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ISSUE 20 DUNDEE UNITED vs Celtic Saturday 26 April 2025 William Hill Premiership CalForth Construction Arena

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CLUB HONOURS Scottish Premier Division Champions 1983 Scottish Cup Winners 1994 and 2010 Scottish League Cup Winners 1979-80 and 1980-81 UEFA Cup Runners-up: 1986–87

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DIRECTORY Dundee United Football Club, The CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park, Dundee, DD3 7JW 01382833166 Option 1 - Ticketing Option 2 - Commercial Option 3 - Retail ADDRESS BOOK Chairman MARK OGREN Vice-Chairman SCOTT OGREN Director JIMMY FYFFE Chief Executive LUIGI CAPUANO Chief Operations Officer JOE RICE Finance Director JAMES ROBERTSON Manager JIM GOODWIN Assistant Manager LEE SHARP First-Team Coach DAVID BOWMAN Head of Goalkeeping PAUL MATHERS

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THE GAFFER Good afternoon and welcome back to Tannadice!

it down into thirds and

stretch, given the level

work out what the points

of opposition we’re up

target was going to be to

against, but these last five

challenge for top six. Now,

games always throw up

Only five more to go.

going into the last five

something unexpected.

That’s it.

games, it’s really hard to put your finger on exactly

You need a bit of luck, but

A lot of people are talking

what third or fourth place

we’ve shown we can be

about this weekend as

will take, but we’re right in

consistent. We’ve won our

Celtic’s title decider – but

the hunt.

last three league games.

there’s still so much at stake for us.

The boys are in a really As for telling the players

good place. Defensively,

to relax and enjoy it – not

we’ve kept three clean

The game is on TV, the

really. I get the sentiment.

sheets, and that structure

whole day is centred

In the sense that we’ve

will be massive on

around them – and that’s

overachieved based on

Saturday given the level of

fine by us. It takes the

where expectations were

opposition. We’ve worked

spotlight off us a bit, but

back at the beginning,

on that all season, and it’s

we know what we need

maybe some pressure

stood us in good stead.

to do and we know how

is off. But I’ve gone the

We’ve had 12 clean sheets

difficult the challenge is

other way. I want to

in the league – and we’ll

going to be.

keep the pressure on.

need a few more if we

I want to maintain the

want to achieve what

Earlier in the campaign,

high standards. Because

we’re aiming for.

across the 33 pre-split

getting third place would

games, we could break

be monumental. It’s a

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We’ve also won a lot of

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games by one-goal margins. In the top six, the best play the best, and it’s going to be tight – but that gives us confidence. We always believe we’ll get chances. We’re up there with the top sides for chances created and our conversion rate is relatively good.

Clean sheets are huge for me. The key is balance – being a well-drilled side without the ball but also having an attacking threat. I think we’ve found that balance well over the course of the season.

Thanks, as always, for your support. Let’s stick together and give everything for these final five games.

I hope you all enjoy the game!

- Jim Goodwin 5

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CELTIC After a blistering start to the campaign, which included just a single defeat in their opening 28 fixtures, Celtic once again look on course to claim another domestic treble — their sixth in the past nine seasons.

Today’s lunchtime kick-off hands the Glasgow giants the chance to wrap up the Premiership title, adding it to the League Cup they lifted at Hampden in December after defeating Rangers in the final. With just a single point needed from the five post-split games to retain their crown, only a United victory can delay the inevitable.

Aberdeen remain the sole obstacle to a clean sweep, but The Dons will be heavy underdogs when the sides meet in next month’s Scottish Cup Final.

Yet despite their dominance on home soil, Celtic’s European campaign proved bitterly disappointing once again. A 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Borussia Dortmund set the tone, and although they squeezed through to the knockout stages after finishing 21st out of 36 clubs, they failed to record wins over Atalanta, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb or Aston Villa. Their run was ended by Bayern Munich, who won in Glasgow before completing the job in Germany.

The 52-year-old Northern Irishman stands on the verge of his 11th major trophy with Celtic, placing him third on the club’s alltime managerial honours list.

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Rodgers first took the reins at Celtic Park in May 2016 and quickly made history by securing backto-back domestic trebles in his first two seasons. A League Cup followed in his third campaign before Leicester City tempted him back south in early 2019.

