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'''Londonderry, New Hampshire''' is a town located in western [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire]]. Originally called Nutfield, along with the communities of Derry, Windham, and parts of New Hampshire's largest city [[Manchester]] for the prevalance of nut trees in the area. As of the [[2000]] census, the town had a total population of 23,236. Londonderry is known especially for its apple orchards, including Moose Hill Orchards (Mack's Apples), located along [[Mammoth Road]] (Route 128) one of the major roads through Londonderry along with Route 102 (Nashua Road), I-93, Pillsbury Road, Litchfield Road, and Route 28.

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fullname = Dundee United<br>Football Club |

nickname = ''The Terrors'' or ''The Arabs''|

founded = [[1909]] ''(as Dundee Hibernian)'', <br /> [[1923]] ''(as Dundee United)''|

ground = [[Tannadice Park]],<br/>[[Dundee]], [[Scotland]] |

capacity = 14,209 |

chairman = [[Eddie Thompson]] |

manager = [[Gordon Chisholm]] |

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season = 2004-05 |

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'''Dundee United Football Club''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Football_(soccer)|football]] club based in the [[city]] of [[Dundee]]. Officially they are nicknamed '''The Terrors''' with the supporters known as

'''The Arabs''', though the latter term has been applied equally, if not more, to the club in recent times via the sporting media.

== Education ==

[[Eddie Thompson|Eddie Thompson OBE]], the current [[chairman]] since [[September]] [[2002]], is the majority sharholder of Dundee United, whilst the supporters - ArabTRUST - now own the second majority.

Londonderry has five schools, with Superintendant Nathan Greenberg.

* Londonderry High School (9-12) - The largest school in the town, home to "The Lancers," and principled by James E. Elefante.

* Londonderry Middle School (6-8) - Principled by Andrew Corey. Formerly called Londonderry Junior High School.

* North School (K-5) - Currently under construction

* Matthew Thornton (K-5) - Named for a [[Revolutionary War]] hero.

* South School (K-5) - Recently renovated due to a mold issue.

* Moose Hill School (pre-K, K) - Largest free standing public kindergarten in the state of [[New Hampshire]]. Also houses preschool and LEEP program.

== Geography ==

They currently play in the [[Scottish Premier League]] at [[Tannadice Park]] and are currently managed by [[Gordon Chisholm]]. Their playing kit is distinct; tangerine in colour, first used when played under the [[Dallas Tornado]] moniker in the [[North American Soccer League]] of [[1967]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 108.6 [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]] (41.9 [[square mile|mi&sup2;]]). 108.3 km&sup2; (41.8 mi&sup2;) of it is land and 0.3 km&sup2; (0.1 mi&sup2;) of it is water. The total area is 0.31% water.

== Demographics ==

In European competition, they are Scotland's fourth most succesful team, competing 22 seasons in Europe, in a total of 104 European matches (5 more than [[Aberdeen F.C.]]) as of [[August]], [[2005]].

As of the [[census]][[Geographic references#2|²]] of [[2000]], there are 23,236 people, 7,623 households, and 6,319 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] is 214.6/km&sup2; (555.8/mi&sup2;). There are 7,718 housing units at an average density of 71.3/km&sup2; (184.6/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the town is 96.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.32% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.53% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There are 7,623 households out of which 50.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% are non-families. 12.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.05 and the average family size is 3.36.

During the Club's many [[Europe|European]] competition runs in the late [[20th Century]], [[England|English]] based media sometimes incorrectly called the team as [[Dundee F.C.]] - the name of their city rivals. This still occasionally happens in the 21st Century.

In the town the population is spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $70,501, and the median income for a family is $73,513. Males have a median income of $50,566 versus $33,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town is $26,491. 2.1% of the population and 1.6% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 1.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

==History==

== Town Policy ==

The [[Ireland|Irish]] community in [[Dundee]] formed a new football club in [[1909]], following the demise of [[Dundee Harp]]. Originally called '''Dundee Hibernian''', taking over Clepington Park (renamed [[Tannadice Park]]) from Dundee Wanderers. Dundee Hibernian played their innaugural game on 18th August, 1909 against [[Hibernian F.C.|Edinburgh Hibernian]], the match ending in a 1-1 draw. The Club was saved from going out of business in [[October]] of [[1923]], being saved by a group of Dundee businessmen, they decided to change the club's name to Dundee United in order to attract a wider appeal. The name ''Dundee City'' was considered but was protested by city rivals [[Dundee F.C.]].

