1944–45 Dundee United F.C. season

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Dundee United
1944–45 season
Manager Jimmy Littlejohn (to November)
Charlie McGillivray (from November)
North Eastern League Series 1 7th
W5 D3 L10 F34 A49 P13
North Eastern League Series 2 6th
W7 D2 L9 F31 A54 P16
Mitchell Cup Round 1
←  1943–44
1945–46  →

The 1944–45 season was the 38th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1944 to 30 June 1945.

Contents

Match results

Dundee United played a total of 38 unofficial matches during the 1944–45 season. [1]

Legend

Win
Draw
Loss

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

North Eastern League Series 1

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1944 East Fife H 2–18,000
19 August 1944 Arbroath A 1–23,000
26 August 1944 Dundee H 1–215,500
2 September 1944 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–24,000
9 September 1944 Falkirk "A" H 1–28,000
16 September 1944 Rangers "A" H 3–010,000
23 September 1944 Heart of Midlothian "A" A 0–32,000
30 September 1944 Aberdeen A 1–57,000
7 October 1944 Raith Rovers H 5–19,000
14 October 1944 East Fife A 5–22,500
21 October 1944 Falkirk "A" A 2–43,500
28 October 1944 Heart of Midlothian "A" H 4–39,000
4 November 1944 Dundee A 2–210,800
11 November 1944 Aberdeen H 0–512,000
18 November 1944 Arbroath H 2–59,000
25 November 1944 Raith Rovers A 1–14,000
2 December 1944 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–75,000
16 December 1944 Rangers "A" A 0–21,000

North Eastern League Series 2

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 January 1945 Arbroath H 1–08,000
2 January 1945 Dundee A 1–410,600
6 January 1945 Rangers "A" A 1–51,500
13 January 1945 Raith Rovers H 5–27,000
10 February 1945 Aberdeen H 1–96,000
17 February 1945 Dunfermline Athletic H 6–35,100
24 February 1945 Raith Rovers A 2–51,000
3 March 1945 Dundee H 0–411,000
10 March 1945 Heart of Midlothian A 3–0?,???
17 March 1945 East Fife H 3–17,500
24 March 1945 Rangers "A" H 1–111,500
31 March 1945 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–32,000
7 April 1945 Arbroath A 2–02,400
14 April 1945 Falkirk "A" H 2–5?,???
28 April 1945 Heart of Midlothian "A" H 0–0?,???
5 May 1945 Aberdeen A 0–65,000
12 May 1945 East Fife A 1–63,000
2 June 1945 Falkirk "A" H 1–06,000

Mitchell Cup

DateRdOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 May 1945R1 L1 Falkirk "A" H 3–27,000
26 May 1945R1 L2 Falkirk "A" A 1–33,000

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References

  1. ↑ "Match results 1944/1945". Arab Archive. Retrieved 20 August 2013.


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