1905–06 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1905–06 season
ChairmanAlexander Milne / Thomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One12th
Scottish Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: George McNicol (9)
All: George McNicol (9)
Highest home attendance10,500 vs. Celtic, 3 March 1906
Lowest home attendance4,500 (three times)

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and the Scottish Cup in season 1905–06.

Overview

This was Aberdeen's third season overall and their first season in the top flight of Scottish football. The club were elected to the Division One despite finishing seventh in the Division Two the previous season. The Wasps struggled in Division One, finishing 12th out of 18 clubs and suffered an early exit from the Scottish Cup to Rangers.[1]

Results

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1905–06 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Partick Thistle H 0–1 8,000
2 28 August Rangers A 0–1 10,000
3 2 September Kilmarnock H 2–0 McNicol (2) 6,000
4 9 September Falkirk A 2–2 H. Low, McNicol 3,500
5 16 September Hibernian H 2–1 J. Robertson (2) 7,000
6 23 September Airdrieonians A 0–2 5,000
7 25 September Queen's Park H 2–2 Ward, Lennie 8,000
8 30 September St Mirren A 2–4 Ward (2) 3,000
9 7 October St Mirren H 1–0 MacAulay 7,000
10 14 October Third Lanark A 0–1 5,000
11 21 October Port Glasgow Athletic H 2–2 McNicol, Lennie 5,000
12 28 October Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 McNicol 5,500
13 4 November Morton H 3–0 Edgar, McNicol, MacAulay 4,500
14 18 November Dundee A 0–6 12,000
15 25 November Third Lanark H 1–2 Edgar 4,500
16 2 December Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 McNicol, Lennie 7,000
17 9 December Celtic A 0–1 12,000
18 16 December Rangers H 1–1 McNicol 10,000
19 23 December Falkirk H 2–0 Boyle, Lennie 6,000
20 30 December Kilmarnock A 1–2 Edgar 3,000
21 2 January Hibernian A 0–1 4,000
22 6 January Dundee H 1–2 McNicol 4,500
23 13 January Motherwell A 3–3 H. Low, MacAulay, Lennie 4,000
24 20 January Queen's Park A 0–3 3,000
25 3 February Morton A 2–2 Strang, H. Low 4,000
26 17 February Airdrieonians H 1–2 C. Mackie 8,000
27 24 February Motherwell H 2–2 MacAulay, Edgar 6,000
28 3 March Celtic H 1–0 Ward 10,500
29 10 March Partick Thistle A 2–1 H. Low, Lennie 4,000
30 17 March Port Glasgow Athletic A 1–3 Boyle 2,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Motherwell 30 9 8 13 50 64 −14 26
11 Hibernian 30 10 5 15 35 40 −5 25
12 Aberdeen 30 8 8 14 37 49 −12 24
13 Falkirk 30 9 5 16 53 69 −16 23
14 Port Glasgow Athletic 30 6 8 16 38 68 −30 20
Source: "1905-1906 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 27 January Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 Strang, C. Mackie, H. Low 6,000
R2 10 February Rangers A 2–3 C. Mackie (2) 11,023

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Scotland SCO Pat Boyle 22 2 20 2 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Brebner 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Bridges 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Stewart Davidson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Edgar 25 4 23 4 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gault 30 0 28 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Halkett 24 0 22 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Hamilton 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Harvey 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Peem Henderson 8 0 8 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Sid Hilton 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Lennie 31 6 29 6 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Low 29 5 27 4 2 1
DF Scotland SCO Wilf Low 14 0 13 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie McAulay 25 4 24 4 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Rab Macfarlane 32 0 30 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Charles Mackie 8 4 6 1 2 3
FW Scotland SCO George McNicol 12 9 12 9 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Murray 6 0 6 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gowie Robertson 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Robertson 31 2 29 2 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Strang (c) 31 2 30 1 1 1
FW England ENG Alf Ward 8 4 8 4 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Sam Willox 5 0 5 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Season 1905-06". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.