1947–48 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1947-48 season
Manager Dave Halliday
Scottish League Division One 10th
Scottish Cup 3rd Round
Scottish League Cup Semi-finalists
Top goalscorer League:
All: Archie Kelly (10)
Highest home attendance 43,000 vs. Rangers, 3 April
Lowest home attendance 10,000 vs. Heart of Midlothian, 15 November, St Mirren, 27 December
← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947-48 season was Aberdeen's 36th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 38th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division A

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Hibernian H 0–2 40,000
2 26 August St Mirren A 0–3 13,500
3 20 September Dundee H 3–2 Williams, Baird, Hamilton 20,000
4 4 October Celtic H 2–0 Kiddie, Baird 25,000
5 18 October Falkirk H 1–2 Millar 17,000
6 25 October Partick Thistle A 1–2 Kiddie 25,000
7 1 November Queen of the South H 2–2 Taylor, Harris 16,000
8 8 November Airdireonians A 1–2 McCall 5,500
9 15 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Kiddie 10,000
10 22 November Queen's Park H 6–0 Williams (2), Harris (2), Millar, Taylor 15,000
11 29 November Morton A 1–0 Hamilton 9,500
12 6 December Clyde H 3–1 Hamilton, Harris, Williams 10,500
13 13 December Rangers A 0–4 25,000
14 20 December Hibernian A 0–4 20,000
15 25 December Third Lanark A 2–3 Yorston, Taylor (penalty) 8,000
16 27 December St Mirren H 5–0 Yorston (2), Kelly, McCall, Kiddie 10,000
17 1 January Dundee A 0–0 14,500
18 3 January Motherwell H 2–1 Yorston, Kelly 25,000
19 10 January Celtic A 0–1 18,000
20 17 January Third Lanark H 2–2 Yorston 14,000
21 31 January Falkirk A 1–3 Kelly 8,000
22 14 February Partick Thistle H 0–1 25,000
23 28 February Airdrieonians H 3–0 Pearson, Baird, Harris 18,000
24 6 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Kelly 17,937
25 13 March Queen's Park A 1–3 Williams 15,000
26 20 March Morton H 2–1 Kelly, Williams 18,000
27 26 March Clyde A 3–1 Kelly (3) 8,000
28 3 April Rangers H 1–1 Kelly 43,000
29 9 April Queen of the South A 0–0 12,000
30 17 April Motherwell A 1–2 Kelly 8,500

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Heart of Midlothian 30 10 8 12 37 42 −5 28
10 Aberdeen 30 10 7 13 45 45 0 27
11 Third Lanark 30 10 6 14 56 73 −17 26

Scottish League Cup

Group Section A

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August St Mirren A 1–0 Williams 8,000
2 16 August Motherwell H 2–0 Millar, Kiddie 20,000
3 23 August Queen of the South A 2–1 Baird (2) 14,000
4 30 August St Mirren H 2–0 Hamilton (2) 20,000
5 6 September Motherwell A 0–2 21,500
6 13 September Queen of the South H 9–0 Hamilton (4), Williams (3), Baird, Millar 25,000

Section A Final Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 5 0 1 16 3 5.33 10
2 Motherwell 6 5 0 1 13 3 4.33 10
3 St Mirren 6 1 0 5 9 18 0.50 2
4 Queen of the South 6 2 2 2 9 11 0.82 2

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF 27 September Leith Athletic H 8–2 Williams (3), Millar (3), Baird, Hamilton 17,000
SF 11 October East Fife N 0–1 30,000

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 7 February Nithsdale Wanderers A 5–0 Stenhouse (2), Kelly (2), Harris 2,600
R3 21 February Hibernian A 2–4 Pearson, Harris 37,000

References

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