Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
Season: | 1966–67 |
Chairman: | Charles B. Forbes |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
Manager: | Eddie Turnbull |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
League: | Scottish League Division One |
League Result: | 4th |
Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Finalists |
Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Semi-finalists |
League Topscorer: | Jimmy Wilson (14) |
Season Topscorer: | Jim Smith (21) |
Highest Attendance: | 44,000 vs. Hibernian, 22 March 1967 |
Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 x2 vs. St Johnstone, 13 August 1966 vs. Clyde, 1 October 1966 |
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Prevseason: | 1965–66 |
Nextseason: | 1967–68 |
The 1966–67 season was Aberdeen's 54th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 56th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
Own goal scorers in italics.
See main article: 1966–67 Scottish Division One.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 10 September | Dundee | A | 1–2 | Wilson | 10,000 |
2 | 17 September | St Johnstone | H | 3–2 | Winchester (2), Smith | 7,000 |
3 | 24 September | Rangers | H | 0–3 | 30,000 | |
4 | 1 October | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Winchester | 5,000 |
5 | 8 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Shewan | 8,500 |
6 | 15 October | Ayr United | H | 2–0 | Smith, Winchester | 7,000 |
7 | 22 October | Airdrieonians | A | 1–2 | Taylor, Wilson | 4,320 |
8 | 29 October | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Winchester, Watt | 10,000 |
9 | 5 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | Watt (2), Taylor | 10,000 |
10 | 12 November | St Mirren | A | 3–1 | Watt (2), Winchester | 5,500 |
11 | 19 November | Partick Thistle | H | 5–2 | Wilson (2), Petersen, Whyte, Winchester | 9,500 |
12 | 26 November | Dundee United | A | 3–1 | Winchester, Briggs, Wilson | 7,210 |
13 | 3 December | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Wilson (2) | 8,000 |
14 | 10 December | Falkirk | A | 0–1 | 4,565 | |
15 | 17 December | Stirling Albion | A | 6–2 | 1,375 | |
16 | 24 December | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Melrose | 28,000 |
17 | 31 December | Kilmarnock | H | 4–0 | Melrose, Smith, Wilson, Munro | 14,000 |
18 | 2 January | Dundee | H | 5–2 | Munro (2), Melrose, Smith, Wilson | 17,000 |
19 | 3 January | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 8,200 | |
20 | 14 January | Clyde | A | 0–0 | 5,500 | |
21 | 18 January | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Johnston | 31,000 |
22 | 21 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–2 | Winchester | 9,000 |
23 | 4 February | Ayr United | A | 5–2 | Smith (2), Robb, Johnston, Whyte | 3,100 |
24 | 11 February | Airdrieonians | H | 7–0 | Johnston (3), Wilson (2), Munro, Smith | 8,000 |
25 | 25 February | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 18,500 | |
26 | 4 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | Johnston (2), Smith | 12,000 |
27 | 18 March | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Storrie | 4,000 |
28 | 25 March | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | 13,000 | |
29 | 27 March | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
30 | 4 April | Motherwell | A | 2–3 | Winchester, Smith | 4,500 |
31 | 8 April | Falkirk | H | 6–1 | Johnston (2), Munro (2), Melrose, Smith | 7,000 |
32 | 15 April | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Melrose | 7,500 |
33 | 19 April | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 33,000 | |
34 | 1 May | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | McGrory | 5,500 |
See main article: 1966–67 Scottish League Cup.
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 13 August | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Smith (2), Little | 5,000 |
2 | 17 August | Dundee | A | 4–3 | Winchester (2), Wilson | 9,500 |
3 | 20 August | Dundee United | H | 4–1 | Winchester, Briggs (own goal), Smith, Melrose | 11,000 |
4 | 27 August | St Johnstone | A | 3–0 | Wilson, Winchester, Little | 5,000 |
5 | 31 August | Dundee | H | 2–0 | Smith, Melrose | 12,000 |
6 | 3 September | Dundee United | A | 4–3 | Whyte (2), Wilson, Little | 5,000 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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QFL1 | 14 September | Morton | A | 1–3 | Smith | 4,750 |
QFL2 | 21 September | Morton | H | 3–0 | Winchester, Smith, Petersen | 19,000 |
SF | 19 October | Rangers | N | 2–2 | Wilson, Shewan | 38,600 |
SFR | 24 October | Rangers | N | 0–2 | 38,000 | |
See main article: 1966–67 Scottish Cup.
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 28 January | Dundee | A | 5–0 | Smith (2), Johnston (2), Wilson | 23,000 |
R2 | 18 February | St Johnstone | H | 5–0 | Johnston (2), Wilson, Smith, Melrose | 22,800 |
QF | 11 March | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Smith | 37,200 |
QFR | 22 March | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Winchester (2), Storrie | 44,000 |
SF | 1 April | Dundee United | N | 1–0 | Millar | 41,500 |
Final | 29 April | Celtic | N | 0–2 | 126,102 | |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 50 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
GK | SCO | Ernie McGarr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 50 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
DF | SCO | Tommy McMillan | 48 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 46 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
DF | DEN | Jens Petersen | 46 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
DF | SCO | Martin Buchan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Benny McCabe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 47 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||
MF | SCO | Frank Munro | 35 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Ian Taylor | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Pat Wilson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Willie Watt | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Dave Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 45 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||
FW | SCO | Harry Melrose (c) | 43 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 29 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||
FW | SCO | Dave Johnston | 26 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Billy Little | 25 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
FW | SCO | Dave Millar | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Jimmy Storrie | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |