1903–04 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1903-04 season
ManagerJimmy Philip
Northern League3rd
Scottish CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie MacAulay (13)
All: Willie MacAulay (13)
Highest home attendance8,000 vs. Stenhousemuir, 15 August 1903
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs. Dundee 'A', 30 January 1904

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Northern League and Scottish Cup in the 1903–04 season.

Overview[]

It was Aberdeen's first season in Scottish football, the club having been established in April 1903 following a merger of three local clubs, Orion, Victoria United and the original Aberdeen F.C.. Aberdeen failed to gain election to the Scottish First Division and did not apply to join the Second Division. They were placed in the Northern League along with eleven other clubs from the North of Scotland. The club finished third in the league, but lost their first Scottish Cup tie to Alloa Athletic.

Results[]

Northern League[]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 August Stenhousemuir H 1–1 MacAulay 8,000
2 22 August Dunfermline Athletic A 2–4 Own goal, D. MacKay 3,500
3 29 August St Johnstone H 5–1 Shinner (2), D. MacKay (2), MacAulay 7,000
4 12 September Stenhousemuir A 1–1 Shinner 4,000
5 26 September Arbroath H 1–2 Shinner 6,000
6 10 October Dundee Wanderers A 2–0 Johnston, C. Mackie 2,000
7 24 October Cowdenbeath A 1–3 MacAulay 3,000
8 31 October Forfar Athletic H 3–1 MacAulay, D. MacKay, C. Mackie 4,000
9 7 November Dundee Wanderers H 2–2 D. MacKay, Johnston 2,500
10 14 November Montrose H 4–2 Low (2), MacAulay (2) 4,500
11 21 November Montrose A 1–4 D. MacKay 1,000
12 28 November Lochgelly United H 8–1 Low, Barron, C. Mackie (3), MacAulay, Johnston (2) 5,000
13 5 December Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 5,500
14 12 December Forfar Athletic A 6–2 Shinner, Wishart, C. Mackie, MacAulay (2), Johnston 2,000
15 26 December Lochee United A 3–0 Sangster, MacAulay, Johnston 1,000
16 2 January Dundee 'A' A 1–1 MacAulay 3,500
17 30 January Dundee 'A' H 2–1 Low, MacAulay 2,000
18 6 February Cowdenbeath H 3–2 Low, D. MacKay, Barron 2,500
19 20 February Lochee United H 4–0 C. Mackie (2), D. MacKay, Shinner 2,000
20 19 March Arbroath A 1–4 Strang 1,500
21 22 April St Johnstone A 3–1 C. Mackie, MacAulay, Shiach 2,000
22 23 April Lochgelly United A 1–3 D. MacKay 1,000

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montrose 22 16 0 6 54 25 +29 32
2 Arbroath 22 11 6 5 43 45 −2 28
3 Aberdeen 22 11 4 7 55 37 +18 26
4 Dundee Wanderers 22 10 5 7 45 35 +10 25
Source:[citation needed]

Scottish Cup[]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 23 January Alloa Athletic A 1–2 C. Mackie 2,500

Squad[]

Appearances & Goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Northern League Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Frank Barrett 20 0 19 0 1 0
FW Scotland John Barron 6 2 5 2 1 0
FW Scotland John Bonnar 5 0 4 0 1 0
FW Scotland Martin Dorward 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland John Hannah 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland WG Johnston 20 6 19 6 1 0
DF Scotland Henry Low 18 5 17 5 1 0
FW Scotland Dave MacKay 15 9 15 9 0 0
FW Scotland Roddy McKay 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland Charlie Mackie 22 10 21 9 1 1
FW Scotland Jimmy Mackie 10 0 9 0 1 0
FW Scotland Willie MacAulay 21 13 20 13 1 0
DF Scotland Frank McGregor 14 0 14 0 0 0
DF Scotland Duncan McNichol 17 0 16 0 1 0
DF Scotland Jack Murphy 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland Tom Owen 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland Robert Ritchie 12 0 12 0 0 0
GK Scotland Willie Ritchie 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland Gowie Robertson 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF Scotland John Sangster 12 1 11 1 1 0
FW Scotland Alex Shiach 4 1 4 1 0 0
FW England Bert Shinner 14 6 14 6 0 0
FW Scotland Tom Strang 21 1 20 1 1 0
DF Scotland Johnny Thomson 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Sam Willox 6 0 6 0 0 0
FW Scotland John Wishart 2 1 2 1 0 0

References[]

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