1943–44 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1943–44 season
Manager	Dave Halliday
North Eastern League	3rd (Series 1), 1st (Series 2)
North Eastern Football League Cup 1	Semi-finalists
Mitchell Cup	Semi-finalists
Top goalscorer	League: Jock Pattillo (22) All: Jock Pattillo (29)
Highest home attendance	12,000 vs. Rangers "A", 28 August
Lowest home attendance	2,000 vs. East Fife, 3 January

Results

North Eastern League Series 1

Main article: 1943–44 North Eastern League

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	14 August	Dunfermline Athletic	H	7–2	Ferguson (4), Pattillo (3)	10,000
2	21 August	Raith Rovers	A	2–3	Ancell, Ferguson	3,000
3	28 August	Rangers "A"	H	4–1	Pattillo (2), Mortensen, Ancell	12,000
4	4 September	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	Mortensen (2)	5,000
5	11 September	Dundee United	A	0–2		3,500
6	18 September	Falkirk "A"	H	3–0	Ancell (2), Dyer (penalty)	7,000
7	25 September	East Fife	H	2–0	Armstrong, Gourlay	5,000
8	2 October	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–3	Collier	3,000
9	9 October	Heart of Midlothian "A"	H	3–0	Pattillo (2), Ancell	5,000
10	16 October	Raith Rovers	H	4–1	Green (2 including 1 penalty), Taylor (2 penalties)	5,000
11	23 October	Rangers "A"	A	0–4		0
12	30 October	East Fife	A	1–1	Moir	2,500
13	6 November	Dundee United	H	5–1	Pattillo (4), Dryden	0
14	20 November	Falkirk "A"	A	2–2	Pattillo, Dryden	0

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Heart of Midlothian "A"	14	9	1	4	35	27	+8	19
3	Aberdeen	14	7	3	4	36	22	+14	17
4	Dunfermline Athletic	14	8	1	5	35	22	+13	17

Source:

North Eastern League Series 2

Main article: 1943–44 North Eastern League

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	1 January	Dundee United	H	1–1	Thomson	8,000
2	3 January	East Fife	H	0–0		2,000
3	8 January	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–1	Dryden (2)	1,500
4	15 January	Heart of Midlothian "A"	H	5–2	Williams (2), Armstrong, Taylor, Buchan	0
5	22 January	East Fife	A	1–2	Armstrong	0
6	29 January	Dundee United	A	7–1	Pattillo (2), Buchan (2), Green, Taylor, Temple	3,000
7	5 February	Falkirk "A"	H	3–1	Moir, Pattillo, Taylor	5,000
8	12 February	Rangers "A"	A	2–3	Green, Pattillo	0
9	19 February	Heart of Midlothian "A"	A	2–1	Buchan, Pattillo	3,000
10	4 March	Falkirk "A"	A	10–2	Dryden (4), Pattillo (3), Buchan (2), Brown	2,500
11	11 March	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	Bremner	5,000
12	18 March	Raith Rovers	A	0–2		2,000
13	25 March	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–2	Ancell, Dryden, Thomson (penalty)	4,000
14	22 April	Rangers "A"	H	3–0	Pattillo (2)	0

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Aberdeen	14	9	2	3	40	18	+22	4	24
2	Rangers "A"	14	9	2	3	42	25	+17	4	24
3	East Fife	14	6	3	5	26	14	+12	3	18

Source:
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
QF L1	27 November	Raith Rovers	H	6–1	Ancell (2), Dyer, Dunlop, Green, Pattillo	5,000
QF L2	4 December	Raith Rovers	A	1–2	Pattillo	3,000
SF	18 December	Rangers "A"	H	0–2		10,000

Mitchell Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	1 April	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–2	Pattillo, Thomson, Taylor	6,000
R1 L2	8 April	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–1	Pattillo, Wallbanks	4,000
SF L1	15 April	Raith Rovers	H	2–2	Pattillo (2)	8,000
SF L2	29 April	Raith Rovers	A	1–2	Pattillo	5,740

Squad

Unofficial Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		North Eastern League Series 1 & 2		North Eastern Cup		Mitchell Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	George Johnstone	34	0	27	0	3	0	4	0
	GK	SOU	Pat Kelly	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Frank Dunlop	34	1	27	0	3	1	4	0
	DF	SCO	Willie Cooper (c)	33	0	27	0	3	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Bobby Ancell	24	8	19	6	3	2	2	0
	DF	ENG	Alex Dyer	23	2	20	1	2	1	1	0
	DF	??	Ernie Hiles	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Charlie Gavin	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Freddie Cox	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	??	Malcolm Sinclair	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	George Taylor	27	6	24	5	1	0	2	1
	MF	ENG	George Green	19	5	15	4	3	1	1	0
	MF	??	George Thomson	18	3	11	2	3	0	4	1
	MF	SCO	Chris Anderson	9	0	7	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	??	William Cocker	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	??	John Cruickshank	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	SOU	Bill Strauss	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jock Pattillo	34	29	27	22	3	2	4	5
	FW	SCO	Martin Buchan	13	6	9	6	0	0	4	0
	FW	ENG	Austin Collier	12	1	9	1	3	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Matt Armstrong	6	3	6	3	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Charlie Ferguson	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Horace Wallbanks	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
	FW	SCO	Alex McSpayden	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	??	?? Newman	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Stan Mortensen	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0
	FW	SOU	Stan Williams	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Hutton Bremner	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	??	Alex Gourlay	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	??	Martin Borthwick	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	??	Walter Pirie	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	??	George Moses	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	??	??	John Dryden	26	9	19	9	3	0	4	0
	??	??	Billy Moir	8	2	6	2	2	0	0	0

References

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