1922–23 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1922–23 season
Chairman	William Philip
Manager	Jimmy Philip (20th season)
Scottish Football League Division One	5th
Scottish Cup	Quarter final
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Rankine (14) All: Andy Rankine (17)
Highest home attendance	27,000 vs. Rangers, 14 October 1922
Lowest home attendance	3,241 vs. Peterhead, 10 February 1923

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1922–23.

Overview

Aberdeen finished in fifth place out of 20 in Scottish Division One, their highest finish since 1911. A new ground record for Pittodrie Stadium was set in October, when 27,000 spectators attended a game against Rangers which finished 0–0.

During the Scottish Cup, a club record victory was achieved over Peterhead in the third round. Aberdeen won 13–0.

Andy Rankine was the club's top scorer this season with 17; fourteen in the league and three in the cup.

Results

Scottish Division One

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	16 August	Kilmarnock	A	0–1		8,500
2	19 August	Dundee	A	1–1	Rankine	22,000
3	26 August	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	Miller	16,000
4	2 September	Albion Rovers	A	2–0	Thomson, Miller	4,000
5	9 September	Hibernian	H	2–0	Miller, Rankine	20,000
6	16 September	Morton	A	1–2	Rankine	4,000
7	23 September	Falkirk	H	2–2	Rankine (2)	7,000
8	25 September	Celtic	H	3–1	Milne, Miller, Rankine	23,500
9	30 September	St Mirren	H	4–2	Thomson, Miller (2), Smith	16,000
10	2 October	Alloa Athletic	A	2–0	Middleton, Thomson	5,000
11	7 October	Airdrieonians	A	0–2		8,000
12	14 October	Rangers	H	0–0		27,000
13	21 October	Motherwell	A	1–3	Rankine	7,000
14	28 October	Hamilton Academical	H	1–0	Thomson	11,000
15	4 November	Third Lanark	A	1–2	Thomson	10,000
16	11 November	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–1		15,000
17	18 November	Kilmarnock	H	5–0	MacLachlan, Connon (2), Rankine (2)	10,000
18	25 November	Partick Thistle	A	1–2	Middleton	12,000
19	2 December	Alloa Athletic	H	1–0	Thomson	11,000
20	9 December	Clyde	H	1–0	Middleton	10,000
21	16 December	St Mirren	A	1–0	Smith	11,000
22	23 December	Airdrieonians	H	0–1		13,000
23	30 December	Rangers	A	1–1	Rankine	22,000
24	1 January	Dundee	H	0–0		23,000
25	2 January	Raith Rovers	A	1–1	Smith	6,000
26	6 January	Celtic	A	2–1	Thomson, Rankine	15,000
27	20 January	Morton	H	1–1	Milne	9,000
28	3 February	Ayr United	H	4–1	Robertson, Thomson (2), Grant	13,000
29	17 February	Partick Thistle	H	0–0		11,000
30	28 February	Falkirk	H	1–1	Rankine	3,500
31	3 March	Hibernian	A	0–2		10,000
32	10 March	Ayr United	A	1–2	Thomson	5,500
33	24 March	Third Lanark	H	1–1	Thomson	11,000
34	31 March	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0		12,500
35	7 April	Hamilton Academical	A	0–0		4,000
36	14 April	Albion Rovers	H	1–2	Smith	12,000
37	21 April	Clyde	A	1–0	Rankine	5,000
38	28 April	Motherwell	H	2–1	Miller (2)	9,500

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Celtic	38	19	8	11	52	39	+13	46
4	Falkirk	38	14	17	7	44	32	+12	45
5	Aberdeen	38	15	12	11	46	34	+12	42
6	St Mirren	38	15	12	11	54	44	+10	42
7	Dundee	38	17	7	14	51	45	+6	41

Source: "1922-1923 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1922–23 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	13 January	Forfar Athletic	H	1–0	Rankine	13,000
R2	27 January	Airdrieonians	A	1–1	Smith	12,000
R2 R	31 January	Airdrieonians	H	2–0	Rankine, Smith	14,500
R3	10 February	Peterhead	H	13–0	Milne (3), Middleton, Thomson (3), Grant (4), Rankine, Smith	3,241
QF	24 February	Hibernian	A	0–2		28,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division One		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Harry Blackwell	43	0	38	0	5	0
	DF	SCO	Duff Bruce	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Jacky Connon	19	2	15	2	4	0
	FW	SCO	Andy Dick	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Alf Duggins	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Matt Forsyth	42	0	37	0	5	0
	FW	SCO	Walter Grant	20	5	19	1	1	4
	MF	SCO	Sandy Grosert	22	0	21	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Jock Hutton	40	0	35	0	5	0
	MF	SCO	Bert MacLachlan (c)	35	1	31	1	4	0
	DF	SCO	James McBoyle	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Willie McLeod	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Middleton	36	4	31	3	5	1
	FW	SCO	Johnny Miller	12	7	12	7	0	0
	MF	SCO	Vic Milne	41	5	36	2	5	3
	FW	SCO	Alec Moir	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Andy Rankine	43	17	38	14	5	3
	MF	SCO	Arthur Robertson	24	1	19	1	5	0
	FW	SCO	Jimmy Smith	40	7	35	4	5	3
	FW	SCO	Eddie Swan	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Doug Thomson	34	14	29	11	5	3

References

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