| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1945–46 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Dave Halliday |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Southern League |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
| Cup2: | Victory Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 3rd Round |
| League Topscorer: | Stan Williams (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Stan Williams (26) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,000 vs. Rangers, 12 January |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,000 vs. Queen's Park, 25 December |
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| Prevseason: | 1944–45 |
| Nextseason: | 1946–47 |
See main article: article and 1945–46 Southern Football League (Scotland).
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August | Third Lanark | H | 3–0 | 15,000 | ||
| 2 | 18 August | Kilmarnock | A | 4–1 | Williams (2), Bremner, Miller | 14,000 | |
| 3 | 25 August | St Mirren | H | 6–1 | Williams (3), Pattillo, Miller, Dyer (penalty) | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 September | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Pattillo | 26,000 | |
| 5 | 8 September | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Pattillo (2) | 0 | |
| 6 | 15 September | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Taylor (penalty) | 26,000 | |
| 7 | 22 September | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | Armstrong (2), Baird, Kiddie | 17,000 | |
| 8 | 29 September | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Pattillo | 31,000 | |
| 9 | 13 October | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Armstrong | 65,000 | |
| 10 | 20 October | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Baird | 15,000 | |
| 11 | 27 October | Queen of the South | A | 2–3 | Driver, Pattillo | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 November | Morton | H | 3–1 | Driver (2), Armstrong | 15,000 | |
| 13 | 10 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Pattillo, Williams | 20,000 | |
| 14 | 17 November | Hamilton Academical | H | 4–0 | Armstrong (2), Williams, Pattillo | 14,000 | |
| 15 | 24 November | Third Lanark | A | 1–3 | Pattillo | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 December | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | Armstrong (2) | 14,000 | |
| 17 | 8 December | St Mirren | A | 1–4 | Williams | 0 | |
| 18 | 15 December | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Bremner | 21,000 | |
| 19 | 22 December | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Green, Taylor | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 December | Queen's Park | H | 1–3 | Pattillo | 10,000 | |
| 21 | 29 December | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | Williams (2), Dunlop | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 January | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | Pattillo | 5,000 | |
| 23 | 2 January | Partcik Thistle | H | 3–0 | Williams (2), Baird | 0 | |
| 24 | 5 January | Queen's Park | H | 5–0 | Pattillo (2), Hamilton, Baird, Williams | 19,000 | |
| 25 | 12 January | Rangers | H | 4–1 | 30,000 | ||
| 26 | 19 January | Clyde | A | 0–0 | 14,000 | ||
| 27 | 26 January | Queen of the South | H | 7–1 | Hamilton (2), Williams, McCall (2), Baird | 0 | |
| 28 | 2 February | Morton | A | 2–3 | 4,000 | ||
| 29 | 9 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Baird (2) | 0 | |
| 30 | 16 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–3 | Hamilton, Kiddie, McCall | 3,000 |
See main article: article and 1945–46 Southern League Cup (Scotland).
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Williams | 16,000 |
| 2 | 2 March | Hibernian | H | 4–1 | Baird (2), Kiddie, Williams | 18,000 |
| 3 | 9 March | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Hamilton (2) | 14,000 |
| 4 | 16 March | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Williams | 15,000 |
| 5 | 23 March | Hibernian | A | 2–3 | Baird, Cowie | 35,000 |
| 6 | 30 March | Partick Thistle | A | 0–0 | 20,000 | |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF | 6 April | Ayr United | N | 2–0 | Williams, Hamilton | 17,500 |
| SF | 27 April | Airdrieonians | N | 2–2 | Baird, Hamilton | 20,000 |
| SF R | 30 April | Airdrieonians | N | 5–3 | Kiddie (2), Strauss, Williams, Baird (penalty) | 45,000 |
| F | 11 May | Rangers | N | 3–2 | Baird, Williams, Taylor | 135,000 |
See main article: 1946 Victory Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 20 April | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 | Wallbanks (2) | 14,000 |
| R1 L2 | 24 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–0 | Baird, Williams | 9,000 |
| R2 L1 | 4 May | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Hamilton | 15,000 |
| R2 L2 | 13 May | Kilmarnock | A | 3–0 | Wallbanks (2), Baird | 20,000 |
| R3 | 18 May | Clyde | A | 2–4 | Hamilton, Williams | 0 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Southern League | Southern League Cup | Victory Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | George Johnstone | 29 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Roy Henderson | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SOU | Pat Kelly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Frank Dunlop | 45 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Pat McKenna | 41 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Cooper (c) | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Andy Cowie | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Waddell | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | ENG | Alex Dyer | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Taylor | 42 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Willie McCall | 31 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Alex Kiddie | 29 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | ENG | George Green | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SOU | Bill Strauss | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | John Miller | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jock Thomson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Willie Hume | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | John Cruickshank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SOU | Stan Williams | 43 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||
| FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 39 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jock Pattillo | 30 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Hutton Bremner | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ENG | Allenby Driver | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ENG | Horace Wallbanks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| FW | ?? | Neil Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ?? | ?? | William Spalding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||