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1975–76 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1975–76 season
ChairmanScotland Dick Donald
ManagerScotland Jimmy Bonthrone (until 13 October)
Scotland George Murray (caretaker manager)
Scotland Ally MacLeod (from 3 November)
Scottish Premier Division7th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupGroup Stage
Anglo-Scottish CupQuarter-finalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Jocky Scott (14)
All: Jocky Scott (16)
Highest home attendance19,565 vs. Rangers, 6 December 1975
Lowest home attendance4,500 vs. Ayr United, 27 September 1975
Average home league attendance10,947

Results[edit]

Scottish Premier Division[edit]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1. 30 August Dundee A 2–3 Smith, Williamson 6,067
2. 6 September Motherwell H 2–2 Robb (2), Williamson 5,500
3. 13 September Dundee United H 1–3 Scott 5,500
4. 20 September Hearts A 2–2 Scott, Williamson 9,500
5. 27 September Ayr United H 3–1 Scott (2), Williamson 4,500
6. 4 October Rangers A 0–1 22,000
7. 11 October Celtic H 1–2 Scott 17,900
8. 18 October St Johnstone H 2–0 Pirie (2) 5,100
9. 25 October Hibernian A 1–3 Robb 11,133
10. 1 November Dundee H 2–0 Scott, Williamson 6,312
11. 8 November Motherwell A 0–3 6,294
12. 15 November Dundee United A 2–1 Williamson, Scott 4,704
13. 22 November Hearts H 0–0 11,390
14. 29 November Ayr United A 0–1 6,000
15. 6 December Rangers H 1–0 Jarvie 19,565
16. 13 December Celtic A 2–0 Jarvie, Graham 24,000
17. 20 December St Johnstone A 1–1 Williamson 3,500
18. 27 December Hibernian H 2–2 McMaster, Williamson 17,630
19. 1 January Dundee A 3–1 Robb, Scott, Graham 10,009
20. 3 January Motherwell H 0–0 16,177
21. 10 January Dundee United H 5–3 Scott (3), Graham 9,581
22. 17 January Hearts A 3–3 McMaster, Scott, Pirie 10,300
23. 31 January Ayr United H 2–1 Pirie, McMaster 9.920
24. 7 February Rangers A 1–2 Pirie 30,000
25. 21 February Celtic H 0–1 18,221
26. 28 February St Johnstone H 3–0 Pirie (2), Scott 5,920
27. 13 March Dundee H 0–1 6,460
28. 20 March Motherwell A 1–2 Fleming 5,908
29. 27 March Dundee United A 0–1 4,875
30. 31 March Hibernian A 2–3 Scott, Fleming 4,082
31. 7 April Hearts H 0–3 8,500
32. 10 April Ayr United A 1–1 Jarvie 5,700
33. 14 April Rangers H 0–0 17,968
34. 17 April Celtic A 1–1 Eðvaldsson 29,000
35. 21 April St Johnstone A 0–2 Davidson (2), Graham 2,500
36. 24 April Hibernian H 3–0 Jarvie, Smith, Robb 10,895

Final standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 13 9 14 39 45 −6 35 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Ayr United 36 14 5 17 46 59 −13 33
7 Aberdeen 36 11 10 15 49 50 −1 32
8 Dundee United 36 12 8 16 46 48 −2 32
9 Dundee (R) 36 11 10 15 49 62 −13 32 Relegation to the 1976–77 Scottish First Division
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 9 August Celtic A 0–1 32,000
G3 13 August Dumbarton H 2–0 Graham, Jarvie 6,000
G3 16 August Hearts H 1–2 Williamson 8,400
G3 20 August Dumbarton A 1–0 Hair 2,400
G3 23 August Hearts A 0–1 11,000
G3 27 August Celtic H 0–2 13,000

Group 3 final table[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Celtic 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 10
Heart of Midlothian 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 8
Aberdeen 6 2 0 4 4 6 −2 4
Dumbarton 6 1 0 5 5 21 −16 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scottish Cup[edit]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 24 January Alloa Athletic A 4–0 Scott, McMaster, Miller, Robb 6,312
R4 14 February Rangers A 1–4 Smith 52,000

Anglo-Scottish Cup[edit]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 30 July St Johnstone H 1–1 Jarvie
R1 L2 6 August St Johnstone A 2–0 Rougvie, Campbell
QF L1 16 September Middlesbrough A 0–2
QF L2 1 October Middlesbrough H 2–5 Scott, Robb 9,000

Squad[edit]

Appearances & Goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 26 0 20 0 0 0 6 0
GK Scotland SCO Andy Geoghegan 18 0 16 0 2 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Jim George 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller (c) 44 1 36 0 2 1 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Williamson 42 9 36 8 2 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Chic McLelland 38 0 30 0 2 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Hair 37 1 30 0 1 0 6 1
DF Scotland SCO Eddie Thomson 31 0 28 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Young (c) 9 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Garner 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Doug Rougvie 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Noel Ward 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil Cooper 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Smith 41 3 33 2 2 1 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Graham 38 5 31 4 2 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO John McMaster 24 4 21 3 2 1 1 0
MF Scotland SCO George Campbell 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Henry 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO John Docherty 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Hather 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Robb 40 5 32 4 2 1 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Drew Jarvie 38 5 32 4 2 0 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Scott 37 15 32 14 2 1 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie 22 7 18 7 1 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Fleming 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Gibson 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Walker McCall 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Street 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unofficial Appearances & Goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Anglo-Scottish Cup
Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Andy Geoghegan 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller (c) 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Chic McLelland 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Hair 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Williamson 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Young (c) 2 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Noel Ward 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Eddie Thomson 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Doug Rougvie 1 1
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Graham 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Smith 4 0
MF Scotland SCO George Campbell 1 1
MF Scotland SCO Jim Henry 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Drew Jarvie 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Dave Robb 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Scott 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie 1 0

References[edit]

  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.