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Aberdeen F.C.
1914–15 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
Manager Jimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One14th
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Cail (9)
All: Sam Cail (9)
Highest home attendance15,000 vs. Rangers, 22 August 1914
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs. Morton, 6 February 1915
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division One in 1914–15.

Overview

Aberdeen finished in 14th place out of 20 in Scottish Division One. There was no Scottish Cup in this season due to the First World War, though league football continued. Sam Cail finished as the club's top scorer with nine goals.

Results

Scottish Division One

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 August Dundee A 3–1 Soye, Walker, Cail 10,000
2 22 August Rangers H 0–2 15,000
3 29 August Morton A 1–1 Cail 4,500
4 5 September Clyde H 2–0 MacLachlan, Archibald 6,000
5 12 September Ayr United A 0–1 2,000
6 19 September Motherwell H 3–1 J. Wyllie, MacLachlan, Walker 7,000
7 26 September Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 14,000
8 28 September Queen's Park H 1–1 Main 5,000
9 3 October St Mirren H 0–0 6,000
10 10 October Airdrieonians A 0–3 7,000
11 17 October Third Lanark H 1–2 Archibald 6,000
12 24 October Falkirk A 1–1 J. Wyllie 5,500
13 31 October Hibernian A 2–1 Chatwin, Main 4,000
14 7 November Raith Rovers H 1–3 Main 6,000
15 14 November Hamilton Academical A 0–3 4,000
16 21 November Dumbarton H 0–0 5,000
17 28 November Kilmarnock A 2–5 MacLachlan, McLeod 2,500
18 5 December Celtic H 0–1 7,000
19 12 December Partick Thistle A 0–3 6,000
20 19 December Kilmarnock H 3–0 MacLachlan, Cail, Main 4,000
21 26 December Motherwell A 1–1 Walker 3,000
22 1 January Dundee H 2–1 Walker, J. Wyllie 7,000
23 2 January Raith Rovers A 1–5 Cail 6,000
24 9 January Ayr United H 1–1 Cail 4,500
25 16 January Clyde A 0–3 3,000
26 23 January Falkirk H 1–2 Walker 4,000
27 30 January Dumbarton A 2–3 Cail, Walker 3,000
28 6 February Morton H 2–0 Brewster, Archibald 2,000
29 13 February St Mirren A 2–0 Cail, Walker 3,000
30 20 February Hibernian H 0–0 8,500
31 27 February Third Lanark A 1–0 Walker 5,000
32 6 March Partick Thistle H 0–0 6,000
33 13 March Queen's Park A 1–3 Cail 6,000
34 20 March Airdrieonians H 3–0 Brewster, Cail, Main 5,500
35 27 March Rangers A 1–1 W. Wylie 10,000
36 3 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 6,000
37 10 April Celtic A 0–1 10,000
38 17 April Hamilton Academical H 1–0 J. Wyllie 4,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Kilmarnock 38 15 4 19 55 59 −4 34
14 Dundee 38 12 9 17 43 61 −18 33
15 Aberdeen 38 11 11 16 39 52 −13 33
16 Third Lanark 38 10 12 16 51 57 −6 32
17 Clyde 38 12 6 20 44 59 −15 30
Source: [ citation needed]

Scottish Cup

There was no Scottish Cup this season due to the competition being suspended because of the First World War.

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England  ENG George Anderson 29 0 29 0
FW Scotland  SCO Bobby Archibald 31 3 31 3
MF Scotland  SCO Dod Brewster 25 2 25 2
FW Scotland  SCO Sam Cail 35 9 35 9
MF Scotland  SCO Charlie Chatwin 22 1 22 1
DF Scotland  SCO Donald Colman (c) 37 0 37 0
GK Scotland  SCO Andy Greig 9 0 9 0
DF Scotland  SCO Bobby Hannah 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland  SCO Jock Hume 23 0 23 0
MF Scotland  SCO Bert MacLachlan 36 4 36 4
FW Scotland  SCO Dave Main 24 5 24 5
FW Scotland  SCO Angus McLeod 6 1 6 1
DF Scotland  SCO Jock Munro 14 0 14 0
FW Scotland  SCO John Scorgie 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland  SCO Jimmy Soye 32 1 32 1
FW Scotland  SCO Joseph Walker 34 8 34 8
MF Scotland  SCO Jock Wyllie 34 4 34 4
FW England  ENG Willie Wylie 25 1 25 1

References

  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN  1-874287-49-X.
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