1951–52 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1951-52 season was Aberdeen's 40th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 42nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division A

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	8 September	St Mirren	H	3–0	Yorston, Delaney	18,000
2	15 September	Hibernian	A	4–4	Harris, Yorston, Bogan, Lowrie	30,000
3	22 September	Dundee	H	3–1	Hamilton (2), Yorston	25,000
4	29 September	East Fife	A	1–2	Yorston	10,000
5	6 October	Airdrieonians	H	1–4	Yorston	12,000
6	13 October	Queen of the South	A	2–1	Hamilton, Delaney	10,000
7	20 October	Third Lanark	A	0–2		4,000
8	3 November	Queen of the South	H	1–1	Shaw	12,000
9	10 November	Partick Thistle	H	4–2	Hamilton, Yorston, Baird, Delaney	6,000
10	17 November	Stirling Albion	A	4–0	Baird, Yorston, Delaney, Hamilton	9,000
11	24 November	Raith Rovers	H	2–2	Yorston, Hamilton	15,000
12	1 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	Yorston (2)	20,000
13	8 December	Motherwell	A	3–3	Baird, Hamilton, Yorston	7,000
14	15 December	Morton	H	3–1	Yorston (2), Boyd	17,000
15	22 December	St Mirren	A	1–3	Hamilton	7,000
16	29 December	Celtic	A	3–4	Baird, Emery (penalty), Yorston	22,000
17	1 January	Dundee	A	2–3	Harris, Emery (penalty)	26,000
18	2 January	East Fife	H	2–1	Boyd, Hamilton	20,000
19	5 January	Airdrieonians	A	0–3	Hay	10,000
20	12 January	Hibernian	H	1–2	Yorston	20,000
21	19 January	Third Lanark	H	2–3	Yorston, Hamilton	7,000
22	26 January	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	Rodger (2), Boyd	16,000
23	2 February	Rangers	A	2–3	Prentice (own goal), Baird	25,000
24	16 February	Partick Thistle	A	4–1	Yorston (2), Rodger, Boyd	15,000
25	1 March	Raith Rovers	A	1–2	Rodger	7,000
26	12 March	Stirling Albion	H	6–0	Hamilton (2), Rodger (2), Pearson, Emery	12,000
27	15 March	Motherwell	H	2–2	Rodger, Hamilton	15,000
28	22 March	Morton	A	2–3	Boyd, Samuel	10,000
29	29 March	Celtic	A	0–2		18,000
30	19 April	Rangers	H	1–1	Rodger	20,000

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Queen of the South	30	10	8	12	50	60	−10	28
11	Aberdeen	30	10	7	13	65	58	11	27
12	Third Lanark	30	9	8	13	51	62	−11	26

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish League Cup

Group Section D

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	11 August	Queen of the South	H	5–4	Hay, Hamilton, Emery, Pearson, Delaney	17,000
2	15 August	Rangers	A	1–2	Yorston	60,000
3	18 August	East Fife	A	0–3		10,000
4	25 August	Queen of the South	A	0–2		8,000
5	29 August	Rangers	H	2–1	Delaney, Hay	42,000
6	1 September	East Fife	H	2–3	Yorston (2)	18,000

Section D Final Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	6	4	1	1	15	6	9	9
2	East Fife	6	3	1	2	10	9	1	7
3	Queen of the South	6	2	0	4	11	16	–5	4
4	Aberdeen	6	2	0	4	10	15	–5	4

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1951–52 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	9 February	Kilmarnock	H	2–1	Rodger, Boyd	19,000
R3	23 February	Dundee United	A	2–2	Yorston, Baird	26,000
R3 R	27 February	Dundee United	H	3–2	Yorston (3), Rodger	30,000
QF	14 March	Dundee	A	0–4		40,000

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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1951–52 in Scottish football

« 1950–51 1952–53 »

Domestic leagues	Football League First Division Second Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Junior Cup

Related to national team	Results British Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Dundee East Fife Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stirling Albion Third Lanark

Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Clyde Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Queen's Park St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir

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