1904–05 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1904–05 season
ChairmanAlexander Milne
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division Two7th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Ruddiman (7)
All: Tom Ruddiman (10)
Highest home attendance16,000 vs. Queen's Park, 28 January 1905
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 December 1904

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division Two and the Scottish Cup in season 1904–05.

Overview

Season 1904–05 was Aberdeen's second season and their first in Scottish League football. They failed to gain election to Division One in 1904, but successfully applied to join Division Two. The team abandoned their white jerseys for a new black and gold strip this season. The Pittodrie attendance record was broken in January when 16,000 spectators watched as Glasgow club Queen's Park visited Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup. In the league, Aberdeen finished seventh out of twelve clubs. In the cup, they won through to round three after wins over Queen's Park and Bathgate, but lost to Third Lanark at Cathkin Park. Tom Ruddiman finished as the club's top scorer with ten goals from 15 appearances.

Results

Scottish Division Two

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 20 August Falkirk H 1–2 Knowles 6,000
2 27 August Clyde H 0–1 5,000
3 10 September Hamilton Academical A 3–3 H. Low, G. McNicol (2) 3,000
4 24 September Abercorn H 3–1 Ellis, MacAulay, Ritchie 2,000
5 22 October Raith Rovers H 3–1 Own goal, G. McNicol, Mackie 5,000
6 5 November East Stirlingshire A 4–1 A. Lowe (4) 2,000
7 19 November Ayr A 3–3 G. McNicol, A. Lowe (2) 1,000
8 10 December Hamilton Academical H 1–2 Ritchie 1,000
9 17 December Clyde A 0–1 1,000
10 24 December St Bernard's A 3–0 Ruddiman (2), MacAulay 2,000
11 31 December East Stirlingshire H 3–0 Ruddiman (3) 3,000
12 7 January Raith Rovers A 0–1 1,000
13 14 January Albion Rovers A 0–1 3,000
14 21 January St Bernard's H 1–1 Edgar 3,000
15 4 February Abercorn A 1–3 H. Low 2,000
16 4 March Albion Rovers H 7–2 Halkett, Harvey, G. McNicol, Ruddiman (2), MacAulay (2) 5,500
17 11 March Arthurlie A 0–2 1,000
18 18 March Leith Athletic A 1–1 J. Robertson 1,500
19 25 March Ayr H 2–0 Harvey, Edgar 2,500
20 1 April Falkirk A 0–0 1,000
21 8 April Arthurlie H 0–0 3,000
22 15 April Leith Athletic H 0–0 2,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Arthurlie 22 9 5 8 37 41 −4 23
5 Ayr 22 11 1 10 46 37 +9 23
7 Aberdeen (P) 22 7 7 8 36 26 +10 21 Promoted to the 1905–06 Scottish Division One
8 Albion Rovers 22 8 4 10 38 53 −15 20
9 East Stirlingshire 22 7 5 10 37 38 −1 19
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(P) Promoted

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January Queen's Park H 2–1 W. Low, J. Robertson 16,000
R2 11 February Bathgate H 1–1 (abandoned) Edgar 3,000
R2 R 18 February Bathgate H 6–1 J. Robertson (2), Ruddiman (2), MacAulay, Ritchie 7,000
R3 25 February Third Lanark A 1–4 Ruddiman 10,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total División Two Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Frank Barrett 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Brebner 3 0 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO John Edgar 17 3 14 2 3 1
FW Scotland SCO John Ellis 3 1 3 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Halkett 19 1 16 1 3 0
FW Scotland SCO John Harvey 8 2 8 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO William Jaffrey 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO WG Johnston 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Knowles 2 1 2 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Harry Low 24 2 21 2 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Wilf Low 5 1 4 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Augustus Lowe 3 6 3 6 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie McAulay 23 5 19 4 4 1
GK Scotland SCO Rab Macfarlane 25 0 21 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Roddy McKay 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Mackie 5 1 5 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Duncan McNichol (c) 22 0 19 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO George McNicol 15 5 14 5 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Murray 23 0 20 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO George Ritchie (c) 17 3 13 2 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Gowie Robertson 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Robertson 22 4 18 1 4 3
FW Scotland SCO Tom Ruddiman 15 10 11 7 4 3
MF Scotland SCO John Sangster 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Strang 24 1 20 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Sam Willox 2 0 2 0 0 0

References

  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.