Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
Season: | 1948–49 |
Chairman: | William Mitchell |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
Manager: | Dave Halliday |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
League: | Scottish League Division One |
League Result: | 13th |
Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | 1st Round |
Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
League Topscorer: | George Hamilton (10) |
Season Topscorer: | George Hamilton (15) |
Highest Attendance: | 42,000 vs. Rangers, 12 February |
Lowest Attendance: | 10,000 vs. Partick Thistle, 26 February |
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Prevseason: | 1947–48 |
Nextseason: | 1949–50 |
The 1948–49 season was Aberdeen's 37th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 38th season competed in the Scottish League First Division, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
See main article: article and 1948–49 Scottish First Division.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
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1 | 14 August | Third Lanark | A | 0–1 | 20,000 | ||
2 | 18 August | Celtic | H | 1–0 | Williams | 35,000 | |
3 | 21 August | Dundee | A | 0–4 | 30,000 | ||
4 | 28 August | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | Kelly, Hamilton | 35,000 | |
5 | 31 August | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Kelly | 15,000 | |
6 | 4 September | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | Baird | 35,000 | |
7 | 23 October | Clyde | H | 4–4 | Kiddie, Hamilton, Pearson, Williams | 20,000 | |
8 | 6 November | Falkirk | H | 1–4 | Pearson | 15,000 | |
9 | 13 November | Partick Thistle | A | 0–0 | 15,000 | ||
10 | 20 November | East Fife | H | 3–1 | Kelly (3) | 20,000 | |
11 | 4 December | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–2 | Hamilton, Harris | 20,000 | |
12 | 11 December | Queen of the South | H | 1–2 | Kelly | 15,000 | |
13 | 18 December | Morton | A | 1–1 | Hamilton | 14,000 | |
14 | 25 December | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 40,000 | ||
15 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 1–3 | 26,000 | ||
16 | 8 January | Third Lanark | H | 2–2 | Rice, Hamilton | 20,000 | |
17 | 15 January | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | Hamilton | 15,500 | |
18 | 29 January | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | 18,000 | ||
19 | 12 February | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 42,000 | ||
20 | 19 February | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Williams, Emery (penalty) | 10,000 | |
21 | 26 February | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Emery (2), Williams, Hather, | 10,000 | |
22 | 5 March | Albion Rovers | A | 1–2 | 750 | ||
23 | 12 March | Albion Rovers | H | 4–0 | 15,000 | ||
24 | 19 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Hather | 20,000 | |
25 | 26 March | Queen of the South | A | 0–0 | 4,000 | ||
26 | 2 April | Morton | H | 0–0 | 20,000 | ||
27 | 9 April | Clyde | A | 0–0 | 9,000 | ||
28 | 16 April | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Hather | 35,000 | |
29 | 20 April | East Fife | A | 4–1 | Hamilton (3), Williams | 8,000 | |
30 | 30 April | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Hamilton | 8,500 |
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12 | Motherwell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 25 | ||||||||||
13 | Aberdeen | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 25 | ||||||||||
14 | Clyde | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 24 |
See main article: article and 1948–49 Scottish League Cup.
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 11 September | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | Hamilton (2), Harris | 25,000 |
2 | 18 September | Third Lanark | A | 1–1 | Williams | 17,000 |
3 | 25 September | Morton | H | 3–1 | Hamilton (2), Stenhouse | 20,000 |
4 | 2 October | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Harris | 17,000 |
5 | 9 October | Third Lanark | H | 2–4 | Pearson (penalty), Harris | 12,000 |
6 | 16 October | Morton | A | 1–3 | Harris | 15,000 |
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1 | St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1.33 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Third Lanark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0.92 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Morton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 6 |
See main article: article and 1948–49 Scottish Cup.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
GK | SCO | Johnny Curran | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | SCO | Frank Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Willie Waddell | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Pat McKenna (c) | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | WAL | Don Emery | 18 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Bobby Ancell | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Willie Roy | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Allan Massie | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Hugh McVean | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SOU | Jimmy Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Armour Ashe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | ENG | Ben Robson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 33 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
MF | SCO | Jimmy Stenhouse | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
MF | SCO | Tommy Pearson | 22 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
MF | SCO | Joe McLaughlin | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Peter Rice | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Kenny Thomson | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Chris Anderson | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Willie Millar | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Alex Kiddie | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SOU | Ray Botha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | ENG | Ken Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | George Merchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Willie Rob | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | ?? | Alex Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 31 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 26 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 15 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Archie Kelly | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Freddie Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | ENG | Bob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | ?? | Jimmy Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |