1941–42 Aberdeen F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Aberdeen F.C.
| season = 1941–42
| chairman =
| chrtitle = Chairman
| manager = Dave Halliday
| mgrtitle = Manager
| league = North Eastern League
| league result = 3rd (Series 1), 2nd (Series 2)
| cup1 = North Eastern Football League Cup 1
| cup1 result = Winners
| cup2 = Mitchell Cup
| cup2 result = Winners
| league topscorer = Andy McCall (16)
| season topscorer = Andy McCall (18)
| highest attendance = 10,000 vs. Rangers "A", 6 September
vs. East Fife, 9 May
vs. Dundee United, 23 May
vs. Dundee United, 6 June
| lowest attendance = 2,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 14 January
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 1939–40
| nextseason = 1942–43
}}
Results
=North Eastern League Series 1=
{{Main article|1941–42 North Eastern League}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Match Day ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|1 |align=left|9 August |align=left|Raith Rovers |A |4–2 |align=left|McCall (2), McLeod, Donaldson |2,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|2 |align=left|16 August |align=left|Leith Athletic |H |9–0 |align=left|Walls (3), Clewrow (3), Donaldson, Taylor, McCall (penalty) |4,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|3 |align=left|23 August |align=left|Dundee United |A |0–5 |align=left| |6,500 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|4 |align=left|30 August |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |H |4–0 |align=left|Donaldson (2), Walls, McCall |7,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|5 |align=left|6 September |align=left|Rangers "A" |H |1–1 |align=left|McCall |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|6 |align=left|13 September |align=left|St Bernard's |H |7–1 |align=left|Milne (3), McCall (2), McLeod, Dyer |0 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|7 |align=left|20 September |align=left|East Fife |A |0–1 |align=left| |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|8 |align=left|27 September |align=left|Raith Rovers |H |7–1 |align=left|McLeod (3), Dickie, Dunlop, McCall, Donaldson |3,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|9 |align=left|4 October |align=left|Rangers "A" |A |1–1 |align=left|McCall |2,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|10 |align=left|11 October |align=left|Leith Athletic |A |4–3 |align=left|Strauss (2), Taylor, Donaldson |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|11 |align=left|18 October |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |A |1–3 |align=left|Bain |0 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|12 |align=left|25 October |align=left|East Fife |H |1–1 |align=left|Armstrong |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|13 |align=left|1 November |align=left|Dundee United |H |4–2 |align=left|McCall (2), Donaldson (2) |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|14 |align=left|8 November |align=left|St Bernard's |A |6–2 |align=left|McCall (3), Dyer (2), Bain |7,000 |
==Final League table==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|winpoints=2
|highest_pos = 2
|team2=EFI|name_EFI=East Fife
|team3=ABE|name_ABE=Aberdeen
|team4=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic
|win_EFI=8|draw_EFI=5|loss_EFI=1|gf_EFI=34|ga_EFI=16
|win_ABE=8|draw_ABE=3|loss_ABE=3|gf_ABE=49|ga_ABE=23
|win_DNF=6|draw_DNF=3|loss_DNF=5|gf_DNF=38|ga_DNF=44
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
=North Eastern League Series 2=
{{Main article|1941–42 North Eastern League}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Match Day ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|1 |align=left|1 January |align=left|Rangers "A" |A |3–1 |align=left|McCall, Strauss, Lyon (penalty) |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|2 |align=left|3 January |align=left|St Bernard's |H |5–1 |align=left|Mutch (2), Donaldson, McCall, Dickie |0 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|3 |align=left|10 January |align=left|Dundee United |A |0–2 |align=left| |0 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|4 |align=left|17 January |align=left|Raith Rovers |H |3–5 |align=left|Lyon (2), Armstrong |2,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|5 |align=left|14 February |align=left|Raith Rovers |A |1–2 |align=left|Unknown |2,500 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|6 |align=left|21 February |align=left|Rangers "A" |H |0–0 |align=left| |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|7 |align=left|14 March |align=left|East Fife |H |1–0 |align=left|Sharpe |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|8 |align=left|21 March |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |A |2–1 |align=left|Pattillo (2) |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|9 |align=left|28 March |align=left|Leith Athletic |A |2–0 |0 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|10 |align=left|4 April |align=left|East Fife |A |1–1 |align=left|Steele |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|11 |align=left|11 April |align=left|Leith Athletic |H |3–0 |align=left|Steele, Strauss, Taylor |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|12 |align=left|18 April |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |H |2–1 |align=left|Pattillo (2) |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|13 |align=left|25 April |align=left|St Bernard's |H |8–0 |align=left|Pattillo (3), Drury (2), Dryden, G. Graham, Gourlay, |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|14 |align=left|6 June |align=left|Dundee United |H |6–1 |align=left|Armstrong (2), Woodburn (2), Williams, Baxter |10,000 |
==Final League table==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|winpoints=2
|show_bonus_points=y
|team1=RAN|name_RAN=Rangers "A"
|team2=ABE|name_ABE=Aberdeen
|team3=EFI|name_EFI=East Fife
|win_RAN=10|draw_RAN=1|loss_RAN=3|gf_RAN=49|ga_RAN=33
|win_ABE=9|draw_ABE=2|loss_ABE=3|gf_ABE=37|ga_ABE=15
|win_EFI=8|draw_EFI=2|loss_EFI=4|gf_EFI=32|ga_EFI=27
|adjust_points_RAN=5
|adjust_points_ABE=6
|adjust_points_EFI=4
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result2=A
|class_rules=Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
|update=complete|source=
}}
