1923–24 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1923–24 season
Chairman	William Philip
Manager	Jimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One	13th
Scottish Cup	Semi final
Top goalscorer	League: Johnny Miller (14) All: Johnny Miller (17)
Highest home attendance	19,000 vs. Dundee, 1 September 1923
Lowest home attendance	5,000 vs Airdrieonians, 1 March 1924

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1923–24.

Overview

Aberdeen finished in 13th place in Scottish Division One in 1923–24. The top scorer was Johnny Miller, with 14 goals from 35 league appearances. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen reached the semi-finals, only to lose out to Hibernian after two replays.

Results

Scottish Division One

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	18 August	Clydebank	H	3–1	Miller, Smith (2)	14,000
2	25 August	Hibernian	A	1–0	Thomson	18,000
3	1 September	Dundee	H	0–0		19,000
4	8 September	Ayr United	A	1–1	Jackson	5,000
5	15 September	Morton	H	0–2		14,000
6	22 September	Rangers	A	0–2		20,000
7	24 September	Queen's Park	H	1–1	Moir	16,000
8	29 September	Celtic	H	0–2		18,000
9	6 October	Falkirk	A	0–0		9,000
10	13 October	Hamilton Academical	H	2–0	Miller, Rankine	9,000
11	20 October	Third Lanark	A	1–2	Smith	10,000
12	27 October	Motherwell	H	3–1	Miller (3)	7,000
13	3 November	Kilmarnock	A	1–2	Rankine	5,000
14	10 November	Partick Thistle	H	2–1	Mutch, Miller	14,000
15	17 November	St Mirren	A	0–2		6,500
16	24 November	Clyde	A	0–1		8,000
17	1 December	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	Rankine	14,000
18	8 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–0	Miller	18,000
19	15 December	Falkirk	H	0–0		11,000
20	22 December	Airdrieonians	A	1–2	Miller	5,000
21	29 December	Clyde	H	3–0	Moir, Smith (2)	9,000
22	1 January	Dundee	A	1–1	Miller	17,000
23	2 January	Hibernian	H	1–1	Grant	11,000
24	5 January	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–1	Miller, Grant	16,000
25	12 January	Ayr United	H	1–0	Paton	10,500
26	19 January	Celtic	A	0–4		17,000
27	2 February	St Mirren	H	2–0	MacLachlan, Rankine	11,000
28	13 February	Third Lanark	H	2–2	Rankine, Brown	7,000
29	16 February	Raith Rovers	A	0–1		6,000
30	27 February	Morton	A	1–1	Smith	1,500
31	1 March	Airdrieonians	H	1–2	Miller	5,000
32	12 March	Hamilton Academical	A	0–3		2,500
33	19 March	Rangers	H	1–0	Rankine	16,000
34	29 March	Partick Thistle	A	0–1		8,000
35	2 April	Motherwell	A	1–1	Miller	2,000
36	5 April	Queen's Park	A	0–1		4,000
37	12 April	Clydebank	A	1–2	Grant	2,500
38	19 April	Kilmarnock	H	2–0	Miller, Smith	10,500

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Morton	38	16	5	17	48	54	−6	37
12	Hamilton Academical	38	15	6	17	52	57	−5	36
13	Aberdeen	38	13	10	15	37	41	−4	36
14	Ayr United	38	12	10	16	38	60	−22	34
15	Falkirk	38	13	6	19	46	53	−7	32

Source: "1923-1924 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1923–24 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	26 January	Dumbarton	H	2–1	Jackson, Miller	12,500
R2	9 February	Cowdenbeath	A	2–0	Jackson, Grant	17,000
R3	23 February	East Stirlingshire	H	2–0	Miller (2)	13,000
QF	8 March	St Bernard's	H	3–0	Jackson (2), Paton	17,000
SF	22 March	Hibernian	N	0–0		20,000
SF R	26 March	Hibernian	N	0–0		18,000
SF 2R	9 April	Hibernian	N	0–1		12,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division One		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	SCO	Matt Armstrong	5	0	5	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Harry Blackwell	45	0	38	0	7	0
	DF	SCO	Duff Bruce	5	0	5	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jacky Connon	2	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Stewart Davidson	31	0	25	0	6	0
	MF	SCO	Andy Dick	11	0	10	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Charles Forbes	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Matt Forsyth	38	0	31	0	7	0
	FW	SCO	Walter Grant	44	4	37	3	7	1
	DF	SCO	Jock Hutton	39	0	32	0	7	0
	MF	SCO	Jimmy Jackson	40	5	33	1	7	4
	MF	SCO	Bert MacLachlan (c)	45	1	38	1	7	0
	MF	SCO	James Boyle	8	0	8	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Johnny Miller	42	17	35	14	7	3
	FW	SCO	Alec Moir	21	2	21	2	0	0
	FW	SCO	Allan Mutch	6	1	6	1	0	0
	FW	SCO	Johnny Paton	23	2	16	1	7	1
	FW	SCO	Andy Rankine	30	7	24	6	6	1
	FW	SCO	George Ritchie	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jimmy Smith	42	7	35	7	7	0
	FW	SCO	Tom Spalding	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Ken Sutherland	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Dan Thomson	11	1	11	1	0	0

References

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