1964–65 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was Aberdeen's 52nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 54th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Summer Cup.

Aberdeen F.C.
1964–65 season
ChairmanCharles B. Forbes
ManagerTommy Pearson (to February)
Eddie Turnbull (from February)
Scottish League Division One12th
Scottish Cup1st Round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Summer Cup 1964Finalists
Summer Cup 1965Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ernie Winchester (14)
All: Ernie Winchester (19)
Highest home attendance30,000 vs. Rangers, 22 August 1964
Lowest home attendance3,000 vs. Clyde, 19 January 1965

Results

Own goals in italics

Division 1
Main article: 1964–65 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August St Mirren H 2–1 Winchester (2) 11,000
2 5 September Dundee A 1–3 Winchester 8,000
3 12 September St Johnstone H 5–5 Kerr (2), Little, Coutts, McKinven 5,000
4 19 September Hibernian A 2–4 Kerr 12,000
5 26 September Partick Thistle H 5–1 Kerr (2), Little, Kerrigan, McIntosh 5,000
6 3 October Third Lanark A 1–4 Little 3,000
7 10 October Celtic H 1–3 Winchester 13,000
8 17 October Motherwell H 0–1 5,000
9 24 October Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2 6,000
10 31 October Falkirk H 2–1 Morrison, Kerrigan 4,000
11 7 November Rangers A 2–2 Kerrigan, Morrison 30,000
12 14 November Morton H 2–1 Kerr, Morrison 5,000
13 21 November Kilmarnock H 1–1 Morrison 10,000
14 28 November Dundee United A 3–0 Kerrigan, Morrison, Lister 6,000
15 12 December Heart of Midlothian A 3–6 Kerrigan (2), Cooke 12,117
16 19 December Clyde H 0–3 3,500
17 26 December St Mirren A 0–4 4,500
18 1 January Dundee H 1–1 Winchester 8,000
19 9 January Hibernian H 1–1 Kerrigan 8,000
20 16 January Partick Thistle A 1–2 Fraser 5,000
21 27 January Third Lanark H 3–1 Ravn, Kerrigan, Fraser 9,000
22 30 January Celtic A 0–8 14,000
23 17 February St Johnstone A 4–2 Ravn (2), Winchester, Kerrigan 6,500
24 27 February Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Ravn, Morrison 7,000
25 6 March Falkirk A 1–0 Cummings 4,000
26 13 March Rangers H 2–0 Winchester, Kerrigan 25,000
27 20 March Morton A 1–1 Kerrigan 4,000
28 24 March Airdrieonians H 5–2 Winchester (3), Ravn, Kerrigan, 4,000
29 27 March Kilmarnock A 1–2 Kerrigan 6,500
30 3 April Dundee United H 1–0 Winchester 11,000
31 10 April Airdrieonians A 4–2 Winchester (2), Ravn, Fraser 4,000
32 14 April Motherwell A 2–2 Winchester, Fraser 5,000
33 17 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–3 15,000
34 24 April Clyde A 0–4 4,450

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Morton 34 13 7 14 54 54 1.000 33
11 Partick Thistle 34 11 10 13 57 58 0.983 32
12 Aberdeen 34 12 8 14 59 75 0.787 32
13 St Johnstone 34 9 11 14 57 62 0.919 29
14 Motherwell 34 10 8 16 45 54 0.833 28
Source: RSSSF

1964 Summer Cup

Continued from May

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
Final L1 1 August Hibernian H 3–2 Kerr (2), Winchester 10,100
Final L2 5 August Hibernian A 1–2 Cooke 28,000
Final R 2 September Hibernian H 1–3 Winchester ?????

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1964–65 Scottish League Cup

Group 1
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Rangers A 0–4 45,000
2 12 August St Johnstone H 2–1 Kerrigan, Winchester 10,000
3 15 August St Mirren A 3–3 Hume, Cooke, Smith 5,000
4 22 August Rangers H 3–4 McIntosh, Kerr, Smith 30,000
5 26 August St Johnstone A 1–1 Smith 4,000
6 29 August St Mirren H 2–1 Winchester, Smith 7,000

Group 1 final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Rangers 6 5 1 0 26 7 3.714 11
St Mirren 6 2 3 1 11 12 0.917 7
Aberdeen 6 1 3 2 11 15 0.733 5
St Johnstone 6 0 1 5 5 19 0.263 1
Source:

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1964–65 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 6 February East Fife H 0–0 10,100
R1R 9 February East Fife A 0–1 7,000

Group 1
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 May St Johnstone A 0–2 Kerr (2), Winchester 4,000
2 5 May Dundee H 3–1 Wilson (2), Kerrigan 5,000
3 8 May Dundee United H 1–2 Fraser 6,000
4 12 May St Johnstone H 2–0 Ravn (2) 3,000
5 15 May Dundee A 2–1 Fraser, Smith 5,000
6 19 May Dundee United A 0–3 4,369

Group 1 final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee United 6 6 0 0 21 6 +15 12
2 Aberdeen 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 6
3 Dundee 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 4
4 St Johnstone 6 1 0 5 7 16 −9 2
Source:

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 John Ogston 42 0 34 0 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Ally Shewan (c) 42 0 34 0 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave Bennett 29 0 21 0 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO John McCormick 25 0 23 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Doug Coutts 18 1 11 1 1 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Hogg 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Stewart 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
DF Denmark DEN Jens Petersen 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Whyte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Smith 41 4 33 0 2 0 6 4
MF Scotland SCO Ian Burns 23 0 18 0 1 0 4 0
MF Denmark DEN Leif Mortensen 16 1 14 1 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie McIntosh 13 2 7 1 0 0 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Hume 13 1 10 0 0 0 3 1
MF Scotland SCO Tony Fraser 11 4 9 4 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Lister 11 1 10 1 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Don Kerrigan 33 15 26 14 2 0 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Ernie Winchester 29 15 21 13 2 0 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Billy Little 21 3 21 3 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Cooke 21 2 15 1 0 0 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Andy Kerr 15 8 13 7 0 0 2 1
FW Denmark DEN Jørgen Ravn 14 6 12 6 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Morrison 12 5 12 5 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ken Ronaldson 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW ?? Alex Wilson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Cummings 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Unofficial Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total 1964 Summer Cup Finals 1965 Summer Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO John Ogston 8 0 3 0 5 0
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Ally Shewan (c) 9 0 3 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave Bennett 9 0 3 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Whyte 6 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO John McCormick 5 0 0 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Doug Coutts 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Stewart 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Smith 9 1 3 0 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Tony Fraser 7 2 1 0 6 2
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Wilson 5 2 0 0 5 2
MF Scotland SCO Willie McIntosh 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Lister 3 0 0 0 3 0
MF Denmark DEN Leif Mortensen 3 0 0 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Burns 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Little 6 0 0 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Don Kerrigan 5 1 3 0 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Ernie Winchester 4 2 3 2 1 0
FW Denmark DEN Jørgen Ravn 3 2 0 0 3 2
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Cooke 3 1 3 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Kerr 2 2 2 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Morrison 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Millar 1 0 0 0 1 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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