The 1946–47 season was Aberdeen's 35th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 36th season competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
1946–47 season | ||
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Chairman | William Mitchell | |
Manager | Dave Halliday | |
Scottish League Division One | 3rd | |
Scottish Cup | Winners | |
Scottish League Cup | Runners-up | |
Top goalscorer | League: George Hamilton (16) All: George Hamilton (31) | |
Highest home attendance | 35,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September | |
Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs. Clyde 1 February | |
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Results
editDivision A
editMatch Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 10 August | Third Lanark | A | 3–0 | Hamilton, Taylor, Harris | 12,000 |
2 | 14 August | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Baird | 18,000 |
3 | 17 August | Celtic | H | 6–2 | Baird (2), Harris, Hamilton, Williams, Kiddie | 30,000 |
4 | 21 August | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | Kiddie, Williams | 9,000 |
5 | 24 August | St Mirren | A | 2–4 | Baird (2) | 13,000 |
6 | 28 August | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Howie, Harris | 29,000 |
7 | 31 August | Clyde | A | 2–0 | Harris (2) | 17,000 |
8 | 4 September | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Taylor | 35,000 |
9 | 7 September | Falkirk | H | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
10 | 14 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | McCall, Harris | 25,000 |
11 | 2 November | Queen of the South | H | 0–0 | 18,000 | |
12 | 9 November | Morton | A | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
13 | 16 November | Queen's Park | H | 3–1 | Millar (2), McCall | 15,000 |
14 | 23 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Waldron, Hamilton | 14,000 |
15 | 30 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 5–2 | Hamilton (3), Harris, Williams | 6,000 |
16 | 7 December | Third Lanark | H | 1–0 | Hamilton | 12,000 |
17 | 14 December | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 8,500 | |
18 | 21 December | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Waldron (2), Hume | 15,000 |
19 | 28 December | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Harris | 30,000 |
20 | 1 January | Falkirk | H | 0–4 | 20,000 | |
21 | 2 January | Celtic | A | 5–1 | Hamilton (4), Harris | 25,000 |
22 | 4 January | Partick Thistle | A | 0–4 | 12,000 | |
23 | 18 January | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 57,000 | |
24 | 1 February | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Hamilton, Williams | 10,000 |
25 | 26 April | Queen's Park | A | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
26 | 28 April | Queen of the South | A | 5–1 | McCall (2), Harris, Hamilton, Williams | 6,500 |
27 | 3 May | St Mirren | H | 4–2 | Kiddie (3), McCall | 13,500 |
28 | 5 May | Morton | H | 2–2 | Hamilton, Taylor (penalty) | 12,000 |
29 | 14 May | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 | Hamilton (2), Baird | 12,000 |
30 | 17 May | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | Kelly | 15,844 |
Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rangers | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 26 | +50 | 46 |
2 | Hibernian | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 44 |
3 | Aberdeen | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 39 |
4 | Hearts | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 38 |
5 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 35 |
Source: RSSSF
Scottish League Cup
editGroup Section D
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 21 September | Falkirk | H | 4–3 | Hamilton (4) | 25,000 |
2 | 28 September | Queen of the South | A | 5–2 | Millar (2), Kiddie, Hamilton, Harris | 17,000 |
3 | 5 October | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | McCall (2) | 25,000 |
4 | 12 October | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | Hamilton | 17,000 |
5 | 19 October | Queen of the South | H | 1–0 | McCall | 22,000 |
6 | 26 October | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | 8,500 |
Section D final table
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1.182 | 8 |
Motherwell | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 7 |
Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 5 |
Queen of the South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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QF L1 | 1 March | Dundee | A | 1–0 | Millar | 28,300 |
QF L2 | 5 March | Dundee | H | 3–2 | Hamilton (2), McCall | 18,500 |
SF | 22 March | Heart of Midlothian | N | 6–2 | Hamilton (3), Baird, McCall, | 36,000 |
F | 5 April | Rangers | N | 0–4 | 82,684 |
Scottish Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 25 January | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | McCall, Cooper | 34,000 |
R2 | 8 February | Ayr United | H | 8–0 | Hamilton (3), Harris (3), Williams, Botha | 15,500 |
R3 | 22 February | Morton | H | 1–1 | Millar | 30,000 |
R3R | 8 March | Morton | A | 2–1 | McCall, Hamilton | 18,500 |
R4 | 29 March | Dundee | A | 2–1 | Williams (2) | 35,500 |
SF | 12 April | Arbroath | N | 2–0 | Williams (2) | 22,000 |
F | 19 April | Hibernian | N | 2–1 | Hamilton, Williams | 82,140 |
Squad
editAppearances & Goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 43 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Frank Watson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 43 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Pat McKenna | 41 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 29 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Cowie | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Willie Waddell | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SOU | Jimmy Preston | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ralph McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Ben Robson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | Frank McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie McCall | 46 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 45 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | George Taylor | 37 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Joe McLaughlin | 31 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Alex Kiddie | 17 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Millar | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Hume | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SOU | Ray Botha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Jamieson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Merchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 42 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 39 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 19 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Ernie Waldron | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | Mike Coleman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Horace Wallbanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust