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1936–37 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1936–37 season
ChairmanFrancis John Whitehead
ManagerPaddy Travers
Scottish League Division One2nd
Scottish CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Bill Strauss (26)
All: Bill Strauss (33)
Highest home attendance30,000 vs. Rangers, 20 March
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Third Lanark 12 September
vs. Queen of the South 20 February

The 1936–37 season was Aberdeen's 32nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 33rd season competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Results

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Division One

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Hibernian A 3–1 Benyon, Armstrong, Lang 23,000
2 15 August Arbroath H 4–0 McKenzie (2), Mills, Benyon 18,000
3 19 August Hibernian H 1–1 Armstrong 15,000
4 22 August St Mirren A 4–1 Armstrong (2), Strauss (2) 15,000
5 29 August Falkirk H 4–0 Strauss (4) 17,000
6 5 September Partick Thistle A 2–0 Strauss, Mills 23,000
7 9 September Arbroath A 4–1 Scott (2), Strauss, Benyon 12,000
8 12 September Third Lanark H 2–2 Benyon, Mills 10,000
9 19 September Dundee A 2–2 Armstrong, Mills 26,000
10 26 September Motherwell H 2–0 Strauss, Benyon 24,000
11 28 September Queen's Park H 2–1 Mills, Strauss 17,000
12 3 October Celtic A 2–3 Armstrong, Strauss 46,000
13 10 October Dunfermline Athletic H 3–1 Armstrong (3) 14,000
14 17 October Queen of the South A 3–2 Strauss (2), McKenzie 17,000
15 24 October St Johnstone H 4–1 Strauss (2), Armstrong, Mills 12,000
16 31 October Morton H 4–1 Strauss (2), Benyon, Armstrong 14,500
17 7 November Rangers A 1–2 Mills 57,000
18 14 November Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 35,000
19 21 November Clyde H 3–0 Mills (2), Warnock 14,500
20 28 November Hamilton Academical H 3–0 Armstrong (2), Strauss 14,500
21 5 December Queen's Park A 1–1 Armstrong 4,000
22 12 December Kilmarnock H 2–0 Fraser, Armstrong 14,500
23 19 December St Mirren H 5–4 Strauss (2), Armstrong, Scott, own goal 14,000
24 26 December Falkirk A 2–1 Strauss, Warnock 11,000
25 1 January Dundee H 3–1 Mills (2), Armstrong 28,000
26 2 January Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2 McKenzie, Strauss 5,000
27 9 January Partick Thistle H 4–2 Strauss (2), Mills, Benyon 17,000
28 16 January Third Lanark A 0–2 18,000
29 23 January Celtic H 1–0 Warnock 28,000
30 6 February Third Lanark A 0–1 10,000
31 20 February Queen of the South H 1–1 Strauss 10,000
32 20 March Rangers H 1–1 Mills 30,000
33 24 March Albion Rovers A 5–1 Mills (2), Scott, Armstrong 4,000
34 27 March Heart of Midlotian H 4–0 Armstrong (2), Strauss 16,000
35 29 March St Johnstone A 1–2 R. Smith 6,000
36 7 April Clyde A 0–0 7,00
37 10 April Hamilton Academical A 2–3 Benyon, Lang 3,500
38 28 April Kilmarnock A 2–1 Armstrong (2) 2,000

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 38 26 9 3 88 32 +56 61
2 Aberdeen 38 23 8 7 89 44 +45 54
3 Celtic 38 22 8 8 89 58 +31 52
4 Motherwell 38 22 7 9 96 54 +42 51
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 24 3 11 99 60 +39 51
Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 30 January Inverness Thistle H 6–0 Strauss (3), Armstrong (3) 2,372
R2 13 February Third Lanark H 4–1 Strauss (2), Dunlop, McKenzie 25,314
QF 17 March Hamilton Academical A 2–1 Armstrong, Strauss 12,000
SF 3 April Morton N 2–0 Armstrong, Strauss 31,970
F 24 April Celtic N 1–2 Armstrong 146,433

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Steve Smith 29 0 29 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 14 0 9 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper 42 0 37 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 30 1 25 0 5 1
DF Scotland SCO Charlie McGill 26 0 25 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Fraser (c) 18 1 18 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Temple 14 0 10 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Dick Ritchie 3 0 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Duncan Urquhart 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe Devine 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 41 0 36 0 5 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Falloon 38 0 34 0 4 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 34 30 30 24 4 6
MF Wales WAL Jackie Beynon 28 9 25 9 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Johnny Lang 11 2 9 2 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 8 3 8 3 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ritchie Smith 3 1 3 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 41 30 36 24 5 6
FW Scotland SCO Johnny McKenzie 41 5 36 4 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Willie Mills 36 15 31 15 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Scott 7 3 6 3 1 0
FW Scotland SCO George Scott 5 1 5 1 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