| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1941–42 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Dave Halliday |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | North Eastern League |
| League Result: | 3rd (Series 1), 2nd (Series 2) |
| Cup1: | North Eastern Football League Cup 1 |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
| Cup2: | Mitchell Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Winners |
| League Topscorer: | Andy McCall (16) |
| Season Topscorer: | Andy McCall (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,000 vs. Rangers "A", 6 September vs. East Fife, 9 May vs. Dundee United, 23 May vs. Dundee United, 6 June |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 14 January |
| Prevseason: | 1939–40 |
| Nextseason: | 1942–43 |
See main article: article.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 August | Raith Rovers | A | 4–2 | McCall (2), McLeod, Donaldson | 2,000 | |
| 2 | 16 August | Leith Athletic | H | 9–0 | Walls (3), Clewrow (3), Donaldson, Taylor, McCall (penalty) | 4,000 | |
| 3 | 23 August | Dundee United | A | 0–5 | 6,500 | ||
| 4 | 30 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–0 | Donaldson (2), Walls, McCall | 7,000 | |
| 5 | 6 September | Rangers "A" | H | 1–1 | McCall | 10,000 | |
| 6 | 13 September | St Bernard's | H | 7–1 | Milne (3), McCall (2), McLeod, Dyer | 0 | |
| 7 | 20 September | East Fife | A | 0–1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 27 September | Raith Rovers | H | 7–1 | McLeod (3), Dickie, Dunlop, McCall, Donaldson | 3,000 | |
| 9 | 4 October | Rangers "A" | A | 1–1 | McCall | 2,000 | |
| 10 | 11 October | Leith Athletic | A | 4–3 | Strauss (2), Taylor, Donaldson | 10,000 | |
| 11 | 18 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | Bain | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 October | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Armstrong | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 November | Dundee United | H | 4–2 | McCall (2), Donaldson (2) | 0 | |
| 14 | 8 November | St Bernard's | A | 6–2 | McCall (3), Dyer (2), Bain | 7,000 |
See main article: article.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 January | Rangers "A" | A | 3–1 | McCall, Strauss, Lyon (penalty) | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 January | St Bernard's | H | 5–1 | Mutch (2), Donaldson, McCall, Dickie | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 January | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 17 January | Raith Rovers | H | 3–5 | Lyon (2), Armstrong | 2,000 | |
| 5 | 14 February | Raith Rovers | A | 1–2 | Unknown | 2,500 | |
| 6 | 21 February | Rangers "A" | H | 0–0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 14 March | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Sharpe | 0 | |
| 8 | 21 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–1 | Pattillo (2) | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 March | Leith Athletic | A | 2–0 | Pattillo, Dyer | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 April | East Fife | A | 1–1 | Steele | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 April | Leith Athletic | H | 3–0 | Steele, Strauss, Taylor | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | Pattillo (2) | 0 | |
| 13 | 25 April | St Bernard's | H | 8–0 | Pattillo (3), Drury (2), Dryden, G. Graham, Gourlay, | 0 | |
| 14 | 6 June | Dundee United | H | 6–1 | Armstrong (2), Woodburn (2), Williams, Baxter | 10,000 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 15 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–3 | Lyon, McCall, Bain | 0 | |
| R1 L2 | 22 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–0 | McCall, Williams | 2,000 | |
| SF L1 | 29 November | Rangers "A" | H | 3–0 | Williams, Young, Lyon | 0 | |
| SF L2 | 6 December | Rangers "A" | A | 1–1 | 15,000 | ||
| F L1 | 13 December | Dundee United | A | 1–4 | Donaldson | 8,000 | |
| F L2 | 20 December | Dundee United | H | 6–2 | Donaldson (2), Williams, Anderson, Lyon, Morgan | 0 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF L1 | 2 May | East Fife | A | 1–1 | Darby | 0 | |
| SF L2 | 9 May | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Howe | 10,000 | |
| F L1 | 16 May | Dundee United | A | 3–4 | Gourlay, Milne, Pattillo | 8,000 | |
| F L2 | 23 May | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Williams, Pattillo, Gourlay | 10,000 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | North Eastern League Series 1 & 2 | North Eastern Cup | Mitchell Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| GK | ENG | John Moody | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | Albert Lamb | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | Willie Bruce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | William Fraser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | ?? | John Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 38 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | William Lyon | 26 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Alex Dyer | 24 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | ?? | Robert Graham | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Charlie Gavin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Jack Howe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | Andrew Beattie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bobby Ancell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ?? | Andrew Gall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ?? | Thomas Gray | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Waddell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Sid Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Taylor | 37 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | John Donaldson | 22 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ENG | Sidney Clewlow | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | Frederick Taylor | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Woodburn | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | George Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Andrew McCall | 25 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Billy Bain | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | ?? | Edward McLeod | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Percy Dickie | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Arthur Milne | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Johnny Steele | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Robert Walls | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | Alex Gourlay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| FW | ENG | George Drury | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Mutch | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Arthur Baxter | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | ?? Newman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | G. Graham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | William Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | ?? Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Robert Jeffrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | George Jeffrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | George Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | John Dryden | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | William Fleming | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | Alec Smith | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | ?? Sharpe | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | Ian Hay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | John Gilmartin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - | - | Unknown Player | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||