1912–13 Aberdeen F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Aberdeen F.C.
| season = 1912–13
| manager = Jimmy Philip
| mgrtitle = Manager
| league = Scottish Football League Division One
| league result = 7th
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 result = Second round
| league topscorer = Dave Main (10)
| season topscorer = Dave Main (11)
| highest attendance = 20,000 vs. Rangers, 5 October 1912
| lowest attendance = 300 vs. Queen's Park, 30 September 1912
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 1911–12
| nextseason = 1913–14
|chairman=Thomas Duncan}}
Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League First
Division and Scottish Cup in season 1912–1913.
Overview
Aberdeen finished in seventh place in Division One in their ninth season in the Scottish league. They were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the second round stage by Second Division club Dumbarton. Dave Main finished as league top scorer with ten goals. A club record low attendance of 300 was set in a League game against Queen's Park in September 1912.
Results
=Scottish Division One=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Match Day ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|1 |align=left|17 August |align=left|Raith Rovers |H |2–0 |align=left|Wilson, Soye |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|2 |align=left|24 August |align=left|Dundee |A |3–0 |align=left|Milne (2), Lennie |20,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|3 |align=left|31 August |align=left|Third Lanark |H |0–0 |align=left| |12,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|4 |align=left|7 September |align=left|Celtic |A |0–2 |align=left| |12,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|5 |align=left|21 September |align=left|Hamilton Academical |H |2–0 |align=left|Soye, Travers |9,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|6 |align=left|23 September |align=left|Clyde |H |0–1 |align=left| |11,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|7 |align=left|28 September |align=left|Morton |A |1–0 |align=left|Murray |12,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|8 |align=left|30 September |align=left|Queen's Park |H |4–0 |align=left|Main, Wood (2), Murray |300 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|9 |align=left|5 October |align=left|Rangers |H |1–3 |align=left|Main |20,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|10 |align=left|12 October |align=left|Airdrieonians |A |1–1 |align=left|Travers |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|11 |align=left|19 October |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |H |0–1 |align=left| |9,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|12 |align=left|26 October |align=left|Falkirk |H |2–2 |align=left|Travers, Main |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|13 |align=left|2 November |align=left|Clyde |A |1–0 |align=left|Lennie |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|14 |align=left|9 November |align=left|Kilmarnock |H |0–0 |align=left| |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|15 |align=left|16 November |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |3–1 |align=left|Hannah, Hume, Milne |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|16 |align=left|23 November |align=left|Hibernian |A |1–3 |align=left|Milne |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|17 |align=left|30 November |align=left|Motherwell |A |1–1 |align=left|Milne |5,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|18 |align=left|7 December |align=left|Morton |H |0–0 |align=left| |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|19 |align=left|14 December |align=left|Falkirk |A |1–3 |align=left|Milne |5,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|20 |align=left|21 December |align=left|Hibernian |H |1–3 |align=left|Milne |4,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|21 |align=left|28 December |align=left|Rangers |A |1–3 |align=left|Milne |15,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|22 |align=left|1 January |align=left|Dundee |H |1–0 |align=left|Wood |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|23 |align=left|4 January |align=left|Raith Rovers |A |0–0 |align=left| |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|24 |align=left|11 January |align=left|St Mirren |A |2–2 |align=left|Travers, Main |4,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|25 |align=left|18 January |align=left|Airdrieonians |H |4–1 |align=left|Wilson, Milne, Main, Scorgie |6,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|26 |align=left|25 January |align=left|Queen's Park |A |1–0 |align=left|Wilson |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|27 |align=left|1 February |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |A |1–4 |align=left|Walker |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|28 |align=left|15 February |align=left|Celtic |H |3–1 |align=left|Wilson, Travers, Scorgie |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|29 |align=left|22 February |align=left|Third Lanark |AThis game was played at Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium despite Third Lanark being the home team. |2–0 |align=left|Main, Wood |9,500 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|30 |align=left|1 March |align=left|St Mirren |H |4–0 |align=left|Wilson, Main (2), Wood |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|31 |align=left|8 March |align=left|Kilmarnock |A |1–3 |align=left|Travers |3,500 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|32 |align=left|15 March |align=left|Hamilton Academical |A |0–3 |align=left| |3,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|33 |align=left|29 March |align=left|Motherwell |H |2–2 |align=left|Travers, Main |6,500 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|34 |align=left|19 April |align=left|Partick Thistle |A |1–0 |align=left|Main |6,000 |
==Final standings==
{{:1912–13 Scottish Division One|showteam=ABD}}
=Inter City Midweek League=
{{main article|Inter City Midweek Football League}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Match Day ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Hibernian Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|1 |align=left|15 October |align=left|Rangers |A |2–5 |align=left|Milne |1,300 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|2 |align=left|23 October |align=left|Hibernian |H |0–2 |align=left| | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|3 |align=left|30 October |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |A |0–1 |align=left|Main, Walker |2,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|4 |align=left|6 November |align=left|Dundee |H |3–2 |align=left|Wood, Walker, Wilson | |
=Scottish Cup=
{{main|1912–13 Scottish Cup}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|R2Aberdeen were given a bye into the Second round |align=left|8 February |align=left|Dumbarton |A |1–2 |align=left|Main |8,000 |
Squad
=Appearances and goals=
{{Efs start|Division One|Scottish Cup}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Dod Brewster|pos=MF|nat=SCO |7 |0 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Donald Colman (c)|pos=DF|nat=SCO |33 |0 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Stewart Davidson |pos=MF|nat=SCO |31 |0 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Andy Greig|pos=GK|nat=SCO |10 |0 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Bobby Hannah|pos=DF|nat=SCO |20 |1 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Jock Hume|pos=DF|nat=SCO |21 |0 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Arthur King|pos=GK|nat=SCO |24 |0 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Willie Lennie |pos=FW|nat=SCO |22 |2 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Willie Low |pos=MF|nat=SCO |4 |0 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Dave Main|pos=FW|nat=SCO |24 |10 |1 |1}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=John McConnell |pos=MF|nat=SCO |19 |0 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=William Milne|pos=FW|nat=SCO |18 |9 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Herbert Murray|pos=FW|nat=SCO |5 |2 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=John Scorgie|pos=FW|nat=SCO |7 |0 |2 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Jimmy Soye|pos=FW|nat=SCO |32 |2 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Pat Travers|pos=FW|nat=SCO |32 |7 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Joseph Walker|pos=MF|nat=SCO |17 |1 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Fred Watson|pos=MF|nat=SCO |1 |0 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=George Wilson|pos=MF|nat=SCO |31 |5 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|no= |name=John Wood|pos=FW|nat=ENG |16 |5 |1 |0}}
|}
Notes
{{Reflist|group=nb}}