At the King Power, he

led The Foxes to FA Cup and Community Shield triumphs, a Europa Conference League semifinal, and consecutive 5th-place Premier League finishes before returning to Glasgow.

A former schoolboy international, Rodgers was forced to retire from playing at just 20 due to a genetic knee condition.

He moved into coaching with Chelsea’s youth setup under Jose Mourinho, before beginning his managerial journey at Watford.

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ONE TO WATCH

ADAM IDAH Adam Idah back to Paradise during the 2024 summer transfer window, arriving on a permanent transfer from Norwich City in a five-year-deal.

The 23-year-old Irish internationalist striker enjoyed a successful loan spell with the Hoops last season, playing a pivotal role in securing a historic league and Scottish Cup Double for the Celts.

The striker made 19 appearances for the club after joining on loan in January, and scored nine goals, including a last-gasp winner in the Scottish Cup final in the Glasgow derby to clinch the double.

The return of cult hero Jota in January softened the blow of Kyogo Furuhashi’s high-profile departure. Jota, who starred for Celtic across the 2021/22 and 2022/23 campaigns with 25 goals in 83 appearances, had a brief and turbulent spell in Saudi Arabia with Al Ittihad before joining Rennes. After just 10 games in France, he seized the chance to return to Parkhead for around £8.5m. The 26-year-old has since netted five times and will look to add to his tally of three goals against United.

February brought the arrival of Jeffrey Schlupp on loan from Crystal Palace. The powerful and pacy 32-year-old has impressed with his versatility in 13 appearances to date. Born in Germany and raised in England, Schlupp came through the Leicester City academy and scored six goals in 10 matches during a loan spell at Brentford before breaking into the Foxes’ first team. He moved to Palace in 2017 and has made 247 appearances, scoring 19 times.

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FERNÁNDEZ Born on 20 January 1976 in A Coruña, Galicia, David Fernández began his football journey with his hometown club Deportivo de La Coruña. After helping their reserve team earn promotion to the Segunda División B in 1995, his form earned him a quick call-up to the first team by then-manager John Toshack.

Fernández made his competitive debut in a UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup tie against Apollon Limassol in Cyprus on 14 September — a goalless draw. His first taste of La Liga came on 26 November, coming off the bench for Txiki Begiristain

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in a 3–1 home win over Real Valladolid.

He finished that season with 26 appearances and four goals, including a purple patch in which he scored against Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid, and Real Zaragoza. Despite early promise, Fernández struggled to cement a starting place and was twice loaned to the Segunda División — first to Sevilla in 1997–98, and then for a full season with CD Toledo, where he played regularly but couldn’t prevent relegation. He was released by Depor in 2000.

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That summer, former Barcelona and Scotland forward Steve Archibald was attempting a takeover of Scottish First Division side Airdrieonians, and used his Spanish connections to bring several players over — Fernández among them. Despite promising performances, financial issues meant the Spanish contingent were released in March 2001.

However, his displays caught the eye of Livingston, who were chasing promotion to the Scottish Premier League, and he signed on.

Though cup-tied for their Scottish Cup semi-final, Fernández played a major role in Livingston’s historic third-place finish in their debut SPL season (2001– 02), earning UEFA Cup qualification. He was nominated for SPFA Player of the Year, and his form prompted Martin O’Neill to sign him for Celtic in a £1 million deal.

Despite the fee, Fernández never fully settled at Parkhead.

His intelligent, considered style was perhaps at odds with O’Neill’s more direct approach. He managed just one goal — against FK Sūduva Marijampolė in the UEFA Cup — and spent much of his time on the bench, including for the 2003 UEFA Cup Final against Porto.

A loan back to Livingston followed in 2003–04, where he helped the club lift the League Cup with a 2–0 win over Hibernian.

bench) and one goal, he was released in August 2005. He remained in Scotland, signing a three-year deal with Dundee United under Gordon Chisholm.

Fernández debuted off the bench against Hearts on 14 August and became a regular, starting in the thrilling 5–4 win away to Motherwell, where he also scored. He added further goals against Livingston, Aberdeen (in a dramatic 3–2 Scottish Cup defeat), Falkirk, and memorably against Celtic — where he netted twice, including an 86th-minute equaliser to earn a 3–3 draw at Parkhead.

