third round Billy Dodds (10) Jim McIntyre (11) 12,292 vs. Dundee, SPL, 26 October 2003 2,899 vs. Livingston, League Cup, 29 October 2003 FC6916 FC6916 FC6916 FC6916 FC6916 _blackorangehorizontal FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FC6916 FFFFFF 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 season was the 95th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. United finished the season in fifth place. Summary Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 2003–04 season.http://www.soccerbase.com/results.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=133 Dundee Utd 2003/2004 player appearances Soccerbase 8 January 2008May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes The team finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League. In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round for the second successive season, losing to Dunfermline Athletic. Livingston knocked United out of the Scottish League Cup in the third round. A host of new signings arrived at the club with Ian McCall securing deals from the lower divisions. Mark Kerr, Owen Coyle and Collin Samuel arrived from Falkirk, McCall's former club. Barry Robson also arrived from Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Scotland international Derek McInnes was purchased from recently relegated Premiership club West Bromwich Albion. Seven players were signed during the 2003–04 season, with a total transfer cost of around £200,000. Another player was signed before the start of next season. Five players left the club during the season with no transfer involving a fee. Two players were loaned out during the season with three players also released before next season. The club's playing kits were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for the first time. Early season United got off to a poor start in the league. The first match against Hibs at home ended in a disappointing defeat. The following week, United were thrashed 5–0 away against Celtic. The team didn't end up winning a game till mid-September when United defeated Partick Thistle 2–0 with Charlie Miller scoring a brace. The team began their Scottish League Cup campaign with a 3–1 home victory over Morton but yet the team's league form was patchy. The first Dundee derby of the season ended in a poor 1–1 draw and then United lost to eventual winners Livingston at the end of October to end the team's league cup campaign. By the end of November, United had picked up just 12 points and were already out of the Cup. Winter/New Year December was a lot brighter for United with victories over Kilmarnock 2–0 away and a 2–0 home win over Livingston along with a bright performance away at Ibrox in an unlucky 2–1 defeat to Rangers. However, in the New Year, United crashed out of the Scottish Cup third round away to Dunfermline Athletic who would go on to be finalists that season. The team then enjoyed a 3–2 win over Aberdeen and this would start a memorable unbeaten home record that would stretch out until April. Ian McCall would pick up the Manager of the Month award for March 2004. Fixtures and results All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Scottish Premier League 2003–04 Scottish Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 2003 HibernianH1–29,809Samuel 16 August 2003 CelticA0–557,658 23 August 2003 Heart of MidlothianA0–311,395 31 August 2003 RangersH1–39,752Dodds 13 September 2003 LivingstonA0–05,344 20 September 2003 Partick ThistleA0–24,711Miller (2) 27 September 2003 KilmarnockH1–16,529McLaren 4 October 2003 MotherwellH0–26,194 18 October 2003 AberdeenA1–011,244McLaren 26 October 2003 DundeeH1–112,292McIntyre 1 November 2003 Dunfermline AthleticA0–25,078 8 November 2003 HibernianA2–28,756McLaren, Robson 22 November 2003 CelticH1–510,802 30 November 2003 Heart of MidlothianH2–16,343Archibald, McInnes 6 December 2003 RangersA1–249,307Dodds 13 December 2003 LivingstonH2–05,421Dodds (2) 23 December 2003 Partick ThistleH0–06,440 27 December 2003 KilmarnockA2–06,062Dodds, McIntyre 3 January 2004 MotherwellA1–35,549Wilson 17 January 2004 AberdeenH3–26,666Robson, Miller, Dodds 24 January 2004 DundeeA1–210,747Dodds 31 January 2004 Dunfermline AthleticH1–05,564McIntyre 10 February 2004 HibernianH0–06,389 14 February 2004 CelticA1–258,698Archibald 21 February 2004 Heart of MidlothianA1–310,265McIntyre 29 February 2004 RangersH2–010,496Kerr, McLaren 13 March 2004 Partick ThistleA1–13,510Robson 20 March 2004 KilmarnockH4–15,757McIntyre (3), Miller 24 March 2004 LivingstonA3–23,082Scotland, Samuel, McIntyre 27 March 2004 MotherwellH1–07,585Scotland 3 April 2004 AberdeenA0–38,449 11 April 2004 DundeeH2–29,571Dodds (2) 17 April 2004 Dunfermline AthleticA1–14,409McCracken 24 April 2004 RangersH3–310,496Dodds, Scotland (2) 1 May 2003 Heart of MidlothianH0–26,620 8 May 2004 MotherwellA1–05,722Wilson 11 May 2004 Dunfermline AthleticH3–25,998Miller, Innes, Scotland 16 May 2004 CelticA1–258,386Wilson Scottish Cup 2003–04 Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 January 2004 Third round Dunfermline AthleticA1–35,078McInnes Scottish League Cup 2003–04 Scottish League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 23 September 2003 Second round Greenock MortonH3–15,638McLaren, McIntyre (2) 29 October 2003 Third round LivingstonH0–12,899 Player statistics During the 2003–04 season, United used 24 different players, with a further three players named as a substitute who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=133 