1931–32 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1931–32 season
ChairmanJohn Robertson
ManagerPaddy Travers
Scottish League Division One6th
Scottish Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Love (12)
All: Andy Love (12)
Highest home attendance28,000 vs. Celtic, 22 August
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs. Leith Athletic 2 September
vs. Third Lanark 6 February

The 1931–32 season was Aberdeen's 27th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 28th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Results

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Division One

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Cowdenbeath H 2–0 Yorston, Love 15,000
2 15 August Airdrieonians A 4–2 Hill (2), Falloon, Yorston 6,000
3 22 August Celtic H 1–1 Love 28,000
4 26 August Clyde H 1–0 Black 12,000
5 29 August Motherwell A 0–3 7,000
6 2 September Leith Athletic H 1–0 Love 6,000
7 5 September Dundee H 1–1 Love 17,000
8 12 September Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 17,000
9 15 September Rangers A 1–4 Yorston 10,000
10 19 September Ayr United H 5–1 Warnock (2), Yorston (penalty), Love, Beattie 10,500
11 26 September Third Lanark A 0–2 10,000
12 28 September Falkirk H 3–1 Jackson, Hill, McDermid 10,000
13 3 October Partick Thistle H 2–0 Hill, Love 14,000
14 10 October St Mirren A 2–4 Love, McLean 8,000
15 17 October Dundee United H 5–2 Yorston (2), McLean (2), Love 10,000
16 24 October Queen's Park A 3–1 Galloway, McDermid, Yorston 12,000
17 31 October Morton H 1–0 Love 10,000
18 7 November Hamilton Academical A 1–4 McLean 3,000
19 14 November Kilmarnock H 1–1 Yorston 9,000
20 21 November Falkirk A 0–3 5,000
21 28 November Clyde A 1–0 Adam 4,000
22 5 December Leith Athletic A 2–1 Love, Armstrong 1,000
23 12 December Rangers H 0–0 23,000
24 19 December Cowdenbeath A 1–3 Armstrong 2,000
25 26 December Airdrieonians H 2–2 McLean, Love 11,000
26 1 January Dundee A 0–0 14,000
27 2 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 McDermid 12,000
28 9 January Celtic A 0–2 7,000
29 23 January Motherwell H 0–1 16,000
30 30 January Ayr United A 2–3 Falloon (penalty), David 6,500
31 6 February Third Lanark H 1–0 David 6,000
32 13 February Partick Thistle A 0–1 11,000
33 20 February St Mirren H 0–2 10,500
34 27 February Dundee United A 4–0 Donald (3), Love 5,500
35 5 March Queen's Park H 1–1 Falloon 10,000
36 12 March Morton A 1–1 McLean 2,000
37 19 March Hamilton Academical H 5–0 Donald (2), McDermid, McLean, Beattie 8,000
38 6 April Kilmarnock A 2–0 McLean, Donald 2,000

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 St Mirren 38 20 4 14 77 56 +21 44
6 Partick Thistle 38 19 4 15 58 59 −1 42
7 Aberdeen 38 16 9 13 57 49 +8 41
8 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 5 16 63 61 +2 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 16 7 15 68 70 −2 39
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 16 January Arbroath A 1–2 Armstrong 5,000

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
GK Scotland SCO Steve Smith 38 0 37 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Dave Cumming 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper 38 0 37 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie McGill 24 0 23 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Fraser 22 0 21 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh McLaren 19 0 19 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Black 16 1 16 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Jackson 13 1 13 1 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ned Legge 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Claud Sharp 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF ?? ?? Tosh 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Falloon 22 3 21 3 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Hill 17 4 17 4 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 15 2 14 2 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Robert Ballantyne 11 0 11 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Hugh Adam 7 1 7 1 0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Hugh Mooney 6 0 6 0 0 0
MF ?? ?? Cheyne 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Love 35 12 34 12 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Bob McDermid (c) 29 4 28 4 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Adam McLean 26 8 25 8 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Benny Yorston 18 8 18 8 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jack Beattie 17 2 17 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Galloway 14 1 14 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 10 3 9 2 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Percy Dickie 7 0 6 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Dick Donald 6 6 6 6 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Norman David 5 2 5 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe McMeekin 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0

References

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