2022–23 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Dundee United's 114th season. It was their third season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2019–20 season. The club also participated in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Europa Conference League.

Dundee United

2022–23 season
Chairman	Mark Ogren
Manager	Jack Ross (Until 30 August) Liam Fox (from 23 September–26 February) Jim Goodwin (from 1 March)
Stadium	Tannadice Park
Scottish Premiership	12th (relegated)
Scottish Cup	Fifth round
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-final
Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Steven Fletcher (9) All: Steven Fletcher (10)
Highest home attendance	12,599 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 8 January 2023
Lowest home attendance	4,973 vs. Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup, 11 February 2023
Average home league attendance	9,461
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season summary

Dundee United finished the previous season in fourth place which allowed them to enter the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League. United began the season under the management of Jack Ross who was appointed on a two-year deal following the departure of Tam Courts.^[1][2] Ross was sacked on 30 August after just seven matches, following his side's 9–0 loss to Celtic.^[3][4]

Following the dismissal of Ross, the club's assistant coach Liam Fox was given the reigns to take over, signing a two-year deal.^[5][6] However, after failing to improve the club's position in the league, Fox was also relieved of his duties as manager in February 2023 with sporting director Tong Ashgar also stepping down from his role at the club.^[7][8]

On 2 March, former Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin was appointed as the club's new manager initially on a short-term deal until the end of the season.^[9][10]

Dundee United's relegation to the Scottish Championship was confirmed on the final day of the season following a defeat to Motherwell. Despite dropping to the second tier, Goodwin signed a new two-year deal to remain as manager in May 2023.^[11][12]

Competitions

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Dundee United v Sunderland

16 July 2022 Friendly	Dundee United	0–2	Sunderland	Dundee
15:00		Report	Hume 52' Mulgrew 60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tannadice Park

Fleetwood Town v Dundee United

23 July 2022 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Dundee United	Fleetwood, England
15:00	Batty 42' Vela 88'	Report	Mulgrew 66'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock v Dundee United

30 July 2022 1	Kilmarnock	1–1	Dundee United	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST	Taylor 90+1'	Report	Levitt 43' Harkes  72'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,014 Referee: William Collum

Dundee United v Livingston

7 August 2022 2	Dundee United	0–1	Livingston	Dundee
15:00 BST		Report	Montaño 49'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Steven McLean

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

14 August 2022 3	Heart of Midlothian	4–1	Dundee United	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Shankland 1' McKay 48' Grant 62' Ginnelly 90+5'	Report	Fletcher 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,856 Referee: Colin Steven

Dundee United v St Mirren

20 August 2022 4	Dundee United	0–3	St Mirren	Dundee
15:00 BST		Report	Main 40', 51' Greive 90+1'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,540 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Dundee United v Celtic

28 August 2022 5	Dundee United	0–9	Celtic	Dundee
12:00 BST		Report	Furuhashi 15', 40', 45+2' Jota 45+6' Abada 50', 59', 77' Juranović 55' Starfelt 81'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,087 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Dundee United

3 September 2022 6	Motherwell	0–0	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,783 Referee: Craig Napier

Rangers v Dundee United

17 September 2022 7	Rangers	2–1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Čolak 8', 49'	Report	Smith 59'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,334 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dundee United v St Johnstone

1 October 2022 8	Dundee United	1–2	St Johnstone	Dundee
12:00 BST	Watt 82'	Report	May 15' Hallberg 39'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,977 Referee: David Munro

Dundee United v Aberdeen

8 October 2022 9	Dundee United	4–0	Aberdeen	Dundee
18:00 BST	Behich 41' Watt 45' McGrath 73' (pen.) McCrorie 82' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,010 Referee: William Collum

Dundee United v Hibernian

11 October 2022 10	Dundee United	1–0	Hibernian	Dundee
19:45 BST	Behich 11'	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,112 Referee: Euan Anderson

