1956–57 Dundee United F.C. season
Dundee United 1956–57 football season
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
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
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
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