1951–52_Aberdeen_F.C._season
1951–52 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. 1951–52 football season
The 1951–52 season was Aberdeen's 40th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 42nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
1951–52 season | ||
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Chairman | William Mitchell | |
Manager | Dave Halliday | |
Scottish League Division One | 11th | |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finalists | |
Scottish League Cup | Group Stage | |
Saint Mungo Cup | Runners-up | |
Top goalscorer | League: Harry Yorston (18) All: Harry Yorston (25) | |
Highest home attendance | 42,000 vs. Rangers, 29 August | |
Lowest home attendance | 6,000 vs. Partick Thistle, 10 November | |
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Division A
Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Division One
More information Match Day, Date ...
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 8 September | St Mirren | H | 3–0 | Yorston, Delaney | 18,000 |
2 | 15 September | Hibernian | A | 4–4 | Harris, Yorston, Bogan, Lowrie | 30,000 |
3 | 22 September | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Hamilton (2), Yorston | 25,000 |
4 | 29 September | East Fife | A | 1–2 | Yorston | 10,000 |
5 | 6 October | Airdrieonians | H | 1–4 | Yorston | 12,000 |
6 | 13 October | Queen of the South | A | 2–1 | Hamilton, Delaney | 10,000 |
7 | 20 October | Third Lanark | A | 0–2 | 4,000 | |
8 | 3 November | Queen of the South | H | 1–1 | Shaw | 12,000 |
9 | 10 November | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Hamilton, Yorston, Baird, Delaney | 6,000 |
10 | 17 November | Stirling Albion | A | 4–0 | Baird, Yorston, Delaney, Hamilton | 9,000 |
11 | 24 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–2 | Yorston, Hamilton | 15,000 |
12 | 1 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | Yorston (2) | 20,000 |
13 | 8 December | Motherwell | A | 3–3 | Baird, Hamilton, Yorston | 7,000 |
14 | 15 December | Morton | H | 3–1 | Yorston (2), Boyd | 17,000 |
15 | 22 December | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Hamilton | 7,000 |
16 | 29 December | Celtic | A | 3–4 | Baird, Emery (penalty), Yorston | 22,000 |
17 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 2–3 | Harris, Emery (penalty) | 26,000 |
18 | 2 January | East Fife | H | 2–1 | Boyd, Hamilton | 20,000 |
19 | 5 January | Airdrieonians | A | 0–3 | Hay | 10,000 |
20 | 12 January | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | Yorston | 20,000 |
21 | 19 January | Third Lanark | H | 2–3 | Yorston, Hamilton | 7,000 |
22 | 26 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | Rodger (2), Boyd | 16,000 |
23 | 2 February | Rangers | A | 2–3 | Prentice, Baird | 25,000 |
24 | 16 February | Partick Thistle | A | 4–1 | Yorston (2), Rodger, Boyd | 15,000 |
25 | 1 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–2 | Rodger | 7,000 |
26 | 12 March | Stirling Albion | H | 6–0 | Hamilton (2), Rodger (2), Pearson, Emery | 12,000 |
27 | 15 March | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Rodger, Hamilton | 15,000 |
28 | 22 March | Morton | A | 2–3 | Boyd, Samuel | 10,000 |
29 | 29 March | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 18,000 | |
30 | 19 April | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Rodger | 20,000 |
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Final standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Celtic | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 28 |
10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 28 |
11 | Aberdeen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 27 |
12 | Third Lanark | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 26 |
13 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 26 |
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Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1951–52 Scottish League Cup
Group 4
More information Round, Date ...
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 11 August | Queen of the South | H | 5–4 | Hay, Hamilton, Emery, Pearson, Delaney | 17,000 |
2 | 15 August | Rangers | A | 1–2 | Yorston | 60,000 |
3 | 18 August | East Fife | A | 0–3 | 10,000 | |
4 | 25 August | Queen of the South | A | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
5 | 29 August | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Delaney, Hay | 42,000 |
6 | 1 September | East Fife | H | 2–3 | Yorston (2) | 18,000 |
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Group 4 final table
More information Pld, W ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 9 |
East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 7 |
Queen of the South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0.688 | 4 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.667 | 4 |
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Scottish Cup
Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Cup
More information Round, Date ...
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R2 | 9 February | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | Rodger, Boyd | 19,000 |
R3 | 23 February | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Yorston, Baird | 26,000 |
R3 R | 27 February | Dundee United | H | 3–2 | Yorston (3), Rodger | 30,000 |
QF | 14 March | Dundee | A | 0–4 | 40,000 | |
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Saint Mungo Cup
Main article: Saint Mungo Cup
More information Round, Date ...
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 14 July | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Yorston, Baird | 35,000 |
R2 | 21 July | St Mirren | N | 4–2 | Hamilton (2), Bogan, Baird | 14,000 |
SF | 25 July | Hibernian | N | 1–1 | Hamilton | 27,000 |
SF R | 28 July | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Hamilton, Yorston | 28,000 |
F | 1 August | Celtic | N | 2–3 | Yorston, Bogan | 80,264 |
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Appearances & Goals
More information No., Pos ...
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Frank Watson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | WAL | Don Emery (c) | 30 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Tommy Lowrie | 30 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Davie Shaw | 22 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Alec Young | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Pat McKenna | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | Alan Rodger | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | Johnny Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 36 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Kenny Thomson | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Pearson | 28 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 20 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Delaney | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Chris Anderson | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Bogan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Samuel | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Doug Newlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George McMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 37 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 27 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 23 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | ?? | Ian Rodger | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Joe O'Neil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Unofficial Appearances & Goals
More information No., Pos ...
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Saint Mungo Cup | |
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Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 5 | 0 | |
DF | WAL | Don Emery (c) | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Davie Shaw | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tommy Lowrie | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Kenny Thomson | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Bogan | 3 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Delaney | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Pearson | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 5 | 4 | |
FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 5 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 5 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 3 | 0 | |
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- AFC Heritage Trust