Despite strong contributions and seven goals, financial pressures meant Fernández, one of the club’s highest earners, was told he had no future at Tannadice alongside Paul Ritchie and Derek McInnes.

After agreeing a severance deal, he joined Kilmarnock in August 2006 on a two-year contract. Sadly, on 29 October, a challenge from Celtic’s Gary Caldwell left him with a serious cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for the rest of the season. He was released when his contract expired in May 2010.

Returning home to A Coruña, Fernández kept fit by training with amateur side Silva SD. Then, in 2012, came an exciting new chapter — when he was appointed as a scout for Manchester City, putting his extensive football knowledge and European experience to good use behind the scenes at one of England’s top clubs.

After 20 appearances (12 from the 19

FLASHBACK

FOCUS JANUARY 1962

DUNDEE UNITED 4 CELTIC 5 Over the 100 years since United and Celtic first met in September 1925, there have been many exciting games between the two sides, but perhaps none more so than the one that took place in the 1961–62 season – United’s second season after promotion.

Ahead of it, manager Jerry Kerr wanted to build on the very promising start his side had made in the previous season – their first back in the top flight for 28 years.

By January, Kerr’s men sat tenth – the position they would also occupy at the season’s end.

As that suggests, their form had been inconsistent – best illustrated when a 4-0 defeat of Hibs was immediately followed by a 7-2 drubbing at Third Lanark.

A first win over one of the Old Firm since returning to the top level was

anticipated by the Tannadice faithful, who had been disappointed in November when a thrilling encounter with Rangers ended in a 3-2 defeat.

The form of neither side could have led any supporter, on that winter’s day, to anticipate what would unfold in a torrid first half for United.

Seven weeks later, it was Celtic’s turn to visit Tannadice and, having held the Glasgow club to a 1-1 draw the year before, there were realistic hopes that this time United could go a step further.

As it turned out, it proved to be the match of the season.

In part, those lofty ambitions were rooted in the fact that the Celtic side, by their own high standards, was hardly a vintage one.

The past eight seasons had produced just two League Cup successes and had also seen

uncharacteristically low league finishes of sixth and ninth.

That said, the Hoops sat fourth when they arrived at Tannadice and would end the season one rung higher.

A display of dithering by Kerr’s team allowed Celtic to score three times in an eight-minute spell, and it seemed that the game had already been settled as a contest, with just half an hour played and Celtic leading 4-1.

After 13 minutes, Mike Jackson received the ball just outside the penalty area and, as the United defence backed off, he advanced before hitting a rising shot past Alec Brown to open the

scoring.

Before United and their fans had time to gather their thoughts, the lead was doubled. Just 60 seconds later, John Hughes bustled his way into the box past halfhearted challenges and, almost reaching the byline, turned to shoot and beat Brown from an acute angle.

Captain Tommy Neilson tried gamely to raise his colleagues and urge them on, but on 21 minutes, the tale of woe continued.

Brown came out of his goal, intent on gathering a Bobby Carroll corner, but completely missed the ball, leaving Jackson with the simple task of heading into the unguarded net.

It was a disastrous spell, but to their credit, United’s heads didn’t stay down, and only two minutes later Jim Irvine was on the spot to score from close range.

That was a boost for the young inside forward, who had been the club’s leading league scorer for the past two seasons. But that was only his third of the current campaign, having just returned after two months out injured.

United now rallied, and the supporters must have hoped their team might make further inroads into Celtic’s lead before half-time. However, their wishes were dashed on the half-hour mark when a bizarre goal restored the visitors’ advantage.

Doug Smith had been enjoying an excellent first season as a United

regular following Ron Yeats’ departure, but he handed Celtic their fourth goal. Attempting to hook clear a high ball into the box, he only succeeded in slamming it against the onrushing Hughes, and it rebounded into the net.

United were surely glad to hear the half-time whistle, having avoided further punishment. Kerr reshuffled his attack during the break, with only right-winger Wattie Carlyle keeping his place – a sign he hadn’t given up hope. But just as the new setup began to take shape, disaster struck again. Pat Crerand fired in from 20 yards, the shot deflecting off a defender to leave Brown helpless.

At 5-1 with 44 minutes left, it looked over. But United didn’t agree. Believing the score flattered the opposition, they pushed to claw it back. When the score stayed the same midway through the half, some fans gave up and left – a decision they’d soon regret.

In the 67th minute, exCelt Neil Mochan split the visitors’ defence with a pass that bore all the hallmarks of his great pedigree. Irvine darted in one-on-one with goalkeeper Frank Haffey and sent the ball past him to make it 5-2. Six minutes later, Mochan was again the architect, chipping a pass into the danger area which Carlyle headed down to complete his hattrick and make it 5-3.

Now there were murmurs of ‘just maybe’ among the

Tannadice faithful, fuelled by the appearance of the limping John Hughes being pressed back into service despite his injury – no substitutes in those days.

It smacked of desperation because the visitors still had a two-goal lead. Not for long though.

As the match entered the last ten minutes, Carlyle – whose fast-raiding wing play increasingly had the Celtic defence on the back foot – took a pass from Neilson, held off Jim Kennedy’s challenge and brilliantly squeezed a drive past Haffey’s near post.

Now it was 5-4 with nine minutes plus injury time left.

Throwing everything into attack in search of the equaliser, United came close twice, with Carlyle at the heart of both.

In the 89th minute, he cut inside and drilled in a shot from the edge of the box, which Haffey, at full stretch, touched over the bar. Then, with seconds remaining, the winger went down in the box under a Billy McNeill challenge – but vociferous claims for a penalty were ignored.

That was the last play of this pulsating contest.

United’s blistering finish could not have contrasted more with a blundering opening halfhour. Certainly, no one could have foreseen the outcome a minute into the second half.

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A LOOK THROUGH THE ARCHIVES! This week’s look back in time highlights the United squad which would ultimately take the Club to its first-ever Scottish Cup Final appearance, eventually ending in a 3–0 defeat to Celtic at Hampden.

McLean’s youth policy — implemented almost immediately after his appointment as manager 18 months earlier — began to bear fruit.

Season 1973–74 was one in which Jim

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But it also signalled the end of an era for some.

season team group were to depart within a matter of weeks after the new season started.

Having made one appearance as a substitute in the League Cup, left-back Jim Cameron — who, along with Wattie Smith and Gerry Hernon, was signed

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from Ashfield Juniors in October 1966 — headed for Falkirk after seven years and 208 appearances.

Likewise, Ian Mitchell, in his second spell at the Club, made one substitute appearance before being released and also joined Falkirk, his hometown club. Despite being only 27 when he left, ‘Mitch’ made 324 appearances, and his tally of 133 goals makes him fourth on the all-time list of Tannadice scorers.

Another mid-season departure was Jim Hendry, who joined Aberdeen in January 1974 for £10,000.

About to burst onto the scene were no fewer than five teenagers: Derek Addison, Andy Gray, John Holt, Dave Narey and Graeme Payne. None were regarded as first-team squad members at the start — but that was about to change quickly.

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Gray and Payne made their debuts in the League Cup sectional ties and quickly became first-team regulars, both starting in the Scottish Cup Final against Celtic.

Meanwhile, Narey had to wait until November to make his first appearance, while both Addison and Holt received their first call-ups in January 1974.

For reference, the United team at Hampden was: Davie, Gardner, Kopel, Copland, D. Smith (Traynor), W. Smith, Payne (Rolland), Knox, Gray, Fleming, Houston.

As Celtic also won the league, United had the consolation of qualifying for the following season’s European Cup Winners’ Cup. Finishing a respectable eighth and reaching the semi-final of the Texaco Cup was also a clear sign that the side was heading in the right direction.

Eliminating two English First Division clubs — Sheffield United and Leicester City — before succumbing to Newcastle United in extra time over two legs showed just how close the side came to reaching the final.

It’s worth noting that all three English teams were beaten at Tannadice — something hard to imagine these days!

All things considered, it was a season in which the combination of experience and emerging teenage talent took the Club another step forward on the road to sustained success.

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DUNDEE UNITED 2–0 FORFAR ATHLETIC | DIVISION TWO

from the penalty spot. Joe O’Kane sealed the win five minutes from time, but overall, this was a rather tepid affair.

won 7–3 after racing into a five-goal lead.

