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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 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]
In the Cup the following season, the Hibernian was drawn to face Perseverance, and lost 4–3 in a replay, played at Our Boys' West Craigie, [8] after a 2–2 draw. [9] Hibernian protested to the Scottish FA in relation to some refereeing decisions; the Scottish FA dismissed the protest unanimously, and the 10s protest deposit retained. [10]
Hibernian, one of the most prominent clubs in Scottish football, was founded in 1875. [1] The club was named in honour of the Roman name for Ireland and the Ancient Order of Hibernians . [ 1 ] The club has competed in the top division of Scottish football in all but four seasons since they first gained entry to the top division in 1895 .
He became manager-secretary from the initial forming of Dundee Hibernian in 1909. A two-year spell aside, when he remained club secretary, Reilly was in charge for the first thirteen years of Dundee Hibs' existence, leaving just before the name change to Dundee United.
After a spell as caretaker player-manager while with Dundee Hibernian, [5] [6] McAndrew got his first permanent appointment as a manager with Hamilton Academical in 1925. [7] He remained in the role for 21 years, taking the club to the 1935 Scottish Cup Final as well as a fourth place League finish in the same season . [ 7 ]
The club's only competitive win, 2–1 at Lochee United in the 1895–96 Qualifying Cup, Dundee Courier, 2 September 1895. The Tayside club had been founded out of the insolvency of Harp at the end of the 1893–94 season. By the end of August 1894, the new Hibernian club had been founded, [3] made up largely of former Harp players. [4]
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