1946–47 Dundee United F.C. season
# 1946–47 Dundee United F.C. season

The 1946–47 season was the 40th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1946 to 30 June 1947. United finished in tenth place in the Second Division.

## Match results

Dundee United played a total of 39 competitive matches during the 1946–47 season.

### Legend

* Win
* Draw
* Loss

All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics

### Division B

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 August 1946 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | 13,000 |
| 17 August 1946 | Ayr United | A | 3–3 | 4,500 |
| 24 August 1946 | Dundee | H | 1–2 | 21,000 |
| 31 August 1946 | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | 7,000 |
| 7 September 1946 | Albion Rovers | H | 1–3 | 13,000 |
| 14 September 1946 | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | 8,000 |
| 2 November 1946 | Airdrieonians | H | 1–2 | 13,000 |
| 9 November 1946 | Alloa Athletic | A | 1–4 | 3,500 |
| 16 November 1946 | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | 5,000 |
| 23 November 1946 | East Fife | H | 2–1 | 11,000 |
| 30 November 1946 | Stenhousemuir | A | 2–3 | 800 |
| 7 December 1946 | Arbroath | H | 1–3 | 8,000 |
| 14 December 1946 | Cowdenbeath | H | 3–2 | 6,000 |
| 21 December 1946 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–4 | 1,500 |
| 28 December 1946 | Ayr United | H | 5–1 | 10,000 |
| 1 January 1947 | Dundee | A | 0–2 | 24,000 |
| 2 January 1947 | St Johnstone | H | 2–4 | 12,000 |
| 4 January 1947 | Dumbarton | A | 2–0 | 1,000 |
| 11 January 1947 | Alloa Athletic | H | 6–2 | 3,000 |
| 18 January 1947 | Arbroath | A | 4–5 | 5,000 |
| 1 February 1947 | East Fife | A | 2–1 | 3,000 |
| 29 March 1947 | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–1 | 3,000 |
| 12 April 1947 | Stenhousemuir | H | 2–2 | 4,000 |
| 14 April 1947 | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | 8,000 |
| 19 April 1947 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–5 | 5,000 |
| 3 May 1947 | Albion Rovers | A | 1–5 | 600 |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 January 1947 | R1 | Queen's Park | A | 0–3 | 10,207 | |

### League Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 September 1946 | G7 | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–0 | 10,000 |
| 28 September 1946 | G7 | Dumbarton | A | 3–0 | 3,500 |
| 5 October 1946 | G7 | Arbroath | A | 3–1 | 6,000 |
| 12 October 1946 | G7 | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–4 | 3,000 |
| 19 October 1946 | G7 | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | 11,000 |
| 26 October 1946 | G7 | Arbroath | H | 2–1 | 12,000 |
| 1 March 1947 | QF L1 | Rangers | A | 1–2 | 40,000 |
| 5 March 1947 | QF L2 | Rangers | H | 1–1 | 18,000 |

### Supplementary Cup

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 August 1946 | R1 L1 | Stenhousemuir | H | 1–1 |
| 21 August 1946 | R1 L2 | Stenhousemuir | A | 1–0 |
| 28 August 1946 | QF | St Johnstone | H | 4–1 |
| 4 September 1946 | SF | East Fife | H | 2–4 |
