1905–06 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1905-06 season
Manager Jimmy Philip
Scottish Football League First Division 12th
Scottish Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: George McNicol (9)
All: George McNicol (9)
Highest home attendance 10,500 vs. Celtic, 3 March 1906
Lowest home attendance 4,500 (three times)

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1905–06.

Overview

This was Aberdeen's third season overall and their first in the top flight of Scottish football. The club were elected to the First Division despite finishing seventh in the Second Division the previous season. The Wasps struggled in Division 1, finishing 12th out of 18 clubs and suffered an early exit from the Scottish Cup to Rangers.[1]

Results

Scottish First Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 19 August Partick Thistle H 0–1 8,000
2 28 August Rangers A 0–1 10,000
3 2 September Kilmarnock H 2–0 McNicol (2) 6,000
4 9 September Falkirk A 2–2 H. Low, McNicol 3,500
5 16 September Hibernian H 2–1 J. Robertson (2) 7,000
6 23 September Airdrieonians A 0–2 5,000
7 25 September Queen's Park H 2–2 Ward, Lennie 8,000
8 30 September St Mirren A 2–4 Ward (2) 3,000
9 7 October St Mirren H 1–0 MacAulay 7,000
10 14 October Third Lanark A 0–1 5,000
11 21 October Port Glasgow Athletic H 2–2 McNicol, Lennie 5,000
12 28 October Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 McNicol 5,500
13 4 November Morton H 3–0 Edgar, McNicol, MacAulay 4,500
14 18 November Dundee A 0–6 12,000
15 25 November Third Lanark H 1–2 Edgar 4,500
16 2 December Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 McNicol, Lennie 7,000
17 9 December Celtic A 0–1 12,000
18 16 December Rangers H 1–1 McNicol 10,000
19 23 December Falkirk H 2–0 Boyle, Lennie 6,000
20 30 December Kilmarnock A 1–2 Edgar 3,000
21 2 January Hibernian A 0–1 4,000
22 6 January Dundee H 1–2 McNicol 4,500
23 13 January Motherwell A 3–3 H. Low, MacAulay, Lennie 4,000
24 20 January Queen's Park A 0–3 3,000
25 3 February Morton A 2–2 Strang, H. Low 4,000
26 17 February Airdrieonians H 1–2 C. Mackie 8,000
27 24 February Motherwell H 2–2 MacAulay, Edgar 6,000
28 3 March Celtic H 1–0 Ward 10,500
29 10 March Partick Thistle A 2–1 H. Low, Lennie 4,000
30 17 March Port Glasgow Athletic A 1–3 Boyle 2,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Hibernian 30 10 5 15 35 40 –5 25
12 ABERDEEN 30 8 8 14 36 48 –12 24
13 Falkirk 30 9 5 16 52 68 –16 23
14 Kilmarnock 30 8 4 18 46 68 –22 20

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 27 January Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 Strang, C. Mackie, H. Low 6,000
R2 10 February Rangers A 2–3 C. Mackie (2) 11,023

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Scotland Pat Boyle 22220220
DF Scotland Willie Brebner 101000
FW Scotland Jim Bridges 101000
FW Scotland Stewart Davidson 101000
FW Scotland John Edgar 25423420
DF Scotland Jimmy Gault 30028020
DF Scotland Alex Halkett 24022020
FW Scotland Andy Hamilton 101000
FW Scotland John Harvey 101000
FW Scotland Peem Henderson 808000
FW Scotland Sid Hilton 101000
FW Scotland Willie Lennie 31629620
FW Scotland Henry Low 29527421
DF Scotland Wilf Low 14013010
FW Scotland Willie MacAulay 25424410
GK Scotland Rab MaFarlane 32030020
FW Scotland Charles Mackie 846123
FW Scotland George McNicol 12912900
DF Scotland Robert Murray 606000
DF Scotland Gowie Robertson 404000
FW Scotland Jimmy Robertson 31229220
DF Scotland Tom Strang 31230111
FW England Alf Ward 848400
DF Scotland Sam Willox 505000

References

  1. ↑ "Season 1905-06". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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