1942–43 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1942–43 season
ManagerDave Halliday
North Eastern League1st (Series 1), 1st (Series 2)
North Eastern Football League Cup 1Winners
Mitchell CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jock Pattillo (32)
All: Jock Pattillo (42)
Highest home attendance16,000 vs. Heart of Midlothian "A", 27 February
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 8 August

Results

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North Eastern League Series 1

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Main article: 1942–43 North Eastern League
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 8 August Raith Rovers H 3–1 Pattillo (2), Dryden 2,000
2 15 August Dunfermline Athletic H 5–0 Pattillo (2), Taylor (penalty), Howe, Mutch 4,000
3 22 August Rangers "A" A 1–2 Pattillo 7,000
4 29 August Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 Pattillo (3), Bain 7,000
5 5 September Hibernian "A" H 6–3 Pattillo (3), Bain (2), Taylor (penalty) 7,000
6 12 September Dundee United A 4–0 Pattillo, Armstrong, Gourlay, Dryden 6,000
7 19 September East Fife A 1–0 Gourlay 4,000
8 26 September Rangers "A" H 4–2 Gourlay (2), Dunlop, Taylor 0
9 3 October Dunfermline Athletic A 3–1 Taylor (penalty), Ferguson, Nichol 2,000
10 10 October Raith Rovers H 8–1 Gourlay (4), Pattillo (3), Ferguson 10,000
11 17 October Hibernian "A" A 7–0 Ferguson (3), Hamilton (2), Bain, Dryden 0
12 24 October Dundee United H 1–0 Pattillo 7,000
13 31 October East Fife H 1–1 Pattillo 6,000
14 7 November Heart of Midlothian "A" A 3–5 Gourlay (2), Ferguson 7,000

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 14 11 1 2 48 16 +32 23
2 Dunfermline Athletic 14 10 0 4 28 23 +5 20
3 East Fife 14 8 1 5 27 19 +8 17
Source: [citation needed]

North Eastern League Series 2

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Main article: 1942–43 North Eastern League
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 January Dundee United A 0–1 8,000
2 2 January Rangers "A" H 2–1 Pattillo, Ferguson 7,000
3 9 January Raith Rovers H 2–0 Pattillo (2) 5,000
4 16 January Hibernian "A" A 5–0 Pattillo (2), Ferguson, Gourlay, Dryden 0
5 23 January Dunfermline Athletic H 4–1 Ancell, Dryden, Dunlop, Pattillo 6,000
6 30 January East Fife A 0–1 2,500
7 6 February Heart of Midlothian "A" A 6–2 Pattillo (5), Gourlay 2,500
8 13 February Dundee United H 3–0 Pattillo (2), Mortensen 6,000
9 20 February Rangers "A" A 2–1 Harvey (2), Dyer 3,000
10 27 February Heart of Midlothian "A" H 8–3 Gourlay (4), Mortensen (2), Pattillo, Dryden 16,000
11 6 March East Fife H 4–1 Gourlay, Mortensen, Pattillo, Dryden 5,000
12 13 March Raith Rovers A 1–1 Mortensen 3,000
13 20 March Hibernian "A" H 2–0 Ferguson, Armstrong 0
14 27 March Dunfermline Athletic A 0–0 2,000

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Aberdeen 14 10 2 2 39 12 +27 7 29
2 East Fife 14 9 2 3 38 23 +15 5 25
3 Raith Rovers 14 9 1 4 42 34 +8 4 23
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

North Eastern Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 21 November Heart of Midlothian "A" H 9–1 Hamilton (4), Gourlay (2), Dryden, Pattillo, Ferguson 6,000
R1 L2 28 November Heart of Midlothian "A" A 6–0 Hamilton (3), Gourlay (2), Ferguson 2,000
SF L1 5 December Raith Rovers A 6–2 Pattillo (2), Dryden, Ancell, Taylor, Ferguson 2,000
SF L2 12 December Raith Rovers H 5–1 Pattillo (2), Ferguson (2), Ancell 8,000
F L1 19 December Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 Gourlay (3) 3,500
F L2 26 December Dunfermline Athletic H 6–1 Pattillo (3), Ancell (2), Gourlay 12,000

Mitchell Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 3 April Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Cooper, Ancell 3,500
R1 L2 10 April Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Williams, Dyer (penalty), Anderson 12,000
SF L1 24 April Hibernian "A" A 1–1 Ferguson 10,000
SF L2 1 May Hibernian "A" H 2–1 Armstrong (2) 13,000
F L1 15 May Raith Rovers A 1–1 Ferguson 9,000
F L2 22 May Raith Rovers H 6–2 Pattillo (2), Dryden, Dyer (penalty), Mortensen, McSpadyen 14,000

Squad

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Unofficial Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 North Eastern Cup Mitchell Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO George Johnstone 37 0 27 0 4 0 6 0
GK England ENG John Moody 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
GK ?? Laurence Gage 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Gavin 40 0 28 0 6 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Frank Dunlop 38 2 26 2 6 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper (c) 38 1 28 0 6 0 4 1
DF England ENG Alex Dyer 33 3 21 1 6 0 6 2
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Ancell 26 6 16 1 4 4 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Andrew Beattie 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO George Taylor 39 5 27 4 6 1 6 0
MF ?? Frederick Taylor 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
MF South Africa SOU Bill Strauss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? John Girdwood 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF ?? John Cruickshank 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Pattillo 34 42 27 32 6 8 1 2
FW ?? Alex Gourlay 27 25 19 17 6 8 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Charlie Ferguson 24 16 14 9 6 5 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Billy Bain 10 4 10 4 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Stan Mortensen 7 6 6 5 0 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO George Hamilton 6 9 4 2 2 7 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 5 4 3 2 0 0 2 2
FW Scotland SCO George Mutch 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex McSpayden 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
FW ?? ?? Anderson 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
FW ?? James Nicol 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Percy Dickie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? Joseph Harvey 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW South Africa SOU Stan Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Johnny McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? ?? Newman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Robert Gurney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
?? ?? John Dryden 31 10 24 7 6 2 1 1
?? ?? Leslie Howe 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
?? ?? ?? Allison 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
?? ?? ?? Sharpe 1 0 1 0 0 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
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