Ross County v Dundee United

15 October 2022 11	Ross County	1–1	Dundee United	Dingwall
15:00 BST	Callachan 39'	Report	Watt 61'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,744 Referee: Craig Napier

St Mirren v Dundee United

22 October 2022 12	St Mirren	2–1	Dundee United	Paisley
15:00 BST	Eriksson 41' (o.g.) Greive 83'	Report	Fletcher 58'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,273 Referee: Grant Irvine

Dundee United v Motherwell

29 October 2022 13	Dundee United	0–1	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 BST	Watt  40'	Report	Johansen 22'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,581 Referee: John Beaton

Celtic v Dundee United

5 November 2022 14	Celtic	4–2	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Hakšabanović 6', 34' Furuhashi 90' Abada 90+2'	Report	Fletcher 12' (pen.) Levitt 87'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,696 Referee: David Dickinson

Dundee United v Kilmarnock

9 November 2022 15	Dundee United	4–0	Kilmarnock	Dundee
19:45 BST	Freeman 11' McGrath 23' Middleton 29' Levitt 73'	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,430 Referee: Grant Irvine

Aberdeen v Dundee United

12 November 2022 16	Aberdeen	1–0	Dundee United	Aberdeen
17:30 BST	Miovski 37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,035 Referee: William Collum

Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian

24 December 2022 17	Dundee United	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	Dundee
14:00 BST	Fletcher 20' Levitt 47'	Report	Smith 41' Shankland 90+4'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,224 Referee: Colin Steven

Dundee United v Ross County

28 December 2022 18	Dundee United	3–0	Ross County	Dundee
19:45 BST	Randall 9' (o.g.) Mulgrew 70' Sibbald 90+6'	Report	Edwards  85'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,249 Referee: Chris Graham

St Johnstone v Dundee United

2 January 2023 19	St Johnstone	0–1	Dundee United	Perth
15:00 BST		Report	Watt 81'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,116 Referee: Graham Grainger

Dundee United v Rangers

8 January 2023 20	Dundee United	0–2	Rangers	Dundee
15:30 BST		Report	Sakala 54' Tillman 57'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 12,599 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Dundee United

14 January 2023 21	Hibernian	2–2	Dundee United	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Nisbet 25', 90+2'	Report	Middleton 6' Harkes 30'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,676 Referee: Colin Steven

Dundee United v Celtic

29 January 2023 22	Dundee United	0–2	Celtic	Dundee
16:00 BST		Report	Jota 51' Mooy 56 pen.'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 12,448 Referee: Don Robertson

Kilmarnock v Dundee United

1 February 2023 23	Kilmarnock	1–0	Dundee United	Kilmarnock
19:45 BST	Armstrong 35'	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

4 February 2023 24	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Dundee United	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Shankland 71' Cochrane 77' Ginnelly  90+6' Humphrys 90+8'	Report	Fletcher 9' Edwards  29'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,279 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee United v St Johnstone

18 February 2023 25	Dundee United	1–2	St Johnstone	Dundee
15:00 BST	Levitt 81'	Report	May 31', 82'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,796 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Ross County v Dundee United

25 February 2023 26	Ross County	4–0	Dundee United	Dingwall
15:00 BST	Brophy 6', 70' Dhanda 14' White 62'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,922 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee United v Aberdeen

4 March 2023 27	Dundee United	1–3	Aberdeen	Dundee
18:00 BST	McGrath 73 pen.'	Report	Duk 56' McCrorie 80' Watkins 83'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,048 Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Dundee United

8 March 2023 28	Livingston	1–1	Dundee United	Livingston
15:00 BST	Bradley 13'	Report	Behich 59'	Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Dundee United v St Mirren

18 March 2023 29	Dundee United	1–1	St Mirren	Dundee
15:00 BST	Fletcher 3'	Report	O'Hara 73 pen.'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,131 Referee: Craig Napier

Rangers v Dundee United

1 April 2023 30	Rangers	2–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Tillman 38', 55'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,969 Referee: Don Robertson

