| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1936–37 |
| Chairman: | Francis John Whitehead |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Paddy Travers |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| League Topscorer: | Bill Strauss (26) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bill Strauss (33) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,000 vs. Rangers, 20 March |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,000 vs. Third Lanark 12 September vs. Queen of the South 20 February |
| Prevseason: | 1935–36 |
| Nextseason: | 1937–38 |
The 1936–37 season was Aberdeen's 32nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 33rd season competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
See main article: article and 1936–37 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 August | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | 23,000 | ||
| 2 | 15 August | Arbroath | H | 4–0 | 18,000 | ||
| 3 | 19 August | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 15,000 | ||
| 4 | 22 August | St Mirren | A | 4–1 | Armstrong (2), Strauss (2) | 15,000 | |
| 5 | 29 August | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | Strauss (4) | 17,000 | |
| 6 | 5 September | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Strauss, Mills | 23,000 | |
| 7 | 9 September | Arbroath | A | 4–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 8 | 12 September | Third Lanark | H | 2–2 | Benyon, Mills | 10,000 | |
| 9 | 19 September | Dundee | A | 2–2 | Armstrong, Mills | 26,000 | |
| 10 | 26 September | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 24,000 | ||
| 11 | 28 September | Queen's Park | H | 2–1 | Mills, Strauss | 17,000 | |
| 12 | 3 October | Celtic | A | 2–3 | Armstrong, Strauss | 46,000 | |
| 13 | 10 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–1 | Armstrong (3) | 14,000 | |
| 14 | 17 October | Queen of the South | A | 3–2 | 17,000 | ||
| 15 | 24 October | St Johnstone | H | 4–1 | Strauss (2), Armstrong, Mills | 12,000 | |
| 16 | 31 October | Morton | H | 4–1 | Strauss (2), Benyon, Armstrong | 14,500 | |
| 17 | 7 November | Rangers | A | 1–2 | Mills | 57,000 | |
| 18 | 14 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 35,000 | ||
| 19 | 21 November | Clyde | H | 3–0 | Mills (2), Warnock | 14,500 | |
| 20 | 28 November | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 | Armstrong (2), Strauss | 14,500 | |
| 21 | 5 December | Queen's Park | A | 1–1 | Armstrong | 4,000 | |
| 22 | 12 December | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | Fraser, Armstrong | 14,500 | |
| 23 | 19 December | St Mirren | H | 5–4 | Strauss (2), Armstrong, Scott, own goal | 14,000 | |
| 24 | 26 December | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Strauss, Warnock | 11,000 | |
| 25 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Mills (2), Armstrong | 28,000 | |
| 26 | 2 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–2 | McKenzie, Strauss | 5,000 | |
| 27 | 9 January | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Strauss (2), Mills, Benyon | 17,000 | |
| 28 | 16 January | Third Lanark | A | 0–2 | 18,000 | ||
| 29 | 23 January | Celtic | H | 1–0 | Warnock | 28,000 | |
| 30 | 6 February | Third Lanark | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 31 | 20 February | Queen of the South | H | 1–1 | Strauss | 10,000 | |
| 32 | 20 March | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Mills | 30,000 | |
| 33 | 24 March | Albion Rovers | A | 5–1 | Mills (2), Scott, Armstrong | 4,000 | |
| 34 | 27 March | Heart of Midlotian | H | 4–0 | Armstrong (2), Strauss | 16,000 | |
| 35 | 29 March | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | R. Smith | 6,000 | |
| 36 | 7 April | Clyde | A | 0–0 | 7,00 | ||
| 37 | 10 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–3 | Benyon, Lang | 3,500 | |
| 38 | 28 April | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | Armstrong (2) | 2,000 |
See main article: article and 1936–37 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 30 January | Inverness Thistle | H | 6–0 | Strauss (3), Armstrong (3) | 2,372 |
| R2 | 13 February | Third Lanark | H | 4–1 | Strauss (2), Dunlop, McKenzie | 25,314 |
| QF | 17 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–1 | Armstrong, Strauss | 12,000 |
| SF | 3 April | Morton | N | 2–0 | Armstrong, Strauss | 31,970 |
| F | 24 April | Celtic | N | 1–2 | Armstrong | 146,433 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Steve Smith | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Cooper | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 30 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | Charlie McGill | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bob Fraser (c) | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bob Temple | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dick Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Duncan Urquhart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Joe Devine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | George Thomson | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | NIR | Eddie Falloon | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 34 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 6 | ||
| MF | WAL | Jackie Beynon | 28 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Johnny Lang | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Dave Warnock | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ritchie Smith | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 41 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 6 | ||
| FW | SCO | Johnny McKenzie | 41 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Willie Mills | 36 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Willie Scott | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Scott | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||