1956–57 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1956-57 season was Aberdeen's 44th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 46th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup

Results

Division 1

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	8 September	St Mirren	A	2–0	Hather, Buckley	15,000
2	15 September	Queen's Park	H	2–1	Hather, Buckley	12,000
3	22 September	Dundee	A	2–4	Yorston, Buckley	20,000
4	29 September	Hibernian	H	3–1	Glen (2), Buckley	18,000
5	6 October	East Fife	A	3–4	Hather, Davidson, Wishart	7,000
6	13 October	Airdrieonians	H	2–3	Leggat, Davidson	17,000
7	20 October	Ayr United	A	6–1	Allen (3), Mulhall, Hay, Yorston	8,000
8	3 November	Raith Rovers	A	2–3	Wishart, Allen	7,000
9	10 November	Kilmarnock	H	1–3	Boyd	11,000
10	17 November	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–2	Hay (2), Boyd	13,000
11	24 November	Rangers	A	1–3	Yorston	30,000
12	1 December	Queen of the South	H	5–1	Leggat (2), Buckley, Yorston, Wishart	12,000
13	8 December	Queen's Park	A	2–0	Buckley, Wishart	12,000
14	15 December	Falkirk	A	5–2	Yorston (2), Hather, Buckley, Leggat	6,000
15	22 December	Motherwell	H	2–3	Yorston, Wishart	13,000
16	29 December	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–3	Wishart, Buckley	20,000
17	1 January	Dundee	H	2–1	Brown, Buckley	15,000
18	2 January	Partick Thistle	A	2–1	Wright (Own goal), Hather	10,000
19	5 January	St Mirren	H	4–0	Hay (2), Davidson, Glen	13,000
20	12 January	Hibernian	A	1–4	Leggat	18,000
21	19 January	East Fife	H	1–0	Davidson	14,000
22	26 January	Airdrieonians	A	5–1	Leggat (3), Yorston, Davidson	5,000
23	9 February	Ayr United	H	2–2	Wishart, Davidson	12,000
24	23 February	Celtic	A	1–2	Allister	10,000
25	6 March	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	Leggat	5,000
26	9 March	Kilmarnock	A	1–2	Hather	11,000
27	16 March	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–1	Leggat, Wishart, Allister	11,000
28	23 March	Rangers	A	1–2	Davidson	28,000
29	30 March	Queen of the South	A	2–2	Leggat, Wishart	6,000
30	13 April	Falkirk	H	3–1	Allister (3)	10,000
31	20 April	Motherwell	A	5–2	Davidson (2), Leggat, Hather, Allister	2,000
32	22 April	Celtic	H	0–1		15,000
33	24 April	Partick Thistle	H	2–0	Glen, Davidson	7,500
34	27 April	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–3		15,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Raith Rovers	34	16	7	11	84	58	26	39
6	Aberdeen	34	18	2	14	79	59	20	38
7	Motherwell	34	16	5	13	72	66	6	37

Scottish League Cup

Group Section 2

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	11 August	Celtic	H	1–2	Yorston	35,000
2	15 August	East Fife	A	1–2	Hather	8,000
3	18 August	Rangers	H	2–6	Wishart, Yorston	35,000
4	25 August	Celtic	A	2–3	Leggat, Davidson	25,000
5	29 August	East Fife	H	4–1	Leggat (2), Hay, Hather	17,000
6	1 September	Rangers	A	1–4	Davidson	35,000

Section 1 Final Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic	6	5	1	0	10	5	5	11
2	Rangers	6	4	1	1	18	6	12	9
3	Aberdeen	6	1	0	5	11	18	–7	2
4	East Fife	6	1	0	5	5	15	–10	2

Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R4	2 February	Hibernian	A	4–3	Wishart (2), Leggat, Yorston	27,300
R5	16 February	Falkirk	A	1–3	Davidson	16,600

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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1956–57 in Scottish football
« 1955–56 1957–58 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup
Related to national team	Results 1958 World Cup qualifying (Group 9) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Ayr United Celtic Dundee Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Queen's Park Rangers Raith Rovers St. Mirren
Division Two	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee United East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Montrose Morton St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer Third Lanark

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