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1908–09 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1908–09 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League Division One8th
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie Lennie (12)
All: Willie Lennie (14)
Highest home attendance15,000 vs. Dundee, 24 October 1908
Lowest home attendance4,000 vs. Hibernian, 3 April 1909

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division One and the Scottish Cup in season 1908–09.

Overview

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This was Aberdeen's sixth season overall and fourth in the top flight. Aberdeen finished in eighth place in Division One and scored a club record 61 goals in 34 league games. In the Scottish Cup, they were knocked out in the second round by Third Lanark. Willie Lennie finished as top scorer with 14 goals in both competitions.

Results

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Scottish Division One

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 15 August St Mirren H 4–2 Blackburn (2), Muir, McNair 8,000
2 22 August Morton H 2–0 O'Hagan, Lennie 7,500
3 29 August Clyde A 1–2 Muir 10,000
4 5 September Rangers H 0–2 9,000
5 12 September Airdrieonians H 2–0 McIntosh, Lennie 8,000
6 19 September Hamilton Academical A 2–1 McNair, Lennie 5,500
7 26 September Kilmarnock H 2–0 Simpson (2) 7,000
8 28 September Queen's Park H 1–1 Simpson 10,000
9 3 October Falkirk A 1–0 Low 7,000
10 10 October Partick Thistle A[nb 1] 3–2 Blackburn, Muir, Lennie 5,500
11 17 October Hamilton Academical H 4–2 Simpson, Muir, O'Hagan, Lennie 7,000
12 24 October Dundee H 1–1 Muir 15,000
13 31 October Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 O'Hagan 5,000
14 7 November Falkirk H 3–1 Simpson, O'Hagan, Lennie 8,000
15 14 November Hibernian A 1–2 O'Hagan 6,500
16 21 November Port Glasgow Athletic A 1–1 Blackburn 2,500
17 28 November Motherwell H 1–3 Lennie 6,000
18 5 December Airdrieonians A 2–4 Simpson, McNair 2,000
19 12 December Dundee A 2–2 McEchern, Lennie 14,000
20 19 December Celtic H 0–2 10,000
21 26 December Queen's Park A 2–2 Lennie (2) 10,000
22 1 January Clyde H 2–4 Wilson, Blackburn 8,000
23 2 January Port Glasgow Athletic H 3–1 T. Murray, Dalgarno (2) 7,000
24 9 January Partick Thistle H 1–0 Wilson 4,500
25 30 January Third Lanark H 6–1 Blackburn (2), T. Murray, O'Hagan (2), Lennie 5,500
26 13 February Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Blackburn 6,000
27 20 February Morton A 3–2 Low, O'Hagan, Lennie 3,500
28 24 February Celtic A 0–2 6,000
29 27 February Motherwell A 2–3 Blackburn (2) 3,000
30 6 March St Mirren A 0–1 2,500
31 13 March Kilmarnock A 2–3 McEchern, Niblo 4,000
32 20 March Third Lanark A 0–2 2,500
33 27 March Rangers A 1–3 Simpson 10,500
34 3 April Hibernian H 4–0 Simpson (3), Niblo 4,000

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Hibernian 34 16 7 11 40 32 +8 39
7 St Mirren 34 15 6 13 53 45 +8 36
8 Aberdeen 34 15 6 13 61 53 +8 36
9 Kilmarnock 34 13 7 14 47 61 −14 33
10 Falkirk 34 13 7 14 58 56 +2 33
Source: "1908-1909 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 23 January Morton A 4–0 Wilson, Simpson, Niblo, Lennie 4,500
R2 6 February Third Lanark A 1–4 Lennie 13,300

Squad

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO Rob Blackburn 24 10 22 10 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Donald Colman (c) 36 0 34 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Dalgarno 5 2 5 2 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart Davidson 8 0 8 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Halkett (c) 19 0 19 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hume 32 0 30 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Arthur King 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Lennie 31 14 29 12 2 2
MF Scotland SCO Wilf Low 34 2 32 2 2 0
DF Scotland SCO JF Lyon 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO George MacFarlane 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Vic McEchern 9 2 9 2 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Mcintosh 33 1 31 1 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie McNair 15 3 15 3 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Muir 11 5 11 5 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Herbert Murray 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Murray 7 2 6 2 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Cody Mutch 33 2 33 2 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Niblo 15 3 13 2 2 1
FW Ireland EIR Charlie O'Hagan 30 8 28 8 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Simpson 25 11 24 10 1 1
DF Scotland SCO George Wilson 19 3 17 2 2 1

References

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  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.

Notes

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  1. ^ This game was played at Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium, despite Partick Thistle being the home team.