1974–75 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1974–75 season
ChairmanScotland Dick Donald
ManagerScotland Jimmy Bonthrone
Scottish First Division5th
Scottish CupFourth Round
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Texaco CupQuarter-Finalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Graham (11)
All: Arthur Graham (12)
Highest home attendance30,000 vs. Rangers, 25 January 1975
Lowest home attendance3,300 vs. Clyde, 19 April 1975
Average home league attendance9.341

During the 1974–75 season, the Scottish football club Aberdeen F.C. was placed fifth in the Scottish First Division. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the Scottish Cup.

Results[]

Scottish First Division[]

Main article: 1974–75 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1. 31 August Hibernian H 2–3 Purdie, Pirie 13,000
2. 7 September Dundee A 1–0 Purdie 6,396
3. 14 September St Johnstone H 3–1 Jarvie, Hair, Graham 7,000
4. 21 September Kilmarnock A 0–1 5,000
5. 28 September Airdrieonians H 1–0 Young 5,000
6. 5 October Hearts A 4–1 Purdie, Graham, Smith, McCall 8,500
7. 12 October Ayr United H 3–0 Jarvie, Purdie, McCall 6,000
8. 19 October Dumbarton A 3–2 McCall, Purdie, Graham 4,000
9. 26 October Arbroath H 5–1 Williamson (2), McCall (2), Purdie 7,000
10. 2 November Celtic A 0–1 21,000
11. 9 November Partick Thistle H 1–1 Purdie 8,000
12. 16 November Morton H 3–3 McCall, Young, Graham 7,500
13. 27 November Dundee United A 0–4 8,000
14. 30 November Motherwell A 1–2 Graham 3,472
15. 7 December Rangers H 1–2 Hair 25,000
16. 14 December Clyde A 1–1 Purdie 2,053
17. 21 December Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 Hair 5,000
18. 28 December Hibernian A 1–0 Pirie 13,190
19. 1 January Dundee H 4–0 Caldwell, Pirie, Jarvie, Hair 12,000
20. 4 January St Johnstone A 1–1 Davidson 4,500
21. 11 January Kilmarnock H 4–0 Jarvie, Young, Pirie, Graham 8,500
22. 1 February Hearts H 2–2 McLelland, Jarvie 11,000
23. 8 February Ayr United A 0–2 5,000
24. 15 February Dumbarton H 1–1 Graham 9,000
25. 1 March Arbroath A 2–1 Davidson, Graham 3,113
26. 4 March Airdrieonians A 2–2 Graham, Davidson 4,000
27. 12 March Celtic H 3–2 Williamson (3) 15,500
28. 15 March Partick Thistle A 0–1 5,000
29. 22 March Morton A 3–0 Robb, Williamson, Graham 2,500
30. 29 March Dundee United H 2–0 Williamson, Hermiston 8,000
31. 12 April Rangers A 2–3 Williamson, Hermiston 40,000
32. 19 April Clyde H 4–1 Jarvie (2), Hermiston, Miller 3,300
33. 23 April Motherwell H 2–2 Jarvie, Graham 8,000
34. 26 April Dunfermline Athletic A 3–1 Robb (3) 3,500

Final standings[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rangers 34 25 6 3 86 33 +53 56 Champion
2 Hibernian 34 20 9 5 69 37 +32 49 1975–76 UEFA Cup First round
3 Celtic 34 20 5 9 81 41 +40 45 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
4 Dundee United 34 19 7 8 72 43 +29 45 1975–76 UEFA Cup First round
5 Aberdeen 34 16 9 9 66 43 +23 41
6 Dundee 34 16 6 12 48 42 +6 38
7 Ayr United 34 14 8 12 50 61 −11 36
8 Hearts 34 11 13 10 47 52 −5 35
9 St Johnstone 34 11 12 11 41 44 −3 34
10 Motherwell 34 14 5 15 52 57 −5 33
11 Airdrieonians 34 11 9 14 43 55 −12 31
12 Kilmarnock 34 8 15 11 52 68 −16 31
13 Partick Thistle 34 10 10 14 48 62 −14 30
14 Dumbarton 34 7 10 17 44 55 −11 24
15 Dunfermline Athletic 34 7 9 18 46 66 −20 23
16 Clyde 34 6 10 18 40 63 −23 22
17 Morton 34 6 10 18 31 62 −31 22
18 Arbroath 34 5 7 22 34 66 −32 17
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1974–75 Scottish League Cup

Group stage[]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 10 August Hearts H 0–1 11,000
G3 14 August Morton A 1–3 Hermiston 2,000
G3 17 August Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Jarvie 4,500
G3 21 August Morton H 4–0 Purdie, Thomson, Jarvie, Young 5,000
G3 24 August Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 Jarvie Williamson, Purdie 7,000
G3 28 August Hearts A 1–2 Hermiston 14,000

Group 3 final table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Heart of Midlothian 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 8
Dunfermline Athletic 6 2 3 1 8 9 −1 7
Aberdeen 6 2 1 3 10 7 +3 5
Morton 6 1 2 3 5 14 −9 4
Source:[citation needed]

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: Scottish Cup 1974-75
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 25 January Rangers H 1–1 Miller 30,000
R3R 10 February Rangers A 2–1 Graham, Davidson 52,000
R3R 19 February Dundee United A 1–0 Jarvie 22,000
Q-F 8 March Motherwell H 0–1 23,400

Texaco Cup[]

Main article: 1974–75 Texaco Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 18 September Newcastle United H 1–1 Young 13,500
QF L2 2 October Newcastle United A 2–3 Pirie, McDermott 18,838

References[]

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