1955–56_Aberdeen_F.C._season
1955–56 Aberdeen F.C. season
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
Quick Facts Chairman, Coach ...
1955–56 season | ||
---|---|---|
Chairman | William Mitchell | |
Coach | Davie Shaw | |
Scottish League Division One | Vice-Champion | |
Scottish Cup | 5th Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Champion | |
Top goalscorer | League: Graham Leggat (19) All: Graham Leggat (29) | |
Highest home attendance | 38,000 vs. Celtic, 7 January 1956 | |
Lowest home attendance | 11,000 vs. Kilmarnock, 11 April 1956 | |
| ||
Close
Division 1
Main article: 1955–56 Scottish Division One
More information Match Day, Date ...
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 | Ingram | 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, Allen, Leggat | 18,000 |
14 | 31 December | Falkirk | A | 6–3 | Allen (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 | Allen (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), Allen, 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, Allen | 15,000 |
24 | 10 March | Clyde | A | 5–0 | Leggat (2), Yorston, Allen, 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 |
Close
Final standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 27 | 3.148 | 52 |
2 | Aberdeen | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 87 | 50 | 1.740 | 46 |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 47 | 2.106 | 45 |
4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 45 |
5 | Celtic | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 1.410 | 41 |
Close
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1955–56 Scottish League Cup
Group 3
More information Round, Date ...
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, O'Neil | 30,000 |
5 | 31 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Buckley (2) | 14,000 |
6 | 3 September | Clyde | A | 2–1 | Leggat (2) | 8,000 |
Close
Group 3 final table
More information Pld, W ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 11 |
Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 7 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.750 | 3 |
Clyde | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 3 |
Close
Knockout stage
More information Round, Date ...
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QF L1 | 14 September | Hearts | H | 5–3 | Leggat (3), Buckley (2) | 30,000 |
QF L2 | 17 September | Hearts | A | 4–2 | Hather (2), Yorston, Leggat | 35,000 |
SF | 1 October | Rangers | N | 2–1 | Leggat, Wishart | 80,000 |
F | 22 October | St Mirren | N | 2–1 | Mallan (own goal), Leggat | 44,106 |
Close
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1955–56 Scottish Cup
Appearances & Goals
More information No., Pos ...
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ian MacFarlane | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Alec Young | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 42 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 38 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 29 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Ingram | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Teddy Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 40 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 30 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 20 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
FW | SCO | Johnny Allan | 18 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Norman Davidson | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ian McNeill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Joe O'Neil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | George Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Close
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust