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Aberdeen F.C. 1955-56 football season
The 1955–56 season was Aberdeen 's 43rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 45th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One , Scottish League Cup , and the Scottish Cup
Results [ ]
Division 1 [ ]
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
10 September
Hibernian
H
6–2
Buckley (3), Leggat (2), Yorston
17,000
2
24 September
Dundee
H
2–0
Hather , Glen (penalty)
20,000
3
8 October
Queen of the South
A
3–2
Clunie (penalty), Hather , Buckley
17,000
4
15 October
St Mirren
A
3–0
Davidson (2), Wishart
15,000
5
29 October
East Fife
A
1–1
10,000
6
5 November
Clyde
H
1–4
Davidson
15,000
7
12 November
Dunfermline Athletic
A
2–2
Hather , Yorston
10,000
8
19 November
Motherwell
H
1–1
Bobby Wilson
20,000
9
26 November
Raith Rovers
A
1–1
Buckley
12,000
10
3 December
Heart of Midlothian
A
0–3
30,000
11
10 December
Rangers
H
0–0
20,000
12
17 December
Kilmarnock
A
0–1
15,000
13
24 December
Airdrieonians
H
7–2
Hather (2), Wishart , Glen , Yorston , , Leggat
18,000
14
31 December
Falkirk
A
6–3
(3), Leggat (2), Hather
15,500
15
2 January
Dundee
A
4–2
Glen (penalty), Leggat , Yorston , Hather
29,000
16
3 January
Stirling Albion
H
7–0
(4), Leggat , Hather , Allister
25,000
17
7 January
Celtic
H
2–1
Leggat
38,000
18
14 January
Hibernian
A
3–1
Wishart (2), Boyd
18,000
19
28 January
Queen of the South
A
2–2
Yorston , Glen (penalty)
10,000
20
11 February
St Mirren
H
4–1
Leggat (2), , Mulhall
15,500
21
18 February
Falkirk
H
2–2
Wishart , Yorston
16,000
22
25 February
Stirling Albion
A
2–0
Boyd , Yorston
5,500
23
3 March
East Fife
H
7–3
Hather (2), Leggat (2), Wishart , Hather ,
15,000
24
10 March
Clyde
5–0
Leggat (2), Yorston , , Wishart
14,500
25
17 March
Dunfermline Athletic
H
1–0
Leggat
17,000
26
24 March
Motherwell
A
1–1
Wishart
10,000
27
31 March
Raith Rovers
H
3–5
Boyd (2), Leggat
18,000
28
7 April
Heart of Midlothian
H
4–1
Leggat (3), Boyd
20,000
29
10 April
Celtic
A
1–1
Yorston
14,000
30
18 April
Rangers
A
0–1
45,000
31
21 April
Kilmarnock
H
3–2
Buckley , Yorston , Mulhall
11,000
32
25 April
Airdrieonians
A
2–2
Yorston , Mulhall
15,000
33
28 April
Partick Thistle
H
0–4
16,000
34
30 April
Partick Thistle
A
2–0
Davidson (2)
9,500
Final standings [ ]
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Group 3 [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
13 August
Hibernian
A
1–0
Buckley
30,000
2
17 August
Dunfermline Athletic
H
3–2
Mulhall , Yorston , Leggat
24,000
3
20 August
Clyde
H
3–2
Wishart , Glen (penalty), Buckley
24,000
4
27 August
Hibernian
H
2–1
Buckley ,
30,000
5
31 August
Dunfermline Athletic
H
2–2
Buckley (2)
14,000
6
3 September
Clyde
2–1
Leggat (2)
8,000
Group 3 final table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Knockout stage [ ]
Scottish Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R5
4 February
Rangers
A
1–2
Leggat
50,000
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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