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
1961–62 season | ||
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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 | |
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Results edit
Division 1 edit
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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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 standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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10 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 71 | 0.986 | 32 |
11 | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 31 |
12 | Aberdeen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 29 |
13 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 27 |
14 | Falkirk | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 68 | 0.662 | 26 |
Source: RSSSF
Scottish League Cup edit
Group 2 edit
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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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 |
Group 2 final table edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 9 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 7 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 4 |
Dundee United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0.667 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup edit
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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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 |
Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup edit
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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L1 | 10 October | Le Havre | H | 2–0 | Herron, Cooke | |
L2 | 6 May | Le Havre | A | 5–2 | Kinnell, Mulhall, Winchester | 2,000 |
Squad edit
Appearances & Goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | John Ogston | 42 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Chris Harker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | George Kinnell (c) | 44 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Doug Fraser | 39 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Cadenhead | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 42 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 34 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Callaghan | 24 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Dickie Ewen | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Lewis Thom | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Des Herron | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Dave Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Billy Little | 40 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 39 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Bobby Cummings | 25 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Hugh Baird | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Allan | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Hosie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ?? | Jim Pearson | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | BER | Eversley Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unofficial Appearances & Goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup | |
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Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Chris Harker | 1 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | John Ogston | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | George Kinnell (c) | 2 | 3 | |
DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Doug Fraser | 1 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Andy Cadenhead | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 2 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Des Herron | 1 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Callaghan | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 1 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Bobby Cummings | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jim Hosie | 1 | 0 |
References edit
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust