1915–16 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1915–16 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League11th
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Main (15)
All: Dave Main (15)
Highest home attendance12,000 vs. Celtic, 5 February 1916
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs. Ayr United, 25 September 1915

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League in season 1915–16.

Overview

Despite the First World War in Europe continuing, football continued in Scotland, although the Scottish Cup was suspended for the second season in a row. Aberdeen finished 11th out of 20 clubs in the table. Highlights included an eleven-game undefeated run from November to January. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 15 goals in 32 appearances.

Results

Scottish Football League

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

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Dumbarton 38 13 11 14 54 64 −10 37
10 Kilmarnock 38 12 11 15 46 49 −3 35
11 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 51 64 −13 34
12 Falkirk 38 12 9 17 45 61 −16 33
13 St Mirren 38 13 4 21 50 67 −17 30
Source: "1915-1916 SFL - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Cup was suspended for a second successive season due to the First World War.

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total División One
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG George Anderson 33 0 33 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Archibald 38 7 38 7
MF Scotland SCO George Brewster 33 3 33 3
FW Scotland SCO Sam Cail 22 4 22 4
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Calder 2 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Charlie Chatwin 23 0 23 0
DF Scotland SCO Donald Colman (c) 27 0 27 0
FW Scotland SCO JF Cumming 15 3 15 3
MF Scotland SCO Bert Ferguson 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Gallacher 9 0 9 0
FW Scotland SCO Walter Grant 14 1 14 1
GK Scotland SCO Andy Greig 5 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hume 31 0 31 0
FW Scotland SCO Stewart Jamieson 6 2 6 2
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan 24 1 24 1
FW Scotland SCO Dave Main 32 15 32 15
FW Scotland SCO George McKay 2 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Angus McLeod 4 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO John McNair 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Allan McRobbie 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Munro 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Paton 3 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Perry 6 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Arthur Robertson 5 2 5 2
FW Scotland SCO Peter Sloan 2 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Joseph Walker 19 5 19 5
MF Scotland SCO Alex Wright 6 1 6 1
FW England ENG Willie Wylie 31 3 31 3
MF Scotland SCO Jock Wyllie 20 3 20 3

References

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