Aberdeen F.C.
1920–21 season
ChairmanWilliam Philip
ManagerJimmy Philip
Scottish Football League11th
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Fisher (14)
All: Peter Fisher (14)
Highest home attendance24,000 vs. Celtic, 28 August 1920
Lowest home attendance8,500 vs. Kilmarnock, 12 March 1921

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup in season 1920–21.

Overview

Aberdeen finished in 11th place out of 22 clubs in the Scottish Football League, an improvement on the previous season's finish of 17th. In the cup, they lost out to local rivals Dundee after a second replay in the third round. Peter Fisher finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals.

Results

Scottish Football League

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 21 August Dundee A 1–1 Fisher 5,000
2 24 August Rangers A 1–2 Thomson 20,000
3 28 August Celtic H 1–2 Wright 24,000
4 30 August Third Lanark A 1–3 Connon 12,000
5 4 September Albion Rovers A 2–0 Fisher, Rankine 8,000
6 8 September Clyde H 3–0 Thomson, Fisher, Rankine 14,000
7 11 September Ayr United H 0–0 16,000
8 15 September Hamilton Academical H 3–1 Wright (2), MacDonald 10,000
9 18 September Morton A 1–6 Grant 7,000
10 25 September Rangers H 1–1 Fisher 21,800
11 27 September Queen's Park H 2–2 Fisher (2) 12,000
12 2 October Clydebank A 1–1 Thomson 5,000
13 9 October Hibernian H 0–1 13,500
14 16 October Hamilton Academical A 2–0 Thomson, Rankine 6,000
15 23 October Raith Rovers H 1–0 Connon 13,000
16 30 October Clyde A 0–2 6,000
17 6 November Third Lanark H 0–1 12,500
18 13 November Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 15,000
19 20 November St Mirren H 3–1 Rankine (2), Flanagan 14,000
20 27 November Dumbarton A 1–0 Middleton 2,500
21 4 December Airdrieonians H 1–0 Thomson 12,000
22 11 December Kilmarnock A 0–1 6,000
23 18 December Motherwell H 1–1 Flanagan 12,500
24 25 December Partick Thistle H 0–3 13,000
25 1 January Dundee H 0–0 20,000
26 3 January Ayr United A 2–2 Connon, Rankine 6,000
27 8 January Raith Rovers A 0–1 9,000
28 15 January Falkirk H 1–1 Fisher 11,000
29 22 January Clydebank H 4–0 Milne, Middleton, Flanagan (2) 10,500
30 29 January Celtic A 1–3 Fisher 15,000
31 8 February St Mirren A 1–1 MacDonald 7,500
32 26 February Morton H 0–1 9,000
33 5 March Hibernian A 3–2 Middleton, Mackie, Own goal 6,500
34 9 March Airdrieonians A 2–5 Connon, Mackie 3,000
35 12 March Kilmarnock H 1–1 Hutton 8,500
36 19 March Queen's Park A 2–0 Fisher, Own goal 6,500
37 26 March Dumbarton H 2–0 Fisher (2) 10,000
38 2 April Partick Thistle A 2–2 Fisher, Flanagan 12,000
39 9 April Heart of Midlothian H 5–2 Wright, MacLachlan, Connon, Fisher, Thomson 12,500
40 16 April Motherwell A 0–4 8,000
41 23 April Falkirk A 0–0 7,000
42 30 April Albion Rovers H 1–0 Fisher 11,500

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Airdrieonians 42 17 9 16 71 64 +7 43
11 Kilmarnock 42 17 8 17 62 68 −6 42
12 Aberdeen 42 14 14 14 53 54 −1 42
13 Hibernian 42 16 9 17 58 57 +1 41
14 Hamilton Academical 42 14 12 16 44 57 −13 40
Source:

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 5 February Kilmarnock A 2–1 Connon, MacDonald 11,000
R3 19 February Dundee A 0–0 30,000
R3 R 23 February Dundee H 1–1 Grosert 20,000
R3 2R 1 March Dundee N 0–2 10,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision OneScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG George Anderson 42038040
FW Scotland SCO Jacky Connon 29625541
FW Scotland SCO Peter Fisher 2114211400
FW Scotland SCO Harry Flanagan 29425440
DF Scotland SCO Matt Forsyth 23023000
FW Scotland SCO Walter Grant 212100
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Grosert 33129041
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Hannah 30026040
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hutton 32128140
MF Scotland SCO Andy Lees 303000
FW Wales WAL Ken MacDonald 1137241
FW Scotland SCO James Mackie 323200
MF Scotland SCO Bert MacLachlan (c) 29125140
MF Scotland SCO Alec McCombie 202000
FW Scotland SCO Jim McLaughlin 505000
FW England ENG Billy Middleton 43339340
MF Scotland SCO Vic Milne 31131100
FW Scotland SCO Andy Rankine 34630640
FW Scotland SCO Jim Ritchie 707000
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Robertson 16016000
GK Scotland SCO George Sutherland 404000
FW Scotland SCO Doug Thomson 36736700
MF Scotland SCO Charlie Watt 101000
FW Scotland SCO Andy Wilson 101000
MF Scotland SCO Alex Wright 30426440
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Yule 909000


References

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