1950–51 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1950-51 season
Manager Dave Halliday
Scottish League Division One 4th
Scottish Cup 3rd Round
Scottish League Cup Quarter-finalists
Top goalscorer League: Harry Yorston (18)
All: Harry Yorston (27)
Highest home attendance 42,000 vs. Rangers, 29 August
Lowest home attendance 6,000 vs. Partick Thistle, 10 November

The 1950-51 season was Aberdeen's 39th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 41st 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 9 September Airdrieonians A 5–2 Yorston (3), Hamilton, Hather 8,000
2 23 September Dundee A 0–2 30,000
3 30 September Hibernian H 3–1 Pearson, Hamilton 15,000
4 7 October St Mirren A 2–4 Hather, Boyd 10,000
5 14 October Celtic H 2–1 Hamilton 30,000
6 21 October Clyde H 5–3 Yorston (2), Boyd, Baird, Hather 15,000
7 28 October Rangers A 2–1 Boyd, Yorston 50,000
8 4 November Third Lanark H 1–2 Hamilton 17,000
9 11 November Partick Thistle A 4–1 Yorston (2), Gibb, Anderson, 10,000
10 18 November Falkirk H 5–1 Hamilton (4), Baird, 20,000
11 25 November Raith Rovers A 0–1 15,000
12 2 December Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Yorston (2) 22,000
13 9 December Motherwell H 4–2 Hamilton, Baird, Emery (penalty), Yorston 20,000
14 16 December Morton A 2–1 Emery (penalty), Baird 9,000
15 23 December Airdrieonians H 1–1 Hamilton 15,000
16 30 December East Fife A 0–0 10,000
17 1 January Dundee H 1–0 Hamilton 30,000
18 2 January Hibernian A 2–6 Hamilton, Pearson 35,000
19 6 January St Mirren H 1–1 McNeill 15,000
20 13 January Celtic A 4–3 Delaney (2), Yorston, Emery 45,000
21 20 January Clyde A 2–0 Hamilton, Yorston 10,000
22 3 February Rangers H 2–4 Pearson, Yorston 42,000
23 17 February Partick Thistle H 4–1 Yorston (2), Delaney, Hamilton 16,000
24 24 February Falkirk A 1–1 Emery 10,500
25 3 March Raith Rovers H 1–2 Delaney 15,000
26 17 March Motherwell A 1–1 Yorston 10,000
27 24 March Morton H 3–0 Delaney, Hamilton, Yorston 15,000
28 7 April East Fife H 1–2 Hamilton 7,500
29 18 April Heart of Midlothian H 1–4 Baird 20,000
30 28 April Third Lanark A 0–2 13,500

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Heart of Midlothian 30 16 5 9 72 45 27 37
4 Aberdeen 30 15 5 10 61 50 11 35
5 Partick Thistle 30 13 7 10 57 48 9 33

Scottish League Cup

Group Section D

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Clyde H 4–3 Hamilton (2), Anderson, Emery 28,000
2 16 August Rangers A 2–1 Hamilton (2) 40,000
3 19 August Morton A 2–0 Yorston (2), Boyd 18,000
4 26 August Clyde A 1–4 Hamilton 20,000
5 30 August Rangers H 2–0 Hather, Baird 42,000
6 2 September Morton H 6–1 Yorston (2), Hamilton (2), Baird, Boyd 25,000

Section D Final Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 5 0 1 17 9 1.89 9
2 Rangers 6 4 0 2 18 7 2.57 8
3 Clyde 6 1 2 3 15 21 0.71 4
4 Morton 6 0 2 4 10 23 0.43 2

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 16 September Hibernian H 4–1 Hather, Emery, Yorston, Hamilton 42,000
QF L2 20 September Hibernian A 1–4 Yorston 35,000

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 27 January Caledonian H 6–1 Yorston (3), Baird, Delaney 22,000
R2 10 February Third Lanark H 4–0 Hamilton (3), Emery 28,000
R3 10 March Celtic A 0–3 75,000

References

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