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Revision as of 17:59, 6 October 2016

Aberdeen F.C.
1920-21 season
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League First Division11th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Fisher (14)
All: Peter Fisher (14)
Highest home attendance24,000 vs. Celtic, 28 August 1920
Lowest home attendance8,500 vs. Kilmarnock, 12 March 1921

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1920–21.

Overview

Aberdeen finished in 11th place out of 22 clubs in the First Division, an improvement on the previous season's finish of 17th. In the cup, they lost out to local rivals Dundee after a second replay in the third round. Peter Fisher finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals.

Results

Scottish First Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 21 August Dundee A 1–1 Fisher 5,000
2 24 August Rangers A 1–2 Thomson 20,000
3 28 August Celtic H 1–2 Wright 24,000
4 30 August Third Lanark A 1–3 Connon 12,000
5 4 September Albion Rovers A 2–0 Fisher, Rankine 8,000
6 8 September Clyde H 3–0 Thomson, Fisher, Rankine 14,000
7 11 September Ayr United H 0–0 16,000
8 15 September Hamilton Academical H 3–1 Wright (2), MacDonald 10,000
9 18 September Morton A 1–6 Grant 7,000
10 25 September Rangers H 1–1 Fisher 21,800
11 27 September Queen's Park H 2–2 Fisher (2) 12,000
12 2 October Clydebank A 1–1 Thomson 5,000
13 9 October Hibernian H 0–1 13,500
14 16 October Hamilton Academical A 2–0 Thomson, Rankine 6,000
15 23 October Raith Rovers H 1–0 Connon 13,000
16 30 October Clyde A 0–2 6,000
17 6 November Third Lanark H 0–1 12,500
18 13 November Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 15,000
19 20 November St Mirren H 3–1 Rankine (2), Flanagan 14,000
20 27 November Dumbarton A 1–0 Middleton 2,500
21 4 December Airdrieonians H 1–0 Thomson 12,000
22 11 December Kilmarnock A 0–1 6,000
23 18 December Motherwell H 1–1 Flanagan 12,500
24 25 December Partick Thistle H 0–3 13,000
25 1 January Dundee H 0–0 20,000
26 3 January Ayr United A 2–2 Connon, Rankine 6,000
27 8 January Raith Rovers A 0–1 9,000
28 15 January Falkirk H 1–1 Fisher 11,000
29 22 January Clydebank H 4–0 Milne, Middleton, Flanagan (2) 10,500
30 29 January Celtic A 1–3 Fisher 15,000
31 8 February St Mirren A 1–1 MacDonald 7,500
32 26 February Morton H 0–1 9,000
33 5 March Hibernian A 3–2 Middleton, Mackie, Own goal 6,500
34 9 March Airdrieonians A 2–5 Connon, Mackie 3,000
35 12 March Kilmarnock H 1–1 Hutton 8,500
36 19 March Queen's Park A 2–0 Fisher, Own goal 6,500
37 26 March Dumbarton H 2–0 Fisher (2) 10,000
38 2 April Partick Thistle A 2–2 Fisher, Flanagan 12,000
39 9 April Heart of Midlothian H 5–2 Wright, MacLachlan, Connon, Fisher, Thomson 12,500
40 16 April Motherwell A 0–4 8,000
41 23 April Falkirk A 0–0 7,000
42 30 April Albion Rovers H 1–0 Fisher 11,500

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Airdrieonians 42 17 9 16 71 64 7 43
11 ABERDEEN 42 14 14 14 53 54 –1 42
12 Kilmarnock 42 17 8 17 62 68 –6 42
13 Hibernian 42 16 9 17 58 57 1 41

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1920–21 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 5 February Kilmarnock A 2–1 Connon, MacDonald 11,000
R3 19 February Dundee A 0–0 30,000
R3 R 23 February Dundee H 1–1 Grosert 20,000
R3 2R 1 March Dundee N 0–2 10,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Anderson 42 0 38 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Jacky Connon 29 6 25 5 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Peter Fisher 21 14 21 14 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Flanagan 29 4 25 4 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Matt Forsyth 23 0 23 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Walter Grant 2 1 2 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Grosert 33 1 29 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Hannah 30 0 26 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hutton 32 1 28 1 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Lees 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Wales WAL Ken MacDonald 11 3 7 2 4 1
FW Scotland SCO James Mackie 3 2 3 2 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan 29 1 25 1 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Alec McCombie 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim McLaughlin 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW England ENG Billy Middleton 43 3 39 3 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Vic Milne 31 1 31 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Rankine 34 6 30 6 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Ritchie 7 0 7 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Robertson 16 0 16 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO George Sutherland 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Doug Thomson 36 7 36 7 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Charlie Watt 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Wilson 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Wright 30 4 26 4 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Yule 9 0 9 0 0 0

References

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