1921–22 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1921–22 season
ChairmanWilliam Philip
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One15th
Scottish CupSemi final
Top goalscorerLeague: Johnny Miller (23)
All: Johnny Miller (27)
Highest home attendance28,000 vs. Dundee, 25 February 1922
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 3 January 1922

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1921–22.

Overview

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Aberdeen finished in 15th place out of 22 clubs in Division One, missing out on relegation by five points. In the Scottish Cup, they made it through to the semi-final stage, but lost 3–1 to Morton at Dens Park, Dundee. New signing Johnny Miller scored a record 27 goals this season.[1]

Results

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Scottish Division One

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 20 August Ayr United H 1–0 Miller 16,000
2 27 August Dumbarton A 1–1 Miller 4,500
3 30 August Partick Thistle A 0–2 16,000
4 3 September Dundee H 1–2 Miller 18,000
5 10 September Celtic H 1–1 Rankine 21,000
6 14 September Falkirk H 1–1 Miller 14,000
7 17 September Kilmarnock A 3–2 Connon, Miller (2) 7,000
8 21 September Clydebank A 1–1 Miller 5,000
9 24 September Rangers A 0–1 26,000
10 26 September Queen's Park H 2–1 Miller, Robertson 15,000
11 1 October Hibernian H 1–2 Miller 14,500
12 8 October Raith Rovers A 1–2 Wright 12,000
13 15 October Clyde H 4–2 Thomson, Miller (3) 14,500
14 22 October Hamilton Academical A 2–2 Wright, Miller 6,500
15 29 October Third Lanark H 3–0 Miller (3) 12,000
16 5 November Albion Rovers A 2–0 Thomson, Miller 2,000
17 12 November Airdrieonians H 3–0 Middleton, Miller, Bainbridge 15,000
18 19 November Falkirk A 1–2 Miller 8,500
19 26 November Partick Thistle H 2–1 Thomson, Rankine 16,500
20 3 December Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Rankine 15,000
21 10 December St Mirren H 0–1 15,500
22 17 December Motherwell H 2–0 Thomson, Rankine 12,500
23 24 December Morton A 1–2 Robertson 5,000
24 31 December Clydebank H 2–0 Thomson (2) 12,000
25 2 January Dundee A 0–1 22,000
26 3 January Raith Rovers H 1–2 Thomson 8,000
27 7 January Airdrieonians A 0–4 5,500
28 14 January Dumbarton H 3–0 Miller, Rankine (2) 12,000
29 21 January Celtic A 0–2 12,500
30 4 February Hamilton Academical H 0–0 11,000
31 18 February Morton H 2–2 Thomson, Miller 11,500
32 21 February Clyde A 0–2 2,000
33 1 March Queen's Park A 1–3 Miller 10,000
34 4 March St Mirren A 1–2 Thomson 12,000
35 22 March Albion Rovers H 2–0 Miller, Rankine 10,000
36 25 March Ayr United A 1–1 Thomson 5,000
37 5 April Rangers H 0–0 19,000
38 8 April Kilmarnock H 0–1 11,000
39 12 April Motherwell A 0–3 5,000
40 19 April Third Lanark A 0–2 4,500
41 22 April Hibernian H 1–0 Grant 10,000
42 29 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 12,000

Final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Motherwell 42 16 7 19 63 58 +5 39
14 Ayr United 42 13 12 17 55 63 −8 38
15 Aberdeen 42 13 9 20 48 54 −6 35
16 Airdrieonians 42 12 11 19 46 56 −10 35
17 Kilmarnock 42 13 9 20 56 83 −27 35
Source: "1921-1922 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1921–22 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January Dumbarton H 1–0 Thomson 16,000
R2 11 February Queen's Park H 1–1 Thomson 22,000
R2 R 14 February Queen's Park A 2–1 Miller (2) 18,000
R3 25 February Dundee H 3–0 Wright, Miller, Bainbridge 28,000
R4 11 March Hamilton Academical A 0–0 16,000
R4 R 15 March Hamilton Academical H 2–0 Miller, Rankine 23,000
SF 1 April Morton N 1–3 Milne 23,000

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO Fred Alexander 9 0 9 0 0 0
GK England ENG George Anderson 25 0 25 0 0 0
FW England ENG Simpson Bainbridge 29 2 22 1 7 1
GK England ENG Harry Blackwell 24 0 17 0 7 0
FW Scotland SCO Jacky Connon 13 1 13 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Peter Fisher 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Harry Flanagan 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Matt Forsyth 41 0 35 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Walter Grant 5 1 5 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Sandy Grosert 20 0 17 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Hannah 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hutton 35 0 29 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO James Mackie 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan (c) 45 0 38 0 7 0
MF Scotland SCO Fred MacLachlan 6 0 6 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO James McBoyle 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Billy Middleton 47 1 40 1 7 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny Miller 42 27 35 23 7 4
MF Scotland SCO Vic Milne 45 1 38 0 7 1
FW Scotland SCO Alec Moir 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Rankine 40 8 33 7 7 1
FW Scotland SCO Arthur Robertson 8 2 8 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO James Stevenson 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Doug Thomson 38 12 31 10 7 2
MF Scotland SCO Alex Wright 46 3 40 2 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Yule 5 0 5 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Stirling, Kevin (2002). Aberdeen: A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books. p. 233. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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