1973–74 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1973–74 season
ChairmanDick Donald
ManagerJimmy Bonthrone
Scottish First Division4th
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupQuarter-finalists
UEFA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Drew Jarvie (13)
All: Drew Jarvie (24)
Highest home attendance23,574 vs. Dundee, 27 January 1974
Lowest home attendance3,945 vs. Ayr United, 27 April 1974
Average home league attendance7.692

Results

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1. 1 September Motherwell A 0–0 6,083
2. 8 September Dundee H 0–0 9,517
3. 15 September St Johnstone A 2–1 B. Miller, Hair 4,000
4. 29 September Clyde A 3–1 Robb (2), Jarvie 2,375
5. 6 October Hibernian H 1–1 Jarvie 13,954
6. 13 October Dumbarton A 1–0 Jarvie 3,000
7. 20 October Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 7,351
8. 27 October Dundee United H 3–1 Graham, Robb, Jarvie 7,081
9. 3 November Morton A 0–2 4,000
10. 10 November Falkirk A 3–1 Robb (2), Jarvie 3,500
11. 17 November Hearts H 3–1 Anderson (Own goal), W. Miller, Jarvie 11,000
12. 24 November East Fife A 2–2 Hermiston, Robb 2,597
13. 22 December Arbroath A 3–1 Taylor (3) 2,711
14. 29 December Motherwell H 0–0 8,000
15. 1 January Dundee A 1–1 Graham 9,451
16. 5 January St Johnstone H 0–1 6,000
17. 12 January Rangers A 1–1 Purdie 16,000
18. 19 January Clyde H 1–1 Jarvie 7,000
19. 2 February Hibernian A 1–3 Robb 15,700
20. 9 February Dumbarton H 3–0 Young, Robb, Jarvie 4,000
21. 24 February Dunfermline Athletic A 0–0 6,959
22. 3 March Dundee United A 3–0 Robb, Addison (Own goal), Narey (Own goal) 6,500
23. 9 March Morton H 0–0 5,000
24. 16 March Falkirk H 6–0 Jarvie (4), Young, Robb 5,500
25. 23 March Hearts A 0–0 13,500
26. 30 March East Fife H 2–0 Graham, Jarvie 5,000
27. 6 April Ayr United A 0–0 5,000
28. 8 April Partick Thistle A 0–2 3,500
29. 13 April Partick Thistle H 2–0 Robb, Smith 6,000
30. 17 April Rangers H 1–1 MacDougall (Own goal) 18,000
31. 20 April Celtic A 0–2 31,000
32. 24 April Ayr United H 2–1 Thomson, McCall 3,945
33. 27 April Arbroath H 2–2 McLelland, McCall 4,000
34. 29 April Celtic H 0–0 14,000

Final standings

Scottish Division One
Season1973–74
ChampionsCeltic
29th title
RelegatedEast Fife
Falkirk

The 1973–74 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Hibernian. East Fife and Falkirk finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1974–75 Second Division.

This was Celtic's ninth title in a row, a record that would be equalled by Rangers in the 1996–97 season and again by Celtic themselves in 2019–20.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 34 23 7 4 82 27 +55 53 Champion
2 Hibernian 34 20 9 5 75 42 +33 49
3 Rangers 34 21 6 7 67 34 +33 48
4 Aberdeen 34 13 16 5 46 26 +20 42
5 Dundee 34 16 7 11 67 48 +19 39
6 Heart of Midlothian 34 14 10 10 54 43 +11 38
7 Ayr United 34 15 8 11 44 40 +4 38
8 Dundee United 34 15 7 12 55 51 +4 37 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
9 Motherwell 34 14 7 13 45 40 +5 35
10 Dumbarton 34 11 7 16 43 58 −15 29
11 Partick Thistle 34 9 10 15 33 46 −13 28
12 St Johnstone 34 9 10 15 41 60 −19 28
13 Arbroath 34 10 7 17 52 69 −17 27
14 Morton 34 8 10 16 37 49 −12 26
15 Clyde 34 8 9 17 29 65 −36 25
16 Dunfermline Athletic 34 8 8 18 43 65 −22 24
17 East Fife 34 9 6 19 26 51 −25 24 Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division
18 Falkirk 34 4 14 16 33 58 −25 22
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Results

