2015–16 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United 2015–16 football season
Dundee United
2015–16 season
ChairmanStephen Thompson
ManagerJackie McNamara
(Until 26 September)
Mixu Paatelainen
(From 14 October to 4 May)
Gordon Young
(Caretaker)
StadiumTannadice Park
Premiership12th (relegated)
Scottish CupSemi-final
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy McKay (12)
All: Billy McKay (12)
Highest home attendance11,835 vs Dundee, Premiership, 11 August 2015
Lowest home attendance5,174 vs Dunfermline Athletic, League Cup, 22 September 2015
Average home league attendance7,969
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 season is Dundee United's 107th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their third season in the Scottish Premiership. United will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

They began the season under the management of Jackie McNamara, who was on a long term contract until 2017.[1] On 26 September 2015, following the club's defeat to St Johnstone, McNamara was relieved of his duties as manager of the club, however he still remained an employee of Dundee United.[2] The following day McNamara and his backroom staff Simon Donnelly, Darren Jackson and Craig Hinchcliffe officially left the club.[3] Assistant youth coach Dave Bowman became caretaker manager.[4]

On 14 October, United appointed former player Mixu Paatelainen as head coach.[5] His first game in charge was versus Heart of Midlothian on 18 October.[6] Paatelainen left his position as manager after United's relegation to the championship was confirmed in May 2016 with coach Gordon Young placed in charge for the remaining three games of the season.[7]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

Arbroath v Dundee United
7 July 2015 Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 2–0 Dundee United Arbroath
19:45 BST Jamie Reid 41'
Kane Hester 84'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Netherlands Vitesse v Dundee United
10 July 2015 Friendly Netherlands Vitesse 4–0 Dundee United Arnhem
19:30 BST Djurdjevic 14', 17'
Oliynyk 54'
Kazaishvili 68'		 Dundee United Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 1,824
Netherlands AZ Alkmaar v Dundee United
14 July 2015 Friendly Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 3–1 Dundee United Alkmaar
19:00 BST Markus Henriksen 21'
Derrick Luckassen 57'
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 79'		 Dundee United Report Spittal 28' Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
Netherlands FC Utrecht v Dundee United
16 July 2015 Friendly Netherlands FC Utrecht 4–0 Dundee United Utrecht
19:00 BST Nacer Barazite 29'
Yannick Cortie 39'
Yassin Ayoub 61'
Yannick Cortie 90+2'		 Dundee United Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
England Queens Park Rangers v Dundee United
22 July 2015 Friendly England Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Dundee United London
19:30 BST Phillips 19'
Luongo 65'		 Dundee United Report Bilate 23' Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Dundee United v England Watford
25 July 2015 Friendly Dundee United 0–1 England Watford Dundee
15:00 BST Dundee United Report Deeney 53' Stadium: Tannadice Park

