The 1937–38 season was Aberdeen's 33rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 34th season competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
1937–38 season | |
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Manager | Paddy Travers to December), Dave Halliday (from December) |
Scottish League Division One | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | 3rd Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Matt Armstrong (20 goals) All: Matt Armstrong (23 goals) |
Highest home attendance | 27,000 vs. Celtic, 25 September |
Lowest home attendance | 5,500 vs. Queen of the South 11 December |
Results
Division One
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 August | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | Armstrong (3), Mills | 19,000 |
2 | 21 August | Falkirk | A | 1–4 | Armstrong | 18,000 |
3 | 24 August | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Armstrong | 12,500 |
4 | 28 August | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Lang, Devine, Armstrong | 18,000 |
5 | 1 September | Clyde | H | 5–2 | Devine (2), Armstrong (2), Lang | 12,000 |
6 | 4 September | Third Lanark | A | 0–2 | 12,000 | |
7 | 8 September | Third Lanark | H | 1–0 | McKenzie | 17,000 |
8 | 11 September | Dundee | H | 2–3 | Armstrong (2), Lang | 26,000 |
9 | 15 September | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | Lang | 12,000 |
10 | 18 September | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Blair | 8,500 |
11 | 25 September | Celtic | H | 1–1 | McKenzie | 27,000 |
12 | 27 September | Arbroath | H | 3–0 | Thomson (2), Matt Armstrong | 10,000 |
13 | 2 October | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Warnock | 5,000 |
14 | 9 October | Hibernian | H | 5–0 | Warnock (3), Scott, Armstrong | 10,000 |
15 | 16 October | Ayr United | A | 1–4 | Warnock | 8,000 |
16 | 23 October | Morton | A | 5–3 | R. Smith (2), Armstrong, Strauss, Warnock | 13,000 |
17 | 6 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
18 | 13 November | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Warnock | 5,000 |
19 | 20 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–0 | Strauss | 4,500 |
20 | 27 November | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | Mills | 10,000 |
21 | 4 December | Kilmarnock | A | 3–3 | Mills, Fraser, Scott | 6,000 |
22 | 11 December | Queen of the South | H | 2–3 | Mills, Strauss | 5,500 |
23 | 18 December | Arbroath | A | 3–3 | Strauss, Brady | 5,000 |
24 | 25 December | Partick Thistle | H | 1–3 | Mills | 7,000 |
25 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 1–0 | Mills | 22,000 |
26 | 3 January | Ayr United | H | 4–0 | Brady, R. Smith, Mills, Armstrong | 15,000 |
27 | 8 January | Motherwell | H | 4–0 | R. Smith, Armstrong, Mills | 16,000 |
28 | 15 January | Celtic | A | 2–5 | Brady, Mills (penalty) | 20,000 |
29 | 29 January | St Johnstone | H | 4–0 | Armstrong, Brady, Strauss, Mills | 7,500 |
30 | 5 February | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Mills | 11,000 |
31 | 19 February | Morton | H | 4–1 | Mills (2 including 1 penalty), R. Smith, Armstrong | 10,000 |
32 | 26 February | Rangers | A | 2–2 | Armstrong, McKenzie | 35,000 |
33 | 12 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Armstrong | 10,000 |
34 | 19 March | Queen of the South | A | 0–1 | 4,500 | |
35 | 26 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–0 | R. Smith | 7,000 |
36 | 5 April | Queen's Park | A | 1–1 | Scott | 6,000 |
37 | 10 April | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | Warnock, Armstrong | 11,000 |
38 | 13 April | Rangers | H | 0–3 | 18,000 |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Falkirk | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 52 | +30 | 47 |
5 | Motherwell | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 44 |
6 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 39 |
7 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 39 |
8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 78 | 81 | −3 | 39 |
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 22 January | Elgin City | A | 6–1 | Armstrong (2), Mills (2), Brady, Strauss | 8,403 |
R2 | 12 February | St Johnstone | H | 5–1 | Armstrong, Strauss, C. Smith, Brady, Mills | 21,297 |
R3 | 5 March | East Fife | A | 1–1 | Mills | 9,000 |
R3R | 9 March | East Fife | H | 1–2 | C. Smith | 25,499 |
Squad
Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | George Johnstone | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Willie Cooper | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Bob Fraser (c) | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Charlie McGill | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Sid Nicholson | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Frank Dunlop | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Joe Devine | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Bob Temple | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | John Newton | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | James Robey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Dick Ritchie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Wilfred Adey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | George Thomson | 37 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Bill Strauss | 23 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Tom Brady | 16 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Eddie Falloon | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Ritchie Smith | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Dave Warnock | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Johnny Lang | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Charlie Smith | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | George Erskine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | George Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jackie Beynon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Herbert Currer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Matt Armstrong | 38 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() | Johnny McKenzie | 29 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Willie Mills | 23 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() | Willie Scott | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | George Scott | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Stan Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | George Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Willie Hume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | ?? Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903–2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust
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