1958–59 Aberdeen F.C. season
Appearance
1958–59 season | ||
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Chairman | William Mitchell | |
Manager | Davie Shaw | |
Scottish League Division One | 13th | |
Scottish Cup | Finalists | |
Scottish League Cup | Group stage | |
Top goalscorer | League: Billy Little (13) All: Billy Little (16) | |
Highest home attendance | 20,000 vs. Celtic, 27 September 1958 vs. Hibernian, 18 October 1958 | |
Lowest home attendance | 4,500 vs. Third Lanark, 11 March 1959 | |
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The 1958–59 season was Aberdeen's 46th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 48th season of club. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup
Results
[edit]Division 1
[edit]Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 20 August | Airdrieonians | H | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
2 | 6 September | Dundee | A | 1–2 | Little | 10,000 |
3 | 13 September | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–0 | Wishart (2), Little, Ewan | 7,500 |
4 | 20 September | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | Clydesdale, Little | 8,000 |
5 | 27 September | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Glen, Little, Mulhall | 20,000 |
6 | 4 October | Partick Thistle | A | 3–2 | Hather (2), Ewan | 8,000 |
7 | 11 October | Stirling Albion | A | 2–3 | Glen (2) | 9,460 |
8 | 18 October | Hibernian | H | 4–0 | Little (3), Glen | 20,000 |
9 | 25 October | Falkirk | H | 5–0 | Baird (4), Ewan | 17,000 |
10 | 1 November | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
11 | 8 November | St Mirren | A | 5–1 | Baird (2), Little (2), Ewan | 7,000 |
12 | 15 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–2 | Hather, Little | 17,000 |
13 | 22 November | Clyde | A | 0–4 | 7,000 | |
14 | 29 November | Queen of the South | H | 5–0 | Little (2), Wishart, Glen, Baird | 10,000 |
15 | 6 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–5 | Wishart | 22,000 |
16 | 13 December | Motherwell | H | 0–4 | 14,000 | |
17 | 20 December | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Baird | 18,000 |
18 | 27 December | Airdrieonians | A | 1–2 | Ewan | 7,000 |
19 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Wishart | 12,000 |
20 | 3 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Hather | 6,000 |
21 | 24 January | Partick Thistle | H | 3–4 | Hather (2), Baird | 10,000 |
22 | 7 February | Stirling Albion | H | 4–1 | Davidson (2), Wishart, Little | 6,000 |
23 | 18 February | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
24 | 21 February | Falkirk | A | 1–5 | Baird | 18,000 |
25 | 4 March | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | Hatcher, Glen | 5,000 |
26 | 7 March | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Ewan, Davidson | 10,000 |
27 | 11 March | Third Lanark | H | 3–3 | Ewan, Glen, Wishart | 4,500 |
28 | 18 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | Baird | 5,000 |
29 | 21 March | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Baird | 10,000 |
30 | 25 March | Celtic | A | 0–4 | 5,000 | |
31 | 28 March | Queen of the South | A | 1–2 | Wishart | 4,000 |
32 | 11 April | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
33 | 15 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–4 | Ewan, Clunie | 18,000 |
34 | 18 April | Rangers | A | 2–1 | Davidson (2) | 40,000 |
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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11 | Third Lanark | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 74 | 83 | 0.892 | 32 |
12 | Stirling Albion | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 64 | 0.844 | 30 |
13 | Aberdeen | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 66 | 0.955 | 29 |
14 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 29 |
15 | Clyde | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 28 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group 4
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 9 August | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | Davidson, Wishart | 6,000 |
2 | 13 August | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Wishart | 15,000 |
3 | 16 August | Falkirk | H | 5–1 | Mulhall (2), Hather (2), Wishart, | 12,000 |
4 | 23 August | Kilmarnock | H | 0–2 | 14,000 | |
5 | 27 August | Hibernian | A | 2–4 | Little, Kelly | 16,000 |
6 | 30 August | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | Wishart | 6,000 |
Group 4 final table
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Kilmarnock | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 8 |
Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 8 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 5 |
Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 31 January | East Fife | H | 2–1 | Davidson, Little | 14,000 |
R2 | 14 February | Arbroath | H | 3–0 | Davidson, Baird, Hather | 15,600 |
R3 | 28 February | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Davidson, Wishart | 14,000 |
QF | 14 March | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Little, Davidson, Hather | 19,000 |
SF | 4 April | Third Lanark | N | 1–1 | Davidson | 25,000 |
SFR | 8 April | Third Lanark | N | 1–0 | Davidson | 17,500 |
F | 25 April | St Mirren | N | 1–3 | Baird | 108,591 |
Squad
[edit]Appearances & Goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Reg Morrison | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Fred Martin | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
John Ogston | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Hogg | 44 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jim Clunie | 40 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Willie Clydedale | 29 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Dave Caldwell | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Walker | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Willie Logie | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ?? | Bertie Gibson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Archie Glen (c) | 46 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bob Wishart | 45 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
MF | ![]() |
Dickie Ewen | 36 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ian Burns | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ken Brownlee | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
George Mulhall | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() |
Arthur Paterson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alistair Patience | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jim Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Hather | 42 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Little | 39 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hugh Baird | 30 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Norman Davidson | 30 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Kelly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Walker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Graham McInnes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust