1959–60 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was the 52nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1959 to 30 June 1960. United finished in second place in the Second Division and therefore promoted to the First Division.

Dundee United

1959–60 season
Chairman	J. Johnston-Grant
Manager	Jerry Kerr
Scottish Second Division	2nd W22 D6 L8 F90 A45 P50
Scottish Cup	Round 2
League Cup	Play off after group stage

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1959–60 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
19 August 1959	East Fife	A	3–1	2,500
5 September 1959	St Johnstone	H	0–1	7,000
9 September 1959	Dumbarton	A	3–1	3,000
12 September 1959	Queen's Park	A	8–1	1,740
19 September 1959	Stranraer	H	2–1	4,100
23 September 1959	Dumbarton	H	2–1	3,000
26 September 1959	Stenhousemuir	A	3–0	3,000
3 October 1959	Brechin City	H	3–1	5,500
10 October 1959	East Stirlingshire	A	0–1	1,500
17 October 1959	Greenock Morton	A	1–1	4,000
24 October 1959	Albion Rovers	H	0–0	25,000
31 October 1959	Hamilton Academical	A	0–2	3,500
7 November 1959	Cowdenbeath	A	2–1	1,000
14 November 1959	Montrose	H	1–2	2,500
21 November 1959	Alloa Athletic	H	2–1	2,200
28 November 1959	Forfar Athletic	A	3–1	1,000
5 December 1959	Queen of the South	H	4–3	4,100
12 December 1959	Falkirk	H	1–0	3,100
19 December 1959	Berwick Rangers	A	2–1	1,554
26 December 1959	East Fife	H	6–0	5,500
1 January 1960	St Johnstone	A	1–1	16,000
2 January 1960	Queen's Park	H	3–1	9,500
9 January 1960	Stranraer	A	0–3	1,200
16 January 1960	Stenhousemuir	H	1–2	8,500
23 January 1960	Brechin City	A	1–1	2,000
30 January 1960	Cowdenbeath	H	2–3	3,000
6 February 1960	East Stirlingshire	H	6–1	5,000
20 February 1960	Greenock Morton	H	3–3	5,500
27 February 1960	Albion Rovers	A	4–1	1,500
5 March 1960	Hamilton Academical	H	5–1	11,300
19 March 1960	Montrose	A	3–1	6,000
26 March 1960	Alloa Athletic	A	2–3	6,000
2 April 1960	Forfar Athletic	H	4–0	4,300
16 April 1960	Queen of the South	A	4–4	7,000
23 April 1960	Falkirk	A	2–1	7,000
30 April 1960	Berwick Rangers	H	1–0	16,900

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 January 1960	R1	Partick Thistle	H	2–2	14,000
17 January 1960	R1 R	Partick Thistle	A	1–4	9,500

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1959	G9	East Stirlingshire	A	2–0	5,600
12 August 1959	G9	Montrose	A	1–1	2,500
15 August 1959	G9	Stranraer	H	2–0	3,800
29 August 1959	G9	Queen's Park	A	4–0	3,725
31 August 1959	Play Off	Falkirk	A	1–1	8,000
2 September 1959	Play Off	Falkirk	H	0–3	11,500

See also

• 1959–60 in Scottish football