The 1967–68 season was Aberdeen's 55th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 57th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and in European competition for the first time in the Dons' history when they competed in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
1967–68 season | ||
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Chairman | Charles B. Forbes | |
Manager | Eddie Turnbull | |
Scottish League Division One | 5th | |
Scottish Cup | 2nd Round | |
Scottish League Cup | Group Stage | |
European Cup Winners' Cup | 2nd Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Davie Johnston (17) All: Davie Johnston (17) | |
Highest home attendance | 36,000 vs. Rangers, 12 August 1967 | |
Lowest home attendance | 6,000 x2 vs. Stirling Albion, 16 December 1967 vs. Kilmarnock, 6 April 1968 | |
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Results
editOwn goal scorers in italics.
Division 1
editMatch Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 9 September | Dundee | H | 4–2 | Taylor (2), Storrie, Munro | 15,000 |
2 | 16 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Wilson | 6,400 |
3 | 23 September | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Watt | 12,000 |
4 | 30 September | Morton | A | 3–3 | Wilson, Watt, Johnston | 4,500 |
5 | 7 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | 12,500 | |
6 | 14 October | Dundee United | H | 6–0 | Johnston (2), Taylor, Munro, Smith | 9,000 |
7 | 21 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Storrie | 11,000 |
8 | 4 November | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | Smith, Little | 6,530 |
9 | 11 November | Raith Rovers | H | 6–2 | Petersen (2), Johnston, Little, Mackie, Wilson | 8,000 |
10 | 18 November | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 11,000 | |
11 | 25 November | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Wilson, Melrose | 9,000 |
12 | 2 December | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Melrose, Smith | 4,500 |
13 | 9 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0–3 | 8,755 | |
14 | 16 December | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Shewan | 6,000 |
15 | 23 December | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
16 | 30 December | Rangers | H | 1–4 | Smith | 20,000 |
17 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 2–0 | Johnston, Buchanan | 10,000 |
18 | 20 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–4 | Johnston, Buchanan | 9,650 |
19 | 3 February | Dundee United | A | 3–2 | Murray, Smith, Johnston | 6,500 |
20 | 10 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Craig, Johnston | 12,000 |
21 | 12 February | Morton | H | 1–0 | Robb | 10,000 |
22 | 2 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | Robb, Johnston | 7,000 |
23 | 6 March | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 28,000 |
24 | 9 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | Taylor | 5,000 |
25 | 16 March | Hibernian | H | 5–0 | Johnston (2), Smith, Taylor, Buchan | 7,000 |
26 | 23 March | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | Watt, Cumming, Smith | 2,360 |
27 | 27 March | Clyde | H | 0–1 | 5,500 | |
28 | 30 March | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Shewan, Johnston | 5,000 |
29 | 6 April | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Johnston | 6,000 |
30 | 10 April | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 22,000 | |
31 | 13 April | Stirling Albion | A | 3–0 | Petersen, Robb, Smith | 1,600 |
32 | 17 April | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | Buchan | 6,500 |
33 | 20 April | Airdrieonians | H | 3–2 | Little, Robb, Smith | 8,000 |
34 | 27 April | Rangers | A | 3–2 | Johnston (2), Taylor | 40,000 |
Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | Hibernian | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 45 |
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 39 |
5 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 37 |
6 | Morton | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 36 |
7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 34 |
Source: "1967-1968 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Scottish League Cup
editGroup 2
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 12 August | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Storrie | 36,000 |
2 | 16 August | Dundee United | A | 0–5 | 7,550 | |
3 | 19 August | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Storrie | 50,000 |
4 | 26 August | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 50,000 | |
5 | 30 August | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | Storrie, Munro | 10,000 |
6 | 2 September | Celtic | H | 1–5 | Smith | 22,216 |
Group 2 final table
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 11 |
Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 8 |
Dundee United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 3 |
Aberdeen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0.263 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scottish Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 27 January | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | Robb | 10,700 |
R1R | 31 January | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | Reid | 3,500 |
R2 | 19 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Smith | 14,700 |
European Cup Winners' Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 L1 | 6 September | KR Reykjavic | H | 10–0 | Munro (3), Smith (2), Storrie (2), McMillan, Taylor, Petersen | 14,000 |
R1 L2 | 13 September | KR Reykjavic | A | 4–1 | Storrie (2), Buchan, Munro | 1,500 |
R2 L1 | 29 November | Standard Liège | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | |
R2 L2 | 6 December | Standard Liège | H | 2–0 | Munro, Melrose | 13,000 |
Squad
editAppearances & Goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 46 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Ernie McGarr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 47 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tommy McMillan | 46 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | DEN | Jens Petersen (c) | 43 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 41 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Martin Buchan | 34 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Eddie Buchanan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Jim Kirkland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Frank Munro | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
MF | SCO | Ian Taylor | 20 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George Murray | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Watt | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Pat Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 43 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Dave Johnston | 36 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Billy Little | 17 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Storrie | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
FW | SCO | Harry Melrose | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Ian Cumming | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dave Millar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust