Aberdeen F.C.
1968–69 season
ChairmanCharles B. Forbes
ManagerEddie Turnbull
Scottish League Division One15th
Scottish CupSemi-final
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim Forrest (17)
All: Jim Forrest (24)
Highest home attendance31,000 vs. Celtic, 11 January 1969
Lowest home attendance7,000 x2 vs. Falkirk, 21 December 1968
vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 24 March 1969

The 1968–69 season was Aberdeen's 56th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 58th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Fairs Cup.

Results

Own goal scorers in italics

Division 1

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 7 September Dundee A 4–4 Robb (2), Taylor, Shewan 10,000
2 14 September St Johnstone H 2–0 Smith, Craig 11,000
3 21 September Dundee United H 0–1 13,000
4 28 September Celtic A 1–2 Rae 35,000
5 5 October Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Robb 12,000
6 12 October Partick Thistle A 0–1 5,500
7 19 October Clyde H 0–1 8,000
8 26 October Rangers A 3–2 Forrest (2), Johnston 40,000
9 2 November Raith Rovers H 2–1 Forrest, Craig 8,000
10 9 November Morton A 0–1 5,000
11 16 November Arbroath H 2–2 Robb, Forrest 8,000
12 23 November St Mirren H 2–0 Forrest (2) 12,000
13 30 November Kilmarnock A 1–5 Craig 6,500
14 7 December Hibernian H 2–6 Buchan, Forrest 11,500
15 14 December Airdrieonians A 0–2 3,500
16 21 December Falkirk H 2–0 Forrest (2), Johnston 7,000
17 28 December Kilmarnock A 1–2 Johnston 6,500
18 1 January Dundee H 0–0 12,000
19 2 January St Johnstone A 1–3 Buchan 7,000
20 4 January Dundee United A 4–1 Shewan, Robb, Craig, Forrest 15,000
21 11 January Celtic H 1–3 Forrest 31,000
22 18 January Heart of Midlothian A 2–3 Robb, Johnston 8,000
23 1 February Partick Thistle H 1–1 Craig 8,000
24 8 March Arbroath A 1–2 Forrest 4,700
25 15 March St Mirren A 2–1 Robb, Connell 3,750
26 19 March Raith Rovers A 2–3 Johnston, Forrest 5,000
27 24 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Robb, Craig 7,000
28 29 March Hibernian A 1–1 Forrest 6,321
29 2 April Morton H 6–3 Johnston (2), Petersen, Craig, Forrest, Whyte 10,000
30 5 April Airdrieonians H 3–1 Forrest, Johnston, Robb 11,000
31 9 April Rangers H 0–0 23,000
32 12 April Falkirk A 0–1 2,500
33 19 April Kilmarnock H 0–1 8,000
34 23 April Clyde A 1–1 Forrest 987

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Clyde 34 9 13 12 35 50 −15 31
14 Partick Thistle 34 9 10 15 39 53 −14 28
15 Aberdeen 34 9 8 17 50 59 −9 26
16 Raith Rovers 34 8 5 21 45 67 −22 21
17 Falkirk 34 5 8 21 33 69 −36 18
Source: "1968-1969 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish League Cup

Group 3

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August Clyde A 1–4 Robb 5,000
2 14 August Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 Forrest 18,000
3 17 August Dundee United H 4–1 Forrest (2), Buchan, Craig 16,000
4 24 August Clyde H 0–2 19,000
5 28 August Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Smith, Taylor 8,000
6 31 August Dundee United A 0–1 12,000

Group 3 final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Clyde 6 4 0 2 13 9 1.444 8
Dundee United 6 3 0 3 12 11 1.091 6
Aberdeen 6 3 0 3 8 9 0.889 6
Dunfermline Athletic 6 2 0 4 7 11 0.636 4
Source:

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 25 January Berwick Rangers H 3–0 Forrest (2), Robb 13,600
R2 25 February Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Johnston, Hamilton 14,685
R2R 26 February Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2 Robb (2) 17,500
QF 1 March Kilmarnock H 0–0 24,000
QFR 5 March Kilmarnock A 3–0 Robb, Craig, Hamilton 17,183
SF 22 March Rangers N 1–6 Forrest 39,250

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 17 September Bulgaria Slavia Sofia A 0–0 13,000
R1 L2 2 October Bulgaria Slavia Sofia H 2–0 Robb, Taylor 29,000
R2 L1 23 October Spain Real Zaragoza H 2–1 Forrest, Smith 25,000
R2 L2 30 October Spain Real Zaragoza A 0–3 30,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Ernie McGarr 26 0 20 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 24 0 14 0 0 0 6 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Ally Shewan 50 2 34 2 6 0 6 0 4 0
DF Denmark DEN Jens Petersen (c) 50 1 34 1 6 0 6 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Martin Buchan 43 3 27 2 6 0 6 1 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Whyte 31 1 19 1 6 0 6 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy McMillan 26 0 16 0 0 0 6 0 4 0
DF Denmark DEN Henning Boel 21 0 15 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Hermiston 18 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Benny McCabe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Craig 45 9 31 7 4 1 6 1 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Taylor 24 3 14 1 2 0 5 1 3 1
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Rae 16 1 8 1 0 0 6 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO George Murray 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Buchan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Paul 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Watt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Forrest 47 23 31 16 6 3 6 3 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 45 3 33 1 6 0 2 1 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Dave Robb 40 15 26 9 6 4 5 1 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Dave Johnston 36 9 27 8 6 1 2 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 11 2 7 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Little 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Cumming 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Wilson 0 0 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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