1912–13 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1912–1913.

Aberdeen F.C.
1912–13 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One7th
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Main (10)
All: Dave Main (11)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs. Rangers, 5 October 1912
Lowest home attendance300 vs. Queen's Park, 30 September 1912

Overview

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Aberdeen finished in seventh place in Division One in their ninth season in the Scottish league. They were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the second round stage by Second Division club Dumbarton. Dave Main finished as league top scorer with ten goals. A club record low attendance of 300 was set in a League game against Queen's Park in September 1912.

Results

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Scottish Division One

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 17 August Raith Rovers H 2–0 Wilson, Soye 10,000
2 24 August Dundee A 3–0 Milne (2), Lennie 20,000
3 31 August Third Lanark H 0–0 12,000
4 7 September Celtic A 0–2 12,000
5 21 September Hamilton Academical H 2–0 Soye, Travers 9,000
6 23 September Clyde H 0–1 11,000
7 28 September Morton A 1–0 Murray 12,000
8 30 September Queen's Park H 4–0 Main, Wood (2), Murray 300
9 5 October Rangers H 1–3 Main 20,000
10 12 October Airdrieonians A 1–1 Travers 7,000
11 19 October Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 9,000
12 26 October Falkirk H 2–2 Travers, Main 8,000
13 2 November Clyde A 1–0 Lennie 8,000
14 9 November Kilmarnock H 0–0 7,000
15 16 November Partick Thistle H 3–1 Hannah, Hume, Milne 8,000
16 23 November Hibernian A 1–3 Milne 7,000
17 30 November Motherwell A 1–1 Milne 5,000
18 7 December Morton H 0–0 7,000
19 14 December Falkirk A 1–3 Milne 5,000
20 21 December Hibernian H 1–3 Milne 4,000
21 28 December Rangers A 1–3 Milne 15,000
22 1 January Dundee H 1–0 Wood 10,000
23 4 January Raith Rovers A 0–0 8,000
24 11 January St Mirren A 2–2 Travers, Main 4,000
25 18 January Airdrieonians H 4–1 Wilson, Milne, Main, Scorgie 6,000
26 25 January Queen's Park A 1–0 Wilson 7,000
27 1 February Heart of Midlothian A 1–4 Walker 10,000
28 15 February Celtic H 3–1 Wilson, Travers, Scorgie 10,000
29 22 February Third Lanark A[nb 1] 2–0 Main, Wood 9,500
30 1 March St Mirren H 4–0 Wilson, Main (2), Wood 7,000
31 8 March Kilmarnock A 1–3 Travers 3,500
32 15 March Hamilton Academical A 0–3 3,000
33 29 March Motherwell H 2–2 Travers, Main 6,500
34 19 April Partick Thistle A 1–0 Main 6,000

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
=6 Hibernian 34 16 5 13 63 54 +9 37
=6 Motherwell 34 12 13 9 47 39 +8 37
=6 Aberdeen 34 14 9 11 47 40 +7 37
9 Clyde 34 13 9 12 41 44 −3 35
10 Hamilton Academical 34 12 8 14 44 47 −3 32
Source: "1912-1913 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Inter City Midweek League

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 October Rangers A 2–5 Milne 1,300
2 23 October Hibernian H 0–2
3 30 October Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 Main, Walker 2,000
4 6 November Dundee H 3–2 Wood, Walker, Wilson

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2[nb 2] 8 February Dumbarton A 1–2 Main 8,000

Squad

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   SCO Dod Brewster 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF   SCO Donald Colman (c) 34 0 33 0 1 0
MF   SCO Stewart Davidson 32 0 31 0 1 0
GK   SCO Andy Greig 10 0 10 0 0 0
DF   SCO Bobby Hannah 21 1 20 1 1 0
DF   SCO Jock Hume 22 0 21 0 1 0
GK   SCO Arthur King 25 0 24 0 1 0
FW   SCO Willie Lennie 23 2 22 2 1 0
MF   SCO Willie Low 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW   SCO Dave Main 25 11 24 10 1 1
MF   SCO John McConnell 20 0 19 0 1 0
FW   SCO William Milne 19 9 18 9 1 0
FW   SCO Herbert Murray 5 2 5 2 0 0
FW   SCO John Scorgie 9 0 7 0 2 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Soye 32 2 32 2 0 0
FW   SCO Pat Travers 33 7 32 7 1 0
MF   SCO Joseph Walker 17 1 17 1 0 0
MF   SCO Fred Watson 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO George Wilson 32 5 31 5 1 0
FW   ENG John Wood 17 5 16 5 1 0

Notes

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  1. ^ This game was played at Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium despite Third Lanark being the home team.
  2. ^ Aberdeen were given a bye into the Second round

References

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  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.