Dundee United Football Club Honours: Scottish Women’s Football League One North 2018 Scottish Women’s Football League Two East 2016 Scottish Women’s Football League Two League Cup 2016
Chairperson Colin Stewart Head Coach Graeme Hart Coaching Staff Conor McRitchie Duncan Donald Fraser Reid Drew Myles Danny Hume Analysts Callum Dignan Craig McKay Captain Megan Burns Vice Captain Jade McLaren Danni McGinley Physiotherapist Mark Dryden Media Mangaer Lee Smith Media Team David Smith
Good afternoon and welcome to today’s Park’s Motor Group SWPL2 match against Glasgow. We know this will be another tough match for us and we are well aware of the task in hand. The girls have trained well this week in preparation for the game today. Our clashes with Glasgow are always close and a lot of talk externally will be about this being a top of the league clash but it's important to focus on ourselves, it's another game and three points are up for grabs. They gave Aberdeen a scare on Tuesday, something I am not surprised about as they are a good side, they are capable of picking up some big results which makes the game today hard. Hopefully by 4.30pm tonight, we can give United fans three points to be happy about. Enjoy the game,
Graeme
A View From The Dugout With Graeme Hart
Good afternoon and thank you to everyone who has attended today’s Park’s Motor Group SWPL2 match against Glasgow.
Captain’s Log
There has been a good energy around training this week, everyone has put in 100% and are all up for today’s game to hopefully continue our unbeaten run.
With Megan Burns
It's always a tough game when we come up against Glasgow Women, they are a young talented squad who deserve a lot of respect. Both teams are always up for it when we play each other and is normally quite a close game. Enjoy the game,
Megan
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Sunday 16th January Riverside Stadium 2.00pm McMillan og 35 Neve Guthrie’s double helped United continue their unbeaten season as they defeated St Johnstone 4-1 a fortnight ago. A goal in either half from the attacker, coupled with Danni McGinley and Megan Burns saw off a resilient Saints despite Rebecca McMillan’s own goal. In their first game of the year, Graeme Hart made three changes to the side that ended 2022 as Rachel Todd, Tammy Harkin and Laurie Ross replaced Erin Ross, Chloe Clemison and the suspended Cassie Cowper.
The one goal advantage was restored after 42 minutes; Rebecca Foote’s inch perfect cross was met by Neve Guthrie and her looping header found the back of the net. Irvine almost pulled St Johnstone level again on the stroke of half time but her lob landed on the roof of the net. It took just four minutes if the second half for Graeme Hart’s side to increase their lead when Robyn Smith played a short corner to Tammy Harkin and her cross was buried at the back post by captain Megan Burns.
United threatened early on with Harkin came close herself shortly Laurie Ross hooking over the bar after when her 20 yard strike while Megan Burns had a goal clipped the top of the crossbar. ruled out for offside. Jade McLaren saw her effort The deadlock was broken on the blocked by the Saints defence quarter hour mark and it was the before scorer McGinley was also league’s top goalscorer Danni denied herself just after the hour McGinley who grabbed the goal; mark. rifling home past Megan Sidey at her near post after St Johnstone It could have been four in the 73rd failed to clear their lines. minute; Laurie Ross played a perfect ball through to Rachel Todd Robyn Smith could have extended but her shot was pushed round the the lead seven minutes later when post by Sidey. the ball fell to her, however Sidey did well to paw away her close The resulting corner saw United range shot. denied a penalty with what looked to be handball inside the six yard The first chance of the game for box. the hosts came in the 28th minute as Brodie Clark curled wide from As the game eked into added time Niamh Irvine’s cross. it was given a coup de grâce by Guthrie when she pinged a beautiSaints did find themselves back on ful shot from just outside the box level terms ten minutes prior to into the top corner for her second the break when defender Rebecca and United’s fourth. McMillan diverted a free kick past teammate Lauren Perry.
4 McGinley 15 Guthrie 42, 90+3 Burns 49 Lauren Perry Rebecca McMillan (69) Jade McLaren Danni McGinley Neve Guthrie Robyn Smith Laurie Ross (83) Rachel Todd Rebecca Foote Megan Burns Tammy Harkin Substitutes Erin Ross (69) Clara Laing Morgan Airlie Georgie Robb (83) Haley Kern Alex Robson Amy Henderson
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Sunday 16th January Riverside Stadium 2.00pm
Head Coach Graeme Hart made one change from the previous week’s win over St Johnstone as Erin Ross replaced Rebecca McMillan with Luisa Ballach, Caroline Nachman, Cassie Cowper and Chloe Clemison all returning to the match day squad.
