1923–24 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1923–24 season
ChairmanWilliam Philip
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One13th
Scottish CupSemi final
Top goalscorerLeague: Johnny Miller (14)
All: Johnny Miller (17)
Highest home attendance19,000 vs. Dundee, 1 September 1923
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs Airdrieonians, 1 March 1924

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1923–24.

Overview

Aberdeen finished in 13th place in Scottish Division One in 1923–24. The top scorer was Johnny Miller, with 14 goals from 35 league appearances. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen reached the semi-finals, only to lose out to Hibernian after two replays.

Results

Scottish Division One

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 18 August Clydebank H 3–1 Miller, Smith (2) 14,000
2 25 August Hibernian A 1–0 Thomson 18,000
3 1 September Dundee H 0–0 19,000
4 8 September Ayr United A 1–1 Jackson 5,000
5 15 September Morton H 0–2 14,000
6 22 September Rangers A 0–2 20,000
7 24 September Queen's Park H 1–1 Moir 16,000
8 29 September Celtic H 0–2 18,000
9 6 October Falkirk A 0–0 9,000
10 13 October Hamilton Academical H 2–0 Miller, Rankine 9,000
11 20 October Third Lanark A 1–2 Smith 10,000
12 27 October Motherwell H 3–1 Miller (3) 7,000
13 3 November Kilmarnock A 1–2 Rankine 5,000
14 10 November Partick Thistle H 2–1 Mutch, Miller 14,000
15 17 November St Mirren A 0–2 6,500
16 24 November Clyde A 0–1 8,000
17 1 December Raith Rovers H 1–0 Rankine 14,000
18 8 December Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 Miller 18,000
19 15 December Falkirk H 0–0 11,000
20 22 December Airdrieonians A 1–2 Miller 5,000
21 29 December Clyde H 3–0 Moir, Smith (2) 9,000
22 1 January Dundee A 1–1 Miller 17,000
23 2 January Hibernian H 1–1 Grant 11,000
24 5 January Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Miller, Grant 16,000
25 12 January Ayr United H 1–0 Paton 10,500
26 19 January Celtic A 0–4 17,000
27 2 February St Mirren H 2–0 MacLachlan, Rankine 11,000
28 13 February Third Lanark H 2–2 Rankine, Brown 7,000
29 16 February Raith Rovers A 0–1 6,000
30 27 February Morton A 1–1 Smith 1,500
31 1 March Airdrieonians H 1–2 Miller 5,000
32 12 March Hamilton Academical A 0–3 2,500
33 19 March Rangers H 1–0 Rankine 16,000
34 29 March Partick Thistle A 0–1 8,000
35 2 April Motherwell A 1–1 Miller 2,000
36 5 April Queen's Park A 0–1 4,000
37 12 April Clydebank A 1–2 Grant 2,500
38 19 April Kilmarnock H 2–0 Miller, Smith 10,500

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Morton 38 16 5 17 48 54 −6 37
12 Hamilton Academical 38 15 6 17 52 57 −5 36
13 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 37 41 −4 36
14 Ayr United 38 12 10 16 38 60 −22 34
15 Falkirk 38 13 6 19 46 53 −7 32
Source: "1923-1924 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1923–24 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 26 January Dumbarton H 2–1 Jackson, Miller 12,500
R2 9 February Cowdenbeath A 2–0 Jackson, Grant 17,000
R3 23 February East Stirlingshire H 2–0 Miller (2) 13,000
QF 8 March St Bernard's H 3–0 Jackson (2), Paton 17,000
SF 22 March Hibernian N 0–0 20,000
SF R 26 March Hibernian N 0–0 18,000
SF 2R 9 April Hibernian N 0–1 12,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 5 0 5 0 0 0
GK England ENG Harry Blackwell 45 0 38 0 7 0
DF Scotland SCO Duff Bruce 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jacky Connon 2 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Stewart Davidson 31 0 25 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Dick 11 0 10 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Charles Forbes 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Matt Forsyth 38 0 31 0 7 0
FW Scotland SCO Walter Grant 44 4 37 3 7 1
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hutton 39 0 32 0 7 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Jackson 40 5 33 1 7 4
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan (c) 45 1 38 1 7 0
MF Scotland SCO James Boyle 8 0 8 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Miller 42 17 35 14 7 3
FW Scotland SCO Alec Moir 21 2 21 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Allan Mutch 6 1 6 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Paton 23 2 16 1 7 1
FW Scotland SCO Andy Rankine 30 7 24 6 6 1
FW Scotland SCO George Ritchie 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 42 7 35 7 7 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Spalding 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ken Sutherland 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dan Thomson 11 1 11 1 0 0

References

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