1930–31 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1930–31 season
ChairmanJohn Robertson
ManagerPaddy Travers
Scottish League Division One6th
Scottish Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Benny Yorston (16)
All: Benny Yorston (22)
Highest home attendance28,527 vs. Dundee, 18 February
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs. Rangers 7 March

The 1930–31 season was Aberdeen's 26th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 27th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division One

Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Partick Thistle A 1–2 Dickie 23,000
2 16 August Leith Athletic H 2–1 Love (2) 15,000
3 23 August Cowdenbeath A 0–2 5,000
4 30 August Airdrieonians H 2–0 McDermid, Merrie 12,500
5 6 September Celtic A 0–1 12,000
6 13 September Motherwell H 2–4 McDermid, Yorston 11,000
7 20 September Dundee A 2–4 Yorston, McDermid 13,000
8 22 September Hamilton Academical H 0–2 12,000
9 27 September Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Smith, Hill 13,000
10 4 October Ayr United A 1–2 Yorston 5,000
11 11 October St Mirren H 0–0 12,000
12 18 October East Fife A 3–1 McLaren, Smith, McDermid 6,000
13 25 October Queen's Park H 3–1 Yorston (2), McDermid 12,000
14 1 November Rangers A 0–4 20,000
15 8 November Kilmarnock H 2–0 Yorston, Black 13,000
16 15 November Hibernian H 7–0 Merrie (6), McDermid 12,000
17 22 November Falkirk A 3–5 Merrie, McLaren, Love 1,500
18 29 November Morton H 4–0 Merrie (2), McLean, Yorston 12,000
19 6 December Clyde A 5–2 Yorston (3), Merrie, McLean 4,000
20 13 December Hamilton Academical A 0–3 4,000
21 20 December Partick Thistle H 3–1 Merrie, McDermid, McLean 16,000
22 27 December Leith Athletic A 0–0 4,000
23 1 January Dundee H 6–1 Yorston (3), McDermid (2), Love (penalty) 22,000
24 3 January Cowdenbeath H 1–1 Yorston 15,000
25 5 January Heart of Midlothian A 2–3 Love, McLean 10,000
26 10 January Airdrieonians A 0–2 4,000
27 24 January Celtic H 1–1 McDermid 20,000
28 7 February Ayr United H 3–1 McLean (2), McMillan 12,000
29 9 February Motherwell A 0–5 3,000
30 21 February East Fife H 4–1 McLean (2), Merrie, McDermid 10,000
31 23 February St Mirren A 2–2 Hill, McLean 3,000
32 3 March Queen's Park A 2–2 David, Dickie 4,000
33 7 March Rangers H 1–3 David 8,000
34 18 March Kilmarnock A 1–1 David 6,000
35 21 March Hibernian A 2–1 David (2) 5,000
36 4 April Falkirk H 2–1 McLean, Hill 10,000
37 11 April Morton A 2–1 McDermid (2) 3,000
38 18 April Clyde H 8–1 Love (3 including 1 penalty), Yorston (2), McLean (2) McDermid 9,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Partick Thistle 38 24 5 9 76 43 +33 53
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 19 6 13 90 63 +27 44
6 Aberdeen 38 17 7 14 79 63 +16 41
7 Cowdenbeath 38 17 7 14 58 65 −7 41
8 Dundee 38 17 5 16 65 63 +2 39
Source: "1930-1931 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 17 January Dumbarton H 6–1 Yorston (2), Love (2), McLean, McDermid 10,570
R2 31 January Partick Thistle H 1–1 Yorston 15,053
R2 R 4 February Partick Thistle A 3–0 Yorston (2), McMillan 29,000
R3 14 February Dundee A 1–1 Hill 38,099
R3 R 18 February Dundee H 2–0 Yorston (2), McLean 28,527
R4 28 February Celtic A 0–4 64,699

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Steve Smith 37 0 31 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Dave Cumming 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh McLaren 42 3 36 3 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Black 41 1 35 1 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Jackson 35 0 29 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper 22 0 20 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ned Legge 20 0 20 0 0 0
DF ?? John Shannon 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Hill 35 4 30 3 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 25 2 22 2 3 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Falloon 17 0 13 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Daniel McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF ?? Tom Dryden 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Michael Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Love 43 10 37 8 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Bob McDermid (c) 42 13 36 12 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Benny Yorston 33 22 28 16 5 6
FW Scotland SCO Adam McLean 30 13 24 11 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Percy Dickie 21 2 19 2 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Merrie 10 13 10 13 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Norman David 8 5 8 5 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dick Donald 6 0 5 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom McLeod 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Lachlan McMillan 3 2 1 1 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Willie Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? James Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0

References