1953–54 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United

1953–54 season
Chairman	J. Johnston-Grant
Manager	Willie MacFadyen
Scottish Second Division	15th W8 D6 L16 F54 A79 P22
Scottish Cup	Round 1
League Cup	Group stage

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.

Match results

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

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

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

Division B

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

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

League Cup

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

• 1953–54 in Scottish football

References

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