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| Squad number | Name | Playing Position | Date/place of birth | Date joined | United appearances | United goals | International caps (goals) | Previous Clubs |
| 1 | Derek
Stillie
|
Goalkeeper | Cumnock- 3/12/73 | 8/7/05 | 35 | Aberdeen, Wigan Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 3 | David
McCracken
|
Central Defender | Glasgow- 16/10/81 | 30/6/98 | 155 (13) | 7 | Queen's Park, Dundee United BC | |
| 5 | Lee
Mair
|
Defender/Midfielder | Aberdeen- 9/12/80 | 7/1/05 | 11 (3) | Dundee, East Fife (on loan), Falkirk (on loan), Stockport County | ||
| 6
|
Alan
Archibald
|
Left Full Back/Central Defender | Glasgow- 13/12/77 | 3/6/03 | 126 | 6 | Kilwinning Rangers, Partick Thistle | |
| 7
|
Mark
Kerr
|
Midfielder | Bellshill- 2/3/82 | 1/7/03 | 104 (7) | 5 | Falkirk | |
| 9 | Lee Miller
|
Striker | Lanark- 18/05/83 | 3/6/05 | 25 (14) | 8 | 1 | Falkirk, Bristol City, Hearts (on loan) |
| 10 | Noel Hunt | Forward | Waterford, Ireland- 26/12/82 | 20/6/06 | 1 | Shamrock Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 11 | Barry
Robson
|
Midfielder | Aberdeen- 7/11/78 | 26/5/03 | 103 (7) | 12 | Rangers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Forfar Athletic (on loan) | |
| 12 | Stuart
Duff
|
Midfielder/Winger | Aberdeen- 23/1/82 | 28/6/99 | 111 (22) | 3 | Dyce Boys Club, Dundee United Youth Development | |
| 14 | Steven Robb | Midfielder | Perth- 8/3/82 | 19/6/06 | 1 | Dundee, Raith Rovers (on loan) | ||
| 15 | Craig Conway | Midfielder | Irvine- 2/5/85 | 1/6/06 | 1 | Ayr United | ||
| 16 | Craig Brewster
|
Striker | Dundee- 13/12/66 | 16/1/06 | 1st
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40 | Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Dundee United, Ionikos, Hibernian, Dunfermline Athletic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| 17 | Greg
Cameron
|
Midfielder | Dundee- 10/4/88 | 28/6/04 | 2 (5) | Dundee United Youth Development | ||
| 18 | Garry
Kenneth
|
Central Defender | Dundee- 21/6/87 | 19/2/04 | 24 (6) | 1 | ||
| 19 | Ross Gardiner
|
Defender | Bellshill- 30/12/86 | 30/6/03 | 4 | Dundee United Youth Development | ||
| 20
|
Collin
Samuel
|
Forward | North Manzanilla, Trinidad- 27/8/81 | 11/7/03 | 43 (49) | 10 | 19 (3) | Falkirk |
| 21 | Euan McLean
|
Goalkeeper | Kilmarnock- 9/1/86 | 3/9/04 | Kilmarnock, Sunderland | |||
| 22 | Stuart Abbot
|
Defender | Dundee- 21/6/86 | 30/6/03 | 2 (1) | Dundee United Youth Development | ||
| 23 | William Easton
|
Left Back | Rutherglen- 17/6/86 | 30/6/03 | (1) | Dundee United Youth Development | ||
| 24 | Barry
Callaghan
|
Right Back | Glasgow- 30/11/86 | 30/6/03 | (1) | |||
| 25 | David Robertson
|
Midfield | Bangour- 23/9/86 | 30/6/03 | 6 (6) | 1 | Dundee United Youth Development | |
| 26 | David Goodwillie
|
Striker | Sterling- 28/3/89 | 28/3/05 | (10) | 1 | Dundee United Youth Development | |
| Paul
Ritchie
|
Defender | Kirkcaldy- 21/8/75 | 7/8/04 | 53 (1) | 9 (1) | Links United, Hearts, Bolton Wanderers (on loan), Rangers, Manchester City, Portsmouth (on loan), Derby City (on loan), Walsall | ||
| David Fernandez
|
Attacking Midfielder | La Coruna, Spain- 20/1/76 | 12/8/05 | 31 (1) | 7 | Deportivo La Coruna, Airdrieonians, Livingston, Celtic, Livingston (on loan) |