▁at ▁the ▁club ▁with ▁Ian ▁Mc Call ▁se cur ing ▁de als ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁divisions . ▁Mark ▁K err , ▁O wen ▁Co yle ▁and ▁Col lin ▁Samuel ▁arrived ▁from ▁F alk irk , ▁Mc Call ' s ▁former ▁club . ▁Barry ▁Rob son ▁also ▁arrived ▁from ▁In ver ness ▁C aled onian ▁Th ist le ▁and ▁Scotland ▁international ▁D erek ▁Mc In nes ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁recently ▁re leg ated ▁Prem iers hip ▁club ▁West ▁B rom . ▁ ▁Early ▁season ▁United ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁poor ▁start ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁The ▁first ▁match ▁against ▁H ib s ▁at ▁home ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁defeat . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁United ▁were ▁thr ashed ▁ 5 – 0 ▁away ▁against ▁C elt ic . ▁The ▁team ▁didn ' t ▁end ▁up ▁winning ▁a ▁game ▁till ▁mid - Se ptember ▁when ▁United ▁defeated ▁Part ick ▁Th ist le ▁ 2 – 0 ▁with ▁Charlie ▁Miller ▁scoring ▁a ▁bra ce . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁began ▁their ▁Scottish ▁League ▁Cup ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁home ▁victory ▁over ▁Mort on ▁but ▁yet ▁the ▁team ' s ▁league ▁form ▁was ▁patch y . ▁The ▁first ▁D und ee ▁der by ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁poor ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁and ▁then ▁United ▁lost ▁to ▁event ual ▁w inners ▁Living ston ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁team ' s ▁league ▁cup ▁campaign . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November , ▁United ▁had ▁picked ▁up ▁just ▁ 1