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DUNDEE UNITED 4–1 ABERDEEN (AGGREGATE 4–4) | DEWAR SHIELD SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG

A modest crowd of 1,200 watched United close out the season with a routine derby win. Eddie Gilfeather — the ex-Celt who would score just three times in his 60 appearances for the Club — opened the scoring, following up after a Dave Richards shot was saved. Earlier, James Porter had struck the post 30

A rousing fightback saw United overturn a threegoal deficit to draw level on aggregate. Peter McKay struck in the first minute to spark hope, but Aberdeen hit back through Harry Yorston. Undeterred, Andy Dunsmore and Jimmy Irvine netted within a minute of each other before George Grant scored a dramatic equaliser. Though United won the toss for the replay, Aberdeen came out firing and eventually

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STRANRAER 1–4 DUNDEE UNITED | DIVISION TWO The scoreline flatters United, who had to battle hard against a spirited

Stranraer side. Ron Yeats was pivotal at the back, and Wilson Humphries made the difference up front with a hat-trick.

Jimmy King added the fourth, while Danny McCulloch pulled one back for the hosts.

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MOTHERWELL 2–2 DUNDEE UNITED | SPL On a windy, bumpy Fir Park surface, United kept their hopes of third place alive thanks to Lee Wilkie’s late equaliser. Chris Porter had twice given ‘Well the lead, either side of a Stephen Craigan own goal. But in the dying minutes, a Danny Grainger long throw was flicked on and nodded home by Wilkie to spark wild celebrations among the travelling Arabs.

Ainsworth’s deflected consolation was all the visitors had to show for their afternoon.

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AIRDRIE 0–0 DUNDEE UNITED | CHAMPIONSHIP An evening that left much to the imagination on the park outwith Jack Walton’s heroics - but a stalemate that officially secured our return to the top flight of Scottish Football at the first time of asking!

Footnote: On the same afternoon at Hampden, Johnny Coyle scored the winner for Clyde as they lifted the Scottish Cup with a 1–0 win over Hibs.

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KILMARNOCK 2–4 DUNDEE UNITED| DIVISION ONE Already assured of their place in the new Premier League, United spoiled Killie’s promotion hopes with a stunning first-half performance. Goals from Andy Gray, Paul Sturrock and Iain McDonald inside 18 minutes gave United a dream start. Killie hit back through Ian Fallis and Ian Fleming, but Sturrock’s second secured the points and confirmed United’s highest-ever league finish to date — 4th place.

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DUNDEE UNITED 5–1 MOTHERWELL | PREMIERSHIP A ruthless attacking display saw United blow Motherwell away at Tannadice. Stuart Armstrong was superb — setting up both of Nadir Çiftçi’s goals before scoring one himself.

