List of Dundee United F.C. seasons

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The following table is a season-by-season summary of league performances for Dundee United. [1]

Contents

Key

Key
WWinners
FFinalists
SFSemi-finalists
QFQuarter-finalists
R1Round 1, etc.
1stChampions (league/cup)
2ndRunners-up (cup only)
3rd3rd Place/Semi-finalist
RRelegation

Pre-War

SeasonLeague Scot.
Cup
DivisionPosPWDLGFGAPts
1909–10 Northern League4th–
1910–11 Division Two 11th227510293619–
1911–12 Division Two 10th225512214115–
1912–13 Division Two 10th2661010344322R2
1913–14 Division Two 3rd221147363126R2
1914–15 Division Two 11th268315486119–
1915–16 Eastern League 10th227114365715–
1916–17 Eastern League 5th1763829315–
1917–18 Eastern League 5th247512304819–
1918–19 No Eastern League (friendly matches only)
1919–20 Eastern League 1st–
1920–21 Central League 17th3410717395227–
1921–22 Division Two 19th3810820476528R1
1922–23 Alliance League R2
1923–24 Division Two 9th38121511414139R1
1924–25 Division Two 1st3820108584450R2
1925–26 Division One 17th3811621527428R1
1926–27 Division One 20th3878235610122QF
1927–28 Division Two 6th3817912817343R2
1928–29 Division Two 1st362439995551QF
1929–30 Division One 19th3878235610922R2
1930–31 Division Two 2nd382189935450R2
1931–32 Division One 19th3867254011819R3
1932–33 Division Two 13th3414416656732R2
1933–34 Division Two 17th3410420818824R1
1934–35 Division Two 4th34186101056542R3
1935–36 Division Two 7th34165131088137R2
1936–37 Division Two 14th349916729727R1
1937–38 Division Two 14th3495206910423R2
1938–39 Division Two 9th3415316786933R2
1939–40 Division Two 7th4 [2] 211875F [3]

War

The Second World War saw the suspension of the major tournaments, with regional tournaments going ahead. Dundee United played in the North Eastern League, which consisted of autumn and season league and cup tournaments. In 1945–56, United played in the Southern League and corresponding league cup tournament.

SeasonLeagueNEL
Cup		Other
DivisionPosPWDLGFGAPts
1941–42 North Eastern League (First Series)6th14347324510F–
North Eastern League (Second Series) [4] 4th14734372517W–
1942–43 North Eastern League (First Series)6th14509243610QF–
North Eastern League (Second Series) [4] 6th14518253211QF–
1943–44 North Eastern League (First Series)5th14707364314QF–
North Eastern League (Second Series) [5] 4th14617303913QF–
1944–45 North Eastern League (First Series)7th185310344913––
North Eastern League (Second Series) [5] 6th18729315416R1–
1945–46 Southern League B12th266317467015– Southern Football League Cup R1
Victory Cup R1

