1965–66 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1965–66 season was the 57th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1965 to 30 June 1966. United finished in fifth place in the First Division.

Dundee United

1965–66 season
Chairman	J. Johnston-Grant
Manager	Jerry Kerr
Scottish First Division	5th W19 D5 L10 F79 A51 P43
Scottish Cup	Round 2
League Cup	Group stage

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1965–66 season.

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

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

First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25 August 1965	Celtic	H	0-4	16,585
11 September 1965	Dundee	A	5-0	15,058
18 September 1965	St Johnstone	H	5-1	7,968
25 September 1965	St Mirren	A	2-1	2,802
2 October 1965	Partick Thistle	H	5-2	7,050
9 October 1965	Dunfermline Athletic	A	4-2	8,288
16 October 1965	Hamilton Academical	H	7-0	6,914
27 October 1965	Rangers	A	0-2	19,046
30 October 1965	Greenock Morton	H	4-2	8,043
6 November 1965	Heart of Midlothian	H	2-2	10,218
13 November 1965	Falkirk	A	4-1	3,459
20 November 1965	Motherwell	A	3-0	2,574
27 November 1965	Clyde	H	0-2	7,061
11 December 1965	Aberdeen	A	0-0	9,628
18 December 1965	Kilmarnock	H	0-0	7,170
25 December 1965	Stirling Albion	A	4-2	3,106
3 January 1966	Dundee	H	2-1	21,325
8 January 1966	Celtic	A	0-1	33,464
15 January 1966	St Mirren	H	3-0	6,703
22 January 1966	Partick Thistle	A	1-4	6,500
29 January 1966	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0-4	8,981
12 February 1966	Hamilton Academical	A	4-0	966
26 February 1966	Greenock Morton	A	0-2	5,114
12 March 1966	Falkirk	H	2-3	5,133
16 March 1966	Heart of Midlothian	A	1-0	7,306
19 March 1966	Motherwell	H	5-1	4,959
21 March 1966	Rangers	H	1-0	14,815
26 March 1966	Clyde	A	1-4	995
30 March 1966	St Johnstone	A	2-1	6,184
9 April 1966	Hibernian	H	5-4	4,706
16 April 1966	Aberdeen	H	3-0	7,046
20 April 1966	Hibernian	A	3-3	4,568
23 April 1966	Kilmarnock	A	0-1	5,711
30 April 1967	Stirling Albion	H	1-1	4,578

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 February 1966	R1	Falkirk	H	0-0	8,500
16 February 1966	R1 R	Falkirk	A	2-1	7,000
23 February 1966	R2	Aberdeen	A	0-5	41,500

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1965	G1	Celtic	H	2-1	23,503
18 August 1965	G1	Dundee	A	0-0	23,095
21 August 1965	G1	Motherwell	H	4-1	9,823
28 August 1965	G1	Celtic	A	0-3	32,382
1 September 1965	G1	Dundee	H	1-3	18,705
4 September 1965	G1	Motherwell	A	2-3	3,368

See also

• 1965–66 in Scottish football