2016–17 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United 2016–17 football season
Dundee United
2016–17 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson
ManagerRay McKinnon
StadiumTannadice Park
ChampionshipThird place
Premiership play-offRunners-up
League CupQuarter-final
Challenge CupWinners
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Andreu (13)
All:
Tony Andreu (19)
Highest home attendance10,925 v Hibernian, Championship, 2 December 2016
Lowest home attendance3,360 v Cowdenbeath, League Cup, 19 July 2016
Average home league attendance6,584
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 season is Dundee United's 108th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It marked their first season of play outside the top tier of Scottish football since season 1995–96 and their first season in the Scottish Championship. United also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish Premiership play-offs.

Summary

Season

United finished third in the Scottish Championship,[1] entering the Scottish Premiership play-offs.[2] They reached the Quarter-final of the League Cup,[3] the fourth round of the Scottish Cup[4] and were crowned champions of the Challenge Cup beating St Mirren in the final.[5]

Management

United were managed by Ray McKinnon, during the 2016–17 season.[6] Following the club's relegation at the end of the previous season manager Mixu Paatelainen departed the club during the close season on 4 May 2016.[7] On 12 May 2016, McKinnon was appointed manager on a three-year contract,[8] after compensation was agreed with his previous club Raith Rovers.[9] He had resigned from Raith Rovers on 11 May.[10]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Forfar Athletic v Dundee United
5 July 2016 Friendly Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Dundee United Station Park
19:45 Cox 14' Johnson 86' Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Cook
Brechin City v Dundee United
9 July 2016 Forfarshire Cup Brechin City 0 – 5 Dundee United Glebe Park
14:00 Johnson 6'
Fraser 33'
Spittal 40'
Murray 42'
Murray 77'		 Attendance: 923
Referee: Steven Traynor

