Aberdeen F.C.
1954–55 season
ChairmanWilliam Mitchell
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish League Division One1st
Scottish CupSemi-finalists
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Paddy Buckley (17)
All: Paddy Buckley (29)
Highest home attendance44,467 vs. Rangers, 19 February 1955
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 23 April 1955

The 1954–55 season was Aberdeen's 42nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 44th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division A

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 September Stirling Albion H 5–0 O'Neil (2), Buckley, Wallace, Yorston 17,000
2 18 September Dundee A 2–0 Glen (penalty), O'Neil 27,000
3 25 September Hibernian H 3–1 Yorston (2), O'Neil 30,000
4 2 October Motherwell A 3–1 Yorston, Leggat, Hather 12,000
5 9 October Celtic H 0–2 38,000
6 16 October St Mirren A 4–0 Wishart (2), Glen (penalty), Hamilton 15,000
7 23 October East Fife H 4–1 Hather, Allister, Buckley, Yorston 14,500
8 30 October Partick Thistle A 0–1 20,000
9 6 November Queen of the South H 2–0 Buckley, Glen (penalty) 15,000
10 13 November Raith Rovers A 2–1 Allister, Yorston 11,000
11 20 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Yorston 28,000
12 27 November Falkirk H 1–0 Hather 17,000
13 4 December Kilmarnock A 4–0 Buckley (2), Leggat (2) 12,000
14 11 December Rangers A 1–3 Buckley 50,500
15 18 December Clyde H 3–0 Wishart, Allister (penalty), Yorston 17,000
16 25 December Stirling Albion A 4–3 Leggat, Yorston, Hather, Wishart 3,500
17 1 January Dundee H 1–0 Wishart 25,000
18 3 January Hibernian A 1–0 Buckley 30,000
19 8 January Motherwell H 4–1 Buckley (2), Leggat (2) 22,000
20 22 January St Mirren H 2–1 Hather, Brown 18,000
21 29 January East Fife A 1–1 Leggat 9,000
22 12 February Partick Thistle H 4–0 Hather (2), Buckley, Allister 14,000
23 26 February Queen of the South A 6–2 Buckley (2), Yorston (2), Hather, Hamilton 9,000
24 12 March Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 28,000
25 19 March Falkirk A 2–1 Wishart, Hather 17,000
26 30 March Kilmarnock H 4–1 Leggat (2), Yorston, Wishart 16,500
27 2 April Rangers H 4–0 Buckley (3), Leggat 32,000
28 9 April Clyde A 1–0 Glen (penalty) 15,000
29 16 April Celtic A 1–2 Leggat 35,000
30 23 April Raith Rovers H 3–2 Buckley (2), Hather 10,000

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aberdeen (C) 30 24 1 5 73 26 +47 49
2 Celtic 30 19 8 3 76 37 +39 46
3 Rangers 30 19 3 8 67 33 +34 41
4 Hearts 30 16 7 7 74 45 +29 39
5 Hibernian 30 15 4 11 64 54 +10 34 Invitation for the European Cup first round
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

Group 2

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Queen of the South H 4–0 Leggat (2), Hather, Buckley 18,000
2 18 August Hibernian A 0–2 23,000
3 21 August East Fife A 3–0 O'Neil, Buckley, Hather 15,000
4 28 August Queen of the South A 0–3 10,000
5 1 September Hibernian H 1–1 Hamilton 30,000
6 4 September East Fife H 5–1 Buckley (4), Hather 28,000

Group 2 final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
East Fife 6 4 0 2 13 11 1.182 8
Aberdeen 6 3 1 2 13 7 1.857 7
Hibernian 6 3 1 2 13 10 1.300 7
Queen of the South 6 1 0 5 8 19 0.421 2
Source:

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R5 5 February Stirling Albion A 6–0 Yorston (2), Hather (2), Buckley (2) 7,568
R6 19 February Rangers H 2–1 Hather, Wishart 44,647
QF 5 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Allister 48,723
QFR 9 March Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Buckley, Yorston 41,345
SF 26 March Clyde N 2–2 Buckley (2) 32,590
SFR 4 April Clyde N 0–1 28,304

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Fred Martin 40 0 28 0 6 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Reg Morrison 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Danny Mowatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Mitchell (c) 40 0 29 0 5 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Alec Young 40 0 30 0 6 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Smith 36 0 25 0 5 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Jack Allister 32 5 21 4 6 1 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave Caldwell 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Clunie 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian MacFarlane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave Aitken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie Glen 42 4 30 4 6 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Graham Leggat 36 13 26 11 5 0 5 2
MF Scotland SCO Bob Wishart 29 8 23 7 6 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Wallace 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Allan Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Teddy Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Newlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF United States United States Crawford Clelland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Ingram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Hather 42 15 30 9 6 3 6 3
FW Scotland SCO Paddy Buckley 40 28 28 17 6 5 6 6
FW Scotland SCO Harry Yorston 36 15 28 12 6 3 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe O'Neil 16 5 12 4 0 0 4 1
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 11 3 4 2 1 0 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Brown 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Hay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian McNeill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ivor Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Allan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Jack Dunbar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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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