1949–50 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. 1949–50 football season
1949–50 season | ||
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Chairman | William Mitchell | |
Manager | Dave Halliday | |
Scottish League Division One | 11th place | |
Scottish Cup | Finalist | |
Scottish League Cup | Group Stage | |
Top goalscorer | League: Harry Yorston (10 goals) All: Harry Yorston (17 goals) | |
Highest home attendance | 43,000 vs. Rangers, 3 September | |
Lowest home attendance | 8,000 vs. Partick Thistle, 12 November vs. Stirling Albion, 22 April | |
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The 1949–50 season was Aberdeen's 38th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 40th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
Results
Division A
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 10 September | St Mirren | H | 2–3 | Emery, Kelly (penalty) | 17,000 |
2 | 17 September | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Stenhouse | 18,000 |
3 | 24 September | Dundee | H | 2–2 | Kelly (2) | 23,000 |
4 | 1 October | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 25,000 | |
5 | 8 October | Third Lanark | H | 2–1 | Yorston (2) | 18,000 |
6 | 15 October | Celtic | A | 2–4 | Kelly, Rice | 30,000 |
7 | 22 October | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Kelly | 14,500 |
8 | 29 October | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Hamilton | 40,000 |
9 | 5 November | Falkirk | A | 0–1 | 12,000 | |
10 | 12 November | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Yorston (2), Baird | 8,000 |
11 | 19 November | Stirling Albion | A | 1–0 | Hamilton | 15,000 |
12 | 26 November | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | Hamilton (2), Hather | 16,000 |
13 | 3 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–4 | Hather | 23,000 |
14 | 10 December | Queen of the South | A | 0–1 | 7,000 | |
15 | 17 December | Motherwell | H | 5–0 | Yorston (2), Kiddie, Harris | 15,000 |
16 | 24 December | St Mirren | A | 0–4 | 7,000 | |
17 | 31 December | East Fife | H | 1–2 | Yorston | 17,000 |
18 | 2 January | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Pearson | 23,000 |
19 | 3 January | Hibernian | H | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
20 | 7 January | Third Lanark | A | 1–3 | Emery | 12,000 |
21 | 14 January | Cetic | H | 4–0 | Baird, Pearson, Hather, Emery (penalty) | 25,000 |
22 | 4 February | Rangers | A | 2–2 | Hamilton, Yorston | 50,000 |
23 | 18 February | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Yorston, Hamilton | 25,000 |
24 | 4 March | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | Baird, Hamilton | 10,000 |
25 | 18 March | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Hamilton, Baird | 12,000 |
26 | 25 March | Motherwell | A | 1–5 | Emery | 7,000 |
27 | 1 April | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | Pearson | 12,000 |
28 | 8 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–5 | Hamilton | 16,500 |
29 | 14 April | East Fife | A | 1–4 | Hather | 5,500 |
30 | 22 April | Stirling Albion | H | 6–2 | Hather (2), Emery (penalty), Yorston, Baird | 8,000 |
Final standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Dundee | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 31 |
7 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 29 |
8 | Aberdeen | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 26 |
9 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 26 |
10 | Motherwell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 25 |
Source: RSSSF[dead link]
Scottish League Cup
Group 1
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 13 August | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Kelly | 25,000 |
2 | 17 August | Celtic | H | 4–5 | Emery, Yorston, Kelly, Harris | 40,000 |
3 | 20 August | Rangers | A | 2–4 | Harris, Emery | 50,000 |
4 | 27 August | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Yorston | 22,000 |
5 | 31 August | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Pearson, Kelly, Yorston | 15,000 |
6 | 3 September | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Emery | 43,000 |
Group 1 final table
Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 8 |
Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1.000 | 6 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 | 5 |
St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 28 January | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Yorston (2), Baird, Delaney | 20,000 |
R2 | 11 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | Emery, Pearson, Hamilton | 42,000 |
R3 | 25 February | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Anderson | 65,000 |
QF | 11 March | Queen of the South | A | 3–3 | Yorston (2), Pearson | 12,000 |
QF R | 15 March | Queen of the South | H | 1–2 | Hamilton | 32,000 |
Squad
Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | Frank Watson | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Johnny Curran | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Fred Martin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Don Emery (c) | 40 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
DF | ![]() | Pat McKenna | 39 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Ralph McKenzie | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Willie Waddell | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Willie Roy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Tony McKeown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | Johnny Bruce | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Armour Ashe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | Sid Pacione | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Chris Anderson | 40 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Tony Harris | 39 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Tommy Pearson | 31 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() | Jimmy Stenhouse | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Peter Rice | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Alex Kiddie | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Willie Rob | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Archie Glen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Willie Millar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Eric Bakie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jim Chalmers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Kenny Thomson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Ken Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | George Merchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Jimmy Gauld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | Willie Lamont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Harry Yorston | 36 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() | George Hamilton | 32 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Archie Baird | 23 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Jack Hather | 17 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Archie Kelly | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() | Freddie Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Jimmy McIntyre | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | Ian Rodger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | John McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | Jimmy Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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