1955–56 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1955–56 season was the 48th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1955 to 30 June 1956. United finished in eighth place in the Second Division.

Dundee United
1955–56 season
ChairmanJ. Johnston-Grant
ManagerReg Smith
Scottish Second Division8th
W12 D14 L10 F78 A65 P38
Scottish CupRound 5
League CupGroup stage

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1955–56 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
24 August 1955 Brechin City A 2-2 2,000
10 September 1955 Queen's Park H 2-2 3,500
14 September 1955 Forfar Athletic H 2-2 5,000
17 September 1955 East Stirlingshire A 5-5 1,500
21 September 1955 Alloa Athletic H 6-2 4,000
24 September 1955 St Johnstone H 1-1 8,000
28 September 1955 Forfar Athletic A 1-1 1,500
1 October 1955 Arbroath A 4-2 3,800
8 October 1955 Third Lanark H 1-0 9,000
15 October 1955 Hamilton Academical A 0-3 4,000
29 October 1955 Stenhousemuir A 1-4 1,500
5 November 1955 Cowdenbeath H 4-4 9,000
12 November 1955 Montrose A 2-2 2,000
19 November 1955 Ayr United H 3-3 9,500
26 November 1955 Stranraer A 0-2 2,000
3 December 1955 Albion Rovers A 1-1 2,000
10 December 1955 Greenock Morton H 4-2 2,000
17 December 1955 Berwick Rangers A 2-3 2,000
26 December 1955 Brechin City H 3-1 4,000
31 December 1955 Dumbarton A 0-2 5,500
2 January 1956 St Johnstone A 0-2 10,000
7 January 1956 East Stirlingshire H 4-0 5,500
14 January 1956 Queen's Park A 0-0 9,222
21 January 1956 Arbroath H 2-1 8,000
28 January 1956 Third Lanark A 1-0 7,000
11 February 1956 Hamilton Academical H 3-3 3,000
25 February 1956 Alloa Athletic A 0-1 1,500
3 March 1956 Stenhousemuir H 1-0 5,500
10 March 1956 Cowdenbeath A 2-3 3,000
17 March 1956 Montrose H 6-3 3,000
24 March 1956 Ayr United A 0-1 5,000
31 March 1956 Stranraer H 2-2 4,500
7 April 1956 Albion Rovers H 2-0 3,000
18 April 1956 Greenock Morton A 2-3 1,000
21 April 1956 Berwick Rangers H 8-1 3,000
25 April 1956 Dumbarton H 1-1 2,000

Scottish Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 October 1955 R4 Dumbarton H 4-1 12,000
4 February 1956 R5 Dundee H 2-2 20,000
8 February 1956 R5 R Dundee A 0-3 17,000

League Cup

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1955 G7 Albion Rovers H 1-3 10,000
17 August 1955 G7 Motherwell A 1-7 8,000
20 August 1955 G7 Forfar Athletic A 5-2 1,600
27 August 1955 G7 Albion Rovers A 3-3 3,000
31 August 1955 G7 Motherwell H 0-3 10,000
3 September 1955 G7 Forfar Athletic H 3-2 2,700

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1955/1956". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.