1955–56 Dundee United F.C. season
Dundee United 1955–56 football season
The 1955–56 season was the 48th year of football played by Dundee United , and covers the period from 1 July 1955 to 30 June 1956. United finished in eighth place in the Second Division.
Match results
Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1955–56 season.[ 1]
Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.
Own goals in italics
Second Division
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
24 August 1955
Brechin City
A
2-2
2,000
10 September 1955
Queen's Park
H
2-2
3,500
14 September 1955
Forfar Athletic
H
2-2
5,000
17 September 1955
East Stirlingshire
A
5-5
1,500
21 September 1955
Alloa Athletic
H
6-2
4,000
24 September 1955
St Johnstone
H
1-1
8,000
28 September 1955
Forfar Athletic
A
1-1
1,500
1 October 1955
Arbroath
A
4-2
3,800
8 October 1955
Third Lanark
H
1-0
9,000
15 October 1955
Hamilton Academical
A
0-3
4,000
29 October 1955
Stenhousemuir
A
1-4
1,500
5 November 1955
Cowdenbeath
H
4-4
9,000
12 November 1955
Montrose
A
2-2
2,000
19 November 1955
Ayr United
H
3-3
9,500
26 November 1955
Stranraer
A
0-2
2,000
3 December 1955
Albion Rovers
A
1-1
2,000
10 December 1955
Greenock Morton
H
4-2
2,000
17 December 1955
Berwick Rangers
A
2-3
2,000
26 December 1955
Brechin City
H
3-1
4,000
31 December 1955
Dumbarton
A
0-2
5,500
2 January 1956
St Johnstone
A
0-2
10,000
7 January 1956
East Stirlingshire
H
4-0
5,500
14 January 1956
Queen's Park
A
0-0
9,222
21 January 1956
Arbroath
H
2-1
8,000
28 January 1956
Third Lanark
A
1-0
7,000
11 February 1956
Hamilton Academical
H
3-3
3,000
25 February 1956
Alloa Athletic
A
0-1
1,500
3 March 1956
Stenhousemuir
H
1-0
5,500
10 March 1956
Cowdenbeath
A
2-3
3,000
17 March 1956
Montrose
H
6-3
3,000
24 March 1956
Ayr United
A
0-1
5,000
31 March 1956
Stranraer
H
2-2
4,500
7 April 1956
Albion Rovers
H
2-0
3,000
18 April 1956
Greenock Morton
A
2-3
1,000
21 April 1956
Berwick Rangers
H
8-1
3,000
25 April 1956
Dumbarton
H
1-1
2,000
Scottish Cup
Date
Rd
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
22 October 1955
R4
Dumbarton
H
4-1
12,000
4 February 1956
R5
Dundee
H
2-2
20,000
8 February 1956
R5 R
Dundee
A
0-3
17,000
League Cup
See also
References
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