2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season

January 2021 Dundee United 2004–05 Eddie Thompson Ian McCall(until 14 March)Gordon Chisholm (Interim)(from 24 May) Tannadice Park SPL Ninth place Scottish Cup Runners-up League Cup Semi-finals Jim McIntyre (10) Jim McIntyre (15) 12,703 vs. Dundee, SPL, 29 January 2005 5,097 vs. Kilmarnock, SPL, 11 December 2004 _blackborder _blackshoulders _blackborder _orangesides_tapered FC6916 FC6916 FC6916 000000 FC6916 _rightsashonwhite FFFFFF FC6916 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _borderonblack _borderonblack _orangesides_tapered FC6916 FC6916 FC6916 000000 FC6916 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 season was the 96th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. United finished in ninth place which meant the previous season's top-six finish was the only one in the five seasons since the split was introduced. United finished the 2004–05 SPL season in ninth place with 36 points, in which an eventful final day could have relegated themselves, Livingston or Dunfermline, before eventually consigning Dundee to the drop. United managed only eight wins, with twelve draws and eighteen defeats. Between March and early-April, United lost five consecutive games, although most were to teams who would finish in the top half of the league. The cup campaigns brought contrasting fortunes. a 7–1 defeat to Rangers in the League Cup semi-final was remedied by a fighting display against Celtic in the Scottish Cup final, where United lost 1–0. Despite having fewer chances, United had more possession and it took a deflected free-kick to give Celtic the win. Defender Alan Archibald struck the bar in the final minute as United pushed for an equaliser. A strong league finish secured United's top-flight status, with four wins from the final seven games, including victories against Rangers, Hearts and rivals Dundee. Summary Dundee United played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 2004–05 season,http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=9&date=2004&submit1=List 2004/2005 – First Team Fixtures & Results Dundee United F.C. 2007-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20071111113609/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=9&date=2004&submit1=List 11 November 2007 dead as well as six pre-season friendlies, making a total of over fifty games played. The team finished ninth in the Scottish Premier League. In the cup competitions, United were runners-up in the Scottish Cup, losing 1–0 to Celtic, qualifying for the UEFA Cup in the process. The club lost heavily in the Scottish League Cup semi-finals, losing 7–1 to Rangers as Nick Colgan – playing only his second match in his loan spell – played his last game for the club. The club signed four players during the season, as well as loaning one for the latter part. Only one player – Stevie Crawford – was signed for a fee of £80k. Seven players were released by the club during the season. Four players were also loaned with Andy McLaren going on loan twice to different clubs. The club's playing kits were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for a second season. Gordon Chisholm would pick up the manager of the month award for April 2005. Defender Alan Archibald played every minute of the 2004–05 season: United used different goalkeepers for all four League Cup matches: Tony Bullock played in the 3–1 second round win against Stranraer: Lars Hirschfeld played in the 4–0 third round win against Clyde: Paul Jarvie played in the 2–1 quarter-final win against Hibernian: Nick Colgan played in the 7–1 semi-final defeat to Rangers. Season review United began pre-season with James Grady as the only pre-season signing, the striker arriving on a Bosman transfer from relegated Partick Thistle. First-team regulars Paul Gallacher and Charlie Miller left by the same method during the summer, with Scotland keeper Gallacher heading for Norwich City and Miller joining Norwegian side SK Brann. Veteran Owen Coyle also cut short his second Tannadice stay to return to Airdrie Utd. During August, Paul Ritchie and goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld arrived on six-month deals following releases from Walsall and