| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1939–40 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Dave Halliday |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | suspended due to 2nd world war |
| Cup1: | Scottish Emergency League Eastern Division |
| Cup1 Result: | 4th |
| Cup2: | Scottish War Emergency Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 1st Round |
| Season Topscorer: | Stan Williams (26) |
| Highest Attendance: | 35,000 vs. Celtic, 12 August |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,000 vs. Hibernian, 4 November |
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| Prevseason: | 1938–39 |
| Nextseason: | 1941–42 |
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Christie, Hamilton (penalty), Strauss | 35,000 | |
| 2 | 19 August | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | Williams (2), Bremner, Millar | 8,000 | |
| 3 | 23 August | Celtic | A | 3–1 | Biggs, Christie, Strauss | 30,000 | |
| 4 | 26 August | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Strauss (2), Hamilton | 16,000 | |
| 5 | 2 September | St Johnstone | A | 0–3 | 6,000 |
See main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 October | Raith Rovers | A | 5–1 | Williams (2), Smith, Pattillo, Taylor (penalty) | 5,000 | |
| 2 | 28 October | Alloa Athletic | A | 3–0 | Taylor, Williams | 3,500 | |
| 3 | 4 November | Hibernian | H | 3–3 | 3,000 | ||
| 4 | 11 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–4 | 3,000 | ||
| 5 | 18 November | St Bernard's | H | 3–3 | Beattie (2 including 1 penalty), Taylor | 4,000 | |
| 6 | 25 November | Dundee United | A | 5–3 | Smith, Williams, Cooper | 3,000 | |
| 7 | 2 December | Stenhousemuir | H | 6–1 | 4,000 | ||
| 8 | 9 December | King's Park | A | 1–2 | Williams | 2,000 | |
| 9 | 16 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | Williams (2) | 7,000 | |
| 10 | 23 December | St Johnstone | H | 5–1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 30 December | Dundee | A | 1–3 | Ferguson | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 January | Arbroath | A | 1–2 | Williams | 1,000 | |
| 13 | 2 January | Falkirk | H | 6–2 | Williams (3), Ferguson, Armstrong, Strauss | 5,000 | |
| 14 | 6 January | East Fife | A | 4–1 | Strauss (3), Williams | 0 | |
| 15 | 13 January | Cowdenbeath | H | 8–1 | Williams (2), Ferguson (2), Bain (2), Pattillo, Smith | 0 | |
| 16 | 27 January | Alloa Athletic | H | 3–1 | Thomson (penalty), Pattillo, Hamilton | 0 | |
| 17 | 10 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | Pattillo (3) | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 February | St Bernard's | A | 1–3 | Ferguson | 1,000 | |
| 19 | 9 March | King's Park | H | 5–2 | Pattillo (2), Taylor (2), Ferguson | 0 | |
| 20 | 16 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | Taylor, Williams, Thomson | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 March | St Johnstone | A | 0–3 | 2,000 | ||
| 22 | 30 March | Dundee | H | 3–0 | Thomson (penalty), Pattillo, Ferguson | 0 | |
| 23 | 1 April | Partcik Thistle | A | 1–4 | Pattillo | 0 | |
| 24 | 6 April | Arbroath | H | 5–2 | Williams (3), Bain, Pattillo, | 19,000 | |
| 25 | 13 April | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | McPherson | 6,000 | |
| 26 | 20 April | East Fife | H | 2–2 | Pattillo, Taylor | 14,000 | |
| 27 | 24 April | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Williams, Ferguson, Pattillo | 0 | |
| 28 | 4 May | Stenhousemuir | A | 0–0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 18 May | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 6,000 |
See main article: article and Scottish War Emergency Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 24 February | Albion Rovers | A | 3–3 | Pattillo (2), Ferguson | 4,000 |
| R1 L2 | 2 March | Albion Rovers | H | 0–1 | 8,841 | |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Andy Cowie | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Sid Nicholson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Wilfred Adey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Dave Christie | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Arthur Biggs | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | George Thomson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | WAL | Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eastern Division | Scottish War Emergency Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | Gordon Rennie | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SOU | Pat Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | Alex Duguid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | Unknown Trialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | ?? Cumming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ?? | Robert Graham | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Waddell | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Douglas Anderson | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Andy Cowie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Wilfred Adey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Sid Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ?? | Willie Laing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | George Thomson | 28 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | WAL | Charlie Smith | 18 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | Jock Thomson | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Taylor | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Dave Christie | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ritchie Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Dick Donald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Sammy Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Frank Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Archie Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Arthur Biggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Charlie Ferguson | 27 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Billy Bain | 24 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 20 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Scott | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | James Beattie | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Willie Mills | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian McPherson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | ?? Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||