1952–53 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was the 45th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1952 to 30 June 1953. United finished in fifteenth place in the Second Division.

Dundee United

1952–53 season
Chairman	J. Johnston-Grant
Manager	Willie MacFadyen
Scottish Second Division	8th W12 D5 L13 F52 A56 P29
Scottish Cup	Round 1
League Cup	Group stage

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1952–53 season.

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
6 September 1952	Arbroath	A	1-2	3,417
13 September 1952	Alloa Athletic	H	4-2	6,000
20 September 1952	St Johnstone	A	1-1	5,000
27 September 1952	Cowdenbeath	H	0-0	8,000
4 October 1952	Stenhousemuir	A	4-0	2,500
11 October 1952	Stirling Albion	H	2-3	3,000
18 October 1952	Dumbarton	A	3-1	2,500
25 October 1952	Hamilton Academical	H	2-3	5,000
1 November 1952	Queen's Park	H	2-1	8,000
8 November 1952	Albion Rovers	A	4-2	2,500
15 November 1952	Ayr United	H	0-4	8,000
22 November 1952	Greenock Morton	H	0-4	7,000
29 November 1952	Alloa Athletic	A	2-6	2,500
6 December 1952	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1-1	4,000
13 December 1952	Forfar Athletic	H	4-1	2,000
20 December 1952	Arbroath	H	1-2	8,600
27 December 1952	Kilmarnock	A	0-1	9,192
1 January 1953	St Johnstone	H	1-0	8,000
3 January 1953	Cowdenbeath	A	0-0	2,500
10 January 1953	Stenhousemuir	H	3-1	5,000
17 January 1953	Stirling Albion	A	0-2	7,000
31 January 1953	Dumbarton	H	2-3	1,500
14 February 1953	Hamilton Academical	A	1-3	8,000
21 February 1953	Queen's Park	A	0-3	2,629
28 February 1953	Albion Rovers	H	2-1	3,500
7 March 1953	Ayr United	A	1-2	6,000
14 March 1953	Greenock Morton	A	2-1	3,000
28 March 1953	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1-1	3,000
4 April 1953	Forfar Athletic	A	3-1	1,000
18 April 1953	Kilmarnock	H	5-4	2,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 January 1953	R1	Berwick Rangers	A	3-3	3,500
28 January 1953	R1 R	Berwick Rangers	H	2-3	10,640

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 August 1952	G6	Dumbarton	A	1-3	3,000
13 August 1952	G6	Stirling Albion	H	2-6	5,000
16 August 1952	G6	Ayr United	A	1-4	10,000
23 August 1952	G6	Dumbarton	H	1-0	7,000
27 August 1952	G6	Stirling Albion	A	1-6	6,000
30 August 1952	G6	Ayr United	H	2-1	7,000

See also

• 1952–53 in Scottish football