Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
Season: | 1922–23 |
Manager: | Jimmy Philip (20th season) |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
League: | Scottish Football League Division One |
League Result: | 5th |
Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Quarter final |
League Topscorer: | Andy Rankine (14) |
Season Topscorer: | Andy Rankine (17) |
Highest Attendance: | 27,000 vs. Rangers, 14 October 1922 |
Lowest Attendance: | 3,241 vs. Peterhead, 10 February 1923 |
Prevseason: | 1921–22 |
Nextseason: | 1923–24 |
Chairman: | William Philip |
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1922–23.
Aberdeen finished in fifth place out of 20 in Scottish Division One, their highest finish since 1911. A new ground record for Pittodrie Stadium was set in October, when 27,000 spectators attended a game against Rangers which finished 0–0.
During the Scottish Cup, a club record victory was achieved over Peterhead in the third round. Aberdeen won 13–0.
Andy Rankine was the club's top scorer this season with 17; fourteen in the league and three in the cup.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 16 August | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 8,500 | |
2 | 19 August | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Rankine | 22,000 |
3 | 26 August | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Miller | 16,000 |
4 | 2 September | Albion Rovers | A | 2–0 | Thomson, Miller | 4,000 |
5 | 9 September | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Miller, Rankine | 20,000 |
6 | 16 September | Morton | A | 1–2 | Rankine | 4,000 |
7 | 23 September | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | Rankine (2) | 7,000 |
8 | 25 September | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Milne, Miller, Rankine | 23,500 |
9 | 30 September | St Mirren | H | 4–2 | Thomson, Miller (2), Smith | 16,000 |
10 | 2 October | Alloa Athletic | A | 2–0 | Middleton, Thomson | 5,000 |
11 | 7 October | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
12 | 14 October | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 27,000 | |
13 | 21 October | Motherwell | A | 1–3 | Rankine | 7,000 |
14 | 28 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–0 | Thomson | 11,000 |
15 | 4 November | Third Lanark | A | 1–2 | Thomson | 10,000 |
16 | 11 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
17 | 18 November | Kilmarnock | H | 5–0 | MacLachlan, Connon (2), Rankine (2) | 10,000 |
18 | 25 November | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Middleton | 12,000 |
19 | 2 December | Alloa Athletic | H | 1–0 | Thomson | 11,000 |
20 | 9 December | Clyde | H | 1–0 | Middleton | 10,000 |
21 | 16 December | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | Smith | 11,000 |
22 | 23 December | Airdrieonians | H | 0–1 | 13,000 | |
23 | 30 December | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Rankine | 22,000 |
24 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 0–0 | 23,000 | |
25 | 2 January | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | Smith | 6,000 |
26 | 6 January | Celtic | A | 2–1 | Thomson, Rankine | 15,000 |
27 | 20 January | Morton | H | 1–1 | Milne | 9,000 |
28 | 3 February | Ayr United | H | 4–1 | Robertson, Thomson (2), Grant | 13,000 |
29 | 17 February | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | 11,000 | |
30 | 28 February | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | Rankine | 3,500 |
31 | 3 March | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
32 | 10 March | Ayr United | A | 1–2 | Thomson | 5,500 |
33 | 24 March | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | Thomson | 11,000 |
34 | 31 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 12,500 | |
35 | 7 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 | 4,000 | |
36 | 14 April | Albion Rovers | H | 1–2 | Smith | 12,000 |
37 | 21 April | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Rankine | 5,000 |
38 | 28 April | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Miller (2) | 9,500 |
See main article: 1922–23 Scottish Cup.
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 13 January | Forfar Athletic | H | 1–0 | Rankine | 13,000 |
R2 | 27 January | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | Smith | 12,000 |
R2 R | 31 January | Airdrieonians | H | 2–0 | Rankine, Smith | 14,500 |
R3 | 10 February | Peterhead | H | 13–0 | Milne (3), Middleton, Thomson (3), Grant (4), Rankine, Smith | 3,241 |
QF | 24 February | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 28,000 | |
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