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1941–42 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1941–42 season
ManagerDave Halliday
North Eastern League3rd (Series 1), 2nd (Series 2)
North Eastern Football League Cup 1Winners
Mitchell CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy McCall (16)
All: Andy McCall (18)
Highest home attendance10,000 vs. Rangers "A", 6 September
vs. East Fife, 9 May
vs. Dundee United, 23 May
vs. Dundee United, 6 June
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 14 January

Results

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North Eastern League Series 1

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Raith Rovers A 4–2 McCall (2), McLeod, Donaldson 2,000
2 16 August Leith Athletic H 9–0 Walls (3), Clewrow (3), Donaldson, Taylor, McCall (penalty) 4,000
3 23 August Dundee United A 0–5 6,500
4 30 August Dunfermline Athletic H 4–0 Donaldson (2), Walls, McCall 7,000
5 6 September Rangers "A" H 1–1 McCall 10,000
6 13 September St Bernard's H 7–1 Milne (3), McCall (2), McLeod, Dyer 0
7 20 September East Fife A 0–1 0
8 27 September Raith Rovers H 7–1 McLeod (3), Dickie, Dunlop, McCall, Donaldson 3,000
9 4 October Rangers "A" A 1–1 McCall 2,000
10 11 October Leith Athletic A 4–3 Strauss (2), Taylor, Donaldson 10,000
11 18 October Dunfermline Athletic A 1–3 Bain 0
12 25 October East Fife H 1–1 Armstrong 0
13 1 November Dundee United H 4–2 McCall (2), Donaldson (2) 0
14 8 November St Bernard's A 6–2 McCall (3), Dyer (2), Bain 7,000

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 East Fife 14 8 5 1 34 16 +18 21
3 Aberdeen 14 8 3 3 49 23 +26 19
4 Dunfermline Athletic 14 6 3 5 38 44 −6 15
Source: [citation needed]

North Eastern League Series 2

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 January Rangers "A" A 3–1 McCall, Strauss, Lyon (penalty) 0
2 3 January St Bernard's H 5–1 Mutch (2), Donaldson, McCall, Dickie 0
3 10 January Dundee United A 0–2 0
4 17 January Raith Rovers H 3–5 Lyon (2), Armstrong 2,000
5 14 February Raith Rovers A 1–2 Unknown 2,500
6 21 February Rangers "A" H 0–0 0
7 14 March East Fife H 1–0 Sharpe 0
8 21 March Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Pattillo (2) 0
9 28 March Leith Athletic A 2–0 Pattillo, Dyer 0
10 4 April East Fife A 1–1 Steele 0
11 11 April Leith Athletic H 3–0 Steele, Strauss, Taylor 0
12 18 April Dunfermline Athletic H 2–1 Pattillo (2) 0
13 25 April St Bernard's H 8–0 Pattillo (3), Drury (2), Dryden, G. Graham, Gourlay, 0
14 6 June Dundee United H 6–1 Armstrong (2), Woodburn (2), Williams, Baxter 10,000

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Rangers "A" 14 10 1 3 49 33 +16 5 26
2 Aberdeen 14 9 2 3 37 15 +22 6 26
3 East Fife 14 8 2 4 32 27 +5 4 22
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

North Eastern Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 15 November Dunfermline Athletic H 2–3 Lyon, McCall, Bain 0
R1 L2 22 November Dunfermline Athletic A 2–0 McCall, Williams 2,000
SF L1 29 November Rangers "A" H 3–0 Williams, Young, Lyon 0
SF L2 6 December Rangers "A" A 1–1 Hamilton 15,000
F L1 13 December Dundee United A 1–4 Donaldson 8,000
F L2 20 December Dundee United H 6–2 Donaldson (2), Williams, Anderson, Lyon, Morgan 0

Mitchell Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
SF L1 2 May East Fife A 1–1 Darby 0
SF L2 9 May East Fife H 1–0 Howe 10,000
F L1 16 May Dundee United A 3–4 Gourlay, Milne, Pattillo 8,000
F L2 23 May Dundee United H 3–1 Williams, Pattillo, Gourlay 10,000

Squad

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Unofficial Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 North Eastern Cup Mitchell Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 30 0 22 0 4 0 4 0
GK England ENG John Moody 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK ?? Albert Lamb 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK ?? Willie Bruce 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK ?? William Fraser 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK ?? John Brown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 38 1 28 1 6 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 36 0 27 0 6 0 3 0
DF England ENG William Lyon 26 6 20 3 6 3 0 0
DF England ENG Alex Dyer 24 5 17 5 5 0 2 0
DF ?? Robert Graham 19 0 16 0 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Gavin 6 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
DF England ENG Jack Howe 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
DF Scotland SCO Andrew Beattie 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Ancell 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Andrew Gall 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF ?? Thomas Gray 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Waddell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Sid Nicholson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 37 2 28 2 6 0 3 0
MF ?? John Donaldson 22 12 16 9 6 3 0 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Sidney Clewlow 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
MF ?? Frederick Taylor 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Woodburn 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andrew McCall 25 18 19 16 6 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Bain 13 3 10 2 3 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Pattillo 12 10 8 8 0 0 4 2
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 8 5 1 1 5 3 2 1
FW ?? Edward McLeod 8 4 8 4 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Percy Dickie 6 2 5 2 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Arthur Milne 5 4 2 3 0 0 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Steele 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 5 1 1 0 4 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Robert Walls 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Alex Gourlay 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2
FW England ENG George Drury 3 2 1 2 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO George Mutch 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Arthur Baxter 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW ?? ?? Newman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? G. Graham 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO William Anderson 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
FW ?? ?? Watson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Robert Jeffrey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? George Jeffrey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? George Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
?? ?? John Dryden 9 1 6 1 0 0 3 0
?? ?? William Fleming 7 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
?? ?? Alec Smith 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
?? ?? ?? Sharpe 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
?? ?? Ian Hay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
?? ?? John Gilmartin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
- - Unknown Player 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

References

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  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
  • AFC Heritage Trust