| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1956–57 |
| Chairman: | William Mitchell |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Davie Shaw |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 5th Round |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 3rd in Group Stage |
| League Topscorer: | Graham Leggat (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Graham Leggat (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 35,000 vs. Celtic, 11 August 1956 vs. Rangers, 18 August 1956 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 6 March 1957 |
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| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
The 1956–57 season was Aberdeen's 44th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 46th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup
See main article: 1956–57 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Hather, Buckley | 15,000 |
| 2 | 15 September | Queen's Park | H | 2–1 | Hather, Buckley | 12,000 |
| 3 | 22 September | Dundee | A | 2–4 | Yorston, Buckley | 20,000 |
| 4 | 29 September | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Glen (2), Buckley | 18,000 |
| 5 | 6 October | East Fife | A | 3–4 | Hather, Davidson, Wishart | 7,000 |
| 6 | 13 October | Airdrieonians | H | 2–3 | Leggat, Davidson | 17,000 |
| 7 | 20 October | Ayr United | A | 6–1 | 8,000 | |
| 8 | 3 November | Raith Rovers | A | 2–3 | Wishart, Allen | 7,000 |
| 9 | 10 November | Kilmarnock | H | 1–3 | Boyd | 11,000 |
| 10 | 17 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–2 | Hay (2), Boyd | 13,000 |
| 11 | 24 November | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Yorston | 30,000 |
| 12 | 1 December | Queen of the South | H | 5–1 | 12,000 | |
| 13 | 8 December | Queen's Park | A | 2–0 | Buckley, Wishart | 12,000 |
| 14 | 15 December | Falkirk | A | 5–2 | Yorston (2), Hather, Buckley, Leggat | 6,000 |
| 15 | 22 December | Motherwell | H | 2–3 | Yorston, Wishart | 13,000 |
| 16 | 29 December | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–3 | Wishart, Buckley | 20,000 |
| 17 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 2–1 | Brown, Buckley | 15,000 |
| 18 | 2 January | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Wright (Own goal), Hather | 10,000 |
| 19 | 5 January | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | Hay (2), Davidson, Glen | 13,000 |
| 20 | 12 January | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | 18,000 | |
| 21 | 19 January | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Davidson | 14,000 |
| 22 | 26 January | Airdrieonians | A | 5–1 | Leggat (3), Yorston, Davidson | 5,000 |
| 23 | 9 February | Ayr United | H | 2–2 | Wishart, Davidson | 12,000 |
| 24 | 23 February | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Allister | 10,000 |
| 25 | 6 March | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Leggat | 5,000 |
| 26 | 9 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Hather | 11,000 |
| 27 | 16 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–1 | Leggat, Wishart, Allister | 11,000 |
| 28 | 23 March | Rangers | A | 1–2 | Davidson | 28,000 |
| 29 | 30 March | Queen of the South | A | 2–2 | Leggat, Wishart | 6,000 |
| 30 | 13 April | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Allister (3) | 10,000 |
| 31 | 20 April | Motherwell | A | 5–2 | Davidson (2), Leggat, Hather, Allister | 2,000 |
| 32 | 22 April | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 33 | 24 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | Glen, Davidson | 7,500 |
| 34 | 27 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
See main article: 1956–57 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 35,000 | |
| 2 | 15 August | East Fife | A | 1–2 | Hather | 8,000 |
| 3 | 18 August | Rangers | H | 2–6 | 35,000 | |
| 4 | 25 August | Celtic | A | 2–3 | 25,000 | |
| 5 | 29 August | East Fife | H | 4–1 | Leggat (2), Hay, Hather | 17,000 |
| 6 | 1 September | Rangers | A | 1–4 | Davidson | 35,000 |
See main article: 1956–57 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 | 2 February | Hibernian | A | 4–3 | Wishart (2), Leggat, Yorston | 27,300 |
| R5 | 16 February | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | 16,600 | |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Alec Young | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 24 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Ian MacFarlane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 37 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 34 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 31 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Wallace | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ?? | John Ward | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 40 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 27 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Norman Davidson | 23 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 15 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | John Brown | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Johnny Allan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||