[[Charlie McGillivray]] (from November)"},"chairman":{"wt":""},"league":{"wt":"[[North Eastern Football League (Scotland)|North Eastern League Series 1]]"},"league result":{"wt":"7th
W5 D3 L10 F34 A49 P13"},"cup1":{"wt":"[[North Eastern Football League (Scotland)|North Eastern League Series 2]]"},"cup1 result":{"wt":"6th
W7 D2 L9 F31 A54 P16"},"cup2":{"wt":"[[Mitchell Cup]]"},"cup2 result":{"wt":"Round 1"},"league topscorer":{"wt":""},"season topscorer":{"wt":""},"highest attendance":{"wt":""},"lowest attendance":{"wt":""},"prevseason":{"wt":"[[1943–44 Dundee United F.C. season|1943–44]]"},"nextseason":{"wt":"[[1945–46 Dundee United F.C. season|1945–46]]"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwBQ">Dundee United 1944–45 football season
1944–45 season | |
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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 |
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.
Dundee United played a total of 38 unofficial matches during the 1944–45 season. [1]
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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12 August 1944 | East Fife | H | 2–1 | 8,000 | |
19 August 1944 | Arbroath | A | 1–2 | 3,000 | |
26 August 1944 | Dundee | H | 1–2 | 15,500 | |
2 September 1944 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–2 | 4,000 | |
9 September 1944 | Falkirk "A" | H | 1–2 | 8,000 | |
16 September 1944 | Rangers "A" | H | 3–0 | 10,000 | |
23 September 1944 | Heart of Midlothian "A" | A | 0–3 | 2,000 | |
30 September 1944 | Aberdeen | A | 1–5 | 7,000 | |
7 October 1944 | Raith Rovers | H | 5–1 | 9,000 | |
14 October 1944 | East Fife | A | 5–2 | 2,500 | |
21 October 1944 | Falkirk "A" | A | 2–4 | 3,500 | |
28 October 1944 | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 4–3 | 9,000 | |
4 November 1944 | Dundee | A | 2–2 | 10,800 | |
11 November 1944 | Aberdeen | H | 0–5 | 12,000 | |
18 November 1944 | Arbroath | H | 2–5 | 9,000 | |
25 November 1944 | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | 4,000 | |
2 December 1944 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–7 | 5,000 | |
16 December 1944 | Rangers "A" | A | 0–2 | 1,000 |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 January 1945 | Arbroath | H | 1–0 | 8,000 | |
2 January 1945 | Dundee | A | 1–4 | 10,600 | |
6 January 1945 | Rangers "A" | A | 1–5 | 1,500 | |
13 January 1945 | Raith Rovers | H | 5–2 | 7,000 | |
10 February 1945 | Aberdeen | H | 1–9 | 6,000 | |
17 February 1945 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 6–3 | 5,100 | |
24 February 1945 | Raith Rovers | A | 2–5 | 1,000 | |
3 March 1945 | Dundee | H | 0–4 | 11,000 | |
10 March 1945 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–0 | ?,??? | |
17 March 1945 | East Fife | H | 3–1 | 7,500 | |
24 March 1945 | Rangers "A" | H | 1–1 | 11,500 | |
31 March 1945 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | 2,000 | |
7 April 1945 | Arbroath | A | 2–0 | 2,400 | |
14 April 1945 | Falkirk "A" | H | 2–5 | ?,??? | |
28 April 1945 | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 0–0 | ?,??? | |
5 May 1945 | Aberdeen | A | 0–6 | 5,000 | |
12 May 1945 | East Fife | A | 1–6 | 3,000 | |
2 June 1945 | Falkirk "A" | H | 1–0 | 6,000 |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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19 May 1945 | R1 L1 | Falkirk "A" | H | 3–2 | 7,000 | |
26 May 1945 | R1 L2 | Falkirk "A" | A | 1–3 | 3,000 |
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