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| club = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] |
| club = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] |
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| logo = [[File:Dufc.gif]] |
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| manager = [[Reg Smith]] (to January) <br /> [[Tommy Gray (footballer)|Tommy Gray]] (from January) |
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| manager = [[Tommy Gray]] |
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| chairman = J. Johnston-Grant |
| chairman = J. Johnston-Grant |
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| league = [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Scottish Second Division]] |
| league = [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Scottish Second Division]] |
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| league result = |
| league result = 13th <br />W14 D6 L16 F75 A80 P34 |
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| cup1 = [[Scottish Cup]]| cup1 result = Round |
| cup1 = [[Scottish Cup]]| cup1 result = Round 6 |
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| cup2 = [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] | cup2 result = |
| cup2 = [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] | cup2 result = Quarter-final |
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| highest attendance = |
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| lowest attendance = |
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| prevseason = [[ |
| prevseason = [[1955–56 Dundee United F.C. season|1955–56]] |
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| nextseason = [[ |
| nextseason = [[1957–58 Dundee United F.C. season|1957–58]] |
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The '''1956–57 season''' was the 49th year of [[Association football|football]] played by [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], and covers the period from 1 July 1956 to 30 June 1957. United finished in thirteenth place in the Second Division. |
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==Match results== |
==Match results== |
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Dundee United played a total of |
Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1956–57 season.<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matches.php?|title=Match results 1956/1957|work=Arab Archive|accessdate=20 August 2013}}</ref> |
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===Legend=== |
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|22 August 1956||[[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]]||[[Recreation Park, Alloa|A]]||2-2||1,500|| |
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|22 September 1956||[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]||[[Muirton Park|A]]||2-3||7,000|| |
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|29 September 1956||[[Stranraer F.C.|Stranraer]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||2-2||4,000|| |
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|1 October 1956||[[Berwick Rangers F.C.|Berwick Rangers]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||6-1||2,000|| |
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|6 October 1956||[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]||[[Ochilview Park|A]]||1-3||1,500|| |
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|13 October 1956||[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||2-1||5,000|| |
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|27 October 1956||[[Third Lanark F.C.|Third Lanark]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||0-1||4,000|| |
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|3 November 1956||[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]]||[[Cappielow Park|A]]||1-5||3,000|| |
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|17 November 1956||[[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||2-1||4,500|| |
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|1 December 1956||[[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||7-0||3,500|| |
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|8 December 1956||[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]||[[Boghead Park|A]]||2-3||5,000|| |
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|15 December 1956||[[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]]||[[Central Park|A]]||2-6||3,500|| |
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|22 December 1956||[[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||3-1||1,200|| |
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|25 December 1956||[[Berwick Rangers F.C.|Berwick Rangers]]||[[Shielfield Park|A]]||6-0||2,000|| |
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|1 January 1957||[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||1-2||5,000|| |
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|2 January 1957||[[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]]||[[Glebe Park, Brechin|A]]||0-0||2,500|| |
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|5 January 1957||[[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||1-0||5,800|| |
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|12 January 1957||[[Stranraer F.C.|Stranraer]]||[[Stair Park|A]]||0-1||1,835|| |
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|19 January 1957||[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||2-0||3,000|| |
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|26 January 1957||[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamiton Academical]]||[[Douglas Park|A]]||1-4||2,000|| |
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|9 February 1957||[[Stirling Albion F.C.|Stirling Albion]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||2-0||5,500|| |
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|2 March 1957||[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||0-7||3,500|| |
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|9 March 1957||[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]||[[Shawfield Stadium|A]]||1-7||9,000|| |
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|13 April 1957||[[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||4-1||3,000|| |
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|15 April 1957||[[Third Lanark F.C.|Third Lanark]]||[[Cathkin Park|A]]||3-2||5,000|| |
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|17 April 1957||[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||3-1||1,500|| |
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|22 April 1957||[[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||2-1||1,500|| |
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|2 February 1957|| |
|2 February 1957||R5||[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]||[[Ochilview Park|A]]||1-1||2,169|| |
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|6 February 1957|| |
|6 February 1957||R5 R||[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]||[[Tannadice Park|H]]||4-0||4,151|| |
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|16 February 1957|| |
|16 February 1957||R6||[[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]||[[Stark's Park|A]]||0-7||11,496|| |
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 22 January 2024
1956–57 season | |
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Chairman | J. Johnston-Grant |
Manager | Reg Smith (to January) Tommy Gray (from January) |
Scottish Second Division | 13th W14 D6 L16 F75 A80 P34 |
Scottish Cup | Round 6 |
League Cup | Quarter-final |
The 1956–57 season was the 49th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1956 to 30 June 1957. United finished in thirteenth place in the Second Division.
