1969–70 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1969–70 season
ChairmanCharles B. Forbes
ManagerEddie Turnbull
Scottish League Division One8th
Scottish CupWinners
Scottish League CupQuarter final
Top goalscorerLeague: Davie Robb (16)
All: Davie Robb (19)
Highest home attendance33,000 vs. Celtic, 10 September 1969
Lowest home attendance6,500 vs. Kilmarnock, 6 April 1970
Average home league attendance11,147

The 1969–70 season was Aberdeen's 58th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 59th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup, which they won for the second time, beating Celtic 3–1 at Hampden Park.[1]

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO George Adams 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF Denmark DEN Henning Boel 40 0 28 0 5 0 7 0
MF Scotland SCO George Buchan 7 1 4 1 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Martin Buchan (c) 24 2 19 2 5 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 17 0 13 0 4 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Forrest 46 18 33 15 5 1 8 2
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Graham 6 2 5 2 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 34 4 23 3 4 0 7 1
FW Scotland SCO Joe Harper 28 9 24 6 4 3 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Hermiston 37 3 26 2 3 0 8 1
DF Scotland SCO Jim Kirkland 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ernie McGarr 32 0 23 0 1 0 8 0
MF Scotland SCO Brian McIlroy 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek McKay 16 4 13 0 3 4 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tommy McMillan 37 0 24 0 5 0 8 0
DF Scotland SCO George Murray 44 2 34 2 5 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Murray 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
DF Denmark DEN Jens Petersen 30 2 20 2 2 0 8 0
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Rae 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Davie Robb 45 19 33 16 4 3 8 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Smith 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
DF Scotland SCO Tom Sutherland 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Whyte 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Willoughby 26 1 19 0 1 0 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Wilson 19 4 11 1 0 0 8 3

Results

Own goals in italics

Division 1

Main article: 1969–70 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 30 August Clyde H 6–0 Petersen, Robb (3), Forrest (2) 12,500
2 3 September Rangers A 0–2 40,000
3 6 September Airdrieonians A 4–3 Rae, Robb (2), Forrest 2,000
4 13 September Greenock Morton H 2–2 Wilson, Hamilton 14,000
5 20 September St Johnstone A 1–3 Forrest 9,400
6 27 September Dundee H 1–1 Hermiston 13,000
7 4 October Ayr United A 2–1 Robb (2) 9,100
8 11 October Partick Thistle H 2–1 Harper, Hamilton 12,500
9 29 October Celtic H 2–3 Robb, Fallon 25,000
10 1 November Dunfermline Athletic A 1–2 Forrest 7,000
11 5 November St Mirren A 0–2 4,000
12 8 November Dundee United H 0–0 8,000
13 15 November Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Robb, Forrest 11,500
14 22 November Motherwell H 4–1 Hermiston, M. Buchan, Robb, Forrest 7,000
15 29 November Kilmarnock A 2–0 Harper, Forrest 5,000
16 13 December Clyde A 1–2 Harper 2,000
17 20 December Rangers H 2–3 Robb (2) 22,000
18 27 December Raith Rovers A 1–0 Hamilton 4,000
19 1 January Dundee A 0–2 12,000
20 10 January Raith Rovers H 5–1 Robb, G. Murray, Harper (3) 8,000
21 17 January Greenock Morton A 2–3 Robb, Ferguson 6,500
22 20 January Airdrieonians H 0–1 8,500
23 25 February Ayr United H 1–0 M. Buchan 8,000
24 28 February Partick Thistle A 3–0 Petersen, Forrest (2) 5,500
25 2 March St Johnstone H 0–0 7,000
26 9 March Hibernian H 0–2 8,500
27 18 March St Mirren H 1–1 Robb 9,000
28 21 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Forrest (2) 10,000
29 25 March Celtic A 2–1 G. Murray, Graham 33,000
30 28 March Dundee United A 0–2 8,000
31 4 April Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 10,000
32 6 April Kilmarnock H 2–2 G. Buchan, Graham 6,500
33 13 April Hibernian A 2–1 Robb, Forrest 10,000
34 18 April Motherwell A 2–0 Forrest (2) 6,100

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Dundee 34 15 6 13 49 44 +5 36
7 Kilmarnock 34 13 10 11 62 57 +5 36
8 Aberdeen 34 14 7 13 55 45 +10 35
9 Morton 34 13 9 12 52 52 0 35
10 Dunfermline Athletic 34 15 5 14 45 45 0 35
Source: "1969-1970 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Scottish League Cup

Group 2

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 Smith, Forrest 16,000
2 13 August Clyde A 0–0 4,000
3 16 August Hibernian H 2–2 Hermiston, Hamilton 16,000
4 20 August Clyde H 3–0 Wilson (3) 13,500
5 23 August Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 Willoughby 8,000
6 27 August Hibernian A 0–0 18,300

Group 2 final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Aberdeen 6 2 4 0 8 4 2.000 8
Hibernian 6 2 2 2 10 9 1.111 6
Dunfermline Athletic 6 1 3 2 5 6 0.833 5
Clyde 6 1 3 2 4 8 0.500 5
Source:

Quarter final

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 10 September Celtic H 0–0 33,000
QF L2 24 September Celtic A 1–2 Forrest 37,500

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 24 January Clyde H 4–0 Robb (2), Harper (2) 12,000
R2 11 February Clydebank H 2–1 Forrest, Robb 13,100
QF 21 February Falkirk A 1–0 McKay 13,500
SF 14 March Kilmarnock N 1–0 McKay 25,812
F 11 April Celtic N 3–1 McKay (2), Harper 108,434

References

  1. ^ "Caught in Time: Aberdeen 3, Celtic 1, Scottish Cup final, 11 April 1970". The Times. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
  • AFC Heritage Trust
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