The following table is a season-by-season summary of league performances for Dundee United.The League Cup was founded in 1946.

Key Key W Winners F Finalists SF Semi-finalists QF Quarter-finalists R1 Round 1, etc. GS Group Stage1st Champions (league/cup)2nd Runners-up (league/cup)3rd 3rd Place/Semi-finalist Promotion Relegation

Pre-War SeasonLeagueScot.CupDivisionPosPWDLGFGAPts 1909–10 Northern League 4th – 1910–11 Division Two 11th 22 7 5 10 29 36 19 – 1911–12 Division Two 10th 22 5 5 12 21 41 15 – 1912–13 Division Two 10th 26 6 10 10 34 43 22 R2 1913–14 Division Two 3rd 22 11 4 7 36 31 26 R2 1914–15 Division Two 11th 26 8 3 15 48 61 19 – 1915–16 Eastern League 10th 22 7 1 14 36 57 15 – 1916–17 Eastern League 5th 17 6 3 8 29 3 15 – 1917–18 Eastern League 5th 24 7 5 12 30 48 19 – 1918–19 No Eastern League (friendly matches only) 1919–20 Eastern League 1st – 1920–21 Central League 17th 34 10 7 17 39 52 27 – 1921–22 Division Two 19th 38 10 8 20 47 65 28 R1 1922–23 Alliance League R2 1923–24 Division Two 9th 38 12 15 11 41 41 39 R1 1924–25 Division Two 1st 38 20 10 8 58 44 50 R2 1925–26 Division One 17th 38 11 6 21 52 74 28 R1 1926–27 Division One 20th 38 7 8 23 56 101 22 QF 1927–28 Division Two 6th 38 17 9 12 81 73 43 R2 1928–29 Division Two 1st 36 24 3 9 99 55 51 QF 1929–30 Division One 19th 38 7 8 23 56 109 22 R2 1930–31 Division Two 2nd 38 21 8 9 93 54 50 R2 1931–32 Division One 19th 38 6 7 25 40 118 19 R3 1932–33 Division Two 13th 34 14 4 16 65 67 32 R2 1933–34 Division Two 17th 34 10 4 20 81 88 24 R1 1934–35 Division Two 4th 34 18 6 10 105 65 42 R3 1935–36 Division Two 7th 34 16 5 13 108 81 37 R2 1936–37 Division Two 14th 34 9 9 16 72 97 27 R1 1937–38 Division Two 14th 34 9 5 20 69 104 23 R2 1938–39 Division Two 9th 34 15 3 16 78 69 33 R2 1939–40 Division Two 7th 4The outbreak of the Second World War on 3 September 1939 caused the suspension of Division Two after four matches 2 1 1 8 7 5 FScottish War Emergency Cup due to suspension of Scottish Cup by SFA

War The Second World War saw the suspension of the major tournaments, with regional tournaments going ahead. Dundee United played in the North Eastern League, which consisted of autumn and season league and cup tournaments. In 1945–56, United played in the Southern League and corresponding league cup tournament.

SeasonLeagueNELCupOtherDivisionPosPWDLGFGAPts1941–42 North Eastern League (First Series) 6th 14 3 4 7 32 45 10 F –North Eastern League (Second Series)An extra bonus point was awarded by having a better aggregate score over each opponent 4th 14 7 3 4 37 25 17 W –1942–43 North Eastern League (First Series) 6th 14 5 0 9 24 36 10 QF –North Eastern League (Second Series) 6th 14 5 1 8 25 32 11 QF –1943–44 North Eastern League (First Series) 5th 14 7 0 7 36 43 14 QF –North Eastern League (Second Series)Bonus points were awarded for an away win (three) and an away draw (two) 4th 14 6 1 7 30 39 13 QF –1944–45 North Eastern League (First Series) 7th 18 5 3 10 34 49 13 ––North Eastern League (Second Series) 6th 18 7 2 9 31 54 16 R1 –1945–46 Southern League B 12th 26 6 3 17 46 70 15 – Southern Football League Cup R1Victory Cup R1

