1929–30 Aberdeen F.C. season
| 1929–30 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | William Philip | |
| Manager | Scottish League Division One 3rd | |
| Scottish Cup | 3rd Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Benny Yorston (39) All: Benny Yorston (47) | |
| Highest home attendance | 32,000 vs. Rangers, 7 September | |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,000 vs. Nithsdale Wanderers 1 February | |
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The 1929–30 season was
Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup
.
Results
Division One
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August | Falkirk | A | 2–3 | Yorston (2) | 9,000 |
| 2 | 17 August | Motherwell | H
|
2–2 | McDermid (2) | 15,000 |
| 3 | 24 August | Celtic | A | 4–3 | Smith, Love, Cheyne, Yorston | 20,000 |
| 4 | 31 August | Airdrieonians | A | 2–0 | Love (2) | 5,000 |
| 5 | 7 September | Rangers | H
|
1–1 | Cheyne | 32,000 |
| 6 | 14 September | Clyde | A | 3–1 | Cheyne, Yorston, Love (penalty) | 6,000 |
| 7 | 21 September | Morton
|
H
|
5–3 | Love (2), Yorston, Cheyne, Smith | 14,000 |
| 8 | 23 September | Clyde | H
|
5–2 | Yorston (3), Love, Cheyne | 14,000 |
| 9 | 28 September | Partick Thistle | H
|
2–1 | Love (penalty), Yorston | 14,000 |
| 10 | 5 October | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | Cheyne | 7,000 |
| 11 | 12 October | Ayr United | H
|
4–1 | Yorston (2), Cheyne, Love | 14,000 |
| 12 | 19 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | Yorston, McDermid | 35,000 |
| 13 | 26 October | Dundee | H
|
1–0 | Yorston | 20,000 |
| 14 | 2 November | Kilmarnock | A | 2–4 | Yorston (2) | 9,000 |
| 15 | 9 November | Cowdenbeath | H
|
2–0 | Smith, Yorston | 14,000 |
| 16 | 16 November | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 17 | 23 November | Dundee United | A | 4–2 | Love (2), Yorston, Cheyne | 12,000 |
| 18 | 30 November | Hamilton Academical | H
|
4–3 | Yorston (3), Love (penalty) | 13,000 |
| 19 | 7 December | Hibernian | H
|
2–0 | Cheyne, Love | 10,000 |
| 20 | 14 December | Queen's Park | A | 2–2 | Love, Cheyne | 20,000 |
| 21 | 21 December | Falkirk | H
|
1–0 | Yorston | 10,000 |
| 22 | 28 December | Motherwell | A | 1–4 | Cheyne | 8,000 |
| 23 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 3–0 | Yorston (3) | 20,000 |
| 24 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | H
|
2–2 | Hill, Dickie | 18,000 |
| 25 | 4 January | Celtic | H
|
3–1 | Yorston (2), Love | 22,000 |
| 26 | 11 January | Airdrieonians | H
|
3–1 | Cheyne, Love, Yorston | 10,000 |
| 27 | 25 January | Rangers | A
|
1–3 | McLaren (penalty) | 40,000 |
| 28 | 8 February | Morton
|
A
|
2–1 | Yorston (2) | 3,500 |
| 29 | 19 February | Partick Thistle | A
|
1–2 | Cheyne | 4,000 |
| 30 | 22 February | St Johnstone | H
|
1–0 | Black | 10,000 |
| 31 | 1 March | Ayr United | A | 1–5 | Smith | 5,000 |
| 32 | 8 March | Kilmarnock | H
|
4–3 | Cheyne (2), Yorston (2) | 11,000 |
| 33 | 15 March | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–0 | McDermid | 1,000 |
| 34 | 22 March | St Mirren | H
|
3–3 | Yorston (2), Hickie | 14,500 |
| 35 | 29 March | Dundee United | H
|
2–2 | Yorston, Smith | 12,000 |
| 36 | 5 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–4 | Yorston, McLaren | 4,000 |
| 37 | 12 April | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Yorston | 4,000 |
| 38 | 19 April | Queen's Park | H
|
3–0 | Yorston (2), Love | 12,000 |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 94 | 32 | +62 | 60 |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 104 | 48 | +56 | 55 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 85 | 61 | +24 | 53 |
| 4 | Celtic | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 88 | 46 | +42 | 49 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 41 |
Source: "1929-1930 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Scottish Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 18 January | Raith Rovers | A | 3–3 | Yorston, Love, Cheyne | 10,000 |
| R1 R | 31 January | Raith Rovers | H
|
7–0 | Yorston (3), Cheyne, McLaren, McDermid, Smith | 13,191 |
| R2 | 1 February | Nithsdale Wanderers | H
|
5–1 | Cheyne (2), Yorston (2), McDermid | 7,000 |
| R3 | 15 February | Partick Thistle | A
|
2–3 | Yorston (2) | 38,568 |
Squad
Appearances & Goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO
|
Duncan Yuill | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| GK |  ENG
|
Harry Blackwell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jimmy Black | 41 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Hugh McLaren | 37 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Ned Legge | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Doug Livingstone | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jimmy Hickie | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Willie Cooper | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Willie Jackson | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Malcolm Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jimmy Smith | 40 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Frank Hill | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |  NIR
|
Eddie Falloon | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jock McHale | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Daniel McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Benny Yorston | 42 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 7 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Bob McDermid (c) | 39 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Alec Cheyne | 38 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Andy Love | 36 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Percy Dickie | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Tom McLeod | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Alex Merrie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Norman David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Dick Donald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust