1939–40 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1939–40 season
ManagerDave Halliday
Scottish League Division Onesuspended due to 2nd world war
Scottish Emergency League Eastern Division4th
Scottish War Emergency Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Stan Williams (26)
Highest home attendance35,000 vs. Celtic, 12 August
Lowest home attendance3,000 vs. Hibernian, 4 November

Results

Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Celtic H 3–1 Christie, Hamilton (penalty), Strauss 35,000
2 19 August Motherwell A 0–3 Williams (2), Bremner, Millar 8,000
3 23 August Celtic A 3–1 Biggs, Christie, Strauss 30,000
4 26 August Hibernian H 3–1 Strauss (2), Hamilton 16,000
5 2 September St Johnstone A 0–3 6,000

Eastern Division
Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 21 October Raith Rovers A 5–1 Williams (2), Smith, Pattillo, Taylor (penalty) 5,000
2 28 October Alloa Athletic A 3–0 Taylor, Williams 3,500
3 4 November Hibernian H 3–3 Bain (2), Williams 3,000
4 11 November Dunfermline Athletic A 3–4 Williams, Smith, Beattie 3,000
5 18 November St Bernard's H 3–3 Beattie (2 including 1 penalty), Taylor 4,000
6 25 November Dundee United A 5–3 Smith, Williams, Cooper 3,000
7 2 December Stenhousemuir H 6–1 Ferguson (3), Williams, Bain, Beattie 4,000
8 9 December King's Park A 1–2 Williams 2,000
9 16 December Heart of Midlothian A 2–3 Williams (2) 7,000
10 23 December St Johnstone H 5–1 Williams (2), Ferguson, Bain, Smith 0
11 30 December Dundee A 1–3 Ferguson 0
12 1 January Arbroath A 1–2 Williams 1,000
13 2 January Falkirk H 6–2 Williams (3), Ferguson, Armstrong, Strauss 5,000
14 6 January East Fife A 4–1 Strauss (3), Williams 0
15 13 January Cowdenbeath H 8–1 Williams (2), Ferguson (2), Bain (2), Pattillo, Smith 0
16 27 January Alloa Athletic H 3–1 Thomson (penalty), Pattillo, Hamilton 0
17 10 February Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 Pattillo (3) 0
18 17 February St Bernard's A 1–3 Ferguson 1,000
19 9 March King's Park H 5–2 Pattillo (2), Taylor (2), Ferguson 0
20 16 March Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Taylor, Williams, Thomson 0
21 23 March St Johnstone A 0–3 2,000
22 30 March Dundee H 3–0 Thomson (penalty), Pattillo, Ferguson 0
23 1 April Partcik Thistle A 1–4 Pattillo 0
24 6 April Arbroath H 5–2 Williams (3), Bain, Pattillo, 19,000
25 13 April Falkirk A 1–0 McPherson 6,000
26 20 April East Fife H 2–2 Pattillo, Taylor 14,000
27 24 April Dundee United H 3–1 Williams, Ferguson, Pattillo 0
28 4 May Stenhousemuir A 0–0 0
29 18 May Hibernian A 0–2 6,000

Final league table

Eastern division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Dunfermline Athletic 29 19 2 8 80 55 +25 40
3 Heart of Midlothian 29 18 4 7 104 66 +38 40
4 Aberdeen 29 16 4 9 86 50 +36 36
5 St Johnstone 29 13 8 8 84 69 +15 34
6 Alloa Athletic 29 13 4 12 56 60 −4 30
Source:

Scottish War Emergency Cup
Main article: Scottish War Emergency Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 24 February Albion Rovers A 3–3 Pattillo (2), Ferguson 4,000
R1 L2 2 March Albion Rovers H 0–1 8,841

Squad

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Cowie 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF England ENG Sid Nicholson 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF England ENG Wilfred Adey 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 5 4 5 4 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Christie 5 2 5 2 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Biggs 5 1 5 1 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF Wales WAL Charlie Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 4 2 4 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Pattillo 1 0 1 0 0 0

*Games played before league season was suspended

Unofficial Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total Eastern Division Scottish War Emergency Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 21 0 21 0 0 0
GK ?? Gordon Rennie 6 0 6 0 0 0
GK South Africa SOU Pat Kelly 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK ?? Alex Duguid 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK ?? Unknown Trialist 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Steve Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK ?? ?? Cumming 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Robert Graham 30 0 29 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Waddell 22 0 20 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 10 0 10 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Douglas Anderson 10 0 8 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 8 0 8 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Cowie 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Wilfred Adey 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Sid Nicholson 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Willie Laing 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 28 3 26 3 2 0
MF Wales WAL Charlie Smith 18 6 16 6 2 0
MF ?? Jock Thomson 16 0 14 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 15 8 15 8 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Christie 6 0 6 0 0 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 3 4 2 4 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ritchie Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dick Donald 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Sammy Ross 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Wilson 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Archie Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Biggs 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 27 25 26 25 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Ferguson 27 13 25 12 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Billy Bain 24 8 24 8 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Pattillo 20 15 19 13 1 2
FW Scotland SCO George Scott 17 0 17 0 0 0
FW ?? James Beattie 10 4 10 4 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Mills 6 0 4 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 4 1 3 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian McPherson 1 1 1 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0
?? ?? ?? Junior 1 0 1 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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