| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1955–56 |
| Chairman: | William Mitchell |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Davie Shaw |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 5th Round |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Champion |
| League Topscorer: | Graham Leggat (19) |
| All Season Topscorer: | Graham Leggat (29) |
| Highest Attendance: | 38,000 vs. Celtic, 7 January 1956 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 11,000 vs. Kilmarnock, 11 April 1956 |
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| Prevseason: | 1954–55 |
| Nextseason: | 1956–57 |
| Season Topscorer: | Graham Leggat (29) |
The 1955–56 season was Aberdeen's 43rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 45th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup
See main article: 1955–56 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September | Hibernian | H | 6–2 | 17,000 | |
| 2 | 24 September | Dundee | H | 2–0 | Hather, Glen (penalty) | 20,000 |
| 3 | 8 October | Queen of the South | A | 3–2 | Clunie (penalty), Hather, Buckley | 17,000 |
| 4 | 15 October | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | Davidson (2), Wishart | 15,000 |
| 5 | 29 October | East Fife | A | 1–1 | Ingram | 10,000 |
| 6 | 5 November | Clyde | H | 1–4 | Davidson | 15,000 |
| 7 | 12 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–2 | 10,000 | |
| 8 | 19 November | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Bobby Wilson | 20,000 |
| 9 | 26 November | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | Buckley | 12,000 |
| 10 | 3 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | |
| 11 | 10 December | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 20,000 | |
| 12 | 17 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 13 | 24 December | Airdrieonians | H | 7–2 | Hather (2), Wishart, Glen, Yorston, Allen, Leggat | 18,000 |
| 14 | 31 December | Falkirk | A | 6–3 | 15,500 | |
| 15 | 2 January | Dundee | A | 4–2 | Glen (penalty), Leggat, Yorston, Hather | 29,000 |
| 16 | 3 January | Stirling Albion | H | 7–0 | Allen (4), Leggat, Hather, Allister | 25,000 |
| 17 | 7 January | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Leggat | 38,000 |
| 18 | 14 January | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Wishart (2), Boyd | 18,000 |
| 19 | 28 January | Queen of the South | A | 2–2 | Yorston, Glen (penalty) | 10,000 |
| 20 | 11 February | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | Leggat (2), Allen, Mulhall | 15,500 |
| 21 | 18 February | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | Wishart, Yorston | 16,000 |
| 22 | 25 February | Stirling Albion | A | 2–0 | Boyd, Yorston | 5,500 |
| 23 | 3 March | East Fife | H | 7–3 | Hather (2), Leggat (2), Wishart, Hather, Allen | 15,000 |
| 24 | 10 March | Clyde | A | 5–0 | Leggat (2), Yorston, Allen, Wishart | 14,500 |
| 25 | 17 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–0 | Leggat | 17,000 |
| 26 | 24 March | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Wishart | 10,000 |
| 27 | 31 March | Raith Rovers | H | 3–5 | Boyd (2), Leggat | 18,000 |
| 28 | 7 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | Leggat (3), Boyd | 20,000 |
| 29 | 10 April | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Yorston | 14,000 |
| 30 | 18 April | Rangers | A | 0–1 | 45,000 | |
| 31 | 21 April | Kilmarnock | H | 3–2 | Buckley, Yorston, Mulhall | 11,000 |
| 32 | 25 April | Airdrieonians | A | 2–2 | Yorston, Mulhall | 15,000 |
| 33 | 28 April | Partick Thistle | H | 0–4 | 16,000 | |
| 34 | 30 April | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Davidson (2) | 9,500 |
See main article: 1955–56 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 30,000 | |
| 2 | 17 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–2 | Mulhall, Yorston, Leggat | 24,000 |
| 3 | 20 August | Clyde | H | 3–2 | Wishart, Glen (penalty), Buckley | 24,000 |
| 4 | 27 August | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Buckley, O'Neil | 30,000 |
| 5 | 31 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Buckley (2) | 14,000 |
| 6 | 3 September | Clyde | A | 2–1 | Leggat (2) | 8,000 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF L1 | 14 September | Hearts | H | 5–3 | Leggat (3), Buckley (2) | 30,000 |
| QF L2 | 17 September | Hearts | A | 4–2 | Hather (2), Yorston, Leggat | 35,000 |
| SF | 1 October | Rangers | N | 2–1 | Leggat, Wishart | 80,000 |
| F | 22 October | St Mirren | N | 2–1 | Mallan (own goal), Leggat | 44,106 |
See main article: 1955–56 Scottish Cup.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Ian MacFarlane | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Alec Young | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 42 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 38 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 29 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | ||
| MF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Ingram | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Teddy Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 40 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 30 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 20 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | ||
| FW | SCO | Johnny Allan | 18 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Norman Davidson | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian McNeill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Joe O'Neil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||