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1959–60 Dundee United F.C. season

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Dundee United
1959–60 season
ChairmanJ. Johnston-Grant
ManagerJerry Kerr
Scottish Second Division2nd
W22 D6 L8 F90 A45 P50
Scottish CupRound 2
League CupPlay off after group stage

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.

Match results

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Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1959–60 season.[1]

Legend

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Win
Draw
Loss

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

Second Division

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Match results 1959/1960". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.