1915–16 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League in season 1915–16.

Aberdeen F.C.

1915–16 season
Chairman	Thomas Duncan
Manager	Jimmy Philip
Scottish Football League	11th
Top goalscorer	League: Dave Main (15) All: Dave Main (15)
Highest home attendance	12,000 vs. Celtic, 5 February 1916
Lowest home attendance	1,500 vs. Ayr United, 25 September 1915

Overview

Despite the First World War in Europe continuing, football continued in Scotland, although the Scottish Cup was suspended for the second season in a row. Aberdeen finished 11th out of 20 clubs in the table. Highlights included an eleven-game undefeated run from November to January. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 15 goals in 32 appearances.

Results

Scottish Football League

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	21 August	Kilmarnock	A	0–5		1,500
2	28 August	Dumbarton	H	2–2	Walker, Main	4,500
3	4 September	St Mirren	A	2–3	Wright, Robertson	4,000
4	11 September	Third Lanark	H	1–1	J. Wyllie	6,000
5	18 September	Airdrieonians	A	1–1	MacLachlan	4,000
6	25 September	Ayr United	H	1–1	Robertson	1,500
7	27 September	Queen's Park	H	5–1	Walker (2), Jamieson (2), Main	4,000
8	2 October	Partick Thistle	A	0–3		5,000
9	9 October	Clyde	H	1–1	Main	5,000
10	16 October	Morton	A	0–3		5,500
11	23 October	Hibernian	H	1–1	Walker	4,500
12	30 October	Hamilton Academical	H	1–3	J. Wyllie	7,000
13	6 November	Celtic	A	1–3	Main	4,500
14	13 November	Raith Rovers	H	2–1	Archibald, Own goal	4,000
15	20 November	Dundee	H	2–0	Walker, Main	7,000
16	27 November	Motherwell	A	2–2	Archibald, Main	3,000
17	4 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–1	Archibald, Cail	6,500
18	11 December	Airdrieonians	H	2–1	Main (2)	5,500
19	18 December	Falkirk	A	3–0	Archibald, Cail, W. Wylie	4,000
20	25 December	St Mirren	H	2–1	Archibald, W. Wylie	2,000
21	1 January	Dundee	A	1–1	Cumming	7,000
22	8 January	Kilmarnock	H	2–0	Brewster, Archibald	6,500
23	15 January	Queen's Park	A	1–0	Brewster	5,000
24	22 January	Partick Thistle	H	1–1	Main	5,500
25	29 January	Third Lanark	A	2–6	Brewster, Cumming	5,000
26	5 February	Celtic	H	0–4		12,000
27	12 February	Ayr United	A	1–2	Main	2,000
28	19 February	Rangers	A	0–4		15,000
29	26 February	Falkirk	H	2–0	J. Wyllie, Main	4,000
30	4 March	Clyde	A	2–3	Grant, Main	4,000
31	11 March	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–1	Cail	4,500
32	18 March	Hamilton Academical	A	0–2		2,500
33	1 April	Motherwell	H	5–0	Archibald, Main (2), Cail, W. Wylie	5,000
34	8 April	Morton F.C.	H	0–1		4,500
35	15 April	Hibernian	A	0–0		3,000
36	22 April	Raith Rovers	A	1–2	Main	2,000
37	25 April	Dumbarton	A	1–2	Cumming	2,500
38	29 April	Rangers	H	0–0		6,000

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Dumbarton	38	13	11	14	54	64	−10	37
10	Kilmarnock	38	12	11	15	46	49	−3	35
11	Aberdeen	38	11	12	15	51	64	−13	34
12	Falkirk	38	12	9	17	45	61	−16	33
13	St Mirren	38	13	4	21	50	67	−17	30

Source: "1915-1916 SFL - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Cup was suspended for a second successive season due to the First World War.

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		División One
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	George Anderson	33	0	33	0
	FW	SCO	Bobby Archibald	38	7	38	7
	MF	SCO	George Brewster	33	3	33	3
	FW	SCO	Sam Cail	22	4	22	4
	DF	SCO	Charlie Calder	2	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Charlie Chatwin	23	0	23	0
	DF	SCO	Donald Colman (c)	27	0	27	0
	FW	SCO	JF Cumming	15	3	15	3
	MF	SCO	Bert Ferguson	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Tom Gallacher	9	0	9	0
	FW	SCO	Walter Grant	14	1	14	1
	GK	SCO	Andy Greig	5	0	5	0
	DF	SCO	Jock Hume	31	0	31	0
	FW	SCO	Stewart Jamieson	6	2	6	2
	MF	SCO	Bert MacLachlan	24	1	24	1
	FW	SCO	Dave Main	32	15	32	15
	FW	SCO	George McKay	2	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Angus McLeod	4	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	John McNair	2	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Allan McRobbie	2	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Jock Munro	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	John Paton	3	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Alex Perry	6	0	6	0
	FW	SCO	Arthur Robertson	5	2	5	2
	FW	SCO	Peter Sloan	2	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Joseph Walker	19	5	19	5
	MF	SCO	Alex Wright	6	1	6	1
	FW	ENG	Willie Wylie	31	3	31	3
	MF	SCO	Jock Wyllie	20	3	20	3

References

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