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HOLT 1

Ševelj

BABUNSKI 1

Sibbald ©

Ferry

4

Dundee

H

D

2-2

12,616

Walton

Graham

Gallagher

Ševelj

Babunski ©

Sibbald

Ferry

10

Ross County

A

D

1-1

4,169

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

Holt

Ševelj

BABUNSKI © 1

Sibbald

Ferry

18

St Mirren PSC 2

H

W

1-0

4,285

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

GRAHAM 1

Stephenson

Holt

Sibbald

Ferry

24

St Johnstone

H

W

2-0

7,806

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

Graham

STEPHENSON 1

Holt

Sibbald

Ferry

1

Heart of Midlothian

A

W

0-1

18,648

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

GRAHAM 1

Stephenson

Holt

Sibbald

Ferry

14

Rangers

H

L

0-1

14,268

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

Graham

Stephenson

Holt

Sibbald

Ferry

21/22

Motherwell PSC QF

A

L

2-1

8,237

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

Graham

Stephenson

Docherty ©

Sibbald

Ferry

28

Kilmarnock

A

D

3-3

6,257

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

GRAHAM 1P

Stephenson

Docherty ©

SIBBALD 1

Ferry

07

St Mirren

A

W

0-1

7,166

Walton

ADEGBOYEGA 1

Gallagher

Graham

Stephenson

Ševelj

Docherty ©

Sibbald

19

HIBERNIAN

H

W

3-2

10,870

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

Holt

STEPHENSON 1

Ševelj

Babunski ©

Ferry

26

Aberdeen

A

L

1-0

19,274

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

Holt

Stephenson

Ševelj

Babunski ©

Ferry

30

MOTHERWELL

H

L

1-2

8,415

Walton

Adegboyega

Gallagher

Holt

Stephenson

Ševelj

Babunski ©

Ferry

2

Hibernian

A

D

1-1

5,454

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher

Holt

Strain

Babunski ©

Ferry

9

Ross County

H

W

3-0

8349

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher

Holt

Strain

Ševelj

Babunski ©

Ferry

23

Rangers

A

D

1-1

47714

Walton

Strain

Gallagher

Holt

Ferry

Fotheringham

Stephenson

Ševelj

30

ST MIRREN

H

W

2-0

8,868

Walton

ADEGBOYEGA 1

Gallagher

HOLT 1p

Strain

Ševelj

Babunski ©

Ferry

7

KILMARNOCK

H

D

1-1

8,402

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher

Holt

Strain

Ševelj

Stephenson

14

Motherwell

A

L

4-3

4,473

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher

Holt

Strain

Babunski ©

Ševelj

Stephenson

21

Celtic

H

D

0-0

13,682

Walton

Strain

Gallagher

Holt

Ferry

Fotheringham

Stephenson

26

St Johnstone

A

W

1-2

7.306

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher ©

Holt

Strain

Odada

Ševelj

Ferry

29

ABERDEEN

H

W

1-0

13,581

Walton

Strain

Adegboyeya

HOLT 1

Ferry

Stephenson

Ševelj

Middleton

2

Dundee

A

W

0-1

11,585

Walton

Strain

Adegboyeya

Holt

Ferry

Stephenson

ŠEVELJ 1

Middleton

5

Hearts

H

L

0-1

10,214

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallacher ©

Holt

Strain

Odada

Ševelj

Ferry

7

Celtic

A

L

0-2

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallacher ©

Graham

Ferry

Fotheringham

Odada

Ševelj

11

St Mirren

A

W

1-0

7,440

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallacher

Holt

Strain

Docherty ©

Ševelj

Ferry

18/19

Dundee

A

L

0-1

9,294

Walton

Graham

Gallacher ©

Holt

Strain

Adegboyeya

Ševelj

Ferry

25

RANGERS

H

L

1-3

13,653

Walton

Strain

Gallagher ©

Holt

Ferry

Fotheringham

Stephenson

Ševelj

1

Kilmarnock

A

L

0-1

5,661

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher ©

Holt

Ševelj

Strain

Stephenson

Campbell

15

Celtic

A

L

0-3

58,989

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher

Graham

Stephenson

Docherty ©

Ševelj

Fotheringham

22

MOTHERWELL

H

W

1-0

9,044

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher

Graham

Strain

Campbell

Ševelj

Docherty ©

26

Campbell

July

August Holt

September

October

November Ševelj

December Babunski ©

Ševelj

January

February

HIBERNIAN

H

L

1-3

10,674

Walton

Adegboyeya

Gallagher ©

GRAHAM 1

Strain

Stephenson

Ševelj

1

Aberdeen

A

D

2-2

17,862

Walton

Strain

Gallagher ©

Graham

Stephenson

Middleton

ŠEVELJ 1

Sibbald

15

DUNDEE

H

L

2-4

13,000

Walton

Strain

Gallagher

Graham

Ferry

Middleton

Stephenson

MIDDLETON 1

29

Ross County

A

W

0-1

4088

Walton

Strain

GRAHAM 1

Ševelj

Ferry

Docherty ©

Trapanovski

Stephenson

5

Hearts

A

W

0-1

18,888

Walton

Cleall-Harding

Gallagher

Adegboyeya

Strain

Stephenson

Docherty ©

Campbell

12

ST JOHNSTONE

H

W

1-0

10,160

Walton

Cleall-Harding

Gallagher

ADEGBOYEGA 1

Strain

Stephenson

Docherty ©

Ferry

26

Celtic

H

3

Hibernian

A

10

St Mirren

H

14

Rangers

A

17/18

Aberdeen

H

March

April

May

34

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Meshack

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van der Sande

Richards

Holt

Babunski

Odada

Middleton

Fotheringham

Thomson

