1959–60 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1959-60 season
Chairman	Charles B. Forbes
Manager	Davie Shaw (to November) Tommy Pearson (from November)
Scottish Football League First Division	15th
Scottish Cup	2nd Round
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Norman Davidson (11) All: Norman Davidson (19)
Highest home attendance	20,000 vs. Rangers, 20 October 1959
Lowest home attendance	5,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 2 April 1960
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959-60 season was Aberdeen's 47th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 49th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Football League First Division, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup

Results

Division 1

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	19 August	Hibernian	A	1–2	Mulhall	18,000
2	5 September	Dundee	H	0–3		12,000
3	12 September	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–1	Glen, Little, Mulhall	7,650
4	19 September	Partick Thistle	H	5–2	Baird (2), Clunie (2), Little,	11,000
5	26 September	Airdrieonians	A	0–1		7,500
6	3 October	St Mirren	H	3–1	Wishart (2), Baird	10,000
7	10 October	Celtic	A	1–1	Baird	25,000
8	17 October	Kilmarnock	A	0–2		9,000
9	24 October	Rangers	H	0–5		20,000
10	31 October	Clyde	A	2–7	Kelly, Little	6,500
11	7 November	Motherwell	A	1–3	Baird	7,000
12	14 November	Third Lanark	H	3–1	Clunie (2), Davidson	8,500
13	21 November	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–3	Davidson	19,000
14	28 November	Raith Rovers	A	1–5	Wishart	5,000
15	5 December	Stirling Albion	H	3–1	Little, Clunie, Ewan	6,000
16	12 December	Arbroath	H	0–0		8,000
17	19 December	Ayr United	A	1–2	Davidson	5,000
18	26 December	Hibernian	H	6–4	Davidson (2), Mulhall, Clunie, Brownlee, Hather	15,000
19	1 January	Dundee	A	1–4	Davidson	15,500
20	2 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–1	Davidson	12,000
21	9 January	Partick Thistle	A	0–1		7,000
22	16 January	Airdrieonians	H	2–2	Hather, Clunie	8,500
23	23 January	St Mirren	A	0–3		5,500
24	6 February	Celtic	H	3–2	Kinnell, Davidson, Brownlee	14,000
25	1 March	Rangers	A	2–2	Wishart, Davidson	20,000
26	8 March	Clyde	H	0–2		13,000
27	12 March	Motherwell	H	2–2	Cummings, Little	11,000
28	19 March	Third Lanark	A	1–2	Cummings	5,000
29	22 March	Kilmarnock	H	0–1		13,000
30	26 March	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–3		15,000
31	2 April	Raith Rovers	H	4–2	Little (2), Brownlee, Glen	5,000
32	16 April	Stirling Albion	A	2–0	Mulhall (2)	8,185
33	23 April	Arbroath	A	3–1	Davidson (2), Little	4,000
34	30 April	Ayr United	H	2–0	Little, Brownlee	8,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	St Mirren	34	11	6	17	78	86	−8	28
15	Aberdeen	34	11	6	17	54	72	−18	28
16	Airdrieonians	34	11	6	17	56	80	−24	28

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish League Cup

Group Section 3

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	8 August	Stirling Albion	H	3–1	Brownlee, Ewan, Mulhall Davidson	18,000
2	12 August	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	Wishart, Baird	25,000
3	15 August	Kilmarnock	A	3–2	Mulhall, Wishart, Ewan	9,000
4	22 August	Stirling Albion	A	5–2	Davidson (2), McKenzie, Glen, Ewan	9,000
5	26 August	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–4	Glen	31,000
6	29 August	Kilmarnock	H	2–4	Ewan, own goal	8,500

Section 3 Final Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian	6	4	2	0	16	6	10	10
2	Aberdeen	6	3	1	2	16	15	1	7
3	Kilmarnock	6	2	1	3	13	13	0	5
4	Stirling Albion	6	0	2	4	8	19	–11	2

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1959–60 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	30 January	Brechin City	H	0–0		12,000
R1R	3 February	Brechin City	A	6–3	Davidson (5), Brownlee	4,300
R2	13 February	Clyde	H	0–2		13,000

References

• AFC Heritage Trust