| Squad number | Name | Playing Position | Date/place of birth | Date joined | United appearances | United goals | International caps (goals) | Previous Clubs |
| 1 | Lukasz Zaluska
|
Goalkeeper | Wysokie Mazowieckie, Poland- 16/6/82 | 11/6/07 | 18 | Stomil Olsztyn, Legia Warsaw, Jagiellonia Bialystok, Korona Kielce | ||
| 2 | Sean Dillon
|
Right Back | Dublin, Ireland- 30/7/83 | 11/1/07 | 53 (2) | 2 | Aston Villa, Longford Town, Shelbourne | |
| 3 | Christian Kalvenes
|
Left back | Bergen, Norway- 8/3/77 | 2/8/05 | 55 (1) | 3 | Brann Bergen, Asane, Sognal, Brann Bergen | |
| 4 | Lee Wilkie
|
Defender | Dundee- 20/4/80 | 10/10/06 | 53 | 4 | 11 (1) | Dundee, Plymouth Argyle (on loan), Notts County (on loan), Falkirk (on loan), Ross County (on loan) |
| 5 | Darren Dods
|
Defender | Edinburgh- 7/6/75 | 22/6/07 | 39 | 2 | Hutchison Vale BC, Hibernian, St. Johnstone, Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| 6 | Willo Flood
|
Midfielder | Dublin, Ireland- 10/4/85 | 1/7/07 | 40 (3) | 1 | Manchester City, Rochdale (on loan), Covenrty City (on loan), Cardiff City | |
| 7
|
Mark
Kerr
|
Midfielder | Bellshill- 2/3/82 | 1/7/03 | 171 (16) | 5 | Falkirk | |
| 8 | Danny Grainger
|
Left back | Carlisle- 28/7/86 | 1/1/08 | 13 (2) | Gretna, Brechin City (on loan) | ||
| 9 | Jonathan Daly
|
Forward | Dublin, Ireland- 8/1/83 | 5/1/07 | 15 (6) | 2 | Stockport County, Bury (on loan), Grimsby Town (on loan), Hartlepool, Bury (on loan) | |
| 10 | Noel Hunt
|
Forward | Waterford, Ireland- 26/12/82 | 20/6/06 | 68 (6) | 28 | Shamrock Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic | |
| 11 | Jim O'Brien
|
Winger | Vale of Leven- 28/9/87 | 31/1/08 | 5 (5) | Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic (on loan) | ||
| 12 | David Robertson
|
Midfield | Bangour- 23/9/86 | 30/6/03 | 48 (17) | 12 | Dundee United Youth Development | |
| 14 | Steven Robb
|
Midfielder | Perth- 8/3/82 | 19/6/06 | 11 (18) | 1 | Dundee, Raith Rovers (on loan) | |
| 15 | Craig Conway
|
Midfielder | Irvine- 2/5/85 | 1/6/06 | 36 (17) | 2 | Ayr United | |
| 16 | Morgaro Gomis
|
Midfielder | Paris, France- 14/7/85 | 1/1/07 | 52 (3) | 2 | Montpellier, Chelsea, Windsor & Eton, Dagenham & Redbridge, Barnet, Lewes, Cowdenbeath | |
| 17 | Greg Cameron
|
Midfielder | Dundee- 10/4/88 | 28/6/04 | 25 (12) | 2 | Dundee United Youth Development, Partick Thistle (on loan), St. Johnstone (on loan) | |
| 18 | Garry
Kenneth
|
Central Defender | Dundee- 21/6/87 | 19/2/04 | 52 (11) | 4 | Dundee United Youth Development, Cowdenbeath (on loan) | |
| 20 | Prince Buaben
|
Midfielder | Ghana- 23/4/88 | 20/7/07 | 25 (5) | 3 | Ajax | |
| 22 | Mark De Vries
|
Striker | Paramaribo, Surinam- 24/8/75 | 25/1/08 | 13 (4) | 3 | FC Volendam, Chamois Niortais, Dordrecht '90, Hearts, Leicester City, Heerenveen (on loan), ADO Den Haag (on loan), Leeds United (on loan) | |
| 23 | Danny Swanson
|
Midfielder | Edinburgh- 28/12/86 | 1/1/08 | 3 (10) | 2 | Leith Athletic, Berwick Rangers | |
| 24 | Mihael Kovacevic
|
Defender | - 3/3/88 | 18/1/08 | 5 | Dinamo Zagreb, FC Koper | ||
| 25 | Eric Odhiambo
|
Striker | Oxford- 12/5/89 | 1/1/08 | 1 (6) | Leicester City, Southend United (on loan) | ||
| 26 | David Goodwillie
|
Striker | Sterling- 28/3/89 | 28/3/05 | 3 (26) | 1 | Dundee United Youth Development, Raith Rovers (on loan) | |
| 27 | Keith Watson
|
Defender | Livingston- 14/11/89 | 1/7/06 | 1 (1) | Livingston Star | ||
| 30 | Johnny Russell
|
Striker | (4) | Dundee United Youth Development |
