1951–52 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1951–52 season
ChairmanWilliam Mitchell
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish League Division One11th
Scottish CupQuarter-finalists
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Saint Mungo CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Yorston (18)
All: Harry Yorston (25)
Highest home attendance42,000 vs. Rangers, 29 August
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs. Partick Thistle, 10 November

The 1951–52 season was Aberdeen's 40th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 42nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division A

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 September St Mirren H 3–0 Yorston, Delaney 18,000
2 15 September Hibernian A 4–4 Harris, Yorston, Bogan, Lowrie 30,000
3 22 September Dundee H 3–1 Hamilton (2), Yorston 25,000
4 29 September East Fife A 1–2 Yorston 10,000
5 6 October Airdrieonians H 1–4 Yorston 12,000
6 13 October Queen of the South A 2–1 Hamilton, Delaney 10,000
7 20 October Third Lanark A 0–2 4,000
8 3 November Queen of the South H 1–1 Shaw 12,000
9 10 November Partick Thistle H 4–2 Hamilton, Yorston, Baird, Delaney 6,000
10 17 November Stirling Albion A 4–0 Baird, Yorston, Delaney, Hamilton 9,000
11 24 November Raith Rovers H 2–2 Yorston, Hamilton 15,000
12 1 December Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Yorston (2) 20,000
13 8 December Motherwell A 3–3 Baird, Hamilton, Yorston 7,000
14 15 December Morton H 3–1 Yorston (2), Boyd 17,000
15 22 December St Mirren A 1–3 Hamilton 7,000
16 29 December Celtic A 3–4 Baird, Emery (penalty), Yorston 22,000
17 1 January Dundee A 2–3 Harris, Emery (penalty) 26,000
18 2 January East Fife H 2–1 Boyd, Hamilton 20,000
19 5 January Airdrieonians A 0–3 Hay 10,000
20 12 January Hibernian H 1–2 Yorston 20,000
21 19 January Third Lanark H 2–3 Yorston, Hamilton 7,000
22 26 January Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Rodger (2), Boyd 16,000
23 2 February Rangers A 2–3 Prentice, Baird 25,000
24 16 February Partick Thistle A 4–1 Yorston (2), Rodger, Boyd 15,000
25 1 March Raith Rovers A 1–2 Rodger 7,000
26 12 March Stirling Albion H 6–0 Hamilton (2), Rodger (2), Pearson, Emery 12,000
27 15 March Motherwell H 2–2 Rodger, Hamilton 15,000
28 22 March Morton A 2–3 Boyd, Samuel 10,000
29 29 March Celtic A 0–2 18,000
30 19 April Rangers H 1–1 Rodger 20,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Celtic 30 10 8 12 52 55 −3 28
10 Queen of the South 30 10 8 12 50 60 −10 28
11 Aberdeen 30 10 7 13 65 58 +7 27
12 Third Lanark 30 9 8 13 51 62 −11 26
13 Airdrieonians 30 11 4 15 54 69 −15 26
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish League Cup

Group 4

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August Queen of the South H 5–4 Hay, Hamilton, Emery, Pearson, Delaney 17,000
2 15 August Rangers A 1–2 Yorston 60,000
3 18 August East Fife A 0–3 10,000
4 25 August Queen of the South A 0–2 8,000
5 29 August Rangers H 2–1 Delaney, Hay 42,000
6 1 September East Fife H 2–3 Yorston (2) 18,000

Group 4 final table

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Rangers 6 4 1 1 15 6 2.500 9
East Fife 6 3 1 2 10 9 1.111 7
Queen of the South 6 2 0 4 11 16 0.688 4
Aberdeen 6 2 0 4 10 15 0.667 4
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 9 February Kilmarnock H 2–1 Rodger, Boyd 19,000
R3 23 February Dundee United A 2–2 Yorston, Baird 26,000
R3 R 27 February Dundee United H 3–2 Yorston (3), Rodger 30,000
QF 14 March Dundee A 0–4 40,000

Saint Mungo Cup

Main article: Saint Mungo Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 14 July Rangers H 2–1 Yorston, Baird 35,000
R2 21 July St Mirren N 4–2 Hamilton (2), Bogan, Baird 14,000
SF 25 July Hibernian N 1–1 Hamilton 27,000
SF R 28 July Hibernian H 2–1 Hamilton, Yorston 28,000
F 1 August Celtic N 2–3 Yorston, Bogan 80,264

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 Fred Martin 33 0 23 0 4 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Frank Watson 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Don Emery (c) 30 4 20 3 4 0 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Lowrie 30 1 24 1 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Davie Shaw 22 1 14 1 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Alec Young 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Pat McKenna 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Alan Rodger 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Smith 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Johnny Bruce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tony Harris 36 2 26 2 4 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Thomson 30 0 20 0 4 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Pearson 28 2 20 1 4 0 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Allan Boyd 20 6 16 5 4 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Delaney 15 6 10 4 0 0 5 2
MF Scotland SCO Chris Anderson 15 0 11 0 4 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Bogan 7 1 3 1 0 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO George Samuel 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Newlands 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie Glen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George McMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Wallace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Yorston 37 25 27 19 4 3 6 3
FW Scotland SCO Archie Baird 27 6 23 5 4 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 23 14 19 13 0 0 4 1
FW ?? Ian Rodger 15 10 11 8 4 2 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Hather 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Hay 6 2 2 0 0 0 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Paddy Buckley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe O'Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unofficial Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Saint Mungo Cup
Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Fred Martin 5 0
DF Wales WAL Don Emery (c) 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Davie Shaw 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Lowrie 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Thomson 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Tony Harris 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Bogan 3 2
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Delaney 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy Pearson 2 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 5 4
FW Scotland SCO Harry Yorston 5 3
FW Scotland SCO Archie Baird 5 2
FW England ENG Jack Hather 3 0

References

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