1942–43 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. 1942–43 football season
1942–43 season | |
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Manager | Dave Halliday |
North Eastern League | 1st (Series 1), 1st (Series 2) |
North Eastern Football League Cup 1 | Winners |
Mitchell Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Jock Pattillo (32) All: Jock Pattillo (42) |
Highest home attendance | 16,000 vs. Heart of Midlothian "A", 27 February |
Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 8 August |
Results
North Eastern League Series 1
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 8 August | Raith Rovers | H | 3–1 | Pattillo (2), Dryden | 2,000 |
2 | 15 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 5–0 | Pattillo (2), Taylor (penalty), Howe, Mutch | 4,000 |
3 | 22 August | Rangers "A" | A | 1–2 | Pattillo | 7,000 |
4 | 29 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | Pattillo (3), Bain | 7,000 |
5 | 5 September | Hibernian "A" | H | 6–3 | Pattillo (3), Bain (2), Taylor (penalty) | 7,000 |
6 | 12 September | Dundee United | A | 4–0 | Pattillo, Armstrong, Gourlay, Dryden | 6,000 |
7 | 19 September | East Fife | A | 1–0 | Gourlay | 4,000 |
8 | 26 September | Rangers "A" | H | 4–2 | Gourlay (2), Dunlop, Taylor | 0 |
9 | 3 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–1 | Taylor (penalty), Ferguson, Nichol | 2,000 |
10 | 10 October | Raith Rovers | H | 8–1 | Gourlay (4), Pattillo (3), Ferguson | 10,000 |
11 | 17 October | Hibernian "A" | A | 7–0 | Ferguson (3), Hamilton (2), Bain, Dryden | 0 |
12 | 24 October | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Pattillo | 7,000 |
13 | 31 October | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Pattillo | 6,000 |
14 | 7 November | Heart of Midlothian "A" | A | 3–5 | Gourlay (2), Ferguson | 7,000 |
Final League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Aberdeen | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 23 |
2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 20 |
3 | East Fife | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 17 |
Source: [citation needed]
North Eastern League Series 2
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 1 January | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
2 | 2 January | Rangers "A" | H | 2–1 | Pattillo, Ferguson | 7,000 |
3 | 9 January | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Pattillo (2) | 5,000 |
4 | 16 January | Hibernian "A" | A | 5–0 | Pattillo (2), Ferguson, Gourlay, Dryden | 0 |
5 | 23 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–1 | Ancell, Dryden, Dunlop, Pattillo | 6,000 |
6 | 30 January | East Fife | A | 0–1 | 2,500 | |
7 | 6 February | Heart of Midlothian "A" | A | 6–2 | Pattillo (5), Gourlay | 2,500 |
8 | 13 February | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | Pattillo (2), Mortensen | 6,000 |
9 | 20 February | Rangers "A" | A | 2–1 | Harvey (2), Dyer | 3,000 |
10 | 27 February | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 8–3 | Gourlay (4), Mortensen (2), Pattillo, Dryden | 16,000 |
11 | 6 March | East Fife | H | 4–1 | Gourlay, Mortensen, Pattillo, Dryden | 5,000 |
12 | 13 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | Mortensen | 3,000 |
13 | 20 March | Hibernian "A" | H | 2–0 | Ferguson, Armstrong | 0 |
14 | 27 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–0 | 2,000 |
Final League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Aberdeen | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 7 | 29 |
2 | East Fife | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 5 | 25 |
3 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 4 | 23 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
North Eastern Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 L1 | 21 November | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 9–1 | Hamilton (4), Gourlay (2), Dryden, Pattillo, Ferguson | 6,000 |
R1 L2 | 28 November | Heart of Midlothian "A" | A | 6–0 | Hamilton (3), Gourlay (2), Ferguson | 2,000 |
SF L1 | 5 December | Raith Rovers | A | 6–2 | Pattillo (2), Dryden, Ancell, Taylor, Ferguson | 2,000 |
SF L2 | 12 December | Raith Rovers | H | 5–1 | Pattillo (2), Ferguson (2), Ancell | 8,000 |
F L1 | 19 December | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–2 | Gourlay (3) | 3,500 |
F L2 | 26 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 6–1 | Pattillo (3), Ancell (2), Gourlay | 12,000 |
Mitchell Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 L1 | 3 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–1 | Cooper, Ancell | 3,500 |
R1 L2 | 10 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–2 | Williams, Dyer (penalty), Anderson | 12,000 |
SF L1 | 24 April | Hibernian "A" | A | 1–1 | Ferguson | 10,000 |
SF L2 | 1 May | Hibernian "A" | H | 2–1 | Armstrong (2) | 13,000 |
F L1 | 15 May | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | Ferguson | 9,000 |
F L2 | 22 May | Raith Rovers | H | 6–2 | Pattillo (2), Dryden, Dyer (penalty), Mortensen, McSpadyen | 14,000 |
Squad
Unofficial Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 | North Eastern Cup | Mitchell Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | John Moody | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ?? | Laurence Gage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Charlie Gavin | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 38 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 38 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | Alex Dyer | 33 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Ancell | 26 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Andrew Beattie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Taylor | 39 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | Frederick Taylor | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | John Girdwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | John Cruickshank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 34 | 42 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
FW | ?? | Alex Gourlay | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Ferguson | 24 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Billy Bain | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Stan Mortensen | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | George Mutch | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Alex McSpayden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | ?? | ?? Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ?? | James Nicol | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Percy Dickie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | Joseph Harvey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Johnny McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | ?? Newman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Robert Gurney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
?? | ?? | John Dryden | 31 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
?? | ?? | Leslie Howe | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
?? | ?? | ?? Allison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
?? | ?? | ?? Sharpe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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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