1939–40 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1939–40 season was the 31st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1939 to 30 June 1940.

Dundee United
1939–40 season
ManagerBobby McKay (to September)
Jimmy Allan (from September)
Emergency League Eastern Division9th
W12 D2 L15 F68 A77 P26
Scottish War Emergency CupFinalists

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 36 unofficial matches during the 1939–40 season.[1]

Legend

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Win
Draw
Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics

Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1939 Edinburgh City A 2-3
19 August 1939 Stenhousemuir H 4-2
26 August 1939 East Stirlingshire A 1-1
2 September 1939 Leith Athletic H 0-2

League suspended due to World War II.

Emergency War League Eastern Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 October 1939 Stenhousemuir A 0-1
28 October 1939 King's Park H 1-0
4 November 1939 Cowdenbeath A 4-2
11 November 1939 St Johnstone H 2-2
18 November 1939 Heart of Midlothian A 2-9 3,715
25 November 1939 Aberdeen H 3-5
2 December 1939 Dunfermline Athletic H 5-2
9 December 1939 Hibernian A 2-6
16 December 1939 St Bernard's A 2-4
23 December 1939 Raith Rovers H 1-1
30 December 1939 Alloa Athletic A 1-2
1 January 1940 Dundee H 2-1
2 January 1940 East Fife A 6-3
6 January 1940 Arbroath H 4-2
13 January 1940 Falkirk A 2-4
10 February 1940 St Johnstone A 3-1
17 February 1940 Heart of Midlothian H 3-2
16 March 1940 St Bernard's H 1-0
30 March 1940 Alloa Athletic H 5-0
3 April 1940 Stenhousemuir H 10-2
6 April 1940 Dundee A 1-2
8 April 1940 King's Park A 1-2
24 April 1940 Aberdeen A 1-3
26 April 1940 Arbroath A 2-5
27 April 1940 Falkirk H 1-3
8 May 1940 Raith Rovers A 0-5
11 May 1940 Hibernian H 1-3
18 May 1940 Dunfermline Athletic A 0-2
25 May 1940 East Fife H 3-2

Scottish War Emergency Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 February 1940 R1 L1 Partick Thistle A 4-2 5,210
2 March 1940 R1 L2 Partick Thistle H 1-1 8,000
9 March 1940 R2 Third Lanark H 7-1 8,000
23 March 1940 R3 Kilmarnock H 3-0 14,000
13 April 1940 SF Airdrieonians N 0-0 22,655
17 April 1940 SF R Airdrieonians H 3-1 20,200
4 May 1940 F Rangers N 0-1 75,000

References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1939/1940". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.