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
ChairmanJ. Johnston-Grant
ManagerWillie MacFadyen
Scottish Second Division8th
W12 D5 L13 F52 A56 P29
Scottish CupRound 1
League CupGroup stage

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1952–53 season.[1]

Legend

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Win
Draw
Loss

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

Division B

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1952/1953". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.