Shots from either side failed to find the target as the game creeped into half time with United well ahead.
The restart started off very intensely as Alix Wilkinson forced Lauren Perry to tip her 40 yard strike over the bar. Following a The visitors came out of the gates counter attack from the corner flying and had chances early on Harkin was denied by Moodie. when a stramash saw a shot blocked before Elvie McLean nod- Smith could have had her hat trick ded wide from close range. in the 53rd minute but couldn’t keep her shot down from the edge United’s first chance of the game of the box. came after ten minutes as Megan Burns put the ball past the post Boroughmuir forced their way back when it looked easier to score. into the game in the 66th minute following some slack defending; Two minutes later Laurie Ross McLean’s cross into the box found connected with a Robyn Smith Beth MacLeod and she was more cross only to see her header than happy to head past Perry. smothered by Moodie. With fifteen minutes remaining, the Ross was involved again shortly game went from almost being 2-2 after; some excellent build up play to 3-1 as Thistle were made to rue ended in the attacker slicing her their misses. Sammy Duncan found shot wide. herself one on one with Perry as the United stopper pulled off a Danni McGinley was denied by fantastic save and from this they both Moodie and the woodwork charged up the pitch to win a around the twenty minute mark throw. but it wasn’t long until the deadlock was broken. McGinley found McLaren with the throw in and from her flick on TamA ball looked to be heading for a my Harkin rose highest for her goal kick but McGinley did well to seventh of the season. keep it in before playing it back to Rachel Todd; she swung a ball into Less than sixty seconds later it was the box that was headed clear as four for United and a deserved far as Smith who rifled into the net. goal for McGinley, her 17th in 15 games when she received a The lead was doubled just after the through ball from Guthrie before half hour mark and Todd was in- lashing home. volved again when her cross from the byline was headed in by Smith Sub Georgie Robb and McGinley for her eighth of the season. came close to extending the lead late on as United stretched their advantage at the top of the league.
Smith 24, 31 Harkin 76 McGinley 77
1 MacLeod 66
Lauren Perry Jade McLaren Danni McGinley Neve Guthrie (79) Erin Ross (83) Robyn Smith Laurie Ross (54) Rachel Todd Rebecca Foote Megan Burns (70) Tammy Harkin (79) Substitutes Rebecca McMillan (83) Cassie Cowper (54) Georgie Robb (79) Haley Kern Chloe Clemison (70) Luisa Ballach (79) Caroline Nachman
DATE
OPPOSITION
08/08
Forfar Farmington (LC)
10 0
STARTING XI
15/08
STIRLING UNIVERSITY (LC)
7
25/08
Hibernian (LC)
29/08
Meach
Foote
Todd
Burns
McMILLAN
McLaren
Perry
Foote
Burns
Kern
Clemison
MCLAREN
2 10
Meach
Foote
Burns
Kern
Cowper
McLaren
KILMARNOCK (LC)
4
2
Meach
Foote
Burns
Cowper
Clemison
MCLAREN
05/09
Stirling University
5
1
Meach
Cattanach
Foote
Burns
Clemison
COWPER
12/09
KILMARNOCK
3
1
Perry
E. Ross
Foote
Burns
Clemison
COWPER
19/09
Queen’s Park
3
1
Meach
Cattanach
Foote
Burns
Clemison
Cowper
26/09
GLASGOW
0
0
Perry
McLaren
Foote
Burns
Clemison
Cowper
10/10
BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE
2
1
Meach
Foote
Burns
McMillan
CLEMISON
