Overview
Aberdeen returned to league football in 1919 after a two-year absence due to the First World War. They were placed in an expanded First Division, where they finished 17th out of 22 clubs. In the Scottish Cup, they were knocked out in the fourth round by Albion Rovers. A new attendance record was set at Pittodrie when 25,000 fans attended a game against Celtic in November 1919.
Results
Scottish First Division
Match Day |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Aberdeen Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
1 |
16 August |
Albion Rovers |
H |
2–0 |
Robertson (2) |
9,000 |
2 |
23 August |
Rangers |
A |
2–3 |
MacLachlan, MacDonald |
22,000 |
3 |
30 August |
Clyde |
H |
1–0 |
Hutton |
12,500 |
4 |
6 September |
Hibernian |
A |
1–2 |
Connon |
15,000 |
5 |
8 September |
Morton |
A |
1–3 |
Archibald |
5,500 |
6 |
13 September |
Ayr United |
H |
2–1 |
Brewster (2) |
12,000 |
7 |
20 September |
Hamilton Academical |
A |
1–2 |
Wilson |
3,500 |
8 |
22 September |
Dundee |
H |
2–0 |
Connon, Hutton |
11,500 |
9 |
27 September |
Morton |
H |
0–0 |
|
12,000 |
10 |
4 October |
Motherwell |
A |
3–3 |
Archibald, Connon, Hutton |
8,000 |
11 |
11 October |
Partick Thistle |
A |
1–0 |
Connon |
16,000 |
12 |
18 October |
St Mirren |
H |
0–1 |
|
14,000 |
13 |
25 October |
Heart of Midlothian |
A |
1–1 |
MacDonald |
18,500 |
14 |
1 November |
Airdrieonians |
H |
2–1 |
J. Wyllie, Archibald |
12,000 |
15 |
8 November |
Clydebank |
A |
0–3 |
|
4,500 |
16 |
15 November |
Kilmarnock |
H |
1–0 |
MacLachlan |
10,000 |
17 |
22 November |
Raith Rovers |
A |
2–2 |
Archibald, MacDonald |
7,000 |
18 |
29 November |
Celtic |
H |
0–1 |
|
25,000 |
19 |
6 December |
Falkirk |
H |
1–1 |
Brewster |
10,000 |
20 |
13 December |
Third Lanark |
A |
2–2 |
Connon, Hutton |
6,000 |
21 |
20 December |
Hibernian |
H |
1–1 |
A. Wright |
10,000 |
22 |
27 December |
Airdrieonians |
A |
0–2 |
|
4,500 |
23 |
1 January |
Dundee |
A |
3–1 |
A. Wright, Connon (2) |
16,000 |
24 |
3 January |
Hamilton Academical |
H |
2–0 |
W. Wylie, Archibald |
12,500 |
25 |
5 January |
Queen's Park |
H |
1–1 |
W. Wylie |
12,000 |
26 |
10 January |
Dumbarton |
A |
0–4 |
|
3,000 |
27 |
17 January |
Heart of Midlothian |
H |
1–1 |
Connon |
14,000 |
28 |
31 January |
Clyde |
A |
0–2 |
|
6,500 |
29 |
14 February |
Queen's Park |
A |
0–3 |
|
12,000 |
30 |
28 February |
Falkirk |
A |
1–3 |
Hutton |
5,000 |
31 |
13 March |
Raith Rovers |
H |
3–1 |
Connon (3) |
10,000 |
32 |
20 March |
Rangers |
H |
0–2 |
|
24,000 |
33 |
27 March |
Third Lanark |
H |
0–1 |
|
10,000 |
34 |
3 April |
Ayr United |
A |
0–0 |
|
4,000 |
35 |
5 April |
Albion Rovers |
A |
1–1 |
Archibald |
7,000 |
36 |
10 April |
Celtic |
A |
0–5 |
|
12,000 |
37 |
12 April |
St Mirren |
A |
1–3 |
Connon |
4,500 |
38 |
17 April |
Clydebank |
H |
0–2 |
|
11,000 |
39 |
19 April |
Partick Thistle |
H |
0–0 |
|
6,000 |
40 |
21 April |
Kilmarnock |
A |
3–0 |
Yule, McLaughlin, Connon |
3,000 |
41 |
24 April |
Dumbarton |
H |
3–4 |
W. Wylie, Connon, McLaughlin |
10,000 |
42 |
1 May |
Motherwell |
H |
1–1 |
Wilson |
10,000 |
Final League table
P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
16 |
Clyde |
42 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
64 |
71 |
–7 |
37 |
17 |
ABERDEEN |
42 |
11 |
13 |
18 |
46 |
64 |
–18 |
35 |
18 |
Hibernian |
42 |
13 |
7 |
22 |
60 |
79 |
–19 |
33 |
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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