1946–47 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1946–47 season
ChairmanWilliam Mitchell
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish League Division One3rd
Scottish CupWinners
Scottish League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: George Hamilton (16)
All: George Hamilton (31)
Highest home attendance35,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Clyde 1 February

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.

Results

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Division A

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Main article: 1946–47 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

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Main article: 1946–47 Scottish League Cup

Group Section D

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
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
Aberdeen (1) 6 4 0 2 13 11 1.182 8
Motherwell (1) 6 3 1 2 15 11 1.364 7
Falkirk (1) 6 2 1 3 11 12 0.917 5
Queen of the South (1) 6 2 0 4 8 13 0.615 4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
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

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Main article: 1946–47 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
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

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 43 0 26 0 7 0 10 0
GK Scotland SCO Frank Watson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 43 0 27 0 7 0 9 0
DF Scotland SCO Pat McKenna 41 0 24 0 7 0 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 29 1 14 0 6 1 9 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Cowie 25 0 17 0 0 0 8 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Waddell 20 0 12 0 2 0 6 0
DF South Africa SOU Jimmy Preston 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ralph McKenzie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ben Robson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Frank McDonald 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie McCall 46 12 29 5 7 2 10 5
MF Scotland SCO Tony Harris 45 14 28 10 7 3 10 1
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 37 3 28 3 6 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe McLaughlin 31 0 19 0 7 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Kiddie 17 6 13 5 0 0 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Willie Millar 13 6 5 2 2 1 6 3
MF Scotland SCO Willie Hume 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF South Africa SOU Ray Botha 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Jamieson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Merchant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 42 33 26 17 7 5 9 11
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 39 11 23 5 7 6 9 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Baird 19 7 14 6 3 0 2 1
FW England ENG Ernie Waldron 7 3 7 3 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Mike Coleman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Horace Wallbanks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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