1965–66 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1965–66 season was Aberdeen's 53rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 55th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen F.C.
1965–66 season
ChairmanCharles B. Forbes
ManagerEddie Turnbull
Scottish League Division One8th
Scottish CupSemi-finalists
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ernie Winchester (15)
All: Ernie Winchester (19)
Highest home attendance24,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September 1965
Lowest home attendance4,000 x2 vs. Falkirk, 20 November 1965
vs. Motherwell, 23 April 1966

Results

Own goals in italics

Division 1
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Stirling Albion H 2–2 Winchester, Little 7,000
2 11 September St Johnstone A 2–2 Shewan, Ravn 6,000
3 18 September Dundee H 2–3 Little, Wilson 8,000
4 25 September Celtic A 1–7 Winchester 20,000
5 2 October St Mirren H 4–1 White, Shewan, Riddell, Finnie 5,000
6 9 October Hamilton Academical A 4–0 Little, Wilson, White, Finnie 2,500
7 16 October Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Winchester, Whyte 7,000
8 23 October Clyde A 2–2 Scott, Winchester 1,500
9 30 October Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Whyte 10,541
10 6 November Kilmarnock H 3–1 Melrose 8,000
11 13 November Partick Thistle A 3–0 Little (2), Winchester 5,000
12 20 November Falkirk H 2–0 Winchester, Wilson 4,000
13 27 November Morton A 3–1 Winchester, White, Wilson 6,000
14 11 December Dundee United H 0–0 10,000
15 18 December Motherwell A 0–1 5,500
16 25 December Hibernian H 1–3 White 9,000
17 3 January St Johnstone H 2–3 Wilson, Little 6,000
18 8 January Stirling Albion A 1–2 Little 3,035
19 15 January Celtic H 3–1 Ravn, Winchester, Little 18,000
20 22 January St Mirren A 0–1 4,500
21 29 January Hamilton Academical H 5–2 Winchester (3), Ravn, Wilson 8,000
22 26 February Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 12,000
23 2 March Clyde H 2–0 Winchester 6,000
24 9 March Kilmarnock A 3–1 Beattie, Melrose, D. Smith 5,000
25 12 March Partick Thistle H 2–1 Little, Winchester 8,500
26 19 March Falkirk A 0–3 4,000
27 21 March Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 Wilson, Lunn, Winchester 6,000
28 4 April Morton H 5–3 Melrose, Winchester, D. Smith, Little, Wilson, 3,500
29 9 April Rangers A 0–1 18,000
30 13 April Rangers H 1–2 Melrose 16,000
31 16 April Dundee United A 0–3 7,000
32 20 April Dundee A 2–1 J. Smith, D. Smith 5,500
33 23 April Motherwell H 1–2 Melrose 4,000
34 30 April Hibernian A 1–0 Melrose 8,000

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Hibernian 34 16 6 12 81 55 +26 38
7 Hearts 34 13 12 9 56 48 +8 38
8 Aberdeen 34 15 6 13 61 54 +7 36
9 Dundee 34 14 6 14 61 61 0 34
10 Falkirk 34 15 1 18 48 72 −24 31
Source: RSSSF

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish League Cup

Group 2
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Clyde A 2–1 Scott, White 4,000
2 18 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 White 18,000
3 21 August Rangers H 2–0 Little, Ravn 24,000
4 28 August Clyde H 3–0 Winchester, Wilson 12,000
5 1 September Hearts A 0–2 11,000
6 4 September Rangers A 0–4 45,000

Group 2 final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Rangers 6 4 0 2 13 7 1.857 8
Heart of Midlothian 6 3 1 2 10 7 1.429 7
Aberdeen 6 3 1 2 7 8 0.875 7
Clyde 6 1 0 5 5 13 0.385 2
Source:

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 5 February Hamilton Academical A 3–1 Melrose, Ravn, Winchester 2,600
R2 23 February Dundee United H 5–0 Petersen (2), Whyte, Ravn, Winchester 14,000
QF 5 March Dumbarton A 3–0 Wilson, Little, Winchester 10,000
SF 26 March Rangers N 0–0 49,350
SFR 29 March Rangers N 1–2 Melrose 40,850

Squad

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 40 0 33 0 5 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO John Ogston 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
GK Scotland SCO Ernie McGarr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ally Shewan (c) 45 2 34 2 5 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy McMillan 41 0 32 0 5 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Whyte 30 3 25 2 5 1 0 0
DF Denmark DEN Jens Petersen 29 1 23 0 5 1 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave Bennett 17 0 11 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO John McCormick 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Stewart 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Wilson 45 11 34 8 5 1 6 2
MF Scotland SCO Dave Smith 45 3 34 3 5 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Burns 8 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
MF Denmark DEN Leif Mortensen 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tony Fraser 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Noble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Pat Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Little 44 12 34 10 4 1 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Ernie Winchester 40 21 30 16 5 4 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Harry Melrose 33 8 28 6 5 2 0 0
FW Denmark DEN Jørgen Ravn 19 6 13 3 5 2 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Tommy White 18 5 14 4 0 0 4 1
FW Scotland SCO George Scott 7 2 2 1 0 0 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Millar 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Sandy Finnie 3 2 3 2 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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