1939–40 Aberdeen F.C. season

November 2021 Aberdeen F.C. 1939–40 Chairman Dave Halliday Manager Scottish League Division One suspended due to 2nd world war Scottish Emergency League Eastern Division 4th Scottish War Emergency Cup 1st Round Stan Williams (26) 35,000 vs. Celtic, 12 August 3,000 vs. Hibernian, 4 November _whitecollarplain _redtop ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff 000000 1938–39 1941–42 Results Division One Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance112 AugustCelticH3–1Christie, Hamilton (penalty), Strauss35,000219 AugustMotherwellA0–3Williams (2), Bremner, Millar8,000323 AugustCelticA3–1Biggs, Christie, Strauss30,000426 AugustHibernianH3–1Strauss (2), Hamilton16,00052 SeptemberSt JohnstoneA0–36,000 Eastern Division 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance121 OctoberRaith RoversA5–1Williams (2), Smith, Pattillo, Taylor (penalty)5,000228 OctoberAlloa AthleticA3–0Taylor, Williams3,50034 NovemberHibernianH3–3Bain (2), Williams 3,000411 NovemberDunfermline AthleticA3–4Williams, Smith, Beattie 3,000518 NovemberSt Bernard'sH3–3Beattie (2 including 1 penalty), Taylor4,000625 NovemberDundee UnitedA5–3Smith, Williams, Cooper3,00072 DecemberStenhousemuirH6–1Ferguson (3), Williams, Bain, Beattie 4,00089 DecemberKing's ParkA1–2Williams2,000916 DecemberHeart of MidlothianA2–3Williams (2)7,0001023 DecemberSt JohnstoneH5–1Williams (2), Ferguson, Bain, Smith 01130 DecemberDundeeA1–3Ferguson0121 JanuaryArbroathA1–2Williams1,000132 JanuaryFalkirkH6–2Williams (3), Ferguson, Armstrong, Strauss5,000146 JanuaryEast FifeA4–1Strauss (3), Williams01513 JanuaryCowdenbeathH8–1Williams (2), Ferguson (2), Bain (2), Pattillo, Smith01627 JanuaryAlloa AthleticH3–1Thomson (penalty), Pattillo, Hamilton01710 FebruaryDunfermline AthleticH3–0Pattillo (3)01817 FebruarySt Bernard'sA1–3Ferguson1,000199 MarchKing's ParkH5–2Pattillo (2), Taylor (2), Ferguson02016 MarchHeart of MidlothianH3–0Taylor, Williams, Thomson02123 MarchSt JohnstoneA0–32,0002230 MarchDundeeH3–0Thomson (penalty), Pattillo, Ferguson0231 AprilPartcik ThistleA1–4Pattillo0246 AprilArbroathH5–2Williams (3), Bain, Pattillo,19,0002513 AprilFalkirkA1–0McPherson6,0002620 AprilEast FifeH2–2Pattillo, Taylor14,0002724 AprilDundee UnitedH3–1Williams, Ferguson, Pattillo0284 MayStenhousemuirA0–002918 MayHibernianA0–26,000 Final league table Eastern division Eastern division ABE Scottish War Emergency Cup Scottish War Emergency Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) AttendanceR1 L124 FebruaryAlbion RoversA3–3Pattillo (2), Ferguson4,000R1 L22 MarchAlbion RoversH0–18,841 Squad Appearances & Goals No.PosNatPlayerTotalDivision OneScottish CupAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCO SCOGeorge Johnstone505000DFSCO SCOFrank Dunlop505000DFSCO SCOAndy Cowie505000DFENG ENGSid Nicholson505000DFSCO SCOWillie Cooper (c)303000DFENG ENGWilfred Adey202000MFSouth Africa 1928 SOUBill Strauss545400MFSCO SCODave Christie525200MFSCO SCOArthur Biggs515100MF??George Thomson505000MFWAL WALCharlie Smith101000FWSCO SCOGeorge Hamilton424200FWSCO SCOMatt Armstrong404000FWSCO SCOJock Pattillo101000 *Games played before league season was suspended Unofficial Appearances & Goals No.PosNatPlayerTotalEastern DivisionScottish War Emergency CupAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCO SCOGeorge Johnstone21021000GK??Gordon Rennie606000GKSouth Africa 1928 SOUPat Kelly200020GK??Alex Duguid101000GK??Unknown Trialist101000GKSCO SCOSteve Smith000000GK???? Cumming000000DF??Robert Graham30029010DFSCO SCOWillie Waddell22020020DFSCO SCOWillie Cooper (c)10010000DFSCO SCODouglas Anderson1008020DFSCO SCOFrank Dunlop808000DFSCO SCOAndy Cowie201010DFENG ENGWilfred Adey000000DFENG ENGSid Nicholson000000DF??Willie Laing000000MF??George Thomson28326320MFWAL WALCharlie Smith18616620MF??Jock Thomson16014020MFSCO SCOGeorge Taylor15815800MFSCO SCODave Christie606000MFSouth Africa 1928 SOUBill Strauss342410MFSCO SCORitchie Smith202000MFSCO SCODick Donald101000MFSCO SCOSammy Ross101000MFSCO SCOFrank Wilson101000MFSCO SCOArchie Baird000000MFSCO SCOArthur Biggs000000FWSouth Africa 1928 SOUStan Williams2725262510FWSCO SCOCharlie Ferguson2713251221FWSCO SCOBilly Bain24824800FWSCO SCOJock Pattillo2015191312FWSCO SCOGeorge Scott17017000FW??James Beattie10410400FWSCO SCOWillie Mills604020FWSCO SCOMatt Armstrong413110FWSCO SCOIan McPherson111100FWSCO SCOGeorge Hamilton000000?????? Junior101000 References Kevin Stirling Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 Desert Island Books 2002 1-874287-49-X AFC Heritage Trust Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons Aber