1937–38 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1937–38 season was Aberdeen's 33rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 34th season competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen F.C.
1937–38 season
ManagerPaddy Travers to December), Dave Halliday (from December)
Scottish League Division One3rd
Scottish Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Armstrong (20 goals)
All: Matt Armstrong (23 goals)
Highest home attendance27,000 vs. Celtic, 25 September
Lowest home attendance5,500 vs. Queen of the South 11 December

Results

Division One
Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August St Mirren H 4–0 Armstrong (3), Mills 19,000
2 21 August Falkirk A 1–4 Armstrong 18,000
3 24 August St Mirren A 1–2 Armstrong 12,500
4 28 August Partick Thistle H 3–1 Lang, Devine, Armstrong 18,000
5 1 September Clyde H 5–2 Devine (2), Armstrong (2), Lang 12,000
6 4 September Third Lanark A 0–2 12,000
7 8 September Third Lanark H 1–0 McKenzie 17,000
8 11 September Dundee H 2–3 Armstrong (2), Lang 26,000
9 15 September Falkirk H 1–2 Lang 12,000
10 18 September Motherwell A 1–2 Blair 8,500
11 25 September Celtic H 1–1 McKenzie 27,000
12 27 September Arbroath H 3–0 Thomson (2), Matt Armstrong 10,000
13 2 October St Johnstone A 1–1 Warnock 5,000
14 9 October Hibernian H 5–0 Warnock (3), Scott, Armstrong 10,000
15 16 October Ayr United A 1–4 Warnock 8,000
16 23 October Morton A 5–3 R. Smith (2), Armstrong, Strauss, Warnock 13,000
17 6 November Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 22,000
18 13 November Clyde A 1–2 Warnock 5,000
19 20 November Hamilton Academical A 1–0 Strauss 4,500
20 27 November Queen's Park H 1–1 Mills 10,000
21 4 December Kilmarnock A 3–3 Mills, Fraser, Scott 6,000
22 11 December Queen of the South H 2–3 Mills, Strauss 5,500
23 18 December Arbroath A 3–3 Strauss, Brady 5,000
24 25 December Partick Thistle H 1–3 Mills 7,000
25 1 January Dundee A 1–0 Mills 22,000
26 3 January Ayr United H 4–0 Brady, R. Smith, Mills, Armstrong 15,000
27 8 January Motherwell H 4–0 R. Smith, Armstrong, Mills 16,000
28 15 January Celtic A 2–5 Brady, Mills (penalty) 20,000
29 29 January St Johnstone H 4–0 Armstrong, Brady, Strauss, Mills 7,500
30 5 February Hibernian H 1–1 Mills 11,000
31 19 February Morton H 4–1 Mills (2 including 1 penalty), R. Smith, Armstrong 10,000
32 26 February Rangers A 2–2 Armstrong, McKenzie 35,000
33 12 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Armstrong 10,000
34 19 March Queen of the South A 0–1 4,500
35 26 March Hamilton Academical A 1–0 R. Smith 7,000
36 5 April Queen's Park A 1–1 Scott 6,000
37 10 April Kilmarnock H 2–1 Warnock, Armstrong 11,000
38 13 April Rangers H 0–3 18,000

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Falkirk 38 19 9 10 82 52 +30 47
5 Motherwell 38 17 10 11 78 69 +9 44
6 Aberdeen 38 15 9 14 74 59 +15 39
7 Partick Thistle 38 15 9 14 68 70 −2 39
8 St Johnstone 38 16 7 15 78 81 −3 39
Source: RSSSF

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1937–38 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 22 January Elgin City A 6–1 Armstrong (2), Mills (2), Brady, Strauss 8,403
R2 12 February St Johnstone H 5–1 Armstrong, Strauss, C. Smith, Brady, Mills 21,297
R3 5 March East Fife A 1–1 Mills 9,000
R3R 9 March East Fife H 1–2 C. Smith 25,499

Squad

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 42 0 38 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper 36 0 32 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Fraser (c) 31 1 28 1 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie McGill 22 0 21 0 1 0
DF England ENG Sid Nicholson 19 0 15 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 17 0 16 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe Devine 11 3 11 3 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Temple 10 0 10 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Newton 9 0 8 0 1 0
DF England ENG James Robey 4 0 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Dick Ritchie 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Wilfred Adey 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 37 2 33 2 4 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 23 7 19 5 4 2
MF Scotland SCO Tom Brady 16 6 14 4 2 2
MF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Falloon 16 0 16 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ritchie Smith 14 5 14 5 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 13 8 13 8 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Johnny Lang 12 4 12 4 0 0
MF Wales WAL Charlie Smith 11 4 8 2 3 2
MF Scotland SCO George Erskine 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Wales WAL Jackie Beynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF South Africa SOU Herbert Currer 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 38 23 34 20 4 3
FW Scotland SCO Johnny McKenzie 29 3 26 3 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Mills 23 17 19 13 4 4
FW Scotland SCO Willie Scott 12 2 12 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Scott 10 1 10 1 0 0
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Hume 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? ?? Webster 0 0 0 0 0 0

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