Londonderry has been known for town policy that aims to limit development and growth in town. The town has recently been in the news for a legal fight involving the eviction of Robert Saulnier.

For many years the club had languished in the lower reaches of the Scottish league, competing in the top division only four seasons, until the appointment of [[Jerry Kerr]] as manager in [[1959]]. Kerr ended the club's 28 year absence from the First Division in his first season in charge, winning promotion through finishing 2nd in the Second Division. Some notable players from this period included forwards Dennis Gillespie, Jimmy Irvine and defenders Doug Smith and Ron Yeats (who went on to captain [[Liverpool F.C.]] in the 1960s).

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In the following season United finished in the top half of the league (one place above city rivals Dundee), where the club would stay with few exceptions for the next 35 years. The sixties were highlighted by the playing skills of the some notable imports from Scandinavia, Orjan Persson, Finn Seemann, Lennart Wing, Finn Dossing and Mogens Berg. These players also helped give United their first taste of the [[Europe|European]] scene, where they sensationally eliminated [[FC Barcelona]] in [[1966]], who were the then holders of the [[UEFA Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]].

*[http://www.londonderrynh.org Official Town Website]

*[http://www.londonderry.org Londonderry School District]

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After only this first European excursion, it created many headlines in the football world and brought the Club an invitation to participate in the [[North American Soccer League]] in [[1967]], where they played as [[Dallas Tornado]] in tangerine coloured strips.

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After persuasion by the wife of manager Jerry Kerr, the colour would soon be adopted as the Club's own in [[1969]] to give the club a brighter, more modern image. The new colour was paraded for the first time in a pre-season friendly against [[Everton F.C.]] in [[August]].

[[Jim McLean]], who was a coach at city rivals Dundee F.C. at the time, took over from Jerry Kerr in [[1971]] and the most successful era in the club's history began. Up until this point United was the smaller and less successful of the two Dundee based football clubs. However, this would change as McLean (and for a time, with assistant manager [[Walter Smith]]), taking United to their first ever [[Scottish Cup]] final in 1974, then achieving a record high of 3rd place in the Scottish Premier Division in [[1978]] then again in [[1979]], before guiding the side to several major honours; the first by winning the [[Scottish League Cup]] in [[1979]]/[[1980|80]], with the trophy being retained the following season.

Dundee United's best season came in [[1982]]/[[1983|83]] when they won the [[Scottish Football League|Premier Division]] title for the first time in the Club's history, with what was then a record number of points and record number of goals scored. By then United had already established a reputation in Europe with impressive wins over sides like [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]], [[Borussia Moenchengladbach]], [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] and [[Werder Bremen]].

In the resulting [[European Cup]], United reached the semi-final stage in their first run, only to be narrowly eliminated by [[A.S. Roma]]. After winning the first leg 2-0, United agonisingly lost 3-0 away.

The pinnacle of their achievements in Europe came later in [[1986]]/[[1987|87]] when United became the first Scottish club to reach the final of the [[UEFA Cup]]. Along the way, United repeated their earlier 1966 feat of again eliminating FC Barcelona, with victories home and away.

If, unfortunately, it was a case of failure when they failed to beat [[IFK Göteborg]] in the two legged final, there was glory in defeat as [[FIFA]] bestowed a first-ever ''Fair Play Award'' on the club for the sporting behaviour of [[Dundee_United_F.C.#The_Arabs|The Arabs]] on a memorable night at [[Tannadice Park]].

Dundee United had come a long way under McLean, progressing from comparative obscurity to become one of Scotland's foremost clubs. However, after nearly 22 years at the helm he relinquished the position in the [[June]] [[1993]], whilst remaining Chairman of the Club.

Filling his shoes was the first continental to be appointed manager of a Scottish club - [[Ivan Golac]]. He inherited a healthy legacy with some of Scotland's finest young talent, though his first action was to sell [[Duncan Ferguson]] to [[Rangers F.C.]] for a fee of £3.75 million, breaking the record transfer fee involving two [[United Kingdom|British]] clubs.

In Golac's first season, he brought the [[Scottish Cup]] to Tannadice Park for the first time in [[1994]] after six previous Club failures. This completed the full set of domestic honours for the Club. United beat Rangers F.C. one-nil with [[Craig Brewster]] scoring the winner from close range.

