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1916–17 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1916–17 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League20th
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Ambler (9)
All: Harry Ambler (9)
Highest home attendance7,000 vs. Celtic, 24 March 1917
Lowest home attendance250 vs. Ayr United, 6 January 1917

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League in season 1916–17.

Overview

For the first time in the club's history, Aberdeen finished bottom of the league table. Also this season, club records for the lowest attendance at Pittodrie Stadium and heaviest defeat were set. At the conclusion of the season, Aberdeen (along with other clubs) withdrew from football for two years due to the ongoing First World War.

Results

Scottish Football League

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Partick Thistle H 2–0 Cumming, Ambler 5,000
2 26 August Third Lanark A 0–2 2,500
3 2 September St Mirren H 1–1 J. Wyllie 5,000
4 9 September Dundee A 1–1 Brewster 7,000
5 16 September Queen's Park H 2–4 Colman, Ambler 5,000
6 23 September Morton H 1–1 W. Wylie 4,500
7 30 September Ayr United A 0–1 3,000
8 7 October Airdrieonians H 1–2 Cail 4,000
9 14 October Clyde A 0–2 5,500
10 21 October Kilmarnock H 1–1 Cail 4,000
11 28 October Dumbarton A 1–1 W. Wylie 3,000
12 4 November Hamilton Academical H 0–1 4,000
13 11 November Motherwell A 2–1 Ambler (2) 4,500
14 18 November Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Ambler (2) 5,500
15 25 November Celtic A 0–1 3,000
16 2 December Motherwell H 0–1 4,000
17 9 December Hibernian A 3–3 Jackson, Main (2) 6,500
18 16 December Falkirk H 0–1 2,500
19 23 December Third Lanark H 0–1 3,000
20 30 December St Mirren A 0–1 5,000
21 1 January Dundee H 5–1 Paton, Walker, Ambler, Cail (2) 4,000
22 2 January Raith Rovers A 0–3 5,000
23 6 January Ayr United H 1–0 Cruickshank 250
24 13 January Queen's Park A 1–2 Jackson 3,000
25 20 January Clyde H 0–1 3,500
26 27 January Kilmarnock A 0–7 2,000
27 3 February Rangers H 3–1 Ambler, J. Wyllie (2) 6,000
28 10 February Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 7,000
29 17 February Raith Rovers H 1–2 Walker 3,000
30 24 February Airdrieonians A 1–3 Cail 2,500
31 3 March Rangers A 0–1 2,000
32 10 March Dumbarton H 2–4 J. Wyllie, Own goal 2,500
33 17 March Hamilton Academical A 1–4 Paton 3,000
34 24 March Celtic H 0–0 7,000
35 31 March Partick Thistle A 0–4 5,000
36 7 April Falkirk A 2–4 Ambler, Main 3,500
37 21 April Hibernian H 2–1 Main, W. Wylie 5,000
38 28 April Morton A 0–2 3,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Dundee 38 13 4 21 58 71 −13 30
16 Hibernian 38 10 10 18 57 72 −15 30
18 Queen's Park 38 11 7 20 56 81 −25 29
19 Raith Rovers 38 8 7 23 42 91 −49 23
20 Aberdeen 38 7 7 24 36 68 −32 21
Source: "1916-1917 SFL - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Cup was suspended this season because of the First World War.

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One
Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO Harry Ambler 32 9 32 9
GK England ENG George Anderson 38 0 38 0
MF Scotland SCO George Brewster 20 1 20 1
FW Scotland SCO Sam Cail 31 5 31 5
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Calder 35 0 35 0
DF Scotland SCO Donald Colman (c) 23 1 23 1
MF Scotland SCO Willie Cruickshank 13 1 13 1
FW Scotland SCO JF Cumming 11 1 11 1
FW Scotland SCO Stewart Davidson 3 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Duff 3 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Greig 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Wyllie 3 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Jackson 10 2 10 2
MF Scotland SCO Willie Low 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Main 17 4 17 4
FW Scotland SCO George McKay 10 0 10 0
FW Scotland SCO Rab Mitchell 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Moir 16 0 16 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Murray 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO S Paterson 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Paton 28 2 28 2
DF Scotland SCO Alex Perry 16 0 16 0
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Robertson 26 0 26 0
MF Scotland SCO Jack Robertson 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Colin Streathern 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Thomson 11 0 11 0
FW Scotland SCO Joseph Walker 16 2 16 2
MF Scotland SCO Alex Wright 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Willie Wylie 34 3 34 3
FW Scotland SCO Jock Wyllie 12 4 12 4


References

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