1945–46 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1945-46 season
ManagerDave Halliday
Southern League3rd
Southern League CupWinners
Victory Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stan Williams (16)
All: Stan Williams (24)
Highest home attendance30,000 vs. Rangers, 12 January
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Queen's Park, 25 December

Results[]

Division A[]

Main article: 1945–46 Southern Football League (Scotland)
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August Third Lanark H 3–0 (2), 15,000
2 18 August Kilmarnock A 4–1 Williams (2), Bremner, 14,000
3 25 August St Mirren H 6–1 Williams (3), , , (penalty) 0
4 1 September Celtic A 1–1 26,000
5 8 September Falkirk H 2–0 (2) 0
6 15 September Hibernian A 1–1 Taylor (penalty) 26,000
7 22 September Motherwell H 4–1 Armstrong (2), Baird, Kiddie 17,000
8 29 September Partick Thistle A 1–1 31,000
9 13 October Rangers A 1–3 Armstrong 65,000
10 20 October Clyde H 1–2 Baird 15,000
11 27 October Queen of the South A 2–3 Driver, 0
12 3 November Morton H 3–1 Driver (2), Armstrong 15,000
13 10 November Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 , Williams 20,000
14 17 November Hamilton Academical H 4–0 Armstrong (2), Williams, 14,000
15 24 November Third Lanark A 1–3 0
16 1 December Kilmarnock H 2–0 Armstrong (2) 14,000
17 8 December St Mirren A 1–4 Williams 0
18 15 December Celtic H 1–1 Bremner 21,000
19 22 December Hibernian H 2–0 Green, Taylor 0
20 25 December Queen's Park H 1–3 10,000
21 29 December Motherwell A 3–1 Williams (2), Dunlop 0
22 1 January Falkirk A 1–3 5,000
23 2 January Partcik Thistle H 3–0 Williams (2), Baird 0
24 5 January Queen's Park H 5–0 (2), Hamilton, Baird, Williams 19,000
25 12 January Rangers H 4–1 Taylor, Williams, Green, Baird 30,000
26 19 January Clyde A 0–0 14,000
27 26 January Queen of the South H 7–1 Hamilton (2), Williams, McCall (2), Baird 0
28 2 February Morton A 2–3 Baird, Williams 4,000
29 9 February Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Baird (2) 0
30 16 February Hamilton Academical A 3–3 Hamilton, Kiddie, McCall 3,000

Final standings[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers (C) 30 22 4 4 85 41 +44 48
2 Hibernian 30 17 6 7 67 37 +30 40
3 Aberdeen 30 16 6 8 73 41 +32 38
4 Celtic 30 12 11 7 55 44 +11 35
5 Clyde 30 11 9 10 64 54 +10 31
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Southern League Cup[]

Main article: 1945–46 Southern League Cup (Scotland)

Group Section 1[]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 23 February Kilmarnock A 1–1 Williams 16,000
2 2 March Hibernian H 4–1 Baird (2), Kiddie, Williams 18,000
3 9 March Partick Thistle H 2–1 Hamilton (2) 14,000
4 16 March Kilmarnock H 1–0 Williams 15,000
5 23 March Hibernian A 2–3 Baird, Cowie 35,000
6 30 March Partick Thistle A 0–0 20,000

Section 1 final table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Aberdeen 6 4 0 2 21 13 +8 8
Hibernian 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 8
Partick Thistle 6 1 2 3 6 6 0 4
Kilmarnock 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 4
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF 6 April Ayr United N 2–0 Williams, Hamilton 17,500
SF 27 April Airdrieonians N 2–2 Baird, Hamilton 20,000
SF R 30 April Airdrieonians N 5–3 Kiddie (2), Strauss, Williams, Baird (penalty) 45,000
F 11 May Rangers N 3–2 Baird, Williams, Taylor 135,000

Victory Cup[]

Main article: 1946 Victory Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 20 April Hamilton Academical H 2–0 (2) 14,000
R1 L2 24 April Hamilton Academical A 2–0 Baird, Williams 9,000
R2 L1 4 May Kilmarnock H 1–1 Hamilton 15,000
R2 L2 13 May Kilmarnock A 3–0 (2), Baird 20,000
R3 18 May Clyde A 2–4 Hamilton, Williams 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Southern Football League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
  • AFC Heritage Trust
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