1965–66 Aberdeen F.C. season
1965-66 season | |
Chairman | Charles B. Forbes |
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Manager | Eddie Turnbull |
Scottish Football League First Division | 8th |
Scottish Cup | Semi-finalists |
Scottish League Cup | Group stage |
Top goalscorer |
League: Ernie Winchester (15) All: Ernie Winchester (19) |
Highest home attendance | 24,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September 1965 |
Lowest home attendance |
4,000 x2 vs. Falkirk, 20 November 1965 vs. Motherwell, 23 April 1966 |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → |
The 1965-66 season was Aberdeen's 53rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 55th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Football League First Division, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
Results
Division 1
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 25 August | Stirling Albion | H | 2–2 | Winchester, Little | 7,000 |
2 | 11 September | St. Johnstone | A | 2–2 | Shewan, Ravn | 6,000 |
3 | 18 September | Dundee | H | 2–3 | Little, Wilson | 8,000 |
4 | 25 September | Celtic | A | 1–7 | Winchester | 20,000 |
5 | 2 October | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | White, Shewan, Riddell (Own goal), Finnie | 5,000 |
6 | 9 October | Hamilton Academical | A | 4–0 | Little, Wilson, White, Finnie | 2,500 |
7 | 16 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Winchester, Whyte | 7,000 |
8 | 23 October | Clyde | A | 2–2 | Scott, Winchester | 1,500 |
9 | 30 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Whyte | 10,541 |
10 | 6 November | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Melrose | 8,000 |
11 | 13 November | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | Little (2), Winchester | 5,000 |
12 | 20 November | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Winchester, Wilson | 4,000 |
13 | 27 November | Morton | A | 3–1 | Winchester, White, Wilson | 6,000 |
14 | 11 December | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
15 | 18 December | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 5,500 | |
16 | 25 December | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | White | 9,000 |
17 | 3 January | St Johnstone | H | 2–3 | Wilson, Little | 6,000 |
18 | 8 January | Stirling Albion | A | 1–2 | Little | 3,035 |
19 | 15 January | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Ravn, Winchester, Little | 18,000 |
20 | 22 January | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 4,500 | |
21 | 29 January | Hamilton Academical | H | 5–2 | Winchester (3), Ravn, Wilson | 8,000 |
22 | 26 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 12,000 | |
23 | 2 March | Clyde | H | 2–0 | Winchester | 6,000 |
24 | 9 March | Kilmarnock | A | 3–1 | Beattie (Own goal), Melrose, D. Smith | 5,000 |
25 | 12 March | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Little, Winchester | 8,500 |
26 | 19 March | Falkirk | A | 0–3 | 4,000 | |
27 | 21 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–2 | Wilson, Lunn (own goal), Winchester | 6,000 |
28 | 4 April | Morton | H | 5–3 | Melrose, Winchester, D. Smith, Little, Wilson, | 3,500 |
29 | 9 April | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 18,000 | |
30 | 13 April | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Melrose | 16,000 |
31 | 16 April | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | 7,000 | |
32 | 20 April | Dundee | A | 2–1 | J. Smith, D. Smith | 5,500 |
33 | 23 April | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | Melrose | 4,000 |
34 | 30 April | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Melrose | 8,000 |
Final League table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 38 |
8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 36 |
9 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 34 |
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish League Cup
Group Section 2
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 14 August | Clyde | A | 2–1 | Scott, White | 4,000 |
2 | 18 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | White | 18,000 |
3 | 21 August | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Little, Ravn | 24,000 |
4 | 28 August | Clyde | H | 3–0 | Winchester, Wilson | 12,000 |
5 | 1 September | Hearts | A | 0–2 | 11,000 | |
6 | 4 September | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 45,000 | |
Section 2 Final Table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 |
4 | Clyde | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 2 |
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 5 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–1 | Melrose, Ravn, Winchester | 2,600 |
R2 | 23 February | Dundee United | H | 5–0 | Petersen (2), Whyte, Ravn, Winchester | 14,000 |
QF | 5 March | Dumbarton | A | 3–0 | Wilson, Little, Winchester | 10,000 |
SF | 26 March | Rangers | N | 0–0 | 49,350 | |
SFR | 29 March | Rangers | N | 1–2 | Melrose | 40,850 |
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust
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