McLaren
31/10
SPARTANS
0
3
Perry
Smith
Todd
Foote
Clemison
McLaren
07/11
QUEEN’S PARK
6
0
Meach
Smith
TODD
McMillan
Clemison
McLAREN 2
14/11
St Johnstone
5
1
Perry
Foote
McLaren
McMillan
Clemison
E. Ross
21/11
STIRLING UNIVERSITY
5
1
Perry
FOOTE
McLAREN 3
McMillan
Clemison
Burns
12/12
Kilmarnock *
4
0
Perry
Foote
McLaren
McMillan
Clemison
Burns
19/12
Glasgow **
2
0
Perry
Foote
McLaren
McMillan
Clemison
Burns
16/01
ST JOHNSTONE
4
1
Perry
Foote
Todd
McMillan
McLaren
BURNS
23/01
Boroughmuir Thistle
4
1
Perry
Foote
Todd
Burns
McLaren
E. Ross
30/01
Glasgow
13/02
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN(SC)
20/02
Kilmarnock
27/02
ST JOHNSTONE
02/03
Boroughmuir Thistle
06/03
Queen’s Park
13/03
Stirling University
20/03
KILMARNOCK
27/03
GLASGOW
10/04
STIRLING UNIVERSITY
24/04
BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE
08/05
St Johnstone
15/05
QUEEN’S PARK
1
*own goal by Reeve ** own goal by Reid
KEY | Home | AWAY | GOALSCORER | Sub used 1 | Sub used 2 | Sub used 3 | Sub used 4 | Sub used 5
SUBSTITUTES Guthrie
CLEMISON
McGINLEY 3
HARKIN 3
SMITH
Robb, L. Ross, E. Ross, ROBSON, Simson, Kern, Perry
Todd
Cowper
McGINLEY 3
HARKIN 2
Guthrie
Robb, McMillan, Cattanach, Robson, SIMSON, McCallum, Meach
Guthrie
Clemison
McGINLEY
SIMSON
Smith
Cattanach, McMillan, E. Ross, L. Ross, Robson, Robb
TODD
HARKIN
McGINLEY
L. Ross
Smith
Cattanach, McMillan, Guthrie, E. Ross, Robson, Robb, Kern
Todd
E. ROSS
McGINLEY
Harkin
SMITH 2
Todd
Harkin
McGINLEY
L. Ross
SMITH
McMillan, Robson, Robb, Kern, Meach
TODD 2
E. Ross
L. Ross
Guthrie
Simson
McMillan, Laing, ROBSON, Robb, Kern, Perry
Todd
E. Ross
McGinley
L. Ross
Smith
Cattanach, McMillan, Guthrie, Simson, Robson, Kern, Meach
Guthrie
E. Ross
McGinley
Simson
Smith
Robb, Kern, Perry
Guthrie
Cowper
Simson
Ballach
E. Ross
Cattanach, McMillan, Robson, Burns, Kern, Meach
GUTHRIE
COWPER
McGINLEY
Ballach
E. Ross
Simson, Robson, Robb, Kern, Perry
GUTHRIE
Cowper
McGINLEY 2
SMITH
TODD
SMITH
Cowper
McGinley
Guthrie
Simson
E. Ross, L. Ross, K. MacLean, Robson, Robb, Kern, Z. MacLean
Smith
COWPER
McGINLEY
GUTHRIE
Robb
E. Ross, L. Ross, Simson, Robson, Kern, Henderson, Nachman
Smith
Cowper
McGINLEY
Guthrie
E. Ross
L. Ross, Simson, Todd, Robson, Robb, Kern, Harkin
GUTHRIE 2
Harkin
McGINLEY
L. Ross
Smith
E. Ross, Airlie, Robson, Robb, Kern, Laing, Henderson
Guthrie
HARKIN
McGINLEY
L. Ross
SMITH 2
Guthrie, Simson, Robson, Robb, Kern, Perry
Laing, Airlie, Burns, Robb, Kern, Ballach, Henderson
McMillan, Cowper, Robb, Kern, Clemison, Ballach, Nachman
PLAYER SPONSORSHIP
Head Coach Graeme Hart
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Caroline Nachman Rebecca McMillan Cassie Cowper Jade McLaren Danni McGinley Neve Guthrie Erin Ross Robyn Smith Laurie Ross Steffi Simson Rachel Todd Lauren Perry Rebecca Foote Alex Robson Megan Burns Georgie Robb Haley Kern Tammy Harkin Chloe Clemison Luisa Ballach Amy Henderson
MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE CHRISTOPHER BONNAR
ASSISTANT REFEREE SHAUN TELFORD
ASSISTANT REFEREE MURRAY DEWAR
Head Coach Craig Joyce
1 2 3 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 22
Chloe Gibney Nicola Reid Hannah Cunningham Eve Donald Lucy Ronald Natasha Hoole Cara Henderson Kaitlyn Canavan Jade Wilson Charmaine McGuire Sophie McGoldrick Louisa Boyes Mhairi Lyle Hannah Jordan Taylor Davis Kendall Welsh