Scottish Championship

Dundee United v Queen of the South
6 August 2016 Championship Dundee United 1 – 1 Queen of the South Tannadice Park
15:00 van der Velden 58' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report		 Millar 40' Attendance: 7,058
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Man of the Match: Millar
Dumbarton v Dundee United
13 August 2016 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 0 Dundee United Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Docherty 54' (pen.) SPFL Report Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Man of the Match: Mark Docherty
Dundee United v Ayr United
20 August 2016 Championship Dundee United 3 – 0 Ayr United Tannadice Park
15:00 Murray 18'
Robson 37'
Flood 73'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Greg Aitken
Man of the Match: Jamie Robson
Dundee United v Raith Rovers
27 August 2016 Championship Dundee United 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Tannadice Park
15:00 Flood 17'
C.Smith 23' (pen.)		 BBC Report Thompson 38'
McHattie 72'		 Attendance: 7,434
Referee: Craig Thomson
Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United
10 September 2016 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 3 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Paton 50' SPFL Report Murray 21'
Andreu 45' 90+2'
Dixon Yellow card 61' Red card		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Beaton
Falkirk v Dundee United
17 September 2016 Championship Falkirk 3 – 1 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Baird 18'
Hippolyte 87'
Miller 89'		 BBC Report Tope Obadeyi 33' Attendance: 5,488
Referee: Crawford Allan
Man of the Match: Willo Flood
Dundee United v Greenock Morton
24 September 2016 Championship Dundee United 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Tannadice Park
15:00 Andreu 64', 90+1' report Dillon 90+4' (o.g.) Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,829
Referee: Barry Cook
Hibernian v Dundee United
2 October 2016 Championship Hibernian 1 – 1 Dundee United Easter Road
12:00 Keatings 35' BBC Report Edjenguele 68' Attendance: 15,492
Referee: Thomson
St Mirren v Dundee United
15 October 2016 Championship St Mirren 0 – 2 Dundee United St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Fraser 38'
Andreu 74'		 Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Nick Walsh
Dundee United v Dumbarton
22 October 2016 Championship Dundee United 2 – 1 Dumbarton Tannadice Park
15:00 Buchanan 53' (o.g.)
Edjenguélé 66'		 SPFL Report Thomson 73' Attendance: 5,979
Referee: Craig Charleston
Dundee United v Falkirk
29 October 2016 Championship Dundee United 1 – 0 Falkirk Tannadice Park
15:00 Durnan 82' BBC Report Attendance: 7,079
Referee: Euan Anderson
Man of the Match: Mark Durnan
Queen of the South v Dundee United
5 November 2016 Championship Queen of the South 1 – 4 Dundee United Palmerston Park
15:00 Anderson 45' BBC Report Durnan 14'
Andreu 22'
Fraser 57'
Murray 77'		 Attendance: 2,316
Referee: McLean
Man of the Match: Marshall
Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic
8 November 2016 Championship Dundee United 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
19:45 Murray 79' SPFL report Wedderburn Red card 39' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,996
Referee: Robertson
Greenock Morton v Dundee United
19 November 2016 Championship Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Dundee United Cappielow Park
15:00 report Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 2,578
Referee: Crawford Allan
Dundee United v Hibernian
2 December 2016 Championship Dundee United 1 – 0 Hibernian Tannadice Park
19:45 Andreu 73' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 10.925
Ayr United v Dundee United
10 December 2016 Championship Ayr United 0 – 1 Dundee United Somerset Park
15:00 BBC Report Obadeyi 6' Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Willie Collum
Man of the Match: Jamie Robson
Raith Rovers v Dundee United
17 December 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Dundee United Stark's Park
15:00 BBC Report Toshney Yellow card 55' Red card Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Dundee United v St Mirren
24 December 2016 Championship Dundee United 2 – 1 St Mirren Tannadice Park
15:00 Fraser 28'
Murray 45'		 BBC Report Sutton 27' Attendance: 7,247
Referee: John McKendrick
Dumbarton v Dundee United
31 December 2016 Championship Dumbarton 1 – 0 Dundee United Dumbarton Football Stadium
13:30 Docherty 27' SPFL Report Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Man of the Match: Mark Docherty
Hibernian v Dundee United
6 January 2017 Championship Hibernian 3 - 0 Dundee United Easter Road
19:45 Cummings 6' 26'
Bartley Yellow card 49'
McGinn 81'
Gray Yellow card 85'		 BBC Report Telfer Yellow card 30'
Murdoch Yellow card 44'
van der Velden Yellow card 52'
Durnan Yellow card 79'
Andreu Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 18,786
Referee: Scotland Willie Collum
Dundee United v Queen of the South
14 January 2017 Championship Dundee United 3 – 3 Queen of the South Tannadice Park
15:00 Murray 4' 89'
Murdoch Yellow card 60'
Fraser 77'		 BBC Report Dobbie 28'
Thomson 53'
Thomas 65' Yellow card 82'
Dowie Yellow card 67'		 Attendance: 6,136
Referee: Scotland Alan Muir
Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United
28 January 2017 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Dundee United East End Park
15:00 Herron 28' BBC Report Andreu 18' Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Dallas
Dundee United v Raith Rovers
4 February 2017 Championship Dundee United 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Tannadice Park
17:15 Mikkelsen 45', 53'
Andreu 48'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Finnie
Falkirk v Dundee United
11 February 2017 Championship Falkirk 3 – 0 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Baird 5'
Muirhead 53' (Penalty)
Craigen 60'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Anderson
Dundee United v Greenock Morton
25 February 2017 Championship Dundee United 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Tannadice Park
15:00 Durnan 83' BBC Report Kidlay 39' Attendance: 6,065
Referee: Clancy
Dundee United v Hibernian
10 March 2017 Championship Dundee United 0 – 1 Hibernian Tannadice Park
19:45 Toshney Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card BBC Report Cummings 39'
Cummings Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 9,532
Referee: Robertson
St Mirren v Dundee United
15 March 2017 Championship St Mirren 3 – 2 Dundee United St Mirren Park
19:45 Davis 2'
Mallan 37'
Morgan 59'		 BBC Report Andreu 33', 69' Attendance: 2,766
Referee: Aitken
Raith Rovers v Dundee United
18 March 2017 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Dundee United Stark's Park
15:00 Barr 41'
Hardie 49'		 BBC Report Murray 81' Attendance: 2,192
Referee: Charleston
Dundee United v Ayr United
28 March 2017 Championship Dundee United 2 – 1 Ayr United Tannadice Park
Murray 23'
Durnan 78'		 BBC Report Harkins 51' (Penalty) Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Cook
Queen of the South v Dundee United
1 April 2017 Championship Queen of the South 4 – 2 Dundee United Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 19'
Dobbie 43'
Dykes 81'
Hilson 89'		 BBC Report Mikkelsen 27', 55' Attendance: 1,514
Referee: Finnie
Dundee United v Falkirk
8 April 2017 Championship Dundee United 1 – 1 Falkirk Tannadice Park
Murray 50' BBC Report Leahy 83' Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Anderson
Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic
11 Apr 2017 Championship Dundee United 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park
19:45 Mikkelsen 30' BBC report Attendance: 5,304
Referee: Collum
Ayr United v Dundee United
15 April 2017 Championship Ayr United 0 – 0 Dundee United St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Allan
Irvine
Dundee United v St Mirren
22 April 2017 Championship Dundee United 3 – 2 St Mirren Tannadice Park
15:00 Mikkelsen 7'
Andreu 66'
Spittal 90'		 BBC Report MacKenzie 38'
Todd 86'		 Attendance: 6,225
Referee: Charleston
Dundee United v Dumbarton
29 April 2017 Championship Dundee United 2 – 2 Dumbarton Tannadice Park
15:00 Andreu 22'
Mikkelsen 79'		 BBC Report Thomson R 35'
Vaughan 65'		 Attendance: 5,107
Referee: Walsh
Greenock Morton v Dundee United
6 May 2017 Championship Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Dundee United Greenock
15:00 Oyenuga 52' BBC Report Spittal 63' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: Beaton

