1953–54 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1953–54 season was the 46th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1953 to 30 June 1954. United finished in fifteenth place in the Second Division.

Dundee United
1953–54 season
ChairmanJ. Johnston-Grant
ManagerWillie MacFadyen
Scottish Second Division15th
W8 D6 L16 F54 A79 P22
Scottish CupRound 1
League CupGroup stage

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 37 competitive matches during the 1953–54 season.[1]

Legend

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Win
Draw
Loss

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

Division B

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 September 1953 Dumbarton H 2-1 8,000
12 September 1953 Stenhousemuir A 3-4 1,500
19 September 1953 St Johnstone H 1-2 14,000
26 September 1953 Third Lanark A 1-9 6,000
3 October 1953 Arbroath H 2-2 9,500
10 October 1953 Kilmarnock A 2-3 9,168
17 October 1953 Motherwell H 1-0 9,000
24 October 1953 Cowdenbeath A 2-4 4,000
31 October 1953 Forfar Athletic A 1-3 1,200
7 November 1953 Queen's Park H 4-0 4,500
14 November 1953 Greenock Morton H 1-5 8,000
21 November 1953 Alloa Athletic A 3-1 3,000
28 November 1953 Ayr United A 1-2 4,500
5 December 1953 Dunfermline Athletic H 1-0 8,000
12 December 1953 Albion Rovers A 3-3 2,000
19 December 1953 Dumbarton A 2-2 3,000
26 December 1953 Stenhousemuir H 1-1 5,500
1 January 1954 St Johnstone A 1-4 8,000
4 January 1954 Third Lanark H 1-1 6,000
9 January 1954 Arbroath A 3-4 2,800
16 January 1954 Kilmarnock H 0-2 6,500
23 January 1954 Motherwell A 1-12 6,000
6 February 1954 Cowdenbeath H 3-3 6,000
20 February 1954 Forfar Athletic H 0-1 6,000
27 February 1954 Queen's Park A 1-3 2,335
6 March 1954 Greenock Morton A 1-4 3,000
13 March 1954 Alloa Athletic H 0-1 7,500
20 March 1954 Ayr United H 4-0 6,000
27 March 1954 Dunfermline Athletic A 1-0 3,000
31 March 1954 Albion Rovers H 6-2 3,500

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
30 January 1954 R1 Greenock Morton A 2-3 6,425

League Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1953 G7 Greenock Morton A 3-5 5,000
12 August 1953 G7 Motherwell H 0-5 6,000
15 August 1953 G7 Kilmarnock A 1-4 10,948
22 August 1953 G7 Greenock Morton H 2-2 10,000
26 August 1953 G7 Motherwell A 1-3 10,000
29 August 1953 G7 Kilmarnock H 0-3 8,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1953/1954". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.