Season Overview
Courts in as head coach as United welcome fans back to Tannadice
With Tam Courts appointed as the club's new head coach following the departure of Micky Mellon, United started a fresh for their second season back in the SPFL Premiership. It also marked their first season with fans back at Tannadice following a ghost-like pandemic season in 2020-21.
| Final League Playing Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Home | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 28 |
| Away | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 20 |
| All | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 48 |
| Premiership 2021-22 | ||||
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| Opponents | Results | Avg. Atts | ||
| Home | Away | Home | Away | |
| Aberdeen | 1-0 | 0-2 / 1-1 | 10,500 | 12,512 |
| Celtic | 0-3 / 1-1 | 1-1 / 0-1 | 8,856 | 58,188 |
| Dundee | 1-0 / 2-2 | 0-0 | 11,557 | 11,273 |
| Hearts | 0-2 / 2-2 | 2-5 | 7,609 | 18,129 |
| Hibernian | 1-3 | 3-0 / 1-1 | 500 | 15,911 |
| Livingston | 0-1 | 1-1 / 1-2 | 4,552 | 2,586 |
| Motherwell | 2-1 / 2-0 | 0-1 | 5,898 | 4,287 |
| Rangers | 1-0 / 1-1 | 0-1 / 0-2 | 7,297 | 49,296 |
| Ross County | 1-0 / 2-1 | 1-1 / 2-1 | 5,534 | 4,190 |
| St Johnstone | 0-1 | 1-0 / 0-0 | 7,580 | 5,361 |
| St Mirren | 1-2 | 0-0 / 2-1 | 4,978 | 5,302 |
| Biggest Win |
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6 - 1 v. Elgin City on Jul 14th, 2021 |
| Heaviest Defeat |
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2 - 5 v. Hearts on Nov 6th, 2021 |
| Top Scorers | |
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Nicky Clark (10 goals) Originally a youth player with Rangers, Nicky made the switch to Aberdeen at age 15 before signing professional terms with the Pittodrie club in 2009. After a spell on loan at Peterhead, he left Aberd... |
| Dylan Levitt (6 goals) | |
| Peter Pawlett (5 goals) | |
| Ian Harkes (4 goals) | |
| Ryan Edwards (4 goals) | |
| League | Cups | Total | ||||||||
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| 15 | Tim Akinola | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 27 | Louis Appéré | 4 | (9) | 1 | - | (2) | - | 4 | (11) | 1 |
| 94 | Maxime Biamou | - | (3) | - | - | - | - | - | (3) | - |
| 18 | Calum Butcher | 14 | (3) | - | 6 | (1) | - | 20 | (4) | - |
| 16 | Trevor Carson (GK) | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| 11 | Logan Chalmers | 2 | (3) | - | 1 | (2) | - | 3 | (5) | - |
| 10 | Nicky Clark | 26 | (11) | 8 | 7 | (2) | 2 | 33 | (13) | 10 |
| 5 | Mark Connolly | - | (1) | - | - | - | - | - | (1) | - |
| 58 | Mathew Cudjoe-Anim | 1 | (1) | - | - | - | - | 1 | (1) | - |
| 40 | Flynn Duffy | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 12 | Ryan Edwards | 36 | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | 44 | - | 4 |
| 13 | Carljohan Eriksson (GK) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | Kai Fotheringham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Kieran Freeman | 17 | (6) | 1 | 6 | (1) | 1 | 23 | (7) | 2 |
| 66 | Jeando Fuchs | 16 | (2) | - | 5 | - | - | 21 | (2) | - |
| 21 | Declan Glass | 6 | (4) | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | (4) | 1 |
| 29 | Ross Graham | 13 | (2) | 2 | 2 | - | - | 15 | (2) | 2 |
| 23 | Ian Harkes | 27 | (1) | 3 | 7 | (2) | 1 | 34 | (3) | 4 |
| 14 | Florent Hoti | 2 | (3) | - | 1 | (3) | - | 3 | (6) | - |
| 19 | Dylan Levitt | 23 | (2) | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 27 | (2) | 6 |
| 53 | Rory Macleod | 1 | (2) | - | - | - | - | 1 | (2) | - |
| 6 | Kevin McDonald | 6 | (3) | - | 1 | (1) | - | 7 | (4) | - |
| 33 | Scott McMann | 25 | (4) | - | 2 | (1) | - | 27 | (5) | - |
| 9 | Marc McNulty | 16 | (3) | 2 | 4 | (1) | 1 | 20 | (4) | 3 |
| 32 | Archie Meekison | 7 | (2) | - | - | (3) | - | 7 | (5) | - |
| 26 | Chris Mochrie | 4 | (4) | - | 1 | (4) | 1 | 5 | (8) | 1 |
| 52 | Craig Moore | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 4 | Charlie Mulgrew | 30 | (1) | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 36 | (1) | 3 |
| 20 | Lewis Neilson | 5 | (1) | - | 1 | (2) | - | 6 | (3) | - |
