1922β23 season | |
---|---|
Chairman | William Philip |
Manager | Jimmy Philip (20th season) |
Scottish Football League Division One | 5th |
Scottish Cup | Quarter final |
Top goalscorer | League:
Andy Rankine (14) All: Andy Rankine (17) |
Highest home attendance | 27,000 vs. Rangers, 14 October 1922 |
Lowest home attendance | 3,241 vs. Peterhead, 10 February 1923 |
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1922β23.
Aberdeen finished in fifth place out of 20 in Scottish Division One, their highest finish since 1911. A new ground record for Pittodrie Stadium was set in October, when 27,000 spectators attended a game against Rangers which finished 0β0.
During the Scottish Cup, a club record victory was achieved over Peterhead in the third round. Aberdeen won 13β0.
Andy Rankine was the club's top scorer this season with 17; fourteen in the league and three in the cup.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 August | Kilmarnock | A | 0β1 | 8,500 | |
2 | 19 August | Dundee | A | 1β1 | Rankine | 22,000 |
3 | 26 August | Raith Rovers | H | 1β0 | Miller | 16,000 |
4 | 2 September | Albion Rovers | A | 2β0 | Thomson, Miller | 4,000 |
5 | 9 September | Hibernian | H | 2β0 | Miller, Rankine | 20,000 |
6 | 16 September | Morton | A | 1β2 | Rankine | 4,000 |
7 | 23 September | Falkirk | H | 2β2 | Rankine (2) | 7,000 |
8 | 25 September | Celtic | H | 3β1 | Milne, Miller, Rankine | 23,500 |
9 | 30 September | St Mirren | H | 4β2 | Thomson, Miller (2), Smith | 16,000 |
10 | 2 October | Alloa Athletic | A | 2β0 | Middleton, Thomson | 5,000 |
11 | 7 October | Airdrieonians | A | 0β2 | 8,000 | |
12 | 14 October | Rangers | H | 0β0 | 27,000 | |
13 | 21 October | Motherwell | A | 1β3 | Rankine | 7,000 |
14 | 28 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 1β0 | Thomson | 11,000 |
15 | 4 November | Third Lanark | A | 1β2 | Thomson | 10,000 |
16 | 11 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0β1 | 15,000 | |
17 | 18 November | Kilmarnock | H | 5β0 | MacLachlan, Connon (2), Rankine (2) | 10,000 |
18 | 25 November | Partick Thistle | A | 1β2 | Middleton | 12,000 |
19 | 2 December | Alloa Athletic | H | 1β0 | Thomson | 11,000 |
20 | 9 December | Clyde | H | 1β0 | Middleton | 10,000 |
21 | 16 December | St Mirren | A | 1β0 | Smith | 11,000 |
22 | 23 December | Airdrieonians | H | 0β1 | 13,000 | |
23 | 30 December | Rangers | A | 1β1 | Rankine | 22,000 |
24 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 0β0 | 23,000 | |
25 | 2 January | Raith Rovers | A | 1β1 | Smith | 6,000 |
26 | 6 January | Celtic | A | 2β1 | Thomson, Rankine | 15,000 |
27 | 20 January | Morton | H | 1β1 | Milne | 9,000 |
28 | 3 February | Ayr United | H | 4β1 | Robertson, Thomson (2), Grant | 13,000 |
29 | 17 February | Partick Thistle | H | 0β0 | 11,000 | |
30 | 28 February | Falkirk | H | 1β1 | Rankine | 3,500 |
31 | 3 March | Hibernian | A | 0β2 | 10,000 | |
32 | 10 March | Ayr United | A | 1β2 | Thomson | 5,500 |
33 | 24 March | Third Lanark | H | 1β1 | Thomson | 11,000 |
34 | 31 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0β0 | 12,500 | |
35 | 7 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 0β0 | 4,000 | |
36 | 14 April | Albion Rovers | H | 1β2 | Smith | 12,000 |
37 | 21 April | Clyde | A | 1β0 | Rankine | 5,000 |
38 | 28 April | Motherwell | H | 2β1 | Miller (2) | 9,500 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Celtic | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 46 |
4 | Falkirk | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 45 |
5 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 42 |
6 | St Mirren | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 42 |
7 | Dundee | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 41 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 13 January | Forfar Athletic | H | 1β0 | Rankine | 13,000 |
R2 | 27 January | Airdrieonians | A | 1β1 | Smith | 12,000 |
R2 R | 31 January | Airdrieonians | H | 2β0 | Rankine, Smith | 14,500 |
R3 | 10 February | Peterhead | H | 13β0 | Milne (3), Middleton, Thomson (3), Grant (4), Rankine, Smith | 3,241 |
QF | 24 February | Hibernian | A | 0β2 | 28,000 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Harry Blackwell | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Duff Bruce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jacky Connon | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Dick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alf Duggins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Matt Forsyth | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Walter Grant | 20 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
MF | ![]() |
Sandy Grosert | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jock Hutton | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bert MacLachlan (c) | 35 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
James McBoyle | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie McLeod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Middleton | 36 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Miller | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Vic Milne | 41 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alec Moir | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Rankine | 43 | 17 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | |
MF | ![]() |
Arthur Robertson | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Smith | 40 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
Eddie Swan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Doug Thomson | 34 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
1922β23 season | |
---|---|
Chairman | William Philip |
Manager | Jimmy Philip (20th season) |
Scottish Football League Division One | 5th |
Scottish Cup | Quarter final |
Top goalscorer | League:
Andy Rankine (14) All: Andy Rankine (17) |
Highest home attendance | 27,000 vs. Rangers, 14 October 1922 |
Lowest home attendance | 3,241 vs. Peterhead, 10 February 1923 |
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1922β23.