Tottenham respectively. Surprisingly, Grant Brebner was also allowed to sign for free from fellow SPL side Hibernian. A home defeat to derby rivals Dundee just two games in was not the ideal way to start the season and United managed only one win in August, with a 2–1 home victory over Inverness CT. During August, youngsters Aaron Conway and Karim Kerkar arrived from Clyde in early-September but the month brought little to cheer about, with a CIS Insurance Cup win over Clyde providing the only win. Into October and the winless streak continued, although a last-minute draw at Rangers brought some optimism. Another derby defeat in early November was tempered firstly by a League Cup quarter-final win over Hibs, then a home league success over Livingston but more defeats followed and only one more win arrived before Christmas, courtesy of a 3–0 triumph at home to Kilmarnock. United entered New Year with no away wins but finally won on the road, thanks to a 4–3 thriller at Gretna in the Scottish Cup. The third derby match was drawn 2–2 with Steve Lovell's late leveller denying United three points, in a game where Nick Colgan – signed 24 hours previously – was given a debut. February started in dismal fashion, with Colgan's second (and final) match resulting in a 7–1 defeat against Rangers in the CIS Cup semi-final. In a match screened live on BBC Scotland, United rallied from 2–0 down with Jason Scotland scoring, and had Jim McIntyre's long-range strike not hit both posts and ran along the line at 2–1 down, the game might have been different. United did recover by winning three of the remaining four matches that month, albeit two in the Scottish Cup. Queen of the South were beaten first, followed by a first away league win at Livingston and then a 4–1 home rout of Aberdeen in the quarter-final. With the match shown live on Sky Sports, it was a chance for United to gain television revenge for the Hampden horror show just three weeks previously. Aberdeen were back at Tannadice three days later for a league match and won 2–1, starting a run of four straight defeats in March. After Kilmarnock's 3–0 victory, United lay bottom and Ian McCall was sacked, with Assistant Gordon Chisholm handed temporary control. Chisholm's first match was a live television affair at home to Celtic and only a Craig Bellamy hat-trick denied United a point, who equalised twice only to lose 3–2. United went into April with a league/cup double-header against Hibs and lost the league match 3–2 at Easter Road to another late goal. The cup semi-final brought cheer, as Jason Scotland's winner ensured a final appearance in May, along with European football. The buzz from the win carried on, with successive impressive league victories at Rangers and at home to Hearts. A home draw to Livingston brought a blip but a 2–1 derby win at Dens Park closed the month in style, with caretaker-manager Gordon Chisholm winning the Manager of the Month award in his first full month in charge. Into May and a lack of wins scared United fans, with only a home draw against Kilmarnock and a last-minute defeat to Dunfermline. This left United going into final game at Inverness as one of four clubs who could be relegated, along with Livingston, Dunfermline and Dundee. Dundee's early goal against Livingston moved them out of bottom spot, only for ex-United player Craig Easton to equalise. With no further goals and Barry Robson's penalty winner in Inverness, United survived, finishing in 9th place. The Cup Final was a tense occasion, with Martin O'Neill's last match in charge bringing an edge to the 50,635 crowd. Alan Thompson's 9th-minute deflected free-kick ultimately won it for Celtic, with Chris Sutton missing a late penalty before Alan Archibald's injury-time drive nearly securing extra-time. Fixtures and results All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Scottish Premier League 2004–05 Scottish Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 2004Dunfermline AthleticA1–16,512McIntyre 15 August 2004DundeeH1–211,118Archibald 21 August 2004LivingstonA1–13,659Dodds 28 August 2004Inverness CTH2–16,017Innes, McIntyre 11 September 2004AberdeenH1–110,995Wilson 18 September 2004MotherwellA2–45,091Grady, McIntyre 25 September 2004KilmarnockA2–54,711Archibald, Dodds 