| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1953–54 |
| Chairman: | William Mitchell |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Dave Halliday |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Finalists |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
| League Topscorer: | Paddy Buckley (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Paddy Buckley (27) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,000 vs. Celtic, 22 August East Fife, 29 August |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,000 vs. Falkirk, 17 March |
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| Prevseason: | 1952–53 |
| Nextseason: | 1954–55 |
The 1953–54 season was Aberdeen's 41st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 43rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
See main article: 1953–54 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September | St Mirren | H | 0–3 | 15,000 | ||
| 2 | 12 September | Stirling Albion | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 3 | 19 September | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Yorston | 18,000 | |
| 4 | 26 September | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 35,000 | ||
| 5 | 3 October | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Allister, Leggat | 16,000 | |
| 6 | 10 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 5–1 | 12,500 | ||
| 7 | 17 October | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | 14,500 | ||
| 8 | 31 October | Clyde | A | 4–2 | 10,000 | ||
| 9 | 7 November | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Allister (penalty) | 25,000 | |
| 10 | 14 November | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Hather, Yorston | 27,000 | |
| 11 | 21 November | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Yorston, Leggat | 10,000 | |
| 12 | 28 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | Yorston, Hay | 28,000 | |
| 13 | 5 December | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Leggat, Buckley | 14,000 | |
| 14 | 12 December | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–3 | Leggat, Yorston | 7,500 | |
| 15 | 19 December | St Mirren | A | 4–1 | Buckley (2), Hather, Hay | 7,000 | |
| 16 | 26 December | Stirling Albion | H | 8–0 | Buckley (3), Leggat (2) Hather (2), Hay | 15,000 | |
| 17 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 2–4 | Allister (penalty), Hay | 25,000 | |
| 18 | 2 January | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Buckley (2) | 28,000 | |
| 19 | 9 January | Partick Thistle | A | 3–6 | Leggat (2), Hay | 18,000 | |
| 20 | 16 January | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | Yorston | 17,500 | |
| 21 | 23 January | Airdireonians | A | 3–1 | 8,500 | ||
| 22 | 6 February | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Allister | 16,000 | |
| 23 | 20 February | Clyde | H | 5–3 | Leggat (3), O'Neil (2) | 15,000 | |
| 24 | 6 March | Queen of the South | A | 4–2 | O'Neil (2), Boyd, Buckley | 7,000 | |
| 25 | 17 March | Falkirk | H | 0–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 26 | 20 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Leggat | 17,000 | |
| 27 | 27 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | Wishart | 7,000 | |
| 28 | 14 April | East Fife | A | 0–2 | 6,500 | ||
| 29 | 17 April | Rangers | A | 3–1 | Leggat, Buckley, Allister (penalty) | 34,000 | |
| 30 | 19 April | Hibernian | A | 0–3 | 28,000 |
See main article: 1953–54 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 August | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 50,000 | |
| 2 | 12 August | Airdrieonians | H | 2–0 | Hather, Cross (own goal) | 28,000 |
| 3 | 15 August | East Fife | A | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 4 | 22 August | Celtic | H | 5–2 | Yorston (2), Buckley (2), Hather | 30,000 |
| 5 | 26 August | Airdrieonians | A | 3–4 | Yorston (2), Hather | 9,000 |
| 6 | 29 August | East Fife | H | 3–4 | 30,000 | |
See main article: 1953–54 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | 13 February | Duns | A | 8–0 | Buckley (4), Hamilton (2), Leggat (2) | 700 |
| R3 | 27 February | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Hather (2), Buckley | 47,682 |
| QF | 6 March | Queen of the South | A | 4–2 | O'Neil (2), Boyd, Buckley | 7,000 |
| SF | 10 April | Rangers | N | 6–0 | O'Neil (4), Leggat, Allister | 110,939 |
| F | 24 April | Celtic | N | 1–2 | Buckley | 130,060 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Danny Mowatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 37 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 37 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Alec Young | 36 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dave Aitken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 32 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 31 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | CAN | Fred Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Doug Newlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Laurie Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | Alex McAllister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 38 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 35 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 26 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 22 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| FW | SCO | Joe O'Neil | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | Jack Dunbar | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jimmy Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | John Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ivor Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | Ally MacRae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||