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Aberdeen F.C. 1923-24 football season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1923–24 .
Overview
Aberdeen finished in 13th place in the Scottish First Division in 1923-24. The top scorer was Johnny Miller, with 14 goals from 35 league appearances. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen reached the semi finals, only to lose out to Hibernian after two replays.
Results
Scottish First Division
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
18 August
Clydebank
H
3–1
Miller, Smith (2)
14,000
2
25 August
Hibernian
A
1–0
Thomson
18,000
3
1 September
Dundee
H
0–0
19,000
4
8 September
Ayr United
A
1–1
Jackson
5,000
5
15 September
Morton
H
0–2
14,000
6
22 September
Rangers
A
0–2
20,000
7
24 September
Queen's Park
H
1–1
Moir
16,000
8
29 September
Celtic
H
0–2
18,000
9
6 October
Falkirk
A
0–0
9,000
10
13 October
Hamilton Academical
H
2–0
Miller, Rankine
9,000
11
20 October
Third Lanark
A
1–2
Smith
10,000
12
27 October
Motherwell
H
3–1
Miller (3)
7,000
13
3 November
Kilmarnock
A
1–2
Rankine
5,000
14
10 November
Partick Thistle
H
2–1
Mutch, Miller
14,000
15
17 November
St. Mirren
A
0–2
6,500
16
24 November
Clyde
A
0–1
8,000
17
1 December
Raith Rovers
H
1–0
Rankine
14,000
18
8 December
Heart of Midlothian
A
1–0
Miller
18,000
19
15 December
Falkirk
H
0–0
11,000
20
22 December
Airdrieonians
A
1–2
Miller
5,000
21
29 December
Clyde
H
3–0
Moir, Smith (2)
9,000
22
1 January
Dundee
A
1–1
Miller
17,000
23
2 January
Hibernian
H
1–1
Grant
11,000
24
5 January
Heart of Midlothian
H
2–1
Miller, Grant
16,000
25
12 January
Ayr United
H
1–0
Paton
10,500
26
19 January
Celtic
A
0–4
17,000
27
2 February
St. Mirren
H
2–0
MacLachlan, Rankine
11,000
28
13 February
Third Lanark
H
2–2
Rankine, Own goal
7,000
29
16 February
Raith Rovers
A
0–1
6,000
30
27 February
Morton
A
1–1
Smith
1,500
31
1 March
Airdrieonians
H
1–2
Miller
5,000
32
12 March
Hamilton Academical
A
0–3
2,500
33
19 March
Rangers
H
1–0
Rankine
16,000
34
29 March
Partick Thistle
A
0–1
8,000
35
2 April
Motherwell
A
1–1
Miller
2,000
36
5 April
Queen's Park
A
0–1
4,000
37
12 April
Clydebank
A
1–2
Grant
2,500
38
19 April
Kilmarnock
H
2–0
Miller, Smith
10,500
Final League table
Scottish Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R1
26 January
Dumbarton
H
2–1
Jackson, Miller
12,500
R2
9 February
Cowdenbeath
A
2–0
Jackson, Grant
17,000
R3
23 February
East Stirlingshire
H
2–0
Miller (2)
13,000
QF
8 March
St. Bernards
H
3–0
Jackson (2), Paton
17,000
SF
22 March
Hibernian
N
0–0
20,000
SF R
26 March
Hibernian
N
0–0
18,000
SF 2R
9 April
Hibernian
N
0–1
12,000
Squad
Appearances & Goals
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
First Division
Scottish Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
FW
SCO
Matt Armstrong
5
0
5
0
0
0
GK
SCO
Harry Blackwell
45
0
38
0
7
0
DF
SCO
Duff Bruce
5
0
5
0
0
0
FW
SCO
Jacky Connon
2
0
1
0
1
0
MF
SCO
Stewart Davidson
31
0
25
0
6
0
MF
SCO
Andy Dick
11
0
10
0
1
0
FW
SCO
Charles Forbes
3
0
3
0
0
0
DF
SCO
Matt Forsyth
38
0
31
0
7
0
FW
SCO
Walter Grant
44
4
37
3
7
1
DF
SCO
Jock Hutton
39
0
32
0
7
0
MF
SCO
Jimmy Jackson
40
5
33
1
7
4
MF
SCO
Bert MacLachlan
45
1
38
1
7
0
MF
SCO
James Boyle
8
0
8
0
0
0
FW
SCO
Johnny Miller
42
17
35
14
7
3
FW
SCO
Alec Moir
21
2
21
2
0
0
FW
SCO
Allan Mutch
6
1
6
1
0
0
FW
SCO
Johnny Paton
23
2
16
1
7
1
FW
SCO
Andy Rankine
30
7
24
6
6
1
FW
SCO
George Ritchie
1
0
1
0
0
0
FW
SCO
Jimmy Smith
42
7
35
7
7
0
FW
SCO
Tom Spalding
1
0
1
0
0
0
FW
SCO
Ken Sutherland
2
0
2
0
0
0
FW
SCO
Daniel Thomson
11
1
11
1
0
0
References
Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 . Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1 874287 49 X .