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1943–44 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1943–44 season
ManagerDave Halliday
North Eastern League3rd (Series 1), 1st (Series 2)
North Eastern Football League Cup 1Semi-finalists
Mitchell CupSemi-finalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Jock Pattillo (22)
All: Jock Pattillo (29)
Highest home attendance12,000 vs. Rangers "A", 28 August
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs. East Fife, 3 January

Results

North Eastern League Series 1

Main article: 1943–44 North Eastern League
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Dunfermline Athletic H 7–2 Ferguson (4), Pattillo (3) 10,000
2 21 August Raith Rovers A 2–3 Ancell, Ferguson 3,000
3 28 August Rangers "A" H 4–1 Pattillo (2), Mortensen, Ancell 12,000
4 4 September Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Mortensen (2) 5,000
5 11 September Dundee United A 0–2 3,500
6 18 September Falkirk "A" H 3–0 Ancell (2), Dyer (penalty) 7,000
7 25 September East Fife H 2–0 Armstrong, Gourlay 5,000
8 2 October Dunfermline Athletic A 1–3 Collier 3,000
9 9 October Heart of Midlothian "A" H 3–0 Pattillo (2), Ancell 5,000
10 16 October Raith Rovers H 4–1 Green (2 including 1 penalty), Taylor (2 penalties) 5,000
11 23 October Rangers "A" A 0–4 0
12 30 October East Fife A 1–1 Moir 2,500
13 6 November Dundee United H 5–1 Pattillo (4), Dryden 0
14 20 November Falkirk "A" A 2–2 Pattillo, Dryden 0

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Heart of Midlothian "A" 14 9 1 4 35 27 +8 19
3 Aberdeen 14 7 3 4 36 22 +14 17
4 Dunfermline Athletic 14 8 1 5 35 22 +13 17
Source: [citation needed]

North Eastern League Series 2

Main article: 1943–44 North Eastern League
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 January Dundee United H 1–1 Thomson 8,000
2 3 January East Fife H 0–0 2,000
3 8 January Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Dryden (2) 1,500
4 15 January Heart of Midlothian "A" H 5–2 Williams (2), Armstrong, Taylor, Buchan 0
5 22 January East Fife A 1–2 Armstrong 0
6 29 January Dundee United A 7–1 Pattillo (2), Buchan (2), Green, Taylor, Temple 3,000
7 5 February Falkirk "A" H 3–1 Moir, Pattillo, Taylor 5,000
8 12 February Rangers "A" A 2–3 Green, Pattillo 0
9 19 February Heart of Midlothian "A" A 2–1 Buchan, Pattillo 3,000
10 4 March Falkirk "A" A 10–2 Dryden (4), Pattillo (3), Buchan (2), Brown 2,500
11 11 March Raith Rovers H 1–0 Bremner 5,000
12 18 March Raith Rovers A 0–2 2,000
13 25 March Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Ancell, Dryden, Thomson (penalty) 4,000
14 22 April Rangers "A" H 3–0 Pattillo (2) 0

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Aberdeen 14 9 2 3 40 18 +22 4 24
2 Rangers "A" 14 9 2 3 42 25 +17 4 24
3 East Fife 14 6 3 5 26 14 +12 3 18
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw<

North Eastern Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 27 November Raith Rovers H 6–1 Ancell (2), Dyer, Dunlop, Green, Pattillo 5,000
QF L2 4 December Raith Rovers A 1–2 Pattillo 3,000
SF 18 December Rangers "A" H 0–2 10,000

Mitchell Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 1 April Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Pattillo, Thomson, Taylor 6,000
R1 L2 8 April Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Pattillo, Wallbanks 4,000
SF L1 15 April Raith Rovers H 2–2 Pattillo (2) 8,000
SF L2 29 April Raith Rovers A 1–2 Pattillo 5,740

Squad

Unofficial Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 North Eastern Cup Mitchell Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 34 0 27 0 3 0 4 0
GK South Africa SOU Pat Kelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 34 1 27 0 3 1 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 33 0 27 0 3 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Ancell 24 8 19 6 3 2 2 0
DF England ENG Alex Dyer 23 2 20 1 2 1 1 0
DF ?? Ernie Hiles 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Gavin 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Freddie Cox 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Malcolm Sinclair 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 27 6 24 5 1 0 2 1
MF England ENG George Green 19 5 15 4 3 1 1 0
MF ?? George Thomson 18 3 11 2 3 0 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Chris Anderson 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
MF ?? William Cocker 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
MF ?? John Cruickshank 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Pattillo 34 29 27 22 3 2 4 5
FW Scotland SCO Martin Buchan 13 6 9 6 0 0 4 0
FW England ENG Austin Collier 12 1 9 1 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 6 3 6 3 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Ferguson 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Horace Wallbanks 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Alex McSpayden 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? ?? Newman 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Stan Mortensen 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Hutton Bremner 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Alex Gourlay 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Martin Borthwick 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Walter Pirie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? George Moses 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
?? ?? John Dryden 26 9 19 9 3 0 4 0
?? ?? Billy Moir 8 2 6 2 2 0 0 0

References

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