| Club: | Dundee United |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Manager: | Jerry Kerr |
| Chairman: | J. Johnston-Grant |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 10th W13 D6 L15 F70 A71 P32 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round 1 |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
| Prevseason: | 1960–61 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
The 1961–62 season was the 54th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1961 to 30 June 1962. United finished in tenth place in the First Division.
Dundee United played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1961–62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1961 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3-2 | 7,860 | ||
| 9 September 1961 | Dundee | A | 1-4 | 18,765 | ||
| 16 September 1961 | St Johnstone | H | 3-0 | 14,477 | ||
| 23 September 1961 | Celtic | A | 1-3 | 23,379 | ||
| 30 September 1961 | Hibernian | H | 4-0 | 7,785 | ||
| 7 October 1961 | Third Lanark | A | 2-7 | 6,025 | ||
| 14 October 1961 | St Mirren | H | 3-1 | 8,828 | ||
| 21 October 1961 | Kilmarnock | H | 1-2 | 8,975 | ||
| 28 October 1961 | Raith Rovers | A | 0-0 | 3,295 | ||
| 4 November 1961 | Airdrieonians | A | 3-3 | 2,555 | ||
| 11 November 1961 | Stirling Albion | H | 2-0 | 5,111 | ||
| 18 November 1961 | Motherwell | A | 1-2 | 7,665 | ||
| 25 November 1961 | Rangers | H | 2-3 | 19,728 | ||
| 2 December 1961 | Falkirk | A | 2-1 | 3,471 | ||
| 16 December 1961 | Aberdeen | A | 3-1 | 6,943 | ||
| 23 December 1961 | Partick Thistle | H | 3-5 | 7,349 | ||
| 6 January 1962 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1-4 | 6,643 | ||
| 13 January 1962 | Celtic | H | 4-5 | 14,476 | ||
| 17 January 1962 | St Johnstone | A | 2-1 | 3,415 | ||
| 20 January 1962 | Hibernian | A | 2-3 | 6,829 | ||
| 24 January 1962 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1-2 | 6,456 | ||
| 3 February 1962 | Third Lanark | H | 3-0 | 5,858 | ||
| 10 February 1962 | St Mirren | A | 1-1 | 7,989 | ||
| 21 February 1962 | Kilmarnock | A | 3-5 | 5,584 | ||
| 24 February 1962 | Raith Rovers | H | 4-2 | 6,386 | ||
| 3 March 1962 | Airdrieonians | H | 3-3 | 6,257 | ||
| 14 March 1962 | Stirling Albion | A | 1-0 | 2,576 | ||
| 17 March 1962 | Motherwell | H | 1-1 | 8,080 | ||
| 24 March 1962 | Rangers | A | 1-0 | 34,008 | ||
| 31 March 1962 | Falkirk | H | 4-1 | 5,910 | ||
| 7 April 1962 | Aberdeen | H | 2-2 | 7,151 | ||
| 9 April 1962 | Dundee | H | 1-2 | 21,138 | ||
| 23 April 1962 | Partick Thistle | A | 2-4 | 4,116 | ||
| 28 April 1962 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0-1 | 3,795 |
| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1961 | G2 | Motherwell | A | 3-5 | 11,241 | ||
| 16 August 1961 | G2 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0-0 | 10,615 | ||
| 19 August 1961 | G2 | Aberdeen | H | 5-3 | 11,616 | ||
| 26 August 1961 | G2 | Motherwell | H | 0-2 | 12,774 | ||
| 30 August 1961 | G2 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0-3 | 6,334 | ||
| 2 September 1961 | G2 | Aberdeen | A | 2-2 | 6,818 |