1939–40 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United
1939–40 season
Manager	Bobby McKay (to September) ; Jimmy Allan (from September)
Emergency League Eastern Division	9th ; W12 D2 L15 F68 A77 P26
Scottish War Emergency Cup	Finalists
	← 1938–39 1941–42 →

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.

Match results

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

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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
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.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
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

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
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