The 1963–64 season was Aberdeen's 51st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 53rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Summer Cup.
1963–64 season | ||
---|---|---|
Chairman | Charles B. Forbes | |
Manager | Tommy Pearson | |
Scottish League Division One | 9th | |
Scottish Cup | 3rd Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Group stage | |
Summer Cup | Finalists | |
Top goalscorer | League: Ernie Winchester (15) All: Ernie Winchester (25) | |
Highest home attendance | 22,000 vs. Rangers, 13 March 1964 | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,400 vs. Queen of the South, 21 March 1964 | |
Results
Division 1
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Hume | 9,000 |
2 | 7 September | Dundee | H | 2–4 | Cummings, Fraser | 12,500 |
3 | 14 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | Kinnell | 8,700 |
4 | 21 September | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
5 | 28 September | Airdrieonians | A | 7–1 | Graham (2), Kinnell (2), Cooke, Hume, Thom | 6,000 |
6 | 5 October | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | Graham | 10,000 |
7 | 12 October | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
8 | 19 October | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
9 | 26 October | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | Winchester (2), Kerrigan | 8,000 |
10 | 2 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
11 | 9 November | Rangers | A | 0–0 | 34,000 | |
12 | 16 November | Motherwell | H | 6–2 | Winchester (3), Kerrigan (2), Smith | 8,500 |
13 | 23 November | Queen of the South | A | 3–2 | Graham, Kerrigan, Winchester | 5,000 |
14 | 30 November | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
15 | 7 December | East Stirlingshire | H | 4–1 | Frickleton (own goal), Graham, Winchester, Kerrigan | 7,000 |
16 | 14 December | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | Hume, Kerrigan | 10,000 |
17 | 28 December | Partick Thistle | H | 0–5 | 8,500 | |
18 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 4–1 | Winchester (2), Cooke, Graham | 15,000 |
19 | 2 January | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
20 | 4 January | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Winchester | 5,000 |
21 | 18 January | Airdrieonians | H | 2–2 | Winchester, Kerrigan | 7,500 |
22 | 1 February | Third Lanark | A | 2–1 | Hume, Cooke | 6,000 |
23 | 8 February | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
24 | 19 February | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | 6,000 | |
25 | 22 February | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | Winchester (2), Morrison | 10,000 |
26 | 29 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Winchester | 10,000 |
27 | 11 March | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Winchester | 22,000 |
28 | 14 March | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Morrison | 8,000 |
29 | 21 March | Queen of the South | H | 3–0 | Kerrigan (3) | 3,400 |
30 | 28 March | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Lister, Winchester, Kerrigan | 5,000 |
31 | 4 April | East Stirlingshire | A | 1–2 | Smith | 1,000 |
32 | 8 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
33 | 18 April | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | 3,500 | |
34 | 24 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | Kerrigan | 5,500 |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 35 |
8 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 49 | 1.327 | 34 |
9 | Aberdeen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 1.000 | 32 |
10 | Hibernian | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 66 | 0.894 | 30 |
11 | Motherwell | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 62 | 0.823 | 29 |
Source: RSSSF
Scottish League Cup
Group 2
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 August | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Cummings | 15,000 |
2 | 14 August | St Mirren | H | 2–2 | Hume (2) | 11,000 |
3 | 17 August | Hibernian | A | 2–2 | Hume, Little | 10,000 |
4 | 24 August | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | Cummings, Hume | 16,000 |
5 | 28 August | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | Winchester (2), Hume | 7,000 |
6 | 31 August | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | 20,000 |
Group 2 final table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 10 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 7 |
Dundee United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 5 |
St Mirren | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.467 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 11 January | Hibernian | H | 5–2 | Winchester (2), Kerrigan (2), Hume | 15,000 |
R2 | 25 January | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | Winchester | 13,300 |
R2R | 29 January | Queen's Park | A | 2–1 | Hume, Smith | 6,100 |
R4 | 15 February | Ayr United | H | 1–2 | Graham | 10,300 |
1964 Summer Cup
Group 1
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 May | St Johnstone | H | 3–2 | Kerr (2), Kerrigan | 4,500 |
2 | 5 May | Dundee | A | 0–1 | ???? | |
3 | 9 May | Dundee United | A | 1–4 | Winchester | 5,500 |
4 | 13 May | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | Coutts, Morrison | ???? |
5 | 16 May | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Kerr (2), McIntosh | 9,000 |
6 | 20 May | Dundee United | H | 5–0 | Kerrigan (2), Morrison, Winchester, McIntosh | ???? |
Group 1 final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 |
2 | Dundee United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Dundee | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 |
4 | St Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SFL1 | 23 May | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
SFL2 | 27 May | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Winchester (3) | ???? |
Final took place in August.
Squad
Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | John Ogston | 44 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Jimmy Hogg | 42 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Ally Shewan (c) | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Doug Coutts | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | George Kinnell | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Doug Fraser | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Dave Bennett | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Jim Anderson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Hugh Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Dave Smith | 43 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Bobby Hume | 33 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
MF | ![]() | Ian Burns | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Ian Lister | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Lewis Thom | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Tommy Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Willie McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ernie Winchester | 34 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | Don Kerrigan | 30 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Charlie Cooke | 30 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Billy Little | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | ?? | Billy Graham | 15 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Bobby Cummings | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | Tommy Morrison | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Willie Allan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | Alex Wilson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Andy Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ken Ronaldson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unofficial Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Summer Cup | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | John Ogston | 8 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Doug Coutts | 8 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | Ally Shewan (c) | 8 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Dave Bennett | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Jimmy Hogg | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Willie McIntosh | 8 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Ian Burns | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Dave Smith | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Ian Lister | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Ernie Winchester | 8 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | Andy Kerr | 6 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() | Don Kerrigan | 6 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() | Tommy Morrison | 5 | 5 | |
FW | ![]() | Billy Little | 3 | 0 |
*Final played in the next season
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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