1944–45 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. 1944–45 football season
1944–45 season | |
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Manager | Dave Halliday |
North Eastern League | 2nd (Series 1), 1st (Series 2) |
North Eastern Football League Cup 1 | Winners |
Mitchell Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Ernie Waldron (28) All: Jock Patillo, Ernie Waldron (32) |
Highest home attendance | 16,000 vs. Dundee, 1 January |
Lowest home attendance | 3,700 vs. Arbroath, 25 November |
Results
North Eastern League Series 1
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 12 August | Arbroath | H | 2–0 | Green, Pattillo | 10,000 |
2 | 19 August | Dundee | A | 1–2 | Green | 13,000 |
3 | 26 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–2 | Waldron (2), Bremner | 6,000 |
4 | 2 September | Falkirk "A" | A | 5–0 | Bremner (2), Munro (2), Pattillo | 4,000 |
5 | 9 September | East Fife | H | 7–1 | Waldron (4), Bremner (2), Buchan | 8,000 |
6 | 16 September | East Fife | A | 4–5 | Waldron (2), Buchan, Munro | 3,000 |
7 | 23 September | Rangers "A" | A | 2–1 | Waldron (2) | 5,000 |
8 | 30 September | Dundee United | H | 5–1 | Green (3), Waldron, Buchan | 7,000 |
9 | 7 October | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 2–0 | Waldron, Pattillo | 5,000 |
10 | 14 October | Raith Rovers | A | 1–2 | Buchan | 3,000 |
11 | 21 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–3 | Pattillo (2), Waldron | 4,500 |
12 | 28 October | Dundee | H | 2–3 | Pattillo (2) | 15,000 |
13 | 4 November | Rangers "A" | H | 4–1 | Pattillo (2), Green (2) | 5,000 |
14 | 11 November | Dundee United | A | 5–0 | Waldron (3), Green, Miller | 12,000 |
15 | 18 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 7–0 | Waldron (4), Green (2), Munro | 4,000 |
16 | 25 November | Arbroath | H | 2–0 | Green (2), Pattillo | 3,700 |
17 | 2 December | Falkirk "A" | H | 7–0 | Waldron (3), Pattillo, Bremner, Munro, Russell | 5,000 |
18 | 9 December | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Dunlop, Pattillo | 5,000 |
Final League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dundee | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 28 |
2 | Aberdeen | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 27 |
3 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 22 |
Source: [citation needed]
North Eastern League Series 2
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 5–0 | Pattillo (2), Armstrong (2), Williams | 16,000 |
2 | 2 January | Arbroath | A | 2–2 | Waldron, Armstrong | 0 |
3 | 27 January | Rangers "A" | A | 2–1 | Russell, Armstrong | 4,000 |
4 | 10 February | Dundee United | A | 9–1 | Green (4), Waldron (2), Pattillo (2), Miller | 6,000 |
5 | 17 February | Raith Rovers | H | 8–0 | Green (4), Waldron (2), Pattillo (2) | 5,000 |
6 | 24 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 4–1 | Bremner (2), Dyer, Pattillo | 2,000 |
7 | 3 March | Arbroath | H | 2–2 | Bremner, Dyer | 5,000 |
8 | 10 March | Falkirk "A" | A | 1–2 | Hood | 0 |
9 | 17 March | Raith Rovers | A | 4–1 | Pattillo (2), Bremner, Miller | 3,500 |
10 | 24 March | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 3–1 | Baird, Armstrong, Lloyd | 10,000 |
11 | 31 March | East Fife | H | 2–2 | Lloyd, Pattillo | 4,500 |
12 | 7 April | Dundee | A | 4–1 | Armstrong (4) | 13,200 |
13 | 14 April | Rangers "A" | H | 1–0 | Pattillo (2), Green (2) | 6,000 |
14 | 21 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | 6,000 | |
15 | 28 April | East Fife | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
16 | 5 May | Dundee United | H | 6–0 | Williams (2), Bremner (2), Miller, Taylor | 5,000 |
17 | 7 May | Falkirk "A" | H | 7–0 | Pattillo (3), McCall, Miller, Cox | 10,000 |
18 | 7 July | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 1–3 | Armstrong | 5,000 |
Final League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aberdeen | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 6 | 31 |
2 | East Fife | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 5 | 28 |
3 | Rangers "A" | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 4 | 27 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw
North Eastern Cup 1
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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SF L1 | 16 December | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Pattillo | 0 |
SF L2 | 23 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Pattillo, Williams | 0 |
F | 1 January | Dundee | H | 5–0 | Pattillo (2), Armstrong (2), Williams | 16,000 |
Mitchell Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 L1 | 19 May | East Fife | A | 1–2 | Williams | 6,000 |
R1 L2 | 26 May | East Fife | H | 2–1 (Aberdeen win by a corner kick in extra time) | Armstrong, Baird, Williams | 12,000 |
QF | 2 June | Raith Rovers | H | 3–1 | Pattillo (2), Cocker | 8,000 |
SF L1 | 9 June | Falkirk "A" | A | 1–2 | Williams | 4,000 |
SF L2 | 16 June | Falkirk "A" | H | 7–0 | Munro (2), Pattillo, Miller, Williams, Dyer | 10,000 |
F L1 | 23 June | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 3–3 | Pattillo (2), McMahon | 8,000 |
F L2 | 30 June | Heart of Midlothian "A" | H | 1–0 | Baird | 12,000 |
Squad
Unofficial Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 | North Eastern Cup | Mitchell Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 44 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
GK | SOU | Pat Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Ian Black | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 40 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Pat McKenna | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Alex Dyer | 23 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
DF | ?? | David Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Sid Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | Charlie Higgins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | John Lowe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Freddie Cox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ralph McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Taylor | 29 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | John Miller | 26 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Munro | 26 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | David Russell | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | John Cruickshank | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | George Green | 16 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Stan Lloyd | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | William Cocker | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Chris Anderson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie McCall | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | J. Taylor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Doug Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | George Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | Tom Gallacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ?? | John Girdwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 45 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
FW | SCO | Hutton Bremner | 21 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Ernie Waldron | 20 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
FW | SCO | Martin Buchan | 13 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ?? | ?? Junior | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | ?? Newman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | James Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
?? | ?? | Robert McMahon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
?? | ?? | ?? Hood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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
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