Dundee United v Hibernian

9 April 2023 31	Dundee United	2–1	Hibernian	Dundee
12:00 BST	Fletcher 8' McGrath 90 pen.'	Report	Kukharevych 70'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,516 Referee: David Munro

Motherwell v Dundee United

15 April 2023 32	Motherwell	1–2	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 BST	van Veen 22'	Report	Niskanen 63' McGrath 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,391 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee United v Livingston

22 April 2023 33	Dundee United	2–0	Livingston	Dundee
15:00 BST	McGrath 17' Fletcher 85'	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,034 Referee: Kevin Clancy

St Johnstone v Dundee United

6 May 2023 34	St Johnstone	1–0	Dundee United	Perth
15:00 BST	Gordon 43'	Report	Mulgrew  61'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,071 Referee: Alan Muir

Dundee United v Ross County

13 May 2023 35	Dundee United	1–3	Ross County	Dundee
15:00 BST	McGrath 24 pen.'	Report	White 1', 57', 72'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,138 Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Dundee United

20 May 2023 36	Livingston	2–1	Dundee United	Livingston
15:00 BST	Anderson 11' Penrice 59'	Report	Harkes 21' Behich  90+4'	Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 2,612 Referee: Don Robertson

Dundee United v Kilmarnock

24 May 2023 37	Dundee United	0–3	Kilmarnock	Dundee
19:45 BST		Report	Vassell 14', 44' Cameron 83'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,406 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v Dundee United

28 May 2023 38	Motherwell	3–2	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 BST	van Veen 5' Spittal 69' Johnston 82'	Report	McGrath 31 pen.' Fletcher 49'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,971 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup

Livingston v Dundee United

31 August 2022 Second round	Livingston	1–2	Dundee United	Livingston
19:45	Guthrie 78'	Report	Fletcher 15' Harkes 34'	Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 1,497 Referee: David Munro

Kilmarnock v Dundee United

18 October 2022 Quarter-final	Kilmarnock	2–1	Dundee United	Kilmarnock
19:45	Lafferty 8 pen.' Armstrong 73'	Report	Middleton 10'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,144 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup

Dundee United v University of Stirling

21 January 2023 Fourth round	Dundee United	3–0	University of Stirling	Dundee
15:00	Behich 45' McGrath 68' Middleton 81'	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,993 Referee: Alan Muir

Dundee United v Kilmarnock

11 February 2023 Fifth round	Dundee United	0–1	Kilmarnock	Dundee
15:00	Ayina  78'	Report	Vassell 55'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Alan Muir

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

Dundee United v AZ Alkmaar

4 August 2022 First leg	Dundee United	1–0	AZ Alkmaar	Dundee
19:45 BST	Fletcher  33' Sibbald  50' Middleton 61' Middleton  76' Edwards  90+2'	Report	Hatzidiakos 25' Beukema  59'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,181 Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)

AZ Alkmaar v Dundee United

11 August 2022 Second leg	AZ Alkmaar	7–0 (7–1 agg.)	Dundee United	Alkmaar, Netherlands
19:45 BST	Pavlidis 21', 36' Reijnders 31', 41' Evjen 44' de Wit 46' Lahdo 74'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,005 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 28 May 2023

