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1915–16 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1915–16 season
ChairmanThomas Duncan
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League11th
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Main (15)
All: Dave Main (15)
Highest home attendance12,000 vs. Celtic, 5 February 1916
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs. Ayr United, 25 September 1915

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League in season 1915–16.

Overview

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Despite the First World War in Europe continuing, football continued in Scotland, although the Scottish Cup was suspended for the second season in a row. Aberdeen finished 11th out of 20 clubs in the table. Highlights included an eleven-game undefeated run from November to January. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 15 goals in 32 appearances.

Results

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Scottish Football League

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 21 August Kilmarnock A 0–5 1,500
2 28 August Dumbarton H 2–2 Walker, Main 4,500
3 4 September St Mirren A 2–3 Wright, Robertson 4,000
4 11 September Third Lanark H 1–1 J. Wyllie 6,000
5 18 September Airdrieonians A 1–1 MacLachlan 4,000
6 25 September Ayr United H 1–1 Robertson 1,500
7 27 September Queen's Park H 5–1 Walker (2), Jamieson (2), Main 4,000
8 2 October Partick Thistle A 0–3 5,000
9 9 October Clyde H 1–1 Main 5,000
10 16 October Morton A 0–3 5,500
11 23 October Hibernian H 1–1 Walker 4,500
12 30 October Hamilton Academical H 1–3 J. Wyllie 7,000
13 6 November Celtic A 1–3 Main 4,500
14 13 November Raith Rovers H 2–1 Archibald, Own goal 4,000
15 20 November Dundee H 2–0 Walker, Main 7,000
16 27 November Motherwell A 2–2 Archibald, Main 3,000
17 4 December Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Archibald, Cail 6,500
18 11 December Airdrieonians H 2–1 Main (2) 5,500
19 18 December Falkirk A 3–0 Archibald, Cail, W. Wylie 4,000
20 25 December St Mirren H 2–1 Archibald, W. Wylie 2,000
21 1 January Dundee A 1–1 Cumming 7,000
22 8 January Kilmarnock H 2–0 Brewster, Archibald 6,500
23 15 January Queen's Park A 1–0 Brewster 5,000
24 22 January Partick Thistle H 1–1 Main 5,500
25 29 January Third Lanark A 2–6 Brewster, Cumming 5,000
26 5 February Celtic H 0–4 12,000
27 12 February Ayr United A 1–2 Main 2,000
28 19 February Rangers A 0–4 15,000
29 26 February Falkirk H 2–0 J. Wyllie, Main 4,000
30 4 March Clyde A 2–3 Grant, Main 4,000
31 11 March Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Cail 4,500
32 18 March Hamilton Academical A 0–2 2,500
33 1 April Motherwell H 5–0 Archibald, Main (2), Cail, W. Wylie 5,000
34 8 April Morton F.C. H 0–1 4,500
35 15 April Hibernian A 0–0 3,000
36 22 April Raith Rovers A 1–2 Main 2,000
37 25 April Dumbarton A 1–2 Cumming 2,500
38 29 April Rangers H 0–0 6,000

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Dumbarton 38 13 11 14 54 64 −10 37
10 Kilmarnock 38 12 11 15 46 49 −3 35
11 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 51 64 −13 34
12 Falkirk 38 12 9 17 45 61 −16 33
13 St Mirren 38 13 4 21 50 67 −17 30
Source: "1915-1916 SFL - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

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The Scottish Cup was suspended for a second successive season due to the First World War.

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total División One
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG George Anderson 33 0 33 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Archibald 38 7 38 7
MF Scotland SCO George Brewster 33 3 33 3
FW Scotland SCO Sam Cail 22 4 22 4
DF Scotland SCO Charlie Calder 2 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Charlie Chatwin 23 0 23 0
DF Scotland SCO Donald Colman (c) 27 0 27 0
FW Scotland SCO JF Cumming 15 3 15 3
MF Scotland SCO Bert Ferguson 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Tom Gallacher 9 0 9 0
FW Scotland SCO Walter Grant 14 1 14 1
GK Scotland SCO Andy Greig 5 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hume 31 0 31 0
FW Scotland SCO Stewart Jamieson 6 2 6 2
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan 24 1 24 1
FW Scotland SCO Dave Main 32 15 32 15
FW Scotland SCO George McKay 2 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Angus McLeod 4 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO John McNair 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Allan McRobbie 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Munro 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Paton 3 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Perry 6 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Arthur Robertson 5 2 5 2
FW Scotland SCO Peter Sloan 2 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Joseph Walker 19 5 19 5
MF Scotland SCO Alex Wright 6 1 6 1
FW England ENG Willie Wylie 31 3 31 3
MF Scotland SCO Jock Wyllie 20 3 20 3

References

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