Post-War SeasonLeagueScot.CupLeag.CupEurope/OtherTop league goalscorer(s)DivisionPosPWDLGFGAPts 1946–47 Division B 10th 26 9 4 13 53 60 22 R1 QF Supplementary Cup SFAlex Lister18 1947–48 Division B 15th 30 10 2 18 58 88 22 R2 SS Supplementary Cup R1Peter McKay13 1948–49 Division B 8th 30 10 7 13 60 67 27 R2 SS Supplementary Cup R1Peter McKay38 1949–50 Division B 7th 30 14 5 11 74 56 33 R2 SS Supplementary Cup R1Peter McKay35 1950–51 Division B 4th 30 16 4 10 78 58 36 R1 QF Peter McKay38 1951–52 Division Two 4th 30 16 5 9 75 60 37 R3 SS Supplementary Cup R1Peter McKay36 1952–53 Division Two 8th 30 12 5 13 52 56 29 R1 SS Frank Quinn24 1953–54 Division Two 15th 30 8 6 16 54 79 22 R1 SS Peter McKay26 1954–55 Division Two 13th 30 8 6 16 55 70 22 R4 SS Tom McGairy11 1955–56 Division Two 8th 36 12 14 10 78 65 38 R5 SS Johnny Coyle43 1956–57 Division Two 13th 36 14 6 16 75 80 34 R6 QF Johnny Coyle38 1957–58 Division Two 9th 36 12 9 15 81 77 33 R2 SS Wilson Humphries27 1958–59 Division Two 17th 36 9 7 20 62 86 25 R2 SS Willie McDonald15 1959–60 Division Two 2nd 36 22 6 8 90 45 50 R2 SS Jim Irvine24 1960–61 Division One 9th 34 13 7 14 60 58 33 R2 SS Dennis Gillespie15 1961–62 Division One 10th 34 13 6 15 70 71 32 R1 SS 1962–63 Division One 7th 34 15 11 8 67 52 41 SF SS 1963–64 Division One 8th 34 13 8 13 65 49 34 R1 SS 1964–65 Division One 9th 34 15 6 13 59 51 36 R2 SF 1965–66 Division One 5th 34 19 5 10 79 51 43 R2 SS 1966–67 Division One 9th 34 14 9 11 68 62 37 SF SS Fairs Cup R3 1967–68 Division One 11th 34 10 11 13 53 72 31 R2 SS 1968–69 Division One 5th 34 17 9 8 61 49 43 QF SS 1969–70 Division One 5th 34 16 6 12 62 64 38 R2 SS Fairs Cup R1 1970–71 Division One 6th 34 14 8 12 53 54 36 R4 SS Fairs Cup R2 1971–72 Division One 9th 34 12 7 15 55 70 31 R3 SS Texaco Cup R1 1972–73 Division One 7th 34 17 5 12 56 51 39 R3 R2 Texaco Cup R1 1973–74 Division One 8th 34 15 7 12 55 51 37 F SS Texaco Cup SF 1974–75 Division One 4th 34 19 7 8 72 43 45 R4 SS Cup Winners' Cup R2 1975–76 Premier Division 8th 36 12 8 16 46 48 32 R4 SS UEFA Cup R2 1976–77 Premier Division 4th 36 16 9 11 54 45 41 R3 SS Anglo-Scottish Cup R1 1977–78 Premier Division 3rd 36 16 8 12 42 32 40 SF QF UEFA Cup R1 1978–79 Premier Division 3rd 36 18 8 10 56 37 44 R3 R2 UEFA Cup R1 1979–80 Premier Division 4th 36 12 13 11 43 30 37 R4 W UEFA CupDrybrough Cup SF 1980–81 Premier Division 5th 36 17 9 10 66 42 43 F W UEFA Cup R2 1981–82 Premier Division 4th 36 15 10 11 61 38 40 QF F UEFA Cup QF 1982–83 Premier Division 1st 36 24 8 4 90 35 56 R3 SF UEFA Cup QF 1983–84 Premier Division 3rd 36 18 11 7 67 39 47 QF SF European Cup SF 1984–85 Premier Division 3rd 36 20 7 9 67 33 47 F F UEFA Cup R3 1985–86 Premier Division 3rd 36 18 11 7 59 31 47 SF SF UEFA Cup R3 1986–87 Premier Division 3rd 44 