1974–75 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1974–75 season
Chairman	Dick Donald
Manager	Jimmy Bonthrone
Scottish First Division	5th
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round
Scottish League Cup	Group Stage
Texaco Cup	Quarter-Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Arthur Graham (11) All: Arthur Graham (12)
Highest home attendance	30,000 vs. Rangers, 25 January 1975
Lowest home attendance	3,300 vs. Clyde, 19 April 1975
Average home league attendance	9.341

Results

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1974–75 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1.	31 August	Hibernian	H	2–3	Purdie, Pirie	13,000
2.	7 September	Dundee	A	1–0	Purdie	6,396
3.	14 September	St Johnstone	H	3–1	Jarvie, Hair, Graham	7,000
4.	21 September	Kilmarnock	A	0–1		5,000
5.	28 September	Airdrieonians	H	1–0	Young	5,000
6.	5 October	Hearts	A	4–1	Purdie, Graham, Smith, McCall	8,500
7.	12 October	Ayr United	H	3–0	Jarvie, Purdie, McCall	6,000
8.	19 October	Dumbarton	A	3–2	McCall, Purdie, Graham	4,000
9.	26 October	Arbroath	H	5–1	Williamson (2), McCall (2), Purdie	7,000
10.	2 November	Celtic	A	0–1		21,000
11.	9 November	Partick Thistle	H	1–1	Purdie	8,000
12.	16 November	Morton	H	3–3	McCall, Young, Graham	7,500
13.	27 November	Dundee United	A	0–4		8,000
14.	30 November	Motherwell	A	1–2	Graham	3,472
15.	7 December	Rangers	H	1–2	Hair	25,000
16.	14 December	Clyde	A	1–1	Purdie	2,053
17.	21 December	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–1	Hair	5,000
18.	28 December	Hibernian	A	1–0	Pirie	13,190
19.	1 January	Dundee	H	4–0	Caldwell (Own goal), Pirie, Jarvie, Hair	12,000
20.	4 January	St Johnstone	A	1–1	Davidson	4,500
21.	11 January	Kilmarnock	H	4–0	Jarvie, Young, Pirie, Graham	8,500
22.	1 February	Hearts	H	2–2	McLelland, Jarvie	11,000
23.	8 February	Ayr United	A	0–2		5,000
24.	15 February	Dumbarton	H	1–1	Graham	9,000
25.	1 March	Arbroath	A	2–1	Davidson, Graham	3,113
26.	4 March	Airdrieonians	A	2–2	Graham, Davidson	4,000
27.	12 March	Celtic	H	3–2	Williamson (3)	15,500
28.	15 March	Partick Thistle	A	0–1		5,000
29.	22 March	Morton	A	3–0	Robb, Williamson, Graham	2,500
30.	29 March	Dundee United	H	2–0	Williamson, Hermiston	8,000
31.	12 April	Rangers	A	2–3	Williamson, Hermiston	40,000
32.	19 April	Clyde	H	4–1	Jarvie (2), Hermiston, Miller	3,300
33.	23 April	Motherwell	H	2–2	Jarvie, Graham	8,000
34.	26 April	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–1	Robb (3)	3,500

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Dundee United	34	19	7	8	72	43	29	45
5	Aberdeen	34	16	9	9	66	43	24	41
6	Dundee	34	16	6	12	48	42	6	38

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
G3	10 August	Hearts	H	0–1		11,000
G3	14 August	Morton	A	1–3	Hermiston	2,000
G3	17 August	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–1	Jarvie	4,500
G3	21 August	Morton	H	4–0	Purdie, Thomson, Jarvie, Young	5,000
G3	24 August	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–0	Jarvie Williamson, Purdie	7,000
G3	28 August	Hearts	A	1–2	Hermiston	14,000

Group 3 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian	6	4	0	2	13	6	7	8
2	Dunfermline Athletic	6	2	3	1	8	9	–1	7
3	Aberdeen	6	2	1	3	10	7	3	5
4	Morton	6	1	2	3	5	14	–8	4

Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 1974-75

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	25 January	Rangers	H	1–1	Miller	30,000
R3R	10 February	Rangers	A	2–1	Graham, Davidson	52,000
R3R	19 February	Dundee United	A	1–0	Jarvie	22,000
Q-F	8 March	Motherwell	H	0–1		23,400

Texaco Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Texaco Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
QF L1	18 September	Newcastle United	H	1–1	Young	13,500
QF L2	2 October	Newcastle United	A	2–3	Pirie, McDermott (Own Goal)	18,838

References

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