title: 1939–40 Dundee United F.C. season
text: # 1939–40 Dundee United F.C. season
  
  The 1939–40 season was the 31st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1939 to 30 June 1940.
  
  ## Match results
  
  Dundee United played a total of 36 unofficial matches during the 1939–40 season.
  
  ### Legend
  
  * Win
  * Draw
  * Loss
  
  All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics
  
  ### Second Division
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 August 1939 | Edinburgh City | A | 2-3 |
  | 19 August 1939 | Stenhousemuir | H | 4-2 |
  | 26 August 1939 | East Stirlingshire | A | 1-1 |
  | 2 September 1939 | Leith Athletic | H | 0-2 |
  
  League suspended due to World War II.
  
  ### Emergency War League Eastern Division
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 21 October 1939 | Stenhousemuir | A | 0-1 | |
  | 28 October 1939 | King's Park | H | 1-0 | |
  | 4 November 1939 | Cowdenbeath | A | 4-2 | |
  | 11 November 1939 | St Johnstone | H | 2-2 | |
  | 18 November 1939 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2-9 | 3,715 |
  | 25 November 1939 | Aberdeen | H | 3-5 | |
  | 2 December 1939 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 5-2 | |
  | 9 December 1939 | Hibernian | A | 2-6 | |
  | 16 December 1939 | St Bernard's | A | 2-4 | |
  | 23 December 1939 | Raith Rovers | H | 1-1 | |
  | 30 December 1939 | Alloa Athletic | A | 1-2 | |
  | 1 January 1940 | Dundee | H | 2-1 | |
  | 2 January 1940 | East Fife | A | 6-3 | |
  | 6 January 1940 | Arbroath | H | 4-2 | |
  | 13 January 1940 | Falkirk | A | 2-4 | |
  | 10 February 1940 | St Johnstone | A | 3-1 | |
  | 17 February 1940 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3-2 | |
  | 16 March 1940 | St Bernard's | H | 1-0 | |
  | 30 March 1940 | Alloa Athletic | H | 5-0 | |
  | 3 April 1940 | Stenhousemuir | H | 10-2 | |
  | 6 April 1940 | Dundee | A | 1-2 | |
  | 8 April 1940 | King's Park | A | 1-2 | |
  | 24 April 1940 | Aberdeen | A | 1-3 | |
  | 26 April 1940 | Arbroath | A | 2-5 | |
  | 27 April 1940 | Falkirk | H | 1-3 | |
  | 8 May 1940 | Raith Rovers | A | 0-5 | |
  | 11 May 1940 | Hibernian | H | 1-3 | |
  | 18 May 1940 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0-2 | |
  | 25 May 1940 | East Fife | H | 3-2 | |
  
  ### Scottish War Emergency Cup
  
  | Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 24 February 1940 | R1 L1 | Partick Thistle | A | 4-2 | 5,210 |
  | 2 March 1940 | R1 L2 | Partick Thistle | H | 1-1 | 8,000 |
  | 9 March 1940 | R2 | Third Lanark | H | 7-1 | 8,000 |
  | 23 March 1940 | R3 | Kilmarnock | H | 3-0 | 14,000 |
  | 13 April 1940 | SF | Airdrieonians | N | 0-0 | 22,655 |
  | 17 April 1940 | SF R | Airdrieonians | H | 3-1 | 20,200 |
  | 4 May 1940 | F | Rangers | N | 0-1 | 75,000 |
  