- 2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season
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Dundee United F.C. 2003–04 season Chairman Eddie Thompson Manager Ian McCall Bank of Scotland Premierleague 5th
W:13 D:10 L:15 F:47 A:60 P:49Tennent's Scottish Cup Third round CIS Insurance Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Billy Dodds (10)
All: Jim McIntyre (11)Highest home attendance 12,292 (vs Dundee, 26 October) Lowest home attendance 5,421 (vs Livingston, 13 December) ← 2002–03 2004–05 → The 2003–04 season was the 95th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 2003-07-01 to 2004-06-30. 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.
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Season review
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
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
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
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
Win Draw Loss All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Bank of Scotland Premierleague
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 09 Aug 2003 Hibernian H 1-2 9,809 Samuel 16 Aug 2003 Celtic A 0-5 57,658 23 Aug 2003 Hearts A 0-3 11,395 31 Aug 2003 Rangers H 1-3 9,752 Dodds 13 Sep 2003 Livingston A 0-0 5,344 20 Sep 2003 Partick Thistle A 0-2 4,711 Miller (2) 27 Sep 2003 Kilmarnock H 1-1 6,529 McLaren 04 Oct 2003 Motherwell H 0-2 6,194 18 Oct 2003 Aberdeen A 1-0 11,244 McLaren 26 Oct 2003 Dundee H 1-1 12,292 McIntyre 01 Nov 2003 Dunfermline A 0-2 5,078 08 Nov 2003 Hibernian A 2-2 8,756 McLaren, Robson 22 Nov 2003 Celtic H 1-5 10,802 30 Nov 2003 Hearts H 2-1 6,343 Archibald, McInnes 06 Dec 2003 Rangers A 1-2 49,307 Dodds 13 Dec 2003 Livingston H 2-0 5,421 Dodds (2) 23 Dec 2003 Partick Thistle H 0-0 6,440 27 Dec 2003 Kilmarnock A 2-0 6,062 Dodds, McIntyre 03 Jan 2004 Motherwell A 1-3 5,549 Wilson 17 Jan 2004 Aberdeen H 3-2 6,666 Robson, Miller, Dodds 24 Jan 2004 Dundee A 1-2 10,747 Dodds 31 Jan 2004 Dunfermline H 1-0 5,564 McIntyre 10 Feb 2004 Hibernian H 0-0 6,389 14 Feb 2004 Celtic A 1-2 58,698 Achibald 21 Feb 2004 Hearts A 1-3 10,265 McIntyre 29 Feb 2004 Rangers H 2-0 10,496 Kerr, McLaren 13 Mar 2004 Partick Thistle A 1-1 3,510 Robson 20 Mar 2004 Kilmarnock H 4-1 5,757 McIntyre (3), Miller 24 Mar 2004 Livingston A 3-2 3,082 Scotland, Samuel, McIntyre 27 Mar 2004 Motherwell H 1-0 7,585 Scotland 03 Apr 2004 Aberdeen A 0-3 8,449 11 Apr 2004 Dundee H 2-2 9,571 Dodds (2) 17 Apr 2004 Dunfermline A 1-1 4,409 McCracken 24 Apr 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
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 10 Jan 2004 Dunfermline A 1-3 5,078 McInnes CIS Insurance Cup
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 23 Sep 2003 Morton H 3-1 5,638 McLaren, McIntyre (2) 29 Oct 2003 Livingston H 0-1 2,899 Player details
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. Nat Pos Player Total Bank of Scotland Premierleague Tennent's Scottish Cup CIS Insurance Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 
GK Paul Gallacher 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0 17 
GK Tony Bullock 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 
DF Danny Griffin 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 3 DF Jim Paterson 19 0 16 0 1 0 2 0 5 DF Alan Archibald 41 2 38 2 1 0 2 0 6 DF Gary Bollan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 DF Scott Paterson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 DF David McCracken 34 1 32 1 1 0 1 0 21 DF Mark Wilson 34 3 32 3 1 0 1 0 25 DF Chris Innes 31 1 29 1 0 0 2 0 4 MF Derek McInnes 37 2 35 1 1 1 1 0 7 MF Mark Kerr 35 1 33 1 0 0 2 0 8 MF Charlie Miller 28 5 26 5 1 0 1 0 11 MF Barry Robson 29 3 28 3 0 0 1 0 15 MF Stuart Duff 20 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 18 MF Craig Easton 24 0 22 0 1 0 1 0 22 MF Andy McLaren 30 5 27 4 1 0 2 1 27 MF Graeme Holmes 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 
FW Collin Samuel 29 2 26 2 1 0 2 0 10 FW Jim McIntyre 32 11 30 9 0 0 2 2 14 FW Billy Dodds 35 10 33 10 1 0 1 0 16 
