DUNDEE UNITED |
| Formed: 1909 Ground: Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland |
League Record as Dundee Hibernian
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1910/11 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 19 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1911/12 | 10th | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 15 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1912/13 | 10th | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 22 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1913/14 | 4th | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 26 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1914/15 | 11th | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 61 | 19 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| The Scottish Football League Second Division was disbanded due to World War 1 | |||||||||
| 1921/22 | ▼19th | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 28 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| ▼Dundee Hibernian failed to be Re-Elected to the League | |||||||||
League Record as Dundee United
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1923/24 | 9th | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 39 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1924/25 | ▲1st | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 44 | 50 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1925/26 | 17th | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 52 | 74 | 28 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1926/27 | ▼20th | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 101 | 22 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1927/28 | 6th | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 81 | 73 | 43 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1928/29 | ▲1st | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 99 | 55 | 51 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1929/30 | ▼19th | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 109 | 22 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1930/31 | ▲2nd | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 93 | 54 | 50 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1931/32 | ▼19th | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 40 | 118 | 19 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1932/33 | 13th | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 67 | 32 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1933/34 | 17th | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 81 | 88 | 24 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1934/35 | 4th | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 65 | 42 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1935/36 | 7th | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 108 | 81 | 37 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1936/37 | 14th | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 97 | 27 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1937/38 | 14th | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 104 | 23 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1938/39 | 9th | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 35 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| World War 2 Suspended Play | |||||||||
| 1946/47 | 10th | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 60 | 22 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1947/48 | 15th | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 58 | 88 | 22 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1948/49 | 8th | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 67 | 27 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1949/50 | 8th | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 74 | 56 | 33 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1950/51 | 4th | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 58 | 36 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1951/52 | 4th | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 60 | 37 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1952/53 | 8th | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 56 | 29 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1953/54 | 15th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 79 | 22 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1954/55 | 13th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 70 | 22 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1955/56 | 8th | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 78 | 65 | 38 | Scottish Football League Division B |
| 1956/57 | 13th | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 75 | 80 | 34 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1957/58 | 9th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 77 | 33 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1958/59 | 17th | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 86 | 25 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1959/60 | ▲2nd | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 45 | 50 | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| 1960/61 | 9th | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 33 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1961/62 | 10th | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 71 | 32 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1962/63 | 7th | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 52 | 41 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1963/64 | 8th | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 49 | 34 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1964/65 | 9th | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 51 | 36 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1965/66 | 5th | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 51 | 43 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1966/67 | 9th | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 62 | 37 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1967/68 | 11th | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 72 | 31 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1968/69 | 5th | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 49 | 43 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1969/70 | 5th | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 64 | 38 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1970/71 | 6th | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 54 | 36 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1971/72 | 9th | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 31 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1972/73 | 7th | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 51 | 39 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1973/74 | 8th | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 37 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1974/75 | 4th | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 43 | 41 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| The Scottish Football League Premier Division was added and Dundee United were placed in the Premier Division upon re-organisation | |||||||||
| 1975/76 | 8th | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 48 | 32 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1976/77 | 4th | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 45 | 41 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1977/78 | 3rd | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 32 | 40 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1978/79 | 3rd | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 44 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1979/80 | 4th | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 30 | 37 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1980/81 | 5th | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 42 | 43 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1981/82 | 4th | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 38 | 40 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1982/83 | 1st | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 35 | 56 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1983/84 | 3rd | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 39 | 47 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1984/85 | 3rd | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 33 | 47 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1985/86 | 3rd | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 31 | 47 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1986/87 | 3rd | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | 60 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1987/88 | 5th | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 47 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1988/89 | 4th | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 26 | 44 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1989/90 | 4th | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 35 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1990/91 | 4th | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 29 | 41 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1991/92 | 4th | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 50 | 51 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1992/93 | 4th | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 49 | 47 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1993/94 | 6th | 44 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 42 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1994/95 | ▼10th | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 56 | 36 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1995/96 | ♦▲2nd | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 73 | 37 | 67 | Scottish Football League First Division |
| 1996/97 | 3rd | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 60 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| 1997/98 | 7th | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 37 | Scottish Football League Premier Division |
| The Scottish Premier League was formed and broke away from the Scottish Football League | |||||||||
| 1998/99 | 9th | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 48 | 34 | Scottish Premier League |
| 1999/00 | 8th | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 57 | 39 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2000/01 | 11th | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 63 | 35 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2001/02 | 7th | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 59 | 46 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2002/03 | 11th | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 68 | 32 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2003/04 | 5th | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 60 | 49 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2004/05 | 9th | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 36 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2005/06 | 9th | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 66 | 33 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2006/07 | 9th | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 59 | 42 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2007/08 | 5th | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 47 | 52 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2008/09 | 5th | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 50 | 53 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2009/10 | 3rd | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 47 | 63 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2010/11 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 61 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2011/12 | 4th | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 50 | 59 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2012/13 | 6th | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 62 | 47 | Scottish Premier League |
| The Scottish Premier League merged with the Scottish Football League to form the Scottish Professional Football League | |||||||||
| 2013/14 | 4th | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 50 | 58 | Scottish Professional Football League Premiership |
| 2014/15 | 5th | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 56 | Scottish Professional Football League Premiership |
| 2015/16 | ▼12th | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 70 | 28* | Scottish Professional Football League Premiership |
| 2016/17 | ♦3rd | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 57 | Scottish Professional Football League Championship |
| 2017/18 | ♦3rd | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 61 | Scottish Professional Football League Championship |
| 2018/19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Scottish Professional Football League Championship |
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Footnotes |
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| * | 2015/16 - Deducted 3 Points |