Premiership play-offs

Greenock Morton v Dundee United
9 May 2017 Play-offs QF R1 Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Dundee United Cappielow Park
19:45 O'Ware 7' BBC Report Murray 51'
Spittal 65'		 Attendance: 3,306
Referee: Collum
Dundee United v Greenock Morton
12 May 2017 Play-offs QF R2 Dundee United 3 – 0
(5 – 1 agg.)		 Greenock Morton Tannadice Park
19:45 Murray 52'
Kuaté 64'
Spittal 81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,606
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Dundee United v Falkirk
16 May 2017 Play-offs SF R1 Dundee United 2 – 2 Falkirk Tannadice Park
19:45 Murray 16'
Spittal 53'		 BBC Report Craigen 27'
McKee 59'		 Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Madden
Falkirk v Dundee United
19 May 2017 Play-offs SF R2 Falkirk 1 – 2
(3 – 4 agg.)		 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Craigen 11' BBC Report Murray 76'
Dixon 87'		 Attendance: 7,926
Referee: Clancy
Dundee United v Hamilton Academical
25 May 2017 Play-offs Final R1 Dundee United 0 – 0 Hamilton Academical Tannadice Park
19:45 Murray Yellow card Yellow-red card 77' BBC Report Attendance: 9,386
Referee: McLean
Hamilton Academical v Dundee United
28 May 2017 Play-offs Final R2 Hamilton Academical 1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 Dundee United New Douglas Park
15:00 Docherty 64' BBC Report Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Thomson

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Arbroath v Dundee United
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Group C Arbroath 1 – 1
(3 – 5 p)		 Dundee United Tannadice Park
19:45 Hamilton 90+2' SPFL Report Anier 85' Attendance: 5,036
Referee: McLean
Penalties
  • Doris soccer ball with check mark
  • Whatley soccer ball with check mark
  • Callaghan soccer ball with red X
  • Hamilton soccer ball with check mark
Dundee United v Cowdenbeath
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Group C Dundee United 6 – 1 Cowdenbeath Tannadice Park
19:45 Murray 4', 32', 72'
Toshney 9'
Smith 21'
Anier 88'		 BBC Report Turner 25' Attendance: 3,360
Referee: Allan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Group C Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1
(1 – 4 p)		 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Boden 35' SPFL Report Murdoch 45' Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Anderson
Penalties
Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Group C Dundee United 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park
15:00 Murray 49'
Fraser 83'		 SPFL Report Attendance: 4,951
Referee: McKendrick

