1953–54 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1953-54 season
Chairman	Charles B. Forbes
Manager	Dave Halliday
Scottish Football League First Division	9th
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Paddy Buckley (17) All: Paddy Buckley (27)
Highest home attendance	30,000 vs. Celtic, 22 August East Fife, 29 August
Lowest home attendance	10,000 vs. Falkirk, 17 March

The 1953-54 season was Aberdeen's 41st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 43rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Football League First Division, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup

Results

Division A

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	5 September	St Mirren	H	0–3		15,000
2	12 September	Stirling Albion	A	0–1		10,000
3	19 September	Dundee	H	1–1	Yorston	18,000
4	26 September	Celtic	A	0–3		35,000
5	3 October	Partick Thistle	A	2–1	Allister, Leggat	16,000
6	10 October	Hamilton Academical	H	5–1	Buckley (3), Hay, Hather	12,500
7	17 October	Airdrieonians	H	5–0	Buckley (2), Leggat, Yorston. Young	14,500
8	31 October	Clyde	A	4–2	Hather (2), Buckley, Leggat	10,000
9	7 November	Rangers	H	1–1	Allister (penalty)	25,000
10	14 November	Queen of the South	H	2–0	Hather, Yorston	27,000
11	21 November	Falkirk	A	2–2	Yorston, Leggat	10,000
12	28 November	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–3	Yorston, Hay	28,000
13	5 December	Raith Rovers	H	2–0	Leggat, Buckley	14,000
14	12 December	Hamilton Academical	A	2–3	Leggat, Yorston	7,500
15	19 December	St Mirren	A	4–1	Buckley (2), Hather, Hay	7,000
16	26 December	Stirling Albion	H	8–0	Buckley (3), Leggat (2) Hather (2), Hay	15,000
17	1 January	Dundee	A	2–4	Allister (penalty), Hay	25,000
18	2 January	Celtic	H	2–0	Buckley (2)	28,000
19	9 January	Partick Thistle	A	3–6	Leggat (2), Hay	18,000
20	16 January	Hibernian	H	1–3	Yorston	17,500
21	23 January	Airdireonians	A	3–1	Buckley, O'Neil, Wishart	8,500
22	6 February	East Fife	H	1–0	Allister	16,000
23	20 February	Clyde	H	5–3	Leggat (3), O'Neil (2)	15,000
24	6 March	Queen of the South	A	4–2	O'Neil (2), Boyd, Buckley	7,000
25	17 March	Falkirk	H	0–1		10,000
26	20 March	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–0	Leggat	17,000
27	27 March	Raith Rovers	A	1–3	Wishart	7,000
28	14 April	East Fife	A	0–2		6,500
29	17 April	Rangers	A	3–1	Leggat, Buckley, Allister (penalty)	34,000
30	19 April	Hibernian	A	0–3		28,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Clyde	30	15	4	11	64	67	–3	34
9	Aberdeen	30	15	3	12	66	51	16	33
10	Queen of the South	30	14	4	12	72	58	15	32

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish League Cup

Group Section B

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	8 August	Celtic	A	1–0	Brown	50,000
2	12 August	Airdrieonians	H	2–0	Hather, own goal	28,000
3	15 August	East Fife	A	0–2		8,000
4	22 August	Celtic	H	5–2	Yorston (2), Buckley (2), Hather	30,000
5	26 August	Airdrieonians	A	3–4	Yorston (2), Hather	9,000
6	29 August	East Fife	H	3–4	Hamilton, Buckley, Hather	30,000

Section B Final Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	East Fife	6	4	1	1	14	9	5	9
2	Aberdeen	6	3	0	3	14	12	2	6
3	Airdrieonians	6	3	0	3	11	14	–3	6
4	Celtic	6	1	1	4	6	10	–4	3

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1953–54 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	13 February	Duns	A	8–0	Buckley (4), Hamilton (2), Leggat (2)	700
R3	27 February	Hibernian	A	3–1	Hather (2), Buckley	47,682
QF	6 March	Queen of the South	A	4–2	O'Neil (2), Boyd, Buckley	7,000
SF	10 April	Rangers	N	6–0	O'Neil (4), Leggat, Allister	110,939
F	24 April	Celtic	N	1–2	Buckley	130,060

References

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