The 1964–65 season was Aberdeen's 52nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 54th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Summer Cup.
1964–65 season | ||
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Chairman | Charles B. Forbes | |
Manager | Tommy Pearson (to February) Eddie Turnbull (from February) | |
Scottish League Division One | 12th | |
Scottish Cup | 1st Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Group stage | |
Summer Cup 1964 | Finalists | |
Summer Cup 1965 | Group stage | |
Top goalscorer | League: Ernie Winchester (14) All: Ernie Winchester (19) | |
Highest home attendance | 30,000 vs. Rangers, 22 August 1964 | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,000 vs. Clyde, 19 January 1965 | |
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Results edit
Own goals in italics
Division 1 edit
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 19 August | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Winchester (2) | 11,000 |
2 | 5 September | Dundee | A | 1–3 | Winchester | 8,000 |
3 | 12 September | St Johnstone | H | 5–5 | Kerr (2), Little, Coutts, McKinven | 5,000 |
4 | 19 September | Hibernian | A | 2–4 | Kerr | 12,000 |
5 | 26 September | Partick Thistle | H | 5–1 | Kerr (2), Little, Kerrigan, McIntosh | 5,000 |
6 | 3 October | Third Lanark | A | 1–4 | Little | 3,000 |
7 | 10 October | Celtic | H | 1–3 | Winchester | 13,000 |
8 | 17 October | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
9 | 24 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
10 | 31 October | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | Morrison, Kerrigan | 4,000 |
11 | 7 November | Rangers | A | 2–2 | Kerrigan, Morrison | 30,000 |
12 | 14 November | Morton | H | 2–1 | Kerr, Morrison | 5,000 |
13 | 21 November | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Morrison | 10,000 |
14 | 28 November | Dundee United | A | 3–0 | Kerrigan, Morrison, Lister | 6,000 |
15 | 12 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–6 | Kerrigan (2), Cooke | 12,117 |
16 | 19 December | Clyde | H | 0–3 | 3,500 | |
17 | 26 December | St Mirren | A | 0–4 | 4,500 | |
18 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Winchester | 8,000 |
19 | 9 January | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Kerrigan | 8,000 |
20 | 16 January | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Fraser | 5,000 |
21 | 27 January | Third Lanark | H | 3–1 | Ravn, Kerrigan, Fraser | 9,000 |
22 | 30 January | Celtic | A | 0–8 | 14,000 | |
23 | 17 February | St Johnstone | A | 4–2 | Ravn (2), Winchester, Kerrigan | 6,500 |
24 | 27 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Ravn, Morrison | 7,000 |
25 | 6 March | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | Cummings | 4,000 |
26 | 13 March | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Winchester, Kerrigan | 25,000 |
27 | 20 March | Morton | A | 1–1 | Kerrigan | 4,000 |
28 | 24 March | Airdrieonians | H | 5–2 | Winchester (3), Ravn, Kerrigan, | 4,000 |
29 | 27 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Kerrigan | 6,500 |
30 | 3 April | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Winchester | 11,000 |
31 | 10 April | Airdrieonians | A | 4–2 | Winchester (2), Ravn, Fraser | 4,000 |
32 | 14 April | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | Winchester, Fraser | 5,000 |
33 | 17 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
34 | 24 April | Clyde | A | 0–4 | 4,450 |
Final standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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10 | Morton | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 33 |
11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 58 | 0.983 | 32 |
12 | Aberdeen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | 32 |
13 | St Johnstone | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 29 |
14 | Motherwell | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 54 | 0.833 | 28 |
Source: RSSSF
1964 Summer Cup edit
Continued from May
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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Final L1 | 1 August | Hibernian | H | 3–2 | Kerr (2), Winchester | 10,100 |
Final L2 | 5 August | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Cooke | 28,000 |
Final R | 2 September | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | Winchester | ????? |
Scottish League Cup edit
Group 1 edit
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 8 August | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 45,000 | |
2 | 12 August | St Johnstone | H | 2–1 | Kerrigan, Winchester | 10,000 |
3 | 15 August | St Mirren | A | 3–3 | Hume, Cooke, Smith | 5,000 |
4 | 22 August | Rangers | H | 3–4 | McIntosh, Kerr, Smith | 30,000 |
5 | 26 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Smith | 4,000 |
6 | 29 August | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Winchester, Smith | 7,000 |
Group 1 final table edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Rangers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3.714 | 11 |
St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 7 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 5 |
St Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0.263 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup edit
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 6 February | East Fife | H | 0–0 | 10,100 | |
R1R | 9 February | East Fife | A | 0–1 | 7,000 |
1965 Summer Cup edit
Group 1 edit
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 1 May | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | Kerr (2), Winchester | 4,000 |
2 | 5 May | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Wilson (2), Kerrigan | 5,000 |
3 | 8 May | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | Fraser | 6,000 |
4 | 12 May | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | Ravn (2) | 3,000 |
5 | 15 May | Dundee | A | 2–1 | Fraser, Smith | 5,000 |
6 | 19 May | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | 4,369 |
Group 1 final table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Dundee United | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
2 | Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
3 | Dundee | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
4 | St Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Squad edit
Appearances & Goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | John Ogston | 42 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ally Shewan (c) | 42 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John McCormick | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 18 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Hugh Stewart | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | DEN | Jens Petersen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Dave Smith | 41 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | DEN | Leif Mortensen | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie McIntosh | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby Hume | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Tony Fraser | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Lister | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Don Kerrigan | 33 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 29 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Billy Little | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 21 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Andy Kerr | 15 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | DEN | Jørgen Ravn | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tommy Morrison | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ken Ronaldson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | Alex Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | John Cummings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unofficial Appearances & Goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1964 Summer Cup Finals | 1965 Summer Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | John Ogston | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ally Shewan (c) | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John McCormick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Hugh Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Dave Smith | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Tony Fraser | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Willie McIntosh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Lister | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | DEN | Leif Mortensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Billy Little | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Don Kerrigan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | DEN | Jørgen Ravn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Andy Kerr | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Tommy Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dave Millar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References edit
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust