1956–57 Aberdeen F.C. season
1956–57 season | ||
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Chairman | William Mitchell | |
Manager | Scottish League Division One 6th | |
Scottish Cup | 5th Round | |
Scottish League Cup | 3rd in Group Stage | |
Top goalscorer | League: Graham Leggat (12) All: Graham Leggat (16) | |
Highest home attendance | 35,000 vs. Celtic, 11 August 1956 vs. Rangers, 18 August 1956 | |
Lowest home attendance | 5,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 6 March 1957 | |
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The 1956–57 season was
Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup
Results
Division 1
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 8 September | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Hather, Buckley | 15,000 |
2 | 15 September | Queen's Park | H | 2–1 | Hather, Buckley | 12,000 |
3 | 22 September | Dundee | A | 2–4 | Yorston, Buckley | 20,000 |
4 | 29 September | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Glen (2), Buckley | 18,000 |
5 | 6 October | East Fife | A | 3–4 | Wishart
|
7,000 |
6 | 13 October | Airdrieonians | H | 2–3 | Leggat, Davidson | 17,000 |
7 | 20 October | Ayr United | A | 6–1 | Allen (3), Mulhall, Hay, Yorston | 8,000 |
8 | 3 November | Raith Rovers | A
|
2–3 | Wishart, Allen
|
7,000 |
9 | 10 November | Kilmarnock | H | 1–3 | Boyd
|
11,000 |
10 | 17 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–2 | Boyd
|
13,000 |
11 | 24 November | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Yorston | 30,000 |
12 | 1 December | Queen of the South | H | 5–1 | Wishart
|
12,000 |
13 | 8 December | Queen's Park | A | 2–0 | Wishart
|
12,000 |
14 | 15 December | Falkirk | A | 5–2 | Yorston (2), Hather, Buckley, Leggat | 6,000 |
15 | 22 December | Motherwell | H | 2–3 | Wishart
|
13,000 |
16 | 29 December | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–3 | Wishart, Buckley
|
20,000 |
17 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 2–1 | Brown, Buckley
|
15,000 |
18 | 2 January | Partick Thistle | A
|
2–1 | Wright (Own goal), Hather | 10,000 |
19 | 5 January | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | Hay (2), Davidson, Glen | 13,000 |
20 | 12 January | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | Leggat | 18,000 |
21 | 19 January | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Davidson | 14,000 |
22 | 26 January | Airdrieonians | A | 5–1 | Leggat (3), Yorston, Davidson | 5,000 |
23 | 9 February | Ayr United | H | 2–2 | Wishart, Davidson
|
12,000 |
24 | 23 February | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Allister | 10,000 |
25 | 6 March | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Leggat | 5,000 |
26 | 9 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Hather | 11,000 |
27 | 16 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–1 | Wishart, Allister
|
11,000 |
28 | 23 March | Rangers | A
|
1–2 | Davidson | 28,000 |
29 | 30 March | Queen of the South | A | 2–2 | Wishart
|
6,000 |
30 | 13 April | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Allister (3) | 10,000 |
31 | 20 April | Motherwell | A | 5–2 | Davidson (2), Leggat, Hather, Allister | 2,000 |
32 | 22 April | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
33 | 24 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | Glen, Davidson | 7,500 |
34 | 27 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 15,000 |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 58 | 1.448 | 39 |
5 | Celtic | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 1.349 | 38 |
6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 38 |
7 | Motherwell | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 66 | 1.091 | 37 |
8 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 34 |
Scottish League Cup
Group 2
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 August | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Yorston | 35,000 |
2 | 15 August | East Fife | A | 1–2 | Hather | 8,000 |
3 | 18 August | Rangers | H | 2–6 | Wishart, Yorston
|
35,000 |
4 | 25 August | Celtic | A | 2–3 | Leggat, Davidson | 25,000 |
5 | 29 August | East Fife | H | 4–1 | Leggat (2), Hay, Hather | 17,000 |
6 | 1 September | Rangers | A
|
1–4 | Davidson | 35,000 |
Group 2 final table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 11 |
Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3.000 | 9 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0.611 | 2 |
East Fife | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R4 | 2 February | Hibernian | A | 4–3 | 27,300 | |
R5 | 16 February | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | Davidson | 16,600 |
Squad
Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Alec Young | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 24 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ian MacFarlane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 37 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 34 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 31 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Wallace | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | John Ward | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 40 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 27 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Norman Davidson | 23 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 15 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | John Brown | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Johnny Allan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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