# 2012–13 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was the club's 104th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 15th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary
### Season

United finished sixth in the Scottish Premier League. They reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League, the Quarter-final of the League Cup and the Semi-final of the Scottish Cup.

### Management

They began the season under the management of Peter Houston. But on 28 January 2013, Houston left the club by mutual consent, having previously announced his decision to leave at the end of the season. Stevie Campbell and Paul Hegarty were due to take over as caretaker manager's for their match against Motherwell the following day, although the match was postponed. Two days later Partick Thistle manager Jackie McNamara was appointed on a three-year contract, with Simon Donnelly appointed as his assistant.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### UEFA Europa League

Dundee United entered at the Third qualifying round.

## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 9 | FW | Jon Daly | | 41 | Club captain |
Last updated: 19 May 2013 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Squad information

    Last updated 19 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Europa League | Europa League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | POL | Radosław Cierzniak | 46 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Sean Dillon | 37 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Barry Douglas | 34 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Brian McLean | 34 | 1 | 25+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Gavin Gunning | 31 | 3 | 25+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Willo Flood | 45 | 3 | 37+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Johnny Russell | 38 | 20 | 30+2 | 13 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | John Rankin | 43 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly | 44 | 15 | 35+1 | 10 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Richie Ryan | 29 | 0 | 12+10 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Gary Mackay-Steven | 29 | 7 | 19+4 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Keith Watson | 37 | 3 | 29+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Banks | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Mark Millar | 20 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Michael Gardyne | 37 | 3 | 10+20 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Stuart Armstrong | 43 | 3 | 30+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Marcus Törnstrand | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Ryan Dow | 14 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Grégory Vignal | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Rory Boulding | 9 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | CZE | Miloš Lačný | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SVK | Filip Mentel | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Dale Hilson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO | Marc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Robert Thomson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Luke Johnston | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SCO | Ryan Gauld | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | SCO | Darren Petrie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SCO | John Souttar | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | CZE | Rudi Skácel | 16 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 19 May 2013
| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Europa League | Europa League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Radosław Cierzniak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sean Dillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Barry Douglas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Brian McLean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Gavin Gunning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Willo Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Johnny Russell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | John Rankin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Jon Daly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Richie Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Keith Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Steve Banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Mark Millar | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Michael Gardyne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Stuart Armstrong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Marcus Törnstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ryan Dow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Grégory Vignal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Rory Boulding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Miloš Lačný | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Filip Mentel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Dale Hilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ross Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Marc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Robert Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Luke Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Ryan Gauld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Darren Petrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | John Souttar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | Rudi Skácel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 54 | |
| 5 | Ross County | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 53 | |
| 6 | Dundee United | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 48 | |
* 1 2 3 Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
* ↑ Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in Europa League second qualifying round.

### Division summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |