Dundee United Football Club Dundee Football Club
Founded - 1909 Founded - 1893
Ground - Tannadice Park , Dundee Ground- Dens Park, Dundee
Capacity - 14,229 Capacity - 11,506
Head Coach - Jackie McNamara Head Coach - Paul Hartley
League - Scottish Premiership League - Scottish Premiership
Dundee United vs Dundee is the third best derby in Scottish football, both clubs are located in Dundee hence the names. This tie might not be as popular a derby like Celtic vs Rangers but it does give football fans a really good match to watch as the fans and players really show their passion for the match and this gives a good derby feeling for the city of Dundee. Both stadiums are extremely close to one another, making it the closest league grounds in Britain so it will feel like a home match for both clubs.
The following are records for the Dundee derby:
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The longest unbeaten run in all matches is 13, held by United, this was
between December 1979 and September 1983, 11 of these were Wins.
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The longest unbeaten run in home matches is held by Dundee when United
failed to beat them for 14 games between November 1925 and August 1962.
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The longest unbeaten run in away matches is held by United with a 12
match run at Dens Park between April 1963 and April 1971 which included 8
victories.
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The longest unbroken winning run in all matches belongs to United with 7
between March 1988 and April 1989.
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The longest unbroken winning run at home belongs to United with 6
between September 1974 and September 1981.
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The longest unbroken winning run away from home belongs to United who
scored 8 consecutive victories at Dens Park between December 1980 and November
1984.
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The record home victory in a league match is 5–0 recorded by Dundee at
Dens Park in August 1926
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The record away victory in a league match is 5–0 recorded by United at
Dens Park in September 1965.
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The highest scoring match was in September 1971 when Dundee won 6–4 at
Dens Park.
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Paul Sturrock of United holds the mark for the most derby goals with 14,
2 of these came in United's 3–0 League Cup Final win over Dundee at Dens Park
in December 1980.
The most
recent Dundee derby between Dundee United and Dundee took place on the 1st
of January 2015 with Tannadice hosting the match. This was a New Year’s Day
derby that Dundee fans will want to forget as the match finished 6-2 to Dundee
United. Dundee United opened the scoring in the first minute with the goal
coming from Stuart Armstrong, Dundee then equalized on the 24th
minute with a great free kick coming from Gregg Stewart. However Dundee’s hopes
for a win came to crashing down as Gary Mackay Steven scored a wonder goal on
the 27th minute to put united back ahead. Chris Erskine got on the
score sheet then shortly afterwards Gary Mackay Steven got his second just
before half time. In the second half Jaroslaw Fojut got the fifth goal for
united then young Charlie Telfer added the sixth. Dundee then got a last minute
consolation goal through Luka Tankulic. Overall
Dundee United dominated this derby and the result proves this, it was a huge
win for United as they push to get into a European spot in the league and
getting a huge derby win will boost their confidence to go on and do so.
The next Dundee derby will take place on the 8th of April
2015 with Dens Park hosting the match. this match again will be crucial for both clubs as united will want to push on and guarantee a European spot whereas Dundee
are hoping to finish in the top six in the league.
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