| 31 | Jack Newman (GK) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Ilmari Niskanen | 25 | (8) | 1 | 2 | (1) | - | 27 | (9) | 1 |
| 50 | Lewis O'Donnell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Peter Pawlett | 19 | (3) | 2 | 5 | (1) | 3 | 24 | (4) | 5 |
| 6 | Mark Reynolds | 1 | - | - | 2 | (2) | - | 3 | (2) | - |
| 17 | Jamie Robson | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 |
| 35 | Finn Robson | - | - | - | - | (1) | - | - | (1) | - |
| 24 | Lawrence Shankland | 1 | - | - | 3 | (1) | 3 | 4 | (1) | 3 |
| 1 | Benji Siegrist (GK) | 34 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 42 | - | - |
| 28 | Kerr Smith | 3 | (2) | - | 1 | (1) | - | 4 | (3) | - |
| 2 | Liam Smith | 19 | (1) | 2 | 5 | - | - | 24 | (1) | 2 |
| 3 | Adrián Sporle | 7 | (9) | - | 2 | (1) | - | 9 | (10) | - |
| 46 | Miller Thomson | 1 | - | - | - | (1) | - | 1 | (1) | - |
| 30 | Darren Watson | 2 | (4) | - | 1 | (1) | - | 3 | (5) | - |
| 32 | Tony Watt | 15 | (2) | 1 | 2 | - | - | 17 | (2) | 1 |
| New Arrivals |
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Charlie Mulgrew
June 15th, 2021 A free agent, Charlie rejoined United on a two year deal as new manager Tam Courts' first signing during the 2021-22 pre-season. 
Trevor Carson
July 8th, 2021 Out of contract after leaving Motherwell, Trevor joined United on a two year deal during the 2021-22 pre-season. 
Marc McNulty
August 13th, 2021 Under new manager Tam Courts, Mark returned to United for a second loan spell shortly into the 2021-22 season. 
Maxime Biamou
October 6th, 2021 After the expiration of his contract with Coventry, Maxime signed a deal with United until the end of the 2021-22 season 
Mathew Cudjoe-Anim
November 17th, 2021 Mathew signed for United subject to international clearance, upon approval of his Visa application. 
Carljohan Eriksson
January 6th, 2022 A free agent having left his last club Mjällby, Carljohan joined United on a two and a half year deal during the January transfer window. 
Kevin McDonald
January 31st, 2022 After training with United in January 2022, he signed a short term deal on February 1st. 
Tim Akinola
January 31st, 2022 Young Arsenal prospect Tim joined United on loan for the remainder of the 2021/22 season. |
| Departures |
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Jamie Robson
August 31st, 2021 Jamie left to join English EFL League One club, Lincoln City, signing a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. 
Kerr Smith
January 13th, 2022 Kerr joined English Premier League side Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee during the January window. 
Jeando Fuchs
January 28th, 2022 Towards the end of the January window, Jeando joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee. 
Louis Appéré
January 31st, 2022 Louis was sold to Northampton Town on the last day of the January 2022 transfer window, for an undisclosed fee.
Tim Akinola
April 1st, 2022 After playing just 45 minutes, Tim suffered an injury in late March and returned to Arsenal to undergo surgery. |
| Premiership Table |
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| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Celtic | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 82 |
| 2. | Rangers | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 76 |
| 3. | Hearts | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 57 |
| 4. | Dundee Utd | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 41 |
| 5. | Ross County | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 40 |
| 6. | Motherwell | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 40 |
| 7. | Hibernian | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 38 |
| 8. | Livingston | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 38 |
| 9. | Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 36 |
| 10. | St Mirren | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | -20 | 36 |
| 11. | St Johnstone | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -23 | 30 |
| 12. | Dundee | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -28 | 25 |
* - Table split into two divisions of six.