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1944–45 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1944–45 season
ManagerDave Halliday
North Eastern League2nd (Series 1), 1st (Series 2)
North Eastern Football League Cup 1Winners
Mitchell CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ernie Waldron (28)
All: Jock Patillo, Ernie Waldron (32)
Highest home attendance16,000 vs. Dundee, 1 January
Lowest home attendance3,700 vs. Arbroath, 25 November

Results

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North Eastern League Series 1

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Arbroath H 2–0 Green, Pattillo 10,000
2 19 August Dundee A 1–2 Green 13,000
3 26 August Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Waldron (2), Bremner 6,000
4 2 September Falkirk "A" A 5–0 Bremner (2), Munro (2), Pattillo 4,000
5 9 September East Fife H 7–1 Waldron (4), Bremner (2), Buchan 8,000
6 16 September East Fife A 4–5 Waldron (2), Buchan, Munro 3,000
7 23 September Rangers "A" A 2–1 Waldron (2) 5,000
8 30 September Dundee United H 5–1 Green (3), Waldron, Buchan 7,000
9 7 October Heart of Midlothian "A" H 2–0 Waldron, Pattillo 5,000
10 14 October Raith Rovers A 1–2 Buchan 3,000
11 21 October Dunfermline Athletic A 3–3 Pattillo (2), Waldron 4,500
12 28 October Dundee H 2–3 Pattillo (2) 15,000
13 4 November Rangers "A" H 4–1 Pattillo (2), Green (2) 5,000
14 11 November Dundee United A 5–0 Waldron (3), Green, Miller 12,000
15 18 November Heart of Midlothian A 7–0 Waldron (4), Green (2), Munro 4,000
16 25 November Arbroath H 2–0 Green (2), Pattillo 3,700
17 2 December Falkirk "A" H 7–0 Waldron (3), Pattillo, Bremner, Munro, Russell 5,000
18 9 December Raith Rovers H 2–0 Dunlop, Pattillo 5,000

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee 18 13 2 3 56 30 +26 28
2 Aberdeen 18 13 1 4 65 21 +44 27
3 Raith Rovers 18 10 2 6 42 32 +10 22
Source: [citation needed]

North Eastern League Series 2

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 January Dundee H 5–0 Pattillo (2), Armstrong (2), Williams 16,000
2 2 January Arbroath A 2–2 Waldron, Armstrong 0
3 27 January Rangers "A" A 2–1 Russell, Armstrong 4,000
4 10 February Dundee United A 9–1 Green (4), Waldron (2), Pattillo (2), Miller 6,000
5 17 February Raith Rovers H 8–0 Green (4), Waldron (2), Pattillo (2) 5,000
6 24 February Dunfermline Athletic A 4–1 Bremner (2), Dyer, Pattillo 2,000
7 3 March Arbroath H 2–2 Bremner, Dyer 5,000
8 10 March Falkirk "A" A 1–2 Hood 0
9 17 March Raith Rovers A 4–1 Pattillo (2), Bremner, Miller 3,500
10 24 March Heart of Midlothian "A" H 3–1 Baird, Armstrong, Lloyd 10,000
11 31 March East Fife H 2–2 Lloyd, Pattillo 4,500
12 7 April Dundee A 4–1 Armstrong (4) 13,200
13 14 April Rangers "A" H 1–0 Pattillo (2), Green (2) 6,000
14 21 April Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1 6,000
15 28 April East Fife A 0–1 4,000
16 5 May Dundee United H 6–0 Williams (2), Bremner (2), Miller, Taylor 5,000
17 7 May Falkirk "A" H 7–0 Pattillo (3), McCall, Miller, Cox 10,000
18 7 July Heart of Midlothian "A" H 1–3 Armstrong 5,000

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Aberdeen 18 11 3 4 63 19 +44 6 31
2 East Fife 18 10 3 5 39 29 +10 5 28
3 Rangers "A" 18 10 3 5 41 25 +16 4 27
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

North Eastern Cup 1

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
SF L1 16 December Dunfermline Athletic A 1–2 Pattillo 0
SF L2 23 December Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Pattillo, Williams 0
F 1 January Dundee H 5–0 Pattillo (2), Armstrong (2), Williams 16,000

Mitchell Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 19 May East Fife A 1–2 Williams 6,000
R1 L2 26 May East Fife H 2–1 (Aberdeen win by a corner kick in extra time) Armstrong, Baird, Williams 12,000
QF 2 June Raith Rovers H 3–1 Pattillo (2), Cocker 8,000
SF L1 9 June Falkirk "A" A 1–2 Williams 4,000
SF L2 16 June Falkirk "A" H 7–0 Munro (2), Pattillo, Miller, Williams, Dyer 10,000
F L1 23 June Heart of Midlothian "A" H 3–3 Pattillo (2), McMahon 8,000
F L2 30 June Heart of Midlothian "A" H 1–0 Baird 12,000

Squad

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Unofficial Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 North Eastern Cup Mitchell Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 44 0 34 0 3 0 7 0
GK South Africa SOU Pat Kelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ian Black 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 40 1 33 1 3 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 33 0 30 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Pat McKenna 29 0 20 0 3 0 6 0
DF England ENG Alex Dyer 23 3 18 2 0 0 5 1
DF ?? David Johnstone 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
DF England ENG Sid Nicholson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Charlie Higgins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? John Lowe 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Freddie Cox 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ralph McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 29 2 20 2 3 0 6 0
MF ?? John Miller 26 8 20 5 2 0 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Munro 26 7 19 5 2 0 5 2
MF Scotland SCO David Russell 25 2 22 2 3 0 0 0
MF ?? John Cruickshank 23 0 17 0 0 0 6 0
MF England ENG George Green 16 20 15 20 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Stan Lloyd 8 2 7 2 1 0 0 0
MF ?? William Cocker 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Anderson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie McCall 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
MF ?? J. Taylor 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? Tom Gallacher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? John Girdwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Pattillo 45 32 35 25 3 2 7 5
FW Scotland SCO Hutton Bremner 21 13 16 13 2 0 3 0
FW England ENG Ernie Waldron 20 32 19 28 1 4 0 0
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 13 9 4 3 2 2 7 4
FW Scotland SCO Martin Buchan 13 4 12 4 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Archie Baird 12 3 8 1 0 0 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 9 11 7 10 0 0 2 1
FW ?? ?? Junior 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? ?? Newman 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG James Richardson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
?? ?? Robert McMahon 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
?? ?? ?? Hood 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

References

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