=North Eastern Cup=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|R1 L1 |align=left|15 November |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |H |2–3 |align=left|Lyon, McCall, Bain |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|R1 L2 |align=left|22 November |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |A |2–0 |2,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|SF L1 |align=left|29 November |align=left|Rangers "A" |H |3–0 |align=left|Williams, Young, Lyon |0 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|SF L2 |align=left|6 December |align=left|Rangers "A" |A |1–1 |align=left|Hamilton |15,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|F L1 |align=left|13 December |align=left|Dundee United |A |1–4 |align=left|Donaldson |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|F L2 |align=left|20 December |align=left|Dundee United |H |6–2 |align=left|Donaldson (2), Williams, Anderson, Lyon, Morgan |0 |
=Mitchell Cup=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|SF L1 |align=left|2 May |align=left|East Fife |A |1–1 |align=left|Darby |0 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|SF L2 |align=left|9 May |align=left|East Fife |H |1–0 |align=left|Howe |10,000 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|F L1 |align=left|16 May |align=left|Dundee United |A |3–4 |align=left|Gourlay, Milne, Pattillo |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|F L2 |align=left|23 May |align=left|Dundee United |H |3–1 |align=left|Williams, Pattillo, Gourlay |10,000 |
Squad
= Unofficial Appearances & Goals =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" |Pos ! rowspan="2" |Nat ! rowspan="2" |Player ! colspan="2" |Total ! colspan="2" |North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 ! colspan="2" |North Eastern Cup ! colspan="2" |Mitchell Cup |
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| |GK
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !30 !0 |22 |0 |4 |0 |4 |0 |
| |GK
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG !2 !0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |GK
|?? |Albert Lamb !2 !0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |GK
|?? |Willie Bruce !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |GK
|?? |William Fraser !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |GK
|?? |John Brown !1 !0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !38 !1 |28 |1 |6 |0 |4 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Willie Cooper (c) !36 !0 |27 |0 |6 |0 |3 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG |William Lyon !26 !6 |20 |3 |6 |3 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG |Alex Dyer !24 !5 |17 |5 |5 |0 |2 |0 |
| |DF
|?? |Robert Graham !19 !0 |16 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Charlie Gavin !6 !0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG !4 !1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |3 |1 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Andrew Beattie !3 !0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !3 !0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|?? |Andrew Gall !3 !0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|?? |Thomas Gray !2 !0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG |Sid Nicholson !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !37 !2 |28 |2 |6 |0 |3 |0 |
| |MF
|?? |John Donaldson !22 !12 |16 |9 |6 |3 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|South Africa|1928}} SOU !4 !4 |4 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG |Sidney Clewlow !4 !3 |4 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|?? |Frederick Taylor !2 !1 |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !1 !2 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|?? !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Andrew McCall !25 !18 |19 |16 |6 |2 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Billy Bain !13 !3 |10 |2 |3 |1 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !12 !10 |8 |8 |0 |0 |4 |2 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|South Africa|1928}} SOU !8 !5 |1 |1 |5 |3 |2 |1 |
| |FW
|?? |Edward McLeod !8 !4 |8 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !6 !4 |6 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !6 !2 |5 |2 |0 |0 |1 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !5 !4 |2 |3 |0 |0 |3 |1 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !5 !2 |5 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !5 !1 |1 |0 |4 |1 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Robert Walls !4 !4 |4 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|?? |Alex Gourlay !4 !3 |1 |1 |0 |0 |3 |2 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG !3 !2 |1 |2 |0 |0 |2 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !2 !2 |2 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !2 !1 |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|?? |?? Newman !2 !0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|?? |G. Graham !1 !1 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |William Anderson !1 !1 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|?? |?? Watson !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Robert Jeffrey !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|?? !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|?? |George Robinson !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |??
|?? |John Dryden !9 !1 |6 |1 |0 |0 |3 |0 |
| |??
|?? |William Fleming !7 !0 |3 |0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |
| |??
|?? |Alec Smith !4 !0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |??
|?? |?? Sharpe !2 !1 |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |??
|?? |Ian Hay !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |??
|?? |John Gilmartin !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| | -
| - |Unknown Player !1 !1 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book|author=Kevin Stirling|title=Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003|publisher=Desert Island Books 2002|isbn=1-874287-49-X}}
- [http://www.afcheritage.org/Matches/Fixtures/fixtures.cfm?squad=Senior&season=1941-42 AFC Heritage Trust]
{{Aberdeen F.C. seasons}}
{{1941–42 in Scottish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1941-42 Aberdeen F.C. season}}