1938–39 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. 1938–39 football season
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The 1938â39 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.
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish CupBi Champion
Top goalscorerLeague: George Hamilton (15)
All: George Hamilton
Bill Strauss (16)
All: George Hamilton
Bill Strauss (16)
| 1938â39 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Dave Halliday |
| Scottish League Division One | 3rd |
| Scottish Cup | Bi Champion |
| Top goalscorer | League: George Hamilton (15) All: George Hamilton Bill Strauss (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 34,000 vs. Queen of the South, 4 March |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 vs. Queen of the South 1 April |
Results
Division One
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1â2 | Armstrong | 20,000 |
| 2 | 20 August | Third Lanark | H | 6â1 | Warnock (2), McKenzie (2), Strauss, Armstrong | 18,000 |
| 3 | 24 August | Partick Thistle | H | 3â0 | Armstrong (2), Hamilton | 30,000 |
| 4 | 27 August | Celtic | A | 2â1 | Hamilton (2) | 23,000 |
| 5 | 3 September | Motherwell | H | 0â0 | 20,000 | |
| 6 | 10 September | Arbroath | A | 2â0 | Nicholson, Smith | 8,000 |
| 7 | 14 September | Third Lanark | A | 1â1 | Strauss | 8,000 |
| 8 | 17 September | St Johnstone | H | 3â0 | Williams (2), McKenzie | 17,000 |
| 9 | 24 September | Hibernian | A | 0â5 | 14,000 | |
| 10 | 1 October | Falkirk | H | 4â1 | Williams, Hamilton, McKenzie, Strauss | 6,000 |
| 11 | 8 October | St Mirren | A | 1â3 | Hamilton | 8,000 |
| 12 | 15 October | Ayr United | H | 5â2 | Armstrong (2), Brady, Warnock, Strauss | 12,000 |
| 13 | 22 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2â5 | Hamilton, Strauss | 20,000 |
| 14 | 29 October | Clyde | H | 1â2 | Nicholson (penalty) | 16,000 |
| 15 | 5 November | Hamilton Academical | H | 5â0 | Strauss (2), Armstrong, Smith, Hamilton | 12,000 |
| 16 | 12 November | Queen's Park | A | 1â2 | Thomson | 15,000 |
| 17 | 19 November | Kilmarnock | H | 1â2 | Strauss | 12,000 |
| 18 | 26 November | Queen of the South | A | 1â1 | Biggs | 7,500 |
| 19 | 3 December | Raith Rovers | H | 6â3 | Brady (2), Strauss (2), Hamilton, Biggs | 9,000 |
| 20 | 10 December | Albion Rovers | H | 2â1 | Biggs, Grant | 13,000 |
| 21 | 17 December | Rangers | A | 2â5 | Armstrong, Biggs | 30,000 |
| 22 | 24 December | Celtic | H | 3â1 | Armstrong, Biggs, Warnock | 23,000 |
| 23 | 31 December | Motherwell | A | 2â2 | Hamilton, Biggs | 7,000 |
| 24 | 2 January | Arbroath | H | 4â0 | Hamilton (2), Patillio, Thomson | 19,000 |
| 25 | 3 January | Ayr United | A | 3â3 | Hamilton, Patillio, Thomson | 8,000 |
| 26 | 7 January | Hibernian | H | 6â1 | Patillio (4), Hamilton, Strauss | 16,000 |
| 27 | 14 January | Falkirk | A | 3â1 | Strauss, Warnock, Patillio | 7,000 |
| 28 | 28 January | St Mirren | H | 3â2 | Patillio, Nicholson (penalty), Warnock | 10,000 |
| 29 | 11 February | St Johnstone | A | 0â1 | 5,500 | |
| 30 | 25 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4â3 | Patillio (2), Hamilton (2) | 19,000 |
| 31 | 7 March | Clyde | A | 1â1 | Hamilton | 3,000 |
| 32 | 11 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 0â1 | 2,000 | |
| 33 | 18 March | Queen's Park | H | 2â1 | Patillio, Thomson | 10,000 |
| 34 | 1 April | Queen of the South | H | 4â3 | Biggs (2), Brady, Strauss | 5,000 |
| 35 | 5 April | Kilmarnock | A | 3â0 | Armstrong (2), Nicholson (penalty) | 7,000 |
| 36 | 8 April | Raith Rovers | A | 2â3 | Hamilton, Biggs | 4,000 |
| 37 | 22 April | Albion Rovers | A | 0â1 | 4,000 | |
| 38 | 29 April | Rangers | H | 2â0 | 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 |
Scottish Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 21 January | Albion Rovers | H | 1â0 | Strauss | 19,106 |
| R2 | 4 February | Queen's Park | H | 5â1 | Biggs (2), Hamilton, Patillio, Nicolson (penalty) | 23,214 |
| R3 | 18 February | Falkirk | A | 3â2 | Strauss (2), Patillio | 17,280 |
| QF | 4 March | Queen of the South | H | 2â0 | Patillio (2) | 34,950 |
| SF | 25 March | Motherwell | N | 1â1 | Warnock | 81,756 |
| SFR | 29 March | Motherwell | N | 1â3 | Scott | 40,539 |
Squad
Appearances & Goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | George Johnstone | 40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| GK | Pat Kelly | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Sid Nicholson | 41 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
| DF | Frank Dunlop | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Wilfred Adey | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Andy Cowie | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Willie Cooper (c) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ?? | Robert Graham | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Donald Grant | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Willie Waddell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | George Thomson | 44 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | Bill Strauss | 37 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | ||
| MF | Arthur Biggs | 28 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||
| MF | Dave Warnock | 24 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||
| MF | Tom Brady | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Charlie Smith | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | George Taylor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Dick Donald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Archie Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Herbert Currer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | George Hamilton | 42 | 18 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | Matt Armstrong | 28 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jock Pattillo | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ||
| FW | Johnny McKenzie | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | George Scott | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | Stan Williams | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Willie Hume | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903â2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust