Overview
Season 1904–05 was Aberdeen's second season and their first in Scottish League football. They failed to gain election to the First Division in 1904, but successfully applied to join the Second Division. The team abandoned their white jerseys for a new black and gold strip this season. The Pittodrie attendance record was broken in January when 16,000 spectators watched as Glasgow club Queen's Park visited Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup. In the league, Aberdeen finished seventh out of twelve clubs. In the cup, they won through to round three after wins over Queen's Park and Bathgate, but lost to Third Lanark at Cathkin Park. Tom Ruddiman finished as the club's top scorer with ten goals from 15 appearances.
Results
Scottish Second Division
| Match Day |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Aberdeen Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
|---|
| 1 |
20 August |
Falkirk |
H |
1–2 |
Knowles |
6,000 |
| 2 |
27 August |
Clyde |
H |
0–1 |
|
5,000 |
| 3 |
10 September |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
3–3 |
H. Low, G. McNicol (2) |
3,000 |
| 4 |
24 September |
Abercorn |
H |
3–1 |
Ellis, MacAulay, Ritchie |
2,000 |
| 5 |
22 October |
Raith Rovers |
H |
3–1 |
Own goal, G. McNicol, Mackie |
5,000 |
| 6 |
5 November |
East Stirlingshire |
A |
4–1 |
A. Lowe (4) |
2,000 |
| 7 |
19 November |
Ayr |
A |
3–3 |
G. McNicol, A. Lowe (2) |
1,000 |
| 8 |
10 December |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
1–2 |
Ritchie |
1,000 |
| 9 |
17 December |
Clyde |
A |
0–1 |
|
1,000 |
| 10 |
24 December |
St Bernard's |
A |
3–0 |
Ruddiman (2), MacAulay |
2,000 |
| 11 |
31 December |
East Stirlingshire |
H |
3–0 |
Ruddiman (3) |
3,000 |
| 12 |
7 January |
Raith Rovers |
A |
0–1 |
|
1,000 |
| 13 |
14 January |
Albion Rovers |
A |
0–1 |
|
3,000 |
| 14 |
21 January |
St Bernard's |
H |
1–1 |
Edgar |
3,000 |
| 15 |
4 February |
Abercorn |
A |
1–3 |
H. Low |
2,000 |
| 16 |
4 March |
Albion Rovers |
H |
7–2 |
Halkett, Harvey, G. McNicol, Ruddiman (2), MacAulay (2) |
5,500 |
| 17 |
11 March |
Arthurlie |
A |
0–2 |
|
1,000 |
| 18 |
18 March |
Leith Athletic |
A |
1–1 |
J. Robertson |
1,500 |
| 19 |
25 March |
Ayr |
H |
2–0 |
Harvey, Edgar |
2,500 |
| 20 |
1 April |
Falkirk |
A |
0–0 |
|
1,000 |
| 21 |
8 April |
Arthurlie |
H |
0–0 |
|
3,000 |
| 22 |
15 April |
Leith Athletic |
H |
0–0 |
|
2,000 |
|
Scottish Cup
| Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Aberdeen Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
|---|
| R1 |
28 January |
Queen's Park |
H |
2–1 |
W. Low, J. Robertson |
16,000 |
| R2 |
11 February |
Bathgate |
H |
1–1 (abandoned) |
Edgar |
3,000 |
| R2 R |
18 February |
Bathgate |
H |
6–1 |
J. Robertson (2), Ruddiman (2), MacAulay, Ritchie |
7,000 |
| R3 |
25 February |
Third Lanark |
A |
1–4 |
Ruddiman |
10,000 |
|
Squad
Appearances & Goals
| No. |
Pos |
Nat |
Player |
Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup |
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|
GK |
 |
Frank Barrett |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Willie Brebner |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
John Edgar |
17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
|
FW |
|
John Ellis |
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Alex Halkett |
19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
John Harvey |
8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
William Jaffrey |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
WG Johnston |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
John Knowles |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
MF |
|
Henry Low |
24 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Wilf Low |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
FW |
|
Augustus Lowe |
3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Willie MacAulay |
23 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
|
GK |
|
Rab MacFarlane |
25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Roddy McKay |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Jimmy Mackie |
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Duncan McNichol |
22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
George McNicol |
15 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Robert Murray |
23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
George Ritchie |
17 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
|
MF |
|
Gowie Robertson |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
FW |
|
Jimmy Robertson |
22 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
|
FW |
|
Tom Ruddiman |
15 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
|
MF |
|
John Sangster |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
MF |
|
Tom Strang |
24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
|
DF |
|
Sam Willox |
2 | 0 | 2 | 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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Club seasons |
| Division One | |
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| Division Two |
- Abercorn
- Aberdeen
- Albion Rovers
- Arthurlie
- Ayr
- Clyde
- East Stirlingshire
- Falkirk
- Hamilton Academical
- Leith Athletic
- Raith Rovers
- St Bernard's
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