FW Owen Coyle 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 FW Jason Scotland 23 5 21 5 1 0 1 0 -- FW Aaron Conway 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Goalscorers
Thirteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 51 goals in total. Jim McIntyre was the top goalscorer with eleven goals.[2]
Name League Cups Total Jim McIntyre 9 2 
11Billy Dodds 10 0 10Charlie Miller 5 0 5Jason Scotland 5 0 5Andy McLaren 4 1 5Barry Robson 3 0 3Mark Wilson 3 0 3Alan Archibald 2 0 2Collin Samuel 2 0 2Derek McInnes 1 1 2Chris Innes 1 0 1Mark Kerr 1 0 1David McCracken 1 0 1Discipline
During the 2003–04 season, three United players were sent off, and 18 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received three dismissals and 69 cautions.[2]
Name Cautions Dismissals Scott Paterson 
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1Barry Robson 6 1Billy Dodds 5 1Andy McLaren 9Chris Innes 7Derek McInnes 7Mark Kerr 5Charlie Miller 5Alan Archibald 3Mark Wilson 3Stuart Duff 2Craig Easton 2David McCracken 2Danny Griffin 1Jim McIntyre 1Jim Paterson 1Collin Samuel 1Transfers
In
Seven players were signed during the 2003–04 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £200,000. Another player was signed before the start of next season.
The players that joined Dundee United during the 2003–04 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.
Date Player From Fee (£) 01 Jul 2003 Mark KerrFalkirk Bosman[3] 11 Jul 2003 Owen CoyleFalkirk Free[4] 11 Jul 2003 Derek McInnesWest Brom Free[4] 11 Jul 2003 Collin SamuelFalkirk £0,100,000[4] 15 Jul 2003 Jason ScotlandUnattached (ex-Defence Force) [5] 28 Aug 2003 Andy McLarenUnattached (ex-Kilmarnock) Free[6] 29 Aug 2003 Chris InnesKilmarnock £0,100,000[7] 02 Jun 2004 James GradyPartick Thistle Bosman[8] Out
Five players left the club during the season with no transfer involving a fee. Two players were loaned out during the season with three players also released before next season.
Listed below are the players that were released during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.
Date Player To Fee 14 Feb 2004 Stephen McGowanReleased Released[9] 14 Feb 2004 Daniel OgunmadeRoss County Released[9] 07 Jan 2004 Danny GriffinStockport County Released[10] 13 Jan 2004 Gary BollanMotherwell Released[11] 31 May 2004 Craig EastonLivingston Released[12] 31 May 2004 Paul GallacherLivingston Released[12] 31 May 2004 Charlie MillerBrann Released[13] Loans out
Date Player To Until 30 Aug 2003 Danny OgunmadeForfar Athletic January[14] 24 Nov 2003 Owen CoyleAirdrie United Loan[15] Playing kit
Home colours
Away coloursThe jerseys were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for the first time.
Awards
- Ian McCall
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: 1
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- March 2004
See also
References
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- ^ "Grady in at Tannadice". BBC Sport website. 2004-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3767081.stm.
- ^ a b "Transfer round-up". BBC Sport website. 2004-02-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3488671.stm.
- ^ "Griffin moves to Stockport". BBC Sport website. 2004-01-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/3365321.stm.
- ^ "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport website. 2004-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3367739.stm.
- ^ a b "Double signing for Livi". BBC Sport website. 2004-07-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3862799.stm.
- ^ "Miller in Brann new start". BBC Sport website. 2004-07-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3813541.stm.
- ^ "Saturday signing news". BBC Sport website. 2003-08-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3194785.stm.
- ^ "Coyle is a Diamond again". BBC Sport website. 2003-11-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/3235848.stm.
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