1930–31 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1930–31 season
ChairmanJohn Robertson
Manager
Scottish League Division One
6th
Scottish Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Benny Yorston (16)
All: Benny Yorston (22)
Highest home attendance28,527 vs. Dundee, 18 February
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs. Rangers 7 March

The 1930–31 season was

Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup
.

Results

Division One

Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Partick Thistle
A
 1–2 Dickie 23,000
2 16 August Leith Athletic
H
 2–1 Love (2) 15,000
3 23 August Cowdenbeath A 0–2 5,000
4 30 August Airdrieonians
H
 2–0 McDermid, Merrie 12,500
5 6 September Celtic A 0–1 12,000
6 13 September Motherwell
H
 2–4 McDermid, Yorston 11,000
7 20 September Dundee A 2–4 Yorston, McDermid 13,000
8 22 September Hamilton Academical
H
 0–2 12,000
9 27 September Heart of Midlothian
H
 2–1 Smith, Hill 13,000
10 4 October Ayr United A 1–2 Yorston 5,000
11 11 October St Mirren
H
 0–0 12,000
12 18 October East Fife A 3–1 McLaren, Smith, McDermid 6,000
13 25 October Queen's Park
H
 3–1 Yorston (2), McDermid 12,000
14 1 November Rangers
A
 0–4 20,000
15 8 November Kilmarnock
H
 2–0 Yorston, Black 13,000
16 15 November Hibernian
H
 7–0 Merrie (6), McDermid 12,000
17 22 November Falkirk A 3–5 Merrie, McLaren, Love 1,500
18 29 November
Morton
H
 4–0 Merrie (2), McLean, Yorston 12,000
19 6 December Clyde A 5–2 Yorston (3), Merrie, McLean 4,000
20 13 December Hamilton Academical A 0–3 4,000
21 20 December Partick Thistle
H
 3–1 Merrie, McDermid, McLean 16,000
22 27 December Leith Athletic A 0–0 4,000
23 1 January Dundee
H
 6–1 Yorston (3), McDermid (2), Love (penalty) 22,000
24 3 January Cowdenbeath
H
 1–1 Yorston 15,000
25 5 January Heart of Midlothian A 2–3 Love, McLean 10,000
26 10 January Airdrieonians A 0–2 4,000
27 24 January Celtic
H
 1–1 McDermid 20,000
28 7 February Ayr United
H
 3–1 McLean (2), McMillan 12,000
29 9 February Motherwell A 0–5 3,000
30 21 February East Fife
H
 4–1 McLean (2), Merrie, McDermid 10,000
31 23 February St Mirren A 2–2 Hill, McLean 3,000
32 3 March Queen's Park A 2–2 David, Dickie 4,000
33 7 March Rangers
H
 1–3 David 8,000
34 18 March Kilmarnock A 1–1 David 6,000
35 21 March Hibernian A 2–1 David (2) 5,000
36 4 April Falkirk
H
 2–1 McLean, Hill 10,000
37 11 April
Morton
A
 2–1 McDermid (2) 3,000
38 18 April Clyde
H
 8–1 Love (3 including 1 penalty), Yorston (2), McLean (2) McDermid 9,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Partick Thistle 38 24 5 9 76 43 +33 53
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 19 6 13 90 63 +27 44
6 Aberdeen 38 17 7 14 79 63 +16 41
7 Cowdenbeath 38 17 7 14 58 65 −7 41
8 Dundee 38 17 5 16 65 63 +2 39
Source: "1930-1931 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1930–31 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 17 January Dumbarton
H
 6–1 Yorston (2), Love (2), McLean, McDermid 10,570
R2 31 January Partick Thistle
H
 1–1 Yorston 15,053
R2 R 4 February Partick Thistle
A
 3–0 Yorston (2), McMillan 29,000
R3 14 February Dundee A 1–1 Hill 38,099
R3 R 18 February Dundee
H
 2–0 Yorston (2), McLean 28,527
R4 28 February Celtic A 0–4 64,699

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Steve Smith 37 0 31 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Dave Cumming 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh McLaren 42 3 36 3 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Black 41 1 35 1 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Jackson 35 0 29 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper 22 0 20 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ned Legge 20 0 20 0 0 0
DF ?? John Shannon 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Frank Hill 35 4 30 3 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 25 2 22 2 3 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Falloon 17 0 13 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Daniel McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF ?? Tom Dryden 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Michael Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Love 43 10 37 8 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Bob McDermid (c) 42 13 36 12 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Benny Yorston 33 22 28 16 5 6
FW Scotland SCO Adam McLean 30 13 24 11 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Percy Dickie 21 2 19 2 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Merrie 10 13 10 13 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Norman David 8 5 8 5 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dick Donald 6 0 5 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom McLeod 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Lachlan McMillan 3 2 1 1 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Willie Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO David Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW ?? James Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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