1935–36 season | |
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Chairman | Francis John Whitehead |
Manager | Paddy Travers |
Scottish League Division One | 3rd |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finalists |
Top goalscorer | League: Matt Armstrong (30) All: Matt Armstrong (31) |
Highest home attendance | 34,500 vs. Rangers, 23 November |
Lowest home attendance | 7,000 vs. Airdireonias 18 January |
The 1935–36 season was Aberdeen's 31st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 32nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
Results
Division One
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 August | Celtic | A | 3–1 | Lang (2), Armstrong | 28,000 |
2 | 17 August | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | Armstrong (2) | 10,000 |
3 | 24 August | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Armstrong (2), Mills | 15,000 |
4 | 28 August | Clyde | H | 3–1 | McKenzie, Mills, Lang | 8,000 |
5 | 31 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–0 | Mills, Armstrong | 10,000 |
6 | 7 September | Ayr United | H | 3–0 | McKenzie, Lang, Benyon | 12,000 |
7 | 14 September | Airdrieoniasn | A | 4–3 | Lang, Mills, Armstrong, McKenzie | 7,000 |
8 | 21 September | Dundee | H | 4–1 | Armstrong (3), Lang | 16,000 |
9 | 23 September | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 | Mills, McKenzie, Lang | 20,000 |
10 | 28 September | Third Lanark | A | 1–5 | Lang | 9,000 |
11 | 5 October | Partick Thistle | H | 4–0 | Warnock (2), McKenzie, Devers | 10,000 |
12 | 12 October | Arbroath | A | 1–0 | Armstrong | 6,000 |
13 | 19 October | Queen's Park | H | 2–1 | Devers (2) | 7,500 |
14 | 26 October | Kilmarnock | A | 5–2 | Mills (3), Armstrong, Lang | 6,000 |
15 | 2 November | Queen of the South | H | 4–3 | Armstrong (2 penalties), Benyon, Devers | 14,000 |
16 | 9 November | St Johnstone | A | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
17 | 16 November | Albion Rovers | A | 3–1 | McKenzie, Thomson, Mills | 6,000 |
18 | 23 November | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Benyon | 34,500 |
19 | 30 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Armstrong (2) | 18,000 |
20 | 7 December | Clyde | A | 3–0 | Armstrong (2), Benyon | 11,000 |
21 | 14 December | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–1 | Mills, Warnock, Lang | 4,000 |
22 | 21 December | Celtic | A | 3–5 | Warnock (2), Armstrong | 40,000 |
23 | 28 December | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | McKenzie | 17,000 |
24 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 2–2 | Thomson (penalty), Mills | 22,000 |
25 | 2 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–3 | Scott, R. Smith, Mills | 16,000 |
26 | 4 January | Hibernian | A | 4–1 | Warnock (2), Scott, McKenzie | 22,000 |
27 | 11 January | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | Scott | 10,000 |
28 | 18 January | Airdireonians | H | 2–2 | Thomson (penalty), Benyon | 7,000 |
29 | 1 February | Third Lanark | H | 2–0 | Warnock (2) | 11,000 |
30 | 15 February | Partick Thistle | A | 3–3 | Armstrong (2), Thomson | 22,000 |
31 | 29 February | Arbroath | H | 1–2 | Armstrong | 9,000 |
32 | 14 March | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | Armstrong, Mills | 8,000 |
33 | 21 March | Queen of the South | A | 1–1 | Armstrong | 9,000 |
34 | 28 March | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Mills (penalty), Armstrong, Beynon | 7,000 |
35 | 4 April | Queen's Park | A | 1–0 | Beynon | 4,000 |
36 | 11 April | Albion Rovers | H | 6–1 | Armstrong (4), Mills, Thomson | 10,000 |
37 | 25 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Mills, Armstrong | 18,000 |
38 | 29 April | Rangers | A | 3–2 | Beynon, Mills, Thomson | 12,000 |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 115 | 33 | +82 | 66 |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 110 | 43 | +67 | 61 |
3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 96 | 50 | +46 | 61 |
4 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 48 |
5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 47 |
Source: RSSSF
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 29 January | Hamilton Academical | H | 4–1 | Benyon (2), Mills, McKenzie | 12,718 |
R2 | 8 February | King's Park | H | 6–0 | Mills (2), Lang (2), Armstrong, Thomson | 13,613 |
R3 | 22 February | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | Lang | 32,468 |
R3 R | 26 February | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | Thomson (penalty) | 21,843 |
QF | 7 March | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 41,633 | |
Squad
Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Steve Smith | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Doug Westland | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Willie Cooper | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bob Fraser (c) | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Charlie McGill | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Charlie Gavin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Dick Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Duncan Urquhart | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Joe Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | George Thomson | 39 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
MF | NIR | Eddie Falloon | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Johnny Lang | 31 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | |
MF | WAL | Jackie Beynon | 31 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Dave Warnock | 21 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ritchie Smith | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | William Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Johnny McKenzie | 39 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Mills | 38 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Tommy Devers | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Scott | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Joe Brown | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust
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