24 12 8 66 36 60 F SF UEFA Cup F 1987–88 Premier Division 5th 44 16 15 13 54 47 47 F QF UEFA Cup R2 1988–89 Premier Division 4th 36 16 12 8 44 26 44 QF SF Cup Winners' Cup R2 1989–90 Premier Division 4th 36 11 13 12 36 39 35 SF R3 UEFA Cup R2 1990–91 Premier Division 4th 36 17 7 12 41 29 41 F SF UEFA Cup R2 1991–92 Premier Division 4th 44 19 13 12 66 50 51 R4 QF 1992–93 Premier Division 4th 44 19 9 16 56 49 47 R4 QF 1993–94 Premier Division 6th 44 11 20 13 47 48 42 W SF UEFA Cup R1 1994–95 Premier Division 10th 36 9 9 18 40 56 36 QF QF Cup Winners' Cup R1 1995–96 First Division 2nd 36 19 10 7 73 37 67 QF R3 Challenge Cup F 1996–97 Premier Division 3rd 36 17 9 10 46 33 60 SF R3 1997–98 Premier Division 7th 36 8 13 15 43 51 37 QF F UEFA Cup QR2 1998–99 Premier League 9th 36 8 10 18 37 48 34 SF R3 1999–00 Premier League 8th 36 11 6 19 34 57 39 QF SF 2000–01 Premier League 11th 38 9 8 21 38 63 35 SF QF 2001–02 Premier League 8th 38 12 10 16 38 59 46 QF QF 2002–03 Premier League 11th 38 7 11 20 35 68 32 R3 SF 2003–04 Premier League 5th 38 13 10 15 47 60 49 R3 R3 2004–05 Premier League 9th 38 8 12 18 41 59 36 F SF 2005–06 Premier League 9th 38 7 12 19 41 66 33 R3 R3 UEFA Cup QR2 2006–07 Premier League 9th 38 10 12 16 40 59 42 R4 R3 2007–08 Premier League 5th 38 14 10 14 53 47 52 R5 F Noel Hunt13 2008–09 Premier League 5th 38 13 14 11 47 50 53 R5 SF Francisco Sandaza10 2009–10 Premier League 3rd 38 17 12 9 55 47 63 W QF Jon Daly13 2010–11 Premier League 4th 38 17 10 11 55 50 61 QF QF Europa League QR4David Goodwillie18 2011–12 Premier League 4th 38 16 11 11 62 50 59 QF QF Europa League QR2Jon Daly19 2012–13 Premier League 6th 38 11 14 13 51 62 47 SF QF Europa League QR3Johnny Russell20 2013–14 Premiership 4th 38 16 10 12 65 50 58 F QF Nadir Çiftçi17 2014–15 Premiership 5th 38 17 5 16 58 56 56 QF F Nadir Çiftçi16 2015–16 Premiership 12th 38 8 7 23 45 70 28 SF QF Billy Mckay9 2016–17 Championship 3rd 36 15 12 9 50 42 57 R4 QF Challenge Cup WTony Andreu19 2017–18 Championship 3rd 36 18 7 11 52 42 61 R2 R5 Challenge Cup QFScott McDonald10 2018–19 Championship 2nd 36 17 8 9 49 40 65 QF GS Challenge Cup R2Pavol Šafranko12 2019–20 Championship 1st 28 18 5 5 52 22 59 R4 GS Challenge Cup R3Lawrence Shankland24 2020–21 Premiership 9th 38 10 14 14 32 50 44 SF GS Nicky Clark8 2021–22 Premiership 4th 38 12 12 14 37 44 48 QF QF Nicky Clark8 2022–23 Premiership 12th 38 8 7 23 40 70 31 R5 QF Conference League QR3Steven Fletcher9 2023–24 Championship 1st 36 22 9 5 73 23 75 R3 GS Challenge Cup QFLouis Moult18 2024–25 Premiership 4th 38 15 8 15 45 54 53 R4 QF Sam Dalby15 2025–26 Premiership 7th 34 10 13 11 48 54 43 QF R2 Conference League QR3Zac Sapsford9 2026–27 Premiership

Sources: LondonHearts.com

References

External links Official club website history