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1974–75 Aberdeen F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Aberdeen F.C.

| season = 1974–75

| manager = {{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Bonthrone

| chairman = {{flagicon|SCO}} Dick Donald

| league = Scottish First Division

| league result = 5th

| cup1 = Scottish Cup

| cup1 result = Fourth round

| cup2 = Scottish League Cup

| cup2 result = Group Stage

| cup3 = Texaco Cup

| cup3 result = Quarter-finalist

| league topscorer = Arthur Graham (11)

| season topscorer = Arthur Graham (12)

| highest attendance = 30,000 vs. Rangers, 25 January 1975

| lowest attendance = 3,300 vs. Clyde, 19 April 1975

| average attendance = 9.341

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| nextseason = 1975–76

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During the 1974–75 season, the Scottish football club :Aberdeen F.C. was placed fifth in the :Scottish First Division. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the :Scottish Cup.

Results

=Scottish First Division=

{{main|1974–75 Scottish First Division}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Match Day

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|1.

|align=left|31 August

|align=left|Hibernian

|H

|2–3

|align=left|Purdie, Pirie

|13,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|2.

|align=left|7 September

|align=left|Dundee

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Purdie

|6,396

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|3.

|align=left|14 September

|align=left|St Johnstone

|H

|3–1

|align=left|Jarvie, Hair, Graham

|7,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|4.

|align=left|21 September

|align=left|Kilmarnock

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|5,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|5.

|align=left|28 September

|align=left|Airdrieonians

|H

|1–0

|align=left|Young

|5,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|6.

|align=left|5 October

|align=left|Hearts

|A

|4–1

|align=left|Purdie, Graham, Smith, McCall

|8,500

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|7.

|align=left|12 October

|align=left|Ayr United

|H

|3–0

|align=left|Jarvie, Purdie, McCall

|6,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|8.

|align=left|19 October

|align=left|Dumbarton

|A

|3–2

|align=left|McCall, Purdie, Graham

|4,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|9.

|align=left|26 October

|align=left|Arbroath

|H

|5–1

|align=left|Williamson (2), McCall (2), Purdie

|7,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|10.

|align=left|2 November

|align=left|Celtic

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|21,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|11.

|align=left|9 November

|align=left|Partick Thistle

|H

|1–1

|align=left|Purdie

|8,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|12.

|align=left|16 November

|align=left|Morton

|H

|3–3

|align=left|McCall, Young, Graham

|7,500

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|13.

|align=left|27 November

|align=left|Dundee United

|A

|0–4

|align=left|

|8,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|14.

|align=left|30 November

|align=left|Motherwell

|A

|1–2

|align=left|Graham

|3,472

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|15.

|align=left|7 December

|align=left|Rangers

|H

|1–2

|align=left|Hair

|25,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|16.

|align=left|14 December

|align=left|Clyde

|A

|1–1

|align=left|Purdie

|2,053

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|17.

|align=left|21 December

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|H

|1–1

|align=left|Hair

|5,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|18.

|align=left|28 December

|align=left|Hibernian

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Pirie

|13,190

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|19.

|align=left|1 January

|align=left|Dundee

|H

|4–0

|align=left|Caldwell, Pirie, Jarvie, Hair

|12,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|20.

|align=left|4 January

|align=left|St Johnstone

|A

|1–1

|align=left|Davidson

|4,500

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|21.

|align=left|11 January

|align=left|Kilmarnock

|H

|4–0

|align=left|Jarvie, Young, Pirie, Graham

|8,500

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|22.

|align=left|1 February

|align=left|Hearts

|H

|2–2

|align=left|McLelland, Jarvie

|11,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|23.

|align=left|8 February

|align=left|Ayr United

|A

|0–2

|align=left|

|5,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|24.

|align=left|15 February

|align=left|Dumbarton

|H

|1–1

|align=left|Graham

|9,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|25.

|align=left|1 March

|align=left|Arbroath

|A

|2–1

|align=left|Davidson, Graham

|3,113

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|26.

|align=left|4 March

|align=left|Airdrieonians

|A

|2–2

|align=left|Graham, Davidson

|4,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|27.

|align=left|12 March

|align=left|Celtic

|H

|3–2

|align=left|Williamson (3)

|15,500

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|28.

|align=left|15 March

|align=left|Partick Thistle

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|5,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|29.

|align=left|22 March

|align=left|Morton

|A

|3–0

|align=left|Robb, Williamson, Graham

|2,500

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|30.

|align=left|29 March

|align=left|Dundee United

|H

|2–0

|align=left|Williamson, Hermiston

|8,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|31.

