1961–62 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1961-62 season
Chairman Charles B. Forbes
Manager Tommy Pearson
Scottish League Division One 12th
Scottish Cup 3rd Round
Scottish League Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Billy Little (17)
All: Billy Little (25)
Highest home attendance 41,139 vs. Rangers, 17 February 1962
Lowest home attendance 3,000 (x2) vs. Falkirk, 28 March 1962
vs. Kilmarnock 31 March 1962

The 1961-62 season was Aberdeen's 49th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 51st season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup

Results

Division 1

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 23 August Stirling Albion H 7–0 Little (3), Cummings (2), Baird 9,000
2 9 September St Johnstone A 1–4 Little 10,500
3 16 September Dundee H 3–1 Kinnell, Brownlee, Cooke 12,000
4 23 September Airdrieonians A 1–7 Mulhall 3,000
5 30 September Partick Thistle H 1–3 Ewan 6,000
6 7 October St Mirren A 2–3 Cooke, Herron 5,000
7 14 October Heart of Midlothian H 0–2 10,000
8 21 October Falkirk A 1–0 Little 6,000
9 28 October Motherwell H 3–0 Little (2), Callaghan 7,000
10 4 November Hibernian A 1–1 Callaghan 5,000
11 11 November Third Lanark H 2–0 Callaghan (2) 8,000
12 18 November Dunfermline Athletic A 0–4 7,998
13 25 November Celtic H 0–0 15,000
14 2 December Kilmarnock A 2–4 Baird, Little 7,500
15 16 December Dundee United H 1–3 Baird 7,000
16 23 December Rangers A 4–2 Brownlee, Mulhall, Cooke, Kinnell 28,000
17 6 January Stirling Albion A 0–3 4,313
18 10 January St Johnstone H 1–1 Little 4,500
19 13 January Airdrieonians H 1–1 Little 4,200
20 17 January Dundee A 1–2 13,000
21 20 January Partick Thistle A 2–4 Pearson, Little 10,000
22 23 January Raith Rovers H 3–3 Callaghan, Cooke, Mulhall 7,000
23 3 February St Mirren H 3–1 Little (2), Cooke 8,000
24 10 February Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Little 14,000
25 24 February Motherwell A 3–1 Little (2), Mulhall 5,000
26 3 March Hibernian H 1–2 Callaghan 6,000
27 17 March Dunfermline Athletic H 1–4 5,509
28 20 March Third Lanark A 5–3 Brownlee (2), Cummings, Callaghan, Allan 6,000
29 24 March Celtic A 0–2 21,000
30 28 March Falkirk H 2–2 Little, Mulhall 3,000
31 31 March Kilmarnock H 3–3 Cummings, Mulhall 3,000
32 7 April Dundee United A 2–2 Mulhall, Ewan 7,000
33 25 April Rangers H 1–0 Cummings 22,000
34 28 April Raith Rovers A 1–3 Mulhall 5,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Third Lanark 34 13 5 16 59 60 –1 31
12 Aberdeen 34 10 9 15 60 73 –13 29
13 Raith Rovers 34 10 7 17 51 73 –22 27

Scottish League Cup

Group Section 3

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1 Little, Brownlee 12,000
2 16 August Motherwell H 3–4 Brownlee, Little, Kinnell 18,000
3 19 August Dundee United A 3–5 Cooke (2), Cummings 10,000
4 26 August Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 10,000
5 30 August Motherwell A 1–2 Little 7,000
6 2 September Dundee United H 2–2 Baird, Cooke 7,000

Section 2 Final Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Motherwell 6 4 1 1 9 8 1 8
2 Dunfermline Athletic 6 2 3 1 7 3 4 7
3 Aberdeen 6 1 2 3 11 14 –3 4
4 Dundee United 6 1 2 3 10 15 –5 4

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 9 December Airdrieonians H 5–2 Callaghan (3), Kinnell, Little 8,800
R2 27 January Clyde A 2–2 Cummings, Little 10,000
R2R 31 January Clyde H 10–3 Cummings (5), Little (2), Mulhall (2), Fraser 16,400
R3 17 February Rangers H 2–2 Kinnell, Little 41,139
R3R 21 February Rangers A 1–5 Cummings 57,600

References

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