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
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

Match results

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

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
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.

Emergency War League Eastern Division

Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League § Eastern Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
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

Scottish War Emergency Cup

Main article: Scottish War Emergency Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
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