Knockout phase

Dundee United v Partick Thistle
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) Second round Dundee United 3 – 1 Partick Thistle Dundee
19:45 C Smith 10', 27', 30' (pen.) SPFL Report Welsh 65' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,036
Referee: Steven McLean
Morton v Dundee United
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) Quarter-finals Morton 2 – 1 Dundee United Greenock
19:45 Quitongo 24'
O'Ware 31'		 SPFL Report van der Velden 55' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish Challenge Cup

Dundee United v Peterhead
3 September 2016 Third round Dundee United 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Peterhead Dundee
15:00 Telfer 1'
van der Velden 34'
Andreu 116'		 SPFL report McAllister 28', 35' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Nick Walsh
Stranraer v Dundee United
8 October 2016 Fourth round Stranraer 0 – 1 Dundee United Stranraer
14:00 SPFL Report Andreu 68' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 629
Referee: Greg Aitken
Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United
12 November 2016 Quarter-finals Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Dundee United Dunfermline
12:30 Martin Red card 57' SPFL report Durnan 8' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,576
Referee: Willie Collum
Queen of the South v Dundee United
18 February 2017 Semi-finals Queen of the South 2 – 3 Dundee United Dumfries
17:15 Dobbie 51'
Lyle 91'		 [1] Telfer 3'
Fraser 11'
Andreu 35'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,526
Referee: Nick Walsh
St. Mirren v Dundee United
25 March 2017 Final St. Mirren 1 – 2 Dundee United Motherwell
12:30 Loy 38' [2] Andreu 37'
Mikkelsen 75'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,089
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Cup

Ross County v Dundee United
21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round Ross County 6 – 2 Dundee United Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Routis 6' (76)
Quinn 16'
Chow 28'
Boyce 30'
O'Brien 90+2'		 BBC Report Andreu 13' (47) Attendance: 2,440
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Squad statistics

During the 2016–17 season, United used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[11][12]

As of 28 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Other[a] League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Cammy Bell 49 0 35+0 0 7+0 0 6+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Dillon 21 0 6+4 0 6+2 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Paul Dixon 28 1 17+0 0 6+1 1 4+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Mark Durnan 45 5 31+0 4 9+0 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 22 0 7+7 0 1+2 0 4+1 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Toshney 28 1 18+2 0 2+0 0 6+0 1 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Blair Spittal 40 5 18+6 2 9+0 3 4+2 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Stewart Murdoch 30 1 16+2 0 4+1 0 6+0 1 1+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Simon Murray 50 18 24+8 10 10+1 4 4+2 4 1+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Scott Fraser 37 6 23+2 4 3+3 1 5+0 1 1+0 0
11 MF England ENG Alex Nicholls 13 0 4+5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Telfer 38 2 17+8 0 5+4 2 1+2 0 1+0 0
14 DF France FRA William Edjenguélé 41 2 29+0 2 10+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 FW Scotland SCO Cammy Smith 22 5 5+10 1 2+0 0 4+1 4 0+0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willo Flood 46 2 32+0 2 9+0 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
17 MF Portugal POR Wato Kuaté 8 1 2+1 0 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Denmark DEN Thomas Mikkelsen 26 8 14+3 7 6+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 MF France FRA Tony Andreu 42 19 31+0 13 10+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 2
20 DF Netherlands NED Frank van der Struijk 20 0 16+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 GK Germany GER Luis Zwick 8 0 1+3 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Ali Coote 16 0 2+7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
23 MF Netherlands NED Nick van der Velden 31 3 14+10 1 3+0 1 2+2 1 0+0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Robson 29 1 19+2 1 5+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Brad Smith 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Scott Allardice 7 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Graham Taylor 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season
11 MF England ENG Tope Obadeyi 25 2 11+7 2 0+0 0 5+1 0 1+0 0
17 FW Netherlands NED Justin Johnson 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW Estonia EST Henri Anier 5 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+4 2 0+0 0
32 DF Australia AUS Harry Souttar 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 19 14 3 59 25 +34 71 Promotion to Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 16 12 8 58 40 +18 60 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 +8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 +3 48
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Cup tables

