1914–15 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division One in 1914–15.

Aberdeen F.C.
1914–15 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One14th
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Cail (9)
All: Sam Cail (9)
Highest home attendance15,000 vs. Rangers, 22 August 1914
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs. Morton, 6 February 1915

Overview

Aberdeen finished in 14th place out of 20 in Scottish Division One. There was no Scottish Cup in this season due to the First World War, though league football continued. Sam Cail finished as the club's top scorer with nine goals.

Results

Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 August Dundee A 3–1 Soye, Walker, Cail 10,000
2 22 August Rangers H 0–2 15,000
3 29 August Morton A 1–1 Cail 4,500
4 5 September Clyde H 2–0 MacLachlan, Archibald 6,000
5 12 September Ayr United A 0–1 2,000
6 19 September Motherwell H 3–1 J. Wyllie, MacLachlan, Walker 7,000
7 26 September Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 14,000
8 28 September Queen's Park H 1–1 Main 5,000
9 3 October St Mirren H 0–0 6,000
10 10 October Airdrieonians A 0–3 7,000
11 17 October Third Lanark H 1–2 Archibald 6,000
12 24 October Falkirk A 1–1 J. Wyllie 5,500
13 31 October Hibernian A 2–1 Chatwin, Main 4,000
14 7 November Raith Rovers H 1–3 Main 6,000
15 14 November Hamilton Academical A 0–3 4,000
16 21 November Dumbarton H 0–0 5,000
17 28 November Kilmarnock A 2–5 MacLachlan, McLeod 2,500
18 5 December Celtic H 0–1 7,000
19 12 December Partick Thistle A 0–3 6,000
20 19 December Kilmarnock H 3–0 MacLachlan, Cail, Main 4,000
21 26 December Motherwell A 1–1 Walker 3,000
22 1 January Dundee H 2–1 Walker, J. Wyllie 7,000
23 2 January Raith Rovers A 1–5 Cail 6,000
24 9 January Ayr United H 1–1 Cail 4,500
25 16 January Clyde A 0–3 3,000
26 23 January Falkirk H 1–2 Walker 4,000
27 30 January Dumbarton A 2–3 Cail, Walker 3,000
28 6 February Morton H 2–0 Brewster, Archibald 2,000
29 13 February St Mirren A 2–0 Cail, Walker 3,000
30 20 February Hibernian H 0–0 8,500
31 27 February Third Lanark A 1–0 Walker 5,000
32 6 March Partick Thistle H 0–0 6,000
33 13 March Queen's Park A 1–3 Cail 6,000
34 20 March Airdrieonians H 3–0 Brewster, Cail, Main 5,500
35 27 March Rangers A 1–1 W. Wylie 10,000
36 3 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 6,000
37 10 April Celtic A 0–1 10,000
38 17 April Hamilton Academical H 1–0 J. Wyllie 4,000

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Kilmarnock 38 15 4 19 55 59 −4 34
14 Dundee 38 12 9 17 43 61 −18 33
15 Aberdeen 38 11 11 16 39 52 −13 33
16 Third Lanark 38 10 12 16 51 57 −6 32
17 Clyde 38 12 6 20 44 59 −15 30
Source:

Scottish Cup

There was no Scottish Cup this season due to the competition being suspended because of the First World War.

Squad

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision One
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG George Anderson 290290
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Archibald 313313
MF Scotland SCO Dod Brewster 252252
FW Scotland SCO Sam Cail 359359
MF Scotland SCO Charlie Chatwin 221221
DF Scotland SCO Donald Colman (c) 370370
GK Scotland SCO Andy Greig 9090
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Hannah 1010
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hume 230230
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan 364364
FW Scotland SCO Dave Main 245245
FW Scotland SCO Angus McLeod 6161
DF Scotland SCO Jock Munro 140140
FW Scotland SCO John Scorgie 1010
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Soye 321321
FW Scotland SCO Joseph Walker 348348
MF Scotland SCO Jock Wyllie 344344
FW England ENG Willie Wylie 251251

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