1935–36 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1935–36 season
ChairmanFrancis John Whitehead
ManagerPaddy Travers
Scottish League Division One3rd
Scottish CupQuarter-finalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Armstrong (30)
All: Matt Armstrong (31)
Highest home attendance34,500 vs. Rangers, 23 November
Lowest home attendance7,000 vs. Airdireonias 18 January

The 1935–36 season was Aberdeen's 31st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 32nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Results

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Division One

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Main article: 1935–36 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August Celtic A 3–1 Lang (2), Armstrong 28,000
2 17 August Motherwell A 2–2 Armstrong (2) 10,000
3 24 August Hibernian H 3–1 Armstrong (2), Mills 15,000
4 28 August Clyde H 3–1 McKenzie, Mills, Lang 8,000
5 31 August Dunfermline Athletic A 2–0 Mills, Armstrong 10,000
6 7 September Ayr United H 3–0 McKenzie, Lang, Benyon 12,000
7 14 September Airdrieoniasn A 4–3 Lang, Mills, Armstrong, McKenzie 7,000
8 21 September Dundee H 4–1 Armstrong (3), Lang 16,000
9 23 September Hamilton Academical H 3–0 Mills, McKenzie, Lang 20,000
10 28 September Third Lanark A 1–5 Lang 9,000
11 5 October Partick Thistle H 4–0 Warnock (2), McKenzie, Devers 10,000
12 12 October Arbroath A 1–0 Armstrong 6,000
13 19 October Queen's Park H 2–1 Devers (2) 7,500
14 26 October Kilmarnock A 5–2 Mills (3), Armstrong, Lang 6,000
15 2 November Queen of the South H 4–3 Armstrong (2 penalties), Benyon, Devers 14,000
16 9 November St Johnstone A 0–0 7,000
17 16 November Albion Rovers A 3–1 McKenzie, Thomson, Mills 6,000
18 23 November Rangers H 1–0 Benyon 34,500
19 30 November Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Armstrong (2) 18,000
20 7 December Clyde A 3–0 Armstrong (2), Benyon 11,000
21 14 December Hamilton Academical A 3–1 Mills, Warnock, Lang 4,000
22 21 December Celtic A 3–5 Warnock (2), Armstrong 40,000
23 28 December Motherwell H 1–1 McKenzie 17,000
24 1 January Dundee A 2–2 Thomson (penalty), Mills 22,000
25 2 January Dunfermline Athletic H 3–3 Scott, R. Smith, Mills 16,000
26 4 January Hibernian A 4–1 Warnock (2), Scott, McKenzie 22,000
27 11 January Ayr United A 1–1 Scott 10,000
28 18 January Airdireonians H 2–2 Thomson (penalty), Benyon 7,000
29 1 February Third Lanark H 2–0 Warnock (2) 11,000
30 15 February Partick Thistle A 3–3 Armstrong (2), Thomson 22,000
31 29 February Arbroath H 1–2 Armstrong 9,000
32 14 March Kilmarnock H 2–1 Armstrong, Mills 8,000
33 21 March Queen of the South A 1–1 Armstrong 9,000
34 28 March St Johnstone H 3–0 Mills (penalty), Armstrong, Beynon 7,000
35 4 April Queen's Park A 1–0 Beynon 4,000
36 11 April Albion Rovers H 6–1 Armstrong (4), Mills, Thomson 10,000
37 25 April Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Mills, Armstrong 18,000
38 29 April Rangers A 3–2 Beynon, Mills, Thomson 12,000

Final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 38 32 2 4 115 33 +82 66
2 Rangers 38 27 7 4 110 43 +67 61
3 Aberdeen 38 26 9 3 96 50 +46 61
4 Motherwell 38 18 12 8 77 58 +19 48
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 20 7 11 88 55 +33 47
Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1935–36 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 29 January Hamilton Academical H 4–1 Benyon (2), Mills, McKenzie 12,718
R2 8 February King's Park H 6–0 Mills (2), Lang (2), Armstrong, Thomson 13,613
R3 22 February St Johnstone H 1–1 Lang 32,468
R3 R 26 February St Johnstone A 1–0 Thomson (penalty) 21,843
QF 7 March Rangers H 0–1 41,633

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Steve Smith 33 0 30 0 3 0
GK Scotland SCO Doug Westland 10 0 8 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Cooper 43 0 38 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Fraser (c) 42 0 37 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie McGill 40 0 35 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Gavin 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Dick Ritchie 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Duncan Urquhart 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe Devine 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF ?? George Thomson 39 8 34 6 5 2
MF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Falloon 39 0 34 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Johnny Lang 31 13 26 10 5 3
MF Wales WAL Jackie Beynon 31 10 29 8 2 2
MF Scotland SCO Dave Warnock 21 9 18 9 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Ritchie Smith 4 1 4 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO William Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Johnny McKenzie 39 9 35 8 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Willie Mills 38 20 33 17 5 3
FW Scotland SCO Matt Armstrong 35 31 30 30 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Devers 7 4 7 4 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Scott 5 3 5 3 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe Brown 4 0 3 0 1 0

References

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