The 2023–24 season was Dundee United's 115th season. It was their first season back in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2022–23 season. The club also participated in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, and Challenge Cup.

Season summary On 2 March 2023, former Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin was appointed as the club's new manager initially on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

Dundee United's relegation to the Scottish Championship was confirmed on the final day of the season following a defeat to Motherwell. Despite dropping to the second tier, Jim Goodwin signed a new two-year deal to remain as the club's manager in May 2023.

Competitions Results and fixtures

Pre-season and friendlies

Scottish Championship

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics Appearances and goals

|colspan="5"|Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season

Team statistics League table

League cup table

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Ross Docherty Partick ThistleFree Liam Grimshaw Greenock MortonFree Kevin Holt Partick ThistleFree Louis Moult Burton AlbionFree Declan Gallagher St MirrenUndisclosed David Wotherspoon Inverness CTFree

Players out Player To Fee Ryan Edwards ChennaiyinFree Ian Harkes New England RevolutionFree Peter Pawlett PeterheadFree Liam Smith Cheltenham TownFree Carljohan Eriksson NordsjællandUndisclosed Adam Hutchinson Forfar AthleticFree Darren Watson Arnaud DjoumFree agentFree Steven Fletcher WrexhamFree Dylan Levitt Hibernian£300,000 Finn Robson Forfar AthleticFree Charlie MulgrewRetired Aziz Behich Melbourne CityUndisclosed Ilmari Niskanen Exeter CityUndisclosed Kieran Freeman St Patrick's AthleticFreehttps://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9562

Loans in Player From Fee Jack Walton Luton TownLoan Oliver Denham Cardiff CityLoan Jordan Tillson Ross CountyLoan Alex Greive St MirrenLoan Sam McClelland St JohnstoneLoan

Loans out Player To Fee Lewis O'Donnell Kelty HeartsLoan Miller Thomson MontroseLoan Logan Chalmers Ayr UnitedLoan Layton Bisland FalkirkLoan Rory MacLeod Forfar AthleticLoan Bryan Mwangi The SpartansLoan Craig Moore Brechin CityLoan Ruairidh Adams Edinburgh CityLoan Flynn Duffy PeterheadLoan Mark Birighitti KilmarnockLoan Craig Moore Lochee UnitedLoan

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