Aberdeen finished in fifth place out of 20 in Scottish Division One, their highest finish since 1911. A new ground record for Pittodrie Stadium was set in October, when 27,000 spectators attended a game against Rangers which finished 0β0.
During the Scottish Cup, a club record victory was achieved over Peterhead in the third round. Aberdeen won 13β0.
Andy Rankine was the club's top scorer this season with 17; fourteen in the league and three in the cup.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 August | Kilmarnock | A | 0β1 | 8,500 | |
2 | 19 August | Dundee | A | 1β1 | Rankine | 22,000 |
3 | 26 August | Raith Rovers | H | 1β0 | Miller | 16,000 |
4 | 2 September | Albion Rovers | A | 2β0 | Thomson, Miller | 4,000 |
5 | 9 September | Hibernian | H | 2β0 | Miller, Rankine | 20,000 |
6 | 16 September | Morton | A | 1β2 | Rankine | 4,000 |
7 | 23 September | Falkirk | H | 2β2 | Rankine (2) | 7,000 |
8 | 25 September | Celtic | H | 3β1 | Milne, Miller, Rankine | 23,500 |
9 | 30 September | St Mirren | H | 4β2 | Thomson, Miller (2), Smith | 16,000 |
10 | 2 October | Alloa Athletic | A | 2β0 | Middleton, Thomson | 5,000 |
11 | 7 October | Airdrieonians | A | 0β2 | 8,000 | |
12 | 14 October | Rangers | H | 0β0 | 27,000 | |
13 | 21 October | Motherwell | A | 1β3 | Rankine | 7,000 |
14 | 28 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 1β0 | Thomson | 11,000 |
15 | 4 November | Third Lanark | A | 1β2 | Thomson | 10,000 |
16 | 11 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0β1 | 15,000 | |
17 | 18 November | Kilmarnock | H | 5β0 | MacLachlan, Connon (2), Rankine (2) | 10,000 |
18 | 25 November | Partick Thistle | A | 1β2 | Middleton | 12,000 |
19 | 2 December | Alloa Athletic | H | 1β0 | Thomson | 11,000 |
20 | 9 December | Clyde | H | 1β0 | Middleton | 10,000 |
21 | 16 December | St Mirren | A | 1β0 | Smith | 11,000 |
22 | 23 December | Airdrieonians | H | 0β1 | 13,000 | |
23 | 30 December | Rangers | A | 1β1 | Rankine | 22,000 |
24 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 0β0 | 23,000 | |
25 | 2 January | Raith Rovers | A | 1β1 | Smith | 6,000 |
26 | 6 January | Celtic | A | 2β1 | Thomson, Rankine | 15,000 |
27 | 20 January | Morton | H | 1β1 | Milne | 9,000 |
28 | 3 February | Ayr United | H | 4β1 | Robertson, Thomson (2), Grant | 13,000 |
29 | 17 February | Partick Thistle | H | 0β0 | 11,000 | |
30 | 28 February | Falkirk | H | 1β1 | Rankine | 3,500 |
31 | 3 March | Hibernian | A | 0β2 | 10,000 | |
32 | 10 March | Ayr United | A | 1β2 | Thomson | 5,500 |
33 | 24 March | Third Lanark | H | 1β1 | Thomson | 11,000 |
34 | 31 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0β0 | 12,500 | |
35 | 7 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 0β0 | 4,000 | |
36 | 14 April | Albion Rovers | H | 1β2 | Smith | 12,000 |
37 | 21 April | Clyde | A | 1β0 | Rankine | 5,000 |
38 | 28 April | Motherwell | H | 2β1 | Miller (2) | 9,500 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Celtic | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 46 |
4 | Falkirk | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 45 |
5 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 42 |
6 | St Mirren | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 42 |
7 | Dundee | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 41 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 13 January | Forfar Athletic | H | 1β0 | Rankine | 13,000 |
R2 | 27 January | Airdrieonians | A | 1β1 | Smith | 12,000 |
R2 R | 31 January | Airdrieonians | H | 2β0 | Rankine, Smith | 14,500 |
R3 | 10 February | Peterhead | H | 13β0 | Milne (3), Middleton, Thomson (3), Grant (4), Rankine, Smith | 3,241 |
QF | 24 February | Hibernian | A | 0β2 | 28,000 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Harry Blackwell | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Duff Bruce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jacky Connon | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Dick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alf Duggins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Matt Forsyth | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Walter Grant | 20 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
MF | ![]() |
Sandy Grosert | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jock Hutton | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bert MacLachlan (c) | 35 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
James McBoyle | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie McLeod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Middleton | 36 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Miller | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Vic Milne | 41 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alec Moir | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Rankine | 43 | 17 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | |
MF | ![]() |
Arthur Robertson | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Smith | 40 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
Eddie Swan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Doug Thomson | 34 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 |