# 2011–12 Dundee United F.C. season

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

Win  Draw  Loss

### UEFA Europa League
## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 9 | FW | Jon Daly | | 43 | Club captain |
Last updated: 14 May 2012 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 14 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SVK | Dušan Perniš | 45 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Sean Dillon | 33 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Paul Dixon | 44 | 3 | 37+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Scott Severin | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Garry Kenneth | 31 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Willo Flood | 39 | 1 | 30+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | David Goodwillie | 3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Richie Ryan | 15 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Scott Robertson | 41 | 8 | 34+3 | 7 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly | 43 | 22 | 35+1 | 19 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Danny Swanson | 16 | 3 | 6+8 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | John Rankin | 45 | 5 | 38+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Keith Watson | 20 | 2 | 14+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Banks | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO | Barry Douglas | 14 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Johnny Russell | 43 | 14 | 33+4 | 9 | 3+0 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Stuart Armstrong | 28 | 1 | 12+11 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Gary Mackay-Steven | 36 | 5 | 24+7 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | Gavin Gunning | 35 | 2 | 29+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | FIN | Lauri Dalla Valle | 15 | 3 | 6+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Scott Allan | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | CZE | Miloš Lačný | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 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 |
| 22 | FW | SCO | Ryan Dow | 11 | 1 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Dale Hilson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Ross Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 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 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Keanu Marsh-Brown | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Robbie Neilson | 23 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | SCO | Ryan Gauld | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 14 May 2012
| Number | Position | Name | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Dušan Perniš | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sean Dillon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Paul Dixon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Scott Severin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Garry Kenneth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Willo Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | David Goodwillie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Richie Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Scott Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jon Daly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Danny Swanson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | John Rankin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Keith Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Steve Banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Barry Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Johnny Russell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Stuart Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Gavin Gunning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Lauri Dalla Valle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Scott Allan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Miloš Lačný | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Filip Mentel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Ryan Dow | 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 |
| 26 | MF | Keanu Marsh-Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Robbie Neilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 46 | MF | Ryan Gauld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Rangers (D, R) | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 73 | |
| 3 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration. As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club entered proceedings to be liquidated. After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.
* 1 2 Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

### 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 | 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 |