Dundee Utd 2003/2004 player appearances Soccerbase 8 January 2008May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes SPL Scottish Cup League Cup 1 Paul Gallacher GK Scotland 33 0 1 0 1 0 2 Danny Griffin DF Northern Ireland 13 0 0 0 1 0 3 Jim Paterson DF Scotland 16 0 1 0 2 0 4 Derek McInnes MF Scotland 35 1 1 1 1 0 5 Alan Archibald DF Scotland 38 2 1 0 2 0 6 Gary Bollan DF Scotland 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Mark Kerr MF Scotland 33 1 0 0 2 0 8 Charlie Miller MF Scotland 26 5 1 0 1 0 9 Collin Samuel FW Trinidad and Tobago 26 2 1 0 2 0 10 Jim McIntyre FW Scotland 30 9 0 0 2 2 11 Barry Robson MF Scotland 28 3 0 0 1 0 12 Scott Paterson DF Scotland 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 Billy Dodds FW Scotland 33 10 1 0 1 0 15 Stuart Duff MF Scotland 18 0 1 0 1 0 16 Owen Coyle FW Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 0 1 0 17 Tony Bullock GK England 5 0 0 0 1 0 18 Craig Easton MF Scotland 22 0 1 0 1 0 19 David McCracken DF Scotland 32 1 1 0 1 0 20 Jason Scotland FW Trinidad and Tobago 21 5 1 0 1 0 21 Mark Wilson DF Scotland 32 3 1 0 1 0 22 Andy McLaren MF Scotland 27 4 1 0 2 1 25 Chris Innes DF Scotland 29 1 0 0 2 0 27 Graeme Holmes MF Scotland 3 0 1 0 0 0 32 Aaron Conway FW Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Thirteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 51 goals in total. Jim McIntyre was the top goalscorer with eleven goals. NameLeagueCupsTotalJim McIntyre Jim McIntyre (footballer)92 11Billy Dodds100 10Charlie Miller50 5Jason Scotland50 5Andy McLaren41 5Barry Robson30 3Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (Scottish footballer)30 3Alan Archibald20 2Collin Samuel20 2Derek McInnes11 2Chris Innes10 1Mark Kerr Mark Kerr (footballer)10 1David McCracken10 1 Discipline During the 2003–04 season, three United players were sent off, and 18 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received three dismissals and 69 cautions. NameCautionsDismissalsScott Paterson Scott Paterson (footballer) 8 1Barry Robson 6 1Billy Dodds 5 1Andy McLaren 9Chris Innes 7Derek McInnes 7Mark Kerr Mark Kerr (footballer) 5Charlie Miller 5Alan Archibald 3Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (Scottish footballer) 3Stuart Duff 2Craig Easton footballer 2David McCracken 2Danny Griffin footballer 1Jim McIntyre Jim McIntyre (footballer) 1Jim Paterson Jim Paterson (footballer) 1Collin Samuel 1 Transfers In Date Player From Fee 1 July 2003 SCO Mark Kerr Mark Kerr (footballer) SCO Falkirk Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3009882.stm Dundee Utd land Kerr BBC Sport website 1 July 2003 11 July 2003 IRL Owen Coyle Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3054071.stm Triple signing at Tannadice BBC Sport website 11 July 2003 SCO Derek McInnes ENG West Bromwich Albion Free TRI Collin Samuel SCO Falkirk £100,000 15 July 2003 TRI Jason Scotland TRI Defence Force Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3070865.stm Scotland gets signing all-clear BBC Sport website 16 July 2003 28 August 2003 SCO Andy McLaren SCO Kilmarnock Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3183417.stm McLaren agrees Tannadice deal BBC Sport website 28 August 2003 29 August 2003 SCO Chris Innes £100,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3193085.stm Innes moves to Tannadice BBC Sport website 29 August 2003 2 June 2004 SCO James Grady footballer SCO Partick Thistle Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3767081.stm Grady in at Tannadice BBC Sport website 2 June 2004 Out Date Player To Fee 14 February 2004 SCO Stephen McGowan Stephen McGowan (footballer) Released Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3488671.stm Transfer round-up BBC Sport website 14 February 2004 NGA Daniel Ogunmade SCO Ross County Free 7 January 2004 NIR Danny Griffin footballer ENG Stockport County Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/3365321.stm Griffin moves to Stockport BBC Sport website 7 January 2004 13 January 2004 SCO Gary Bollan SCO Motherwell Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3367739.stm Bollan joins Motherwell BBC Sport website 13 January 2004 31 May 2004 SCO Craig Easton footballer SCO Livingston Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3862799.stm Double signing for Livi BBC Sport website 3 July 2004 SCO Paul Gallacher ENG Norwich City Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3753607.stm Gallacher signs for Norwich BBC Sport website 2 June 2004 SCO Charlie Miller NOR SK Brann Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3813541.stm Miller in Brann new start BBC Sport website 16 July 2004 Loans out Date Player To Until 30 August 2003 NGA Danny Ogunmade SCO Forfar Athletic Januaryhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3194785.stm Saturday signing news BBC Sport website 30 August 2003 24 November 2003 IRL Owen Coyle SCO Airdrie United Loanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/3235848.stm Coyle is a Diamond again BBC Sport website 25 November 2003 See also 2003–04 Scottish Premier League 2003–04 Scottish Cup 2003–04 in Scottish football References 30em External links Official site: 2003/04 Results Soccerbase Results https://web.archive.org/web/20050310024550/http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=133 10 March 2005 Squad statsMay 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Transfers April 2016 2003-04 Category:Scottish football clubs 2003–04 season