Home \ Away ABE ARB AYR CEL CLY DUM DND DNU DNF EFI FAL HOM HIB MOR MOT PAR RAN STJ
Aberdeen 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Arbroath 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 3–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–1
Ayr United 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–2
Celtic 2–0 1–0 4–0 5–0 3–3 1–2 3–3 6–0 4–2 6–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 7–0 1–0 3–0
Clyde 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–1
Dumbarton 0–1 5–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–5 0–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–1
Dundee 1–1 5–2 2–1 0–1 6–1 2–1 0–1 1–5 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–3 2–2
Dundee United 0–3 3–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 6–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–4 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 3–2 1–5 2–3 0–1 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 3–1
East Fife 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–6 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2
Falkirk 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Heart of Midlothian 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–4 0–2
Hibernian 3–1 2–1 4–2 2–4 5–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–3
Morton 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–3 0–3 4–3 0–0 2–3 1–1
Motherwell 0–0 3–4 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–1
Partick Thistle 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Rangers 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–1
St Johnstone 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 11 August Motherwell H 3–1 Hermiston, Smith, Graham 10,722
G4 15 August Dundee United A 0–0 6,000
G4 18 August East Fife H 1–1 Williamson 8,188
G4 22 August Dundee United H 0–2 8,912
G4 25 August East Fife A 3–0 B. Miller, Graham 4,153
G4 28 August Motherwell A 0–0 9,808

Group 4 final table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Motherwell 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 7
Aberdeen 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 7
Dundee United 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 7
East Fife 6 1 1 4 7 15 −8 3
Source:

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 12 September Stirling Albion H 3–0 Jarvie (2), Graham 7,500
R2 L2 10 October Stirling Albion A 3–0 Jarvie (3) 3,000
QF L1 31 October Celtic A 2–3 Jarvie (2) 26,000
QF L2 21 November Celtic H 0–0 15,500

Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 1973-74
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 27 January Dundee H 0–2 23,574

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 19 September Finn Harps H 4–1 Jarvie (2), B. Miller, Graham 10,700
R1 L2 3 October Finn Harps A 1–2 Robb, Jarvie, B. Miller 5,500
R2 L1 24 October Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 Hermiston 30,000
R2 L2 7 November Tottenham Hotspur A 1–4 Jarvie 21,785

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK SCO Bobby Clark 49 0 34 0 1 0 10 0 4 0
GK SCO Andy Geoghegan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF SCO Willie Young (c) 49 2 34 2 1 0 10 0 4 0
DF SCO Jim Hermiston 48 3 33 1 1 0 10 1 4 1
DF SCO Eddie Thomson 47 1 32 1 1 0 10 0 4 0
DF SCO Willie Miller 45 1 31 1 1 0 9 0 4 0
DF SCO Ian Hair 26 1 18 1 0 0 4 0 4 0
DF SCO Chic McLelland 15 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF SCO Billy Williamson 11 1 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 0
DF DEN Henning Boel 9 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF SCO Arthur Graham 46 7 32 3 1 0 9 3 4 1
MF SCO Joe Smith 37 2 25 1 1 0 8 1 3 0
MF SCO Ian Taylor 29 3 17 3 1 0 9 0 2 0
MF SCO Bertie Miller 21 4 7 1 0 0 10 1 4 2
MF SCO Alex Willoughby 19 0 11 0 0 0 5 0 3 0
MF SCO Ian Purdie 13 1 8 1 1 0 3 0 1 0
MF SCO Jim Henry 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF SCO Jimmy Miller 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW SCO Drew Jarvie 47 24 32 13 1 0 10 7 4 4
FW SCO Dave Robb 28 12 21 11 1 0 3 0 3 1
FW SCO John Craig 10 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW SCO Billy Pirie 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW SCO Walker McCall 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW SCO Duncan Davidson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW SCO Barrie Mitchell 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW SCO Bobby Street 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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