1969–70 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1969-70 season
Chairman Charles B. Forbes
Manager Eddie Turnbull
Scottish League Division One 8th
Scottish Cup Winners
Scottish League Cup Quarter final
Top goalscorer League: Davie Robb (16)
All: Davie Robb (19)
Highest home attendance 33,000 vs. Celtic, 10 September 1969
Lowest home attendance 6,500 vs. Kilmarnock, 6 April 1970
Average home league attendance 11,147

The 1969-70 season was Aberdeen's 57th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 59th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup, which they won for the second time, beating Celtic 3–1 at Hampden Park.[1]

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 1Scottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FW Scotland George Adams 30101010
DF Denmark Henning Boel 4002805070
MF Scotland George Buchan 71411020
DF Scotland Martin Buchan 2421925000
GK Scotland Bobby Clark 1701304000
FW Scotland Jim Forrest 461833155182
MF Scotland Arthur Graham 62521000
MF Scotland Jim Hamilton 3442334071
FW Scotland Joe Harper 2892464300
DF Scotland Jim Hermiston 3732623081
DF Scotland Jim Kirkland 1301300000
GK Scotland Ernie McGarr 3202301080
MF Scotland Brian McIlroy 60600000
FW Scotland Derek McKay 1641303400
MF Scotland Tommy McMillan 3702405080
DF Scotland George Murray 4423425050
MF Scotland Steve Murray 70700000
DF Denmark Jens Petersen 3022022080
FW Scotland Tommy Rae 51410010
FW Scotland Davie Robb 451933164380
FW Scotland Alex Smith 41100031
DF Scotland Tom Sutherland 50500000
FW Scotland Ian Taylor 10100000
DF Scotland Jim Whyte 40300010
MF Scotland Alex Willoughby 2611901061
FW Scotland Tom Wilson 1941110083

Results

Own goals in italics

Division 1

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 30 August Clyde H 6–0 Petersen, Robb (3), Forrest (2) 12,500
2 3 September Rangers A 0–2 40,000
3 6 September Airdrieonians A 4–3 Rae, Robb (2), Forrest 2,000
4 13 September Greenock Morton H 2–2 Wilson, Hamilton 14,000
5 20 September St Johnstone A 1–3 Forrest 9,400
6 27 September Dundee H 1–1 Hermiston 13,000
7 4 October Ayr United A 2–1 Robb (2) 9,100
8 11 October Partick Thistle H 2–1 Harper, Hamilton 12,500
9 29 October Celtic H 2–3 Robb, Fallon 25,000
10 1 November Dunfermline Athletic A 1–2 Forrest 7,000
11 5 November St Mirren A 0–2 4,000
12 8 November Dundee United H 0–0 8,000
13 15 November Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Robb, Forrest 11,500
14 22 November Motherwell H 4–1 Hermiston, M. Buchan, Robb, Forrest 7,000
15 29 November Kilmarnock A 2–0 Harper, Forrest 5,000
16 13 December Clyde A 1–2 Harper 2,000
17 20 December Rangers H 2–3 Robb (2) 22,000
18 27 December Raith Rovers A 1–0 Hamilton 4,000
19 1 January Dundee A 0–2 12,000
20 10 January Raith Rovers H 5–1 Robb, G. Murray, Harper (3) 8,000
21 17 January Greenock Morton A 2–3 Robb, Ferguson 6,500
22 20 January Airdrieonians H 0–1 8,500
23 25 February Ayr United H 1–0 M. Buchan 8,000
24 28 February Partick Thistle A 3–0 Petersen, Forrest (2) 5,500
25 2 March St Johnstone H 0–0 7,000
26 9 March Hibernian H 0–2 8,500
27 18 March St Mirren H 1–1 Robb 9,000
28 21 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Forrest (2) 10,000
29 25 March Celtic A 2–1 G. Murray, Graham 33,000
30 28 March Dundee United A 0–2 8,000
31 4 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 10,000
32 6 April Kilmarnock H 2–2 G. Buchan, Graham 6,500
33 13 April Hibernian A 2–1 Robb, Forrest 10,000
34 18 April Motherwell A 2–0 Forrest (2) 6,100

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Kilmarnock 34 13 10 11 62 57 5 36
8 Aberdeen 34 14 7 13 55 45 10 35
9 Greenock Morton 34 13 9 12 52 52 0 35

Scottish League Cup

Group Section 2

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Smith, Forrest 16,000
2 13 August Clyde A 0–0 4,000
3 16 August Hibernian H 2–2 Hermiston, Hamilton 16,000
4 20 August Clyde H 3–0 Wilson (3) 13,500
5 23 August Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 Willoughby 8,000
6 27 August Hibernian A 0–0 18,300

Section 2 Final Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 2 4 0 8 4 4 8
2 Hibernian 6 2 2 2 10 9 1 6
3 Dunfermline Athletic 6 1 3 2 5 6 –1 5
4 Clyde 6 1 3 2 4 8 –4 5

Quarter final

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 10 September Celtic H 0–0 33,000
QF L2 24 September Celtic A 1–2 Forrest 37,500

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 24 January Clyde H 4–0 Robb (2), Harper (2) 12,000
R2 11 February Clydebank H 2–1 Forrest, Robb 13,100
QF 21 February Falkirk A 1–0 McKay 13,500
SF 14 March Kilmarnock N 1–0 McKay 25,812
F 11 April Celtic N 3–1 McKay (2), Harper 108,434

References

  1. ↑ "Caught in Time: Aberdeen 3, Celtic 1, Scottish Cup final, 11 April 1970". The Times. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
  • AFC Heritage Trust
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