| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1938–39 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Dave Halliday |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Bi Champion |
| League Topscorer: | George Hamilton (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | George Hamilton Bill Strauss (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 34,000 vs. Queen of the South, 4 March |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 vs. Queen of the South 1 April |
| Prevseason: | 1937–38 |
| Nextseason: | 1939–40 |
The 1938–39 season was Aberdeen's 34th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 35th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
See main article: article and 1938–39 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | 20,000 | ||
| 2 | 20 August | Third Lanark | H | 6–1 | 18,000 | ||
| 3 | 24 August | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | Armstrong (2), Hamilton | 30,000 | |
| 4 | 27 August | Celtic | A | 2–1 | Hamilton (2) | 23,000 | |
| 5 | 3 September | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 20,000 | ||
| 6 | 10 September | Arbroath | A | 2–0 | Nicholson, Smith | 8,000 | |
| 7 | 14 September | Third Lanark | A | 1–1 | Strauss | 8,000 | |
| 8 | 17 September | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Williams (2), McKenzie | 17,000 | |
| 9 | 24 September | Hibernian | A | 0–5 | 14,000 | ||
| 10 | 1 October | Falkirk | H | 4–1 | Williams, Hamilton, McKenzie, Strauss | 6,000 | |
| 11 | 8 October | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Hamilton | 8,000 | |
| 12 | 15 October | Ayr United | H | 5–2 | Armstrong (2), Brady, Warnock, Strauss | 12,000 | |
| 13 | 22 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–5 | Hamilton, Strauss | 20,000 | |
| 14 | 29 October | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Nicholson (penalty) | 16,000 | |
| 15 | 5 November | Hamilton Academical | H | 5–0 | Strauss (2), Armstrong, Smith, Hamilton | 12,000 | |
| 16 | 12 November | Queen's Park | A | 1–2 | Thomson | 15,000 | |
| 17 | 19 November | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | Strauss | 12,000 | |
| 18 | 26 November | Queen of the South | A | 1–1 | Biggs | 7,500 | |
| 19 | 3 December | Raith Rovers | H | 6–3 | Brady (2), Strauss (2), Hamilton, Biggs | 9,000 | |
| 20 | 10 December | Albion Rovers | H | 2–1 | Biggs, Grant | 13,000 | |
| 21 | 17 December | Rangers | A | 2–5 | Armstrong, Biggs | 30,000 | |
| 22 | 24 December | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Armstrong, Biggs, Warnock | 23,000 | |
| 23 | 31 December | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | 7,000 | ||
| 24 | 2 January | Arbroath | H | 4–0 | Hamilton (2), Patillio, Thomson | 19,000 | |
| 25 | 3 January | Ayr United | A | 3–3 | Hamilton, Patillio, Thomson | 8,000 | |
| 26 | 7 January | Hibernian | H | 6–1 | Patillio (4), Hamilton, Strauss | 16,000 | |
| 27 | 14 January | Falkirk | A | 3–1 | Strauss, Warnock, Patillio | 7,000 | |
| 28 | 28 January | St Mirren | H | 3–2 | Patillio, Nicholson (penalty), Warnock | 10,000 | |
| 29 | 11 February | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 5,500 | ||
| 30 | 25 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–3 | Patillio (2), Hamilton (2) | 19,000 | |
| 31 | 7 March | Clyde | A | 1–1 | Hamilton | 3,000 | |
| 32 | 11 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–1 | 2,000 | ||
| 33 | 18 March | Queen's Park | H | 2–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 34 | 1 April | Queen of the South | H | 4–3 | Biggs (2), Brady, Strauss | 5,000 | |
| 35 | 5 April | Kilmarnock | A | 3–0 | Armstrong (2), Nicholson (penalty) | 7,000 | |
| 36 | 8 April | Raith Rovers | A | 2–3 | 4,000 | ||
| 37 | 22 April | Albion Rovers | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | ||
| 38 | 29 April | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Smith, Armstrong | 15,000 |
See main article: article and 1938–39 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 21 January | Albion Rovers | H | 1–0 | 19,106 | |
| R2 | 4 February | Queen's Park | H | 5–1 | Biggs (2), Hamilton, Patillio, Nicolson (penalty) | 23,214 |
| R3 | 18 February | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | Strauss (2), Patillio | 17,280 |
| QF | 4 March | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Patillio (2) | 34,950 |
| SF | 25 March | Motherwell | N | 1–1 | Warnock | 81,756 |
| SFR | 29 March | Motherwell | N | 1–3 | Scott | 40,539 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| GK | SOU | Pat Kelly | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Sid Nicholson | 41 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Wilfred Adey | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Andy Cowie | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ?? | Robert Graham | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Donald Grant | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Waddell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | George Thomson | 44 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 37 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | ||
| MF | SCO | Arthur Biggs | 28 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||
| MF | SCO | Dave Warnock | 24 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Tom Brady | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | WAL | Charlie Smith | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Taylor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Dick Donald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Archie Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SOU | Herbert Currer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 42 | 18 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 28 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ||
| FW | SCO | Johnny McKenzie | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Scott | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Willie Hume | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||