1951–52 Dundee United F.C. season

Dundee United

1951–52 season
Chairman	J. Johnston-Grant
Manager	Willie MacFadyen
Scottish Second Division	4th W16 D5 L9 F75 A60 P37
Scottish Cup	Round 3
League Cup	Group stage
Supplementary Cup	Round 1

The 1951–52 season was the 44th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1951 to 30 June 1952. United finished in fifteenth place in the Second Division.

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1951–52 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
8 September 1951	Alloa Athletic	H	4-1	7,500
15 September 1951	Queen's Park	A	2-1	5,391
22 September 1951	St Johnstone	H	4-3	12,000
29 September 1951	Cowdenbeath	A	0-0	3,500
6 October 1951	Hamilton Academical	H	3-2	10,000
13 October 1951	Forfar Athletic	A	3-3	5,000
20 October 1951	Ayr United	A	0-2	6,500
27 October 1951	Clyde	H	3-5	9,000
3 November 1951	Falkirk	A	0-6	8,000
10 November 1951	Kilmarnock	H	1-0	2,200
17 November 1951	Stenhousemuir	A	2-6	1,000
24 November 1951	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2-1	8,000
1 December 1951	Arbroath	A	3-1	2,400
8 December 1951	Albion Rovers	A	0-3	1,500
15 December 1951	Dumbarton	H	4-1	8,000
22 December 1951	Alloa Athletic	A	3-2	3,500
29 December 1951	Queen's Park	H	5-0	8,500
1 January 1952	St Johnstone	A	1-4	8,000
2 January 1952	Cowdenbeath	H	5-1	9,000
5 January 1952	Hamilton Academical	A	1-1	4,000
12 January 1952	Forfar Athletic	H	8-1	10,000
19 January 1952	Ayr United	H	2-2	18,000
16 February 1952	Kilmarnock	A	6-2	10,116
1 March 1952	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2-1	4,500
5 March 1952	Stenhousemuir	H	3-0	3,000
8 March 1952	Arbroath	H	3-1	6,500
11 March 1952	Clyde	A	0-3	4,000
15 March 1952	Albion Rovers	H	0-0	6,500
22 March 1952	Dumbarton	A	1-2	2,000
14 April 1952	Falkirk	H	2-3	6,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
26 January 1952	R1	Inverness Caledonian	A	3-3	7,000
30 January 1952	R1 R	Inverness Caledonian	H	4-0	8,500
9 February 1952	R2	Leith Athletic	A	4-1	9,250
23 February 1952	R3	Aberdeen	H	2-2	26,407
27 February 1952	R3 R	Aberdeen	A	2-3	27,000

League Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1951	G6	Cowdenbeath	H	1-1	11,000
15 August 1951	G6	Stenhousemuir	A	1-1	1,500
18 August 1951	G6	Falkirk	A	0-3	7,000
25 August 1951	G6	Cowdenbeath	A	0-2	3,000
29 August 1951	G6	Stenhousemuir	H	4-2	10,000
1 September 1951	G6	Falkirk	H	0-1	10,000

Supplementary Cup

Date	Rd	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
29 March 1952	R1	Dumbarton	A	0-1

See also

• 1951–52 in Scottish football