| Club: | Dundee United |
| Season: | 1965–66 |
| Manager: | Jerry Kerr |
| Chairman: | J. Johnston-Grant |
| League: | Scottish First Division |
| League Result: | 5th W19 D5 L10 F79 A51 P43 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round 2 |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
| Prevseason: | 1964–65 |
| Nextseason: | 1966–67 |
The 1965–66 season was the 57th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1965 to 30 June 1966. United finished in fifth place in the First Division.
Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1965–66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 1965 | Celtic | H | 0-4 | 16,585 | ||
| 11 September 1965 | Dundee | A | 5-0 | 15,058 | ||
| 18 September 1965 | St Johnstone | H | 5-1 | 7,968 | ||
| 25 September 1965 | St Mirren | A | 2-1 | 2,802 | ||
| 2 October 1965 | Partick Thistle | H | 5-2 | 7,050 | ||
| 9 October 1965 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 4-2 | 8,288 | ||
| 16 October 1965 | Hamilton Academical | H | 7-0 | 6,914 | ||
| 27 October 1965 | Rangers | A | 0-2 | 19,046 | ||
| 30 October 1965 | Greenock Morton | H | 4-2 | 8,043 | ||
| 6 November 1965 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2-2 | 10,218 | ||
| 13 November 1965 | Falkirk | A | 4-1 | 3,459 | ||
| 20 November 1965 | Motherwell | A | 3-0 | 2,574 | ||
| 27 November 1965 | Clyde | H | 0-2 | 7,061 | ||
| 11 December 1965 | Aberdeen | A | 0-0 | 9,628 | ||
| 18 December 1965 | Kilmarnock | H | 0-0 | 7,170 | ||
| 25 December 1965 | Stirling Albion | A | 4-2 | 3,106 | ||
| 3 January 1966 | Dundee | H | 2-1 | 21,325 | ||
| 8 January 1966 | Celtic | A | 0-1 | 33,464 | ||
| 15 January 1966 | St Mirren | H | 3-0 | 6,703 | ||
| 22 January 1966 | Partick Thistle | A | 1-4 | 6,500 | ||
| 29 January 1966 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0-4 | 8,981 | ||
| 12 February 1966 | Hamilton Academical | A | 4-0 | 966 | ||
| 26 February 1966 | Greenock Morton | A | 0-2 | 5,114 | ||
| 12 March 1966 | Falkirk | H | 2-3 | 5,133 | ||
| 16 March 1966 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1-0 | 7,306 | ||
| 19 March 1966 | Motherwell | H | 5-1 | 4,959 | ||
| 21 March 1966 | Rangers | H | 1-0 | 14,815 | ||
| 26 March 1966 | Clyde | A | 1-4 | 995 | ||
| 30 March 1966 | St Johnstone | A | 2-1 | 6,184 | ||
| 9 April 1966 | Hibernian | H | 5-4 | 4,706 | ||
| 16 April 1966 | Aberdeen | H | 3-0 | 7,046 | ||
| 20 April 1966 | Hibernian | A | 3-3 | 4,568 | ||
| 23 April 1966 | Kilmarnock | A | 0-1 | 5,711 | ||
| 30 April 1967 | Stirling Albion | H | 1-1 | 4,578 |
| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 1966 | R1 | Falkirk | H | 0-0 | 8,500 | ||
| 16 February 1966 | R1 R | Falkirk | A | 2-1 | 7,000 | ||
| 23 February 1966 | R2 | Aberdeen | A | 0-5 | 41,500 |
| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 1965 | G1 | Celtic | H | 2-1 | 23,503 | ||
| 18 August 1965 | G1 | Dundee | A | 0-0 | 23,095 | ||
| 21 August 1965 | G1 | Motherwell | H | 4-1 | 9,823 | ||
| 28 August 1965 | G1 | Celtic | A | 0-3 | 32,382 | ||
| 1 September 1965 | G1 | Dundee | H | 1-3 | 18,705 | ||
| 4 September 1965 | G1 | Motherwell | A | 2-3 | 3,368 |