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1949–50 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1949–50 season
ChairmanWilliam Mitchell
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish League Division One11th place
Scottish CupFinalist
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Yorston (10 goals)
All: Harry Yorston (17 goals)
Highest home attendance43,000 vs. Rangers, 3 September
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs. Partick Thistle, 12 November
vs. Stirling Albion, 22 April

The 1949–50 season was Aberdeen's 38th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 40th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division A

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 September St Mirren H 2–3 Emery, Kelly (penalty) 17,000
2 17 September Clyde H 1–1 Stenhouse 18,000
3 24 September Dundee H 2–2 Kelly (2) 23,000
4 1 October Hibernian A 0–2 25,000
5 8 October Third Lanark H 2–1 Yorston (2) 18,000
6 15 October Celtic A 2–4 Kelly, Rice 30,000
7 22 October Clyde A 1–0 Kelly 14,500
8 29 October Rangers H 1–3 Hamilton 40,000
9 5 November Falkirk A 0–1 12,000
10 12 November Partick Thistle H 3–1 Yorston (2), Baird 8,000
11 19 November Stirling Albion A 1–0 Hamilton 15,000
12 26 November Raith Rovers H 3–0 Hamilton (2), Hather 16,000
13 3 December Heart of Midlothian A 1–4 Hather 23,000
14 10 December Queen of the South A 0–1 7,000
15 17 December Motherwell H 5–0 Yorston (2), Kiddie, Harris 15,000
16 24 December St Mirren A 0–4 7,000
17 31 December East Fife H 1–2 Yorston 17,000
18 2 January Dundee A 1–1 Pearson 23,000
19 3 January Hibernian H 0–3 15,000
20 7 January Third Lanark A 1–3 Emery 12,000
21 14 January Cetic H 4–0 Baird, Pearson, Hather, Emery (penalty) 25,000
22 4 February Rangers A 2–2 Hamilton, Yorston 50,000
23 18 February Partick Thistle A 2–0 Yorston, Hamilton 25,000
24 4 March Raith Rovers A 2–1 Baird, Hamilton 10,000
25 18 March Queen of the South H 2–0 Hamilton, Baird 12,000
26 25 March Motherwell A 1–5 Emery 7,000
27 1 April Falkirk H 1–2 Pearson 12,000
28 8 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–5 Hamilton 16,500
29 14 April East Fife A 1–4 Hather 5,500
30 22 April Stirling Albion H 6–2 Hather (2), Emery (penalty), Yorston, Baird 8,000

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Dundee 30 12 7 11 49 46 +3 31
7 Partick Thistle 30 13 3 14 55 45 +10 29
8 Aberdeen 30 11 4 15 48 56 −8 26
9 Raith Rovers 30 9 8 13 45 54 −9 26
10 Motherwell 30 10 5 15 53 58 −5 25
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish League Cup

Group 1

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August St Mirren A 1–3 Kelly 25,000
2 17 August Celtic H 4–5 Emery, Yorston, Kelly, Harris 40,000
3 20 August Rangers A 2–4 Harris, Emery 50,000
4 27 August St Mirren H 1–0 Yorston 22,000
5 31 August Celtic H 3–1 Pearson, Kelly, Yorston 15,000
6 3 September Rangers H 1–1 Emery 43,000

Group 1 final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Rangers 6 3 2 1 15 8 1.875 8
Celtic 6 3 0 3 13 13 1.000 6
Aberdeen 6 2 1 3 12 14 0.857 5
St Mirren 6 2 1 3 7 12 0.583 5
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1949–50 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January St Mirren A 2–1 Yorston (2), Baird, Delaney 20,000
R2 11 February Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 Emery, Pearson, Hamilton 42,000
R3 25 February Celtic A 1–0 Anderson 65,000
QF 11 March Queen of the South A 3–3 Yorston (2), Pearson 12,000
QF R 15 March Queen of the South H 1–2 Hamilton 32,000

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 Frank Watson 23 0 18 0 5 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Johnny Curran 16 0 10 0 0 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Fred Martin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Don Emery (c) 40 9 29 5 5 1 6 3
DF Scotland SCO Pat McKenna 39 0 28 0 5 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Ralph McKenzie 18 0 10 0 5 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Waddell 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Roy 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony McKeown 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Johnny Bruce 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Armour Ashe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Sid Pacione 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Anderson 40 1 29 0 5 1 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Tony Harris 39 3 28 1 5 0 6 2
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Pearson 31 6 20 3 5 2 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Stenhouse 14 1 9 1 5 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Rice 10 1 7 1 0 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Kiddie 8 1 5 1 0 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Rob 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie Glen 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Millar 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Eric Bakie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Chalmers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Thomson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ken Findlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Merchant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gauld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? Willie Lamont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Yorston 36 17 26 10 5 4 5 3
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 32 11 26 9 5 2 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Baird 23 6 18 6 5 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Hather 17 6 17 6 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Kelly 15 8 9 5 0 0 6 3
FW Scotland SCO Freddie Smith 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McIntyre 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Ian Rodger 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? John McLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Jimmy Muir 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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