# 2013–14 Dundee United F.C. season

The 2013–14 season is the club's 105th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their first season in the Scottish Premiership. United will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish League Cup

Dundee United entered the competition in the second round and were drawn against Scottish Championship side Dumbarton. They won the tie 3-2 and progressed to face fellow Scottish Premiership team Partick Thistle in the third round. They defeated Partick Thistle 4–1 with David Goodwillie scoring a hat-trick but then lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the quarter-finals.

### Scottish Cup

Dundee United entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and came from behind to defeat Kilmarnock 5–2 to progress to the next stage. They followed this up with wins against St Mirren and Inverness Caledonian Thistle to reach the semi-finals. They were drawn to face Rangers at Ibrox as the usual venue, Hampden Park, was being redeveloped for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. United were unhappy with this as they felt the game should be played a neutral venue, as is usually the case for semi-finals, but their request to move the game elsewhere was rejected. In spite of this, United went on to win 3-1 and faced St Johnstone in the final. Demand for tickets was high with over 28,000 being sold, but the large support was ultimately left disappointed as United lost 2–0.

## Player statistics
### Squad information

    Last updated 6 June 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | POL | Radosław Cierzniak | 45 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Sean Dillon | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Curtis Good | 5 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Calum Butcher | 9 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Gavin Gunning | 33 | 4 | 26+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Paul Paton | 45 | 2 | 36+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | David Goodwillie | 22 | 6 | 10+9 | 3 | 2+0 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | John Rankin | 43 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Brian Graham | 36 | 7 | 12+18 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Stuart Armstrong | 43 | 11 | 32+4 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Gary Mackay-Steven | 41 | 10 | 27+8 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Keith Watson | 29 | 4 | 24+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Mark Millar | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Michael Gardyne | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Mark Wilson | 19 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Chris Erskine | 9 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Ryan Dow | 31 | 4 | 16+10 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO | Ryan Gauld | 38 | 8 | 21+10 | 6 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | SCO | John Souttar | 27 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | TUR | Nadir Çiftçi | 40 | 17 | 27+5 | 11 | 2+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 4 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Dale Hilson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO | Marc McCallum | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Andrew Robertson | 44 | 5 | 36+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | SEN | Morgaro Gomis | 21 | 0 | 5+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Kudus Oyenuga | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Farid El Alagui | 15 | 3 | 4+9 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Scott Smith | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | SCO | Aidan Connolly | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | SCO | Darren Petrie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | SCO | Scott Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 6 June 2014
| Number | Position | Name | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Radosław Cierzniak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sean Dillon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Curtis Good | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Calum Butcher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Gavin Gunning | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Paul Paton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | John Rankin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Brian Graham | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Stuart Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Keith Watson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Mark Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Chris Erskine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ryan Dow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Ryan Gauld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | John Souttar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Nadir Çiftçi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Andrew Robertson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Morgaro Gomis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 102 | 25 | +77 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 58 | |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 57 | |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 39 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hibernian (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to the Championship |
* ↑ St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
* ↑ Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

### 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |