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Map showing the proximity of Tannadice Park home Dundee United (right) to Dundee FC's stadium Dens Park (left). Dundee is the older of the two, having been founded in 1893, compared to Dundee United which was founded in 1909 as Dundee Hibernian following the demise of Dundee Harp, a club founded by Irish immigrants in 1879.
Dundee United F.C. is a Scottish football club based in Dundee.Formed on 24 May 1909 as Dundee Hibernian, the club first joined the Scottish Football League (SFL) in 1910. . After changing their name to Dundee United in 1923, [1] the club were promoted to the top division of Scottish football for the first time in 1925, but spent most of its first thirty five years in the second t
Dundee also reached the semi-finals of the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, while Dundee United were runners-up in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. St Johnstone have never made a major impact in European football , although they qualified for Europe six times between 2014 and 2021, more than either Dundee club managed in the 21st century.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, [2] the club changed to the present name in 1923. [3] United are nicknamed The Terrors [4] or The Tangerines and the supporters are known as Arabs. [5]
Most league goals: 108 during 1935–36 in Division Two (3.2 per match) Fewest league goals: 21 during 1911–12 in Division Two (0.95 per match) Fastest goals: Finn Dossing, after 14 seconds into the Division One match against Hamilton Academical at Tannadice on 16 October 1965 and Johnny Russell, also after 14 seconds in a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers at Tannadice on 2 February 2013.
The club has a long-standing rivalry with fellow Dundee side Dundee United, which is situated on the same street. It is the most local football derby in Great Britain . [ 9 ] Matches between the two are called the Dundee derby , and games are fiercely contested and are often considered one of the most exciting fixtures in Scottish football.
Dundee Hibs was renamed Dundee United in 1923, [8] after a consortium had taken over the club and obtained re-election to the Scottish Football League. [ 7 ] No improvements to the ground were made until Dundee United won promotion to Division One for the first time in 1925.
The Dundee team before the very first game against Rangers at West Craigie Park.. Dundee Football Club, is an association football club based in Dundee, Scotland.The club was formed in 1893 from the amalgamation of two local clubs Our Boys FC and East End FC and played their first competitive match in August 1893 in a Scottish Division One fixture at West Craigie Park.