| Club: | Dundee United |
| Season: | 1939–40 |
| Manager: | Bobby McKay (to September) Jimmy Allan (from September) |
| League: | Emergency League Eastern Division |
| League Result: | 9th W12 D2 L15 F68 A77 P26 |
| Cup1: | Scottish War Emergency Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Finalists |
| Prevseason: | 1938–39 |
| Nextseason: | 1941–42 |
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.
Dundee United played a total of 36 unofficial matches during the 1939–40 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See main article: Scottish War Emergency Cup.
| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |