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Aberdeen F.C.
1911–12 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
Manager Jimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One9th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Main (12)
All: Dave Main (14)
Highest home attendance22,000 vs. Celtic, 24 February 1912
Lowest home attendance3,000 vs. Morton, 6 April 1912
←  1910–11
1912–13 →

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1911–12.

Overview

Aberdeen finished in ninth place in Scottish Division One and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the third round stage after a replay defeat to Celtic. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals. In September 1911, Pittodrie Stadium was closed for two weeks after Rangers players were pelted with stones. [1]

Results

Scottish Division One

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Raith Rovers H 3–1 McIntosh, Main, Wood 10,000
2 26 August Third Lanark H 1–2 Lennie 10,000
3 2 September Hamilton Academical A 1–1 Soye 6,000
4 16 September Rangers H 1–2 Main 14,000
5 23 September Falkirk A 0–3 10,000
6 25 September Queen's Park H 3–0 Main, Wood, Lennie 8,000
7 30 September Kilmarnock H 1–2 Main 4,000
8 7 October Clyde A 1–0 Wood 5,000
9 14 October Celtic A 0–1 10,500
10 21 October Partick Thistle H 3–1 Soye, Walker, Main 6,000
11 28 October St Mirren A 3–1 Soye, Main (2) 6,000
12 4 November Airdrieonians H 3–0 Main, Wood (2) 6,000
13 11 November Queen's Park A 5–2 Soye, Walker, Main (2), Lennie 4,000
14 18 November Raith Rovers A 1–1 Lennie 8,000
15 25 November Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Wyllie, Main 12,000
16 2 December Motherwell H 0–1 8,000
17 9 December Partick Thistle A 1–3 McIntosh 10,000
18 16 December Dundee H 2–1 McIntosh, Lennie 10,000
19 23 December Hibernian A 1–1 Lennie 6,000
20 30 December St Mirren H 2–1 Wyllie, Main 9,000
21 1 January Morton A 1–2 Walker 6,000
22 6 January Hamilton Academical H 2–0 McIntosh, John Wood 4,000
23 13 January Dundee A 0–4 10,500
24 20 January Rangers A 0–2 18,000
25 2 March Hibernian H 1–1 Wyllie 5,000
26 16 March Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Wood 4,500
27 23 March Celtic H 1–1 Wood 6,000
28 30 March Clyde H 0–0 4,000
29 6 April Morton H 1–1 Soye 3,000
30 8 April Third Lanark A 2–0 Hume, McIntosh 2,500
31 13 April Motherwell A 0–2 3,000
32 17 April Falkirk H 1–0 Soye 3,500
33 20 April Airdrieonians A 0–3 1,500
34 27 April Kilmarnock A 0–3 4,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Falkirk 34 15 6 13 46 33 +13 36
8 Dundee 34 13 9 12 52 41 +11 35
9 Aberdeen 34 14 7 13 44 44 0 35
10 Airdrieonians 34 12 8 14 40 41 −1 32
11 Third Lanark 34 12 7 15 40 57 −17 31
Source: "1911-1912 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1911–12 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 27 January St Mirren A 3–3 Wyllie, Soye, Wood 16,000
R1 R 10 February St Mirren H 4–0 Walker, Main, Wood, Lennie 14,000
R2 17 February Armadale H 3–0 Wyllie, Wood, Lennie 7,000
R3 24 February Celtic H 2–2 Soye, Main 22,000
R3 R 9 March Celtic A 0–2 40,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Scotland  SCO Donald Colman (c) 35 0 32 0 3 0
MF Scotland  SCO Stewart Davidson 28 0 23 0 5 0
FW Scotland  SCO Willie Dickson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Sam Douglas 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO John Edgar 2 0 2 0 0 0
GK Scotland  SCO Andy Greig 27 0 22 0 5 0
DF Scotland  SCO Bobby Hannah 4 0 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland  SCO Archie Harper 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Jock Hume 37 1 32 1 5 0
GK Scotland  SCO Arthur King 12 0 12 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Willie Lennie 33 8 28 6 5 2
MF Scotland  SCO Willie Low 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Dave Main 34 14 29 12 5 2
FW Scotland  SCO Vic McEchern 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Angus McIntosh 20 5 19 5 1 0
MF Scotland  SCO James Miller 13 0 13 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO John Neilson 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Jimmy Soye 37 8 32 6 5 2
FW Scotland  SCO Joseph Walker 24 4 20 3 4 1
MF Scotland  SCO George Wilson 35 0 30 0 5 0
FW England  ENG John Wood 37 10 32 7 5 3
MF Scotland  SCO Jock Wyllie 39 6 34 4 5 2

References

  1. ^ Stirling, Kevin (2002). Aberdeen: A Centenary History 1903–2003. Desert Island Books. p. 217. ISBN  1-874287-49-X.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN  1-874287-49-X.
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