Who is more successful Dundee or Dundee United?

Who is more successful Dundee or Dundee United?

In domestic head-to-head matches, United are quite far in front; the teams have played each other 172 times, Dundee United winning 81 compared to Dundee’s 49. A total of 42 matches have ended in a stalemate. Dundee United have won more league, Scottish Cup and League Cup matches.

How close are Dundee and Dundee United grounds?

Unless you’re a fan of Scottish football, you most likely are unaware of the fact that Dundee United and Dundee FC’s football grounds are beautifully, and hilariously close to each other. In fact, they are 0.2 miles apart, which actually sounds further than it looks on the pictures.

What did Dundee United used to be called?

The Terrors
Dundee United Football Club, known locally as United, is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nicknamed The Terrors or The Tangerines and the supporters are known as Arabs.

Is Dundee a Catholic city?

The Diocese of Dunkeld holds significant titles and deeds gifted by the city and Dundee is home to one of the largest convents in the country. Catholicism and Irish Catholicism are given a fair hearing in Dundee and many families of Irish descent chose to support Dundee Football Club during their time here.

Is Dundee United Irish?

Dundee United F.C. is a Scottish football club based in Dundee.

Why are Dundee United called the Arabs?

United performed well that day – Doug Smith, Dennis Gillespie, Wattie Carlyle & Co rattled in three for no reply. This led some newspapers to declare the lads in white (as they were at the time) had taken to the sand “like Arabs”. And the name stuck. And that’s why the supporters are called Arabs.

How close are Tannadice and Dens?

When it comes to the football, however, there is the fact that the two football grounds, Dens Park and Tannadice Park, are just 0.2 miles away from each other. That makes them the closest grounds geographically to each other in all of Britain.