1941–42 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.

1941-42 season
Manager	Dave Halliday
North Eastern League	3rd (Series 1), 2nd (Series 2)
North Eastern Football League Cup 1	Winners
Mitchell Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Andy McCall (16) All: Andy McCall (18)
Highest home attendance	10,000 vs. Rangers "A", 6 September vs. East Fife, 9 May vs. Dundee United, 23 May vs. Dundee United, 6 June
Lowest home attendance	2,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 14 January

Results

North Eastern League Series 1

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	9 August	Raith Rovers	A	4–2	McCall (2), McLeod, Donaldson	2,000
2	16 August	Leith Athletic	H	9–0	Walls (3), Clewrow (3), Donaldson, Taylor, McCall (penalty)	4,000
3	23 August	Dundee United	A	0–5		6,500
4	30 August	Dunfermline Athletic	H	4–0	Donaldson (2), Walls, McCall	7,000
5	6 September	Rangers "A"	H	1–1	McCall	10,000
6	13 September	St Bernard's	H	7–1	Milne (3), McCall (2), McLeod, Dyer	0
7	20 September	East Fife	A	0–1		0
8	27 September	Raith Rovers	H	7–1	McLeod (3), Dickie, Dunlop, McCall, Donaldson	3,000
9	4 October	Rangers "A"	A	1–1	McCall	2,000
10	11 October	Leith Athletic	A	4–3	Strauss (2), Taylor, Donaldson	10,000
11	18 October	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–3	Bain	0
12	25 October	East Fife	H	1–1	Armstrong	0
13	1 November	Dundee United	H	4–2	McCall (2), Donaldson (2)	0
14	8 November	St Bernard's	A	6–2	McCall (3), Dyer (2), Bain	7,000

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	East Fife	14	8	5	1	34	16	+18	21
3	Aberdeen	14	8	3	3	49	23	+26	19
4	Dunfermline Athletic	14	6	3	5	38	44	−6	15

Source:

North Eastern League Series 2

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	1 January	Rangers "A"	A	3–1	McCall, Strauss, Lyon (penalty)	0
2	3 January	St Bernard's	H	5–1	Mutch (2), Donaldson, McCall, Dickie	0
3	10 January	Dundee United	A	0–2		0
4	17 January	Raith Rovers	H	3–5	Lyon (2), Armstrong	2,000
5	14 February	Raith Rovers	A	1–2	Unknown	2,500
6	21 February	Rangers "A"	H	0–0		0
7	14 March	East Fife	H	1–0	Sharpe	0
8	21 March	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–1	Pattillo (2)	0
9	28 March	Leith Athletic	A	2–0	Pattillo, Dyer	0
10	4 April	East Fife	A	1–1	Steele	0
11	11 April	Leith Athletic	H	3–0	Steele, Strauss, Taylor	0
12	18 April	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–1	Pattillo (2)	0
13	25 April	St Bernard's	H	8–0	Pattillo (3), Drury (2), Dryden, G. Graham, Gourlay,	0
14	6 June	Dundee United	H	6–1	Armstrong (2), Woodburn (2), Williams, Baxter	10,000

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Rangers "A"	14	10	1	3	49	33	+16	5	26
2	Aberdeen	14	9	2	3	37	15	+22	6	26
3	East Fife	14	8	2	4	32	27	+5	4	22

Source:
Rules for classification: Bonus points: 3 points were awarded for an away win, 2 points for an away draw

North Eastern Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	15 November	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–3	Lyon, McCall, Bain	0
R1 L2	22 November	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–0	McCall, Williams	2,000
SF L1	29 November	Rangers "A"	H	3–0	Williams, Young, Lyon	0
SF L2	6 December	Rangers "A"	A	1–1	Hamilton	15,000
F L1	13 December	Dundee United	A	1–4	Donaldson	8,000
F L2	20 December	Dundee United	H	6–2	Donaldson (2), Williams, Anderson, Lyon, Morgan	0

Mitchell Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
SF L1	2 May	East Fife	A	1–1	Darby	0
SF L2	9 May	East Fife	H	1–0	Howe	10,000
F L1	16 May	Dundee United	A	3–4	Gourlay, Milne, Pattillo	8,000
F L2	23 May	Dundee United	H	3–1	Williams, Pattillo, Gourlay	10,000

References

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