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United v Aberdeen
2 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
15:30 BBC Report McLean 82' Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Clancy
Motherwell v Dundee United
8 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Motherwell 0–2 Dundee United Fir Park
15:00 BBC Report Laing 83 o.g.'
Murray 90'		 Attendance: 4,859
Referee: Madden
Dundee United v Dundee
11 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 2–2 Dundee Tannadice Park
19:45 Spittal 64', 67' BBC Report Stewart 81'
McPake 90+4'		 Attendance: 11,835
Referee: Beaton
Hamilton Academical v Dundee United
15 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical 4–0 Dundee United New Douglas Park
15:00 Crawford 19'
Lucas 36'
Morris 39'
Nadé 90+2'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,173
Referee: McLean
Dundee United v Celtic
22 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–3 Celtic Tannadice Park
15:00 Erskine 45' (pen.) BBC Report Griffiths 17'
Durnan 44' (o.g.)
McGregor 74'		 Attendance: 10,605
Referee: Collum
Ross County v Dundee United
29 August 2015 Scottish Premiership Ross County 2–1 Dundee United Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 17' (pen.)
Davies 28'		 BBC Report Dillon 61' Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Thomson
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
12 September 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–2 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
15:00 McKay 66' (pen.) BBC Report Higginbotham 44' (pen.)
McHattie 88'		 Attendance: 8,264
Referee: Colvin
St Johnstone v Dundee United
26 September 2015 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 2–1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
15:00 Mannus Red card 23'
Cummins 63'
Lappin 80'		 BBC Report McKay 24' (pen.) Attendance: 4,634
Referee: Madden
Partick Thistle v Dundee United
3 October 2015 Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle 3–0 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
15:00 Amoo 15'
Dumbuya 55'
Bannigan 65'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Thomson
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
18 October 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
12:15 Spittal Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card BBC Report Juanma 16' (pen.) Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Clancy
Celtic v Dundee United
25 October 2015 Scottish Premiership Celtic 5–0 Dundee United Celtic Park
15:00 Griffiths 23'
Boyata 40'
Commons 45+1' (pen.)
Kuhl 89' (o.g.)		 BBC Report Referee: Craig Thomson
Dundee United v Ross County
31 October 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–0 Ross County Tannadice Park
15:00 McKay 81' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 5,549
Referee: Robertson
Aberdeen v Dundee United
7 November 2015 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 2–0 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 52'
Hayes 73'		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,805
Referee: McLean
Dundee United v St Johnstone
21 November 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–2 St Johnstone Tannadice Park
15:00 McKay 33' BBC Report Kane 43'
Davidson 45+1'		 Attendance: 7,020
Referee: Thomson
Dundee United v Hamilton Academical
28 November 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–2 Hamilton Academical Tannadice Park
15:00 McKay 29' BBC Report Tagliapietra 43'
Gordon 79'		 Attendance: 5,788
Referee: Finnie
Kilmarnock v Dundee United
5 December 2015 Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 1–1 Dundee United Rugby Park
15:00 Boyd 4'
Findlay Red card 23'		 BBC Report McKay 24' (pen.) Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Beaton
Dundee United v Partick Thistle
12 December 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–1 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Doolan 51' Attendance: 6,256
Referee: McLean
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United
19 December 2015 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Polworth 46'
Horner 90+2'		 BBC Report Rankin 26'
McKay 81'		 Attendance: 2,981
Referee: Thomson
Dundee United v Motherwell
26 December 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United P – P Motherwell Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Dallas
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United
30 December 2015 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Reilly 17'
Buaben 26'
Sow 30' (pen.)		 BBC Report Mckay 2' (pen.)
Fraser 45'		 Attendance: 16,721
Referee: Madden
Dundee v Dundee United
2 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee 2–1 Dundee United Dens Park
Hemmings 41'
Ross 62'		 BBC Report Spittal 15'
Demel Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 11,025
Referee: Clancy
Dundee United v Celtic
15 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–4 Celtic Tannadice Park
Murray 31' BBC Report Griffiths 21', 48'
Šimunović 27'
Commons 56'		 Attendance: 10,848
Referee: Madden
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
23 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 5–1 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park
Spittal 8', 39'
Durnan 32'
Rankin 44'
Dillon 78'		 BBC Report Magennis 82' Attendance: 7,729
Referee: Anderson
Partick Thistle v Dundee United
30 January 2016 Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle P – P Dundee United Firhill Stadium
BBC Report Referee: Dallas
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Hamilton Academical v Dundee United
13 February 2016 Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical 0–0 Dundee United New Douglas Park
BBC Report Attendance: 3,902
Referee: McLean
Dundee United v Motherwell
16 February 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–3 Motherwell Tannadice Park
BBC Report McManus 45+1'
McDonald 72', 80'		 Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Aitken
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
20 February 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
Demel 43'
Paton 88'
Anier Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card		 BBC Report Walker 48'
McGhee Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Clancy
Ross County v Dundee United
27 February 2016 Scottish Premiership Ross County 0–3 Dundee United Victoria Park
BBC Report Paton 10'
Mckay 71'
Dow 76'		 Attendance: 3,564
Referee: Beaton
Dundee United v Aberdeen
2 March 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
Paton Yellow card 90+2' Report Church 29'
Shinnie Yellow card 36'		 Attendance: 9,737
Referee: Scotland Bobby Madden
Motherwell v Dundee United
11 March 2016 Scottish Premiership Motherwell 2–1 Dundee United Fir Park
Johnson 45+1'
Lasley Yellow card 54'
Moult 65'		 Report Anier 22'
Donaldson Yellow card 42'
Dixon Yellow card 72'
Morris Yellow card 74'
Paton Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 4,210
Referee: Scotland Crawford Allan
Dundee United v Dundee
20 March 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 2–2 Dundee Tannadice Park
Dixon Yellow card 44'
Mckay 53' (pen.) 90+1'
Ofere Yellow card 87'		 Report Hemmings 34' 45'
Bain Red card 51'
Holt Yellow card 90+5'		 Attendance: 11,603
Referee: Scotland Steven McLean (referee)
St Johnstone v Dundee United
2 April 2016 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 0–1 Dundee United McDiarmid Park
Report Dow 22'
Morris Yellow card 25'
Donaldson Red card 60'		 Attendance: 5,784
Referee: Scotland Willie Collum
Partick Thistle v Dundee United
5 April 2016 Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle 1–0 Dundee United Firhill Stadium
Frans Yellow card 3'
Doolan 71'
Booth Yellow card 85'
Danny Seaborne Yellow card 90'		 Report Fraser Yellow card 90' Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Scotland Hugh Dallas
Dundee United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 April 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park
Murray Yellow card 85'
Rankin Yellow card 90'		 Report Storey 13'
Vigurs 50'
Mbuyi-Mutombo Yellow card 52'
Tansey Yellow card 57'
Tremarco Yellow card 62'
Fôn Williams Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 6,927
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson (referee)
Dundee United v Hamilton Academical
24 April 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1–3 Hamilton Academical Tannadice Park
Dow Yellow card 44'
Durnan Yellow card 47'
Murray 89'		 Report Gillespie 12'
Morris Yellow card 24' 52' 73'
Crawford Yellow card 50'
Imrie Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 5,884
Referee: Scotland Steven McLean (referee)
Dundee v Dundee United
2 May 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee 2–1 Dundee United Dens Park
Gadzhalov 77'
Bain Yellow card 80'
Stewart Yellow card 84'
O'Dea Yellow card 86'
Wighton 90'		 Report Dixon Yellow card 4'
Ofere 54'
Kawashima Yellow card 84'
Paton Yellow card 86'
Dillon Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 10,088
Referee: Scotland Willie Collum
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United
6 May 2016 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
=Roberts 57'
Polworth 70'
Storey Yellow card 73'		 Report Murray 6' 45'
Ofere 55'
Morris Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Scotland Don Robertson
Dundee United v Partick Thistle
10 May 2016 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 3–3 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park
Fraser Yellow card 60'
Lindsay 67' (o.g.)
Ofere Yellow card 76' 87'
Johnson 90+1'		 Report Frans 6'
Doolan 34'
Edwards 76'
Penrice Yellow card 78'		 Attendance: 4,689
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson (referee)
Kilmarnock v Dundee United
14 May 2016 Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 2–4 Dundee United Rugby Park
Balatoni Yellow card 23'
Higginbotham 27'
Obadeyi 34'
Hodson Yellow card 63'		 Report Durnan 12' Yellow card 30'
Murray 74' 82'
Souttar 86'		 Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Scotland Bobby Madden

