1947–48 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1947–48 season
ChairmanWilliam Mitchell
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish League Division One10th
Scottish Cup3rd Round
Scottish League CupSemi-finalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Kelly (10)
All: Stan Williams (13)
Highest home attendance43,000 vs. Rangers, 3 April
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Heart of Midlothian, 15 November
vs. St Mirren, 27 December

The 1947–48 season was Aberdeen's 36th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 37th 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: 1947–48 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Hibernian H 0–2 40,000
2 26 August St Mirren A 0–3 13,500
3 20 September Dundee H 3–2 Williams, Baird, Hamilton 20,000
4 4 October Celtic H 2–0 Kiddie, Baird 25,000
5 18 October Falkirk H 1–2 Millar 17,000
6 25 October Partick Thistle A 1–2 Kiddie 25,000
7 1 November Queen of the South H 2–2 Taylor, Harris 16,000
8 8 November Airdireonians A 1–2 McCall 5,500
9 15 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Kiddie 10,000
10 22 November Queen's Park H 6–0 Williams (2), Harris (2), Millar, Taylor 15,000
11 29 November Morton A 1–0 Hamilton 9,500
12 6 December Clyde H 3–1 Hamilton, Harris, Williams 10,500
13 13 December Rangers A 0–4 25,000
14 20 December Hibernian A 0–4 20,000
15 25 December Third Lanark A 2–3 Yorston, Taylor (penalty) 8,000
16 27 December St Mirren H 5–0 Yorston (2), Kelly, McCall, Kiddie 10,000
17 1 January Dundee A 0–0 14,500
18 3 January Motherwell H 2–1 Yorston, Kelly 25,000
19 10 January Celtic A 0–1 18,000
20 17 January Third Lanark H 2–2 Yorston 14,000
21 31 January Falkirk A 1–3 Kelly 8,000
22 14 February Partick Thistle H 0–1 25,000
23 28 February Airdrieonians H 3–0 Pearson, Baird, Harris 18,000
24 6 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Kelly 17,937
25 13 March Queen's Park A 1–3 Williams 15,000
26 20 March Morton H 2–1 Kelly, Williams 18,000
27 26 March Clyde A 3–1 Kelly (3) 8,000
28 3 April Rangers H 1–1 Kelly 43,000
29 9 April Queen of the South A 0–0 12,000
30 17 April Motherwell A 1–2 Kelly 8,500

Final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Motherwell 30 13 3 14 45 47 −2 29
9 Heart of Midlothian 30 10 8 12 37 42 −5 28
10 Aberdeen 30 10 7 13 45 45 0 27
11 Third Lanark 30 10 6 14 56 73 −17 26
12 Celtic 30 10 5 15 41 56 −15 25
Source: SPFL

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1947–48 Scottish League Cup

Group 1

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August St Mirren A 1–0 Williams 8,000
2 16 August Motherwell H 2–0 Millar, Kiddie 20,000
3 23 August Queen of the South A 2–1 Baird (2) 14,000
4 30 August St Mirren H 2–0 Hamilton (2) 20,000
5 6 September Motherwell A 0–2 21,500
6 13 September Queen of the South H 9–0 Hamilton (4), Williams (3), Baird, Millar 25,000

Group 1 final table

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Aberdeen 6 5 0 1 16 3 5.333 10
Motherwell 6 5 0 1 13 3 4.333 10
St Mirren 6 1 0 5 9 18 0.500 2
Queen of the South 6 1 0 5 10 24 0.417 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF 27 September Leith Athletic H 8–2 Williams (3), Millar (3), Baird, Hamilton 17,000
SF 11 October East Fife N 0–1 30,000

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1947–48 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 7 February Nithsdale Wanderers A 5–0 Stenhouse (2), Kelly (2), Harris 2,600
R3 21 February Hibernian A 2–4 Pearson, Harris 37,000

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 38 0 28 0 2 0 8 0
GK Scotland SCO Willie Bruce 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Charlie Scott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Pat McKenna 40 0 30 0 2 0 8 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Cowie 37 0 27 0 2 0 8 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Waddell 30 0 23 0 2 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop (c) 20 0 14 0 1 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Roy 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh McVean 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF South Africa SOU Jimmy Preston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ralph McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Allan Massie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 39 3 29 3 2 0 8 0
MF Scotland SCO Tony Harris 37 6 28 4 2 2 7 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Millar 21 7 15 2 0 0 6 5
MF Scotland SCO Alex Kiddie 20 5 17 4 0 0 3 1
MF Scotland SCO Willie McCall 19 3 13 3 0 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe McLaughlin 16 0 9 0 1 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Pearson 10 2 9 1 1 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Stenhouse 5 2 3 0 2 2 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Hume 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Africa SOU Ray Botha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie Glen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 23 13 17 6 2 0 4 7
FW Scotland SCO Archie Baird 22 7 13 3 2 0 7 4
FW Scotland SCO Archie Kelly 17 12 16 10 1 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 14 9 8 2 0 0 6 7
FW Scotland SCO Harry Yorston 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ernie Waldron 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Jimmy Owens 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Freddie Smith 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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