|align=left|12 April

|align=left|Rangers

|A

|2–3

|align=left|Williamson, Hermiston

|40,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|32.

|align=left|19 April

|align=left|Clyde

|H

|4–1

|align=left|Jarvie (2), Hermiston, Miller

|3,300

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|33.

|align=left|23 April

|align=left|Motherwell

|H

|2–2

|align=left|Jarvie, Graham

|8,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|34.

|align=left|26 April

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|A

|3–1

|align=left|Robb (3)

|3,500

==Final standings==

{{:1974–75 Scottish Division One|showteam=ABD}}

=Scottish League Cup=

{{main|1974–75 Scottish League Cup}}

==Group stage==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|G3

|align=left|10 August

|align=left|Hearts

|H

|0–1

|align=left|

|11,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|G3

|align=left|14 August

|align=left|Morton

|A

|1–3

|align=left|Hermiston

|2,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|G3

|align=left|17 August

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|A

|1–1

|align=left|Jarvie

|4,500

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|G3

|align=left|21 August

|align=left|Morton

|H

|4–0

|align=left|Purdie, Thomson, Jarvie, Young

|5,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|G3

|align=left|24 August

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|H

|3–0

|align=left|Jarvie Williamson, Purdie

|7,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|G3

|align=left|28 August

|align=left|Hearts

|A

|1–2

|align=left|Hermiston

|14,000

==Group 3 final table==

{{:1974–75 Scottish League Cup|transcludesection=Group 3|showteam=ABD}}

=Scottish Cup=

{{Main|Scottish Cup 1974-75}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|R3

|align=left|25 January

|align=left|Rangers

|H

|1–1

|align=left|Miller

|30,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R3R

|align=left|10 February

|align=left|Rangers

|A

|2–1

|align=left|Graham, Davidson

|52,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R3R

|align=left|19 February

|align=left|Dundee United

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Jarvie

|22,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|Q-F

|align=left|8 March

|align=left|Motherwell

|H

|0–1

|align=left|

|23,400

=Texaco Cup=

{{Main|1974–75 Texaco Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|QF L1

|align=left|18 September

|align=left|Newcastle United

|H

|1–1

|align=left| Young

|13,500

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|QF L2

|align=left|2 October

|align=left|Newcastle United

|A

|2–3

|align=left| Pirie, McDermott

|18,838

Squad

= 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" |Division One

! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

|GK

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Bobby Clark

!41

!0

|33

|0

|4

|0

|4

|0

|GK

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Andy Geoghegan

!3

!0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Willie Miller

!44

!2

|34

|1

|4

|1

|6

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Chic McLelland

!43

!1

|33

|1

|4

|0

|6

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Willie Young (c)

!39

!4

|31

|3

|4

|0

|4

|1

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Billy Williamson

!37

!10

|31

|9

|4

|0

|2

|1

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Ian Hair

!35

!4

|27

|4

|4

|0

|4

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Eddie Thomson

!25

!1

|17

|0

|4

|0

|4

|1

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Jim Hermiston

!21

!5

|15

|3

|0

|0

|6

|2

|DF

|{{fbaicon|NIR}} NIR

|Noel Ward

!2

!0

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Neil Cooper

!1

!0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Doug Rougvie

!0

!0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Arthur Graham

!44

!12

|34

|11

|4

|1

|6

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Ian Purdie

!37

!9

|27

|7

|4

|0

|6

|2

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Joe Smith

!35

!1

|26

|1

|3

|0

|6

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Jim Henry

!16

!0

|11

|0

|4

|0

|1

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|John McMaster

!3

!0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|George Campbell

!3

!0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Drew Jarvie

!42

!13

|32

|9

|4

|1

|6

|3

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Duncan Davidson

!22

!3

|16

|2

|3

|1

|3

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Walker McCall

!15

!6

|14

|6

|0

|0

|1

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Billy Pirie

!14

!4

|11

|4

|0

|0

|3

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|John Craig

!8

!0

|8

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Dave Robb

!6

!4

|6

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Bobby Street

!3

!0

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

= Unofficial Appearances & Goals =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

! rowspan="2" |No.

! rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Player

! colspan="2" |Texaco Cup

Apps

!Goals

|GK

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Bobby Clark

|2

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Willie Young (c)

|2

|1

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Willie Miller

|2

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Chic McLelland

|2

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Jim Hermiston

|1

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Eddie Thomson

|1

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Ian Hair

|1

|0

|DF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Billy Williamson

|1

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Arthur Graham

|2

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Joe Smith

|2

|0

|MF

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Ian Purdie

|2

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Drew Jarvie

|2

|0

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|Billy Pirie

|1

|1

|FW

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO

|John Craig

|1

|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}}

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