However, the club's fortunes took a turn for the worst after this, as despite enjoying a relatively average campaign in season [[1994]]-[[1995|95]], a late run of defeats, culminating in a 1-0 defeat at home to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] on the last day, saw them relegated to the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]. However, the club's form improved in the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]], and they eventually finished 2nd. This left them facing a two leg play-off against [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] for the right to play in the [[Scottish Premier League|Premier Division]] in the [[1996]]-[[1997|97]] season. Dundee United won 3-2 on aggregate, thus becoming the only club to be promoted through this short-lived play-off system.

In recent years the club has struggled to maintain such success, much like the previous powers of Scottish football. In [[2005]], United reached their first Scottish Cup final since 1994, only to lose to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] one-nil.

==The Arabs==

There have been several stories regarding the origins of The Arabs term. The most popular view is that the name was coined during the severe [[winter]] of the [[1962]]/[[1963|63]] season. It was so bad that between [[December]] and [[March]], Dundee United were able to play only three times.

One of these was a Scottish Cup tie against [[Albion Rovers F.C. (Scotland)|Albion Rovers F.C.]], for which the management, in a desperate attempt to get Tannadice playable, hired an industrial tar burner to melt the several inches of covering [[snow]] and [[ice]]. Not only did this work but removed the [[grass]], too.

Several lorry loads of [[sand]] was ordered and spread across the barren surface with the regulation playing lines painted on top. United adapted well to this playing surface and won the game 3-0, prompting observers to comment that they had taken to the new surface like [[Arabs]].

The fans however used the term to describe themselves. The term was then later resurrected during the early [[1990s]] through the pages of the popular Dundee United football [[fanzine]], ''The Final Hurdle'', with supporters soon declaring that they were 'Proud To Be An Arab'. [[Deacon Blue]] signer and long time Dundee United supporter, [[Ricky Ross]], even wrote a song declaring this fact.

By then, even the official club souvenir shops were selling replica [[keffiyeh|keffiyehs]] in tangerine and black. The term was now firmly connected with Dundee United.

The former Dundee United Supporters Association (DUSA) is now known as the ArabTRUST, the official club weekly [[email]] newsletter is known as ArabNeWS, whilst the Club [[website]] has an ArabFORUM. Various Dundee United supporters clubs and fan websites have Arab in their names too.

Elsewhere, the football media on [[television]], [[newspapers]] and [[teletext]] refer to the club mostly as The Arabs, although the official website confirms this refers to the fans and the club nickname is The Terrors.

==First Team Squad==

''As at [[August 14]] [[2005]]''

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*1 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Derek Stillie GK

*2 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Mark Wilson

*3 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] David McCracken

*4 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Derek McInnes

*5 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Alan Archibald

*6 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Peter Canero

*7 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Mark Kerr

*8 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Grant Brebner

*9 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Lee Miller

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*10 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Jim McIntyre

*11 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Barry Robson

*12 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Stuart Duff

*15 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Lee Mair

*17 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Craig Samson GK

*18 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Garry Kenneth

*20 [[Image:Spain_flag_large.png|20px|Spanish]] David Fernandez

*21 [[Image:Trinidad_and_tobago_flag_large.png|20px|Trinidadian]] [[Collin Samuel]]

*23 [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] Paul Ritchie

|}

===2005/06 Transfers===

'''In:'''

* [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] '''Lee Miller''' - Signed from ''Bristol City''

* [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] '''Derek Stillie''' - Signed from ''Dunfermline Athletic''

* [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] '''Craig Samson''' - Signed from ''Kilmarnock''

* [[Image:Spain_flag_large.png|20px|Spanish]] '''David Fernandez''' - Signed from ''Celtic''

* [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] '''Peter Canero''' - Signed on free transfer

'''Out:'''

* [[Image:England_flag_large.png|20px|English]] '''Tony Bullock''' - ''Gillingham''

* [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] '''Andrew McLaren''' - Released

* [[Image:Trinidad_and_tobago_flag_large.png|20px|Trinidadian]] '''Jason Scotland''' - Work Permit Expired

* [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] '''James Grady''' - Released

* [[Image:Flag of Scotland Pantone300.png|20px|Scottish]] '''Stephen Crawford''' - Released

==Famous players==

*[[Gary Bollan]]

*[[Craig Brewster]]

*[[Christian Dailly]]

*[[Duncan Ferguson]]

*[[Kevin Gallacher]]

*[[Richard Gough (soccer)|Richard Gough]]

*[[Andy Gray]]

*[[Paul Hegarty]]

*[[Maurice Malpas]]

*[[Jim McInally]]

*[[Billy McKinlay]]

*[[David Narey]]

*[[Mixu Paatelainen]]

*[[Walter Smith]]

*[[Paul Sturrock]]

*[[Hamish McAlpine]]

==Club records==

The largest crowd ever to watch Dundee United was in excess of 100,000 for the formal opening of the [[Shah Alam Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], in [[July]] [[1994]].

