1957–58 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1957–58 season
ChairmanWilliam Mitchell
ManagerDavie Shaw
Scottish League Division One12th
Scottish CupQuarter-final
Scottish League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Norman Davidson (17)
All: Norman Davidson (27)
Highest home attendance22,000 vs. Queen of the South, 10 August 1957
Lowest home attendance7,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 22 March 1958

The 1957–58 season was Aberdeen's 45th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 47th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup

Results

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Division 1

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Main article: 1957–58 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 7 September Hibernian H 0–1 18,000
2 21 September Dundee H 3–0 Davidson (2), Wishart 10,000
3 28 September St Mirren A 1–3 Boyd 9,000
4 5 October Airdrieonians H 5–1 Hay (3), Davidson (2) 10,000
5 12 October Airdrieonians A 6–2 Leggat (5), Little 7,000
6 19 October Heart of Midlothian A 0–4 Hather (2), Ewan 30,000
7 26 October Partick Thistle H 1–3 Little 12,500
8 2 November Falkirk A 4–4 Wishart, Ewan, Glen, Hather 12,000
9 9 November Queen's Park H 5–2 Davidson (3), Ewan, Wishart 10,000
10 16 November Third Lanark A 1–3 Davidson 9,000
11 23 November Kilmarnock H 1–2 Wishart 11,000
12 30 November Raith Rovers A 1–0 Brownlee 7,000
13 7 December Clyde H 2–1 Davidson, Hather 11,000
14 14 December Motherwell A 1–4 Hather 8,000
15 21 December Queen of the South A 2–1 Davidson 4,000
16 28 December Rangers H 1–2 Hogg 21,000
17 1 January Dundee A 2–1 Hogg, Ewan 18,000
18 2 January East Fife H 6–2 Hather (3), Wishart, Davidson, Hogg 11,000
19 4 January Hibernian A 1–0 Ewan 14,000
20 11 January St Mirren H 3–1 Hather, Hogg, Glen 11,000
21 18 January Celtic A 1–1 Ewan 20,000
22 1 February Partick Thistle A 0–1 10,000
23 22 February Falkirk H 1–2 Hatcher 12,000
24 5 March Queen's Park A 5–2 Leggat, Ewan, Wishart, Little 1,000
25 8 March Third Lanark H 2–4 Wallace, Ewan 10,000
26 19 March Kilmarnock A 0–2 8,000
27 22 March Raith Rovers H 3–2 Mulhall, Davidson, Hay 7,000
28 29 March Clyde A 1–5 Davidson 9,000
29 5 April Celtic H 0–1 13,000
30 9 April Motherwell H 4–3 Davidson (3), Little 11,000
31 12 April Queen of the South H 3–4 Ward, Burns, Hather 8,000
32 16 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–4 12,000
33 21 April East Fife A 2–3 Wishart, Davidson 6,000
34 26 April Rangers A 0–5 10,000

Final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
10 Falkirk 34 11 9 14 64 82 0.780 31
11 Dundee 34 13 5 16 49 65 0.754 31
12 Aberdeen 34 14 2 18 68 76 0.895 30
13 St Mirren 34 11 8 15 59 66 0.894 30
14 Third Lanark 34 13 4 17 69 88 0.784 30
Source: RSSSF[dead link]

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1957–58 Scottish League Cup

Group 1

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August Queen of the South H 5–1 Leggat (2), Wishart, Davidson, Hather 22,000
2 14 August Falkirk A 4–3 Burns (2), Leggat, Davidson 8,000
3 17 August Motherwell A 3–2 Davidson (3) 6,000
4 24 August Queen of the South A 3–2 Davidson (2), Leggat 5,000
5 28 August Falkirk H 2–1 Davidson, Allister 11,500
6 31 August Motherwell H 5–3 Leggat (3), Burns 18,000

Group 1 final table

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Aberdeen 6 6 0 0 22 12 1.833 12
Falkirk 6 2 1 3 13 11 1.182 5
Motherwell 6 2 0 4 11 17 0.647 4
Queen of the South 6 1 1 4 8 14 0.571 3
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 11 September Clyde H 1–2 Boyd 18,000
QF L2 14 September Clyde A 2–4 Boyd, Davidson 15,000

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1957–58 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 15 February Morton A 1–0 Wishart 10,000
R3 1 March Dundee A 3–1 Wishart (2), Leggat 24,532
QF 15 March Motherwell A 3–1 Davidson 19,000

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Reg Morrison 27 0 24 0 3 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Fred Martin 18 0 10 0 0 0 8 0
DF Scotland SCO Dave Caldwell 37 0 26 0 3 0 8 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Hogg 36 0 27 0 2 0 7 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Clunie 30 0 25 0 3 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Walker 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jack Allister 11 1 3 0 0 0 8 1
DF Scotland SCO Alec Young 11 0 5 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Mitchell 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Clydedale 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bob Wishart 38 11 27 7 3 3 8 1
MF Scotland SCO Archie Glen (c) 36 2 26 2 3 0 7 0
MF Scotland SCO Ken Brownlee 32 1 28 1 3 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Dickie Ewen 25 7 23 7 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Graham Leggat 24 15 15 7 3 1 6 7
MF Scotland SCO Ian Burns 20 5 13 1 0 0 7 4
MF Scotland SCO Allan Boyd 9 3 7 1 0 0 2 2
MF ?? John Ward 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Mulhall 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Wallace 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Hather 40 10 30 9 3 0 7 1
FW Scotland SCO Norman Davidson 38 27 28 17 2 1 8 9
FW Scotland SCO Billy Hogg 14 4 13 4 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Little 10 4 8 4 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Hugh Hay 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 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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