Scottish League Cup

Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic
22 September 2015 League Cup round 3 Dundee United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park
19:45 Morris 35'
Fraser 96'
Spittal 99'		 BBC Report Paton 10' Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Beaton
Hibernian v Dundee United
4 November 2015 League Cup round 4 Hibernian 3–0 Dundee United Easter Road
19:45 Gray 20'
Cummings 61' (pen.)
Stevenson 90+4'		 BBC Report Attendance: 11,891
Referee: Collum

Scottish Cup

Airdrieonians v Dundee United
9 January 2016 Scottish Cup round 4 Airdrieonians 0–1 Dundee United Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Spittal 79' Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Aitken
Dundee United v Partick Thistle
6 February 2016 Scottish Cup round 5 Dundee United 1–0 Partick Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 Fraser 85' BBC Report Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Collum
Ross County v Dundee United
5 March 2016 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Ross County 2–3 Dundee United Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 24'
Graham 60' (pen.)		 BBC Report Anier 57', 65'
Mckay 89'
Durnan Red card 59'		 Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Thomson
Hibernian v Dundee United
16 April 2016 Scottish Cup Semi Final Hibernian 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4-2 p)		 Dundee United Hampden Park
12:15 Report Donaldson Yellow card 30'
Dow Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 19,651
Referee: Scotland John Beaton

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Dundee United have used thirty-four different players in competitive games.

As of 14 May 2016 (UTC)[8]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Japan JPN Eiji Kawashima 19 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Dillon 31 2 22+4 2 1+0 0 4+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Paul Dixon 29 0 27+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Morris 15 1 13+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Paton 18 2 13+1 2 0+0 0 3+1 0
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Billy Mckay 36 12 28+1 12 2+0 0 4+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO John Rankin 41 2 34+1 2 2+0 0 4+0 0
9 FW Nigeria NGA Edward Ofere 13 3 6+7 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Chris Erskine 18 1 8+7 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
12 DF England ENG Kyle Knoyle 11 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Ryan Dow 21 2 12+6 2 0+0 0 3+0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Simon Murray 25 7 9+13 7 0+2 0 1+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Telfer 8 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Mark Durnan 33 1 26+2 1 2+0 0 2+1 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 11 0 1+10 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gavin Gunning 20 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Blair Spittal 39 7 27+6 5 1+1 1 4+0 1
21 GK Poland POL Michał Szromnik 10 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Scott Fraser 36 3 23+9 1 2+0 1 1+1 1
24 DF Scotland SCO Euan Spark 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Finland FIN Riku Riski 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 22 0 15+3 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
30 FW Austria AUT Darko Bodul 12 0 7+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK Scotland SCO Scott Lochhead 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Netherlands NED Justin Johnson 3 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Bradley Smith 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF Scotland SCO Cammy Ballantyne 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF Australia AUS Harry Souttar 2 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Robson 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
43 MF Scotland SCO Matty Smith 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
51 GK Germany GER Luis Zwick 15 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
54 FW France FRA Florent Sinama Pongolle 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
55 DF Ivory Coast CIV Guy Demel 15 1 12+0 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season
4 DF Scotland SCO John Souttar 20 0 17+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Netherlands NED Rodney Sneijder 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Muirhead 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Australia AUS Ryan McGowan 24 0 22+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Netherlands NED Mario Bilate 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF England ENG Aaron Kuhl 7 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Australia AUS Adam Taggart 9 0 4+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

