Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
Season: | 1915–16 |
Manager: | Jimmy Philip |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
League: | Scottish Football League |
League Result: | 11th |
League Topscorer: | Dave Main (15) |
Season Topscorer: | Dave Main (15) |
Highest Attendance: | 12,000 vs. Celtic, 5 February 1916 |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,500 vs. Ayr United, 25 September 1915 |
Prevseason: | 1914–15 |
Nextseason: | 1916–17 |
Chairman: | Thomas Duncan |
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League in season 1915–16.
Despite the First World War in Europe continuing, football continued in Scotland, although the Scottish Cup was suspended for the second season in a row. Aberdeen finished 11th out of 20 clubs in the table. Highlights included an eleven-game undefeated run from November to January. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 15 goals in 32 appearances.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 21 August | Kilmarnock | A | 0–5 | 1,500 | |
2 | 28 August | Dumbarton | H | 2–2 | Walker, Main | 4,500 |
3 | 4 September | St Mirren | A | 2–3 | Wright, Robertson | 4,000 |
4 | 11 September | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | J. Wyllie | 6,000 |
5 | 18 September | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | MacLachlan | 4,000 |
6 | 25 September | Ayr United | H | 1–1 | Robertson | 1,500 |
7 | 27 September | Queen's Park | H | 5–1 | Walker (2), Jamieson (2), Main | 4,000 |
8 | 2 October | Partick Thistle | A | 0–3 | 5,000 | |
9 | 9 October | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Main | 5,000 |
10 | 16 October | Morton | A | 0–3 | 5,500 | |
11 | 23 October | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Walker | 4,500 |
12 | 30 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–3 | J. Wyllie | 7,000 |
13 | 6 November | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Main | 4,500 |
14 | 13 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–1 | Archibald, Own goal | 4,000 |
15 | 20 November | Dundee | H | 2–0 | Walker, Main | 7,000 |
16 | 27 November | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | Archibald, Main | 3,000 |
17 | 4 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Archibald, Cail | 6,500 |
18 | 11 December | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | Main (2) | 5,500 |
19 | 18 December | Falkirk | A | 3–0 | Archibald, Cail, W. Wylie | 4,000 |
20 | 25 December | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Archibald, W. Wylie | 2,000 |
21 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Cumming | 7,000 |
22 | 8 January | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | Brewster, Archibald | 6,500 |
23 | 15 January | Queen's Park | A | 1–0 | Brewster | 5,000 |
24 | 22 January | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Main | 5,500 |
25 | 29 January | Third Lanark | A | 2–6 | Brewster, Cumming | 5,000 |
26 | 5 February | Celtic | H | 0–4 | 12,000 | |
27 | 12 February | Ayr United | A | 1–2 | Main | 2,000 |
28 | 19 February | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 15,000 | |
29 | 26 February | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | J. Wyllie, Main | 4,000 |
30 | 4 March | Clyde | A | 2–3 | Grant, Main | 4,000 |
31 | 11 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | Cail | 4,500 |
32 | 18 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–2 | 2,500 | |
33 | 1 April | Motherwell | H | 5–0 | Archibald, Main (2), Cail, W. Wylie | 5,000 |
34 | 8 April | Morton F.C. | H | 0–1 | 4,500 | |
35 | 15 April | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 3,000 | |
36 | 22 April | Raith Rovers | A | 1–2 | Main | 2,000 |
37 | 25 April | Dumbarton | A | 1–2 | Cumming | 2,500 |
38 | 29 April | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 6,000 | |
The Scottish Cup was suspended for a second successive season due to the First World War.
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