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1907–08 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1907–08 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One8th
Scottish CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Murray (14)
All: Tom Murray (19)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs. Celtic, 21 March 1908
Lowest home attendance3,000 vs. Queen's Park, 20 April 1908

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and the Scottish Cup in season 1907–1908.

Overview

This was Aberdeen's fifth season and their third in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen improved on their league finish from the previous season, finishing eighth place out of 18 clubs. They also had their best season to date in the Scottish Cup, going all the way to the semi-final but losing 0–1 to Celtic. Notable new signings included Donald Colman from Motherwell. In this season, Willie Lennie became the first Aberdeen player to be capped for Scotland when he played against Wales in March 1908.[1]

Results

Scottish Division One

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 17 August Clyde H 3–1 Halkett, McDonald, Lennie 8,000
2 24 August Rangers A 0–4 20,000
3 31 August Morton H 1–2 Lennie 4,000
4 7 September Hibernian A 0–1 8,000
5 14 September St Mirren H 1–3 B. Simpson 6,000
6 21 September Dundee A 0–1 8,500
7 23 September Celtic H 2–1 McDonald (2) 9,500
8 28 September Partick Thistle H 1–0 Lennie 7,500
9 5 October Kilmarnock H 1–0 Murray 7,000
10 12 October Falkirk A 0–4 5,500
11 19 October Third Lanark H 1–1 Murray 7,000
12 26 October Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 McDonald 8,000
13 2 November Hamilton Academical H 3–0 B. Simpson (2), O'Hagan 4,500
14 9 November Queen's Park A 2–2 Murray, Lennie 3,500
15 16 November Motherwell A 3–2 McDonald, Murray, Lennie 4,000
16 23 November Port Glasgow Athletic H 3–1 Murray, O'Hagan, Lennie 7,000
17 30 November St Mirren A 3–0 Simpson, Murray, Lennie 3,500
18 7 December Dundee H 1–1 Murray 16,000
19 14 December Third Lanark A 1–1 Murray 4,000
20 21 December Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Murray 5,500
21 28 December Morton A 0–2 3,000
22 1 January Airdrieonians A 1–0 Murray 3,000
23 2 January Celtic A 0–2 6,000
24 11 January Falkirk H 1–1 Lennie 11,000
25 18 January Rangers H 0–0 10,000
26 1 February Hamilton Academical A 0–3 3,000
27 29 February Kilmarnock A 0–1 4,000
28 7 March Motherwell H 2–1 Murray, O'Hagan 4,500
29 14 March Port Glasgow Athletic A 1–1 B. Simpson 2,000
30 28 March Airdrieonians H 0–1 5,500
31 4 April Partick Thistle A[nb 1] 6–0 Davidson, W. Low, Muir, Murray, O'Hagan, Lennie 1,000
32 18 April Hibernian H 1–1 O'Hagan 4,000
33 20 April Queen's Park H 3–0 B. Simpson, Murray (2) 3,000
34 25 April Clyde A 2–2 Muir, Lennie 3,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Airdrieonians 34 18 5 11 58 41 +17 41
7 St Mirren 34 13 10 11 50 59 −9 36
8 Aberdeen 34 13 9 12 45 44 +1 35
9 Third Lanark 34 13 7 14 45 50 −5 33
10 Motherwell 34 12 7 15 61 53 +8 31
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1907–08 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 25 January Albion Rovers H 3–0 Muir 2, McDonald 5,000
R2 8 February Dundee H 0–0 18,000
R2 R 15 February Dundee A 2–2 Murray, O'Hagan 23,000
R2 2R 19 February Dundee N 3–1 Own goal, Murray, Lennie 24,000
QF 22 February Queen's Park H 3–1 Murray (3) 17,000
SF 21 March Celtic H 0–1 20,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Scotland SCO Willie Brebner 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Donald Colman 34 0 28 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart Davidson 7 1 7 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Drain 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Halkett (c) 35 1 29 1 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hume 39 0 33 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Lennie 37 11 31 10 6 1
MF Scotland SCO Wilf Low 35 1 29 1 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Rab Macfarlane 33 0 29 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO John McDonald 30 6 24 5 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Vic McEchern 6 0 6 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Mcintosh 38 0 32 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave McKinlay 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Muir 23 4 17 2 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Tom Murray 38 19 32 14 6 5
GK Scotland SCO Cody Mutch 7 0 5 0 2 0
FW Ireland EIR Charlie O'Hagan 35 6 29 5 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Ken Ross 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG J.J. Simpson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bobby Simpson 22 6 22 6 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Wilson 7 0 7 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Stirling, Kevin (2002). Aberdeen: A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books. p. 209. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.

Notes

  1. ^ This game was played at Aberdeen's ground (Pittodrie), despite Partick Thistle being the home team.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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