Post-War

SeasonLeague Scot.
Cup 		Leag.
Cup 		Europe/
Other		Top league goalscorer(s)
DivisionPosPWDLGFGAPts
1946–47 Division B 10th269413536022R1QF Supplementary Cup SF Alex Lister 18
1947–48 Division B 15th3010218588822R2SS Supplementary Cup R1 Peter McKay 13
1948–49 Division B 8th3010713606727R2SS Supplementary Cup R1 Peter McKay 38
1949–50 Division B 7th3014511745633R2SS Supplementary Cup R1 Peter McKay 35
1950–51 Division B 4th3016410785836R1QF Peter McKay 38
1951–52 Division Two 4th301659756037R3SS Supplementary Cup R1 Peter McKay 36
1952–53 Division Two 8th3012513525629R1SS Frank Quinn 24
1953–54 Division Two 15th308616547922R1SS Peter McKay 26
1954–55 Division Two 13th308616557022R4SS Tom McGairy 11
1955–56 Division Two 8th36121410786538R5SS Johnny Coyle 43
1956–57 Division Two 13th3614616758034R6QF Johnny Coyle 38
1957–58 Division Two 9th3612915817733R2SS Wilson Humphries 27
1958–59 Division Two 17th369720628625R2SS Willie McDonald 15
1959–60 Division Two 2nd362268904550R2SS Jim Irvine 24
1960–61 Division One 9th3413714605833R2SS Dennis Gillespie 15
1961–62 Division One 10th3413615707132R1SS
1962–63 Division One 7th3415118675241SFSS
1963–64 Division One 8th3413813654934R1SS
1964–65 Division One 9th3415613595136R2SF
1965–66 Division One 5th3419510795143R2SS
1966–67 Division One 9th3414911686237SFSS Fairs Cup R3
1967–68 Division One 11th34101113537231R2SS
1968–69 Division One 5th341798614943QFSS
1969–70 Division One 5th3416612626438R2SS Fairs Cup R1
1970–71 Division One 6th3414812535436R4SS Fairs Cup R2
1971–72 Division One 9th3412715557031R3SS Texaco Cup R1
1972–73 Division One 7th3417512565139R3R2 Texaco Cup R1
1973–74 Division One 8th3415712555137FSS Texaco Cup SF
1974–75 Division One 4th341978724345R4SS Cup Winners' Cup R2
1975–76 Premier Division 8th3612816464832R4SS UEFA Cup R2
1976–77 Premier Division 4th3616911544541R3SS Anglo-Scottish Cup R1
1977–78 Premier Division 3rd3616812423240SFQF UEFA Cup R1
1978–79 Premier Division 3rd3618810563744R3R2 UEFA Cup R1
1979–80 Premier Division 4th36121311433037R4W UEFA Cup
Drybrough Cup 		SF
1980–81 Premier Division 5th3617910664243FW UEFA Cup R2
1981–82 Premier Division 4th36151011613840QFF UEFA Cup QF
1982–83 Premier Division 1st362484903556R3SF UEFA Cup QF
1983–84 Premier Division 3rd3618117673947QFSF European Cup SF
1984–85 Premier Division 3rd362079673347FF UEFA Cup R3
1985–86 Premier Division 3rd3618117593147SFSF UEFA Cup R3
1986–87 Premier Division 3rd4424128663660FSF UEFA Cup F
1987–88 Premier Division 5th44161513544747FQF UEFA Cup R2
1988–89 Premier Division 4th3616128442644QFSF Cup Winners' Cup R2
1989–90 Premier Division 4th36111312363935SFR3 UEFA Cup R2
1990–91 Premier Division 4th3617712412941FSF UEFA Cup R2
1991–92 Premier Division 4th44191312665051R4QF
1992–93 Premier Division 4th4419916564947R4QF
1993–94 Premier Division 6th44112013474842WSF UEFA Cup R1
1994–95 Premier Division 10th369918405636QFQF Cup Winners' Cup R1
1995–96 First Division 2nd3619107733767QFR3 Challenge Cup F
1996–97 Premier Division 3rd3617910463360SFR3
1997–98 Premier Division 7th3681315435137QFF UEFA Cup QR2
1998–99 Premier League 9th3681018374834SFR3
1999–00 Premier League 8th3611619345739QFSF
2000–01 Premier League 11th389821386335SFQF
2001–02 Premier League 8th38121016385946QFQF
2002–03 Premier League 11th3871120356832R3SF
2003–04 Premier League 5th38131015476049R3R3
2004–05 Premier League 9th3881218415936FSF
2005–06 Premier League 9th3871219416633R3R3 UEFA Cup QR2
2006–07 Premier League 9th38101216405942R4R3
2007–08 Premier League 5th38141014534752R5F Noel Hunt 13
2008–09 Premier League 5th38131411475053R5SF Francisco Sandaza 10
2009–10 Premier League 3rd3817129554763WQF Jon Daly 13
2010–11 Premier League 4th38171011555061QFQF Europa League QR4 David Goodwillie 18
2011–12 Premier League 4th38161111625059QFQF Europa League QR2 Jon Daly 19
2012–13 Premier League 6th38111413516247SFQF Europa League QR3 Johnny Russell 20
2013–14 Premiership 4th38161012655058FQF Nadir Çiftçi 17
2014–15 Premiership 5th3817516585656QFF Nadir Çiftçi 16
2015–16 Premiership 12th388723457028SFQF Billy Mckay 9
2016–17 Championship 3rd3615129504257R4QF Challenge Cup W Tony Andreu 19
2017–18 Championship 3rd3618711524261R2R5 Challenge Cup QF Scott McDonald 10
2018–19 Championship 2nd361789494065QFGS Challenge Cup R2 Pavol Šafranko 12
2019–20 Championship 1st281855522259R4GS Challenge Cup R3 Lawrence Shankland 24
2020–21 Premiership 9th38101414325044SFGS Nicky Clark 8
2021–22 Premiership 4th38121214374448QFQF Nicky Clark 8
2022–23 Premiership 12th388723407031R5QF Conference League QR3 Steven Fletcher 9
2023–24 Championship 1st362295732375R3GS Challenge Cup QF Louis Moult 18
2024–25 Premiership 3rd20974302134--QF

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References

  1. ↑ The League Cup was founded in 1946.
  2. ↑ The outbreak of the Second World War on 3 September 1939 caused the suspension of Division Two after four matches
  3. ↑ Scottish War Emergency Cup due to suspension of Scottish Cup by SFA
  4. 1 2 An extra bonus point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent
  5. 1 2 Bonus points were awarded for an away win (three) and an away draw (two)
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