| Club: | Dundee United |
| Season: | 1938–39 |
| Manager: | Jimmy Brownlie Sam Irving |
| League: | Scottish Football League Second Division |
| League Result: | 9th W15 D3 L16 F78 A69 P33 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round 2 |
| Prevseason: | 1937–38 |
| Nextseason: | 1939–40 |
The 1938–39 season was the 30th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1938 to 30 June 1939.
Dundee United played a total of 36 matches during the 1938–39 season.[1]
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| Draw | |
| Loss |
All results are written with Dundee United's score first.Own goals in italics
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 1938 | Montrose | A | 5-4 | 1,200 | ||
| 20 August 1938 | Cowdenbeath | H | 1-4 | 8,500 | ||
| 27 August 1938 | Airdrieonians | A | 0-1 | 2,000 | ||
| 3 September 1938 | Alloa Athletic | H | 1-0 | 5,000 | ||
| 10 September 1938 | East Fife | A | 2-3 | 4,000 | ||
| 17 September 1938 | Dundee | H | 3-0 | 12,000 | ||
| 24 September 1938 | Dumbarton | A | 0-1 | 4,000 | ||
| 1 October 1938 | King's Park | H | 2-1 | 3,000 | ||
| 8 October 1938 | St Bernard's | A | 3-5 | 2,000 | ||
| 15 October 1938 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0-3 | 4,000 | ||
| 22 October 1938 | Greenock Morton | H | 1-0 | 5,000 | ||
| 29 October 1938 | Stenhousemuir | H | 2-1 | 5,500 | ||
| 5 November 1938 | East Stirlingshire | A | 3-3 | 1,500 | ||
| 12 November 1938 | St Bernard's | H | 5-2 | 4,000 | ||
| 19 November 1938 | Airdrieonians | H | 1-2 | 4,000 | ||
| 26 November 1938 | Brechin City | A | 2-2 | 1,000 | ||
| 3 December 1938 | Leith Athletic | A | 2-0 | 1,000 | ||
| 10 December 1938 | Dumbarton | H | 4-2 | 3,000 | ||
| 17 December 1938 | Forfar Athletic | A | 1-2 | 1,000 | ||
| 24 December 1938 | Brechin City | H | 1-0 | 4,000 | ||
| 31 December 1938 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2-2 | 3,000 | ||
| 2 January 1938 | East Fife | H | 2-5 | 12,000 | ||
| 14 January 1939 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1-0 | 4,000 | ||
| 28 January 1939 | Alloa Athletic | A | 0-3 | 2,500 | ||
| 11 February 1939 | Edinburgh City | H | 1-3 | 800 | ||
| 25 February 1939 | Edinburgh City | A | 3-2 | 500 | ||
| 4 March 1939 | Forfar Athletic | H | 6-0 | 1,000 | ||
| 11 March 1939 | Leith Athletic | H | 6-1 | 500 | ||
| 18 March 1939 | Dundee | A | 0-2 | 12,500 | ||
| 25 March 1939 | East Stirlingshire | H | 10-0 | 500 | ||
| 1 April 1939 | King's Park | A | 2-3 | 1,000 | ||
| 8 April 1939 | Greenock Morton | A | 4-3 | 3,000 | ||
| 22 April 1939 | Montrose | H | 3-5 | 1,000 | ||
| 29 April 1939 | Stenhousemuir | A | 0-3 | 200 |
| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 1939 | R1 | Stenhousemuir | H | 2-0 | 7,000 | ||
| 4 February 1939 | R2 | Motherwell | H | 1-5 | 11,346 |