As of 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Position Nation Number Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Japan GK Eiji Kawashima 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Republic of Ireland DF Seán Dillon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 Scotland DF Paul Dixon 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
4 Scotland DF John Souttar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Republic of Ireland DF Callum Morris 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
6 Scotland DF Paul Paton 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 Northern Ireland FW Billy McKay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 Scotland MF John Rankin 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
9 Nigeria FW Edward Ofere 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 Australia DF Ryan McGowan 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14 Scotland DF Ryan Dow 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 Scotland MF Simon Murray 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 Scotland MF Charlie Telfer 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 Scotland DF Mark Durnan 9 1 2 0 0 1 11 2
18 Scotland FW Aidan Connolly 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
19 Republic of Ireland DF Gavin Gunning 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 Scotland MF Blair Spittal 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
21 Poland GK Michał Szromnik 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 Scotland MF Scott Fraser 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
26 Estonia FW Henri Anier 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
28 Scotland DF Coll Donaldson 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1
30 Austria FW Darko Bodul 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
55 Ivory Coast DF Guy Demel 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 67 7 4 0 6 1 82 8

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[b] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[10]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[9]

Management statistics

Last updated on 14 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Jackie McNamara[11] 2 August 2015 28 September 2015 10 2 2 6 020.00
Dave Bowman[12] 28 September 2015 14 October 2015 1 0 0 1 000.00
Mixu Paatelainen[13] 14 October 2015 4 May 2016 25 5 4 16 020.00

Division summary

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: [14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
1 July 2015 Scotland Mark Durnan Scotland Queen of the South Undisclosed[15]
13 July 2015 Scotland Coll Donaldson England Queens Park Rangers Free[16]
20 July 2015 Austria Darko Bodul Austria Rheindorf Altach Free[17]
24 July 2015 Netherlands Rodney Sneijder Netherlands Almere City Free[18]
28 August 2015 Northern Ireland Billy Mckay England Wigan Athletic Loan[19]
1 September 2015 Australia Adam Taggart England Fulham Loan[20]
1 September 2015 England Aaron Kuhl England Reading Loan[21]
20 November 2015 Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning England Oldham Athletic Free[22]
23 November 2015 Ivory Coast Guy Demel England West Ham United Free[23]
27 November 2015 France Florent Sinama Pongolle Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Free[24]
29 December 2015 Japan Eiji Kawashima Belgium Standard Liège Free[25]
8 January 2016 Finland Riku Riski Norway Rosenborg Loan[26]
6 February 2016 Nigeria Edward Ofere Turkey Boluspor Free[27]

Out

Player To Fee
Scotland Darren Petrie Scotland Raith Rovers Free[28]
Scotland Michael Gardyne Scotland Ross County Free[29]
Poland Jarosław Fojut Poland Pogoń Szczecin Free[30]
Poland Radosław Cierzniak Poland Wisła Kraków Free[31]
Scotland Keith Watson Scotland St Mirren Free[32]
England Calum Butcher England Burton Albion Free[33]
England Kudus Oyenuga England Hartlepool United Free[34]
Scotland Brian Graham Scotland Ross County Free[35]
Scotland Jamie Montgomery Scotland Brechin City Free[32]
Turkey Nadir Çiftçi Scotland Celtic £1.5 million[36]
Netherlands Rodney Sneijder Unattached Free[37]
Estonia Henri Anier Scotland Hibernian Loan[38]
Scotland Scott Smith Scotland Airdrieonians Loan[39]
Scotland Robbie Muirhead Scotland Partick Thistle Loan[40]
Scotland Marc McCallum Scotland Livingston Loan[41]
Northern Ireland Joe McGovern Scotland East Fife Loan[42]
Russia Mario Bilate Unattached Free[43]
Scotland Marc McCallum Scotland Livingston Free[44]
Scotland Aidan Connolly Scotland Raith Rovers Free[45]
Scotland Euan Spark Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan[46]
Scotland Scott Smith Scotland Forfar Athletic Free[47]
Scotland John Souttar Scotland Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed[48]
Scotland Robbie Muirhead Unattached Free[49]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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