1959–60 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1959–60 season
Chairman	Charles B. Forbes
Manager	Davie Shaw (to November) Tommy Pearson (from November)
Scottish League Division One	15th
Scottish Cup	2nd Round
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Norman Davidson (11) All: Norman Davidson (19)
Highest home attendance	20,000 vs. Rangers, 20 October 1959
Lowest home attendance	5,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 2 April 1960
Home colours

The 1959–60 season was Aberdeen's 47th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 49th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup

Results

Own goals in italics

Division 1

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish Division One

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	19 August	Hibernian	A	1–2	Mulhall	18,000
2	5 September	Dundee	H	0–3		12,000
3	12 September	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–1	Glen, Little, Mulhall	7,650
4	19 September	Partick Thistle	H	5–2	Baird (2), Clunie (2), Little,	11,000
5	26 September	Airdrieonians	A	0–1		7,500
6	3 October	St Mirren	H	3–1	Wishart (2), Baird	10,000
7	10 October	Celtic	A	1–1	Baird	25,000
8	17 October	Kilmarnock	A	0–2		9,000
9	24 October	Rangers	H	0–5		20,000
10	31 October	Clyde	A	2–7	Kelly, Little	6,500
11	7 November	Motherwell	A	1–3	Baird	7,000
12	14 November	Third Lanark	H	3–1	Clunie (2), Davidson	8,500
13	21 November	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–3	Davidson	19,000
14	28 November	Raith Rovers	A	1–5	Wishart	5,000
15	5 December	Stirling Albion	H	3–1	Little, Clunie, Ewan	6,000
16	12 December	Arbroath	H	0–0		8,000
17	19 December	Ayr United	A	1–2	Davidson	5,000
18	26 December	Hibernian	H	6–4	Davidson (2), Mulhall, Clunie, Brownlee, Hather	15,000
19	1 January	Dundee	A	1–4	Davidson	15,500
20	2 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–1	Davidson	12,000
21	9 January	Partick Thistle	A	0–1		7,000
22	16 January	Airdrieonians	H	2–2	Hather, Clunie	8,500
23	23 January	St Mirren	A	0–3		5,500
24	6 February	Celtic	H	3–2	Kinnell, Davidson, Brownlee	14,000
25	1 March	Rangers	A	2–2	Wishart, Davidson	20,000
26	8 March	Clyde	H	0–2		13,000
27	12 March	Motherwell	H	2–2	Cummings, Little	11,000
28	19 March	Third Lanark	A	1–2	Cummings	5,000
29	22 March	Kilmarnock	H	0–1		13,000
30	26 March	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–3		15,000
31	2 April	Raith Rovers	H	4–2	Little (2), Brownlee, Glen	5,000
32	16 April	Stirling Albion	A	2–0	Mulhall (2)	8,185
33	23 April	Arbroath	A	3–1	Davidson (2), Little	4,000
34	30 April	Ayr United	H	2–0	Little, Brownlee	8,000

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Dunfermline Athletic	34	10	9	15	72	80	0.900	29
14	St Mirren	34	11	6	17	78	86	0.907	28
15	Aberdeen	34	11	6	17	54	72	0.750	28
16	Airdrieonians	34	11	6	17	56	80	0.700	28
17	Stirling Albion (R)	34	7	8	19	55	72	0.764	22	Relegated to the Second Division

Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish League Cup

Group 3

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	8 August	Stirling Albion	H	3–1	Brownlee, Ewan, Mulhall Davidson	18,000
2	12 August	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	Wishart, Baird	25,000
3	15 August	Kilmarnock	A	3–2	Mulhall, Wishart, Ewan	9,000
4	22 August	Stirling Albion	A	5–2	Davidson (2), McKenzie, Glen, Ewan	9,000
5	26 August	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–4	Glen	31,000
6	29 August	Kilmarnock	H	2–4	Ewan, own goal	8,500

Group 3 final table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
Heart of Midlothian	6	4	2	0	16	6	2.667	10
Aberdeen	6	3	1	2	16	15	1.067	7
Kilmarnock	6	2	1	3	13	13	1.000	5
Stirling Albion	6	0	2	4	8	19	0.421	2

Source:

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	30 January	Brechin City	H	0–0		12,000
R1R	3 February	Brechin City	A	6–3	Davidson (5), Brownlee	4,300
R2	13 February	Clyde	H	0–2		13,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division One		Scottish Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	John Ogston	20	0	16	0	1	0	3	0
	GK	ENG	Chris Harker	14	0	12	0	2	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Fred Martin	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	GK	SCO	John McBride	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	John Yule	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	??	John Low	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	??	Bobby Russell	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Hogg	43	0	34	0	3	0	6	0
	DF	SCO	Jim Clunie	34	7	26	7	3	0	5	0
	DF	SCO	George Kinnell	24	1	21	1	3	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Dave Caldwell	12	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	SCO	Andy Cadenhead	11	0	9	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	??	Gordon Sim	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Doug Coutts	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	George Sang	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	John McConnachie	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Willie Clydedale	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Doug Fraser	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	George Mulhall	36	7	27	5	3	0	6	2
	MF	SCO	Bob Wishart	32	6	24	4	2	0	6	2
	MF	SCO	Ian Burns	26	0	22	0	2	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Ken Brownlee	22	6	16	4	1	1	5	1
	MF	SCO	Archie Glen (c)	19	4	14	2	0	0	5	2
	MF	SCO	Dickie Ewen	17	6	11	1	0	0	6	5
	MF	SCO	John McCall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Alistair Patience	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Billy Little	36	9	30	9	3	0	3	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh Baird	36	6	28	5	3	0	5	1
	FW	SCO	Norman Davidson	28	17	23	11	3	5	2	1
	FW	ENG	Jack Hather	16	2	15	2	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Bernie Kelly	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Bobby Cummings	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Billy McKenzie	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	1
	FW	SCO	Jim Hosie	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

References

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