Stirton

Meshack

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Middleton

DALBY 1

Richards

Trapanovski

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Fotheringham

van de Sande

Stirton

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MESHACK 1

Odada

Fotheringham

van de Sande

Thomson

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Stirton

Meshack

Odada

Fotheringham

van de Sande

Thomson

Constable

Stirton

Meshack

van de Sande

Trapanovski

Middleton

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Strain

Trapanovski

Middleton

DALBY 1

Richards

Strain

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Trapanovski

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Constable

Stirton

Meshack

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Stephenson

DALBY 1

van de Sande

Richards

Odada

Middleton

Fotheringham

Docherty

Thomson

Constable

STIRTON 1

Meshack

Middleton

Babunski ©

DALBY 1

Richards

Moult

Odada

Adegboyeya

van de Sande

Thomson

Constable

Stirton

Meshack

Stephenson

Dalby

Middleton

Richards

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Moult

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Fotheringham

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Moult

DALBY 1

Richards

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Odada

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Fotheringham

van der Sande

Stirton

Meshack

Middleton

MOULT 1

DALBY 2 (P)

Richards

Graham

Trapanovski

Odada

Fotheringham

van der Sande

Thomson

Stirton

Meshack

Middleton

Ferry

Thomson

Dalby

Richards

Graham

Trapanovski

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Odada

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Richards

Graham

Trapanovski

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Stephenson

van der Sande

Docherty

Thomson

Meshack

Babunski ©

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Dalby

Richards

Graham

Odada

Fotheringham

van der Sande

Docherty

Thomson

Stirton

Meshack

Docherty ©

Trapanovski

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DALBY 1

Richards

Graham

Odada

Fotheringham

van der Sande

Thomson

Stirton

Domeracki

Meshack

Stephenson

Thomson

Dalby

Richards

Graham

Trapanovski

Middleton

Fotheringham

van der Sande

Docherty

Stirton

Meshack

Middleton

van der Sande

Trapanovski

Richards

Strain

Stephenson

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Docherty

Thomson

Stirton

Harding

Meshack

Stephenson

Middleton

Dalby

Richards

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Trapanovski

Moult 1

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Moult

Richards

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van der Sande

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Paton

DALBY 1

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Trapanovski

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Moult

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Ferry

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Richards

Graham

Trapanovski

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Moult

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van der Sande

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Richards

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Trapanovski

Moult

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Paton

Cleall-Harding

Ferry

DALBY 1

Paton

Richards

Trapanovski

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Ferry

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Paton

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Trapanovski

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Moult

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Trapanovski

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Moult

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Sibbald

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Campbell

Paton

van der Sande

35

DUNDEE UNITED CELTIC MANAGER: JIM GOODWIN

MANAGER: BRENADN RODGERS

JACK WALTON 1 RYAN STRAIN 2 VICKO ŠEVELJ 5 ROSS GRAHAM 6 KRISTIJAN TRAPANOVSKI 7 LEWIS FIORINI 8 LOUIS MOULT 9 DAVID BABUNSKI 10 WILL FERRY 11 CRAIG SIBBALD 14 GLENN MIDDLETON 15 EMMANUEL ADEGBOYEGA 16 LUCA STEPHENSON 17 KAI FOTHERINGHAM 18 SAM DALBY 19 JORT VAN DER SANDE 20 RUARI PATON 21 ALLAN CAMPBELL 22 ROSS DOCHERTY 23 DAVID RICHARDS 25 DECLAN GALLAGHER 31 SAM CLEALL-HARDING 37 SCOTT CONSTABLE 39

1 KASPER SCHMEICHEL 2 ALISTAIR JOHNSTON 3 GREG TAYLOR 5 LIAM SCALES 6 AUSTON TRUSTY 7 JOTA 9 ADAM IDAH 10 NICOLAS KUHN 12 VILJAMI SINISALO 13 YANG HYUN-JUN 14 LUKE MCCOWAN 15 JEFFREY SCHLUPP 17 MAIK NAWROCKI 20 CAMERON CARTER-VICKERS 24 JOHNNY KENNY 27 ARNE ENGELS 28 PAULO BERNARDO 29 SCOTT BAIN 38 DAIZEN MAEDA 41 REO HATATE 42 CALLUM MCGREGOR 49 JAMES FORREST 56 ANTHONY RALSTON

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