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2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Dundee United F.C.
season	2003–04
manager	Ian McCall
chairman	Eddie Thompson
stadium	Tannadice Park
league	Bank of Scotland Premierleague
league result	5th
W:13 D:10 L:15 F:47 A:60 P:49
cup1	Tennent's Scottish Cup	cup1 result = Third round
cup2	CIS Insurance Cup	cup2 result = Third round
league topscorer	Billy Dodds (10)
season topscorer	Jim McIntyre (11)
highest attendance	12,292 (vs Dundee, 26 October)
lowest attendance	5,421 (vs Livingston, 13 December)
prevseason	2002–03
nextseason	2004–05

W:13 D:10 L:15 F:47 A:60 P:49

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

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. 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
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

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

CIS Insurance Cup

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

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. |}

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.

League	Cups	Total
9	2	11
10	0	10
5	0	5
5	0	5
4	1	5
3	0	3
3	0	3
2	0	2
2	0	2
1	1	2
1	0	1
1	0	1
1	0	1

Discipline

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.

Name	Cautions	Dismissals
	8	1
	6	1
	5	1
	9
	7
	7
	5
	5
	3
	3
	2
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1

Transfers

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 (£)
1 July 2003	SCO	Falkirk	Bosman
11 July 2003	IRL	Falkirk	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3054071.stm	title=Triple signing at Tannadice	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=11 July 2003}}
11 July 2003	SCO	West Brom	Free
11 July 2003	TRI	Falkirk	£0,100,000
15 July 2003	TRI	Unattached (ex-Defence Force)	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3070865.stm	title=Scotland gets signing all-clear	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=16 July 2003}}
28 August 2003	SCO	Unattached (ex-Kilmarnock)	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3183417.stm	title=McLaren agrees Tannadice deal	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=28 August 2003}}
29 August 2003	SCO	Kilmarnock	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3193085.stm	title=Innes moves to Tannadice	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=29 August 2003}}
2 June 2004	SCO	Partick Thistle	Bosman

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 February 2004	SCO	Released	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3488671.stm	title=Transfer round-up	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=14 February 2004}}
14 February 2004	SCO	Ross County	Released
7 January 2004	NIR	Stockport County	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/3365321.stm	title=Griffin moves to Stockport	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=7 January 2004}}
13 January 2004	SCO	Motherwell	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3367739.stm	title=Bollan joins Motherwell	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=13 January 2004}}
31 May 2004	SCO	Livingston	Released
31 May 2004	SCO	Norwich	Released
31 May 2004	SCO	Brann	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/3813541.stm	title=Miller in Brann new start	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=16 July 2004}}

Loans out

Date	Player	To	Until
30 August 2003	SCO	Forfar Athletic	url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3194785.stm	title=Saturday signing news	publisher=BBC Sport website	date=30 August 2003}}
24 November 2003	IRL	Airdrie United	Loan

Playing kit

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

Awards

Ian McCall
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: 1 :: March 2004

References

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(May 2022). "Dundee Utd 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase.
(1 July 2003). "Dundee Utd land Kerr". BBC Sport website.
(11 July 2003). "Triple signing at Tannadice". BBC Sport website.
(16 July 2003). "Scotland gets signing all-clear". BBC Sport website.
(28 August 2003). "McLaren agrees Tannadice deal". BBC Sport website.
(29 August 2003). "Innes moves to Tannadice". BBC Sport website.
(2 June 2004). "Grady in at Tannadice". BBC Sport website.
(14 February 2004). "Transfer round-up". BBC Sport website.
(7 January 2004). "Griffin moves to Stockport". BBC Sport website.
(13 January 2004). "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport website.
(3 July 2004). "Double signing for Livi". BBC Sport website.
(2 June 2004). "Gallacher signs for Norwich". BBC Sport website.
(16 July 2004). "Miller in Brann new start". BBC Sport website.
(30 August 2003). "Saturday signing news". BBC Sport website.
(25 November 2003). "Coyle is a Diamond again". BBC Sport website.

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