2 ▁points ▁and ▁were ▁already ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Winter / New ▁Year ▁December ▁was ▁a ▁lot ▁br ighter ▁for ▁United ▁with ▁vict ories ▁over ▁Kil mar no ck ▁ 2 – 0 ▁away ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁home ▁win ▁over ▁Living ston ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁bright ▁performance ▁away ▁at ▁I bro x ▁in ▁an ▁un l ucky ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁R angers . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Year , ▁United ▁crash ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Cup ▁third ▁round ▁away ▁to ▁Dun fer ml ine ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁final ists ▁that ▁season . ▁The ▁team ▁then ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁win ▁over ▁Aber de en ▁and ▁this ▁would ▁start ▁a ▁memor able ▁un be aten ▁home ▁record ▁that ▁would ▁stretch ▁out ▁until ▁April . ▁ ▁Match ▁results ▁D und ee ▁United ▁played ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 1 ▁compet itive ▁matches ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Premier ▁League . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁cup ▁compet itions , ▁United ▁were ▁knock ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁T enn ent ' s ▁Scottish ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁success ive ▁season , ▁losing ▁to ▁Dun fer ml ine . ▁Living ston ▁knock ed ▁United ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁C IS ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁ ▁All ▁results ▁are ▁written ▁with ▁D und ee ▁United ' s ▁score ▁first . ▁ ▁Bank