3 October 2004CelticH0–310,329 10 October 2004HibernianA0–29,927 24 October 2004RangersA1–146,796Robson 27 October 2004Heart of MidlothianH1–15,723Wilson 30 October 2004Dunfermline AthleticH1–26,297Wilson 6 November 2004DundeeH0–19,845 13 November 2004LivingstonH1–05,507McCracken 23 November 2004Inverness CTA1–11,125McIntyre 27 November 2004AberdeenA0–112,038 4 December 2004MotherwellH0–15,252 11 December 2004KilmarnockH3–05,097Brebner, Robson, McIntyre 18 December 2004CelticA0–156,318 27 December 2004HibernianH1–410,152Scotland 1 January 2005RangersH1–110,461McCracken 15 January 2005Heart of MidlothianA2–310,305Robson, Archibald 22 January 2005Dunfermline AthleticA1–16,589Crawford 29 January 2005DundeeH2–212,703Duff, McIntyre 12 February 2005LivingstonA2–05,158Crawford, Grady 19 February 2005Inverness CTH1–16,110Own goal 2 March 2005AberdeenH1–26,688Scotland 5 March 2005MotherwellA0–25,110 12 March 2005KilmarnockA0–34,353 19 March 2005CelticH2–310,828McIntyre, Robson 2 April 2005HibernianA2–311,058McIntyre, Scotland 12 April 2005RangersA1–049,302Duff 16 April 2005Heart of MidlothianH2–17,704Robson, Brebner 23 April 2005LivingstonH1–17,687Crawford 30 April 2005DundeeA2–111,263Wilson, McIntyre 7 May 2005KilmarnockH1–16,576McIntyre 15 May 2005Dunfermline AthleticH0–110,763 21 May 2005Inverness CTA1–05,479Robson Scottish Cup 2004–05 Scottish Cup 2005 Scottish Cup Final DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 January 2005Third round GretnaA4–33,000Robson, Kerr, Wilson, Crawford 5 February 2005Fourth round Queen of the SouthA3–05,532McIntyre, Wilson, Duff 27 February 2005Quarter–finals AberdeenH4–18,661Archibald, Grady (2), Crawford 9 April 2005Semi–finals HibernianN2–127,271McIntyre, Scotland 28 May 2005Final CelticN0–150,635 Scottish League Cup 2004–05 Scottish League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 August 2004Second round StranraerH3–12,511Kerr, Grady, Innes 21 September 2004Third round ClydeH4–02,336McIntyre, Robson, Brebner, Wilson 9 November 2004Quarter–finals HibernianH2–14,865McIntyre (2) 2 February 2005Semi–finals RangersN1–725,622Scotland Player statistics During the 2004–05 season, United used 26 different players comprising five nationalities, with a further six named as unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=740&seasonid=134 Dundee Utd 2004/2005 player appearances Soccerbase 2007-11-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050103231742/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=134&teamid=740 3 January 2005 Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup 1 Tony Bullock GK England 26 0 5 0 1 0 2 Mark Wilson DF Scotland 37 4 5 2 4 1 3 David McCracken DF Scotland 25 2 0 0 4 0 4 Derek McInnes MF Scotland 27 0 3 0 3 0 5 Alan Archibald DF Scotland 38 3 5 1 4 0 7 Mark Kerr MF Scotland 30 0 5 1 2 1 8 Grant Brebner MF Scotland 34 2 4 0 2 1 9 Collin Samuel FW Trinidad and Tobago 18 0 3 0 3 0 10 Jim McIntyre FW Scotland 35 10 3 2 4 3 11 Barry Robson MF Scotland 36 6 5 1 4 1 12 Stuart Duff MF Scotland 25 2 4 1 3 0 14 Billy Dodds MF Scotland 21 2 0 0 4 0 15 Lee Mair DF Scotland 4 0 2 0 1 0 16 James Grady FW Scotland 29 2 3 2 2 1 17 Lars Hirschfeld GK Canada 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 Andy McLaren MF Scotland 6 0 0 0 2 0 19 Stevie Crawford FW Scotland 17 3 5 2 1 0 20 Jason Scotland FW Trinidad and Tobago 29 3 4 1 4 1 21 Karim Kerkar MF Algeria 10 0 0 0 0 0 23 Paul Ritchie DF Scotland 24 0 5 0 2 0 24 Paul Jarvie GK Scotland 10 0 0 0 1 0 29 Barry Callaghan MF Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 Greg Cameron MF Scotland 2 0 1 0 0 0 39 Garry Kenneth DF Scotland 11 0 3 0 0 0 47 Nick Colgan GK Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 0 1 0 |} Goalscorers United had 13 players score with the team scoring 41 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Jim McIntyre, who finished the season with fifteen goals. NameLeagueCupsTotalJim McIntyre Jim McIntyre (footballer)105 15Barry Robson62 8Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (Scottish footballer)4 3 7Stevie Crawford3 2 5Jason Scotland3 2 5James Grady footballer 2 3 5Alan Archibald 3 1 4Grant Brebner2 1 3Stuart Duff2 1 3Billy Dodds 2 0 2David McCracken2 0 2Chris Innes1 1 2Mark Kerr