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1956–57 Dundee United F.C. season

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Dundee United
1956–57 season
ChairmanJ. Johnston-Grant
ManagerReg Smith (to January)
Tommy Gray (from January)
Scottish Second Division13th
W14 D6 L16 F75 A80 P34
Scottish CupRound 6
League CupQuarter-final

The 1956–57 season was the 49th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1956 to 30 June 1957. United finished in thirteenth place in the Second Division.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1956–57 season.[1]

Legend

Win
Draw
Loss

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

Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 August 1956 Alloa Athletic A 2-2 1,500
19 September 1956 Alloa Athletic H 4-3 3,000
22 September 1956 St Johnstone A 2-3 7,000
29 September 1956 Stranraer H 2-2 4,000
1 October 1956 Berwick Rangers H 6-1 2,000
6 October 1956 Stenhousemuir A 1-3 1,500
13 October 1956 Hamilton Academical H 2-1 5,000
27 October 1956 Third Lanark H 0-1 4,000
3 November 1956 Greenock Morton A 1-5 3,000
10 November 1956 Clyde H 2-4 8,000
17 November 1956 Forfar Athletic H 2-1 4,500
24 November 1956 Montrose A 2-2 1,500
1 December 1956 Albion Rovers H 7-0 3,500
8 December 1956 Dumbarton A 2-3 5,000
15 December 1956 Cowdenbeath A 2-6 3,500
22 December 1956 East Stirlingshire H 3-1 1,200
25 December 1956 Berwick Rangers A 6-0 2,000
1 January 1957 St Johnstone H 1-2 5,000
2 January 1957 Brechin City A 0-0 2,500
5 January 1957 Arbroath H 1-0 5,800
12 January 1957 Stranraer A 0-1 1,835
19 January 1957 Stenhousemuir H 2-0 3,000
26 January 1957 Hamiton Academical A 1-4 2,000
9 February 1957 Stirling Albion H 2-0 5,500
2 March 1957 Greenock Morton H 0-7 3,500
9 March 1957 Clyde A 1-7 9,000
16 March 1957 Forfar Athletic A 1-3 1,000
23 March 1957 Montrose H 2-2 1,800
30 March 1957 Albion Rovers A 1-5 2,000
8 April 1957 Arbroath A 2-2 2,000
13 April 1957 Cowdenbeath H 4-1 3,000
15 April 1957 Third Lanark A 3-2 5,000
17 April 1957 Dumbarton H 3-1 1,500
22 April 1957 Brechin City H 2-1 1,500
24 April 1957 Stirling Albion A 1-2 1,000
30 April 1957 East Stirlingshire A 2-3 300

Scottish Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 October 1956 R4 Third Lanark H 5-2 7,000
2 February 1957 R5 Stenhousemuir A 1-1 2,169
6 February 1957 R5 R Stenhousemuir H 4-0 4,151
16 February 1957 R6 Raith Rovers A 0-7 11,496

League Cup

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1956 G8 Ayr United H 6-1 7,000
15 August 1956 G8 Stenhousemuir A 2-3 5,000
18 August 1956 G8 Third Lanark A 2-1 6,000
25 August 1956 G8 Ayr United A 1-1 7,000
29 August 1956 G8 Stenhousemuir H 3-4 8,000
1 September 1956 G8 Third Lanark H 2-1 9,000
3 September 1956 Play Off Arbroath A 0-2 2,400
5 September 1956 Play Off Arbroath H 5-0 5,000
12 September 1956 QF L1 Dundee A 3-7 20,000
15 September 1956 QF L2 Dundee H 1-2 14,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match results 1956/1957". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.