2012–13 Dundee United F.C. season

Summary

Season

United finished sixth in the Scottish Premier League. They reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League, the Quarter-final of the League Cup and the Semi-final of the Scottish Cup.

Management

They began the season under the management of Peter Houston. But on 28 January 2013, Houston left the club by mutual consent, having previously announced his decision to leave at the end of the season. Stevie Campbell and Paul Hegarty were due to take over as caretaker manager's for their match against Motherwell the following day, although the match was postponed. Two days later Partick Thistle manager Jackie McNamara was appointed on a three-year contract, with Simon Donnelly appointed as his assistant.

Results & fixtures

Pre season

Daily Record Report Drazan Daily Record Report Daily Record Report McLean Record Report Record Report Mark Millar Gardyne

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League

Daly Gardyne Gardyne Russell
Cierzniak Benedictus O'Donnell Pérez Winchester Novikovas Shinnie Roberts Ambrose Watt Doyle Daly Heffernan Armstrong Humphrey Daly
Flood Daly Skácel Warren SKY Report Armstrong McLean Douglas Thompson McAusland van Zanten McGinn Langfield Wanyama Brown Flood Gardyne Commons Ledley Stokes Russell Russell Griffiths Conroy Armstrong Ojamaa SKY Report Mackay-Steven Samaras Stokes

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

SFL Report Barr Mackay-Steven Rankin Gunning McLean Armstrong Dillon Sutton Webster Driver R McGowan Robinson Žaliūkas

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup

Daly Sky Report Daly Black Mackay-Steven Sky Sports Report Daly Wanyama Stokes

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Dundee United entered at the Third qualifying round. Watson Kokorin Kokorin Yusupov Sapeta

Player statistics

Captains

Squad information

:Last updated 19 May 2013 |}

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. :Last updated 19 May 2013

Team statistics

League table

Division summary

Transfers

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012

Players in

Players out

References

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