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Dundee United F.C.
2003–04 season
ChairmanEddie Thompson
ManagerIan McCall
Bank of Scotland Premierleague5th
W:13 D:10 L:15 F:47 A:60 P:49
Tennent's Scottish CupThird round
CIS Insurance CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Dodds (10)
All: Jim McIntyre (11)
Highest home attendance12,292 (vs Dundee, 26 October)
Lowest home attendance5,421 (vs Livingston, 13 December)

The 2003–04 season was the 95th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. United finished the season in fifth place.

United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup by Dunfermline in the third round and were beaten by Livingston in the CIS Insurance Cup third round.

Season review

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A host of new signings arrived at the club with Ian McCall securing deals from the lower divisions. Mark Kerr, Owen Coyle and Collin Samuel arrived from Falkirk, McCall's former club. Barry Robson also arrived from Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Scotland international Derek McInnes was purchased from recently relegated Premiership club West Brom.

Early season

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United got off to a poor start in the league. The first match against Hibs at home ended in a disappointing defeat. The following week, United were thrashed 5–0 away against Celtic. The team didn't end up winning a game till mid-September when United defeated Partick Thistle 2–0 with Charlie Miller scoring a brace.

The team began their Scottish League Cup campaign with a 3–1 home victory over Morton but yet the team's league form was patchy. The first Dundee derby of the season ended in a poor 1–1 draw and then United lost to eventual winners Livingston at the end of October to end the team's league cup campaign. By the end of November, United had picked up just 12 points and were already out of the Cup.

Winter/New Year

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December was a lot brighter for United with victories over Kilmarnock 2–0 away and a 2–0 home win over Livingston along with a bright performance away at Ibrox in an unlucky 2–1 defeat to Rangers.

However, in the New Year, United crashed out of the Scottish Cup third round away to Dunfermline who would go on to be finalists that season. The team then enjoyed a 3–2 win over Aberdeen and this would start a memorable unbeaten home record that would stretch out until April.

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 2003–04 season.[1] The team finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.

In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup in the third round for the second successive season, losing to Dunfermline. Livingston knocked United out of the CIS Cup in the third round.

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first.

Bank of Scotland Premierleague

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2003 Hibernian H 1–2 9,809 Samuel
16 August 2003 Celtic A 0–5 57,658
23 August 2003 Hearts A 0–3 11,395
31 August 2003 Rangers H 1–3 9,752 Dodds
13 September 2003 Livingston A 0–0 5,344
20 September 2003 Partick Thistle A 0–2 4,711 Miller (2)
27 September 2003 Kilmarnock H 1–1 6,529 McLaren
4 October 2003 Motherwell H 0–2 6,194
18 October 2003 Aberdeen A 1–0 11,244 McLaren
26 October 2003 Dundee H 1–1 12,292 McIntyre
1 November 2003 Dunfermline A 0–2 5,078
8 November 2003 Hibernian A 2–2 8,756 McLaren, Robson
22 November 2003 Celtic H 1–5 10,802
30 November 2003 Hearts H 2–1 6,343 Archibald, McInnes
6 December 2003 Rangers A 1–2 49,307 Dodds
13 December 2003 Livingston H 2–0 5,421 Dodds (2)
23 December 2003 Partick Thistle H 0–0 6,440
27 December 2003 Kilmarnock A 2–0 6,062 Dodds, McIntyre
3 January 2004 Motherwell A 1–3 5,549 Wilson
17 January 2004 Aberdeen H 3–2 6,666 Robson, Miller, Dodds
24 January 2004 Dundee A 1–2 10,747 Dodds
31 January 2004 Dunfermline H 1–0 5,564 McIntyre
10 February 2004 Hibernian H 0–0 6,389
14 February 2004 Celtic A 1–2 58,698 Archibald
21 February 2004 Hearts A 1–3 10,265 McIntyre
29 February 2004 Rangers H 2–0 10,496 Kerr, McLaren
13 March 2004 Partick Thistle A 1–1 3,510 Robson
20 March 2004 Kilmarnock H 4–1 5,757 McIntyre (3), Miller
24 March 2004 Livingston A 3–2 3,082 Scotland, Samuel, McIntyre
27 March 2004 Motherwell H 1–0 7,585 Scotland
3 April 2004 Aberdeen A 0–3 8,449
11 April 2004 Dundee H 2–2 9,571 Dodds (2)
17 April 2004 Dunfermline A 1–1 4,409 McCracken
24 April 2004 Rangers H 3–3 10,496 Dodds, Scotland (2)
1 May 2003 Hearts H 0–2 6,620
8 May 2004 Motherwell A 1–0 5,722 Wilson
11 May 2004 Dunfermline H 3–2 5,998 Miller, Innes, Scotland
16 May 2004 Celtic A 1–2 58,386 Wilson

Tennent's Scottish Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 January 2004 Dunfermline A 1–3 5,078 McInnes

CIS Insurance Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 September 2003 Morton H 3–1 5,638 McLaren, McIntyre (2)
29 October 2003 Livingston H 0–1 2,899

Player details

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During the 2003–04 season, United used 24 different players, with a further three players named as a substitute who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Paul Gallacher 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0
17 GK England ENG Tony Bullock 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Griffin 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 19 0 16 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Alan Archibald 41 2 38 2 1 0 2 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Gary Bollan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Scott Paterson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO David McCracken 34 1 32 1 1 0 1 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson 34 3 32 3 1 0 1 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Chris Innes 31 1 29 1 0 0 2 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes 37 2 35 1 1 1 1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Mark Kerr 35 1 33 1 0 0 2 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Miller 28 5 26 5 1 0 1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Barry Robson 29 3 28 3 0 0 1 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Duff 20 0 18 0 1 0 1 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Craig Easton 24 0 22 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Andy McLaren 30 5 27 4 1 0 2 1
27 MF Scotland SCO Graeme Holmes 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Collin Samuel 29 2 26 2 1 0 2 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Jim McIntyre 32 11 30 9 0 0 2 2
14 FW Scotland SCO Billy Dodds 35 10 33 10 1 0 1 0
16 FW Ireland EIR Owen Coyle 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jason Scotland 23 5 21 5 1 0 1 0
-- FW Scotland SCO Aaron Conway 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Playing kit

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Home colours
Away colours

The jerseys were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for the first time.

Awards

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March 2004

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dundee Utd 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 January 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "Dundee Utd 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 January 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Dundee Utd land Kerr". BBC Sport website. 1 July 2003.
  4. ^ a b c "Triple signing at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 11 July 2003.
  5. ^ "Scotland gets signing all-clear". BBC Sport website. 16 July 2003.
  6. ^ "McLaren agrees Tannadice deal". BBC Sport website. 28 August 2003.
  7. ^ "Innes moves to Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 29 August 2003.
  8. ^ "Grady in at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 2 June 2004.
  9. ^ a b "Transfer round-up". BBC Sport website. 14 February 2004.
  10. ^ "Griffin moves to Stockport". BBC Sport website. 7 January 2004.
  11. ^ "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport website. 13 January 2004.
  12. ^ "Double signing for Livi". BBC Sport website. 3 July 2004.
  13. ^ "Gallacher signs for Norwich". BBC Sport website. 2 June 2004.
  14. ^ "Miller in Brann new start". BBC Sport website. 16 July 2004.
  15. ^ "Saturday signing news". BBC Sport website. 30 August 2003.
  16. ^ "Coyle is a Diamond again". BBC Sport website. 25 November 2003.
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