Match results
[edit]Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1956–57 season.[1]
Legend
[edit]Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics
Second Division
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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22 August 1956 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2-2 | 1,500 | |
19 September 1956 | Alloa Athletic | H | 4-3 | 3,000 | |
22 September 1956 | St Johnstone | A | 2-3 | 7,000 | |
29 September 1956 | Stranraer | H | 2-2 | 4,000 | |
1 October 1956 | Berwick Rangers | H | 6-1 | 2,000 | |
6 October 1956 | Stenhousemuir | A | 1-3 | 1,500 | |
13 October 1956 | Hamilton Academical | H | 2-1 | 5,000 | |
27 October 1956 | Third Lanark | H | 0-1 | 4,000 | |
3 November 1956 | Greenock Morton | A | 1-5 | 3,000 | |
10 November 1956 | Clyde | H | 2-4 | 8,000 | |
17 November 1956 | Forfar Athletic | H | 2-1 | 4,500 | |
24 November 1956 | Montrose | A | 2-2 | 1,500 | |
1 December 1956 | Albion Rovers | H | 7-0 | 3,500 | |
8 December 1956 | Dumbarton | A | 2-3 | 5,000 | |
15 December 1956 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2-6 | 3,500 | |
22 December 1956 | East Stirlingshire | H | 3-1 | 1,200 | |
25 December 1956 | Berwick Rangers | A | 6-0 | 2,000 | |
1 January 1957 | St Johnstone | H | 1-2 | 5,000 | |
2 January 1957 | Brechin City | A | 0-0 | 2,500 | |
5 January 1957 | Arbroath | H | 1-0 | 5,800 | |
12 January 1957 | Stranraer | A | 0-1 | 1,835 | |
19 January 1957 | Stenhousemuir | H | 2-0 | 3,000 | |
26 January 1957 | Hamiton Academical | A | 1-4 | 2,000 | |
9 February 1957 | Stirling Albion | H | 2-0 | 5,500 | |
2 March 1957 | Greenock Morton | H | 0-7 | 3,500 | |
9 March 1957 | Clyde | A | 1-7 | 9,000 | |
16 March 1957 | Forfar Athletic | A | 1-3 | 1,000 | |
23 March 1957 | Montrose | H | 2-2 | 1,800 | |
30 March 1957 | Albion Rovers | A | 1-5 | 2,000 | |
8 April 1957 | Arbroath | A | 2-2 | 2,000 | |
13 April 1957 | Cowdenbeath | H | 4-1 | 3,000 | |
15 April 1957 | Third Lanark | A | 3-2 | 5,000 | |
17 April 1957 | Dumbarton | H | 3-1 | 1,500 | |
22 April 1957 | Brechin City | H | 2-1 | 1,500 | |
24 April 1957 | Stirling Albion | A | 1-2 | 1,000 | |
30 April 1957 | East Stirlingshire | A | 2-3 | 300 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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20 October 1956 | R4 | Third Lanark | H | 5-2 | 7,000 | |
2 February 1957 | R5 | Stenhousemuir | A | 1-1 | 2,169 | |
6 February 1957 | R5 R | Stenhousemuir | H | 4-0 | 4,151 | |
16 February 1957 | R6 | Raith Rovers | A | 0-7 | 11,496 |
League Cup
[edit]Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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11 August 1956 | G8 | Ayr United | H | 6-1 | 7,000 | |
15 August 1956 | G8 | Stenhousemuir | A | 2-3 | 5,000 | |
18 August 1956 | G8 | Third Lanark | A | 2-1 | 6,000 | |
25 August 1956 | G8 | Ayr United | A | 1-1 | 7,000 | |
29 August 1956 | G8 | Stenhousemuir | H | 3-4 | 8,000 | |
1 September 1956 | G8 | Third Lanark | H | 2-1 | 9,000 | |
3 September 1956 | Play Off | Arbroath | A | 0-2 | 2,400 | |
5 September 1956 | Play Off | Arbroath | H | 5-0 | 5,000 | |
12 September 1956 | QF L1 | Dundee | A | 3-7 | 20,000 | |
15 September 1956 | QF L2 | Dundee | H | 1-2 | 14,000 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Match results 1956/1957". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.