Jimmy Littlejohn

Scotland · Born 8 Jul 1910, Glasgow · Died 24 Aug 1989, Dundee

Full name: James Adam Littlejohn

Biography

Jimmy Littlejohn had been with Cowdenbeath until the outbreak of WW2. United received permission to play him and he went on to complete the season, missing just a few games and played in the final of the Emergency War Cup in 1940. In July 1942 he was elected to the Board of Directors. He was joint team Manager with Jimmy Allan for a short period in the early days of WW2 and took sole charge of team matters in November 1942 while United played in the North Eastern division of the Wartime League set-up, until Charlie McGillivray was appointed as…Read moreRead less
Jimmy Littlejohn had been with Cowdenbeath until the outbreak of WW2. United received permission to play him and he went on to complete the season, missing just a few games and played in the final of the Emergency War Cup in 1940. In July 1942 he was elected to the Board of Directors.

He was joint team Manager with Jimmy Allan for a short period in the early days of WW2 and took sole charge of team matters in November 1942 while United played in the North Eastern division of the Wartime League set-up, until Charlie McGillivray was appointed as manager in November 1944.

During his time as a director of the Club, Littlejohn was instrumental in investigating and setting up the football pools project that the Club undertook during the late 1950's, and Taypools went on to be a huge success.

Apart from a three year spell missed due to ill health, Jimmy remained on the Board until his death in 1989.

Statistics

Played
72
Won
27
Drawn
5
Lost
40
For
144
Against
197
Win rate
37.5%
Clean sheets
7
Longest winning run
3
Longest unbeaten run
5
European matches
0

Seasons

SeasonPWDLForAgainstWin %
1944-4514527293435.7%
1943-4434151187510244.1%
1942-43247215406129.2%

Competitions

CompetitionPWDLForAgainstWin %
Wartime622443413016738.7%
Supplementary Cup411281225.0%
Mitchell Trophy420261250.0%
Summer Cup2002060.0%

Home and away

VenuePWDLForAgainstWin %
Away373430501318.1%
Home3524110946668.6%

Matches (72)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
11 Nov 1944 Dundee Utd 0–5 Aberdeen Wartime1944-45 L
4 Nov 1944 Dundee 2–2 Dundee Utd Wartime1944-45 D
28 Oct 1944 Dundee Utd 4–3 Hearts Wartime1944-45 W
21 Oct 1944 Falkirk 4–2 Dundee Utd Wartime1944-45 L
14 Oct 1944 East Fife 2–5 Dundee Utd Wartime1944-45 W
7 Oct 1944 Dundee Utd 5–1 Raith Rovers Wartime1944-45 W
30 Sep 1944 Aberdeen 5–1 Dundee Utd Wartime1944-45 L
23 Sep 1944 Hearts 3–0 Dundee Utd Wartime1944-45 L
16 Sep 1944 Dundee Utd 3–0 Rangers Wartime1944-45 W
9 Sep 1944 Dundee Utd 1–2 Falkirk Wartime1944-45 L
2 Sep 1944 Dunfermline 2–2 Dundee Utd Wartime1944-45 D
26 Aug 1944 Dundee Utd 1–2 Dundee Wartime1944-45 L
19 Aug 1944 Arbroath 2–1 Dundee Utd Wartime1944-45 L
12 Aug 1944 Dundee Utd 2–1 East Fife Wartime1944-45 W
10 Jun 1944 Dundee Utd 0–2 Falkirk Summer Cup1943-44 L
3 Jun 1944 Falkirk 4–0 Dundee Utd Summer Cup1943-44 L
27 May 1944 Rangers 6–1 Dundee Utd Wartime1943-44 L
8 Apr 1944 East Fife 3–0 Dundee Utd Mitchell Trophy1943-44 L
1 Apr 1944 Dundee Utd 2–1 East Fife Mitchell Trophy1943-44 W
25 Mar 1944 Dundee Utd 3–0 Falkirk Wartime1943-44 W
18 Mar 1944 Dundee Utd 2–0 Dunfermline Wartime1943-44 W
11 Mar 1944 Dunfermline 2–1 Dundee Utd Wartime1943-44 L
26 Feb 1944 Dundee Utd 3–6 Hearts Wartime1943-44 L
19 Feb 1944 Dundee Utd 3–1 East Fife Wartime1943-44 W
12 Feb 1944 Falkirk 6–3 Dundee Utd Wartime1943-44 L