*Highest home attendance: 28,000 vs. [[FC Barcelona]], [[1966]]

*Biggest win: 14&#8211;0 vs. [[Nithsdale Wanderers]], [[1931]]

*Biggest loss: 12-1 vs. [[Motherwell F.C.]] [[1954]]

*Record transfer fee received: £4m, [[Duncan Ferguson]] to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]

*Record transfer fee spent: £0.75m, [[Steven Pressley]] from [[Coventry City]]

*Most capped player: [[Maurice Malpas]], 55 [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]

*Most League appearances: [[Maurice Malpas]], 617, [[1981]]-[[2000]]

*Most League goals: Peter McKay, 158

*Most goals in a season: John Coyle, 41, [[1955]]-[[1956]]

*The youngest first-team player in the club’s history was Ian Mitchell. He was aged 16 years and four months when he made his debut against [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in Division One in September [[1962]]. Greg Cameron became the youngest player to play for United in the Premier League, with the sixteen year old beating Christian Dailly’s record when he came on in United's 3-0 victory over Kilmarnock on 11/12/04.

*The oldest player in the club's history to make a competitive appearance was Jimmy Brownlie at the age of 40 years and eight months. Brownlie was manager during the club’s second season in Division One when regular goalkeeper Bill Paterson was ruled out through injury for the Scottish Cup replay with Hearts at Tynecastle in February 1926. In those days, United had no reserve team and goalkeeping injuries were covered by fielding a trialist. As only signed players were eligible for cup ties, Brownlie was forced to emerge from retirement. Gordon Wallace holds the distinction of being the oldest player to make a first-team appearance for Dundee United, albeit in an emergency. The then-coach was aged 50 when he played the full 90 minutes against a Tobago XI on the club’s visit to the Caribbean in May 1994.

==Honours==

After their only [[Scottish Football League|Premier Division]] championship win, the team reached the resulting semi-final of the [[European Cup]] in [[1984]]. After a marathon season in [[1986]]/[[1987|87]], the team lost in both the [[Scottish Cup]] and [[UEFA Cup]] finals in the space of a few days. The Arabs won the ''first-ever'' [[FIFA]] Fair Play Award for their sporting behaviour after this UEFA Cup final defeat.

*'''Premier Division (1)''': [[1982]]/[[1983|83]]

*'''Division Two (2)''': [[1924]]/[[1925|25]], [[1928]]/[[1929|29]]

*'''Scottish Cup (1)''': [[1994]]

*'''Scottish League Cup (2)''': [[1980]], [[1981]]

==External links==

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===Official links===

*[http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/ Dundee United FC]

*[http://www.arabtrust.org.uk/ ArabTRUST]

*[http://www.youthatunited.com/ Dundee United Youth Development]

*[http://www.feddusc.com/ Federation of Dundee United Supporters' Clubs]

===Supporter links===

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*[http://www.a90arabs.com/ A90 Arabs]

*[http://arabfc.net/ Arab FC]

*[http://uk.geocities.com/arabdownunder2003/ Arabdownunder]

*[http://www.arabfever.co.uk/ ArabFever]

*[http://www.arabland.freeserve.co.uk/ Arabland]

*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/ BBC - Dundee United pages]

*[http://dufc1909.co.uk/ DUFC1909]

*[http://www.dundeeunited-mad.co.uk/ Dundee United Mad]

*[http://www.dundeeunitedonline.com/ Dundee United Online]

*[http://www.eastfootball.org.uk/home East of Scotland Forum]

*[http://www.eastangusarabs.2ya.com/ East Angus Arabs]

*[http://www.expage.com/ediarabs Edinburgh Arabs]

*[http://www.glsarabs.com/ Glasgow Lanarkshire & Stirling Arabs]

*[http://www.glenrothesarabs.co.uk/ Glenrothes Arabs]

*[http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/3504/dufc.html Proud To Be An Arab]

*[http://southwestlondontangerines.freeservers.com/ South London Tangerines]

*[http://www.geocities.com/tangerinemachine_dufc/ Tangerine Machine]

*[http://www.thursoarabsonline.co.uk/ Thurso Arabs Online]

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