1966–67 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1966–67 season
ChairmanCharles B. Forbes
ManagerEddie Turnbull
Scottish League Division One4th
Scottish CupFinalists
Scottish League CupSemi-finalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Wilson (14)
All: Jim Smith (21)
Highest home attendance44,000 vs. Hibernian, 22 March 1967
Lowest home attendance5,000 x2 vs. St Johnstone, 13 August 1966
vs. Clyde, 1 October 1966

The 1966–67 season was Aberdeen's 54th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 56th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results

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Own goal scorers in italics.

Division 1

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Main article: 1966–67 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 September Dundee A 1–2 Wilson 10,000
2 17 September St Johnstone H 3–2 Winchester (2), Smith 7,000
3 24 September Rangers H 0–3 30,000
4 1 October Clyde H 1–1 Winchester 5,000
5 8 October Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Shewan 8,500
6 15 October Ayr United H 2–0 Smith, Winchester 7,000
7 22 October Airdrieonians A 1–2 Taylor, Wilson 4,320
8 29 October Hibernian H 2–2 Winchester, Watt 10,000
9 5 November Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 Watt (2), Taylor 10,000
10 12 November St Mirren A 3–1 Watt (2), Winchester 5,500
11 19 November Partick Thistle H 5–2 Wilson (2), Petersen, Whyte, Winchester 9,500
12 26 November Dundee United A 3–1 Winchester, Briggs, Wilson 7,210
13 3 December Motherwell H 2–1 Wilson (2) 8,000
14 10 December Falkirk A 0–1 4,565
15 17 December Stirling Albion A 6–2 Wilson (3), Whyte, Johnston, Taylor 1,375
16 24 December Celtic H 1–1 Melrose 28,000
17 31 December Kilmarnock H 4–0 Melrose, Smith, Wilson, Munro 14,000
18 2 January Dundee H 5–2 Munro (2), Melrose, Smith, Wilson 17,000
19 3 January St Johnstone A 0–1 8,200
20 14 January Clyde A 0–0 5,500
21 18 January Rangers H 1–2 Johnston 31,000
22 21 January Dunfermline Athletic H 1–2 Winchester 9,000
23 4 February Ayr United A 5–2 Smith (2), Robb, Johnston, Whyte 3,100
24 11 February Airdrieonians H 7–0 Johnston (3), Wilson (2), Munro, Smith 8,000
25 25 February Hibernian A 0–1 18,500
26 4 March Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 Johnston (2), Smith 12,000
27 18 March Partick Thistle A 1–1 Storrie 4,000
28 25 March Dundee United H 0–1 13,000
29 27 March St Mirren A 0–0 10,000
30 4 April Motherwell A 2–3 Winchester, Smith 4,500
31 8 April Falkirk H 6–1 Johnston (2), Munro (2), Melrose, Smith 7,000
32 15 April Stirling Albion H 1–0 Melrose 7,500
33 19 April Celtic A 0–0 33,000
34 1 May Kilmarnock A 1–1 McGrory 5,500

Final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Rangers 34 24 7 3 92 31 +61 55
3 Clyde 34 20 6 8 64 48 +16 46
4 Aberdeen 34 17 8 9 72 38 +34 42
5 Hibernian 34 19 4 11 72 49 +23 42
6 Dundee 34 16 9 9 74 51 +23 41
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1966–67 Scottish League Cup

Group 1

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August St Johnstone H 3–0 Smith (2), Little 5,000
2 17 August Dundee A 4–3 Winchester (2), Wilson 9,500
3 20 August Dundee United H 4–1 Winchester, Briggs (own goal), Smith, Melrose 11,000
4 27 August St Johnstone A 3–0 Wilson, Winchester, Little 5,000
5 31 August Dundee H 2–0 Smith, Melrose 12,000
6 3 September Dundee United A 4–3 Whyte (2), Wilson, Little 5,000

Group 1 final table

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Aberdeen 6 6 0 0 20 7 2.857 12
Dundee United 6 2 2 2 13 13 1.000 6
Dundee 6 1 2 3 8 11 0.727 4
St Johnstone 6 0 2 4 6 16 0.375 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QFL1 14 September Morton A 1–3 Smith 4,750
QFL2 21 September Morton H 3–0 Winchester, Smith, Petersen 19,000
SF 19 October Rangers N 2–2 Wilson, Shewan 38,600
SFR 24 October Rangers N 0–2 38,000

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1966–67 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January Dundee A 5–0 Smith (2), Johnston (2), Wilson 23,000
R2 18 February St Johnstone H 5–0 Johnston (2), Wilson, Smith, Melrose 22,800
QF 11 March Hibernian A 1–1 Smith 37,200
QFR 22 March Hibernian H 3–0 Winchester (2), Storrie 44,000
SF 1 April Dundee United N 1–0 Millar 41,500
Final 29 April Celtic N 0–2 126,102

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 Bobby Clark 50 0 34 0 6 0 10 0
GK Scotland SCO Ernie McGarr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ally Shewan 50 2 34 1 6 0 10 1
DF Scotland SCO Tommy McMillan 48 0 32 0 6 0 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Whyte 46 5 30 3 6 0 10 2
DF Denmark DEN Jens Petersen 46 2 30 1 6 0 10 1
DF Scotland SCO Martin Buchan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Hermiston 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Benny McCabe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Wilson 47 20 31 13 6 2 10 5
MF Scotland SCO Frank Munro 35 7 29 6 6 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Taylor 13 3 13 3 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Pat Wilson 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Watt 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 45 20 30 10 5 4 10 6
FW Scotland SCO Harry Melrose (c) 43 8 27 5 6 1 10 2
FW Scotland SCO Ernie Winchester 29 16 18 10 1 1 10 5
FW Scotland SCO Dave Johnston 26 14 20 10 6 4 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Little 25 4 14 1 1 0 10 3
FW Scotland SCO Dave Millar 19 0 9 0 0 0 10 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Storrie 11 2 7 1 4 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Robb 4 1 3 1 1 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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