1954–55 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1954-55 season
Chairman Charles B. Forbes
Manager Dave Halliday
Scottish League Division One 1st
Scottish Cup Semi-finalists
Scottish League Cup Group Stage
Top goalscorer League: Paddy Buckley (17)
All: Paddy Buckley (29)
Highest home attendance 44,467 vs. Rangers, 19 February 1955
Lowest home attendance 10,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 23 April 1955

The 1954-55 season was Aberdeen's 42nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 44th 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 11 September Stirling Albion H 5–0 O'Neil (2), Buckley, Wallace, Yorston 17,000
2 18 September Dundee A 2–0 Glen (penalty), O'Neil 27,000
3 25 September Hibernian H 3–1 Yorston (2), O'Neil 30,000
4 2 October Motherwell A 3–1 Yorston, Leggat, Hather 12,000
5 9 October Celtic H 0–2 38,000
6 16 October St Mirren A 4–0 Wishart (2), Glen (penalty), Hamilton 15,000
7 23 October East Fife H 4–1 Hather, Allister, Buckley, Yorston 14,500
8 30 October Partick Thistle A 0–1 20,000
9 6 November Queen of the South H 2–0 Buckley, Glen (penalty) 15,000
10 13 November Raith Rovers A 2–1 Allister, Yorston 11,000
11 20 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Yorston 28,000
12 27 November Falkirk H 1–0 Hather 17,000
13 4 December Kilmarnock A 4–0 Buckley (2), Leggat (2) 12,000
14 11 December Rangers A 1–3 Buckley 50,500
15 18 December Clyde H 3–0 Wishart, Allister (penalty), Yorston 17,000
16 25 December Stirling Albion A 4–3 Leggat, Yorston, Hather, Wishart 3,500
17 1 January Dundee H 1–0 Wishart 25,000
18 3 January Hibernian A 1–0 Buckley 30,000
19 8 January Motherwell H 4–1 Buckley (2), Leggat (2) 22,000
20 22 January St Mirren H 2–1 Hather, Brown 18,000
21 29 January East Fife A 1–1 Leggat 9,000
22 12 February Partick Thistle H 4–0 Hather (2), Buckley, Allister 14,000
23 26 February Queen of the South A 6–2 Buckley (2), Yorston (2), Hather, Hamilton 9,000
24 12 March Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 28,000
25 19 March Falkirk A 2–1 Wishart, Hather 17,000
26 30 March Kilmarnock H 4–1 Leggat (2), Yorston, Wishart 16,500
27 2 April Rangers H 4–0 Buckley (3), Leggat 32,000
28 9 April Clyde A 1–0 Glen (penalty) 15,000
29 16 April Celtic A 1–2 Leggat 35,000
30 23 April Raith Rovers H 3–2 Buckley (2), Hather 10,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 30 24 1 5 73 26 47 49
2 Celtic 30 19 8 3 76 37 39 46
3 Rangers 30 19 3 8 67 33 34 41

Scottish League Cup

Group Section B

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Queen of the South H 4–0 Leggat (2), Hather, Buckley 18,000
2 18 August Hibernian A 0–2 23,000
3 21 August East Fife A 3–0 O'Neil, Buckley, Hather 15,000
4 28 August Queen of the South A 0–3 10,000
5 1 September Hibernian H 1–1 Hamilton 30,000
6 4 September East Fife H 5–1 Buckley (4), Hather 28,000

Section B Final Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 East Fife 6 4 0 2 13 11 2 8
2 Aberdeen 6 3 1 2 13 7 4 7
3 Hibernian 6 3 1 2 13 10 3 7
4 Queen of the South 6 1 0 5 8 19 –11 2

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R5 5 February Stirling Albion A 6–0 Yorston (2), Hather (2), Buckley (2) 7,568
R6 19 February Rangers H 2–1 Hather, Wishart 44,647
QF 5 March Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Allister 48,723
QFR 9 March Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Buckley, Yorston 41,345
SF 26 March Clyde N 2–2 Buckley (2) 32,590
SFR 4 April Clyde N 0–1 28,304

References

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