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

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

Legend
Win
Draw
Loss

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

Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1939Edinburgh CityA2-3
19 August 1939StenhousemuirH4-2
26 August 1939East StirlingshireA1-1
2 September 1939Leith AthleticH0-2

League suspended due to World War II.

Emergency War League Eastern Division
Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League § Eastern Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 October 1939StenhousemuirA0-1
28 October 1939King's ParkH1-0
4 November 1939CowdenbeathA4-2
11 November 1939St JohnstoneH2-2
18 November 1939Heart of MidlothianA2-93,715
25 November 1939AberdeenH3-5
2 December 1939Dunfermline AthleticH5-2
9 December 1939HibernianA2-6
16 December 1939St Bernard'sA2-4
23 December 1939Raith RoversH1-1
30 December 1939Alloa AthleticA1-2
1 January 1940DundeeH2-1
2 January 1940East FifeA6-3
6 January 1940ArbroathH4-2
13 January 1940FalkirkA2-4
10 February 1940St JohnstoneA3-1
17 February 1940Heart of MidlothianH3-2
16 March 1940St Bernard'sH1-0
30 March 1940Alloa AthleticH5-0
3 April 1940StenhousemuirH10-2
6 April 1940DundeeA1-2
8 April 1940King's ParkA1-2
24 April 1940AberdeenA1-3
26 April 1940ArbroathA2-5
27 April 1940FalkirkH1-3
8 May 1940Raith RoversA0-5
11 May 1940HibernianH1-3
18 May 1940Dunfermline AthleticA0-2
25 May 1940East FifeH3-2

Scottish War Emergency Cup
Main article: Scottish War Emergency Cup
DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 February 1940R1 L1Partick ThistleA4-25,210
2 March 1940R1 L2Partick ThistleH1-18,000
9 March 1940R2Third LanarkH7-18,000
23 March 1940R3KilmarnockH3-014,000
13 April 1940SFAirdrieoniansN0-022,655
17 April 1940SF RAirdrieoniansH3-120,200
4 May 1940FRangersN0-175,000

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


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