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Conference League		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Mark Birighitti	26+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	30	0
2	DF	Liam Smith	27+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	34	1
3	DF	Scott McMann	28+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	33	0
4	DF	Charlie Mulgrew	18+1	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	24	1
6	MF	Ross Graham	12+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	17	0
7	MF	Ilmari Niskanen	8+12	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	23	1
8	MF	Peter Pawlett	5+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	13	0
9	FW	Steven Fletcher	30+3	9	1+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	39	10
10	MF	Arnaud Djoum	8+8	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	17	0
12	DF	Ryan Edwards	26+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	33	0
14	MF	Craig Sibbald	29+6	1	0+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	41	1
15	MF	Glenn Middleton	19+8	2	1+1	1	1+1	1	1+1	1	33	5
16	DF	Aziz Behich	31+0	3	2+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	0	36	4
18	MF	Jamie McGrath	29+3	8	2+0	0	1+0	1	1+1	0	37	9
19	MF	Dylan Levitt	24+3	5	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	33	5
20	FW	Sadat Anaku	2+11	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	15	0
22	DF	Kieran Freeman	22+2	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	27	1
23	MF	Ian Harkes	25+4	2	1+0	1	0+1	0	2+0	0	33	3
25	FW	Kai Fotheringham	3+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	11	0
27	DF	Loick Ayina	12+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	13	0
28	MF	Mathew Cudjoe	2+10	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	16	0
31	GK	Jack Newman	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4	0
39	MF	Miller Thomson	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3	0
43	MF	Craig Moore	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
44	FW	Rory MacLeod	2+13	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	17	0
Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season
10	FW	Nicky Clark	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	4	0
11	MF	Logan Chalmers	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
13	GK	Carljohan Eriksson	9+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	10	0
17	MF	Archie Meekison	1+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	8	0
21	MF	Declan Glass	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
26	MF	Chris Mochrie	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
30	FW	Darren Watson	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
32	FW	Tony Watt	12+5	4	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	21	4
33	DF	Flynn Duffy	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
35	MF	Finn Robson	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
37	DF	Adam Hutchinson	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
38	DF	Layton Bisland	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
41	GK	Ruairidh Adams	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
8	Livingston	38	13	7	18	36	60	−24	46
9	St Johnstone	38	12	7	19	41	59	−18	43
10	Kilmarnock	38	11	7	20	37	62	−25	40
11	Ross County (O)	38	9	7	22	37	60	−23	34	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Dundee United (R)	38	8	7	23	40	70	−30	31	Relegation to Championship

Source: ^[13][14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).^[15]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Steven Fletcher Stoke City Free[16] Dylan Levitt Manchester United Undisclosed[17] Craig Sibbald Livingston Free[18] Mark Birighitti Central Coast Mariners Undisclosed[19] Aziz Behich Giresunspor Free[20] Glenn Middleton Rangers Undisclosed[17] Sadat Anaku Kampala CC Free[21] Arnaud Djoum Apollon Limassol Free[22]

Players out Player To Fee Maxime Biamou Free Agent Free[23] Florent Hoti Arbroath Free[23][24] Kevin McDonald Free Agent Free[23] Adrián Spörle Free Agent Free[23] Trevor Carson St Mirren Undisclosed[25] Lewis Neilson Heart of Midlothian Free[26] Benjamin Siegrist Celtic Free[27] Calum Butcher Burton Albion Free[28] Lennon Walker Falkirk Free[29] Mark Connolly Derry City Undisclosed[30] Nicky Clark St Johnstone Undisclosed[31]

Loans in Player From Fee Jamie McGrath Wigan Athletic Loan[32] Loick Ayina Huddersfield Town Loan[33]

Loans out Player To Fee Finn Robson Kelty Hearts Loan[34] Jack Newman Peterhead Loan[35] Declan Glass Derry City Loan[36] Chris Mochrie Dunfermline Athletic Loan[37] Adam Hutchinson Montrose Loan[38] Layton Bisland Cowdenbeath Loan[39] Kai Fotheringham Stirling Albion Loan[40] Logan Chalmers Ayr United Loan[41] Declan Glass Cove Rangers Loan[42] Flynn Duffy Stirling Albion Loan[42] Adam Hutchinson Forfar Athletic Loan[42] Jacob Comerford Cumbernauld Colts Loan[42] Finn Robson Forfar Athletic Loan[43] Ruairidh Adams Gala Fairydean Rovers Loan[44] Layton Bisland Peterhead Loan[44] Logan Chalmers Tranmere Rovers Loan[45] Darren Watson Forfar Athletic Loan[46] Carljohan Eriksson Nordsjælland Loan[47] Archie Meekison Falkirk Loan[48] Tony Watt St Mirren Loan[49]