1911–12 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1911–12.

Aberdeen F.C.
1911–12 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One9th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Main (12)
All: Dave Main (14)
Highest home attendance22,000 vs. Celtic, 24 February 1912
Lowest home attendance3,000 vs. Morton, 6 April 1912

Overview

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Aberdeen finished in ninth place in Scottish Division One and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the third round stage after a replay defeat to Celtic. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals. In September 1911, Pittodrie Stadium was closed for two weeks after Rangers players were pelted with stones.[1]

Results

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Scottish Division One

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Raith Rovers H 3–1 McIntosh, Main, Wood 10,000
2 26 August Third Lanark H 1–2 Lennie 10,000
3 2 September Hamilton Academical A 1–1 Soye 6,000
4 16 September Rangers H 1–2 Main 14,000
5 23 September Falkirk A 0–3 10,000
6 25 September Queen's Park H 3–0 Main, Wood, Lennie 8,000
7 30 September Kilmarnock H 1–2 Main 4,000
8 7 October Clyde A 1–0 Wood 5,000
9 14 October Celtic A 0–1 10,500
10 21 October Partick Thistle H 3–1 Soye, Walker, Main 6,000
11 28 October St Mirren A 3–1 Soye, Main (2) 6,000
12 4 November Airdrieonians H 3–0 Main, Wood (2) 6,000
13 11 November Queen's Park A 5–2 Soye, Walker, Main (2), Lennie 4,000
14 18 November Raith Rovers A 1–1 Lennie 8,000
15 25 November Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Wyllie, Main 12,000
16 2 December Motherwell H 0–1 8,000
17 9 December Partick Thistle A 1–3 McIntosh 10,000
18 16 December Dundee H 2–1 McIntosh, Lennie 10,000
19 23 December Hibernian A 1–1 Lennie 6,000
20 30 December St Mirren H 2–1 Wyllie, Main 9,000
21 1 January Morton A 1–2 Walker 6,000
22 6 January Hamilton Academical H 2–0 McIntosh, John Wood 4,000
23 13 January Dundee A 0–4 10,500
24 20 January Rangers A 0–2 18,000
25 2 March Hibernian H 1–1 Wyllie 5,000
26 16 March Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Wood 4,500
27 23 March Celtic H 1–1 Wood 6,000
28 30 March Clyde H 0–0 4,000
29 6 April Morton H 1–1 Soye 3,000
30 8 April Third Lanark A 2–0 Hume, McIntosh 2,500
31 13 April Motherwell A 0–2 3,000
32 17 April Falkirk H 1–0 Soye 3,500
33 20 April Airdrieonians A 0–3 1,500
34 27 April Kilmarnock A 0–3 4,000

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Falkirk 34 15 6 13 46 33 +13 36
8 Dundee 34 13 9 12 52 41 +11 35
9 Aberdeen 34 14 7 13 44 44 0 35
10 Airdrieonians 34 12 8 14 40 41 −1 32
11 Third Lanark 34 12 7 15 40 57 −17 31
Source: "1911-1912 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 27 January St Mirren A 3–3 Wyllie, Soye, Wood 16,000
R1 R 10 February St Mirren H 4–0 Walker, Main, Wood, Lennie 14,000
R2 17 February Armadale H 3–0 Wyllie, Wood, Lennie 7,000
R3 24 February Celtic H 2–2 Soye, Main 22,000
R3 R 9 March Celtic A 0–2 40,000

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   SCO Donald Colman (c) 35 0 32 0 3 0
MF   SCO Stewart Davidson 28 0 23 0 5 0
FW   SCO Willie Dickson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Sam Douglas 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Edgar 2 0 2 0 0 0
GK   SCO Andy Greig 27 0 22 0 5 0
DF   SCO Bobby Hannah 4 0 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO Archie Harper 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jock Hume 37 1 32 1 5 0
GK   SCO Arthur King 12 0 12 0 0 0
FW   SCO Willie Lennie 33 8 28 6 5 2
MF   SCO Willie Low 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW   SCO Dave Main 34 14 29 12 5 2
FW   SCO Vic McEchern 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Angus McIntosh 20 5 19 5 1 0
MF   SCO James Miller 13 0 13 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Neilson 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Soye 37 8 32 6 5 2
FW   SCO Joseph Walker 24 4 20 3 4 1
MF   SCO George Wilson 35 0 30 0 5 0
FW   ENG John Wood 37 10 32 7 5 3
MF   SCO Jock Wyllie 39 6 34 4 5 2

References

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  1. ^ Stirling, Kevin (2002). Aberdeen: A Centenary History 1903–2003. Desert Island Books. p. 217. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.