1938–39 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1938–39 season
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish League Division One3rd
Scottish CupBi Champion
Top goalscorerLeague: George Hamilton (15)
All: George Hamilton
Bill Strauss (16)
Highest home attendance34,000 vs. Queen of the South, 4 March
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs. Queen of the South 1 April

The 1938–39 season was Aberdeen's 34th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 35th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division One

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Partick Thistle A 1–2 Armstrong 20,000
2 20 August Third Lanark H 6–1 Warnock (2), McKenzie (2), Strauss, Armstrong 18,000
3 24 August Partick Thistle H 3–0 Armstrong (2), Hamilton 30,000
4 27 August Celtic A 2–1 Hamilton (2) 23,000
5 3 September Motherwell H 0–0 20,000
6 10 September Arbroath A 2–0 Nicholson, Smith 8,000
7 14 September Third Lanark A 1–1 Strauss 8,000
8 17 September St Johnstone H 3–0 Williams (2), McKenzie 17,000
9 24 September Hibernian A 0–5 14,000
10 1 October Falkirk H 4–1 Williams, Hamilton, McKenzie, Strauss 6,000
11 8 October St Mirren A 1–3 Hamilton 8,000
12 15 October Ayr United H 5–2 Armstrong (2), Brady, Warnock, Strauss 12,000
13 22 October Heart of Midlothian A 2–5 Hamilton, Strauss 20,000
14 29 October Clyde H 1–2 Nicholson (penalty) 16,000
15 5 November Hamilton Academical H 5–0 Strauss (2), Armstrong, Smith, Hamilton 12,000
16 12 November Queen's Park A 1–2 Thomson 15,000
17 19 November Kilmarnock H 1–2 Strauss 12,000
18 26 November Queen of the South A 1–1 Biggs 7,500
19 3 December Raith Rovers H 6–3 Brady (2), Strauss (2), Hamilton, Biggs 9,000
20 10 December Albion Rovers H 2–1 Biggs, Grant 13,000
21 17 December Rangers A 2–5 Armstrong, Biggs 30,000
22 24 December Celtic H 3–1 Armstrong, Biggs, Warnock 23,000
23 31 December Motherwell A 2–2 Hamilton, Biggs 7,000
24 2 January Arbroath H 4–0 Hamilton (2), Patillio, Thomson 19,000
25 3 January Ayr United A 3–3 Hamilton, Patillio, Thomson 8,000
26 7 January Hibernian H 6–1 Patillio (4), Hamilton, Strauss 16,000
27 14 January Falkirk A 3–1 Strauss, Warnock, Patillio 7,000
28 28 January St Mirren H 3–2 Patillio, Nicholson (penalty), Warnock 10,000
29 11 February St Johnstone A 0–1 5,500
30 25 February Heart of Midlothian H 4–3 Patillio (2), Hamilton (2) 19,000
31 7 March Clyde A 1–1 Hamilton 3,000
32 11 March Hamilton Academical A 0–1 2,000
33 18 March Queen's Park H 2–1 Patillio, Thomson 10,000
34 1 April Queen of the South H 4–3 Biggs (2), Brady, Strauss 5,000
35 5 April Kilmarnock A 3–0 Armstrong (2), Nicholson (penalty) 7,000
36 8 April Raith Rovers A 2–3 Hamilton, Biggs 4,000
37 22 April Albion Rovers A 0–1 4,000
38 29 April Rangers H 2–0 Smith, Armstrong 15,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 25 9 4 112 55 +57 59
2 Celtic 38 20 8 10 99 53 +46 48
3 Aberdeen 38 20 6 12 91 61 +30 46
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 20 5 13 98 70 +28 45
5 Falkirk 38 19 7 12 73 63 +10 45
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 21 January Albion Rovers H 1–0 Strauss 19,106
R2 4 February Queen's Park H 5–1 Biggs (2), Hamilton, Patillio, Nicolson (penalty) 23,214
R3 18 February Falkirk A 3–2 Strauss (2), Patillio 17,280
QF 4 March Queen of the South H 2–0 Patillio (2) 34,950
SF 25 March Motherwell N 1–1 Warnock 81,756
SFR 29 March Motherwell N 1–3 Scott 40,539

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 40 0 34 0 6 0
GK South Africa SOU Pat Kelly 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF England ENG Sid Nicholson 41 5 35 4 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 36 0 30 0 6 0
DF England ENG Wilfred Adey 32 0 26 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Cowie 22 0 16 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 14 0 14 0 0 0
DF ?? Robert Graham 10 0 10 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Donald Grant 4 1 4 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Waddell 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 44 4 38 4 6 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 37 15 31 12 6 3
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Biggs 28 11 23 9 5 2
MF Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 24 7 18 6 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Tom Brady 13 4 13 4 0 0
MF Wales WAL Charlie Smith 13 3 13 3 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dick Donald 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF South Africa SOU Herbert Currer 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 42 18 37 17 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 28 13 27 13 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Pattillo 14 15 9 11 5 4
FW Scotland SCO Johnny McKenzie 10 4 10 4 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Scott 10 1 8 0 2 1
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 5 3 5 3 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Hume 3 0 3 0 0 0

References

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