Mark Kerr (footballer)0 2 2 Discipline During the 2004–05 season, three United players were sent off, and 17 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received three dismissals and 78 cautions. NameCautionsDismissalsBarry Robson 10 1Paul Ritchie Paul Ritchie (footballer born 1975) 9 1Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (Scottish footballer) 3 1Derek McInnes 12Mark Kerr Mark Kerr (footballer) 9Alan Archibald 6Grant Brebner 6Jim McIntyre Jim McIntyre (footballer) 5Billy Dodds 2James Grady footballer 2David McCracken 2Andy McLaren 2Stevie Crawford 1Garry Kenneth 1Lee Mair 1Collin Samuel 1Jason Scotland 1 Competitions League table DNU Transfers In Date Player From Fee 19 August 2004 CAN Lars Hirschfeld ENG Tottenham Hotspur Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3563710.stm United sign Hirschfeld BBC Sport website 2004-08-19 3 January 2010 27 August 2004 SCO Grant Brebner SCO Hibernian Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3592418.stm Dundee United sign Brebner BBC Sport website 2004-08-27 3 January 2010 4 January 2005 SCO Stevie Crawford ENG Plymouth Argyle £80,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/4093305.stm Dundee United seal Crawford transfer BBC Sport website 2005-01-04 3 January 2010 7 January 2005 SCO Lee Mair SCO Celtic Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/4156015.stm Defender Mair moves to Tannadice BBC Sport website 2005-01-07 3 January 2010 Out Date Player To Fee 14 July 2004 SCO Jim Paterson Jim Paterson (footballer) SCO Motherwell Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3847833.stm Paterson agrees Well deal BBC Sport website 2005-07-14 3 January 2010 21 July 2004 IRL Owen Coyle SCO Airdrie United Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/3912793.stm Coyle is a Diamond again BBC Sport website 2004-07-21 3 January 2010 20 January 2005 SCO Aaron Conway SCO Dundee Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/4193199.stm Striker Conway leaves Tannadice BBC Sport website 2005-08-31 3 January 2010 27 January 2005 CAN Lars Hirschfeld ENG Leicester City Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/4617480.stm https://archive.today/20130419165041/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/4617480.stm live 19 April 2013 The Internet Soccer Database: Lars Hirschfeld Racing Post 2007-10-02 16 January 2006 28 January 2005 SCO Chris Innes SCO Gretna Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/4215755.stm Gretna complete a double signing BBC Sport website 2006-01-28 3 January 2010 31 January 2005 SCO Paul Jarvie ENG Torquay United Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/4236387.stm Jarvie completes Plainmoor move BBC Sport website 2005-02-07 3 January 2010 SCO Stephen O'Donnell Stephen O'Donnell (Scottish footballer born 1983) ENG Boston United Freehttp://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/news04.html Boston United Football Club News Boston United FC – The Original Website 2005-01-31 2 October 2007 Loans in Date Player From Until 28 January 2005 IRL Nick Colgan ENG Barnsley End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/4216663.stm Colgan seals move to Dundee Utd BBC Sport website 2005-01-28 3 January 2010 Loans out Date Player To Until 27 August 2004 SCO Aaron Conway SCO Clyde Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/3606668.stm United youngsters on loan BBC Sport website 2005-08-27 3 January 2010 SCO Graeme Holmes SCO Dumbarton January 2 November 2004 SCO Andy McLaren SCO Partick Thistle Januaryhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/3975557.stm McLaren joins Thistle on loan BBC Sport website 2004-11-02 3 January 2010 1 February 2005 SCO Scott Paterson footballer End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/4186065.stm Thistle capture Paterson on loan BBC Sport website 2005-02-01 3 January 2010 26 February 2005 SCO Andy McLaren SCO Greenock Morton End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/morton/4300785.stm Morton land loan deal for McLaren BBC Sport website 2005-02-26 3 January 2010 References 30em External links Official site: 2004/05 Results Soccerbase: Results | Squad stats | TransfersJanuary 2025 medicmedic Category:Dundee United F.C. seasons Dundee United