Group C
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ICT DUN DNF COW ARB
1 Inverness CT (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 15 3 +12 10 Qualification for the Second Round — 1–1p — — 7–0
2 Dundee United (Q) 4 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7 10 — — 2–0 6–1 —
3 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 0 0 2 7 7 0 6 1–5 — — — 3–0
4 Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 0 3 4 11 −7 3 1–2 — 0–3 — —
5 Arbroath 4 0 0 1 3 1 13 −12 1 — 1–1p — 0–2 —
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Best runners-up
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dundee United (Q) 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7 10 Qualification to the Second Round
2 Motherwell (Q) 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9
3 Queen of the South (Q) 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9
4 Ayr United (Q) 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 9
5 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 8
6 East Fife 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 8
7 Kilmarnock 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
8 Falkirk 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2016. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots[13]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Management statistics

Last updated on 28 May 2017
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ray McKinnon[14] 14 July 2016 Present 54 26 16 12 048.15

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Stewart Murdoch Scotland Ross County Free[15]
Scotland Cammy Bell Scotland Rangers Free[16]
Northern Ireland Brett Long Scotland Motherwell Free[17]
Scotland Lewis Toshney Scotland Raith Rovers Undisclosed[18]
England Tope Obadeyi Scotland Kilmarnock Free[19]
Republic of Ireland Willo Flood Scotland Aberdeen Free[20]
Netherlands Nick van der Velden Netherlands Willem II Free[21]
France William Edjenguélé Greece Veria Free[22]
Netherlands Frank van der Struijk Netherlands Willem II Free[23]
Portugal Wato Kuaté Free Agent Free[24]

Players out

Player To Fee
Austria Darko Bodul Russia Amkar Perm Free[25][26]
Scotland Ryan Dow Scotland Ross County Free[27]
Republic of Ireland Callum Morris Scotland Aberdeen Free[28]
France Florent Sinama Pongolle Thailand Chainat Hornbill[25] Free[25]
Scotland Greig McNaughton Scotland St Mirren Free[25]
Japan Eiji Kawashima France Metz Free[25]
Nigeria Edward Ofere Sweden FC Rosengård Free[25][29]
Ivory Coast Guy Demel France Marseille Consolat Free[25]
Scotland John Rankin Scotland Falkirk Free[25]
Scotland Euan Spark Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free[25]
Northern Ireland Joe McGovern Scotland Forfar Athletic Free[25]
Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning Scotland Greenock Morton Free[25]
Northern Ireland Paul Paton Scotland St Johnstone Free[30]
Poland Michał Szromnik Poland Bytovia Bytów Free[31][32]
Estonia Henri Anier Sweden Kalmar FF Free[33]
Scotland Kieran Freeman England Southampton Undisclosed[25]
Australia Harry Souttar England Stoke City Undisclosed[34]
Scotland Ryan Booth Scotland Inverurie Loco Works Free[35]
Netherlands Justin Johnson Unattached Free[36]
England Tope Obadeyi England Oldham Athletic Free[37]
Netherlands Nick van der Velden Indonesia Bali United Free[38]

Loans in

Player From Fee
Scotland Cammy Smith Scotland Aberdeen Loan[39]
France Tony Andreu England Norwich City Loan[40]
Denmark Thomas Mikkelsen Denmark OB Loan[41]
England Alex Nicholls England Barnet Loan[42]

Loans out

Player To Fee
England Jassem Sukar Scotland Arbroath Loan[43]
Northern Ireland Brett Long Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan[44]
Scotland Cammy Ballantyne Scotland Montrose Loan[45]
Scotland Ryan Booth Scotland Inverurie Loco Works Loan[46]
Netherlands Justin Johnson England York City Loan[47]
Scotland Matty Smith Scotland Montrose Loan[48]
England Jassem Sukar Scotland Arbroath Loan[49]
Scotland Aaron Murrell Scotland Berwick Rangers Loan[50]
Scotland Brad Smith Scotland Albion Rovers Loan[51]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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